JP2007310672A - Bill handling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill arranging apparatus provided with a function for separating a repair bill from the other bill. <P>SOLUTION: The repair bill is separated from among bills inserted into the bill arranging apparatus 1 by providing a tape sensing mechanism for sensing a repaired bill. The bill arranging apparatus 1 is provided with a reject pocket 8 for accumulating bills which are determined as the repair bill by the tape sensing mechanism. The repair bill is repaired by an adhesive tape, so that the tape sensing mechanism determines whether it is the repair bill or not based on the fact that the bill is added with the adhesive tape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that handles repair banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in banking institutions such as banks, banknote organizing apparatuses have been introduced that bundle and organize banknotes collected at the time of scrutiny and the like. A conventional banknote sorting apparatus transports a large number of banknotes mixed in denomination set in the input section one by one to a discrimination section to discriminate denominations and correctness, etc., and circulate banknotes (correct bills) And a banknote that cannot be distributed (damaged ticket) and a rejected ticket that cannot be identified. The banknotes determined to be genuine are sorted and accumulated in the designated temporary stacking unit based on the designation of the denomination specified by the operator in advance, and the banknotes determined to be damaged are transported to the open pocket. Furthermore, the banknote determined as the reject ticket is conveyed to the reject pocket. Note that banknotes conveyed to the open pocket and the reject pocket are discharged out of the apparatus.

  Moreover, some banknotes determined as rejected tickets are later regenerated as paper resources.

Thus, conventionally, it was provided with a reject pocket that accumulates reject banknotes that have been identified as having a denomination of unknown type or detected to be abnormal in the discrimination unit. There is a banknote organizing device that transports and accumulates banknotes and banknotes in which conveyance anomalies such as double feeding are detected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-197509 A

  In the above-described conventional banknote sorting device, banknotes that have been determined to be rejected by the discrimination unit include banknotes (hereinafter referred to as repair banknotes) in which damaged portions are repaired with a transparent adhesive tape. Since such repair banknotes are not suitable for recycling because they contain components other than paper raw materials, it is necessary to separate banknotes that have been identified as reject banknotes into repair banknotes and other banknotes (unrepaired banknotes). is there. However, since the banknote organizing device does not have a function of separating repaired banknotes from unrepaired banknotes, manual sorting is performed. As a result, there is a problem that it takes time until the sorting operation is finished after the banknote sorting device determines that the banknote is rejected.

  The solution means provided in the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem is to provide repair banknote detection means for detecting repaired banknotes, and sort the repair banknotes from among the banknotes thrown into the apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the repaired banknote detection means sorts the repaired banknotes from the banknotes inserted into the apparatus, and if the banknotes determined to be rejected are put together into the apparatus, the apparatus is repaired. Sort into banknotes and other banknotes. Therefore, in the banknote determined to be a reject ticket, the operation of sorting the repair banknote into the repair banknote and the other banknotes can be performed without the need for manpower. As a result, the sorting work can be performed in a short time.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element common to each drawing.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of the banknote arranging apparatus according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a charging unit 13 for receiving banknotes into the banknote organizing device 1 that is a banknote handling device is formed at the top of the front of the banknote organizing device 1. Is provided. In addition, a receiving roller pair 14 is provided in the banknote sorting apparatus 1 and in the vicinity of the input unit 13. The banknotes are set in the insertion unit 13 so that the short side is in the transport direction, and the banknotes set by rotating the feeding roller and the receiving roller 14 are sequentially fed from the lower side to the inside of the banknote sorting apparatus 1. And carry. In addition, about 500 banknotes can be set in the insertion unit 13.

  The banknote arranging device 1 is formed with a pre-recognition conveyance path 3a that sandwiches and conveys a banknote by a belt (not shown) following the input unit 13, and along the pre-recognition conveyance path 3a, the authenticity of the banknote, There is provided a discrimination unit 2 for performing discrimination and counting of seeds, damages, front and back, etc., detecting conveyance abnormality, and transmitting a discrimination result to a main control unit to be described later. In addition, the recognition back conveyance path 3b is formed in the back | latter stage of this discrimination part 2, and the front / back inversion part 4 which reverses the front and back of a banknote along this recognition back conveyance path 3b is provided. The front / back reversing unit 4 conveys the front and back banknotes as they are, and converts the front and back banknotes using the switchback method.

  On the upper surface of the banknote organizing apparatus 1, banknotes of denominations that are not to be bound and open pockets 5 for collecting damaged tickets are formed, and banknotes stacked in the open pockets 5 can be directly accessed by the operator. ing. The open pocket 5 is connected to an open pocket conveyance path 3c connected to the recognized rear conveyance path 3b.

  A reject pocket 8 serving as a stacking unit for stacking rejected banknotes that are identified as denominated by the discriminating unit 2 or are detected as being transported abnormally, or are identified as repair banknotes, is provided above the input unit 13. The banknotes accumulated in the reject pocket 8 can be directly accessed by the operator. The reject pocket 8 is connected to a reject pocket conveyance path 3e connected to the pre-recognition conveyance path 3a. The pre-recognition conveyance path 3a and the recognition rear conveyance path 3b are connected by an upper horizontal conveyance path 3d.

  A lower horizontal conveyance path 3f connected to the recognition rear conveyance path 3b is formed in the lower part of the banknote sorting apparatus 1, and the lower horizontal conveyance path 3f is further connected to the lower vertical conveyance path 3g. A temporary stacking unit 6 as a stacking unit is provided in the lower vertical transport path 3g.

  In the present embodiment, the temporary accumulating unit 6 is configured by vertically arranging four temporary accumulating units 6a to 6d in a vertical line in accordance with denominations, and each temporary accumulating unit 6a to 6d is predetermined. In this embodiment, for example, 100 banknotes can be stacked. A switching blade (not shown) for switching the banknote transport direction is provided for each of the temporary stacking units 6a to 6d in the lower vertical transport path 3g in the vicinity of each of the temporary stacking units 6a to 6d. Then, the banknotes are distributed to the respective temporary stacking units 6a to 6d by denomination by switching the switching blade. Note that the number of temporary stacking units is not limited to four.

  When a predetermined number of banknotes, for example, 100 banknotes, are stacked on the stacking plate 22 (not shown) of the temporary stacking unit 6a, the main control unit (to be described later) puts a switching blade (not shown) into a posture that does not take in banknotes. The 101st and subsequent banknotes are controlled so as to be stacked on any of the temporary stacking units 6b to 6d.

  Further, a sealing unit 10 for sealing the banknote is provided at a lower part of the temporary stacking unit 6. The sealing unit 10 includes a conveying unit composed of a roller and a belt, a binding tape using a paper tape, a printing unit, a supply unit that supplies the tape, and a cutter that cuts the tape into a predetermined length. And bundling means. In addition, the banknote arranging device 1 is provided downstream of the temporary stacking unit 6 so as to be movable between the temporary stacking unit 6 and the sealing unit 10, receives banknotes stacked in the temporary stacking unit 6, and receives the temporary stacking unit 6. A bill clamp portion 15 is provided that is taken out and transferred to the sealing portion 10.

  Moreover, the discharge port 11 which discharge | releases a banknote bundle to the apparatus exterior is formed in the front lower part of the banknote arrangement apparatus 1, and is connected by the sealing part 10 and the banknote bundle discharge | emission conveyance path 3h. A door (not shown) is provided on the front of the banknote sorting apparatus 1 and the operator can access the temporary stacking unit 6 by opening the door. Note that an operation display unit (not shown) is further provided at the upper front portion of the banknote sorting apparatus 1 so as to be positioned behind the open pocket 5. This operation display part is comprised by LCD and the touchscreen arrange | positioned on the surface, and an operator operates this operation display part, specification of a mode, the denomination of the banknote accumulate | stored in temporary stacking parts 6a-6d, stacking | stacking The order is set. The operation display unit also displays the denomination, correctness, and counting result of the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 2.

  Each of the transport paths 3 includes a roller and a belt wound around the roller. In addition, the banknote organizing apparatus 1 is provided with a main control unit 7 which is a control means for controlling the entire banknote organizing apparatus 1.

  Next, the structure of the tape detection mechanism which is the repair banknote detection means provided in the discrimination part 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the tape detection mechanism of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the tape detection mechanism of the first embodiment detects an adhesive tape. In FIG. 2, the tape detection mechanism holds a bill with no adhesive tape attached thereto, and in FIG. 3, the tape detection mechanism holds a bill with an adhesive tape attached thereto.

  In FIG. 2, the tape detection mechanism 9 detects a banknote to which the foreign matter is attached when a foreign matter such as an adhesive tape is attached to the banknote. A plurality of roller pairs 17 for conveying and clamping the bill 12 are provided. Each roller pair 17 includes a reference roller 18 and a check roller 19, and the check roller 19 is pressed against the reference roller 18 by a pressing member (not shown). In addition, at a position above each check roller 19 that is a predetermined distance away, the check roller 19 is detected when the rising amount of the check roller 19 exceeds a reference amount, and the check roller 19 is checked against the discrimination unit 2. A displacement sensor 20 is provided for transmitting information indicating that 19 is detected. The adhesive tape is not limited to a long one, and may be of a size that can raise the check roller 19 beyond the reference amount.

  When the banknote 12 is clamped together with the reference roller 18, the check roller 19 rises in the direction approaching the displacement sensor 20 against the pressing force of a pressing member (not shown) by the thickness of the banknote 12. However, since this rising amount is a reference amount, the check roller 19 does not reach the position detected by the displacement sensor 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, if the adhesive tape 24 is attached to the banknote 12, the check roller 19 exceeds the reference amount at the location where the adhesive tape 24 is attached. The displacement sensor 20 detects the check roller 19, and transmits information indicating that the check roller 19 is detected to the discrimination unit 2. When the information transmitted from one or more displacement sensors 20 is information indicating that the check roller 19 is detected, the discrimination unit 2 is the banknote 12 to which the adhesive tape 24 is attached to the banknote currently being discriminated. The information indicating that the banknote 12 to which the adhesive tape 24 is attached is detected is transmitted to the main control unit 7. When the main control unit 7 receives this information, the main control unit 7 performs control to convey the banknote 12 determined to have the adhesive tape 24 attached thereto from the discrimination unit 2 to the rejection pocket 8 through the rejection pocket conveyance path 3e and accumulate it. Note that the check roller 19 also rises in the case of a corner fold of the banknote 12 and the displacement sensor 20 detects the check roller 19, but by checking the outer shape of the banknote 12, it is due to the fold of the banknote 12 such as a corner fold. It is possible to easily determine whether it is a rise or a rise due to adhesion of the adhesive tape 24.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote arrangement apparatus 1 in the said structure is demonstrated. In this embodiment, the banknotes to be inserted are the first denomination banknote and the second denomination banknote, and the banknotes are accumulated in the open pocket 5 from the display operation unit (not shown) by the operator in advance. It is assumed that the reject ticket has been entered with the designation to be accumulated in the reject pocket 8.

  In FIG. 1, the operator first sets a bill in which the first denomination and the second denomination are mixed in the insertion unit 13 so that the short direction is the transport direction, and the operation display unit (not shown) When a displayed counting start button (not shown) is pressed, the taking of bills is started. As a result, the bills set on the bottom surface of the loading unit 13 and the receiving rollers 14 provided in the vicinity of the loading unit 13 are rotated and separated one by one from the lower side, and the bills are sequentially fed out. Transport to the inside of the apparatus 1. The bills taken into the inside are transported to the discrimination unit 2 by the pre-recognition transport path 3a, and the discrimination unit 2 discriminates the authenticity of the banknotes, denominations, correctness, front and back, etc., and counts, and the conveyance error Is detected.

  As a result, the banknotes identified as genuine and genuine are transported to the front / back reversing unit 4 by the upper horizontal transport path 3d and the recognized rear transport path 3b, and the front / back reversing unit 4 aligns the front and back. After that, it is transported to the temporary stacking unit 6 by the lower horizontal transport path 3f and the lower vertical transport path 3g, and is stacked in one of the temporary stacking units 6a to 6d by denomination.

  First, among banknotes of the first denomination or banknote of the second denomination, banknotes that are first conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 and whose denominations are determined are accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6a, and later the discrimination unit 2 The banknotes of the denominations thus conveyed are accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6b. That is, since the denomination of the banknote previously conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 is determined as the denomination accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6a, the denomination of the banknote accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6b is also uniquely determined. If the denomination of the banknote previously conveyed to the discrimination unit 2 is the first denomination, the banknote of the first denomination is accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6a, and the second denomination is accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 6b. Will be accumulated.

  However, the operation display unit specifies in advance that the first denomination banknotes are stacked on one of the temporary stacking unit 6a and the temporary stacking unit 6b, and the second denomination banknotes are stacked on the other. In this case, banknotes are collected according to the designation.

  On the other hand, even if it is a genuine note in the discrimination part 2, the banknote discriminated as a bad note is conveyed to the open pocket 5 by the upper horizontal conveyance path 3d, the recognition rear conveyance path 3b, and the open pocket conveyance path 3c. Banknotes that have been collected and are identified as counterfeit bills or unknown denominations, and banknotes in which conveyance abnormality such as double feeding has been detected are determined to be unacceptable, and are conveyed to the rejection pocket 8 by the rejection pocket conveyance path 3e. Accumulated.

  In this way, the banknotes set in the insertion unit 13 are conveyed to and accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 6, the open pocket 5, or the reject pocket 8.

  It should be noted that each time one banknote is stacked in the temporary stacking units 6a and 6b, the main control unit 7 performs a first counter and a second counter among the counters (not shown) provided for each temporary stacking unit 6. The counter value is incremented by "1". When the banknotes are taken in and the banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 6a reach 100 sheets, the denomination banknotes are stacked in the temporary stacking unit 6c, and are stacked in the temporary stacking unit 6c from the 101st sheet. The

  Similarly, when the banknotes stacked in the temporary stacking unit 6b reach 100, they are stacked in the temporary stacking unit 6d from the 101st sheet. Of course, the number of bills accumulated in the temporary stacking units 6c and 6d is counted by a third counter (not shown) and a fourth counter (not shown) connected to the main control unit 35.

  And the banknote of the temporary stacking part 6a which reached | attained 100 sheets is pinched by the hand arm 16, is pulled out from the temporary stacking part 6a, and is sent to the sealing part 10. FIG.

  As a result, the temporary stacking unit 6a is in an empty state, so that when the number of stacked banknotes in the temporary stacking unit 6c or 6d newly reaches 100, the temporary stacking unit 6a can be switched to the empty stacking unit 6a. . At this time, the value of the first counter is cleared (the values of the second counter to the fourth counter are cleared even when the banknotes of the temporary stacking units 6b to 6d are extracted).

  In the sealing part 10, a transport means (not shown) receives 100 banknotes from the hand arm 16 and transports them to the binding position. Then, the tape supply means supplies the tape to the bundling means, and at that time, the printing means prints the denominations of banknotes to be bound to the tape via the ink ribbon. The printed tape is cut to a predetermined length with a cutter, and the cut tape is wrapped around 100 bills conveyed to the bundling position by the bundling means to form a bundle of bills. The banknote bundle made in this way is further transported by the transport means, sent to the discharge port 11, and discharged out of the banknote organizing apparatus 1.

  When the sorting operation is completed for all the banknotes, the operator takes out the banknotes that are accumulated in the reject pocket 8 and determined to be reject banknotes, and sets the banknotes in the insertion unit 13 so that the short direction is the transport direction. A repair bill sorting mode button for sorting the bills determined as rejected bills into repair bills and other bills by operating the tape detection mechanism 9 from the mode buttons displayed on the operation display unit (not shown). Select and press.

  Then, this mode designation is transmitted from the display operation unit to the main control unit 7, and the main control unit 7 prepares to execute control according to the received repair banknote sorting mode. Then, when the operator presses a sorting start button (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit, taking in bills is started. As a result, the feeding roller provided on the bottom surface of the insertion unit 13 and the receiving roller 14 provided in the vicinity of the insertion unit 13 rotate, and the set banknotes are separated one by one from the lower side and sequentially fed out. 1 Transport to inside. The banknote taken into the inside is conveyed to the discrimination part 2 by the conveyance path 3a before recognition.

  When the discrimination unit 2 is reached, the discrimination unit 2 discriminates the authenticity of banknotes, denominations, correctness, front and back, etc., and counts, and also detects a conveyance abnormality. At the same time, the tape detection mechanism 9 also determines whether or not the adhesive tape is attached. As shown in FIG. 2, when the banknote 12 to which no adhesive tape is attached passes through the tape detection mechanism 9, the check roller 19 rises by a reference amount. As a result, the output of the displacement sensor 20 does not change, and the main control unit 7 conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 2 to the open pocket 5 through the upper horizontal conveyance path 3d, the recognized rear conveyance path 3b, and the open pocket conveyance path 3c. And accumulate.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, in the portion where the adhesive tape 24 is attached, the rising amount of the check roller 19 exceeds the reference amount, so the check roller 19 reaches the displacement sensor 20, and the displacement sensor 20 moves the check roller 19. Information is detected and information indicating that the check roller 19 has been detected is transmitted to the discrimination unit 2. When the information transmitted from one or more displacement sensors 20 is information indicating that the check roller 19 is detected, the discrimination unit 2 is the banknote 12 to which the adhesive tape 24 is attached to the banknote currently being discriminated. The information indicating that the banknote 12 to which the adhesive tape 24 is attached is detected is transmitted to the main control unit 7. When the main control unit 7 receives this information, the banknote 12 determined to have the adhesive tape 24 adhered is conveyed from the discrimination unit 2 to the reject pocket 8 through the reject pocket conveyance path 3e and accumulated.

  Note that even if the banknote is determined to be a rejected banknote and is again inserted into the banknote organizing apparatus 1 to determine whether or not it is a repair banknote, it is a genuine ticket and correct by the discrimination in the discrimination section 2 this time. After the banknotes identified as tickets are not transported to the open pocket 5, they are transported to the front / back reversing unit 4 by the upper horizontal transport path 3d and the recognized rear transport path 3b, and the front / back reversing unit 4 aligns the front and back. Alternatively, the sheet may be transported to the temporary stacking unit 6 by the lower horizontal transport path 3f and the lower vertical transport path 3g and stacked in one of the temporary stacking units 6a to 6d for each type of money.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the tape detection mechanism 9 that detects the repaired banknote is provided, and the repair banknotes are sorted out from the banknotes inserted into the banknote organizing apparatus 1, so that the banknotes are determined as rejected banknotes. Are collectively set in the insertion unit 13, the banknote sorting apparatus 1 sorts the banknote into repair banknotes and other banknotes and discharges them to the outside of the banknote sorting apparatus 1. Therefore, in the banknote determined to be a reject ticket, the operation of sorting the repair banknote into the repair banknote and the other banknotes can be performed without the need for manpower. As a result, the sorting work can be performed in a short time.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same location as the said Example 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the banknote arranging apparatus of the second embodiment. The banknote sorting apparatus according to the second embodiment is different from the banknote sorting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment in that a plurality of reject pockets are provided.

  Specifically, in FIG. 4, two reject pockets for stacking banknotes determined as reject bills are adjacent to the top of the input unit 13 (the first reject pocket 22, which is the first stack unit, the second A second reject pocket 23) which is a stacking unit is provided, and the operator can directly access the first reject pocket 22 and the banknotes stacked in the second reject pocket 23 as in the first embodiment. It has become. The first reject pocket 22 is connected to the first reject pocket transport path 3j connected to the pre-recognition transport path 3a, while the second reject pocket 23 is connected to the pre-recognition transport path 3a. Two reject pocket conveyance paths 3k are connected. The first reject pocket 22 is a reject ticket, and banknotes in which damaged portions are repaired with a transparent adhesive tape are accumulated, while the second reject pocket 23 is a reject ticket and is bonded. Banknotes to which no tape is attached, that is, banknotes that are not repair banknotes, are accumulated. In addition, it has one reject pocket, it has a two-layer structure inside, reject bills in one stacking part, and banknotes that have been repaired with a transparent adhesive tape are stacked, and rejected in the other stacking part Banknotes that are tickets and do not have an adhesive tape attached thereto may be stacked.

  Further, in the banknote sorting apparatus 21 of the present embodiment, it is possible to perform a control for performing an operation of sorting a banknote determined to be a reject banknote into a repair banknote and other banknotes at the same time as the discrimination operation. The ticket sorting mode can be selected and instructed from an operation display unit (not shown). Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation of discriminating banknotes and simultaneously sorting the banknotes determined to be rejected into repair banknotes and other banknotes will be described. Also in this embodiment, the banknotes to be inserted are the first denomination banknote and the second denomination banknote.

  In FIG. 4, the operator first sets a banknote in which the first denomination and the second denomination are mixed in the insertion unit 13 so that the short direction is the transport direction, and displays the operation display unit (not shown). From the displayed mode buttons, select and press the discrimination / reject ticket classification mode button that performs the operation of sorting banknotes that have been identified as rejected bills into repaired banknotes and unrepaired banknotes simultaneously with the discrimination operation. .

  Then, this mode designation is transmitted from the display operation unit to the main control unit 7, and the main control unit 7 prepares to execute control according to the received discrimination / reject ticket sorting mode, and then starts taking in banknotes. . As a result, the feeding roller provided on the bottom surface of the insertion unit 13 and the receiving roller 14 provided in the vicinity of the insertion unit 13 rotate, and the set banknotes are separated one by one from the lower side and sequentially fed out. 1 Transport to inside. The bills taken into the inside are transported to the discrimination unit 2 by the pre-recognition transport path 3a, and the discrimination unit 2 discriminates the authenticity of the banknotes, denominations, correctness, front and back, etc., and counts, and the conveyance error Is detected.

  The discrimination unit 2 operates the tape detection mechanism 9 simultaneously with these discrimination operations to determine whether or not the adhesive tape is attached to the banknote. And in addition to the information which shows that it is a reject ticket in the banknote discriminate | determined that it is a reject ticket, it is the information which shows that it is a banknote which the adhesive tape has not adhered, or the banknote which the adhesive tape has adhered. Information indicating this is transmitted to the main control unit 7.

  Upon receipt of this information, the main control unit 7 conveys the banknotes that are rejected and have adhesive tape attached thereto from the discrimination unit 2 to the first reject pocket 22 through the first reject pocket transport path 3j and accumulate them. Control. On the other hand, banknotes that are rejected and have no adhesive tape attached are conveyed from the discrimination unit 2 to the second reject pocket 23 through the second reject pocket transport path 3k and accumulated.

  In addition, the banknote discriminated as a genuine note by the discrimination unit 2 and a genuine note is conveyed to the front / back reversing unit 4 by the upper horizontal conveyance path 3d and the recognition rear conveyance path 3b in the same manner as in Example 1. After the front and back reversing unit 4 is aligned, the temporary stacking unit is transported to the temporary stacking unit 6 through the lower horizontal transport path 3f and the lower vertical transport path 3g, and is temporarily stored in any one of the temporary stacking units 6a to 6d by denomination. Is accumulated. Since the subsequent processing for the banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 6 is the same as that in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Moreover, even if it is a genuine note in the discrimination part 2, the banknote discriminated as a non-payment is also carried out by the upper horizontal conveyance path 3d, the recognition back conveyance path 3b, and the open pocket conveyance path 3c similarly to Example 1. It is conveyed to the open pocket 5 and collected.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the determination by the tape detection mechanism 9 is performed at the same time as the discrimination operation by the discrimination unit 2, and two reject boxes are provided. By controlling the reject box for stacking the banknotes that have been collected, banknotes that have been determined to be rejected simultaneously with the discrimination operation can be sorted into repair banknotes and other banknotes. As a result, if the banknote is once inserted into the banknote sorting apparatus 21, the banknote determined to be a reject banknote can be sorted into a repair banknote and other banknotes, so that the banknote sorting apparatus 1 of the first embodiment is compared. This makes it possible to carry out the sorting work in a shorter time.

  In addition, in the said Example 1 and Example 2, although the tape detection mechanism was provided in the banknote arrangement apparatus and demonstrated, the apparatus with which the banknote which the adhesive tape adhered may be thrown in, for example, a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. In addition, a bill counter, an open cashier, etc. may be provided with a tape detection mechanism to have a function of detecting a bill to which an adhesive tape is attached.

  Also, instead of discharging the non-performing bills, rejected bills, and repair banknotes outside the banknote sorting device, they are transported to the temporary stacking unit 6 in the same manner as banknotes that are genuine and discriminated as correct. Alternatively, each reject ticket and repair banknote may be stacked in any one of the plurality of temporary stacking units. In the case of a non-payment ticket, a reject ticket, or a repair banknote, when the binding button displayed on the operation display unit (not shown) is pressed by the operator, the banknote is forcibly transferred from the temporary stacking unit 6 even if the predetermined number is not reached. Is controlled to be sent to the pulling and sealing unit 10. Thereby, the banknote accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 6 is sent to the sealing unit 10, and the tape on which information indicating the state of the banknote such as a damaged ticket, a rejected ticket, and a repaired banknote is printed on the sealing unit 10 Wrap and bind each rejected ticket and repair banknote to make a banknote bundle. And the produced banknote bundle is further conveyed by a conveyance means, and is discharged | emitted out of the banknote arrangement apparatus 1 from the discharge port 11. FIG.

  This eliminates the need for the operator to stop the rubber band even in the case of a non-use ticket, a reject ticket, or a repair banknote, thereby improving business efficiency.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote arrangement apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the tape detection mechanism of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the tape detection mechanism of Example 1 is detecting the adhesive tape. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote arrangement apparatus of Example 2. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote arrangement device 2 Discrimination part 8 Reject pocket 9 Tape detection mechanism 12 Banknote 21 Banknote arrangement device 22 1st rejection pocket 23 2nd rejection pocket

Claims (7)

  A banknote handling apparatus comprising repair banknote detecting means for detecting repaired banknotes, and sorting the repair banknotes from among the banknotes inserted into the apparatus. In the banknote handling apparatus that includes a discrimination section that discriminates banknotes according to a predetermined standard, and that is judged to be unacceptable in the discrimination section,
A banknote handling apparatus comprising repair banknote detecting means for detecting a repaired banknote, and sorting the banknote determined to be the reject banknote into a repair banknote and an unrepaired banknote.   The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determination by the repair banknote detection unit is performed when a banknote determined to be a rejected banknote and discharged from the apparatus is inserted into the apparatus again.   The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determination by the repair banknote detection means is performed simultaneously with the discrimination operation by the discrimination section.   The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stacking unit that stacks banknotes that are determined to be repair banknotes by the repair banknote detection unit. Providing a first stacking unit for stacking banknotes determined to be repair banknotes, and a second stacking unit for stacking banknotes determined not to be repair banknotes;
The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stacking unit that stacks banknotes is changed based on whether the banknote is a repair banknote.   The said repair banknote is a banknote repaired with the adhesive tape, The said repair banknote detection means judges whether it is a repair banknote based on whether the said adhesive tape has adhered to the banknote. Or the banknote handling apparatus of Claim 2.

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