JP2013020594A - Object counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an object counter which can accurately count the number of objects regardless of the states of the objects.SOLUTION: An object counter 10 which is for counting the number of sheet-like or book-like objects to be counted (hereafter referred to as "objects") includes: a storage part 20 for storing the objects in a stacked state; a sensor 11 which scans the objects, stored in the storage part 20 in the stacked state, in a thickness direction (stacking direction) of the objects; a count processing part 13 which processes the output of the sensor 11 using parameters and threshold information registered beforehand; an output part 12 which outputs the obtained enumerated data obtained by the count processing part 13; an input part 18 for inputting the state information of the objects stored in the storage part 20; and count method changing means 13 which changes the count processing content of the count processing part 13 in response to the state information input by the input part 18.

Description

  The present invention relates to an object counting device for counting the number of sheet-like or booklet-like counting objects (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “objects” in the present specification).

Conventionally, an apparatus that automatically counts the number of objects in a stacked state has been used. For example, a passbook handling device described in Patent Document 1 is a device that counts passbooks as objects, and is used in financial institutions.
This bankbook handling apparatus includes a photo reflector that irradiates light to the back of the bankbook, receives the reflected light, and converts it into an electrical signal. The number of passbooks in the stacker is counted based on the output of electrical signals obtained by scanning the backs of a plurality of passbooks loaded in the stacker in a stacked state with a photo reflector in the thickness direction. Specifically, a certain value (slice level) is set between the peak and trough portions of the electrical signal output corresponding to the number of passbooks, and the output obtained by the photo reflector exceeds this certain value. By counting the number of times the peak is formed, the number of passbooks in the stacker is counted.

JP-A-8-77268

  The passbook stored in the passbook handling device may have multiple colors on its back or bend. For such a passbook, the conventional device may not be able to accurately count the passbook. For example, when the back of the passbook has a plurality of colors, if the photoreflector is scanned in the thickness direction with respect to the back of the passbook, the output obtained by the photoreflector may be a single passbook due to the influence of color. As a result, a plurality of peaks exceeding a certain value are formed. For this reason, there was a problem that one passbook was counted as two.

  When the passbook is warped, scanning the photoreflector in the thickness direction with respect to the back of the passbook, the output of the photoreflector obtained from the passbook located at the end is the output of the photoreflector obtained from the other passbook. Since it becomes larger than the width, it is impossible to determine whether the output is correct or abnormal, and there is a problem in that the number of passbooks cannot be accurately counted.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and mainly provides an object counting device capable of accurately detecting the number of objects regardless of the state of the objects. Objective.

  The invention described in claim 1 is an object counting device for counting the number of sheet-like or booklet-like counting objects, and a storage part for storing the counting objects in a stacked state, and is stored in the storage part. A sensor that scans the counting object in the stacked state in the thickness direction of the counting object, a count processing unit that processes the output of the sensor using pre-registered parameters and threshold information, and the counting processing unit In response to the state information input by the input unit, the input unit for inputting the state information of the counting object stored in the storage unit, the output unit that outputs the obtained count value, the count An object counting apparatus comprising: counting method changing means for changing the counting processing content of the processing unit.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the input unit includes a manual input unit that allows the operator to check the state of the counting object stored in the storage unit and manually input the state information. An object counting device according to claim 1.
A third aspect of the present invention is the object counting device according to the first aspect, wherein the input unit includes an auto input unit that inputs an output of the sensor including the state information.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the input unit can input the state information in a plurality of stages according to the degree of the state of the counting object. Device.
The invention according to claim 5 is the object counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input unit can input state information of a plurality of categories regarding the state of the counting object. .

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the input unit has a display unit that displays an example of the state of the counting object, and can input the state information with reference to the example of the state displayed on the display unit. The object counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
In the invention according to claim 7, the storage portion has a pair of pressing portions that press one end side and the other end side in the stacking direction of the counting target object in the stacked state, and the pressing portion faces the counting target object. The object counting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined pressure holding claw.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the storage portion has a pair of pressing portions that press one end side and the other end side in the stacking direction of the counting target object in a stacked state, and the pressing portion is a surface of the counting target object. 8. The object counting device according to claim 1, wherein the object counting device is provided so as to be swingable in a direction.

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the counting method changing means changes the counting method according to the state of the counting object stored in the storage unit, the state of the counting object is different from the normal one. Also, the counting object can be counted correctly.
According to the invention described in claim 2, since the operator visually confirms the state of the counting object stored in the storage unit, information according to the state of the counting object can be correctly input from the input unit. .

According to invention of Claim 3, the state of the counting target object accommodated in the accommodating part can be input automatically, and it becomes an easy-to-use apparatus.
According to the invention described in claim 4 or 5, since finer settings can be made according to the state of the counting object, the counting object can be counted more appropriately and accurately.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the operator is a bank employee, for example, the state of the counting object stored in the storage unit is compared with the state of the counting object displayed on the display unit. In addition, it is possible to input appropriate information according to the state of the counting object.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the pressing portion includes the inclined pressing claw, even if the counting object is warped in the vertical direction, the counting in which the vertical warping is generated by the inclined pressing claw. There is no gap between the object and counting errors caused by the gap can be avoided.
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the pressing portion is provided so as to be swingable in the surface direction of the counting object, the counting object is warped in the lateral direction, and the pressing object is suppressed by the warping of the counting object. Even if a gap is generated between the pressing portion and the portion, the pressing portion swings so that no gap is generated. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a counting failure due to the occurrence of a gap.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the inside of a bankbook handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a bankbook handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining processing in the waveform extraction unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the top / bottom determination process in the verification unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the concave portion verification processing in the verification unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the width verification processing in the verification unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the counting process executed by the bankbook handling apparatus. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the top / bottom determination processing executed by the verification unit of the bankbook handling apparatus. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the recessed portion verification process executed by the verification unit of the bankbook handling apparatus. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the width verification processing executed by the verification unit of the bankbook handling apparatus. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display unit provided in the input unit. 12A and 12B show examples of criteria display, in which FIG. 12A is a criterion image indicating that the bankbook is warped, and FIG. 12B is a criterion image indicating that there is color mixture on the back of the bankbook. . FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating that the cutout position is corrected based on the state information input from the input unit. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating that the detection data of (A) is corrected to the data of (B) based on the state information input from the input unit. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a bankbook storage unit provided in the bankbook handling apparatus. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining warping of the passbook. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining that a gap is generated by warping of the bankbook (vertical warping). FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining that a gap is generated due to warping of the bankbook (warping in the horizontal direction). FIG. 19 is an illustrative side view illustrating the configuration of the passbook presser. FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view of a resin block and a passbook presser.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiment, a bankbook handling device used in a financial institution will be described as an example of an object counting device.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the inside of a bankbook handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, only a part of the counting mechanism necessary for explaining the features of the bankbook handling apparatus is shown, and the shape and components of the counting mechanism are not limited. 1A is a schematic top view of the interior of the bankbook handling apparatus as viewed from the positive direction of the Y axis, and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view of the interior of the apparatus as viewed from the negative direction of the Z axis. The figure is shown.

As shown to (A) and (B) of FIG. 1, the bankbook handling apparatus has the main sensor 11a and the subsensor 11b. Both sensors are arranged on a sensor base (not shown) in parallel with the Z-axis, and can move in the direction 100 (the positive and negative directions of the X axis in FIG. 1) together with the sensor base.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the movable range of both sensors is the movable range s, and the scanning range of both sensors viewed from the positive direction of the Y axis is the sensor passing range f. In addition, which one is handled as the main sensor can be set in advance, and can be changed as appropriate during operation.

The main sensor 11a and the sub sensor 11b are so-called reflective sensors having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. Therefore, both sensors emit light toward the end face of the passbook, which is an object (counter object), and perform scanning by receiving the light reflected by the end face of the passbook (the broken arrow in FIG. 1B). 300).
Further, both sensors have different focal lengths (see d1 and d2 in FIG. 1B). For example, the detection results of the passbook 500a stored in a floating state are different from each other. ing. The same applies to the bankbook 500b accommodated with the end faces arranged, that is, a precondition for using the detection results of the sensors together.

  Moreover, as shown to (A) and (B) of FIG. 1, the bankbook handling apparatus has the accommodating part 20 for accommodating a bankbook. The storage unit 20 forms a plurality of sections by the partition plate 30. And the bankbook used as a count object is accommodated in a lamination | stacking state for every such division. At this time, the bankbook is usually stored so that the back is in the positive direction of the Y axis in FIG. 1 and the front edge (the opposite side of the back) is in the negative direction of the Y axis in FIG. The partition plate 30 is fixed to the storage unit 20.

  A pressing plate 40 corresponding to each partition plate 30 is provided. The pressing plate 40 is movable and can move in the direction 200 (the positive and negative directions of the X axis in FIG. 1). The presser plate 40 presses the passbook in the direction of the partition plate 30 (the positive direction of the X axis in FIG. 1) so that the thickness of the passbooks stacked and stored becomes uniform during counting. In addition, the movable range of the pressing plate 40 is a movable range m shown in FIG.

  Further, the partition plate 30 and the pressing plate 40 are provided with a resin block 50 extending in a predetermined direction on the upper surface (the positive direction and the negative direction of the Z axis in FIG. 1). The installation of the resin block 50 is for specifying the position of the resin block 50 as an index of the cut-out position when the count target range is cut out from the detection results of the main sensor 11a and the sub-sensor 11b. Therefore, the resin block 50 has the following two characteristics so that it can be specified in the detection results of both sensors.

First, the resin block 50 is a so-called R shape in which the cross-sectional shape of the resin block 50 cut along the XY plane of FIG. 1 is a right triangle having a right angle as a vertex, and the vertex is rounded. This is the point. For this reason, even if there is an inclination error in the installation of the main sensor 11a or the sub sensor 11b, a detection result including the inclination can be obtained.
Moreover, since the light receiving elements of the main sensor 11a and the sub sensor 11b are less likely to receive reflected light due to the inclination of the cross-sectional shape described above, it is possible to easily specify only the reflected light at the apex of the resin block 50. In addition, although the enlarged view g of FIG. 1B shows a case where the apex of the resin block 50 has an R shape with a radius of 3 mm, the position of the resin block 50 is confirmed through a verification test of a passbook handling apparatus. What is necessary is just to make it the shape from which a detection result appropriate for a specific is obtained.

The second feature is that the resin block 50 is made of a material having low transmittance while being based on white having high reflectance. For this reason, since the resin block 50 can be expected to show a high output value in the detection results of the main sensor 11a and the sub sensor 11b, the position of the resin block 50 can be easily identified.
In this embodiment, the resin block 50 is made of resin. However, the material is not limited as long as it has a high reflectance and a low transmittance.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the partition plate 30 and the pressing plate 40 have a notch 60 at a location corresponding to the sensor passing range f. The cutout 60 is used to easily specify the position of the resin block 50 as an index of the cutout position when the count target range is cut out from the detection results of the main sensor 11a and the subsensor 11b. Specifically, since the notch 60 is based on black having a low reflectance, in contrast, the position of the resin block 50 having a high reflectance is clarified on the basis of the detection result.

Further, as shown in the enlarged view g of FIG. 1B, the notch 60 is present on the shortest distance i from the apex of the resin block 50 to the end surface in contact with the passbook. It is possible to reliably make a difference in detection results.
Note that if the shortest distance i is measured in advance through a verification test of a bankbook handling device or the like, the above-described determination of the cut-out position can be performed even when the signal input / output decreases due to contamination of the main sensor 11a or the sub sensor 11b. Can be a material. In measuring the shortest distance i, a jig having a thickness of about 0.5 mm is sandwiched between the partition plate 30 and the holding plate 40 in consideration of manufacturing variations of the mechanical parts and variations due to assembly. It is preferable to do.

Next, the structure of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the bankbook handling apparatus 10. In FIG. 2, only components necessary for explaining the features of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bankbook handling apparatus 10 includes a sensor unit 11, a notification unit 12, a control unit 13, and a storage unit 14. The control unit 13 further includes a waveform extraction unit 13a, an unevenness counting unit 13b, a verification unit 13c, a counting result determination unit 13d, and a switching unit 13e. The storage unit 14 includes an extraction variable group 14a. And threshold information 14b and count information 14c are stored. A feature of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 is that an input unit 18 for inputting to the storage unit 14 is provided. As will be described later, the input unit 18 is provided for inputting state information and signals that are manually determined by an operator (operator) of the bankbook handling apparatus 10.

  The sensor unit 11 is an input device that receives a signal from the sensor and notifies the waveform extraction unit 13a. Moreover, the sensor part 11 exists separately for every sensors, such as the main sensor 11a and the subsensor 11b which were shown in FIG. Therefore, when the bankbook handling apparatus 10 is provided with a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensor units 11 execute the counting process in parallel.

  The notification unit 12 is a processing unit that receives a count result notification such as a count value from the count result determination unit 13d and an end status such as normal end or abnormal end, and the configuration is not particularly limited. Therefore, the notification unit 12 can also be an interface device with other devices depending on the configuration of the system including the bankbook handling device 10. For example, when the counting result is output by the host device of the book handling apparatus 10, the notification unit 12 outputs the counting result notification from the counting result determination unit 13d to the host device.

The control unit 13 is a processing unit that performs processing of counting the number of copies of the passbook based on a signal input from the sensor unit 11, verifying and determining the performed count result, and notifying the notification unit 12. The control unit 13 is also a processing unit that performs switching of sensors depending on the determination result of the counting result, and controls re-counting processing based on outputs obtained from other sensors.
The waveform extraction unit 13a is a processing unit that performs processing to process data into a countable form based on a signal input from the sensor unit 11. It is also a processing unit that notifies the processed data to the unevenness counting unit 13b.

Here, the waveform extraction unit 13a will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining processing in the waveform extraction unit 13a. 3A is a diagram for explaining extraction of waveform data, FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining smoothing of waveform data, and FIG. 3C is a diagram for explaining smoothing of waveform data. FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining cutting of waveform data.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the waveform extraction unit 13a samples the signal input from the sensor unit 11 as waveform data. At this time, the waveform extraction unit 13a performs processing with reference to the sampling interval value stored in advance in the extraction variable group 14a of the storage unit 14. The sampling range t shown in FIG. 3A represents one passbook, that is, a count unit.

  Further, the waveform extraction unit 13a performs a process of smoothing the waveform data based on the waveform data shown in FIG. 3A (see FIG. 3B). The smoothing referred to here is a new sampling point that is an average value of each sampling point and the sampling points before and after the sampling point, and it is possible to obtain an effect of suppressing noise components by gradually subtracting small changes in waveform data.

The waveform extraction unit 13a performs processing with reference to a smoothing variable stored in advance in the extraction variable group 14a of the storage unit 14. Here, “smoothing (3)” shown in FIG. 3B indicates an average value of three sampling points, and the smoothing variable in this case is 3.
Further, the waveform extraction unit 13a performs a process of cutting out the count target range from the smoothed waveform data shown in FIG. 3B as shown in FIG. At this time, the waveform extraction unit 13 a performs processing with reference to the resin block 50 position specifying information stored in advance in the extraction variable group 14 a of the storage unit 14. The resin block 50 position specifying information includes the shortest distance i for specifying the position of the resin block 50 shown in FIG. Note that B ₁ and B ₂ shown in FIG. 3C represent apexes of the resin block 50.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the unevenness counting unit 13b will be described. The unevenness counting unit 13b is a processing unit that performs a process of counting the passbook based on the data processed by the waveform extracting unit 13a. Specifically, the uneven portions in the entire counting target range are detected, and the interval between the concave portions from the adjacent concave portions sandwiching one convex portion is used as a counting unit, and the counting is performed in this counting unit. At this time, the unevenness counting unit 13b performs processing with reference to voltage thresholds for detecting each unevenness stored in advance in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14. Further, the unevenness counting unit 13b is also a processing unit that performs a process of notifying the verification unit 13c of all the detected uneven portions and the count value of the count unit.

Further, the unevenness counting unit 13b is also a processing unit that receives a recounting instruction from the switching unit 13e and performs a process of counting a passbook based on data of a sensor that has been newly counted. The sensor unit 11, the waveform extraction unit 13a, and the unevenness counting unit 13b constitute a counting processing unit corresponding to each sensor.
The verification unit 13c is a processing unit that performs a process of verifying data based on all the uneven portions detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b. Further, it is also a processing unit that performs processing for notifying the counting result determination unit 13d of the data verification result and the count value received from the unevenness counting unit 13b.

Here, the verification unit 13c will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 is a diagram for explaining the top / bottom determination processing in the verification unit 13c, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the concave portion verification processing in the verification unit 13c, and FIG. 6 is a width verification processing in the verification unit 13c. Each figure for explanation is shown.
First, the verification unit 13c performs a passbook top / bottom determination process on all the convex portions detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b. The term “top and bottom” here refers to a case where the positive direction of the Y axis shown in FIG. In other words, in the top / bottom determination process, it is determined whether or not a passbook stored in the reverse direction in which the front edge (opposite side of the back) of the passbook is stored facing the sky, is in the counting target range. Processing to determine is performed.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the detection result of the sensor, the difference in the storage state of the passbook appears as a difference in the number of sampling points in a predetermined section. For example, sampling points of an H ₁ segment when the book normally shown in FIG. 4 is four, 1 H ₂ interval of six cases Sakugyaku, H ₃ sections in the case of 2 Sakugyaku at 12 is there. Therefore, if a predetermined number of sampling points is used as a threshold, it is possible to detect a passbook stored in the upside down direction. Even when the bankbook is stored upside down, as long as the concave portion is properly detected as in the case of the reverse of one book shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to count as a counting unit. . However, as in the case of the frame P in the case where the two volumes are reversed as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the top / bottom determination process of the verification unit 13c is a process for determining the top / bottom based on a predetermined number of sampling points set as a threshold value when the count is impossible because two or more passbooks are in the reverse direction. Do. Hereinafter, the procedure of such processing will be described.
First, the top / bottom determination processing of the verification unit 13c searches for a convex portion having a predetermined voltage value or more in order to detect a passbook stored with the front edge (opposite side of the back) facing upward. This is because the front edge of the bankbook is usually white, so that the reflectance when receiving light from the sensor is high, and an output value equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage value is shown. Here, the predetermined voltage value is a value indicated by h in FIG. 5, and is stored in the threshold information 14 b of the storage unit 14.

Subsequently, the top-and-bottom determination process of the verification unit 13c calculates a boundary voltage from the detected voltage value of the convex portion in order to divide the interval in which the sampling points are counted. Here, the boundary voltage is b shown in FIG. 4, and is calculated based on a predetermined ratio stored in advance in the threshold information 14 b of the storage unit 14. Then, the orientation determining process of the verification unit 13c performs counting of sampling points of the section delimited by a boundary voltage b shown in FIG. 4 (section H ₁ of the _drawing, the interval H _2, see section H _3). Then, the number of sampling points counted is compared with a threshold value of a predetermined number of sampling points to determine whether or not two or more passbooks in the opposite direction are continuous. The judgment is abnormal.

Next, the recessed part verification process in the verification part 13c is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the concave portion verification processing in the verification unit 13c. 5A shows an example of a normal pattern in the recess verification process of the verification unit 13c, and FIG. 5A shows an example of an abnormal pattern in the process. Show.
Here, when a dark passbook having a low reflectance when receiving light from the sensor, such as black or blue, is to be counted, the normal pattern shown in FIG. The convex / concave counting unit 13b properly detects the convex portion which is the point γ and the two concave portions located on both sides. Further, in the abnormal pattern shown in FIG. 5A-B, the unevenness counting unit 13b does not properly detect the convex portion around the frame γ and the right adjacent concave portion shown in FIG. Therefore, in the unusual patterns shown in (A-b) of FIG. 5, since the results in the respective counting units the section H ₁ and section H ₂ shown in the figure, the three books passbook in the example shown in FIG. The number to be counted is counted as two books, and an accurate counting result cannot be obtained.

The difference between the normal pattern and the abnormal pattern is as follows. The section T ₁ and the section T of each convex portion that are the points α, β, and γ shown in FIGS. It appears as a difference in the number of sampling intervals of ₂ . Therefore, if the predetermined number of sampling intervals is used as a threshold, it is possible to discriminate between the normal pattern and the abnormal pattern.
Therefore, the concave portion verification process of the verification unit 13c is based on the predetermined number of sampling intervals set as a threshold when a dark passbook such as black or blue is counted. Do. Hereinafter, the procedure of such processing will be described.

First, the recess verification process of the verification unit 13c searches for a recess having a predetermined voltage value or less. This is because, when the bankbook is normally dark, such as black or blue, the reflectance when receiving light from the sensor is low, and an output value equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage value is exhibited. Here, the predetermined voltage value is the value indicated by b in FIG. 5 and is stored in the threshold information 14 b of the storage unit 14.
Subsequently, in the concave portion verification process of the verification unit 13c, the two convex portions located on both sides of the detected concave portion are separated as intervals for counting sampling intervals ((A-a) and (A-b) in FIG. 5). interval _{T 1} of the reference period _{T 2),} and counts the sampling interval. Then, the counted number of sampling intervals is compared with a threshold value of a predetermined number of sampling intervals, and a normal pattern and an abnormal pattern are discriminated. If the abnormal pattern is discriminated, the concave portion verification is made abnormal.

  Next, the width verification process in the verification unit 13c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the width verification processing in the verification unit 13c. 6A shows a diagram showing the number of sampling intervals per counting unit, and FIG. 6B shows an example of a normal pattern in the width verification process shown in FIG. -B) shows examples of abnormal patterns in the process.

  The verification unit 13c performs the width verification process on all the uneven portions detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b. The width verification here refers to determining whether or not there is a passbook having a width that is out of the standard corresponding to the passbook handling apparatus 10. Therefore, the width verification process of the verification unit 13 performs a process of verifying the sensor passing time per counting unit from all the uneven parts and determining the presence or absence of a passbook having an inappropriate width.

First, the width verification processing of the verification unit 13c is performed on all the uneven portions detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b as processing targets, between adjacent recesses with one protrusion interposed therebetween, that is, the sampling interval per counting unit. Counting is done for all counting units. T _n shown in FIG. 6A represents the number of sampling intervals per such counting unit.
Subsequently, the width verification process of the verification unit 13c obtains the distribution of the number of sampling intervals per counting unit described above (see (Ba) and (Bb) in FIG. 6). Here, since the number of sampling intervals is synonymous with the sensor passage time, this distribution represents the sensor passage time range per counting unit.

  And the width verification process of the verification part 13c determines whether the sensor passage time range per count unit is in a predetermined range. The predetermined range here is a range of an upper limit value and a lower limit value in which the passbook width corresponding to the passbook handling device 10 is converted into the sensor passing time, and is stored in advance through a verification test before the passbook handling device 10 is operated. Stored in the threshold information 14 b of the unit 14.

Here, as shown in (B-a) of FIG. 6, in the normal pattern and all of the count unit upper limit of the sensor transit time (see L ₂ shown in (B-a) of FIG. 6) and lower to present within the range of values (see L ₁ shown in (B-a) in FIG. 6), the width verification process the verification unit 13c determines all passbook width to be proper.
Further, as shown in (B-b) in FIG. 6, the abnormal pattern, the upper limit of the sensor transit time (see L ₂ shown in (B-b) of FIG. 6) and the lower limit value (in FIG. 6 ( B-b) for counting units present in the range of L reference ₁₎ shown in (see box 0 shown in (B-b) in FIG. 6), the width verification process the verification unit 13c has not proper width It is determined that a passbook exists.

Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the counting result determination unit 13 d will be described. The counting result determination unit 13d is a processing unit that performs processing for determining the counting result based on the verification result of the data received from the verification unit 13c.
The counting result determination unit 13d is also a processing unit that performs processing for notifying the notification unit 12 of the processing result based on the determination of the counting result. Furthermore, the counting result determination unit 13d is also a processing unit that performs a process of notifying the switching unit 13e of a switching instruction regarding the output of the sensor based on the determination of the counting result.

  Specifically, the counting result determination unit 13d determines whether the top-and-bottom determination process is normal from the verification result of the verification unit 13c. If the top / bottom determination process of the verification unit 13c is not normal, the notification unit 12 is notified that the bankbook set state is abnormal, and the process ends without performing re-counting by switching the output of the sensor. . This is because, in the case of a verification abnormality due to the banknote in the reverse direction, even if the output of the sensor is switched and recounting is performed, there is a high possibility that the verification will be abnormal again in the vertical determination process of the verification unit 13c.

In addition, when the top / bottom determination process of the verification unit 13c is normal, the count result determination unit 13d performs a process of determining whether the concave portion verification process or the width verification process of the verification unit 13c is normal. If any of the processes is abnormal, the counting result determination unit 13d notifies the switching unit 13e of a switching instruction for the sensor output to switch the sensor output.
Then, the count result determination unit 13d performs processing for registering the count value received from the verification unit 13c in the count information 14c of the storage unit 14 when all the verification results of the verification unit 13c are normal. The counting result determination unit 13d also performs processing for notifying the notification unit 12 of the count value.

The switching unit 13e is a processing unit that performs a process of switching the data to be counted up to the data output by another sensor based on the switching instruction regarding the output of the sensor received from the counting result determination unit 13d. The switching unit 13e is also a processing unit that performs processing for notifying the unevenness counting unit 13b of a recounting instruction.
The storage unit 14 is a storage unit configured by a storage device such as a hard disk drive or a nonvolatile memory, and stores an extracted variable group 14a, threshold information 14b, and count information 14c.

  Note that the extracted variable group 14a and the threshold information 14b are preliminarily stored as set values through a verification test before the passbook handling device 10 is operated. Such setting values may be changed as appropriate according to the operation. Further, the means for setting and changing are not particularly limited, and may be hardware or software. In the bankbook handling apparatus 10 according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the extracted variable group 14a and / or the threshold information 14b can be changed and corrected by input from the input unit 18. As a result, the content of the counting process is changed based on the input content input from the input unit 18, and the correct counting is executed by the counting method adapted to the state of the passbook as the object. This will be described in detail later.

  The extraction variable group 14a is a parameter group required when processing the output value of the sensor unit 11 into countable data, and is referred to by the waveform extraction unit 13a. Specifically, a sampling interval value for extracting the output value of the sensor unit 11 as waveform data, a smoothing variable for smoothing the extracted waveform data, and a resin for specifying the cut-out range of the waveform data Block 50 location information.

  The threshold information 14b is information relating to a threshold required when counting or verifying the waveform data in the counting target range extracted by the waveform extraction unit 13b, and is referred to by the unevenness counting unit 13b and the verification unit 13c. Specifically, it includes a voltage threshold for detecting the uneven portions of the waveform data by the unevenness counting unit 13b, and a sampling interval number threshold and a sampling point number threshold for the verification unit 13c to verify the waveform data.

The count information 14c is a count value of the number of passbooks to be counted, and is registered by the count result determination unit 13d.
Next, a processing procedure executed by the bankbook handling apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the counting process executed by the bankbook handling apparatus 10. FIG. 7 shows a processing procedure when the sensor mechanism of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 scans only in one direction (for example, only in the positive direction of the X axis shown in FIG. 1). The two directions of the return path are continuously executed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bankbook handling apparatus 10 extracts the output value of the sensor unit 11 as waveform data (step S101). Then, after the waveform data obtained from the sensor unit 11 is smoothed (step S102), the range to be counted is cut out (step S103). The processing from step S101 to step S103 is performed in parallel for each sensor provided in the bankbook handling apparatus 10.

  Then, the bankbook handling apparatus 10 sets one of the provided sensors as a main sensor and a sensor other than the main sensor as a sub sensor, and first sets the waveform data obtained from the main sensor as a count target (step S104). . Then, all the concave portions and convex portions of the waveform data to be counted are detected, and counting is performed using the concave portion as a counting unit from the adjacent concave portions sandwiching one convex portion (step S105).

Subsequently, the bankbook handling device 10 performs a top / bottom determination process for determining whether there is a bankbook that is stored upside down and cannot be counted (step S106). Then, it is determined whether or not the result of step S106 is normal (step S107).
Here, when the determination condition of step S107 is not satisfied (step S107, No), the bankbook handling apparatus 10 notifies the count result determination unit 13d that the set is abnormal (step S108). End the process. Details of the top / bottom determination process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Subsequently, the bankbook handling apparatus 10 performs a recessed portion verification process for verifying the existence of a bankbook that is dark color such as black or blue and cannot be counted because it is not detected as a recessed portion of the waveform data (step S109). Then, it is determined whether or not the result of step S109 is normal (step S110). The details of the recess verification process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  And when it determines with the result of a recessed part verification process being normal (step S110, Yes), the bankbook handling apparatus 10 performs the width | variety verification process which verifies the presence or absence of the bankbook which has a width | variety outside the corresponding | compatible specification of an own apparatus. This is performed (step S111). Then, it is determined whether or not the result of step S109 is normal (step S112). Details of the width verification process will be described later with reference to FIG.

When it is determined that the result of the width verification process is normal (step S112, Yes), the passbook handling device 10 notifies the count result determination unit 13d of the verified count result (step S113). The process is terminated.
Further, when the determination condition of step S110 is not satisfied (step S110, No) or when the determination condition of step S112 is not satisfied (step S112, No), the passbook handling apparatus 10 uses the current count of the main sensor. It is determined whether or not it is a target (step S114).

Here, when the determination condition of step S114 is satisfied (step S114, Yes), the passbook handling apparatus 10 switches the output obtained from the main sensor to be counted to the output obtained from the sub sensor (step S115). ), And the process after step S105 is repeated.
If the determination condition of step S114 is not satisfied (step S114, No), the bankbook handling apparatus 10 notifies the counting result determination unit 13d that the set is abnormal (step S116), and then the process Exit.

As described above, the counting procedure executed by the bankbook handling device 10 shown in FIG. 7 is such that the sensor mechanism of the bankbook handling device 10 is only in one direction (for example, the positive direction of the X axis shown in FIG. 1). Only), the processing procedure in the case of scanning is shown. Actually, however, the two directions of the forward path and the backward path are continuously executed.
Here, a processing procedure of such reciprocation processing (not shown) will be described. The bankbook handling apparatus 10 performs the above-described counting process twice for the outward trip. When the count values of the forward and backward paths match, a process of outputting the count value as normal termination is performed.

  If there is an abnormality in the top / bottom determination process in any of the counting processes, the process ends as an abnormal end. If there is an abnormality in the recess verification process or the width verification process in any of the counting processes, the counting process for the outward path is re-executed only once. Similarly, when the count values of the forward and backward paths do not match, the count process for the forward and backward paths is performed again only once.

Next, a detailed processing procedure of the top / bottom determination processing (see step S106 in FIG. 7) shown in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the top / bottom determination processing executed by the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the top / bottom determination process, the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 determines the first convex part among all the convex parts (see step S105 in FIG. 7) detected by the concave / convex counting part 13b. The first processing target is set (step S201).

And it is determined whether the convex part made into the process object is more than a predetermined voltage value (step S202). Here, the term “above a predetermined voltage value” means that the front edge (opposite side of the back) of the bankbook is usually white, and therefore is a voltage value that can be identified as white. The predetermined voltage value is stored in advance in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14.
Here, when the determination condition of step S202 is satisfied (step S202, Yes), the verification unit 13c of the passbook handling apparatus 10 determines the boundary shown in FIG. 4 from the voltage of the convex portion to be processed based on a predetermined ratio. The voltage b is calculated (step S203). The predetermined ratio here is a parameter for deriving a boundary voltage for identifying a state in which two or more passbooks facing upside down are continuous, and is stored in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14 in advance. .

If the determination condition of step S202 is not satisfied (step S202, No), the processing after step S206 is performed. The processing after step S206 will be described later.
Subsequently, the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 determines the number of sampling points existing between the boundary voltage calculated in step S203 from the convex portion to be processed, that is, the boundary voltage from the predetermined voltage value h illustrated in FIG. The number of sampling points existing between b is counted (step S204). And the process which determines whether the counted sampling point number is less than a predetermined threshold value is performed (step S205). The predetermined threshold here is a threshold for identifying the number of sampling points when two or more passbooks facing upside down are consecutive, and are stored in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14 in advance.

  When the determination condition of step S205 is satisfied (step S205, Yes), the verification unit 13c of the passbook handling apparatus 10 performs a process of determining whether or not there is a convex portion that is the next processing target (step S206). And when it determines with the convex part which is the next process target not existing, ie, verification about all the convex parts was finished (step S206, No), it is with respect to the count result determination part 13d that the top-and-bottom judgment is normal. (Step S208), the process is terminated. If there is a convex portion that is the next processing target (step S206, Yes), the processing after step S202 is repeated after the next convex portion is set as the processing target (step S207).

When the determination condition of step S205 is not satisfied (step S205, No), the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 notifies the count result determination unit 13d that the top / bottom determination is abnormal. (Step S209), the process ends.
Although FIG. 8 shows an example in which the case where two or more passbooks facing upside down continue is abnormal, it may be abnormal if even one book has a passbook facing upside down. In this case, the threshold information 14b in the storage unit 14 may be adjusted through a verification test of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 or the like.

In addition, FIG. 8 shows an example in which an abnormality occurs immediately if two or more passbooks in the upside-down direction continue. However, once all the convex portions are verified, all passbooks in the upside-down direction are checked. It is good also as notifying of whereabouts.
Next, a detailed processing procedure of the recess verification process (see step S109 in FIG. 7) shown in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the recessed portion verification processing executed by the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the recess verification process, the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 sets the first recess among all the recesses (see step S105 in FIG. 7) detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b to the first. It is set as a processing target (step S301). Then, it is determined whether or not the concave portion to be processed is equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage value (step S302). Here, the term “below a predetermined voltage value” means that the passbook color is below a voltage value that can be identified as a dark color such as black or blue. The predetermined voltage value is stored in advance in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14.

  Here, when the determination condition of step S302 is satisfied (step S302, Yes), the verification unit 13c of the passbook handling apparatus 10 counts the sampling interval between two convex portions located on both sides of the concave portion to be processed. (Step S303). And the process which determines whether the counted sampling interval number is less than a predetermined threshold value is performed (step S304). The predetermined threshold here is a threshold for identifying the number of sampling intervals when a concave portion is not properly detected by a black and blue passbook, and is stored in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14 in advance. ing.

In addition, when the determination condition of step S302 is not satisfied (step S302, No), the process after step S305 is performed. The processing after step S305 will be described later.
When the determination condition in step S304 is satisfied, that is, in the case of the normal pattern shown in (Aa) in FIG. 5 (step S304, Yes), the verification unit 13c of the passbook handling apparatus 10 performs the following process. Processing for determining whether or not there is a target recess is performed (step S305). If it is determined that there is no recess to be processed next, that is, verification for all the recesses has been completed (No in step S305), the count result determination unit 13d is notified that the recess verification is normal. After that (step S307), the process is terminated. If there is a recess to be processed next (Yes in step S305), the next recess is set as a processing target (step S306), and the processes after step S302 are repeated.

Further, when the determination condition of step S304 is not satisfied, that is, in the case of the abnormal pattern shown in (A-b) of FIG. 5 (No in step S304), the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 After notifying the counting result determination unit 13d that the concave portion verification is abnormal (step S308), the process is terminated.
Note that FIG. 9 shows an example in which an abnormality is detected immediately when a concave portion is not properly detected by a black or blue passbook, but after all the concave portions have been verified, It is good also as notifying the location of all the bankbooks in which the recessed part was not detected.

Next, a detailed processing procedure of the width verification process (see step S111 in FIG. 7) shown in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the width verification processing executed by the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the width verification process, the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 sets all the uneven portions detected by the unevenness counting unit 13b (see step S105 in FIG. 7) as processing targets. Then, the _number of sampling intervals per counting unit tn shown in FIG. 6 (A) is measured for all the counting units between adjacent recesses with one projection interposed therebetween (ie, step A). S401). Subsequently, the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 calculates a sampling interval number distribution (see FIG. 6B) per counting unit counted in step S401 (step S402). Here, since the sampling interval number is synonymous with the sensor passage time, the sensor passage time range per counting unit is calculated by the processing in step S402.

  And the verification part 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 determines whether the sampling interval number distribution calculated by step S402, ie, the sensor passage time range per count unit, exists in a predetermined range (step S403). The predetermined range here is an upper limit value and a lower limit value obtained by converting the passbook width corresponding to the passbook handling device 10 into the sensor passage time, and is stored in the threshold information 14b of the storage unit 14 in advance.

  Here, when the determination condition of step S403 is satisfied (step S403, Yes), the verification unit 13c of the bankbook handling apparatus 10 notifies the count result determination unit 13d that the width verification is normal (step S403). S404), the process is terminated. If the determination condition in step S403 is not satisfied (No in step S403), the count result determination unit 13d is notified that the width verification is abnormal (step S405), and the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the waveform extraction unit processes the detection results of a plurality of sensors with different scanning conditions into a form that allows counting of the number of copies of the passbook, and the unevenness counting unit includes a plurality of sensors. The number of copies of the passbook is counted from one of the detection results, the verification unit verifies the detection result, and the count result determination unit determines the verification result and outputs a count value if normal. Alternatively, if it is abnormal, an instruction to switch the sensor output is given, and the switching unit is configured so that the switching unit switches the output obtained from the sensor to be counted to the output obtained from another sensor. Therefore, the counting accuracy can be improved regardless of the type of paper sheets such as a bankbook and the storage state.

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the counting result is obtained based only on the detection result of one of the detection results of the two sensors of the bankbook handling apparatus has been described. However, if the other sensor can properly detect a part that one sensor cannot detect properly, the count result can be obtained by correcting the detection results of both sensors. You can also

Next, the input unit 18 provided in the bankbook handling apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail.
The input unit 18 is a functional device that is operated by an operator such as a financial institution in which the bankbook handling device 10 is installed or a maintenance staff of the bankbook handling device 10 to input necessary state information.
For example, the input unit 18 includes a display unit 181 as shown in FIG. In the display unit 181, whether the bankbook stored in the storage unit in a stacked state is warped and whether the color of the back portion of the bankbook stored in the stacked state is a mixed color state No information is displayed. The display unit 181 is a so-called touch panel type display unit. The operator confirms the state of the stored passbook for “warp”, and alternatively presses the display unit depending on whether there is a large warp, a small warp, or no warp. As a result, the display 182 of the pressed display portion is reversed, and for example, the “small presence” display 182 is selected and set.

With respect to “warp”, for example, the display 183 of “slightly present” is selected and set in the same procedure.
In this way, the operator can visually check the state of the bankbook stored in the storage unit in a stacked state, and can input information regarding warpage and color mixing according to the checked state through the input unit 18. Has been.

Note that the display example of the display unit 181 shown in FIG. 11 is merely an example. For example, binary information indicating whether or not there is warp, binary information indicating whether or not there is color mixing, and an input button such as a numeric keypad are used. The structure which can be input using may be sufficient.
Further, in the case where the passbook storage section is divided into a plurality of storage sections, it is preferable that the status of the stored passbook can be confirmed for each storage section and information corresponding to the status can be input. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the input unit 18 has an image ((A) in FIG. 12) that is a criterion or a guideline for determining whether the bankbook is “warped” or “color mixing” on the back of the bankbook. A display portion on which an image (FIG. 12B) serving as a determination criterion or a determination guideline of whether or not there is displayed may be provided. When an image serving as a criterion or guideline for such a determination is displayed, the operator can determine the presence or absence of warpage or color mixing based on this image, and there is no variation in determination among operators, and the input unit 18 Appropriate correction information can be input.

  Incidentally, FIG. 12A is a schematic view of the passbook stored in a stacked state as viewed from the side, and is a judgment reference image showing that the passbook is warped if the gap is 0.5 mm or more. . (B) in FIG. 12 is an image in which the bankbook stored in a stacked state is displayed from the top (the back side of the bankbook), and many white thick lines and thin lines are mixed with black. It is a judgment reference image showing that there is color mixture.

  In FIG. 13, the threshold information read from the threshold information 14 b of the storage unit 14 is changed and the cutout position is corrected by inputting information (status information) indicating that there is “warp” in the bankbook from the input unit 18. FIG. When the passbook is warped, a gap is formed between the press plate 40 and the passbook, and the detection width from the cut-out position until the first passbook is detected increases, which may cause false detection (FIG. 13). (A)). Therefore, the threshold information 14b is changed based on the information indicating that the bankbook input from the input unit 18 is warped, and the cutout position is corrected as shown in FIG. Based on the above, the counting start position of the passbook is set.

In addition, when information indicating that there is color mixture on the back of the bankbook is input from the input unit 18, the detection data illustrated in FIG. 14A is corrected to the data illustrated in FIG. 14B.
That is, when the operator confirms that there is color mixture on the back of the bankbook and is input from the input unit 18, the threshold information 14b read based on the input is changed. As a result, as shown in (A) of 14, the detected data is a waveform output in which the waveform is broken due to color mixture and a recess is generated, but this is invalidated for the recess generated at the top of the waveform. Processing is performed ((B) of FIG. 14), and the number of passbooks is properly detected.

  Thus, when the passbook handling apparatus 10 is provided with the input unit 18 and the operator sets the passbook in the storage unit, the stacked state of the set passbook is visually confirmed, and whether or not the stored passbook is warped. And / or whether or not there is color mixture on the back of the bankbook, and the result can be input from the input unit 18. Based on the input information, the device automatically changes the contents of the passbook counting process, so that it is possible to perform an appropriate counting process according to the stacked state of the stored actual passbook and to correctly detect the number of passbooks. It becomes possible.

15-20 is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the bankbook handling apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. In the bankbook handling apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, even when the bankbook is warped, when the bankbook is stored in a stacked state in the storage section, the warpage does not adversely affect the detection of the sensor. Thus, it is the Example by which the structure of the accommodating part was devised.
First, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a bankbook storage unit (inside the stacker) provided in the bankbook handling apparatus. The storage unit 70 includes a pair of left and right side plates 71 and 72 provided in parallel, and a central partition plate 73 is further provided between the side plates 71 and 72. The two partition plates 30 extending in the direction orthogonal to the side plates 71 and 72 are fixed with a space therebetween, and the four pressing plates 40 are provided so as to face the partition plate 30. Each pressing plate 40 is slidable in the direction of arrow A1. Accordingly, the storage unit 70 is divided into four storage spaces 70A, 70B, 70C, and 70D, and the storage books 70A, 70B, 70C, and 70D can store the passbooks in a stacked state. The passbook is stored in each storage space so that the back of the passbook faces upward and the passbook is arranged between the partition plate 30 and the pressing plate 40. Therefore, the number of stored passbooks can be detected by scanning the passbooks stored in the storage spaces 70 </ b> A to 70 </ b> D in a stacked state from above with the sensor in the direction of arrow A <b> 1 or vice versa.

Each partition plate 30 and presser plate 40 are provided with a passbook presser 51 in association with the resin block 50 and the resin block 50 for each of the storage spaces 70A to 70D.
Next, the bankbook holding unit 51 will be described.
As is well known, the passbook PB is a booklet in which a plurality of thick papers are stacked, the center is bound and folded in half, and the front shape is rectangular as shown in FIG. (B) As shown in (C), each of the plan view and the side view has a long bar shape with a predetermined thickness. When such a passbook PB is warped, as shown in FIG. 16 (B), the horizontal shape warps up and down on both the left and right sides, and the vertical shape warps the side shape on both the top and bottom sides. Will warp.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 17, when the bankbook PB is stood between the partition plate 30 and the pressing plate 40 with the spine facing upward, the bankbook PB is warped in the vertical direction. In this case, a gap is generated between the pressing plate 40 and the back of the bankbook PB.
Further, when the bankbook PB is warped in the horizontal direction, a gap is generated between the pressing plate 40 and the bankbook PB at the side end of the pressing plate 40 as shown in FIG.

Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the passbook PB is warped by devising the configuration of the passbook presser 51 provided on the partition plate 30 and the presser plate 40, the passbook PB A gap was not formed between the partition plate 30 and the holding plate 40.
FIG. 19 is an illustrative side view illustrating the configuration of the resin block 50 and the passbook presser 51 provided on the partition plate 30 and the presser plate 40, respectively. The passbook presser 51 is disposed under the resin block 50 and has a presser claw 52 that faces the storage space. In this embodiment, the presser pawls 52 are three presser pawls arranged side by side at equal intervals (see FIG. 20). The presser claw 52 is inclined obliquely upward. For this reason, since the upper part of the storage space is narrowed, no gap is generated between the passbook PB and the presser claw 52 in the vicinity of the back of the passbook PB even if the passbook PB is inclined due to warping as shown in the figure.

The relationship between the inclination angle of the presser pawl 52 and the warp angle of the bankbook PB is as follows:
The inclination of the presser claw 52 is set so that the inclination angle ≧ the warp angle.
As shown in FIG. 19, the lower part of the passbook PB held by the presser claw 52 (the front edge side opposite to the back of the passbook PB) is formed by a gap 53 formed below the presser claw 52. PB warpage is released.

  Next, the configuration of the passbook presser 51 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view of the resin block 50 and the passbook presser 51 provided in the partition plate 30 and the presser plate 40. A passbook presser 51 is disposed on the upper sides of the partition plate 30 and the presser plate 40, and a resin block 50 is provided on the passbook presser 51. The passbook presser 51 includes three presser claws 52 facing the storage space. As described with reference to FIG. 19, the pressing claw 52 is a claw that is inclined upward toward the storage space. And the passbook holding | suppressing part 51 is provided so that the rocking | fluctuation is possible centering on the spindle 54. For this reason, when the bankbook PB sandwiched between the bankbook presser 51 (the presser claw 52) is warped in the horizontal direction, the bankbook presser 51 rotates along the warp of the bankbook PB, and the presser claw 52 and the bankbook It is displaced so that a gap does not occur between PB.

Accordingly, since the positional relationship between the resin block 50 serving as a reference for the cutout position and the passbook PB is maintained without a gap even in plan view, the trouble that the cutout position changes depending on the gap when detecting the number of passbook PBs is eliminated. Can do.
Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. For example, in the embodiment, the sensor for detecting the bankbook has been described as the sensor having the main sensor 11a and the sub sensor 11b, but the sensor may be only one sensor. Further, the sensor is not limited to a reflective sensor, and any sensor that can obtain a signal for counting the number of bankbooks may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the passbook status information is manually input has been described as an example. However, the passbook status information may be automatically input. Specifically, the waveform data obtained by causing the sensor to scan the passbook set in the storage unit, and the waveform data when the passbook stored in the storage unit in advance has color mixture and / or warpage are included. The degree of warpage of the passbook may be determined by comparison, and the state information of the passbook stored in the storage unit may be automatically input based on the determination result. In this case, the input unit is not manually operated by the operator, and waveform data obtained by scanning the sensor with respect to the bankbook set in the storage unit is automatically input to the bankbook handling device. It has a function as an auto input part.

In the embodiment, the bankbook handling apparatus has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be widely applied to a counting apparatus for counting the number of counting objects in the form of sheets or booklets as well as counting the bankbook.
In addition, the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the claims.

  The object counting device according to the present invention, when counting the number of objects to be counted in the form of sheets or booklets, that is, the number of objects, when it is desired to improve the counting accuracy regardless of the state of the objects stored in a stacked state. It is a useful counting device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Passbook handling apparatus 11 Sensor part 11a Main sensor 11b Sub sensor 12 Notification part 13 Control part 13a Waveform extraction part 13b Concavity and convexity counting part 13c Verification part 13d Count result determination part 13e Switching part 14 Storage part 14a Extraction variable group 14b Threshold information 14c Counting Information 20 Storage unit 30 Partition plate 40 Holding plate 50 Resin block 60 Notch 18 Input unit 51 Passbook pressing unit 52 Pressing claw 70 Storage units 70A, 70B, 70C, 70D Storage space

Claims (8)

An object counting device for counting a sheet-like or booklet-like counting object,
A storage section for storing the counting objects in a stacked state;
A sensor that scans in the thickness direction of the counting object with respect to the counting object in a stacked state stored in the storage unit;
A counting processor for processing the output of the sensor using pre-registered parameters and threshold information;
An output unit for outputting the count value obtained by the count processing unit;
An input unit for inputting state information of the counting object stored in the storage unit;
In response to the state information input by the input unit, counting method changing means for changing the counting processing content of the counting processing unit;
An object counting device comprising:   2. The object counting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit includes a manual input unit that allows an operator to check a state of a counting object stored in the storage unit and manually input state information. .   The object counting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit includes an auto input unit that inputs an output of the sensor including the state information.   The object counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the input unit can input state information in a plurality of stages in accordance with the degree of the state of the counting object.   The object counting device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit can input state information of a plurality of categories regarding the state of the counting object.   The said input part has a display part which displays the example of a state of a count object, and can input state information with reference to the example of a state displayed on the said display part, The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. An object counting device according to claim 1. The storage unit has a pair of pressing parts that press one end side and the other end side in the stacking direction of the counting object in a stacked state,
The object counting device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing portion includes an inclined pressing claw that is inclined toward the counting object. The storage portion has a pair of pressing portions that press one end side and the other end side in the stacking direction of the counting target in the stacked state,
The object counting device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing portion is provided so as to be swingable in a surface direction of the counting object.

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