JP2010191785A - Bill processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for discharging many bundles of bills in a direction so that an operator can easily check a denomination of each bundle of bills. <P>SOLUTION: A binding part 12 has a discharge port 13 for discharging the bundles of bills, belts 12a for conveying the bundles of bills to the discharge port 13, and a rotary block part 14 arranged between the belts 12a, the bill bundle conveyed by the belts 12a is stopped on the rotary block part 14, the rotary base part 14 is rotated according to the denomination of the bills, and a direction of the bundles of bills is changed according to the denomination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus installed in a financial institution or the like, and in particular discharges in a state where the denomination of a sealed banknote bundle can be easily identified.

The conventional banknote handling apparatus separates the banknotes accumulated in the input unit and conveys them to the recognition unit. When the recognition unit confirms that the banknotes are genuine, the banknotes are further conveyed to the temporary accumulation unit and accumulated. Then, when 100 banknotes are accumulated in the temporary stacking unit, the 100 banknotes are transferred from the temporary stacking unit to the sealing unit by the transfer body, and are collected into a banknote bundle by the sealing unit, and discharged to the discharge port. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-66249 A (paragraph “0019” -paragraph “0021”, FIG. 1)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, regardless of the denomination of the banknote bundle, the same is discharged from the discharge port. Therefore, there are a large number of banknote bundles to be sealed and discharged, and there are a plurality of denominations. In this case, there is a problem that it may take time to arrange the released banknote bundles for each denomination.
An object of the present invention is to provide means for solving the above problems.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is integrated in a plurality of stacking units that stack banknotes by denomination, a sealing unit that seals a predetermined number of banknotes stacked in the stacking unit, and the stacking unit. A bill processing apparatus comprising a hand unit for transferring a bill to the sealing unit, wherein the sealing unit discharges the sealed banknote, and moves the banknote to the discharge port up and down 1 A pair of belts arranged in two rows and a turntable arranged between the two rows of belts, the turntable is rotated according to the denomination of the bills to change the direction of the bills, and the bills are released. It is made to convey to an exit.

  Thereby, since this invention sets the banknote bundle discharge | released to the discharge port as the direction according to the denomination, the effect that it becomes easy to visually recognize the denomination of a banknote bundle for the staff who takes out a banknote bundle is acquired.

Schematic block diagram which shows the banknote processing apparatus of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the belt in a sealing part and a turntable were seen from upper direction The top view which shows the inclined surface distribute | arranged between the discharge port of Example 2, and a belt

  Below, with reference to drawings, the example of the bill processing device by the present invention is described.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a banknote handling apparatus according to a first embodiment.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a banknote processing apparatus.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a banknote receiving unit, which has a storage space for accumulating and storing banknotes, and accepts and stores banknotes inserted into a banknote insertion slot (not shown) provided in the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 1. To do.

The bill receiving unit 2 is provided with a bill press in the storage space, and is provided with a feeding roller arranged so that a part protrudes in the storage space, so that the bill press and the feeding roller constitute a separating mechanism. And it has a function which pays out a bill to a conveyance way by pressing a stored bill to a feeding roller by a bill press, and rotating a feeding roller.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a conveyance path, which conveys the banknotes fed out from the banknote receiving unit 2 to each unit of the banknote processing apparatus 1, and a plurality of blades 10 are provided in the middle of the banknotes. Is to be switched.

In addition, a plurality of detection sensors such as optical sensors are provided at various locations on the transport path 3, and in addition to detecting bills transported by the detection sensors, transport errors such as double feed and transport jam are detected.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a bill discriminating unit that has a function of discriminating the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of the bills being conveyed and counting the number of bills discriminated.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a banknote return unit, which accumulates banknotes to be returned, such as reject banknotes discriminated by the banknote discrimination unit 4 or rejected denominations or banknotes fed to the transport path 3 when a transport error occurs.
Reference numeral 6 denotes an open pocket, which is provided on the upper surface of the banknote processing apparatus 1 and accumulates banknotes of denominations not to be bound. Although two open pockets 6 are provided in FIG. 1, the number is not limited to two.

Reference numerals 7a to 7e denote stacking units, which are provided in the casing and arranged in a vertical row, and each stacks a predetermined number of banknotes of predetermined denominations. In this embodiment, the number is five, but it is needless to say that the number is not limited thereto.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a hand unit which is provided in the housing and moves in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Transfer of banknotes such as withdrawal and delivery between the stacking units 7a to 7e and the sealing unit 12 is performed. Has the function to perform.

The hand unit 8 has two movable plates that move up and down, holds the bills between the two movable plates, and moves from the stacking units 7a to 7e to the sealing unit 12 to extract the bills. The banknotes are transferred to a belt 12a, which will be described later, by widening the interval between the movable plates from the state where the banknotes are sandwiched in the sealing unit 12.
Reference numeral 12 denotes a sealing unit, which has a function of picking up banknotes from the hand unit 8 and bundling the banknotes with a band for sealing with paper tape or the like to form a banknote bundle.

In addition, in the sealing part 12, a pair of upper and lower belts 12a extending from the position where the banknote is received from the hand part 8 toward the discharge port 13 and arranged in parallel are provided, and the banknote is placed between the upper and lower belts. By holding the bundle, the banknote bundle is conveyed to the discharge port 13.
In addition, the housing | casing of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is provided with the door in the location corresponding to the discharge port 13, and it becomes possible to take out the banknote bundle discharge | released to the discharge port 13 by opening the door by an attendant. .

The interval between the two belts 12a is set to be equal to or less than the length of the banknote in the short direction, and can be sandwiched between the ends of the banknote in the short direction. A turntable 14 for changing the direction is provided.
Here, FIG. 2 is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the belt and the turntable in a sealing part were seen from upper direction.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 14 denotes a turntable, which is configured to be rotatable by a rotation mechanism (not shown), and changes the direction of the banknote bundle by rotating with the banknote bundle placed on the upper surface.

  Further, the turntable unit 14 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 1 by a moving mechanism (not shown), and is retracted by being lowered to a position where the conveyance of the banknote bundle is not blocked. When the banknote bundle is changed, the banknote bundle is raised to a position where the banknote bundle is placed on the upper surface thereof, and the banknote bundle is changed in direction by rotating at the raised position.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 16 denotes a control unit that controls the operation of each unit in accordance with a control program stored in the storage unit 17.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a storage unit that stores a control program and a processing result by the control unit 16.
Moreover, the memory | storage part 17 has memorize | stored the direction which discharge | releases the sealed banknote bundle for every denomination, and after enclosing the banknote bundle of a thousand yen bill (1st denomination) in a present Example. Same direction as transported by belt 12a, 10,000 yen bill (second denomination) is a 90-degree change with respect to thousand yen bill orientation, 5,000 yen bill (third denomination) Is defined as a direction rotated 45 degrees with respect to the direction of the banknote bundle of the thousand yen bill.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a display operation unit, which is provided on the top of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 1 and displays a processing selection screen on which various processing selection keys such as banknote sealing are arranged, an operation guidance screen, and the like. In addition to providing a screen, a touch panel is provided on the display screen, and has a function of accepting contents input on the process selection screen.
The operation of the above configuration will be described.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of bills in which three kinds of denominations such as a thousand yen bill, a 5,000 yen bill, and a 10,000 yen bill are mixed are inserted and sealed together for each denomination. Shall.
The control unit 16 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 stands by displaying a process selection screen on the display operation unit 18, and seals when a key for sealing processing that specifies sealing of banknotes is pressed by an attendant. A condition setting screen with an input field for setting sealing conditions such as the number of banknotes to be sealed (for example, 100) and a numeric keypad is displayed.

The control part 16 memorize | stores the sealing conditions input by the attendant in the memory | storage part 17, and the banknote which arranged the start key of conveyance of a banknote with the screen which prompts the display operation part 18 to insert a banknote into the banknote acceptance part 2. Display the loading instruction screen.
The clerk inserts a bill into the bill receiving unit 2 according to the bill insertion instruction screen and presses the start key.
When recognizing pressing of the start key, the control unit 16 separates and feeds out the banknotes inserted by the clerk one by one by the separation mechanism, and transports the fed banknotes to the banknote discrimination unit 4 through the transport path 3.

The control part 16 discriminates the denomination of the banknote and the banknote that has been genuinely conveyed by the banknote discrimination unit 4, and conveys the banknote whose denomination is determined from the discrimination to any of the stacking units 7 a to 7 e through the conveyance path 3. As a result, it accumulates separately for each denomination.
In addition, the control part 16 is made to return a rejection banknote to a customer by conveying the banknote discriminated from the rejection banknote to the banknote return part 5 by the conveyance path 3. FIG.

  When the control unit 16 counts the banknotes conveyed to the stacking units 7a to 7e by a sensor (not shown) and recognizes, for example, that the banknotes are transported to the stacking unit 7a by the number of sealed sheets (for example, 100 sheets), the hand unit 8 Is moved to the side of the stacking unit 7a by moving it vertically, moved horizontally into the stacking unit 7a, and sandwiched in the stacking unit 7a and horizontally moved out of the stacking unit 7a. The banknotes are extracted and the stacked banknotes holding the hand part 8 between the sealing parts 12 are delivered.

Here, the stacked banknotes are delivered to the sealing unit 12 in a direction in which the short side direction and the conveyance direction by the belt 12a coincide with each other, and are conveyed by the belt 12a. This is because the band for sealing wound around the stacked banknotes by the sealing section 12 is wound in the short direction of the banknotes, and therefore the sealed banknote bundle described later is sandwiched at both ends in the longitudinal direction by the belt 12a. Are transported.
The control unit 16 seals the stacked banknotes on the banknote bundle by the sealing section 12 and determines whether or not the orientation is changed according to the denomination of the banknote bundle.

Specifically, since the control unit 16 can determine the denomination of the stacked banknotes extracted from the stacking unit 7a, the control unit 16 determines the direction of the banknote bundle based on the determined denomination, The presence or absence of a change is judged from the direction of the banknote bundle.
For example, when it is determined that the denomination is a thousand yen bill and the direction of the banknote bundle is not changed, the control unit 16 conveys the banknote bundle to the discharge port 13 by the belt 12a.

If it is determined that the denomination is 5,000 yen bills or 10,000 yen bills and the direction of the banknote bundle is changed, the banknote bundle is conveyed above the turntable 14 and the belt 12a is temporarily stopped.
In addition, the control part 16 shall detect that the banknote bundle was conveyed to the upper direction of the turntable part 14 with the sensor which is not shown in figure, and will stop the belt 12a, when it detects with a sensor.
At this time, the turntable unit 14 is lowered to a position that does not hinder the conveyance of the banknote bundle, and the control unit 16 stops the belt 12a and raises the turntable unit 14 by a moving mechanism (not shown) to move the banknote bundle. It is set in a state of being lifted by the turntable unit 14.

And the turntable part 14 is rotated according to the money type of a banknote bundle, and the direction of a banknote bundle is changed. That is, if the denomination of the banknote bundle is 10,000 yen bill, the direction of the banknote bundle is changed by approximately 90 degrees, and if the denomination is 5,000 yen bill, the direction of the banknote bundle is changed by approximately 45 degrees.
The control unit 16 further conveys the banknote bundle by the belt 12a and discharges it to the discharge port 13, and ends the banknote sealing process.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the turntable is provided with a turntable, and the turntable turns the banknote bundle in a direction corresponding to its denomination. By changing the angle at which the banknote bundle is released, such as the yen banknote being tilted and the thousand yen banknote being oriented vertically, it becomes easier for the clerk who takes out the banknote bundle to recognize the denomination more visually, Even when there are a large amount and there are a plurality of denominations, it becomes easy to organize banknote bundles for each denomination.

The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
In addition, the sealing part 12 of a present Example shall be provided with the inclined surface between the belt 12a and the discharge port, and the banknote bundle conveyed by the belt 12a slips down from the inclined surface to the discharge port. To be released.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the turntable unit 14 of the first embodiment is not provided.

Here, FIG. 3 is a top view showing an inclined surface disposed between the discharge port and the belt of the second embodiment.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 20 denotes an inclined surface, which is inclined downward from the belt 12a side toward the discharge port 13 side.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a movable guide plate portion, which is composed of two guide plates 21a which are arranged at an end portion of the inclined surface 20 near the belt 12a and are arranged at an interval wider than the width of the banknote bundle. The conveyance in the width direction of the banknote bundle sliding down the inclined surface 20 is guided by 21a.

The movable guide plate portion 21 is configured such that one end is fixed to the end portion on the belt 12a side and interlocks with driving of a drive mechanism (not shown). Therefore, when the guide plate 21a is interlocked with a drive mechanism (not shown), the other end rotates in the right direction indicated by the arrow A or the left direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG. .
The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  When discharging the banknote bundle to the discharge port 13, the control unit 16 rotates the two guide plates 21a of the movable guide plate section 21 in accordance with the denomination of the banknote bundle. For example, in the case of a banknote bundle of thousand yen bills, the guide plate 21a is rotated rightward as indicated by arrow A in FIG. In the case of banknote bundles, the guide plate 21a is directed in the direction along the transport direction so that the banknote bundle is discharged near the center of the discharge port 13. In the case of a banknote bundle of 10,000 yen bills, the guide plate with respect to the transport direction The banknote bundle is brought closer to the left side of the discharge port 13 by rotating 21a in the left direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the movable guide plate portion is provided, the two guide plates are rotated in the direction corresponding to the denomination of the banknote bundle, and the direction in which the banknote bundle slides down is guided to the discharge port. By determining the position of the banknote bundle to be released, it becomes easier for the clerk who takes out the banknote bundle to visually recognize the denomination, and there are a large number of banknote bundles to be released and there are multiple denominations. However, it becomes easy to organize banknote bundles for each denomination.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 2 Banknote acceptance part 3 Conveyance path 4 Banknote discrimination part 5 Banknote return part 6 Open pocket 7a-7e Accumulation part 8 Hand part 10 Blade 12 Sealing part 12a Belt 13 Release port 14 Turntable part 16 Control part 17 Memory | storage Part 18 Display operation part

Claims (3)

A plurality of stacking units that stack banknotes by denomination, a sealing unit that seals a fixed number of banknotes stacked in the stacking unit, and a hand unit that transfers banknotes stacked in the stacking unit to the sealing unit A banknote handling apparatus comprising:
The sealing unit includes a discharge port for discharging the sealed banknote, a pair of upper and lower belts that convey the sealed banknote to the discharge port, and a turntable disposed between the belts. Have
The banknote processing apparatus characterized in that the banknote conveyed by the belt is stopped on the turntable, and the direction of the banknote is changed according to the denomination by the rotation of the turntable. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The interval between the belts arranged in parallel is equal to or less than the length of the banknote in the short direction, and both ends of the banknote in the short direction can be clamped,
The direction of the banknotes conveyed to the turntable by the belt, with the short direction as the conveyance direction,
When the banknote is the first denomination, the direction of the banknote is not changed. When the banknote is the second denomination, the direction of the banknote is changed by approximately 90 degrees by the turntable. When the banknote is the third denomination, the banknote The banknote processing apparatus is characterized in that the direction is changed to approximately 45 degrees by the turntable and then conveyed to the discharge port. A plurality of stacking units that stack banknotes by denomination, a sealing unit that seals a fixed number of banknotes stacked in the stacking unit, and a hand unit that transfers banknotes stacked in the stacking unit to the sealing unit A banknote handling apparatus comprising:
The sealing portion has a discharge port for discharging the sealed banknote, an inclined surface inclined downward toward the discharge port, and a direction in which the banknote slides by rotating in the left-right direction with respect to the inclination direction of the inclined surface. Two guide plates for guiding,
The banknote processing apparatus, wherein the two guide plates are rotated according to the denomination of the banknote to bring the banknote to a specific position of the discharge port according to the denomination.

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