JP2006252073A - Small bundle bill handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small bundle bill handling device capable of reducing a cost, reducing a size, and taking out easily a small bundle of paid bills. <P>SOLUTION: This small bundle bill handling device has a bundle sorting part 80 for receiving the small bundle of paid bills from a bundling part for bundling a prescribed number of accumulated loose bills with a bundle tape into the small bundle of bills, storing them while the plurality of bundles is accumulated to be conveyed, and a plurality of bundle storage parts 81-83 located under the bundle sorting part 80 to receive collectively the plurality of bundles of the small bundles of bills from the bundle sorting part 80, and for storing those on an elevatable bundle mounting plate 169. The bundle sorting part 80 can receive the small bundles of bills from, for example, the bundle storage part 83 to be stored while the plurality of bundles are accumulated, and can convey the plurality of bundles of stored bills to a bundle payment port 90. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a small bundle banknote handling machine that handles small bundle banknotes.

  As a technology related to a banknote binding machine for binding loose banknotes, on the lower right side of the fuselage, the rose banknotes deposited in the deposit port are identified while being transported, and temporarily stored in the denomination based on the identification results. A bundling processing unit is provided that stores bills in denominations. A bundling processing unit that collects a predetermined number of rose bills fed from a bulk bill processing unit and winds a bundling tape on the upper part of the machine body to form a small bundle of bills. Is further provided on the lower left side of the machine body with a bundled banknote processing unit that allows a small bundle of banknotes to be stored in a denominated bundle storage unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, there is a banknote binding machine similar to the above, which has different structures for sorting, storing, and feeding the banknotes to a plurality of bundle storage sections in the bundle banknote processing section (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-177935 A JP 2004-102669 A

  In the banknote binding machine described in Patent Document 1 described above, a transport mechanism for storing a small bundle of banknotes from the binding section in a bundle storage section, and a transport mechanism for dispensing a small bundle of banknotes from the bundle storage section. And increased the cost and size. On the other hand, in the banknote binding machine described in Patent Document 2, a transport mechanism for storing the small bundle banknotes from the binding section in the bundle storage section, and for dispensing the small bundle banknotes from the bundle storage section. The transport mechanism is designed to share a part of the structure, but it is designed to transport small bundles of banknotes one by one from the bundle storage unit and withdraw them one by one. A separate receiving box or the like for receiving was required, which also increased the cost, and the bundled banknotes were not aligned, making it difficult to take out.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a small bundle banknote processing machine that can reduce the cost, can be made compact, and can easily take out the dispensed small bundle banknote.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a small number of bundled bills (for example, the bundled portion 75 in the embodiment) which are bundled with a bundling tape and bundled into a small number of bills. A bundle distribution unit (for example, bundle distribution unit 80 in the embodiment) that can receive and store a bundle of banknotes in a stacked state, and a plurality of bundle distribution units below the bundle distribution unit. A plurality of bundle storage units (for example, the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 of the embodiment) that receive a bundle of small bundle banknotes and store them on a bundle placement plate (for example, the bundle placement plate 169 of the embodiment) that can be raised and lowered; The bundle sorting unit can receive a small bundle of banknotes from the bundle storage unit one by one from the top and store them in a bundled state, and store a plurality of bundled small bundles of banknotes. It can be conveyed to a bundle dispensing port (for example, the bundle dispensing port 90 of the embodiment), and the bundle A denomination discriminating means (for example, the CCD camera 144 of the embodiment) for discriminating the denomination of the uppermost small bundle of banknotes is provided, and is detachable from the machine body (for example, the machine body 12 of the embodiment). The bundle distribution unit is transferred from a bundle storage unit (for example, the bundle cassette 81 of the embodiment) in a state of being stored by denomination mixing to a bundle storage unit of a denomination (for example, the bundle cassettes 82 to 85 of the embodiment). If the same denomination is followed by a small bundle of banknotes that are fed one by one from the loading source bundle storage unit and checked by the denomination discriminating means during the loading process of distributing the small bundle banknotes via The bundle banknotes are stored in the bundle distribution unit in an accumulated state, and when the small bundle banknotes confirmed by the denomination discriminating means become different denominations, the bundle banknotes are stored in an accumulated state in the bundle distribution unit. A small bundle of banknotes of the same denomination is stored in a bundle storage unit for the denomination It is.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the denomination discrimination means is an image detection means for detecting an image of a small bundle of banknotes.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the image detecting means detects an empty state of the bundle storage portion by detecting the bundle placing plate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the denomination determining means is attached to the bundle distribution section.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the bundle distribution part which stores and conveys the small bundle banknote from a bundling part in a bundled state is made to accumulate and store multiple bundles of a small bundle banknote from a bundle storage part. Since it is possible to transport the bundled small bundle banknotes to the bundle dispensing port, storage and withdrawal of the small bundle banknotes can be performed in a shared bundle distribution unit, Cost can be reduced and downsizing can be achieved. Further, since the small bundle banknotes can be withdrawn from the bundle dispensing port while being stored in the bundled state in the bundle distribution unit, it is easy to take out the dispensed small bundle banknotes.

  In addition, the small bundle banknotes are distributed to the denominated bundle storage portion from the loading source bundle storage portion that is detachable from the machine body and contains the small bundle bills by denomination mixing. During the loading process, if the same denomination follows a small bundle of bills that are fed out from the bundle storage unit of the loading source and checked by the denomination discriminating means, these small banknotes of the same denomination are accumulated in the bundle sorting unit. When the small banknotes that are stored in the state and confirmed by the denomination discriminating means become different denominations, the small banknotes of the same denomination stored in the bundle distribution part in the accumulated state are used for that denomination. It is stored in the bundle storage unit. For this reason, if, for example, small bundles of the same denomination are stacked together and loaded at the loading source, the number of movements of the bundle sorting unit can be minimized, and the loading process can be performed in a short time. it can.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the denomination determining unit is an image detecting unit that detects an image of a small bundle of banknotes, the denomination of the small bundle of banknotes can be detected from a remote position.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the image detecting means detects the empty state of the bundle storage unit by detecting the bundle placing plate. Therefore, the denomination confirmation image detection means can also be used to detect the absence of the small bundle banknotes in the bundle storage unit.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the denomination determining means is attached to the bundle allocating section, it can move integrally with the bundle allocating section, and a separate moving mechanism is not required.

  A banknote handling machine (small bundle banknote handling machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bill processing machine 11 according to the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the right side portion of the bill 12 viewed from the front side on the operator side of the fuselage 12 is deposited. 1 is used as the rose banknote processing unit 13 shown in FIG. 1C, and the left side portion of the machine body 12 has a predetermined number of loose banknotes (see FIG. 1C). The bundled bill processing unit 14 shown in FIG. 1 (b) binds 100 sheets) and stores them as small bundled banknotes, and dispenses the stored small bundle banknotes as necessary. Here, on the upper part of the machine body 12, a display unit 15 such as a liquid crystal screen for performing display is provided on the right side when viewed from the front, and an operation unit 16 where operation input is performed is provided on the left side when viewed from the front. ing.

  In the rose banknote processing unit 13 shown in FIG. 1C, a deposit port 21 into which rose bills are put in a stacked state is provided at the upper part of the front surface 12 </ b> F side of the machine body 12, and the machine body is located above the deposit port 21. A rose banknote dispensing port 22 through which a rose banknote is fed out is provided, and a reject port 23 through which a rejected banknote is fed out from the machine body 12 is provided below the deposit port 21.

  Connected to the deposit port 21 is a conveyance path 26 that separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit port 21 one by one and takes them into the machine body 12 and conveys them toward the rear of the machine body. A deposit identifying unit 27 is provided for identifying and counting the denomination, authenticity, integrity, front / back direction, and presence / absence of conveyance abnormality of the received banknotes. The loose banknotes are inserted into the deposit port 21 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is along the left-right direction of the machine body, and move in the machine body 12 while maintaining this posture.

  At the end position of the transport path 26, transport paths 28 and 29 that merge after branching in two directions up and down are connected, and the transport path 30 further branches from the transport path 29 that branches downward of these. It extends to the front side of the machine body and is connected to the reject port 23. In addition, the conveyance path 28 branched upward is provided with a front / back reversing unit 31 for reversing the front and back of loose bills.

  The conveyance path 34 after the conveyance paths 28 and 29 merge is branched again into conveyance paths 35 and 36 that branch in two directions, and the conveyance path 36 extending downward is bent and extends forward of the machine body. To do. The transport path 36 is branched in a plurality from the upstream side in the transport direction, specifically, in five directions, and at the end position of each branch portion, temporary storage units 44 to temporarily store loose bills in an accumulated state. 48 are connected one to one. Below each temporary storage part 44-48, the rose banknote which accepts a rose banknote from the upper one among the temporary storage parts 44-48 and stores it, and can withdraw the stored banknote one by one from the lowest one. The storage portions 51 to 55 are provided on a one-to-one basis.

  On the other hand, the conveying path 35 extending upward is also bent and extended toward the front side of the machine body, and then further branched in a plurality of directions, specifically in two directions. Are connected one-to-one.

  The above-described rose banknote storage units 51 to 55 are connected to a conveyance path 63 that conveys the rose banknotes to be withdrawn, and in this conveyance path 63, the denomination, authenticity, and correctness of the dispensed rose banknotes. Also, a withdrawal determination unit 64 is provided for identifying and counting the presence or absence of conveyance abnormality.

  The end position of the transport path 63 is connected to transport paths 65 and 66 that branch in two directions. One conveyance path 65 merges with the conveyance path 36, and the other conveyance path 66 is connected to conveyance paths 67 and 68 that further branch in two directions. Among these, one conveyance path 67 merges with the conveyance path 35, and the other conveyance path 68 is connected to the loose banknote dispensing port 22. A conveyance path 69 is branched from a midway position of the conveyance path 68, and the conveyance path 69 is connected to a withdrawal reject box 70.

  In the rose banknote processing unit 13 having such a configuration, the rose banknotes inserted into the deposit port 21 are stored in the machine body 12 at the time of the rose banknote storage process and the specified denomination among the rose banknotes inserted into the deposit port 21. At the time of local organizing processing for binding banknotes into small bundle banknotes, the banknotes inserted into the deposit port 21 and taken into the machine body 12 through the transport path 26 are first identified by the deposit identification unit 27. Then, the rose banknote identified by the deposit recognition unit 27 as being a true bill, a correct bill, and a normally transported bill and identified as being directed in a predetermined front and back direction is transported to the transport path 29, and the deposit recognition unit 27. The banknotes that are identified as true banknotes, regular banknotes, and normally transported banknotes and are determined not to face in the predetermined front / back direction are transported to the transport path 28, and the front / back reversing unit 31 reverses the front / back sides to transport paths The items conveyed to 29 and the front and back are prepared. On the other hand, loose banknotes other than banknotes identified by the deposit recognition unit 27 as true banknotes, regular banknotes, and normally transported banknotes are returned to the reject port 23 via the transport paths 29 and 30.

  At the time of loose banknote storage processing, the rose banknotes arranged as described above are divided into denominations in the transport path 36 and sent to the corresponding denominations of the temporary storage units 44 to 48, When the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation unit 16 based on the display on the display unit 15 of the identification result by the deposit identification unit 27 after being temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 44 to 48, the state is divided into money types Is stored in the rose bill storage units 51-55. On the other hand, at the time of local organization processing, loose banknotes with front and back sides are sent to one of the stacking units 59 and 60 by the transport path 35. Here, in each stacking unit 59, 60, the fed banknotes are stacked in a vertical direction by aligning the positions.

  At the time of a bundling process for bundling rose banknotes stored in the rose banknote storage units 51 to 55 at the time of a rose banknote withdrawal process for withdrawing rose banknotes stored in the rose banknote storage units 51 to 55, The banknote of the mixed denomination stored in the predetermined | prescribed thing at the time of the scrutiny processing which fixes the storage amount of the rose banknote accommodated in the rose banknote storage parts 51-55 and the rose banknote storage parts 51-55 is made into another thing. At the time of loading processing to be loaded, banknotes are fed out from at least one of the loose banknote storage units 51 to 55 to the transport path 63, and the fed banknotes are first determined by the withdrawal determination unit 64. And the rose banknote discriminated as a true banknote, a normal banknote, and a normally transportable banknote by the withdrawal discriminating unit 64 is provided via the transport paths 66 and 68 during the bulk banknote dispensing process. At the time of bundling processing, the paper is sent to one of the stacking units 59 and 60 by the transport paths 66, 67, and 35, and is stacked by aligning a predetermined number of sheets on either of the stacking units 59 and 60. Is done. Moreover, at the time of a close inspection process and a loading process, it is conveyed by the conveyance paths 65 and 36 to the corresponding one of the temporary storage parts 44-48. On the other hand, in any case, loose banknotes other than banknotes identified as true banknotes, normal banknotes, and normally transported banknotes by the withdrawal discriminating unit 64 are stored in the withdrawal reject box 70 via the transport paths 66, 68, 69. Is done.

  On the front side of the machine body of the stacking units 59 and 60, the left and right direction of the machine body that receives stacked banknotes made up of a predetermined number of stacked banknotes in the stacking units 59 and 60 as they are stacked and transfers them to the bundled banknote processing unit 14. A batch transfer unit 74 is provided.

  The bundled banknote processing unit 14 shown in FIG. 1B receives the stacked banknotes transferred to the predetermined binding position by the batch transfer unit 74 and winds the binding tape, that is, performs a binding process of binding with the binding tape. A bundling portion 75 that is a bundled banknote, and is provided on the front side of the machine body of the bundling portion 75, and the batch transfer unit 74 is returned from the stacking units 59 and 60 to a position where the stacked banknote can be received. It has a bundle delivery section 76 that receives a bundle of small bundles that are pushed out to the front side of the machine with a constant longitudinal position along the left-right direction, and that conveys the bundles one by one and delivers them downstream. The batch transfer unit 74 receives fractional banknotes less than the number of bundles in the stacking units 59 and 60 from the stacking units 59 and 60 and receives them directly or directly through the binding unit 75 to the bundle delivery unit 76 without binding them. It is supposed to pass. The bundling portion 75 can be pulled out from the right side surface 12R of the machine body 12 for jam processing or the like.

  The bundled bill processing unit 14 is provided below the binding unit 75 so as to be horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction of the machine body, and can receive a small bundle of bills W from the bundle delivery unit 76 and temporarily store it as shown in FIG. Moreover, a substantially box-shaped bundle sorting unit (bundle receiving unit) 80 that can be temporarily stored in a state where a plurality of small bundles of bills W are stacked in the vertical direction, and FIG. As shown in b), a plurality of concretely arranged in the longitudinal direction of the machine body and capable of delivering a small bundle of bills W to and from the bundle sorting unit 80 and capable of storing a plurality of bundles of received small bundles W Has six bundle cassettes (bundle storage portions) 81-86. All the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 may be detachable from the machine body 12, but only at least one bundle cassette 81 is detachable from the machine body 12.

  Here, the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are linearly arranged in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage with the same height, and the bundle sorting unit 80 is in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage which is the arrangement direction above the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. Move horizontally (one direction). In this way, the bundle sorting unit 80 conveys a plurality of small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in a stacked state. Further, the bundle sorting unit 80 can collectively deliver and store the plurality of small bundles of bills W thus conveyed to any one selected from the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. Thus, it is possible to collectively store a plurality of small bundle banknotes W for all the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. Further, the bundle sorting unit 80 can store a bundle of a plurality of bundles while receiving one bundle at a time from the uppermost one in which the small bundle bills W are stored from any one or a plurality of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. The small banknote W can be received from all the bundle cassettes 81-86. In addition, since the bundle distribution unit 80 can be transferred to the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 and can be received from the bundle cassettes 81 to 86, the small banknotes W are transferred between the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. Is possible.

  Note that, for example, the bundle cassette 81 is used at the time of loading processing for loading a small bundle of bills W from outside the device, at the time of collection processing for collecting the bills outside the device, and at the time of self-scrutinization processing for determining the head height, and other states. Is a loading cassette that is empty, and each of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 is a single denomination storage cassette that stores a predetermined single small bundle banknote W. Moreover, the bundle cassette 82 stores the small bundle banknote W for the overflow (that is, stores the small bundle banknote W by denomination mixing) when any of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 is full. It is a cassette for storage. In order to reduce the size of the machine body 12, the bundle cassette 82 may not be provided. Of course, other storage forms are possible.

  Further, the bundled bill processing unit 14 can swing around an upper opening 87 provided at the upper part of the front surface 12F of the machine body and a shaft 88 provided along the left-right direction of the machine body at the lower end side of the upper opening part 87. 3 and a lock mechanism 79 shown in FIG. 3 for locking the open / close plate 89 in a closed state. Here, the open / close plate 89 closes the upper opening 87 in the closed state and constitutes the front surface 12F of the machine body, and opens the upper opening 87 by swinging so that the upper part is tilted forward. Note that the bundle delivery section 76 described above can be supported on the back side of the opening / closing plate 89.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the bundled bill processing unit 14 is provided below the opening / closing plate 89 of the machine body front surface 12 </ b> F, and from the bundle distribution unit 80 located on the front end side of the machine body 12, A plurality of bundles of small banknotes W stored in an accumulated state are taken out of the machine, that is, a bundle dispensing port 90 that enables withdrawal, and a slide to the top and bottom of the bundle dispensing port 90 are provided. A slide shutter 91 that opens and closes the bundle dispensing port 90 and a shutter drive mechanism 94 shown in FIG. 3 for driving the slide shutter 91 are provided.

  Further, the bundled bill processing unit 14 has a discharge port 92 that opens to the outside of the lower surface of the front surface 12F of the machine body 12F and opens to the outside of the machine, and an upper edge of the discharge port 92 in the left-right direction of the machine body. A swing shutter 99 that is suspended around the axis along which it opens and closes and opens and closes the discharge opening 92, and a small bundle of bills W that is received from the bundle delivery unit 76 at the front side of the machine body relative to the bundle cassette 81 at the front side of the machine body. And a bundle discharge duct 93 for discharging from the lower discharge port 92 to the outside of the apparatus. The width of the bundle discharge duct 93 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body is wider than the thickness of the small bundle banknote W and narrower than the short direction length of the small bundle banknote W. The bundle discharge duct 93 is provided below the bundle dispensing port 90.

  As described above, the bundle delivery unit 76 holds the small bundles W from the binding unit 75 one by one in the vertical direction and delivers them to the bundle distribution unit 80. As shown in FIG. A base member 96 provided on the back side of the front surface 12F so as to be movable up and down, and two upper and lower bundle pressing guide plates supported by the base member 96 in a horizontal state so as to extend rearward from the base member 96. (Plate member) 97 and tray (plate member) 98 are provided. Here, the upper bundle pressing guide plate 97 is supported by the base member 96 so as to be able to move up and down so as to approach and separate from the lower receiving tray 98 and is biased by a spring (not shown) in the direction approaching the receiving tray 98. The guide plate drive mechanism 101 shown in FIG. 3 provided on the base member 96 is supported from the lower side and moved up and down with respect to the base member 96. The guide plate driving mechanism 101 can be engaged with and disengaged from the bundle pressing guide plate 97.

  And the bundle delivery part 76 makes the longitudinal direction center part of the small bundle banknote W extruded from the bundling part 75 shown in FIG. 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 are sandwiched so as to be able to be pulled out from the vertical direction to the rear of the machine body. The lateral width of the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 in the left-right direction is shorter than the length of the small bundle banknote W in the longitudinal direction.

  Further, the lower tray 98 has a length that protrudes rearward from the bundle presser guide plate 97, and the shaft 104 shown in FIG. It is possible to rotate downward about the center. That is, the tray 98 is driven by the tray drive mechanism 105 shown in FIG. 3 provided on the base member 96 to separate the state parallel to the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tip side downward from the bundle pressing guide plate 97. It can swing between states.

  The base member 96 constitutes the right side surface 12R shown in FIG. 1A of the airframe 12 and is provided inside the side plate 100 that moves together with the bundling portion 75 when the bundling portion 75 is pulled out of the airframe 12. In the base member drive mechanism 108 shown in FIG. 3, the lower limit position where the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 are positioned on the front side of the bundle distribution section 80 from the upper limit position where the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 are positioned on the front side of the body. Is moved up and down. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W is transported up and down while being sandwiched between the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 from both the upper and lower sides. The base member driving mechanism 108 only supports the base member 96 from below and pushes it upward, and the bundle delivery unit 76 is lowered by its own weight. Further, the base member driving mechanism 108 can be engaged with and disengaged from the base member 96.

  When the base member 96 is at the upper limit position, the base member 96 is supported by the opening / closing plate 89 shown in FIG. 1B. If the opening / closing plate 89 is opened to the front, the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide are integrated therewith. The plate 97 is swung (described later). In this case, for example, in the case of local organization processing, a few bills that are not bound can be easily collected by opening the opening / closing plate 89. In addition, by opening the opening / closing plate 89, it is possible to insert a hand from outside the machine, and when a jam occurs, it is possible to remove the jam bundle from the binding portion 75 etc. on the rear side of the opening / closing plate 89. It becomes.

  However, the opening / closing plate 89 can be opened only when the base member 96 is positioned at the upper limit position at which the tray 98 can receive the bundle from the binding portion 75, and the base member 96 can be opened at other positions. When there is, the lock mechanism 79 is locked in the closed state. The binding portion 75 can also be pulled out only when the base member 96 is located at the upper limit position, and is locked in the closed state when the base member 96 is located at other positions. Note that the bundle delivery unit 76 has a constant position in the longitudinal direction of the machine body and in the lateral direction of the machine body when the opening and closing plate 89 is in the closed state.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the bundle distributing unit 80 is arranged in the horizontal direction between the bundling unit 75 at the upper part of the fuselage and the bundle delivery unit 76 at the upper limit position and the plurality of bundle cassettes 81 to 86 at the lower part of the fuselage. The small bundle banknote W is received from the bundle delivery unit 76 in a state of being located on the lower side, and a plurality of bundles of the received small bundle banknote W can be temporarily stored simultaneously. The bundle sorting unit 80 can selectively store a plurality of bundled small bundle banknotes W in one of the plurality of bundle cassettes 81 to 86, and further includes a plurality of bundle cassettes. A small bundle of banknotes W can be received one by one from one or more of 81 to 86. In addition, the bundle distribution unit 80 is capable of withdrawing a plurality of bundled small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored from a bundle dispensing port 90 provided on the front surface 12F of the machine body so as to be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the bundle distributing unit 80 includes a substantially box-shaped storage unit frame body 111 and a substantially plate-shaped feeding storage body 112. The storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 can be reciprocated in the front-rear direction of the machine body 12 independently by the storage unit frame driving mechanism 113 and the feeding storage unit driving mechanism 114 shown in FIG. . The storage unit frame 111 moves horizontally only in the front-rear direction of the body with the height position and the position in the left-right direction of the body fixed. The feeding storage body 112 also moves horizontally only in the front-rear direction of the body with the height position and the position in the left-right direction of the body fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the storage unit frame 111 is orthogonal to the left and right direction of the body and is spaced apart from the left and right direction of the body and is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the body. The side wall 116 is connected to the rear side of the machine body 117, and a plurality of small bundles of bills W are arranged in the longitudinal direction between the side walls 116 and on the front side of the machine than the inner wall part 117. A storage space 118 is formed that can be accumulated and stored in the vertical direction in a horizontal posture along the horizontal direction of the machine body. The storage space 118 opens to the front side of the machine body as shown in FIG. 4A at the front opening 121 on the front side of the machine body, that is, the bundle outlet 90 side shown in FIG. It opens downward in the downward opening 122 shown in FIG. Each of the front opening 121 and the lower opening 122 is formed in a size that allows the small bundle banknote W to enter and exit.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, shafts 125 are arranged along the vertical direction on the left and right sides of the front opening 121 of the storage unit frame 111, and a back plate (door) 126 is provided on each of these shafts 125. Is supported rotatably about the shaft 125. The back plates 126 extend from the shaft 125 in the direction of mutual proximity to narrow the front opening 121, and extend from the shaft 125 toward the front side of the machine body, that is, in the direction of the bundle outlet 90 to widen the front opening 121. It is swung by the back plate drive mechanism 127 shown in FIG. 3 between the open state.

  Note that the distance between the back plates 126 that can be opened and closed in this way is such that when the back plates 126 are in a closed state in which a part of the front opening 121 is closed, the remaining opening of the front opening 121 is bundled. The small banknotes W sandwiched between the tray 98 and the bundle presser guide plate 97 of the delivery unit 76 cannot be passed in the longitudinal direction of the machine body, and the tray 98 and the bundle presser guide plate 97 can be moved in and out. On the other hand, when both back plates 126 are in the open state, the front opening 121 allows the small bundle bills W sandwiched between the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 of the bundle delivery section 76 to pass in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. It is set to a possible size. As a result, the bundle sorting unit 80 can take in and out the small bundle bills W with respect to the storage space 118 and hold it in the storage space 118 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, a bottom plate 131 for opening and closing the lower opening 122 is provided on the lower side of the storage unit frame 111 by the bottom plate driving mechanism 132 shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be movable laterally with respect to the storage unit frame 111, specifically, horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. In addition, the storage unit frame 111 is provided with a storage bundle presser plate 135 that can be moved up and down in the storage space 118 and can hold the small bundle bills W of the storage space 118 with the bottom plate 131. Yes. The storage bundle pressing plate 135 is urged by a spring (not shown) in the direction of the bottom plate 131, that is, below, and can be engaged with and disengaged from the storage bundle pressing plate 135 provided in the storage unit frame 111. The storage bundle pressing plate driving mechanism 136 shown is supported from below and moves up and down.

  The bottom plate 131 has a size that can completely cover the lower opening 122 of the storage unit frame 111, and moves to the front side of the body with respect to the storage unit frame 111, thereby lowering the lower opening 122. To release. In addition, an inclined surface 138 is formed at the rear end edge of the bottom plate 131 so as to be inclined so that the height decreases toward the end side.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the storage bundle presser plate 135 has a concave notch 139 formed at the edge of the front side of the machine body, that is, the front opening 121 side. It is set as the magnitude | size which can let the front-end | tip part pass up and down.

  The bundle sorting unit 80 moves horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the machine body with the small bundles W stacked between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 so as to be stacked up and down. The storage bundle presser plate 135 is provided with a bundle presser plate height sensor 140 shown in FIG. 3 for detecting the height position thereof. The bundle presser plate height sensor 140 detects the height of the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the storage space 118, and based on this, the number of small bundle banknotes W in the storage space 118 can be accurately grasped. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, an adjacent space 143 is formed opposite to the storage space 118 of the inner wall 117 of the storage frame 111, that is, on the rear side of the body. Above this adjacent space 143, a CCD camera (denomination determination means, image detection means) 144 having an image detection direction directed downward is provided in a state of being fixed to the reservoir frame 111. The adjacent space 143 has a lower opening 145 that opens downward, and the feeding storage body 112 described above is provided to be horizontally movable so that the lower opening 145 can be closed. That is, the feeding storage body 112 is provided on the rear side of the body opposite to the front side of the body which is the moving direction when the lower opening 122 of the bottom plate 131 is opened. The feeding storage body 112 is configured such that the uppermost small bundle banknotes W stored in the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are the lowermost bundle banknotes W and the bottom plate 131 already stored in the storage bundle pressing plate 135 or the storage space 118. It pushes in between.

  Note that the height of the lower end portion of the inner wall portion 117 is higher than the height of the upper surface of the bottom plate 131 by a height corresponding to the thickness of one small bundle of bills W, whereby the inner wall portion 117 The lower side is a communication opening 148 that allows the storage space 118 and the adjacent space 143 to communicate in the horizontal direction. That is, the communication opening 148 allows a small bundle of banknotes W to enter and exit between the storage space 118 and the adjacent space 143. The communication opening 148 is formed on the front end surface 112F on the front side of the machine body, that is, on the bundle outlet 90 side of the feeding storage body 112 when the feeding storage body 112 is in a state of closing the lower opening 145 of the adjacent space 143. Blocked. Here, a small bundle of bills W is located below the lower end portion of the inner wall portion 117 in the storage space 118 and at the same height as the communication opening portion 148, close to the communication opening portion 148 side in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. An optical feeding sensor 149 for detecting the above is provided. That is, since the feeding storage body 112 pushes the small banknote W into the storage space 118 through the communication opening 148, the feeding sensor 149 is provided in front of the feeding storage body 112 in the pushing direction.

  The feeding storage body 112 is a member that is formed in a substantially thick plate shape, and is disposed horizontally. A window portion 150 shown in FIG. . Here, the above-described CCD camera 144 can detect an image immediately below the feeding container 112 through the window 150.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a concave portion 152 that is recessed upward is formed on the lower surface side of the feeding and storing body 112 on the bundle dispensing port 90 side, and the concave portion 152 can be accommodated in the concave portion 152. In addition, a pantograph-type expansion / contraction drive mechanism 153 that can be extended downward from the recess 152 is provided. The telescopic drive mechanism 153 has a pressing plate 154 disposed horizontally at the lower end, and the pressing plate 154 is maintained in a horizontal state from a state in which the lower surface thereof is flush with the lower surface of the feeding storage body 112. It is always moved downward by a predetermined distance.

  The plurality of bundle cassettes 81 to 86 have the same configuration. The bundling cassettes 81 to 86 are illustrated only as the bundling cassettes 81 to 83 in FIG. 4. An upper opening 160 that opens the storage space 158 upward, that is, toward the bundle distribution portion 80 is formed at the upper portion of the box 159. The upper opening 160 is formed in a size that allows the small bundle banknote W to be moved up and down in a horizontal posture.

  In the upper part of the box body 159, shafts 164 extending in the left-right direction of the machine body are disposed on both sides of the upper opening 160 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. It is supported rotatably. The storage bundle pressing claws 165 are arranged in a closed state in which the storage bundle pressing claw driving mechanism 166 shown in FIG. It is swung between an open state that extends upward from and opens the upper opening 160.

  Here, the interval between the two storage bundle pressing claws 165 is such that when the two storage bundle pressing claws 165 are in a closed state in which a part of the upper opening portion 160 is closed, the remaining opening portion of the upper opening portion 160 has a small horizontal posture. When it is impossible to pass the bundled banknote W, on the other hand, when both the stored bundle pressing claws 165 are in the open state, the upper opening 160 is set at an interval through which the small bundle banknote W in the horizontal posture can pass. .

  A bundle loading plate 169 that horizontally supports the small bundle bills W stored in the storage space 158 is disposed below the storage bundle pressing claws 165 inside the box 159. The bundle placement plate 169 can be moved up and down along the slide shaft 171 shown in FIG. 2 while maintaining the horizontal arrangement state, and is driven up and down by the bundle placement plate drive mechanism 170 shown in FIG. . The bundle loading plate driving mechanism 170 includes a friction clutch in the drive transmission system, and can slide. A spring (not shown) urges the bundle mounting plate 169 upward with an urging force capable of holding the height position, thereby reducing the load of the friction clutch. Such bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are small bundles in which the bundled small bundled bills W delivered from the bundle sorting unit 80 are stored directly or already on the bundle placing plate 169 in the accumulated state. The bills W are stored. Further, the bundle mounting plate 169 corresponds to the position immediately below the feeding storage body 112 beyond the height position of the both storage bundle pressing claws 165 when both the storage bundle pressing claws 165 inside the box 159 are in the open state. It is possible to move up to the height position where the upper surface is located, so that even the last bundle stored on the bundle placing plate 169 is transferred to the bundle distributing section 80. Can be done.

  When the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are detachable from the machine body 12, a shutter capable of completely closing the upper opening 160 is provided at the top of the box 159, so that the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are installed in the machine body 12. It is preferable that the shutter is automatically opened when it is attached to the camera and that the shutter is automatically closed when the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are removed from the machine body 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the bundle discharge duct 93 extends in the vertical direction, and the lower end thereof is inclined so as to be positioned on the lower side toward the front side of the machine body, although it is not shown in the figure but is comb-like. An inclined plate 174 is attached. The lower end portion of the inclined plate 174 is continuous with the lower end portion of the discharge port 92 of the machine body front surface 12F. The bundle discharge duct 93 includes a plate portion 175 disposed so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the body on the front side of the body of the bundle discharge duct 93, and an upper plate portion 176 that protrudes rearward from the upper end edge of the plate portion 175. And an auxiliary plate 177 that extends horizontally on the rear side of the plate portion 175 of the auxiliary plate 177 in the bundle discharge duct 93 and that can pass through the inclined plate 174 and the base plate. And a lift 180 having a plate portion 179 projecting downward from an end edge portion of the portion 178 on the rear side of the machine body.

  The auxiliary plate 177 has an upper limit position where the upper plate portion 176 is positioned above the upper end portions of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 and an upper plate portion 176 of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 by the auxiliary plate driving mechanism 183 shown in FIG. It is possible to move up and down between the upper end portion and a lower limit position located at substantially the same height. Here, the auxiliary plate 177 is urged downward by a spring (not shown), and is supported by the auxiliary plate driving mechanism 183 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the auxiliary plate 177 from the lower side and moves up and down. Further, the lift 180 has an upper limit position at which the base plate portion 178 is flush with the upper ends of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 by the lift drive mechanism 184 shown in FIG. It is possible to move up and down with the lower limit position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lock mechanism 79, the shutter drive mechanism 94, the guide plate drive mechanism 101, the tray drive mechanism 105, the base member drive mechanism 108, the storage frame drive mechanism 113, the feeding storage body drive mechanism 114, Back plate drive mechanism 127, bottom plate drive mechanism 132, storage bundle presser plate drive mechanism 136, telescopic drive mechanism 153, storage bundle presser claw drive mechanism 166, bundle placement plate drive mechanism 170, auxiliary plate drive mechanism 183, and lift drive mechanism 184 These drive mechanisms are connected to a control unit 185, and each drive is controlled by the control unit 185. The bundle presser plate height sensor 140, the CCD camera 144, and the feeding sensor 149 are also connected to the control unit 185. Even if not specifically described, each drive mechanism is appropriately provided with a position detection sensor or the like for controlling the operation of the drive source and the movable part.

"Temporary storage process when depositing"

  In the bundled banknote processing unit 14 as described above, the small banknotes bundled by the binding unit 75 at the time of the binding process of binding the loose banknotes stored in the loose banknote storage units 51 to 55 to form the small bundle banknote W. Multiple bundles of W can be temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 at the same time. This operation will be described.

  First, the control unit 185 places the bundle delivery unit 76 and the bundle distribution unit 80 in an acceptance standby state as shown in FIG. In this acceptance standby state, the bundle delivery unit 76 has the base member 96 at the upper limit position, the receiving tray 98 disposed horizontally, and the bundle presser guide plate 97 at the upper limit position. That is, the tray 98 and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 are separated from each other on the front side of the body of the binding portion 75 shown in FIG.

  In the receiving standby state, the bundle distributing unit 80 is slightly behind the front end position on the front side of the fuselage and the front end portion thereof is positioned above the middle part of the bundle cassette 81 on the front side of the fuselage. At a predetermined receiving standby position, the feeding storage body 112 enters the communication opening 148 with respect to the storage unit frame 111, and the front end surface 112F on the front side of the body is aligned with the surface of the inner wall 117 on the storage space 118 side. In position. Further, since the bottom plate 131 is in a basic position for closing the lower opening 122 of the storage space 118 with respect to the storage unit frame 111, the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is lowered and there is no small bundle banknote W. It is in contact. In addition, the two back plates 126 whose basic state is the closed state are in an open state extending to the front side of the body. At this time, the auxiliary plate 177 is in a basic position which is a lower limit position of substantially the same height as the bundle cassettes 81 to 86, and the lift 180 has a basic position in which the height of the upper end portion is matched with the lower end portion of the auxiliary plate 177. It is in.

  The bundle cassettes 81 to 86 hold the small bundle banknotes W between the storage bundle pressing claws 165 and the bundle placement plate 169 in the closed state when there are small bundle banknotes W stored in the waiting state for reception. When there is no stored small bundle banknote W, the storage bundle pressing claw 165 and the bundle placement plate 169 in the closed state are brought close to or in contact with each other.

  In the acceptance standby state as described above, when the control unit 185 pushes the bundled first bundle of banknotes W from the binding unit 75 in the horizontal posture with the longitudinal direction along the left-right direction of the machine, The small bundle banknote W is placed on the tray 98 of the bundle delivery unit 76 as shown in FIG. Next, the control unit 185 lowers the bundle pressing guide plate 97 by the guide plate driving mechanism 101 shown in FIG. Then, the bundle pressing guide plate 97 presses the small bundle banknote W against the tray 98 by its own weight and the biasing force of a spring (not shown), and sandwiches it with the tray 98.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the control unit 185 moves the base member 96 of the bundle delivery unit 76 downward by the base member drive mechanism 108 shown in FIG. Lower to position 80. Then, the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the receiving tray 98 of the bundle delivery section 76 are lowered between the back plates 126 of the bundle distributing section 80, and the receiving tray 98 is at the basic position with respect to the storage section frame 111 in the receiving standby position. Is placed on the bottom plate 131. In this state, the front end of the tray 98 enters the notch 139 of the storage bundle presser plate 135 on the bottom plate 131, and the small bundle banknote W partially overlaps the bottom plate 131 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. Thereafter, the control unit 185 drives the storage bundle presser plate driving mechanism 136 to raise the storage bundle presser plate 135 to the upper limit position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the control unit 185 drives the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 shown in FIG. The storage unit frame 111 is advanced to a receiving position where the position of the shaft 125 of the back plate 126 in the front-rear direction of the body substantially overlaps the end of the small bundle bill W on the front side of the body, and is stopped. Then, the small bundle banknote W pinched by the bundle delivery unit 76 is positioned on the rear side of the back plate 126. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7B, the back plate driving mechanism 127 shown in FIG. As a result, the small bundle bills W sandwiched between the bundle presser guide plate 97 and the tray 98 by the weight of the bundle presser guide plate 97 and the biasing force of the spring are pressed by the back plates 126 and shifted to the rear side of the machine body and stored. The whole is pushed into the storage space 118 of the part frame body 111 and is held by the storage part frame body 111 and the both back plates 126 in the closed state.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the storage bundle presser plate driving mechanism 136 shown in FIG. 3 to lower the storage bundle presser plate 135, so that the storage bundle presser plate 135 has its own weight and a spring (not shown). With this urging force, it comes into contact with the bundle pressing guide plate 97 of the bundle delivery section 76 from above. Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, the control unit 185 drives the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 shown in FIG. 3 to move the storage unit frame 111 of the bundle distribution unit 80 from the reception standby position. Also, the back plate 126 in the closed state on the rear side of the machine body is retracted to the capturing position located on the rear side of the machine body with respect to the bundle delivery unit 76 and stopped. In addition, the control part 185 is shown in FIG. 3 so that the feeding storage body 112 stopped until then when the storage unit frame 111 reaches the receiving standby position during the retraction may be retracted integrally with the storage unit frame 111. The feeding storage body drive mechanism 114 shown is controlled. Thus, while the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 are retracted to the capture position, the small banknotes W whose front side is pressed by the closed back plate 126 remain in the storage space 118. It retracts together with the frame body 111 and the feeding storage body 112, is extracted from between the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 of the bundle delivery section 76, and is delivered onto the bottom plate 131. As a result, the storage bundle presser plate 135 presses the small bundle banknote W against the bottom plate 131 by its own weight and the biasing force of a spring (not shown) in the storage space 118 and sandwiches it with the bottom plate 131. That is, the bundle sorting unit 80 extracts the small bundle banknote W from the bundle delivery unit 76 by the back plate 126 and receives it on the bottom plate 131 in the storage space 118.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the control unit 185 raises the base member 96 of the bundle delivery unit 76 to the upper limit position by the base member driving mechanism 108 shown in FIG. The bundle presser guide plate 97 is raised to the upper limit position. That is, the bundle delivery unit 76 is returned to the acceptance standby state. Next, the control unit 185 places the feeding storage body 112 at the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 and temporarily stores the small bundles of bills W in the storage unit frame 111, and then the storage unit frame shown in FIG. The body drive mechanism 113 and the feeding and storage body drive mechanism 114 are driven to return the bundle distributing unit 80 to the receiving standby position, and the back plate drive mechanism 127 is driven, as shown in FIG. The plate 126 is opened. That is, the bundle distribution unit 80 is returned to the acceptance standby state.
Thus, the temporary storage of the first bundle of banknotes W is completed.

  Subsequently, in the case where the next small bundle banknote W bound by the binding section 75, that is, the second small bundle banknote W is temporarily stored in the bundle sorting section 80, the control section 185 performs the same operation as described above. repeat. That is, the small bundle of bills W bound by the binding unit 75 is pushed out and placed on the tray 98 of the bundle delivery unit 76, and the bundle pressing guide plate 97 is lowered, as shown in FIG. 9B. Then, the base member 96 of the bundle delivery unit 76 is lowered. Then, in this case, the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 are lowered between the back plates 126, and the small bundle banknotes W (the uppermost position when there are a plurality of trays) are already stored in the bundle sorting unit 80. And the like in the notch 139 of the storage bundle presser plate 135. In this state, the small bundle of bills W sandwiched between the bundle delivery unit 76 partially overlaps with the small bundle of bills W already stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 in the front-and-rear direction of the body and in the left-right direction of the body It becomes. Thereafter, the control unit 185 raises the stored bundle presser plate 135 to the upper limit position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, the control unit 185 advances the storage unit frame 111 of the bundle distribution unit 80 to the receiving position and stops it. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W clamped by the bundle delivery part 76 is located on the upper side of the small bundle banknote W already received and stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 and on the rear side of the back plate 126. In this state, both back plates 126 are closed. As a result, the small bundle bills W sandwiched between the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 are pressed by the back plates 126 and pushed into the storage space 118 as a whole. Next, the control unit 185 lowers the storage bundle presser plate 135 and brings it into contact with the bundle presser guide plate 97, and then, as shown in FIG. 10B, the storage unit frame 111 of the bundle distribution unit 80 and The feeding storage body 112 is retracted to the capturing position and stopped. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W clamped by the bundle delivery unit 76 is moved backward so as to remain in the storage space 118 by the back plate 126 in the closed state, extracted from the bundle delivery unit 76, and already in the temporary storage state. The small bundle banknotes W are placed on the top of the small bundle banknotes W (when there are a plurality of banknotes W), and all the small bundle banknotes W are held between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131. That is, the bundle sorting unit 80 receives the small bundle bills W from the bundle delivery unit 76 by the back plate 126 and receives the small bundle bills W on the upper side of the already received small bundle bills W.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, the control unit 185 returns the bundle delivery unit 76 to the upper receiving standby state, and then feeds the storage unit 112 with respect to the storage unit frame 111 of the bundle distribution unit 80. Is placed in the basic position and the bundled bill W is temporarily stored in the storage unit frame 111, the bundle sorting unit 80 is returned to the receiving standby position, and as shown in FIG. 126 is opened. That is, the bundle distribution unit 80 is returned to the acceptance standby state.
Then, by repeating the above as necessary, the small bundle banknotes W are temporarily stored in the storage space 118 in a stacked state within the range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles).

"Storage"

  In the bundled bill processing unit 14, the bundled rose bills stored in the separated bill bill storage units 51 to 55 are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 as described above during the bundling process to bind the small bills W. When a plurality of bundles of small bundle banknotes W are of the same denomination, they can be collectively stored in the corresponding denomination among the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Of course, even if there are a plurality of denominations or a single denomination, they can be collectively stored in the bundle cassette 82 for mixed denominations. This operation will be described by taking as an example a case in which a small bundle of bills W is stored in the bundle cassette 83.

  The control unit 185 drives the back plate driving mechanism 127 shown in FIG. 3 and closes the back plate 126 to the bundle sorting unit 80 in the receiving standby state as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12A, the storage space frame drive mechanism 113 and the feed storage body drive mechanism 114 are driven to store the storage space 118 integrally with the storage frame 111 and the feed storage body 112. 3 is moved horizontally to a storage position positioned vertically above the storage space 158 of the predetermined bundle cassette 83, and at the same time, the storage bundle pressing claw driving mechanism 166 shown in FIG. The storage bundle presser claw 165 is swung to the open state. Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 by driving the bundle placing plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 of the bundle cassette 83, and as shown in FIG. The small banknote W or the bundle placing plate 169 that has already been stored is positioned directly below the bottom plate 131 of the bundle sorting unit 80 and brought into contact with the bottom plate 131. At this time, the bundle stacking plate 169 is driven by a distance sufficient for the uppermost small bundle banknote W, which is positioned at the predetermined position by the storage stack presser claws 165, to contact the bottom plate 131. The mechanism 170 is driven, and the extra driving amount is absorbed by slipping of the friction clutch. Next, the control unit 185 drives the feeding storage body driving mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 so that the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame body 111 is moved to a clearance position on the rear side of the aircraft by some predetermined distance. Retreat. In the temporary storage operation described above, after the last small bundle banknote W is temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 among the plurality of small bundle banknotes W to be temporarily stored, the control unit 185 includes the bundle delivery unit. Although the 76 is returned to the acceptance standby state, the bundle distribution unit 80 may be positioned directly above the storage space 158 of the predetermined bundle cassette 83 in which the storage space 118 is to be stored without returning to the reception standby state. .

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the bottom plate driving mechanism 132 shown in FIG. It moves to the side and is located at the fully open position where the lower opening 122 of the storage space 118 is fully opened. Then, the movement of the small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 to the front of the machine body is restricted by the back plate 126, and has already been stored in the bundle cassette 83 together with the stored bundle presser plate 135. The small bundle banknotes W or the bundle placement plates 169 that are stored are stacked on top of each other, and all the small bundle bills W are stored on the storage bundle pressing plate 135 of the bundle sorting unit 80 and the bundle placement plates of the bundle cassette 83. 169.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the bundle mounting plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 while monitoring the height position of the storage bundle pressing plate 135, and as shown in FIG. The bundle placing plate 169 of 83 is lowered together with the storage bundle pressing plate 135 and the small bundle bill W until it is located at a predetermined position slightly below the lower surface of the feeding storage body 112 of the bundle sorting unit 80. At this time, the upper surface of the uppermost small bundle banknote W is positioned slightly below the telescopic drive mechanism 153 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the feeding storage body driving mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 is driven, and the feeding storage body 112 that has been in the escape position is moved a predetermined distance to the front side of the machine body and returned to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Here, as described above, the reason why the feeding storage body 112 is temporarily retracted to the escape position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 is to smoothly lower the small bundle banknote W.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the storage unit frame driving mechanism 113 and the feeding storage unit driving mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 so that the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 are integrally moved to the front side of the body by a predetermined distance. Move. Then, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the stored bundle presser plate 135 also moves to the front side of the machine body on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83, and this small bundle at the uppermost position. While it will be in the state which hangs to a part of the front side of the banknote W of the banknote W, the part at the front side of the machine body of the feeding storage body 112 will be in the state which covers the part at the rear side of the uppermost position of the small bundle banknote W from above.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14B, the control unit 185 is accommodated in the feeding storage body 112 that has moved together with the storage unit frame 111, and is expanded and contracted above the uppermost small bundle banknote W of the bundle cassette 83. The driving mechanism 153 is driven to lower the pressing plate 154 by a predetermined amount, and by this pressing plate 154, all the small bundles of bills W and the stacking plate 169 of the stack cassette 83 are friction clutches of the stacking plate driving mechanism 170. Is pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 83. At this time, the motor of the bundle mounting plate driving mechanism 170 is maintained in a stopped state. Thereafter, in the bundle cassette 83, the storage bundle pressing claw driving mechanism 166 shown in FIG. 3 is driven to close the storage bundle pressing claw 165. In parallel with these, the bottom plate drive mechanism 132 is driven to return the bottom plate 131 to the basic position where the lower opening 122 is closed with respect to the storage portion frame 111. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 15, the telescopic drive mechanism 153 is housed in the feeding storage body 112, and the bundle placement plate drive mechanism 170 shown in FIG. The small bundle banknote W is brought into contact with the storage bundle presser claw 165. Also at this time, the bundle mounting plate driving mechanism 170 is driven by a predetermined amount sufficient for contact, and an unnecessary driving amount is absorbed by sliding of the friction clutch of the bundle mounting plate 169. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W is clamped between the storage bundle pressing claw 165 and the bundle placement plate 169 in the closed state.

  Here, in the above, while monitoring the height of the stored bundle presser plate 135 with the bundle presser plate height sensor 140, the bundle placing plate 169 is lowered to move the uppermost small bundle banknote W to the lower side of the telescopic drive mechanism 153. After that, the uppermost small bundle banknote W is lowered to the height position determined by the telescopic drive mechanism 153, so that the uppermost small bundle banknote W is placed below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 83. Position. In this way, the height of the bundle mounting plate 169 on the plurality of bundle cassettes 81 to 86 side is not directly monitored, and only the bundle pressing plate height sensor 140 of one bundle distributing unit 80 is used.

  As described above, a plurality of small bundles of bills W temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 can be stored in one corresponding bundle cassette 81 to 86 at a time. Of course, even when only one small bundle banknote W is temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, it can be stored in the corresponding one of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 by performing the above operation.

  12 to 14, the control unit 185 stores the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83 so as to close the gap between the upper end of the bundle cassette 83 on the rear side of the machine body and the lower surface of the feeding storage body 112. You may make it make a boundary nail | claw protrude upward from the inner surface part which defines the airframe rear side.

  When a plurality of small bundles of bills W of different denominations are stored in the bundle cassette 82 by denomination mixing, a plurality of temporary storages in the bundle distribution unit 80 and storage in the bundle cassette 82 are performed as described above. Although it can carry out about a bundle at once, when storing the small bundle banknote W of a different denomination in the denomination bundle cassette 83-86 by denomination, it temporarily stores in the bundle distribution part 80, and the bundle cassette 83-83. Storage in 86 corresponding items is performed for each denomination.

  Here, in the simultaneous bundling process at the time of depositing that is performed at the same time as depositing, the bulk bills inserted into the deposit port 21 of the bulk bill processing unit 13 are stored in the stacking units 59 and 60 based on the identification result of the deposit identification unit 27. After a predetermined number of sheets are fed, they are transferred to the bundled bill processing unit 14 by the batch transfer unit 74, bundled by the bundling unit 75, temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 from the bundle delivery unit 72, and then bundle cassettes 81-81 It will be stored in 86 corresponding ones. At this time, the control unit 185 temporarily stores the small bundle bills W created from the loose bills in the bundle sorting portion 80 until the deposit amount of the whole loose bills inserted into the deposit port 21 is confirmed. After making it wait and the payment amount of the whole rose banknote is decided, it is made to store in the corresponding thing of bundle cassettes 81-86. Thereby, even at the time of simultaneous bundling processing at the time of depositing, it is possible to clearly distinguish a small bundle of bills W newly bound at the time of depositing from bills that have already been deposited. The small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 can be returned from the bundle dispensing port 90 in the same manner as the dispensing process described later.

"Temporary storage at withdrawal"

  The bundled bill processing unit 14 distributes the bundled banknotes W stored in the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 at the time of withdrawal processing for dispensing the small bundled bills W stored in the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 of each type. In this case, the bundle sorting unit 80 can hold a plurality of bundles of small bundles of bills W. This operation will be described by taking as an example the case of feeding out a small bundle of bills W from the bundle cassette 83.

  For example, the control unit 185 drives the back plate driving mechanism 127 shown in FIG. 3 to close the back plate 126 with respect to the bundle distribution unit 80 in the receiving standby state, and then stores the storage unit frame body driving mechanism 113 and As shown in FIG. 16 (a), the storage unit frame 111 and the supply storage unit 112 are integrated with each other and the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 is received by the drive of the storage unit drive mechanism 114. The bundle cassette 83 is horizontally moved to a receiving position where it is shifted by a predetermined amount from the vertical upper side of the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83. In parallel with this, the control unit 185 drives the bottom plate drive mechanism 132 shown in FIG. 3 to move the bottom plate 131 at the basic position to the front side of the body relative to the storage unit frame 111 to store the bottom plate 131. The machine body rear side of the lower opening 122 of the space 118 is positioned at an intermediate open position that opens a predetermined amount. In this state, both the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 and the supply storage body 112 are positioned vertically above the bundle cassette 83 that performs the supply, and the bottom plate 131 is located on the supply storage body 112 side of the lower opening 122. A part of the bundle cassette 83 is opened and retracted from the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83. Further, in this state, the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is arranged in a part on the front side of the machine body and the feeding storage body 112 is arranged in the remaining part vertically above the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the storage bundle pressing claw driving mechanism 166 shown in FIG. The bundle loading plate driving mechanism 170 is driven while the height position of the bundle holding plate is monitored by the bundle pressing plate height sensor 140 to raise the bundle loading plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 as shown in FIG. . Then, the topmost bundle of banknotes W stored in the bundle cassette 83 comes into contact with the stored bundle presser plate 135 and pushes it up. The control unit 185 can initially determine that the height position of the storage bundle presser plate 135 is at a position immediately below where the uppermost small bundle banknote W stored in the bundle cassette 83 substantially contacts the feeding storage body 112. The bundle mounting plate 169 is raised to the raised position (previous stage raising operation). In this state, the image of the surface pattern of the uppermost bundle of banknotes W is detected by the CCD camera 144 via the window 150 shown in FIG. Determine the species. At the time of this determination, when the CCD camera 144 detects a predetermined surface pattern of the bundle of bills W or the bundle placing plate 169 through the window portion 150 of the feeding storage body 112, the control unit 185 causes the bundle placing plate 169 to be detected. Confirm that the rise was good. That is, at this time, when neither the predetermined surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W nor the bundle placement plate 169 is detected, the control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W and generates an alarm. .

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the feeding storage body drive mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 to reduce the feeding storage body 112 at the basic position relative to the storage unit frame 111 as shown in FIG. The banknotes W are retracted to the pay-out retracted position shifted to the rear side of the machine body from the bundled banknotes W. Thereafter, the control unit 185 drives the bundle placing plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 while monitoring the height position of the storage bundle pressing plate 135, and as shown in FIG. The bundle stacking plate 169 is raised by approximately one bundle so that the storage bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the pay-out raising position where it can be determined that the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position contacts the lower surface of the inner wall portion 117 of the storage portion frame 111. Let As a result, the retracted feeding storage body 112 adjusts the height (superimposes the vertical position) from the slightly upper side of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 (upward operation at the rear stage).

  When the state before the preceding stage raising operation is changed to the state after the latter stage raising operation, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the feeding sensor 149 provided in the lower part of the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame body 111 holds From the state where the light is shielded by the plate 135, the light is not shielded and nothing is detected forward as shown in FIG. For this reason, by detecting this, the control unit 185 confirms that the small bundle banknote W has risen satisfactorily. On the other hand, when the feeding sensor 149 is shielded from light after the rear raising operation, that is, after the bundle placing plate 169 is raised, the small bundle bill W or the stored bundle pressing plate 135 is detected by the feeding sensor 149. The control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W, and generates an alarm.

  Further, by this rear stage raising operation, the control unit 185 is raised within a predetermined allowable range in which the bundle mounting plate 169 is allowed as a rising amount while the mounting plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 is driven for a predetermined time. Even in this case, it is confirmed that the small bundle banknote W has risen well. That is, when the amount of ascent of the bundle placing plate 169 is out of the predetermined allowable range, the control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W and generates an alarm.

  Thereafter, the control unit 185 drives the feeding storage body driving mechanism 114 to move the feeding storage body 112 to the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position with respect to the storage frame 111 as shown in FIG. Move. Then, the front end face 112 </ b> F of the feeding storage body 112 abuts only on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage section frame 111. Then, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position enters the entire space between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 that have been previously pressed on the upper side, and is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80. It becomes a bundled banknote W (feeding operation). Thus, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position of the bundle distribution unit 80 is in a state where the upper part of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 83 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of the uppermost small bundle banknote W.

  After the feeding operation, as shown in FIG. 21A, the feeding sensor 149 provided in the lower part of the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 is shielded from light and detects that the small bundle bill W is in front. Thus, the control unit 185 confirms that the small bundle banknote W has been successfully fed into the storage space 118. That is, if the feeding sensor 149 does not detect the small bundle banknote W, the control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W, and generates an alarm.

  Subsequently, when the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position in the bundle cassette 83 is fed out from the bundle cassette 83 to the bundle sorting unit 80, the control unit 185 performs the same as the above-described upstream operation, as shown in FIG. 3, while monitoring the height position of the stored bundle pressing plate 135, the bundle mounting plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 is driven to raise the bundle mounting plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83, The lowermost bundle of banknotes W and the stored bundle presser plate 135 stored in the storage space 118 are pushed up by the stored uppermost bundle of banknotes W. The control unit 185 can initially determine that the height position of the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is at a position immediately below where the uppermost small bundle banknote W stored in the bundle cassette 83 substantially contacts the feeding storage body 112. The bundle placing plate 169 is raised to the raised position. In this state, the image of the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 located immediately below the feeding storage body 112 is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and the gold Determine the species. Even when this determination is made, if the CCD camera 144 detects a predetermined surface pattern of the bundle of bills W or the bundle placement plate 169 via the window 150, the control unit 185 causes the bundle of bills W to rise satisfactorily. Make sure. That is, when neither the predetermined surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W nor the bundle placing plate 169 is detected, the control unit 185 determines that the conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W and generates an alarm.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the feeding storage body driving mechanism 114 to retract the feeding storage body 112 to a feeding retreat position that is shifted to the rear side of the machine body from the small bundle bill W as shown in FIG. . Thereafter, the controller 185 drives the bundle placement plate drive mechanism 170 while monitoring the height position of the stored bundle presser plate 135, and as shown in FIG. The bundle stacking plate 169 is raised by approximately one bundle so that the bundled bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at a pay-out raising position where it can be determined that the bundled bill W comes into contact with the lower surface of the inner wall 117 of the storage unit frame 111. As a result, the retracted feeding storage body 112 is adjusted to the height of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 (second-stage raising operation).

  When the state before the preceding stage raising operation is changed to the state after the latter stage raising operation, as shown in FIG. 22A, the feeding sensor 149 provided in the lower part of the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 is not shielded and is small. Since the bundled banknote W is not in front, the control unit 185 confirms that the small bundle banknote W has risen satisfactorily by detecting this. On the other hand, when the feeding sensor 149 remains shielded by the small bundle bills W even after the subsequent raising operation, that is, after the bundle placing plate 169 is raised, the small bundle bills W are detected by the feeding sensor 149. And the control part 185 determines with the conveyance defect having arisen in the small bundle banknote W, and raises an alarm.

  In addition, by the latter-stage raising operation, the control unit 185 is also able to reduce the small amount even when the bundle placement plate 169 is raised within a predetermined allowable range that is allowed as the increase amount while the placement plate driving mechanism 170 is driven for a predetermined time. It is confirmed that the bundled banknote W has risen well. That is, when the amount of ascent of the bundle placing plate 169 is out of the predetermined allowable range, the control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W and generates an alarm.

  After that, the control unit 185 drives the feeding housing drive mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 so that the feeding housing 112 is returned to the basic position with respect to the storage frame 111 as shown in FIG. 19B. Move to the front of the aircraft. Then, the front end face 112 </ b> F of the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 83 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111. Then, the topmost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 83 has been previously held on the upper side, and has already been fed out and the bottommost small bundle banknote W and the bottom plate are restricted from moving forward by the back plate 126. It enters between 131 and the whole. In this way, the small bundle banknotes W are stored at the lowest position of the bundle sorting unit 80. At this time, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position is in a state where the upper part of the next small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 83 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of the small bundle bill W.

  After the feeding operation, as shown in FIG. 22B, the feeding sensor 149 provided in the lower part of the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 is shielded to detect that the small bundle bill W is in front. Thus, the control unit 185 confirms that the small bundle banknote W has been fed out to the storage space 118 satisfactorily. That is, if the feeding sensor 149 does not detect the small bundle banknote W, the control unit 185 determines that a conveyance failure has occurred in the small bundle banknote W, and generates an alarm.

  Then, by repeating the above as necessary, the small bundles of bills W from the bundle cassette 83 are held in the accumulation space 118 in the range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles).

  It should be noted that when the second bundle of small bundle bills W after the first bundle of bills W is fed out to the bundle sorting unit 80, the above-described ascending operation need not be performed. That is, after the feeding operation, the feeding storage body 112 may be retracted to the feeding and retracting position, and then the above-described rear stage raising operation may be performed. In this case, even if the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 is detected by the CCD camera 144 from the window portion 150 of the feeding storage body 112 during the feeding operation, the denomination and conveyance failure are determined. Even after the feeding storage body 112 is moved back to the feeding and retreating position, the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 is detected by the CCD camera 144, and the denomination and conveyance failure are determined. good.

  The controller 185 determines that the bundle cassette 83 has no small bundles of bills W and is in an empty state when the pattern on the top surface of the bundle placement plate 169 is detected during the image detection of the CCD camera 144 described above. That is, the CCD camera 144 can detect the empty state of the bundle cassettes 81-86. Also, from the state of FIG. 16A, the rear side of the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83 is closed so that the gap between the upper end of the bundle cassette 83 on the rear side of the body and the lower surface of the feeding storage body 112 is closed. You may make it make a boundary nail | claw protrude upwards from the inner surface part to define.

  Here, as described above, when there is an abnormality in the detection state of the feeding sensor 149 and when there is an abnormality in the image detection of the CCD camera 144, the control unit 185 determines that there is an abnormality and performs the processing. Interrupt and generate an alarm. That is, as shown in FIG. 21B, the control unit 185 issues a command to raise the bundle mounting plate 169 to raise the storage bundle pressing plate 135 to the initial raising position, and then rises to the initial raising position. If neither the predetermined surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W nor the bundle placing plate 169 is detected by the CCD camera 144 after a predetermined time has elapsed, a state as shown in FIG. It determines with the small bundle banknote W not rising favorably, interrupts a process, and generates an alarm. In addition, even when the rising amount of the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is not within the predetermined allowable range, it is determined that the small bundle banknote W has not risen well, and the process is interrupted to generate an alarm.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 22A, the control unit 185 issues a command to raise the stored bundle presser plate 135 to the payout raising position so as to raise the small bundle banknote W to a height at which it can be picked up, and then the payout rise When the feeding sensor 149 is shielded from light after the elapse of a predetermined time that would be located, a state as shown in FIG. 23 (a) is assumed, and it is thus determined that the small bundle banknote W has not risen well. And interrupt the process to generate an alarm. Further, in this state, even when the rising amount of the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is not within the predetermined allowable range, it is determined that the small bundle banknote W has not risen well, and the processing is interrupted to generate an alarm.

  Further, the control unit 185 returns the feeding storage body 112 to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 so as to push the small bundle banknote W into the storage space 118, and then the control unit 185 does not shield the feeding sensor 149. It determines with the banknote W not having been drawn out favorably, interrupts a process, and generates an alarm.

  In addition, the control unit 185 sets a predetermined amount when the height position of the storage bundle pressing plate 135 immediately after feeding the small bundle banknote W into the storage space 118 starts to move the bundle distribution unit 80. When it is displaced exceeding, it is determined that there is a conveyance failure such as dropping of the small bundle banknote W due to the feeding failure, and the process is interrupted to generate an alarm.

"Withdrawal processing"

  When the bundle sorting unit 80 withdraws the small bundle banknote W received from the single bundle cassette 83 in the above-mentioned “temporary storage process at withdrawal”, the final “temporary storage process at withdrawal” is performed. From the state shown in FIG. 19 (b), the control unit 185 drives the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 shown in FIG. 3 as shown in FIGS. 24 (a), 24 (b), and 25 (a). The storage unit frame 111 is moved to the dispensing position which is the front end position on the most front side of the machine body, that is, the bundle dispensing port 90 side. In the initial stage of the movement, the control unit 185 moves the storage unit frame body 111 and the supply storage unit 112 slightly together to the front side of the machine body by driving the supply unit driving mechanism 114 together with the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113. 3, the bottom plate drive mechanism 132 shown in FIG. 3 is driven while the communication opening 148 is closed by the feeding storage body 112 and the movement of the small bundle bills W to the rear side of the machine body is controlled. In contrast, the lower opening 122 of the storage space 118 is moved to the basic position where it is closed. When the bottom plate 131 moves to the basic position at which the lower opening 122 is closed, the storage unit frame 111 is then moved toward the bundle dispensing port 90 and is slightly retracted so as to return the feeding storage unit 112 to its original position.

  The control unit 185 advances simultaneously with the movement of the storage unit frame 111 toward the bundle dispensing port 90, that is, in parallel with the feeding storage unit 112 returned to the upper position of the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83. As shown in FIG. 24 (b), the telescopic drive mechanism 153 is driven to extend, so that the bundle of bills W and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 are bundled as shown in FIG. While sliding the friction clutch of the mounting plate drive mechanism 170, it is pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 83. Thereafter, in the bundle cassette 83, as shown in FIG. 25A, the storage bundle driving mechanism 166 shown in FIG. 3 is driven to close the storage bundle presser claw 165, and the telescopic drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 is moved. In addition to storing, the bundle loading plate driving mechanism 170 is driven to raise the bundle loading plate 169 so that the uppermost small bundle banknote W is brought into contact with the storage bundle pressing claw 165, and the payout storage shown in FIG. The body drive mechanism 113 is driven to position the feeding storage body 112 at the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Thereby, the opening part of the lower part of the storage space 118 is substantially obstruct | occluded.

  On the other hand, when the storage unit frame 111 moves to the withdrawal position, the control unit 185 moves the storage bundle presser plate 135 to the upper limit by the storage bundle presser plate drive mechanism 136 shown in FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. 3, the shutter driving mechanism 94 shown in FIG. 3 is driven to lower the slide shutter 91 to open the bundle outlet 90, and then the back plate 126 is moved by the back plate driving mechanism 127 shown in FIG. 3. Is opened. As a result, the bundle sorting unit 80 is exposed to the outside through the bundle dispensing port 90, and the small banknotes W in the bundle sorting unit 80 are taken out through the bundle dispensing port 90. It becomes possible.

  In addition, the movement of the feeding storage body 112 to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 for closing the communication opening 148 is performed simultaneously with the rise to the upper limit position of the storage bundle pressing plate 135, After these are completed, the control unit 185 opens the bundle withdrawal port 90.

  As described above, movement of the bundle distributing unit 80 to the bundle dispensing port 90 of the storage unit frame 111 and the dispensing operation to a state where dispensing is possible, and the bundle cassette 83 that dispenses the bundle by the feeding storage unit 112 are performed. The return operation can be performed simultaneously. Note that the communication opening 148 may not be closed by the feeding storage body 112.

  When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that the small bundle banknote W in the bundle sorting unit 80 has been taken out, the control unit 185, as shown in FIG. 26, stores the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 shown in FIG. Then, the storage frame drive mechanism 114 is driven to retract the storage frame 111 and the supply storage body 112 to the withdrawal retracted position by a predetermined distance, and then the shutter drive mechanism 94 shown in FIG. And the bundle outlet 90 is closed, and then the back plate 126 is closed by the back plate driving mechanism 127 and the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is moved to the bottom plate 131 by the storage bundle pressing plate driving mechanism 136. Lower until contact.

  For example, in the case of dispensing a small bundle of banknotes W from the same bundle cassette 83 that is larger than the storage limit number of the bundle distribution unit 80, the above-described “temporary storage process during withdrawal” and “withdrawal process” are performed. Repeat as appropriate.

  Further, when the bundle sorting unit 80 withdraws the small bundle banknotes W received from a plurality of different ones of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86, for example, the small bundle banknotes W are collected from the bundle cassette 82 following the bundle cassette 83. In the case of accepting, from the final state shown in FIG. 19 (b) of the “temporary storage process at withdrawal”, the control unit 185 moves upward from the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 83 as shown in FIG. 27 (a). The expansion / contraction drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 at the position is driven, and the small stack bill W and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 are driven by the pressing plate 154 as shown in FIG. After sliding the friction clutch of the mechanism 170 down to the lower side of the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 83, the storage cassette driving claw 165 shown in FIG. 65 in the closed state. Thereafter, the telescopic drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 is stored, and the bundle placing plate driving mechanism 170 shown in FIG. 3 is driven to raise the bundle placing plate 169 to store the uppermost small bundle bill W. The bundle pressing claws 165 are brought into contact with each other.

  When the telescopic drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 is stored, the control unit 185 moves the bottom plate 131 to a basic position that closes the lower opening 122 of the storage unit frame 111 by driving the bottom plate drive mechanism 132 shown in FIG. After that, as shown in FIG. 27 (b), the storage unit frame body 111 and the supply storage unit 112 are integrally formed by driving the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 and the supply storage unit drive mechanism 114 shown in FIG. The storage space 118 is horizontally moved to a receiving position where it is shifted by a predetermined amount to the front side of the machine body with respect to the vertical upper side of the storage space 158 of the predetermined bundle cassette 82 that receives the feeding. Note that the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage body 112 may be moved to the receiving position for the bundle cassette 82 without positioning the bottom plate 131 at the basic position for closing the lower opening 122.

  After that, the small banknote W is received from the bundle cassette 82 in the same manner as the reception from the bundle cassette 83. In this way, after receiving from a plurality of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86, while performing the operation for the bundle cassette 83 described in the above “withdrawal process” on the bundle cassette that has been finally received, A small banknote W is withdrawn. In addition, when the small bundle banknote W received from the some of bundle cassettes 81-86 is simultaneously hold | maintained in the bundle distribution part 80, it accepts in an order from the thing far from the bundle outlet 90. Since the bundle cassette 82 is a cassette for denomination mixing, after the bundle cassette 83, the small banknote W for dispensing is not fed out to the bundle distribution unit 80. In 86, the small bundle banknotes W are sequentially fed out to the bundle distribution unit 80. For convenience of illustration, the description has been made above.

"External release processing"

  At the time of local organizing processing that bundles banknotes of the denomination set from the rose banknotes inserted into the deposit port 21 to form a small bundle banknote W, the small bundle banknote W bundled by the binding section 75 is bundled. The following “in-machine release process” is performed in which the part 80 is released temporarily without being temporarily stored. This operation will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 185 places the bundle delivery unit 76 in an acceptance standby state similar to the above, and as shown in FIG. 28, the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 shown in FIG. By the storage body drive mechanism 114, the storage unit frame 111 is positioned at a predetermined release-corresponding position where the storage unit frame 111 is located on the rear side of the machine body with respect to the dispensing position and the front end part thereof is positioned above the rear part of the bundle cassette 81 closest to the machine body. At the same time, the feeding storage body 112 is positioned at the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Further, the bottom plate 131 is projected from the storage unit frame 111 toward the front of the machine body, that is, toward the bundle discharge duct 93 by the bottom plate drive mechanism 132 so as to close the upper opening 160 of the bundle cassette 81 located closest to the machine body.

  Next, the control unit 185 sandwiches the small bundle of bills W bound by the binding unit 75 between the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 of the bundle delivery unit 76 and lowers the small banknote W in the same manner as the “temporary storage process upon deposit”. . Then, the bundle delivery unit 76 descends in front of the body of the storage unit frame 111 in the discharge corresponding position where both the back plates 126 are closed, and stops by bringing the tray 98 into contact with the bottom plate 131.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the guide plate drive mechanism 101 shown in FIG. 3 to raise the bundle pressing guide plate 97 to the upper limit position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 108 and the saucer drive mechanism 105 are driven to raise the base member 96 and rotate the saucer 98 downward. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W which existed on the saucer 98 falls on the baseplate 131, and is mounted so that it may contact | abut to the backplate 126 of the storage part frame 111 in the closed state. At the timing after the small bundle bill W is delivered to the bottom plate 131, the control unit 185 drives the tray driving mechanism 105 to return the tray 98 to a horizontal state. Note that the protruding length of the bottom plate 131 from the storage unit frame 111 is a length that causes the small banknotes W on the bottom plate 131 in contact with the back plate 126 to protrude more forward than the bottom plate 131.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the auxiliary plate driving mechanism 183 and the lift driving mechanism 184 shown in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. Then, the storage unit frame drive mechanism 113 and the feed storage unit drive mechanism 114 shown in FIG. 3 are driven to advance the bundle distribution unit 80 as it is to the pushing position by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the small bundle banknote W is transferred to the front side of the machine body by the bundle distributing unit 80 including the bottom plate 131 and the storage unit frame 111 while being placed on the bottom plate 131. At this time, the protruding portion of the small bundle banknote W protruding from the bottom plate 131 overlaps the upper plate portion 176 of the auxiliary plate 177 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. In this state, the small bundle banknote W is in a state of partially protruding toward the bundle discharge duct 93 side.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the bottom plate driving mechanism 132 shown in FIG. 3 to move the bottom plate 131 to the rear side of the machine body and return it to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 as shown in FIG. Then, the small bundle banknote W is in a state in which a part on the front side of the machine body is placed on the lift 180.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the auxiliary plate driving mechanism 183 shown in FIG. 3 to lower the auxiliary plate 177 in advance, as shown in FIG. Then, on the way, the upper plate portion 176 of the auxiliary plate 177 presses the end portion of the small bundle bill W on the front side of the machine body and presses downward by its own weight and a biasing force of a spring (not shown). In this state, the control unit 185 also drives the lift drive mechanism 184 shown in FIG. 3 to lower the lift 180 to the lower limit position. Then, the small banknote W is scraped into the bundle discharge duct 93 by the weight of the auxiliary plate 177 and the urging force of a spring (not shown) held by the upper plate portion 176 of the auxiliary plate 177. Thus, after this portion becomes the lower side and is supported by the lift 180, it enters the bundle discharge duct 93 having a narrow width in the longitudinal direction of the machine body and descends together with the lift 180 to be guided to the discharge port 92 side. Then, as shown in FIG. 33, when the lift 180 is lowered from the inclined plate 174, the small bundle banknote W is transferred to the inclined plate 174, and the swing shutter 99 is pushed open from the discharge port 92 by the inclination, and the outside of the machine is removed. And is dropped into a receiving box 188 provided at the front. After the lift 180 is lowered to the lower limit position, the control unit 185 retracts the bundle sorting unit 80 as it is to a discharge retreat position on the rear side of the machine body by a predetermined distance. Thereafter, the control unit 185 returns the lift 180 to the basic position.

  In the out-of-machine release process, when there are a plurality of small bundles of bills W bound by the binding unit 75, the bundles are guided to the receiving box 188 one by one in the same manner as described above. In the local organization process, when the number of loose banknotes collected last in any of the stacking units 59 and 60 is less than the predetermined number (100) for binding, the control unit 185 satisfies the predetermined number. The batch bills 74 shown in FIG. 1 are sent to the bundling unit 75 without being bundled, and are placed on the tray 98 of the bundle delivery unit 76 in the receiving standby state without being bundled by the bundling unit 75. Next, the control unit 185 lowers the bundle pressing guide plate 97 by the guide plate driving mechanism 101 shown in FIG. Then, the bundle pressing guide plate 97 presses the fractional banknote against the tray 98 by its own weight and the biasing force of a spring (not shown), and sandwiches it with the tray 98.

  In this state, the controller 185 unlocks the opening / closing plate 89 by the lock mechanism 79 shown in FIG. Then, the opening / closing plate 89 can be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 33, when the operator pulls the opening / closing plate 89 toward the front, the bundle delivery unit 76 swings integrally with the opening / closing plate 89 and approaches the opening 87. . Then, the operator puts his hand through the opening 87 and pulls out and collects the fractional banknotes held between the bundle pressing guide plate 97 and the tray 98 against the biasing force of the spring.

  In the local arrangement process, when the small bundle banknote W is created within the range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles) of the bundle sorting unit 80, the control unit 182 performs the same as the “payment temporary storage process” described above. The bundled bills W bound by the binding unit 75 may be temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, and the bundle sorting unit 80 may be moved to the bundle dispensing port 90 so that it can be taken out of the machine. . In other words, when only one bundle is temporarily stored, from the state shown in FIG. 8 (b), when temporarily storing a plurality of bundles, from the state shown in FIG. 11 (a), the storage unit frame drive shown in FIG. With the drive of the mechanism 113 and the payout storage body drive mechanism 114, the storage frame 111 and the payout storage body 112, that is, the bundle distribution portion 80, as shown in FIG. 25, after that, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the storage bundle presser plate 135 is raised to the upper limit position, the bundle outlet 90 is opened, and then the back plate 126 is opened. it can.

"Automatic loading and sorting process by loading cassette"
When a small bundle of bills W is loaded or replenished into a bundle cassette 83 for storing a single denomination or a bundle cassette 82 for denomination mixing using a bundle cassette 81 that is detachable from the machine body 12. Will be described.

  At the start of business or the like, a manager in a predetermined position in a safe room or the like stores a small bundle of bills W of a predetermined number of denominations in a denomination mixed state and locks them in a bundle cassette 81. At this time, a rule is set so that the small banknotes W of each denomination are stored together for each denomination. For example, four bundles of two thousand yen bills W are placed on the bundle placing plate 169, four bundles of five thousand yen bills W are placed thereon, and a thousand bundle bills W are placed thereon. For example, eight bundles of small banknotes W of a yen ticket are placed, and ten bundles of small bundles of banknotes W are placed thereon.

  When the loading-source bundle cassette 81 is set in the machine body 12 and an operation input for performing “automatic loading / distribution processing by loading cassette” is performed on the operation unit 16, the control unit 185 first displays FIG. 16. A process similar to the “temporary storage process during withdrawal” for the bundle cassette 83 shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 185 is positioned so that the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 are integrally displaced from the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 81 receiving the storage space 118 by a predetermined amount toward the front side of the machine body. And moving the bottom plate 131 at the basic position to the front side of the body relative to the storage unit frame 111 to open a predetermined amount of the rear side of the lower opening 122 of the storage space 118. After being positioned at the open position, both the storage bundle pressing claws 165 of the bundle cassette 81 are swung to be in an open state (see FIG. 16A).

  Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 until the small bundle banknote W positions the storage bundle pressing plate 135 at the initial raised position (see FIG. 16B). In this state, the CCD camera 144 detects the surface pattern of the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 81 through the window portion 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and determines its denomination. Next, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to a feeding and retreating position that is shifted to the rear side of the machine body from the small bundle bill W (see FIG. 17A). Thereafter, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 until the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is positioned at the pay-out raising position (see FIG. 17B).

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the feeding storage body 112 toward the storage unit frame 111 so as to return to the basic position (see FIG. 18A). Then, the front end surface 112 </ b> F of the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 81 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111. As a result, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 81 has entered the entire space between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 that have been previously held on the upper side, and is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80. It becomes the small bundle banknote W of the lowest position. The small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position in this way is in a state where the upper part of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position in the bundle cassette 81 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body, and this uppermost position in the bundle cassette 81 is obtained. The delivery storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of the small bundle bill W.

  Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 so that the stored bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the initial raised position. In this state, the surface pattern of the next small bundle banknote W is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and its denomination is discriminated.

  When the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 81 is of the same denomination as the lowermost small bundle banknote W stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, the control unit 185 controls the bundle cassette 81. Is fed out from the bundle cassette 81 to the bundle sorting unit 80. That is, the control unit 185 retracts the storage bundle presser plate 135 from the storage unit frame 111 to the supply retraction position (see FIG. 18B) after retracting the supply storage unit 112 that was in the basic position to the supply retreat position. The bundle mounting plate 169 is raised so as to be positioned at (see FIG. 19A).

  Thereafter, the control unit 185 moves the feeding storage body 112 toward the storage unit frame 111 so as to return to the basic position (see FIG. 19B). Then, the front end surface 112 </ b> F of the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 81 and pushes it into the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111. Then, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position in the bundle cassette 81 has been previously held on the upper side, and has already been fed out and is moved at the lowermost position in the bundle distributing unit 80 that is restricted from moving forward by the back plate 126. It becomes the lowest bundled banknote W which entered between the small bundle banknote W and the bottom plate 131 and stored in the bundle sorting unit 80. Thus, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position is in a state where the upper portion of the small bundle banknote W that is the uppermost position in the bundle cassette 81 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body, and the remaining small bundle banknote W is left. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the portion.

  Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 so that the stored bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the initial raised position. In this state, the surface pattern of the next small bundle banknote W is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and its denomination is discriminated.

  When the same denomination of small bundles of banknotes W continues, the above is repeated, so that the small denominations of the same denomination from the bundle cassette 81 in the range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles) in the storage space. W is held in the bundle distribution unit 80 in an accumulated state.

  On the other hand, the control unit 185 detects a small bundle banknote W of a different denomination different from the small bundle banknote W currently held in the storage space 118 of the bundle sorting unit 80 at the time of image detection of the CCD camera 144 described above. A case where a pattern on the upper surface of the bundle placement plate 169 is detected, and a case where a storage limit number (for example, eight bundles) of small bundles of bills W are held in the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 at the present time. In the same manner as in the “storage process” described above, all the small bundles W of the same denomination held in the storage space 118 are all of the corresponding denominations of the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Put them all together.

  For example, when the small bundle banknotes W are stored in the bundle cassette 83, the control unit 185 first drives the telescopic drive mechanism 153 to lower the pressing plate 154, and the pressing plate 154 causes the small bundle banknotes of the bundle cassette 81 to move. W and the bundle loading plate 169 are pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 81, and then the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed in the bundle cassette 81, and the extension drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 is closed. , The bundle loading plate 169 is raised, and the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 81 is brought into contact with the storage bundle pressing claw 165 (see FIG. 27A).

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the bottom plate 131 to the basic position for closing the lower opening 122 with respect to the storage unit frame 111, and then moves the feeding storage unit 112 integrally with the storage unit frame 111, In the same manner as the “storage process” shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the small banknotes that are held by moving horizontally to the storage position for the predetermined bundle cassette 83 in which the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 should be stored. W is stored in the bundle cassette 83.

  Thereafter, in the same manner, as many small bundles W of the same denomination stored in the bundle cassette 81 for loading are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, and these small bundles W are bundled for each denomination. The process of storing in the cassettes 83 to 86 at once is repeated, and all the small bundle bills W stored in the bundle cassette 81 are replenished to the corresponding denominations of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86, respectively. The “automatic loading / distributing process by cassette” is terminated.

  Here, in the bundle cassette 81, for example, as described above, four bundles of two thousand yen bills small bundles W are placed on the bundle loading plate 169, and a small bundle bill of five thousand yen bills thereon. When four bundles of W are placed, eight bundles of 1,000 yen bills W are placed thereon, and ten bundles of ten thousand yen bills W are placed thereon, After temporarily storing 8 small bundles of yen bills W in the bundle distributing unit 80 as the storage limit number, these are collectively stored in the one for the 10,000 yen bills among the bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Then, after the remaining two bundles of 10,000 yen banknotes W are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, they are collectively stored in the 10,000 yen coupons of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Next, after temporarily storing all eight bundles of 1,000 yen bills W in the bundle sorting unit 80, these are bundled into one for the 1000 yen bills among the bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Next, after all four bundles of 5,000 yen bills W are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, these are bundled into one for the 5,000 yen coupons in the bundle cassettes 83-86. Finally, after all the four bundles of 2000-yen small bundles W are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, these are for the 2000-yen coupons in the bundle cassettes 83-86. In a lump.

  In the “automatic loading / dispensing process by the loading cassette” performed in this way, the control unit 185 grasps the bundle number data distributed to the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86 for each denomination, and automatically loads If the loading data of the small bundle banknotes W stored in the bundle cassette 81 is input from the operation unit 16 prior to the sorting process, the data is compared with this, and if these data do not match, an error display is displayed. I do. If these data match, the amount of bundle cassettes 83 to 86 is updated and stored based on these data. Further, when the loading data is not input from the operation unit 16 prior to the automatic loading distribution process, the control unit 185 determines the height of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 based on the data grasped by the automatic loading distribution process. Update and memorize.

  As described above, when the plurality of small bills W for loading are sorted and stored in the bundle cassettes 83 to 86, the plurality of small bills W for loading are stored in the bundle cassette 81 for loading. In the case of the same denomination, a plurality of bundles can be temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 at the same time, and the plurality of small bundle bills W can be stored in the corresponding ones of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 at a time.

“Automatic loading / dispensing process through the withdrawal gate”
As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the bundle sorting unit 80 in a state located at the bundle dispensing port 90 can be loaded with a plurality of small bundles of bills W via the bundle dispensing port 90, In this way, the small bundle banknotes W loaded in the bundle sorting unit 80 can be stored in the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. That is, for example, without using the bundling cassette 81 for loading, a small bundle of bills W can be simply loaded or replenished into the bundling cassettes 83 to 86 for single denomination via the bundling outlet 90. Can do. Such a case will be described.

  When an operation input for performing the “automatic loading / dispensing process through the bundle dispensing port” is made to the operation unit 16, the control unit 185 activates a part of the above-described “withdrawal process”. And the bundle distribution unit 80 is exposed to the outside through the bundle dispensing port 90. That is, in the state where the feeding storage body 112 and the bottom plate 131 are set to the basic position with respect to the storage section frame body 111, the front end position of the storage section frame body 111 and the feeding storage body 112 on the most front side of the machine body, that is, on the bundle dispensing port 90 side. Move to the withdrawal position. When the storage unit frame 111 is located at the withdrawal position, the control unit 185 raises the storage bundle pressing plate 135 to the upper limit position, lowers the slide shutter 91 to open the bundle withdrawal port 90, and then the back plate 126. Is opened. Thereby, the bundle distribution unit 80 is exposed to the outside through the bundle dispensing port 90. In this state, the operator loads the small bundle banknotes W within the range of the storage limit number in the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 (see FIG. 25B). Here, if it is below the storage limit number, a plurality of small bundles of bills W can be loaded at once in a state of being stacked one on top of the other, in which case the loading may be a single denomination or a plurality of denominations. . In the case of a plurality of denominations, rules are set so that each denomination is collected and accumulated for each denomination.

  When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that a small bundle of bills W is loaded within the allowable loading range for the storage space 118 of the bundle sorting unit 80, the control unit 185 stores the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112. , The slide shutter 91 is slid upward to close the bundle dispensing port 90. Thereafter, the back plate 126 is closed. At this time, if the small bundle banknote W is within the loading allowable range, even if it is placed so as to partially protrude from the storage space 118, the position is corrected by being pushed into the storage space 118 by the back plate 126. (See FIG. 10A). In addition, when the loading state of the small bundle banknote W in the storage space 118 is detected by the sensor, the small bundle banknote W is not within the allowable loading range and is in a position that cannot be corrected by the closing operation of the back plate 126. The control unit 185 generates an alarm without closing the slide shutter 91. And after making the back board 126 into a closed state as mentioned above, the control part 185 is lowered | hung until it contacts the small bundle banknote W which stores the storage bundle pressing board 135. FIG.

  The small banknotes W stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 in this way are all collected in the bundle cassette 81 that is in an empty state before the process once in the same manner as the “storage process” for the bundle cassette 83 described above. And store it. That is, after the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 are integrally moved to the storage position where the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111 is positioned vertically above the bundle cassette 81, both the bundle cassettes 81 are moved. The storage bundle presser claw 165 is swung to an open state (see FIG. 12A). Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 and brings the bundle placement plate 169 into contact with the bottom plate 131 of the bundle distribution unit 80 (see FIG. 12B). . Next, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to a clearance position on the rear side of the aircraft by a predetermined distance.

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the bottom plate 131 that was in the basic position to the front side of the machine body with respect to the storage unit frame 111, and positions the bottom opening 122 of the storage space 118 in the fully open position that fully opens ( (See FIG. 13 (a)). Then, all the small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 are restricted from moving forward by the back plate 126, and the bundle placement plate of the bundle cassette 81 together with the stored bundle presser plate 135. All the small bundles of bills W are sandwiched between the storage bundle presser plate 135 of the bundle distribution unit 80 and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81.

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 until the bundle placing plate 169 is positioned at a predetermined position below the upper surface of the feeding storage body 112 of the bundle sorting unit 80. Lower with W (see FIG. 13B). Thereafter, the feeding storage body 112 in the escape position is moved a predetermined distance to the front side of the machine body and returned to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111.

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 together by a predetermined distance toward the front side of the machine body. Then, the stored bundle presser plate 135 is also moved to the front side of the machine body by a predetermined distance on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 81. In addition to being in a hanging state, the portion on the front side of the machine body of the feeding storage body 112 is in a state of covering the portion on the rear side of the machine body of the uppermost position of the small bundle banknote W from above (see FIG. 14A).

  Next, the control unit 185 lowers the pressing plate 154 of the telescopic drive mechanism 153 and pushes all the small bundle bills W and the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 to the lower side than the storage bundle pressing claws 165 (FIG. 14). (See (b)). Thereafter, in the bundle cassette 81, the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed, and then the telescopic drive mechanism 153 is stored in the feeding storage body 112, the bundle mounting plate 169 is raised, and the small bundle bill W at the uppermost position is The storage bundle pressing claw 165 is brought into contact. As a result, the small bundle banknotes W are held between the storage bundle pressing claws 165 and the bundle placing plate 169 in the closed state in the bundle cassette 81. As described above, a plurality of small bundle bills W that have been replenished and temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 via the bundle dispensing port 90 can be collectively stored in the bundle cassette 81. Note that the bundle cassette 81 is empty except during such automatic loading distribution and collection processing.

  In this way, after the banknotes loaded in the bundle sorting unit 80 are stored in the bundle cassette 81 for loading via the bundle dispensing port 90, the control unit 185 starts from the bundle cassette 81 for loading described above. In the same manner as the “automatic loading / dispensing process by the loading cassette”, the small bundles of bills W are sorted and loaded into the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 of each denomination. Also at this time, while checking the uppermost position small bundle banknote W of the bundle cassette 81 with the CCD sensor 144, if it is the same denomination, it is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 in an accumulated state, and the uppermost position small bundle banknote is stored. When W becomes a different denomination, the above-described small bundle banknotes W that are the same denomination are collectively stored in the corresponding denominations among the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86. It will be. In addition, instead of the bundle cassette 81, when any of the denominated bundle cassettes 83 to 86 is full, the small bundle banknote W is temporarily loaded into the bundle cassette 82 for mixing that stores the small bundle banknote W for the overflow, You may make it distribute from this bundle cassette 82 to bundle cassettes 83-86 of each money type.

"Automatic loading / dispensing process using mixing cassette"
As described above, the bundle cassette 82 is a mixed denomination storage cassette that stores a small bundle of banknotes W for overflow when any of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 is full. A case will be described in which the small bundles of bills W stored in are distributed and loaded into the single denomination bundle cassettes 83-86. Note that the control unit 185 is in the case where there is room in the storage space 158 of the denominated bundle cassettes 83 to 86, and an operation input for performing “automatic loading and distribution processing by the mixing cassette” is made to the operation unit 16. In such a case, the “automatic loading / dispensing process using the mixing cassette” is performed. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the “automatic loading / dispensing process using the mixing cassette” is automatically performed regardless of the operation input to the operation unit 16.

  That is, the control unit 185 performs the same process as the above-described “automatic loading / distributing process by the loading cassette” from the bundle cassette 82 instead of the bundle cassette 81. First, as shown in FIG. 34A, the control unit 185 moves the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 integrally to the receiving position with respect to the bundle cassette 82 and at the basic position. After the bottom plate 131 is positioned at an intermediate opening position where the lower opening 122 is opened by a predetermined amount, both storage bundle pressing claws 165 of the bundle cassette 82 are opened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 34 (b), the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 82 until the small bundle banknote W positions the stored bundle presser plate 135 at the initial raised position. In this state, the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 82 is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and the denomination thereof is discriminated. Next, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to a feeding and retreating position that is shifted to the rear side of the machine body from the small bundle banknote W. Thereafter, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 82 until the storage bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the extended raising position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 35A, the control unit 185 moves the feeding storage body 112 to the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Then, the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 82 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage section frame 111. Then, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 82 enters the entire space between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 that have been previously held on the upper side and is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80. It becomes the small bundle banknote W of the lower position. Thereafter, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 82 until the storage bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the extended raising position. In this state, the control unit 185 detects the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 82 by the CCD camera 144 through the window portion 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and the denomination thereof. Is determined.

  When the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 82 is the same denomination as the lowermost small bundle banknote W stored in the bundle distribution unit 80, the control unit 185 controls the bundle cassette 83. As long as it can be accommodated numerically in this denomination among ˜86, the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 82 is fed out from the bundle cassette 82 to the bundle sorting section 80. That is, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to the feeding retreat position, and moves the bundle mounting plate 169 until the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is located at the feeding ascending position. After being raised, the feeding storage body 112 is moved to the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Then, the feeding storage body 112 comes into contact with the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 82 and pushes it into the storage space 118 of the storage section frame 111. Then, the small bundle banknotes W and the bottom plate of the lowermost position in the bundle distribution unit 80 that has been previously pushed up and that has already been fed out and restricted to move forward by the back plate 126 are controlled. The small bundle banknote W at the lowermost position that has entered the entire space between the two and 131 and stored in the bundle sorting unit 80. Thereafter, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 82 until the storage bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the extended raising position. In this state, the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 82 is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and its denomination is discriminated.

  And when the same denomination continues to the small bundle banknote W from the bundle cassette 82, as long as it can be accommodated numerically in this denomination among the bundle cassettes 83 to 86, by repeating the above, In the storage space 118, small bundles of the same denomination W from the bundle cassette 82 are held in a stacked state within a range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles).

  Next, when the image is detected by the CCD camera 144 described above, the control unit 185 determines that a small bundle banknote W of a different denomination is different from the small bundle banknote W currently held in the storage space 118 of the bundle sorting unit 80. When it is detected, when the pattern on the upper surface of the bundle placing plate 169 is detected, and at the present time, the storage space 118 of the bundle sorting unit 80 holds a limited number of banknotes W (for example, eight bundles). As shown in FIG. 35 (b), the pressing plate 154 of the expansion / contraction drive mechanism 153 is lowered, and all the small bundle bills W and the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 82 are stored in the storage bundle pressing claw 165. Push down to the bottom. Then, as shown in FIG. 36, in the bundle cassette 82, after the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed, the pressing plate 154 is stored in the feeding storage body 112. Thereafter, in the same manner as the “storage process” shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, all the small bundles W of the same denomination held in the storage space 118 are all of the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86. Put them together in the corresponding denominations.

  Then, as many as possible small bundles W of the same denomination stored in the overflow cassette 82 are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80, and these small bundles W are stored in the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86. By repeating the process of storing in a lump, and replenishing all the small bundles of bills W stored in the bundle cassette 82 to the corresponding denominations of the bundle cassettes 83 to 86, the “automatic loading distribution by mixing cassette” “Process” is terminated.

"Self-examination processing"

  Check the number of bundles of small banknotes W stored in the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 of each denomination and the actual number of bundles of each denomination of the small banknotes W stored in the denomination mixed bundle cassette 82 The self-examination process will be described. The control unit 185 basically grasps the number of bundles of each denomination of each bundle cassette 82 to 86, but if an abnormality such as a jam occurs, the actual number of bundles of the denomination and the control unit 185 are determined. Such a self-examination process is performed because there is a possibility of a difference in the number of denomination bundles grasped by the company.

  In the banknote handling machine 11, a CCD camera 144 is mounted on the bundle sorting unit 80, and there is a bundle cassette 81 for loading which is normally emptied. The bundle cassette 81 for empty temporary storage while checking the small bundle banknote W of the target among the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 or the denomination mixed bundle cassette 82 through the bundle distribution unit 80 with the CCD camera 144. By transferring all of them, the number of small bundles of bills W in each of the denomination bundle cassettes 83 to 86 or the denomination mixed bundle cassette 82 is confirmed.

  For example, when an operation input for performing the “self-examination process” for the bundle cassette 83 is performed on the operation unit 16, the control unit 185 first performs a process similar to the “temporary storage process upon withdrawal” described above. This is performed for the bundle cassette 83 that is the object of the scrutiny process. That is, as shown in FIG. 16A, the control unit 185 moves the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 integrally to the receiving position with respect to the bundle cassette 83 and at the basic position. After the bottom plate 131 is positioned at the intermediate open position, both storage bundle pressing claws 165 of the bundle cassette 83 are opened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16B, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 until the stored bundle presser plate 135 is positioned at the initial ascending position. In this state, the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and its denomination is discriminated. Next, as shown in FIG. 17A, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to a feeding and retreating position that is shifted to the rear side of the machine body from the small bundle bill W. Let Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17B, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 until the stored bundle pressing plate 135 is positioned at the pay-out raising position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18A, the control unit 185 moves the feeding storage body 112 toward the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Then, the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111. As a result, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 enters the entire space between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 that have been previously held on the upper side and is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80. It becomes the small bundle banknote W of the lower position. In this way, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position is in a state where the upper portion of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 83 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body, and the uppermost small bundle banknote is placed. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of W. Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 until the stored bundle pressing plate 135 is positioned at the initial ascending position. In this state, the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 is detected by the CCD camera 144 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and its denomination is discriminated.

  Subsequently, the control unit 185 feeds the small bundle banknote W, which is the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83, from the bundle cassette 83 to the bundle sorting unit 80. That is, as shown in FIG. 18B, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that was in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to the feeding and retreating position, and then, as shown in FIG. As described above, the bundle mounting plate 169 is raised to the extended position. Further, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the feeding storage body 112 is moved to the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Then, the front end face 112 </ b> F of the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the uppermost small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 83 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage unit frame 111. As a result, the uppermost position of the small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 83 has been previously held on the upper side, and has already been fed out and the lowermost position in the bundle distribution unit 80 that is restricted from moving forward by the back plate 126. Between the small bundle banknote W and the bottom plate 131, and becomes the lowest bundle banknote W stored in the bundle sorting section 80. In this way, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position is in a state where the upper portion of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 83 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body, and the uppermost small bundle banknote is placed. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of W. Next, the control unit 185 raises the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 until the stored bundle pressing plate 135 is positioned at the initial ascending position. In this state, the CCD camera 144 detects the surface pattern of the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position in the bundle cassette 83 through the window 150 of the feeding storage body 112, and determines its denomination.

  Then, by repeating the above, the small bundles of bills W from the bundle cassette 83 are stored in the storage space 118 in a stacked state within the range up to the storage limit number (for example, eight bundles).

  Here, when the number of small bundles of bills W that cannot be stored at once in the bundle sorting unit 80 is stored in the bundle cassette 83 at the time of starting the self-scrutiny processing, the control unit 185 holds in the storage space 118. A small bundle of bills W of the same denomination is stored together in a bundle cassette 81 for loading.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 37A, the control unit 185 first moves the storage unit frame 111 including the bottom plate 131 while keeping the feeding storage body 112 to the horizontal position up to the storage position with respect to the bundle cassette 81. Move. Next, as shown in FIG. 37 (b), the control unit 185 opens both the storage bundle pressing claws 165 of the bundle cassette 81 and drives the telescopic drive mechanism 153 to lower the pressing plate 154. With this pressing plate 154, the small bundle bills W and the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 are pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 83.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 38 (a), the control unit 185 raises the bundle mounting plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 to contact the bottom plate 131 of the bundle sorting unit 80, and in the bundle cassette 83, The storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed. The telescopic drive mechanism 153 of the feeding storage body 112 is stored, and the bundle placing plate 169 is raised, and the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position is brought into contact with the storage bundle pressing claw 165.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 38B, the control unit 185 positions the bottom plate 131 at the fully open position with respect to the storage unit frame 111. Then, by movement of the bottom plate 131, all the small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 are stacked on the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81 together with the storage bundle pressing plate 135. These small bundle banknotes W are sandwiched between the storage bundle pressing plate 135 of the bundle distribution unit 80 and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 39 (a), the control unit 185 positions the feeding storage body 112 in the escape position with respect to the storage unit frame 111, and then moves the storage bundle presser plate 135 to the bundle distribution unit 80. The bundle stacking plate 169 of the small bundle banknote W and the bundle cassette 81 is lowered until it is positioned at a predetermined position below the upper surface of the feeding storage body 112.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 39 (b), the control unit 185 moves the bottom plate 131 to the storage unit frame 111 side, and integrally moves the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 to the front side of the body. Move. Then, the storage bundle presser plate 135 is put on a part of the uppermost position of the small bundle banknote W in the bundle cassette 81 on the front side of the machine body, and the front part of the feeding storage body 112 is the uppermost part in the bundle cassette 81. It will be in the state which covers the part by the side of the body side of the small bundle bill W of a position from the top.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 40A, the control unit 185 lowers the pressing plate 154 of the expansion / contraction driving mechanism 153, and holds all the small bundle bills W and the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 81. Push down below 165. Thereafter, in the bundle cassette 81, after the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed, the telescopic drive mechanism 153 is stored in the feeding storage body 112 and the bundle mounting plate 169 is raised to close the small bundle banknote W. The storage bundle pressing claw 165 and the bundle mounting plate 169 are clamped.

  As described above, the plurality of small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 are stored in the bundle cassette 81 at a time. Repeat as necessary.

  Then, the control unit 185 determines that all of the small bundle bills W of the bundle cassette 83 that is the subject of the self-scrubbing process are fed out and the bundle cassette 83 is emptied. The small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 at the time when the pattern is confirmed by the detection of the pattern is not transferred to the loading bundle cassette 81 but is directly subjected to the self-examination processing. Then, the small bundle banknote W of the bundle cassette 81 is returned to the bundle cassette 83. In this way, when the bundle cassette 83 that is the target of the self-scrutiny processing becomes empty, the small bundle bill W temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 is directly returned to the bundle cassette 83, thereby shortening the scrutiny processing time. To do.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 40B, when the empty state of the bundle cassette 83 is confirmed by detecting the pattern on the upper surface of the bundle placement plate 169 by the CCD camera 144, the control unit 185 first starts the bundle distribution unit. The small bundle banknote W temporarily stored in 80 is returned to the bundle cassette 83. That is, as shown in FIG. 41 (a), the control unit 185 integrally bundles the storage unit frame body 111 and the feeding storage body 112 while opening the bottom plate 131 to the fully open position, and is a bundle cassette that is a target for the scrutiny processing. Move horizontally to the storage position for 83. Then, all the small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 are stacked on the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 together with the storage bundle pressing plate 135, and the bundle distribution unit 80. All the small bundle banknotes W are sandwiched between the storage bundle presser plate 135 of the bundle distribution unit 80 and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83. Next, the control unit 185 retracts the feeding storage body 112 that is in the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111 to a clearance position on the rear side of the aircraft by a predetermined distance.

  Next, the control unit 185 drives the bundle mounting plate driving mechanism 170 to move the storage bundle pressing plate 135 from the lower surface of the feeding storage body 112 of the bundle distribution unit 80 as shown in FIG. The small bundle bills W and the bundle placing plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83 are lowered until they are positioned at a predetermined position slightly below. Thereafter, the feeding storage body driving mechanism 114 is driven to move the feeding storage body 112 in the escape position to the front side of the machine body by a predetermined distance to return to the basic position with respect to the storage unit frame 111.

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the storage unit frame 111 and the feeding storage unit 112 together by a predetermined distance toward the front side of the machine body. Then, as shown in FIG. 42 (a), the stored bundle presser plate 135 also moves to the front side of the machine body on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83, and the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83. Of the small bundle banknote W of the front side of the machine body of the small bundle banknote W, and the machine body front side portion of the feeding storage body 112 from the top side of the small bundle banknote W of the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 It becomes a state of covering.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 42B, the control unit 185 drives the expansion / contraction drive mechanism 153 to lower the pressing plate 154, and bundles all the small bundle bills W and the bundle placement plate 169 of the bundle cassette 83. The cassette 83 is pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165. Thereafter, in the bundle cassette 83, after the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed, the telescopic drive mechanism 153 is stored in the feeding storage body 112 and the bundle mounting plate 169 is raised, as shown in FIG. 43 (a). The small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 83 is brought into contact with the storage bundle presser claw 165. As a result, the bundle cassette 83 holds the small bundle banknote W between the closed storage bundle pressing claw 165 and the bundle placement plate 169.

  When the small bundle banknotes W have been transferred to the bundle cassette 81, all the small bundle banknotes W stored in the bundle cassette 81 are then returned to the bundle cassette 83 via the bundle distribution unit 80. That is, as shown in FIG. 43 (b), the control unit 185 shifts the storage unit frame 111 toward the front side of the machine body by a predetermined amount with respect to the vertical upper side of the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 81 that receives the storage space 118. The feed storage body 112 is horizontally moved to the receiving position to be positioned, and the feeding storage body 112 is positioned at a feeding retreat position on the rear side of the machine body by a predetermined amount with respect to the vertical upper side of the storage space 158 of the bundle cassette 81, and the bottom plate 131 is positioned below the storage space 118. In the state where the rear side of the body of the opening 122 is positioned at an intermediate opening position where a predetermined amount is opened, both the storage bundle pressing claws 165 of the bundle cassette 81 are swung to be in the open state.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 44 (a), the control unit 185 raises the bundle mounting plate 169 of the cassette 81 at a stroke until the storage bundle pressing plate 135 is located at the extended raising position, and then stores the storage unit frame. 111, the feeding storage body 112 is moved to the front side of the machine body so as to return to the basic position. Then, the feeding storage body 112 abuts on the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 81 and pushes it out to the storage space 118 of the storage section frame 111. As a result, the small bundle banknote W at the uppermost position of the bundle cassette 81 has entered the entire space between the storage bundle presser plate 135 and the bottom plate 131 that have been previously held on the upper side, and is stored in the bundle distribution unit 80. It becomes the small bundle banknote W of the lowest position. Thus, the small bundle banknote W stored in the lowest position is in a state where the upper portion of the small bundle banknote W which is the uppermost position next to the bundle cassette 81 is pressed only on the front side of the machine body. The feeding storage body 112 covers the upper side of the remaining portion of W. In this case, since the denomination has already been confirmed, the image detection of the CCD camera is not performed.

  By repeating the above as necessary, as shown in FIG. 44B, the small bundle banknote W of the bundle cassette 81 is temporarily stored in the bundle storage unit 80 as much as possible.

  When a predetermined number of small bundles of banknotes W are held, the control unit 185 sets all of the small bundles of banknotes W held in the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 as a target of self-scrutiny processing. Return to 83. That is, as shown in FIG. 45A, the control unit 185 first drives the expansion / contraction drive mechanism 153 to lower the pressing plate 154, and this pressing plate 154 causes the bundle cassette 81 in this case to be a bundle mounting plate. After the 169 is pushed down below the storage bundle pressing claw 165 of the bundle cassette 81, the storage bundle pressing claw 165 is closed in the bundle cassette 81, and as shown in FIG. The telescopic drive mechanism 153 is accommodated, and the bundle placing plate 169 is raised and brought into contact with the accommodation bundle pressing claw 165.

  Next, the control unit 185 moves the feeding storage body 112 integrally with the storage unit frame 111 and performs the storage space 118 of the bundle distribution unit 80 in the same manner as the “storage processing” shown in FIGS. Are moved horizontally to a storage position for a predetermined bundle cassette 83 to be stored, and the held small bundle bills W are collectively stored in the bundle cassette 83.

  If necessary, the bundle denominations W of the same denomination stored in the bundle cassette 81 for loading are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 as many as possible, and these small bundles W are bundled for self-scrutiny processing. The process of storing in the cassette 83 in a lump is repeated, and all the small bundle banknotes W stored in the bundle cassette 81 are returned to the bundle cassette 83.

  In the above, the small bundle detected by the CCD camera 144 until it is confirmed by the detection of the pattern on the upper surface of the bundle mounting plate 169 by the CCD camera 144 that all the small bundle banknotes W of the bundle cassette 83 have been fed out. Let the number of banknotes W be the number of bundles actually stored in the bundle cassette 83.

  Then, if necessary, the same self-scrutiny processing is performed on other bundle cassettes 82 and 84 to 86 as the target of the self-scrutiny processing.

  In the self-scrubbing process, after being temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 without being stored in the bundle cassette 81, the bundle sorting unit 80 is finally returned to the one to be scrutinized. As the number of small bundles of bills W to be temporarily stored increases, the scrutiny processing time can be further shortened. For this reason, the control unit 185 performs the following processing.

  The control unit 185 basically grasps the number of bundles of each denomination of each bundle cassette 82 to 86, and even if the self-examination process is performed, the possibility of causing a difference from existing data is very low. From this, for example, when performing the self-scrutiny processing of the bundle cassette 83, at the start, the control unit 185 reads the number of bundles of the bundle cassette 83 that is the target of the self-scrutiny processing from the stored existing data. . When the number of bundles is larger than the storage limit number of the bundle distribution unit 80, the storage in the bundle distribution unit 80 and the storage in the bundle cassette 83 must be performed in a plurality of times. Then, it is divided by the storage limit number of the bundle allocating unit 80, and the remainder is obtained as a fraction. When this fraction is present, the control unit 185 first stores only a small bundle of bills W corresponding to this fraction from the bundle cassette 83 in the bundle sorting unit 80 in the same manner as described above, and stores it in the bundle cassette 81. Move all at once. Then, if the above-mentioned existing data is appropriate (in many cases, appropriate), then when it is repeatedly stored in the bundle distributing unit 80 up to the storage limit number and collectively transferred to the bundle cassette 81, the bundle is finally obtained. The number of small bundles of bills W temporarily stored in the sorting unit 80 becomes the storage limit number, and is temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 without being stored in the bundle cassette 81, and then returned to the bundle cassette 83. The number of small bundle banknotes W temporarily stored in the section 80 becomes the maximum storage limit number, and the processing time of the self-scrutiny processing can be shortened most.

  Specifically, for example, when performing the self-scrutiny processing of the bundle cassette 83, when the existing data is 20 bundles and the storage limit number of the bundle sorting unit 80 is 8 bundles at the start, the control unit 185 Since four bundles are fractional, first, four bundles of small banknotes W are temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 from the bundle cassette 83 by four feedings, and these four bundles of small bundle banknotes W are bundled. The batch portion 80 is moved to the bundle cassette 81 at a time. The required time is four times (four bundles) of feeding the small bundle bills W from the bundle cassette 83 to the bundle sorting portion 80 and one time from the bundle sorting portion 80 of the small bundle bills W to the bundle cassette 81. It is a time obtained by adding the (4 bundles) collective storage time.

  Next, eight bundles of small banknotes W are temporarily stored from the bundle cassette 83 in the bundle sorting unit 80, and these eight bundles of small bundle banknotes W are transferred from the bundle sorting unit 80 to the bundle cassette 81. This required time is a time obtained by adding 8 times (8 bundles) of feeding time and 1 time (8 bundles) of batch storage time.

Finally, when eight bundles of small banknotes W are temporarily stored from the bundle cassette 83 in the bundle sorting unit 80, if the existing data is appropriate, the CCD mounting plate 169 is detected by the CCD camera 144. This confirms that the existing data is appropriate. This required time is eight times (eight bundles).
The total required time on the above delivery side is 20 times (20 bundles) + 2 times (12 bundles) of batch storage time.

  And when returning 20 bundles of the above-mentioned small bundle banknotes W to the bundle cassette 83 again, it is moved to the bundle cassette 81 and the collective storage time of 1 time (8 bundles) temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80. 8 times (8 bundles) delivery time + 1 time (8 bundles) collective storage time + 4 times (4 bundles) delivery time + 1 time (4 bundles) collective storage time. The required time is 12 times (12 bundles) feeding time + 3 times (20 bundles).

  The total is 32 times (32 bundles) feeding time + 5 times (32 bundles) collective storage time.

  On the other hand, in the case of temporarily storing up to the storage limit number at the beginning and temporarily storing the fractional value at the end, the supply side is 8 times (8 bundles) of delivery time + 1 times (8 bundles) of collective storage time + 8 (8 bundles) delivery time + 1 (8 bundles) batch storage time + 4 times (4 bundles) delivery time, the return side is 1 (4 bundles) batch storage time + 8 times (8 bundles) Feeding time + 1 time (8 bundles) batch storage time + 8 times (8 bundles) feeding time + 1 time (8 bundles) batch storage time, totaling 36 times (36 bundles) feeding time + 5 times (36 bundles) ) And the payout time becomes 4 times (4 bundles) longer than the above. In addition, the time for the batch storage time is the same, but one of them requires a longer stroke than the above for four bundles, and the processing time is increased accordingly. Actually, since the self-scrutiny process is separately performed for the five bundle cassettes 82 to 86, the time five times longer is required.

  Although existing data may be different from the actual number of bundles although the frequency is low, assuming that the actual number of bundles is larger than the existing data, the number of spare bundles (for example, one bundle) is added to the existing data. After the addition, it may be divided by the storage limit number to obtain the remainder as the remainder. In this way, if the existing data is appropriate, the number of small bundles W to be temporarily stored in the bundle distribution unit 80 will be less than the storage limit number by the marginal bundle number, but the existing data is actually This can be absorbed when there is a larger number within the range of the marginal number of bundles than the number of bundles, and it is possible to prevent the number of small bundles of bills W to be temporarily stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 from becoming small at the end.

"Recovery processing"
The collection process of transferring the small bundle banknotes W from the bundle cassettes 83 to 86 to the bundle cassette 81 for loading and taking out the bundle cassette 81 to the outside of the apparatus is performed in the same manner as the above “self-examination process”, for example, the bundle cassette 83 to 83 The small banknote W is moved from 86 to the bundle cassette 81 via the bundle sorting unit 80.

  According to this embodiment described above, a plurality of small bundle banknotes W from the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are stored in the bundle distribution section 80 that stores and conveys a plurality of small bundle banknotes W from the binding section 75 in a bundled state. Bundles can be accumulated and stored, and the stored bundles of small bundles of bills W can be conveyed to the bundle dispensing port 90. As a result, the cost can be reduced and downsizing can be achieved. In addition, since the small bundle banknote W can be withdrawn from the bundle dispensing port 90 while being stored in the bundled state by the bundle distribution unit 80, the dispensed small bundle banknote W can be easily taken out.

  In addition, the bundle cassette 81 that is detachable from the machine body 12 and stores the small bundles of bills W by denomination mixing is transferred from the loading cassette 81 to the denomination bundle cassettes 82 to 85 via the bundle sorting unit 80. When the small denomination banknote W is distributed, when the same denomination follows the small denomination banknote W fed out one by one from the loading source bundle cassette 81 and confirmed by the CCD camera 144, the small denomination banknote W of the same denomination Are stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 in an accumulated state, and when the small bundle banknote W confirmed by the CCD camera 144 becomes a different denomination, the same denomination stored in the bundle sorting unit 80 in an accumulated state is stored. The small banknote W is stored in the denomination of the bundle cassettes 81 to 85. For this reason, if, for example, small bundles W of the same denomination are loaded together in the loading source, the number of movements of the bundle sorting unit 80 can be minimized, and the loading process is performed in a short time. be able to.

  Moreover, since the denomination of the small bundle banknote is detected by the image of the CCD camera 144, the denomination of the small bundle banknote can be detected from a remote position.

  Further, the CCD camera 144 detects the bundle placement plate 169 to detect the empty state of the bundle cassettes 81 to 86. Therefore, it is possible to detect that the small banknotes W in the bundle cassettes 81 to 86 are lost by using the CCD camera 144 for denomination confirmation.

  In addition, since the CCD camera 144 is attached to the bundle sorting unit 80, the CCD camera 144 can be moved integrally with the bundle sorting unit 80, and a separate moving mechanism is not required.

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Explanation of symbols

11 banknote processing machine (small bundle banknote processing machine)
12 Airframe 75 Bundling part 76 Bundle delivery part 80 Bundle sorting part 81 Bundle cassette (bundle storage part, loading source bundle storage part)
82 Bundle cassette (bundle storage part)
83 to 86 bundle cassette
90 Cash outlet 144 CCD camera (image detection means)
169 Bundle loading plate W Small bundle bill

Claims (4)

A bundle sorting unit capable of receiving a small bundle of bills from a bundled portion that is bundled with a bundling tape into a bundle of a predetermined number of loose bills and storing the bundle in a bundled state, and transporting the bundle A plurality of bundle storage portions that are on the lower side of the portion and receive a plurality of bundles of small bundle banknotes from the bundle distribution portion and store them on a bundle placement plate that can be raised and lowered,
The bundle distribution unit can receive a small bundle of banknotes from the top of the bundle storage unit one by one and store them in a bundled state. Can be transported to
A denomination discriminating means for discriminating the denomination of the uppermost bundle of banknotes in the bundle storage unit;
Loading that sorts small bundles of bills from the bundle storage unit that is detachable from the machine body and stores small bundles of bills by denomination mixing to the bundle storage unit of the denomination via the bundle distribution unit During processing, when the same denomination follows a small bundle of banknotes that are fed out from the bundle storage unit of the loading source and confirmed by the denomination determining means, the bundle distribution unit When the small bundle banknote confirmed by the denomination discriminating means becomes a different denomination, the small bundle banknote of the same denomination stored in the bundle distribution unit in the accumulated state is stored. A small bundle banknote processing machine which is stored in the bundle storage section for denominations.   2. The small bundle banknote processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the denomination determining unit is an image detecting unit that detects an image of a small bundle banknote.   The small bundle banknote processing machine according to claim 2, wherein the image detection unit detects an empty state of the bundle storage unit by detecting the bundle placing plate. The small denomination banknote processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the denomination determining unit is attached to the bundle sorting unit.

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