JP2013058039A - Paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet processor which is much higher in cost performance and convenience.SOLUTION: The paper sheet processor includes: inspection means for detecting the face values and attitudes of paper sheets, and for acquiring a result of counting, and for detecting identification information from a batch card; a plurality of integration parts for integrating paper sheets detected by the inspection means; a storage part for storing setting information in which the integration parts are associated with the information indicating the face values and attitudes of the paper sheets; partition processing means for specifying the integration part for integrating the paper sheets on the basis of the face values, attitudes, and setting information detected by the inspection means, and for making the specified integration part convey the paper sheets; operation means for accepting an operation; display means for displaying various information; and control means for making the display means display a setting screen on the basis of the setting information stored by the storage part, and for updating the setting information on the basis of the operation input to the operation means.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a paper sheet processing apparatus that counts and discriminates paper sheets such as banknotes has been put into practical use. The paper sheet processing apparatus takes in the paper sheets input into the input unit one by one and conveys them to the paper sheet inspection apparatus. The inspection device performs various processes on the paper sheet to determine the state of the paper sheet.

  The sheet processing apparatus performs deposit processing by envelope deposit processing or batch card processing. That is, when performing the envelope deposit process, the paper sheet processing apparatus counts the input paper sheets, matches the counted amount with the amount input by the operator, and the input amount is input. It is determined whether or not. Further, when performing batch card processing, the paper sheet processing apparatus processes a bundle in which batch cards and a bundle of paper sheets are alternately stacked. In this case, the paper sheet processing apparatus counts the paper sheets with the batch card as a separator.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus discriminates the type of paper sheet (category) based on the inspection result of the inspection apparatus. The paper sheet processing apparatus, for example, sorts and accumulates paper sheets for each ticket type.

  In addition, the paper sheet processing apparatus determines the front and back sides and orientation of the paper sheet. The paper sheet processing apparatus sorts and accumulates paper sheets according to the front and back sides and orientation of the paper sheets.

  In addition, the paper sheet processing apparatus detects, for example, a tape attached to the paper sheet, folding of the paper sheet, dirt on the paper sheet, and the like. The paper sheet processing apparatus detects the degree of fouling (Fitness Level) from these. The paper sheet processing apparatus classifies and accumulates paper sheets according to the degree of contamination of the paper sheets.

  In addition, a sealing module that is connected to a paper sheet processing apparatus and bundles a predetermined number of paper sheets has been put into practical use. Also, a configuration in which a plurality of sealing modules are connected to a paper sheet processing apparatus has been put into practical use.

JP 2001-67522 A JP 2003-109068 A JP 2009-294933 A

  The paper sheet processing apparatus sorts and accumulates paper sheets according to the direction (direction) of the front and back sides and orientation of the paper sheets. There are four types of postures of the paper sheets: top side (FF: Face Front), bottom side (FR: Face Rear), back side (BF: Buck Front), and back side (BF: Buck Rear). That is, the paper sheet is conveyed in any one of these four postures.

  For this reason, when the paper sheets are classified and stacked for each posture of the paper sheets, the paper sheet processing apparatus needs to include at least four stackers. For example, when processing a bundle of paper sheets in which a plurality of postures are mixed and a plurality of ticket types are mixed, the paper sheet processing apparatus further accumulates depending on the ticket types and postures of the paper sheets to be processed. It is necessary to have a warehouse. As a result, there is a problem of increasing the size and cost.

  Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that is lower in cost and more convenient.

  A paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment is a paper sheet processing apparatus that counts paper sheets, and a plurality of the paper sheets and a batch card having identification information are stacked and placed. A take-in means for taking in the paper sheets and the batch cards one by one from the bundle, a transport means for transporting the paper sheets and the batch cards taken in by the take-in means, and the paper transported by the transport means By detecting the face value and posture of the leaf, obtaining the counting result, detecting the identification information from the batch card, batch card processing means for associating the counting result with the identification information, and the checking means A plurality of stacking units that stack the detected paper sheets, a storage unit that stores setting information in which the stacking unit is associated with information indicating a face value and a posture of the paper sheets to be stacked; Classification processing means for specifying the stacking unit that stacks the paper sheets based on the face value detected by the check-inspection unit, the posture, and the setting information, and transporting the paper sheets to the specified stacking unit An operation means for receiving an operation, a display means for displaying various information, a setting screen displayed on the display means based on the setting information stored in the storage unit, and input to the operation means Control means for updating the setting information based on an operation.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main module, the loading module, and the sealing module of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a supply unit of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the supply unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the supply units having different support surface inclination angles. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a batch card used in the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a take-out mechanism and a conveyance path in the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the lowermost part of the transport path and the intake fan. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an automatic transaction apparatus. FIG. 11 is a side view showing the alignment mechanism of the loading module of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the alignment mechanism. FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the alignment mechanism. FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the banknote aligning operation of the aligning mechanism. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing an adjustment mechanism of the sealing module in the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a bundled banknote bundle (small bundle). FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a large bundle of banknotes obtained by laminating a plurality of small bundles. FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a batch card processing system. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a banknote handling apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a reversing device in the banknote handling apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a torsion belt of the reversing device. FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the reversing device. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating functions of the banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 34 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 35 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 36 is a diagram showing functions of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 37 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 38 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the banknote handling apparatus.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of a paper sheet processing apparatus (banknote processing apparatus) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main module, a loading module, and a sealing module of the banknote handling apparatus. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus for processing banknotes as paper sheets includes a main module 10, a loading module 30, and three sealing modules 60a, 60b, and 60c. These modules are arranged in a line in this order. Are arranged side by side and are electrically and mechanically connected to each other. The main module 10 is provided with a main control unit 12 that controls the operation of the main module and the entire apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the main control unit 12 is provided on a control board in the main module 10. The main control unit 12 includes a CPU 12a that controls the operation of each module and calculates the efficiency of the operation state, and a memory 12b that stores various data, control programs, management information, and the like. Various types of data include operator ID, date and time, serial number, assignment information, bank logo, administrator signature image, print information that can be printed on a binding band such as fonts in various languages, and multi-stage processing of paper sheets. The speed and the like are stored in the memory 12b.

  Connected to the main control unit 12 are an operation unit 17 for inputting various information to the device, and a monitor 15 as a display device for displaying the input information and the operation state, processing state, etc. of the device. The operation unit 17 and the monitor 15 may be integrally formed as a touch panel. The loading module 30 and the three sealing modules 60a, 60b, and 60c have sub-control units 31a and 61a that control the operation of each module, respectively, and these sub-control units are connected to each other via an interface and a cable (not shown). The main control unit 12 of the module 10 is connected to the LAN. The main control unit 12 is connected to a host computer (not shown), and performs transmission / reception of information and arrangement of information with the host computer.

  By operation of the operator from the operation unit 17 connected to the main control unit 12, setting of transaction methods such as depositing and organizing operations, loading processing to the loading cabinet, inspection processing of banknotes in the loading cabinet, processed bills P Various operation settings of the processing apparatus are performed, such as setting of a stacker for storing the money, setting of sealing processing, and setting of a damage level (Fitness Level) that is a banknote discrimination level.

  In addition, the main control unit 12 determines the processing efficiency of unit time, the processing efficiency of each of a plurality of days, the processing efficiency for each operator ID, the total number of processings, and the total operating time in accordance with processing information from the inspection device 18 described later. The management information that is included is calculated, stored in the memory 12b, and displayed on the monitor 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main module 10 includes a supply unit 11 on which a large number of banknotes P are placed in a stacked state, a takeout mechanism 14 that takes out the banknotes P one by one from the supply unit 11, And a conveyance path 16 that conveys the banknote P taken out by the take-out mechanism 14. A plurality of sets of endless transport belts (not shown) are extended on the transport path 16 so as to sandwich the transport path. The taken banknote P is nipped and conveyed by the conveyance belt.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the supply unit 11 includes a support surface 11 a extending at an angle θ with respect to the vertical direction, and a direction substantially orthogonal to the support surface 11 a from the lower end of the support surface 11 a. And a pair of guide walls 11c erected along both side edges of the support surface 11a and the placement surface 11b. At the boundary between the support surface 11a and the placement surface 11b, a take-out port 11e for taking the banknote P into the apparatus is formed. The supply unit 11 is provided on one end side of the apparatus main body of the main module 10, and the lower part of the supply unit 11, that is, the placement surface 11 b is located near the lower end of the apparatus main body.

  A plurality of, for example, 2000 or more banknotes P can be placed on the supply unit 11 in a stacked state. In the stacked banknote P, the lowermost banknote is placed on the placement surface 11b, and, for example, the side edge on the long side of the bill is placed on the support surface 11a along the support surface. It is inclined and mounted on the supply unit 11. The stacked banknotes P are taken into the apparatus by the takeout mechanism 14 one by one from the bottom banknote P through the takeout port 11e.

  The inclination angle θ of the support surface 11a is set in the range of 25 to 75 degrees, for example, 30 to 40 degrees. The support surface 11a may be configured to be rotatable with respect to the apparatus main body, and the inclination angle θ may be adjustable.

  FIG. 6A shows a case where the support surface 11a is inclined at an angle θ1 = 20 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, and FIG. 6B is an illustration where the support surface 11a is inclined at an angle θ2 = 30 degrees. Shows the case. By increasing the inclination angle of the support surface 11a, the weight of the stacked banknotes P with respect to the placement surface 11b is reduced by laying down the takeout angle of the banknotes P (f1> f2), and between the banknotes P along the stacking direction. Friction is reduced. Thereby, even when about 2000 banknotes P are stacked on the supply unit 11, the banknotes P can be taken out stably.

  On the other hand, when the inclination angle of the support surface 11a is increased and the take-out angle of the banknote P is lowered, the weight of the banknote P on the support surface 11a increases (F1 <F2), and the gap between the side edge of the banknote P and the support surface 11a is increased. Friction increases. Such an increase in weight hardly affects the removal of the banknote P. However, in the present embodiment, in order to further reduce the friction, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of ribs 11d are projected on the support surface 11a. These ribs 11d extend parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction of the support surface 11a, that is, along the stacking direction of the bills P. The side edges of the stacked banknotes P placed on the supply unit 11 are placed on the pair of ribs 11d. Therefore, the contact area of the banknote P and the support surface 11a becomes small, and the friction between these can be reduced. Thereby, if the lamination | stacking banknote P is taken out in order from the lowest banknote P, it will descend | fall to the mounting surface 11b side smoothly in order.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the supply unit 11 includes a backup plate 21 that moves the stacked banknotes P toward the take-out side, that is, the placement surface 11 b. The backup plate 21 is provided so as to be housed on the support surface 11a and movable along the support surface. The backup plate 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the support surface 11a. Usually, for example, when about 2000 banknotes P are placed on the supply unit 11, the backup plate 21 is rotated to a position that is substantially flush with the support surface 11 a and is held at that position by a torsion spring or the like. Has been. When taking out of the banknotes P progresses and the number of sheets decreases, for example, when it decreases to about 800 sheets, the backup plate 21 is rotated to a position standing upright from the support surface 11a. It contacts the uppermost stage of P and moves to the take-out side together with the stacked banknote P. Thereby, the backup plate 21 can be moved to the take-out side of the stacked banknotes P, and even when the number of the stacked banknotes P is reduced, the banknotes can be prevented from falling down and stably moved to the take-out position. it can.

  The paper sheets placed on the supply unit 11 may include a batch card 116 as shown in FIG. For example, the batch card 116 is formed to have the same outer diameter as the banknote P or an outer diameter larger than the banknote P, and the barcode 117 indicating the batch information of the banknote P on the front surface and / or the back surface thereof. And has a plurality of detection holes 118. Moreover, the batch card is formed in colors such as red, blue, and green. Such a batch card 116 is placed on the supply unit 11 in a state in which the stacked banknotes P are stacked at the beginning or the end of an arbitrary batch.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the take-out mechanism 14 for taking out the banknotes P one by one from the supply unit 11 is provided with a plurality of pickup rollers (takeout rollers) provided so as to be able to contact the banknotes P on the placement surface 11b. 24, a separation roller 25 provided in rolling contact with the pickup roller 24 on the take-out port 11e side, and a drive motor 26 that rotates the pickup roller 24 at a predetermined speed.

  As the pickup roller 24 rotates, the lowermost banknote P is taken out by the pickup roller 24 and sent to the transport path 16 from the take-out port 11e. At this time, the second and subsequent banknotes P are separated from the taken-out banknotes by the separation roller 25. Thereby, the banknotes P are taken out one by one from the supply unit 11 and sent to the transport path 16.

  The main control unit 12 adjusts the amount of bills taken in and the rate of taking in the take-out mechanism 14 in accordance with the amount of the stacked bills P placed or according to an input instruction from the operator. That is, the main control unit 12 adjusts the rotational speed of the pickup roller 24 by the drive motor 26, and sets, for example, 1000 sheets, 800 sheets, and 600 sheets to be taken in per minute. Moreover, the main control part 12 adjusts the taking-in amount of the banknote P according to the inspection state of the inspection apparatus 18 mentioned later. For example, when the inspection device 18 cannot inspect the banknote P satisfactorily, the main control unit 12 reduces the intake amount from 1000 sheets per minute to 800 sheets per minute. Further, the main control unit 12 temporarily stops or reverses the pickup roller 24 when the inspection device 18 detects two bills P or when a short pitch is detected, and prevents the two bills P from being picked up, and The normalization of the feeding pitch of the bills P is performed.

  A sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote P on the placement surface 11b is provided in the vicinity of the take-out port 11e. As shown in FIG. 8, when the batch card 116 is used, an RGB sensor 23 is provided to face the placement surface 11b. The RGB sensor 23 detects the color of the paper sheet and detects the batch card 116.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a transport pitch correction unit 13 that corrects the transport pitch of the banknotes P transported by the transport path 16, and an inspection device 18 that inspects the banknotes P whose transport pitch is corrected one by one. A bar code reader 19 is disposed along the conveyance path 16. The inspection device 18 is disposed above the outlet 11e of the supply unit 11 in the vertical direction. The inspection device 18 detects the denomination, shape, thickness, front and back, true / false, correctness, two-piece removal, etc., of the bill P that has been sent. Here, the correctness detection indicates that a correct ticket that can be recirculated and a non-redistributable ticket that is dirty, damaged, or the like cannot be detected. For example, when using the batch card 116, the barcode reader 19 reads the barcode 117 attached to the batch card 116 that has passed through the inspection device 18, and sends the read information to the main control unit 12. In addition, it is good also as a structure which reads a barcode by the inspection apparatus 18, without providing an independent barcode reader.

  The conveyance path 16 extends downward from the take-out mechanism 14 and the take-out port 11e, and then obliquely inclines with respect to the vertical direction to the inspection device 18 and extends from the bottom to the top. According to the present embodiment, the transport path 16 extends substantially along the support surface 11a of the supply unit 11, that is, in the same manner as the support surface 11a. In addition, the conveyance path 16 may extend obliquely upward from the take-out port immediately without going down from the take-out port 11e. The inspection device 18 is also provided obliquely along the conveyance path 16.

  In this way, by extending the conveyance path 16 so as to incline from the bottom to the top, when foreign matter such as clips, coins, pins, etc. are taken into the conveyance path 16 together with the banknote P from the supply unit 11, the foreign substance is conveyed by gravity. It falls along the path 16 to the lowermost part of the transport path. Thereby, foreign matters can be eliminated before entering the inspection device 18, and damage to the inspection device 18 due to foreign matters can be prevented in advance.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, a discharge port 26a is formed in the guide plate 26 defining the transfer path 16 at the lowermost part of the transfer path 16, and further, a foreign matter collecting section is provided below the discharge port 26a. Is provided. The foreign material recovery unit is configured by, for example, a recovery box 27 that can be pulled out from the apparatus main body. The foreign matter falling along the conveyance path 26 is discharged from the discharge port 26 a and is collected in the collection box 27.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an intake fan 28 is provided facing the lowermost part of the conveyance path 16, and a dust collection filter 29 is further provided on the exhaust side of the intake fan 28. By sucking the inside of the lowermost part of the conveyance path 16 by the intake fan 28, paper dust, dust and the like generated in the conveyance path 16 are removed from the conveyance path and captured by the dust collection filter 29. As a result, contamination of the conveyance path 16 due to paper dust and the like, and deterioration of inspection accuracy in the inspection device 18 are prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the main module 10, two reject parts 20 a and 20 b are provided along the conveyance path 16, and a plurality of stackers 22 a, 22 b, 22 c that respectively stack banknotes, 22d are arranged side by side. The banknotes P that have passed through the inspection device 18 are sorted into rejected tickets and processed tickets by a gate (not shown). The reject ticket means a ticket that has been determined to be a fake ticket by the inspection device 18, or a ticket that has been determined to be indistinguishable by folding, tearing, skewing, two-sheet removal, or the like. The skew refers to a state in which the bills P are inclined with respect to a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. The reject tickets are sorted and accumulated in the reject unit 20a or 20b. The rejected tickets accumulated in the reject unit 20a or 20b, except for fake tickets, are either re-set in the supply unit 11 and retaken, or manually entered into the count data. The inspection results such as the processing amount and the number of sheets by the inspection device 18 are sent to the main control unit 12, stored, and displayed on the monitor 15.

  Moreover, a processed ticket means the banknote P discriminate | determined by the inspection apparatus 18 with a genuine note, a genuine note, or a genuine note with a banknote. The processed tickets are sent to the accumulation boxes 22a to 22d and accumulated. For example, the processing tickets are sorted and accumulated in any of the stacking boxes 22a to 22d corresponding to each denomination, and the lost tickets are collectively stacked in one stacking box. A plurality of gates 22e are provided in front of the stackers 22a to 22d. The gate 22e can be transported to a predetermined stack by operating based on the control of the main control unit 12. That is, the conveyance path in the previous stage of the gate 22e and the stackers 22a to 22d functions as a sorting processing unit.

  When the batch card 116 described above is used, the batch card 116 passes through the inspection device 18 and the barcode reader 19 and is then sent to the reject unit 20a or 20b and collected.

  The conveyance path 16 is connected to a loading module 30 described later. When a bill is loaded into the loading cabinet by the loading module 30, a part or all of the processed ticket inspected by the inspection device 18 of the main module 10 is sent to the loading module 30 through the conveyance path 16.

  The main module 10 includes a drive mechanism (not shown) and a power source for driving the take-out mechanism 14, the inspection device 18, the transport mechanism, and the like, and various other sensors.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the loading module 30 includes a loading unit 34 in which a loading box 32 such as an ATM cassette and a loading cassette taken out from an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) is detachably mounted, and a loading box 32. A loading / unloading mechanism 36 for loading banknotes or taking out banknotes from the loading storage 32, an inspection device 38, a rejection storage 40, an alignment mechanism 42, and a conveyance path 44 for conveying the banknotes through these are provided. . A plurality of sets of endless conveyance belts are extended on the conveyance path 44 so as to sandwich the conveyance path. A banknote is nipped by a conveyance belt and conveyed. The conveyance path 44 passes from the conveyance path 16 of the main module 10 to the first conveyance path 44a following the sealing module 60a and from the first conveyance path to the first conveyance path through the mounting portion 34, the inspection device 38, and the vicinity of the reject box 40. It has a second transport path 44b that returns.

  As the loading storage 32 mounted on the mounting portion 34, a loading storage capable of only loading (depositing) banknotes, a loading storage capable of only taking out (withdrawing) banknotes, or loading and unloading (depositing / withdrawing) banknotes. ) Is available. Here, the loading box 32 is configured to be able to load a large number of banknotes and to be able to take out banknotes from the loading box. In addition, the loading storage 32 detects the loading and unloading of banknotes, and the type of banknotes loaded, the amount of money (amount of money), operator information, and the ID of the loading storage 32 (branch number, which loading storage). And a memory for storing information such as the machine number.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM). The ATM 31 includes a main body 200 having a substantially rectangular box shape, and a front panel of the main body is provided with a substantially L-shaped service panel 202 facing the user. The horizontal portion of the customer service panel 202 is provided with a display portion 204 that also serves as a touch panel, and the vertical portion is provided with a card insertion slot 206, a passbook insertion slot 208, and the like. In addition, a bill deposit / withdrawal port 210 and a coin deposit / withdrawal port 212 that are opened and closed by doors are provided at the corners of the customer service panel 202.

  In the main body 200, a banknote handling device 214 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes to / from a user via a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 210, a coin handling device 216 for depositing / withdrawing coins via a coin deposit / withdrawal port 212, and a control unit 218. A passbook printer 220, a card / slip processing device 222, and the like are provided.

  On the rear surface of the main body 200, an openable / closable door 224 is provided for enabling the banknote handling device 214 and the coin handling device 216 to be removed from the main body. The door 224 is formed with an insertion port 226 that faces a bill loading / unloading unit of the bill handling device 214 described later, and the insertion port 226 is opened and closed by a door 228 that opens up and down. A connector 230 is provided on the rear surface of the bill handling device 214 and faces the insertion slot 226.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the bill handling apparatus 214 has an elongated box-shaped housing 232, and in this housing, as the loading cabinet 32, for example, two loading cabinets that store 10,000 yen bills, thousand yen A loading cabinet for storing banknotes is provided side by side. These loading boxes 32 can be detached from the case 232 and mounted in the case 232 by opening the door 224 and pulling out the case 232. In addition, in the housing 232, a banknote stacking unit that receives banknotes inserted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 210 and withdraws the withdrawal banknotes, a deposit temporary stacking unit that temporarily accumulates the deposited banknotes, and a deposited banknote In addition, an inspection unit for inspecting the withdrawal banknote, a pair of reject storage for storing the reject banknote, a collection storage for storing a loss ticket, and the like are provided.

  The loading storage 32 taken out from the ATM 31 is detachably mounted on the mounting portion 34 of the loading module 30 as shown in FIG. By mounting the loading storage 32 on the mounting unit 34, the loading storage 32 is connected to the loading / unloading mechanism 36 and to the control unit of the loading module 30 via the connector 46. Information stored in the memory of the loading cabinet 32 is sent to the main control unit 12 via the connector 46 and the LAN. A wireless individual identification (RFID) such as a wireless IC tag may be given to the loading cabinet 32, and information on the loading cabinet 32 may be transmitted to the loading module 30 and the main control unit 12 by wireless communication.

  The loading / unloading mechanism 36 of the loading module 30 includes a take-out roller for taking out banknotes one by one from the loading cabinet 32, a loading roller for loading banknotes into the loading cabinet 32, a conveyance belt, and the like.

  The inspection device 38 detects the denomination, shape, thickness, front / back, true / false, correct / incorrect, two copies, bill serial number, and the like of the banknote taken out from the loading cabinet 32. Here, the correctness detection indicates that a correct ticket that can be recirculated and a non-redistributable ticket that is dirty, damaged, or the like cannot be detected. The banknote includes a banknote with a tape attached. For the authenticity detection, for example, magnetic detection, image detection, or fluorescence detection that reads light reflected and reflected by fluorescence can be used. In addition, the inspection device 38 counts the banknotes taken out and calculates the number and height. The inspection results such as the amount of money and the number of sheets detected by the inspection device 18 are sent to the main control unit 12, stored, and displayed on the monitor 15.

  The rejection store 40 is provided on the downstream side of the inspection device 38 in the banknote transport direction. The banknotes P that have passed through the inspection device 38 are sorted into rejected tickets and processed tickets by a gate (not shown). The reject ticket refers to a ticket that has been determined to be a fake ticket by the inspection device 38, or a ticket that has been determined to be indistinguishable due to breakage, tearing, skewing, two-sheet removal, or the like. The reject ticket is sent to the reject store 40 and accumulated. In addition, under the control of the main control unit 12, any one or more of the stacks 22a to 22d of the main module 10 is set as a reject store, and the reject ticket discharged from the loading module 30 is set as the main module. It may be sent to 10 reject stores and accumulated. Furthermore, among the rejected tickets that have passed through the inspection device 38, rejected tickets that are determined to be fake tickets and other rejected tickets may be divided and accumulated in separate reject boxes.

  The processing ticket means that the banknote P discriminated by the inspection device 38 is a genuine note and is a genuine note, or a genuine note and a damaged note. The correct ticket is returned to the loading storage 32 through the conveyance path 44b and the alignment mechanism 42, and is loaded into the loading storage 32 by the take-out loading mechanism 36. Under the control of the main control unit 12, any one or more of the stackers 22 a to 22 d of the main module 10 is set as a non-payment box in advance, and the non-use ticket discharged from the loading module 30 is stored in the main module 10. Sent to the banknote bank and collected.

  The correct tickets taken out from the loading warehouse 32 may be accumulated in the accumulation warehouses 22a to 22d of the main module 10 by an arbitrary designated number preset for each denomination. In addition, when the number of sheets to be accumulated in the loading storage 32, for example, 2000 sheets is set, the shortage can be recognized from the number of the correct bills detected by the inspection device 38 as described above, and the banknotes corresponding to the shortage are main. It is supplied from the module 10 to the loading module 30 and loaded into the loading storage 32 through the alignment mechanism 42 and the conveyance path 44. By attaching the loading storage 32 to the mounting portion 34 of the loading module 30, the amount of banknotes in the loading storage 32 is automatically sent to the main control unit 12. However, the banknotes may be automatically supplied from the main module 10 to the loading storage 32 and loaded.

  The banknote information loaded from the main module 10 into the loading box 32 is stored in the memory of the loading box 32 and electronically sealed. When the loading cabinet 32 is removed from the loading module 30 and the lid is opened, door opening information and date / time are stored in the memory. A password or an IC card can be used as an electronic seal, and if an electronic key or an IC card is used when opening the door of the loading cabinet 32, the operator information using the key is also stored in the memory. . Thereby, the security of the loading storage 32 can be improved.

  Information obtained from the loading storage 32, for example, information such as the ATM shop number, operator information, ticket type, amount, loading direction, amount of loaded bills, loading route, etc. is sent to the main control unit 12. The data is recorded and totaled by the main control unit 12. The operator information includes an operator on the ATM store side and an accepting operator who sets the loading storage 32 in the banknote handling apparatus. By managing such information in the loading cabinet 32 by the main control unit 12, it is possible to improve security.

  On the other hand, when banknote sealing processing is set, the correct bills taken out from the loading storage 32 are sent to the sealing module 60a through the transport path 44 and the alignment mechanism 42, and sealed by a predetermined number. The alignment mechanism 42 adjusts the center of the banknote sent through the transport path 44 to the center of the transport path, and corrects the skewed banknote so that one side thereof is perpendicular to the transport direction.

  11 to 14 show the alignment mechanism 42. As shown in these drawings, the alignment mechanism 42 has a plurality of transport rollers arranged in a direction perpendicular to the transport path upstream and downstream of the transport path for transporting the banknotes P, and transports between opposing transport rollers. Constructed with a belt. In this embodiment, a plurality of conveyance rollers such as a conveyance roller 50A, a correction roller 50B, and a conveyance roller 50C, conveyance belts 50D1 to 50D3 wound around these conveyance rollers, timing sensors SC501 and SC502, and a drive motor (not shown) ). The conveyance roller 50A is a take-in roller that takes in the banknotes P into the alignment mechanism 42, and includes three conveyance rollers (50A1 to 50A3 (not shown)) corresponding to the conveyance belts 50D1 to 50D3. Here, the conveyance roller 50A is a general term for these.

  The correction roller 50B is a roller that corrects the belt position of the conveyance belts 50D1 to 50D3, and is composed of three correction rollers 50B1 to 50B3 corresponding to the conveyance belts 50D1 to 50D3, and is configured as an idle roller. Here, the correction roller 50B is a generic name.

  The conveyance roller 50C is a driving roller that drives the conveyance belt 50D, and includes three conveyance rollers (50C1 to 50C3 (not shown)) corresponding to the conveyance belts 50D1 to 50D3. Here, the conveying roller 50C is a generic name. The same applies to the other transport rollers.

  These transport rollers are cantilevered with respect to the unit base 50F of the alignment mechanism 42, and the side far from the unit base is easily bent. The alignment mechanism 42 includes a correction roller 50B, a rotation shaft that coaxially arranges the correction roller 50B, a base 50E2 that holds the rotation shaft, and a stay 50E3 that fixes the base 50E2 to the unit base 50F.

  The correction rollers 50B1 to 50B3 are each formed in a crown shape in which the central portion is higher than the both end portions of the roller surface. The crown shape refers to a shape in which the diameter increases as it approaches the central portion rather than the diameter at both ends of the roller. Further, these three correction rollers 50B1 to 50B3 are fixed to a rotating shaft having a bearing arranged coaxially, and are arranged so as to circumscribe the conveyor belts 50D1 to 50D3, respectively. Both ends of the rotating shaft are fixed to the base 50E2 by the holder 50E1.

  The base 50E2 is fixed to a rod-like stay 50E3 protruding from the unit base 50F by screws BIS1 and BIS3. By rotating the screw BIS2 which is the rotation shaft of the alignment mechanism 42, the base 50E2 is rotated about the screw BIS2 as a rotation shaft, and the positions of the correction rollers 50B1 to 50B3 are moved as shown in FIG. be able to. In the embodiment, the portion to which the screw BIS2 and the screw BIS3 of the base 50E2 are attached is a long hole considering the rotation range by the screw BIS2.

  A method for aligning the conveyed banknote P by the alignment mechanism 42 will be described. As described above, since the transport rollers 50A to 50C are cantilevered with respect to the unit base 50F, a portion far from the unit base 50F is easily bent. Due to the influence of this bending, the conveyor belt 50D meanders in the direction indicated by the arrow A50 in the figure, that is, from the near side to the far side (unit base 50F side). Due to this meandering, the bills P sandwiched between the transport belts 50D are similarly shifted from the near side to the far side. If it accumulate | stores in the loading store | warehouse | chamber 32 in this state, the accumulation | storage state of the banknote P will worsen.

  Accordingly, when the screw BIS2 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A51 shown in FIG. 14 (counterclockwise), the correction rollers 50B1 to 50B3 are moved to the positions indicated by the broken lines. By this movement, the conveyance belt position of the conveyance belt 50D is corrected to the initial state. If there is no problem in the position of the conveying belt, the screws BIS1 and BIS3 are fixed at this position. It is preferable that the amount of rotation of the screw BIS2 is dynamically set while observing the conveyance state of the bills P.

  When the screw BIS2 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A51 shown in the drawing, the center of the roller of the correction roller becomes higher due to the crank shape as described above, and thus the increased roller center moves from the unit base 50F to the front side. To do. The conveyor belt 50D is known to move toward a higher position at the center of the roller, and the conveyor belt 50D is corrected based on this principle. In this case, the conveyance belt 50D1 is corrected from the unit base 50F side to the near side, and similarly, the conveyance belt 50D3 is corrected from the near side to the unit base 50F side.

  The main function of the alignment mechanism 42 is to prevent the bill from sliding due to the meandering belt, and to align the center of the bill with the center of the transport path. In addition, when a plurality of modules are connected and the conveyance path becomes long, the bills gradually shift due to the meandering of the belt during conveyance. The alignment mechanism 42 corrects the deviation of the bills and aligns it at the center of the transport path. The alignment mechanism 42 detects the skew and the slide amount of the banknote in advance with an inspection line sensor, determines the correction amount, and tilts the roller to forcibly correct the banknote.

  If the alignment mechanism 42 is disposed at a place where the positional deviation of the conveyor belt has the greatest influence on the apparatus, a great effect can be obtained. For example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, it is provided in the position before sending the banknote P to the loading storage 32, and before sending a banknote to the sealing module 60a. Thereby, the sent banknotes P are sent to the loading storage 32 in a state where the banknotes P are aligned on the transport path 44 by the alignment mechanism 42 and are accumulated in the loading storage 32 in the aligned state. Thereby, banknotes can be arranged and accumulated for the next withdrawal, which is beneficial. Moreover, the banknote P is sent to the sealing module 60a in a state where the banknote P is aligned with the transport path 44 by the alignment mechanism 42, and is sealed. By arranging the positional relationship of banknotes to be sealed by the alignment mechanism 42, the banknotes can be neatly collected and sealed by the sealing module.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sealing module 60 a as the stacking and sealing device includes a transport path 62 communicating with the transport path 44 a of the loading module 30, and a banknote sent through the transport path 62 in a predetermined manner. A first stacking device 64a and a second stacking device 64b that stack the number of sheets, and a sealing device 68 that seals a bundle of banknotes that have been stacked by a predetermined number, for example, 100 sheets, using a band. . The second stacking device 64b is disposed obliquely downward with respect to the first stacking device 64a, and the sealing device 68 is disposed below the second stacking device 64. Further, a discharge unit 75 that receives and stacks the banknote bundle sealed by the sealing device 68 is provided below the sealing device 68.

  Each of the first and second stacking devices 64a and 64b includes a temporary stacking unit 65 and an impeller stacking device 66 that stacks a predetermined number of banknotes P that are sent to the temporary stacking unit 65 one by one. ing. The impeller 66a of the impeller stacking device 66 is rotated in synchronization with the conveyance of banknotes so that a plurality of blades are incorporated around the rotation shaft and the conveyed banknote P can be received between the blades. . By using the impeller 66a, the bills P are stacked on the temporary stacking unit 65 while absorbing the kinetic energy of the bills P conveyed at high speed and aligning the bills P.

  The sealing module 60 a includes a transport tray 70 that receives the stacked banknotes from each of the first and second stacking devices 64 a and 64 b and transports them to the sealing device 68 and can be moved in the lateral direction.

  The sealing device 68 includes a band supply unit 71 for supplying a binding band (first band) B for sealing 100 banknote bundles carried by the transport tray 70, and desired information for the supplied binding band. , A band winding mechanism 73 for winding the printed binding band B1 around the banknote bundle, and an adjustment mechanism 76 for adjusting the winding position of the binding band B1 with respect to the banknote bundle.

  As the printing device 72, an ink jet printer, a dot printer, a laser printer, or the like can be used. The printing device 72 is controlled by the main control unit 12 and the sub-control unit 61a. Arbitrary information input by the operator or operator ID, date / time, serial number, assignment information, bank information stored in the memory 12b. A logo, an administrator signature image, and the like are printed on the binding band B1 using an arbitrary language font.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the adjustment mechanism 76 detects a chuck 77 that grips an end of a banknote bundle, a plunger 78 that reciprocates the chuck 77 along the longitudinal direction of the banknote bundle, and a retracted position of the banknote bundle. A plurality of position sensors 79a and 79b are provided. The adjustment mechanism 76 grips the banknote bundle with the chuck 77, pulls the banknote bundle to an arbitrary position through the binding band B1 wound in a loop shape before binding, and adjusts the winding position of the binding band B1 with respect to the banknote bundle. To do. For example, the position sensor 79a, 79b can detect the drawing position of the banknote bundle and adjust it to these two positions. In this embodiment, the winding position of the binding band B1 is adjusted to a position deviating from the large band (second band) that binds a plurality of banknote bundles.

  FIG. 16 shows 100 banknote bundles (small bundles) 130 sealed by the sealing module 60a. The binding band B1 is wound around an arbitrary position, and desired information 124 is printed on the binding band B1. Further, the operator's confirmation mark 126 may be pressed on the side surface of the binding band B1, that is, the portion extending in the thickness direction of the banknote bundle 130.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote bundle 130 stacked and sealed as described above is discharged to the discharge unit 75 and sequentially stacked and stored. As described above, the sealing module 60a seals the correct ticket sent from the main module 10 or the correct ticket taken out from the loading storage 32 and sent from the loading module 30 for each denomination. Then, the sealed banknote bundle is supplied.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sealing module 60 a may include a large bundle sealing device 115 that stacks a plurality of banknote bundles 130 stored in the discharge unit 75 and binds them with a large band to form a large banknote banknote. Good. As shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of, for example, ten bundles of banknote bundles 130 are stacked by a large bundle sealing device 115 and are bundled by a plurality of binding bands (second bands) B <b> 2 to form a large bundle 140.

  The large bundle 140 shown in FIG. 17A is bound by one binding band B2 in the longitudinal direction and two binding bands B2 in the lateral direction. The large bundle 140 shown in FIG. 17 (b) is bound by one binding band B2 in the longitudinal direction and one binding band B2 in the lateral direction. In any large bundle 140, the binding band B1 of each small bundle 130 is wound at a position shifted from the binding band B2 of the large bundle 140, that is, a position not overlapping the binding band B2. Therefore, in the large bundle 140, the side part of the binding band B1 of each small bundle 130 is exposed to the outer surface of the large bundle without being hidden by the binding band B2. Thereby, after forming the large bundle 140, the confirmation mark 126 can be stamped on the side surface portion of the binding band B1 of each small bundle 130. Alternatively, even when the confirmation mark 126 is stamped on the side surface of the binding band B1 in advance, the confirmation mark 126 can be viewed from the outside after the large bundle 140 is formed.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus, 10 small bundles (10 small bundles) created by the sealing module are collected, and the large bundle enclosing apparatus is used to seal the large bundle over the large band, and the information from the banknote processing apparatus is stored. A wireless tag (RFID tag) may be attached to a large bundle, and information may be linked between the banknote processing apparatus and the large bundle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the other sealing modules 60b and 60c are configured in the same manner as the sealing module 60a, and the conveyance paths 62 of the sealing modules 60a, 60b and 60c extend in communication with each other. And the banknote P is sent from the main module 10 or the loading module 30 to arbitrary sealing modules 60a, 60b, 60c, and is collected and sealed.

A safety pocket 74 is provided at the most downstream of all the modules. If there is a banknote that could not be processed while each module was being transported, the banknote is discharged into the safety pocket 74 and retracted from the device.
In addition, the loading storage 32 in which the banknotes are collected or replenished by the banknote processing device as described above is removed from the loading module 30 after the processing, and attached to the corresponding ATM.

Batch processing of banknotes using the batch card 116 is performed as follows.
For example, when processing a 1st lamination | stacking banknote group (1st batch) and a 2nd lamination | stacking banknote group (2nd batch), as shown in FIG. ) 116 is inserted, a plurality of batches are stacked, the stacked banknote group and the batch card are collectively set in the supply unit 11 of the processing apparatus, and continuous capturing is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the batch card 116 is printed with a bar code 117 with a characteristic number of a banknote group (batch), and the bar code can be read by a bar code reader provided in the conveyance path. An RGB sensor 23 is provided so as to face the placement surface 11b. The RGB sensor 23 detects the color of the paper sheet and detects the batch card 116. The barcode reader 19 reads the barcode 117 attached to the batch card 116 that has passed through the inspection device 18, and sends the read information to the main control unit 12. In addition, it is good also as a structure which reads a barcode by the inspection apparatus 18, without providing an independent barcode reader.

  The inspection device 18 detects the passage of the batch card 116, recognizes the boundary between the deposit batches, and counts the amount of the deposit. After passing through the inspection device 18 and the barcode reader 19, the batch card 116 is sent to the reject unit 20a or 20b and accumulated. As a result, reject banknotes rejected during processing are accumulated between the batch card 116 of the deposit batch to which the banknote belongs and the batch card 116 of the immediately preceding batch, so that the batch to which each reject banknote belongs can be identified. Become. In batch processing, rejected banknotes can be re-supplied (re-machine counting) to the supply unit 11 after the first counting is completed.

The batch process is configured to be able to select two types, a secure continuous mode (secure continuous mode) and a full continuous mode (full continuous mode).
In the secure continuous mode, continuous processing is performed without stopping processing operations between a plurality of batches as much as possible by inserting a batch card at the end of the banknote group. After detecting the batch card, the next batch is stopped until the count is confirmed.

  In the continuous mode, a batch card is inserted at the end of the banknote group, thereby performing continuous processing without stopping processing between multiple batches as much as possible. The next capture is not stopped when a batch card is detected.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of a batch card system that manages banknote processing using the batch card data described above. The system includes a database server 120, a preparation station 122 and a reject / manual input station 124 connected to the database server. The database server 120 is connected to a user application computer 126, and this computer is connected to the host computer 128 via a network. The batch card number and machine count data are sent from the main control unit 12 of the paper sheet processing apparatus to the database server.

  The preparation station registers the account number, batch card number, and slip amount, sends the account number, batch card number, and slip amount to the database server, and instructs loading of the banknote group into the supply unit 11. . The reject / manual input station performs manual input of reject ticket information, miscalculation processing, input of fake ticket information, manual input of a batch card number, etc., and sends the input batch card number and manual input count to the database server.

  The database server includes the batch card number and machine count data sent from the main control unit 12 of the paper sheet processing apparatus, the account number sent from the preparation station, the batch card number, the slip amount, and the rejection / manual input. The batch card number and manual input count input from the station are counted and collated, and the collation result is sent to the preparation station and reject / manual input station. Thereby, it monitors according to a batch card number whether the machine count of the banknote group by which batch processing was performed correctly.

On the other hand, in the banknote processing described above, when any banknote jam occurs, the jam processing is performed as follows. In order to form an operator's burden when a jam occurs, the following requirements are included.
Of the stackers 22a to 22d of the main module 10 and the sealing modules 60a, 60b, and 60c when a jam occurs, the portion that can continue to transport does not stop the transport of banknotes, but transports the stacker and the sealed stack. Complete. About a sealing module, if P banknotes accumulation | stacking is completed, a sealing operation will be implemented. Shift errors are considered as transport jams at the site of occurrence.

  When the banking module that has already entered the module is capable of being transferred to the sealing stack and the stacking stacking can be stacked, the banking module is added to the downstream sealing module. When the transport path of the sealing module is operable, the transport of all banknotes is completed. When the number of stacked sheets in the sealing stacking unit reaches 100, the sealing operation is performed and then stopped. If there is a bill that cannot be transported even by one sheet, the transport is immediately stopped and the bill is taken home.

  The banknotes accumulated in the sealing module are accurately reflected in the counting. When a jam occurs in the sealing module, the sealing conveyance is immediately stopped. The sealing mechanism unit stops the sealing operation after completing the sealing operation when a predetermined number or 100 sheets are stacked and discharging the bundle. Complete sealing and reflect the amount discharged to the number of cases.

  After the operator removes the remaining banknotes due to the jam in the sealing module, the banknotes in the sealing module are automatically conveyed to the safety pocket by the operator's teller operation and accumulated in the safety pocket and both the sealing stacks. Bills are collected. When a jam occurs outside the sealing module, when the paper can be transferred to the sealing module and the paper can be transferred to the downstream sealing module. When the transport path is operable, the transport of all banknotes is completed, and when the stacking number of the sealing stacking unit reaches 100, the sealing is stopped after the sealing operation is performed. At this time, the conveyance timing of the banknote after the occurrence of the jam is checked, and the place where the banknote is conveyed at a timing longer than expected is assumed to be a jam. In this case, the banknotes accumulated in the seal accumulation are taken home.

  If there is a banknote that cannot be completely conveyed, the conveyance path is immediately stopped and the banknote in the sealing module is taken home. However, if the stacking becomes impossible, the sealing conveyance is immediately stopped. After the cause of the jam is removed, the remaining banknotes are automatically conveyed to the sealing stack by the operator's teller operation in the sealing module, and the banknotes stacked in both sealing stacks are collected.

  In order to reduce the work after the jam processing by the operator, the remaining banknotes may be automatically discharged. In this case, after the operator performs the jam processing of the conveyance jam occurrence portion, the banknotes are normally conveyed at a distance while the remaining banknotes are left in the conveyance path, and are accumulated in any of the reject warehouse, the stacker, and the safety pocket. . At this time, all the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage are brought home. The operation is performed by the operator's teller operation after the jam release. The door opening operation at the conveyance jam occurrence site and the conveyance monitoring during the conveyance are performed so as not to cause trouble such as separation of the conveyance belt.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus configured as described above, by loading the loading storage 32 removed from the ATM in the mounting section 34 of the loading module 30, the banknotes in the loading storage are automatically taken into the banknote processing apparatus and arranged. be able to. Further, by passing the banknotes taken out from the loading storage 32 through the inspection device 38, it is possible to determine the type of ticket, authenticity, correctness, etc., and by returning the banknotes to the loading storage, Can be detected. That is, it is possible to perform a scrutinization process in which banknotes in the loading cabinet 32 are scrutinized and returned to the loading cabinet. By sending the banknotes taken out from the loading cabinet 32 to the sealing modules 60a to 60c, sealing processing can be performed on a small bundle of 100 sheets. Furthermore, when the automatic transaction apparatus has a loading function 32, by setting the loading function 32 in the banknote processing apparatus, the desired number of banknotes inserted into the main module 10, the desired ticket type, and the loading capacity are automatically set. Can be loaded. And since these various processes can be performed without opening the lid of the loading storage 32, it is possible to improve security. Information can be passed between the loading storage 32 and the banknote processing apparatus, and it is possible to manage the amount of money in both directions. Further, if necessary, a journal printer that prints and outputs a transaction journal may be provided in the loading module 30, and the transaction journal may be attached to the loading container 32.

  When the loading storage 32 to be mounted on the loading module 30 is a loading dedicated storage, bills cannot be directly loaded into the loading storage by the take-out loading mechanism. Therefore, in this case, the loading module 30 accumulates the banknotes taken out from the loading cabinet or the banknotes sent from the main module 10 and, for example, 500 sheets accumulated in the temporary stacking section. A loading process can be performed by providing a robot hand that holds bills and packs them in the loading cabinet 32.

  Since the supply unit 11 of the main module 10 is provided to be inclined with respect to the vertical direction, the friction between the stacked bills is reduced, and slipping, taking-up, taking-out, taking-out of the bills, etc. are performed. Can be prevented. Thereby, even when a large number of banknotes are stacked and arranged, banknotes can be stably taken out and processed one by one, and reliability can be improved. Further, since the supply unit 11 is provided at a relatively low position in the apparatus main body, it is possible to facilitate the operation of loading paper sheets into the supply unit 11.

  Furthermore, even when foreign matter is taken in, the foreign matter can be discharged and removed before being transported to the inspection device, preventing damage to the inspection device due to the foreign matter, and improving the reliability of the banknote handling device. be able to.

Next, a banknote handling apparatus according to another embodiment will be described.
FIG. 19 shows a banknote handling apparatus according to the second embodiment. As shown in this figure, the banknote handling apparatus includes a main module 10, an alignment module 80, a loading module 30, a single sealing module 60a, and a large-capacity accumulation module 90. These modules are arranged in a line in this order. They are arranged side by side and are electrically and mechanically connected to each other. The main module 10 is provided with a main control unit 12 that controls the operation of the main module and the entire apparatus.

  The main module 10, the loading module 30, and the sealing module 60a are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The alignment module 80 provided between the main module 10 and the loading module 30 includes a conveyance path 81 that conveys the bills P sent from the main module 10, and an alignment mechanism 82 provided on the upstream side of the conveyance path 81. A reversing device 84 provided on the downstream side of the alignment mechanism 82 along the transport path 81, and a plurality of stackers 86 a, 86 b, 86 c, 86 d arranged side by side along the transport path 81. Yes.

  The alignment mechanism 82 is configured in the same manner as the alignment mechanism 42 of the loading module 30, and the center of the banknote P sent through the transport path 81 is aligned with the center of the transport path, and one side of the skewed banknote is transported. Correction is made so that the direction is orthogonal to the direction. The reversing device 84 reverses the direction of the banknote P sent through the transport path 81, and sends out the front, back, or forward and backward directions of the banknotes in any specified direction.

  That is, the banknote P is one of four types: top (FF: Face Front), bottom (FR: Face Rear), back (BF: Buck Front), and back (BF: Back Rear). It is taken in with the posture. The reversing device 84 can align the direction of the banknote P sent through the transport path 81 to any one of FF, FR, BF, and BR.

  In addition, FF shows the attitude | position where the surface of the banknote P faces upwards and the upper end of the banknote P is the front of a conveyance direction. FR indicates a posture in which the surface of the banknote P faces upward and the upper end of the banknote P is rearward in the transport direction. BF indicates a posture in which the back surface of the banknote P faces upward and the upper end of the banknote P is forward in the transport direction. BR shows the attitude | position in which the back surface of the banknote P faces upwards, and the upper end of the banknote P is the back of a conveyance direction.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the reversing device 84 includes a twist conveyance path 320 that is twisted by 180 degrees, and the twist conveyance path 320 is formed by twisting two 720 degrees as shown in FIG. An endless belt (hereinafter referred to as a twisting bell) 321 is formed in an 8-character shape through a plurality of rollers 322a to 322f, and the twisted portions are overlapped. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 22, flat twist guide bodies 323a, 323b, 323c, and 323d are disposed along both sides of the twist conveyance path 320. These flat twist guide bodies are supported by struts (not shown), and guide bodies 323a and 323b and guide bodies 323c and 323d are respectively paired, and are twisted while keeping the gap shown in the figure in accordance with the twist of the twist belt 321. These twist guides 323 a to 323 d are located on both sides of the twist belt 321, and are continuously provided from the entrance to the exit of the twist transport path 320.

  The reversing device 84 includes an idler roller 324 provided at the center of the twist belt 321, and this idler roller gives a clamping force to the banknote P. A roller 325 for forming a horizontal conveyance path 326 is provided on the downstream side of the twist conveyance path 320.

  The banknotes P sent from the aligning mechanism 82 to the reversing device 84 are reversed on the front and back by passing through the torsion conveying path 320, and further, the wrinkles due to torsion are corrected by passing through the horizontal conveying path 326 to the downstream side. Discharged. At this time, since the both ends of the banknote P in the longitudinal direction are guided between the guide bodies 323a and 323b and between the guide bodies 323c and 323d, the banknote P is folded in four, half-folded, and weakly with a low waist. Even when it is reversed, both ends of the bill P are backed up by the twist guide, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of folding and skew due to wind pressure.

  Moreover, the inversion apparatus 84 is provided with the mechanism which replaces the upper end and lower end of the banknote P by a switchback system. In this case, the reversing device 84 transports the banknote P carried in the FR posture or the BR posture to a predetermined position on the transport path, and re-inserts the banknote P into the transport path so that the upper end of the banknote P is in front of the transport direction. Introduce. With such a configuration, the reversing device 84 can align the direction of the banknote P sent through the transport path 81 to any one of FF, FR, BF, and BR.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the bills P sent out from the reversing device 84 in the same direction are sent to the loading module 30 through the transport path 81 or sent to any of the stacks 86a to 86d for accumulation. . Moreover, the banknotes P sent out in the same orientation by the loading module 30 may be returned to the main module 10 and accumulated in the stackers 22a to 22d of the main module.

  In the bill loading process to the loading cabinet 32, the bill P sent out from the reversing device 84 in the same direction is sent to the loading module 30 through the conveyance path 81 and loaded into the loading cabinet 32. At this time, the reversing device 84 may reverse the direction of the bills positively, reversely, and alternately to send out the bills, and the bills may be accumulated in the loading cabinet 32 so that the front and back are alternated. In this case, it is possible to make it easier to take out the bill from the loading box 32 by making it less susceptible to friction between the accumulated bills and the intaglio.

  Further, the stackers 86a to 86d of the alignment module 80 can be used as a stacker for stacking the banknotes taken out from the loading cabinet 32 for each denomination, or collect the reject tickets or non-use tickets taken out from the loading cabinet 32. It can also be used as a reject store or a non-use ticket store.

  The mass storage module 90 is connected to the downstream side of the sealing module 60a. The large-capacity stacking module 90 includes a transport path 91 that transports banknotes P sent from the sealing module 60a, and large-capacity stackers 92a and 92b that can stack a certain amount of banknotes sent through the transport path 91, respectively. It has. When a fixed amount of banknotes is manually loaded in the loading cabinet 32, the banknotes sent from the main module 10 or the loading cabinet 32 are stacked in a predetermined amount in the respective stackers 92a and 92b. Then, the accumulated banknotes are collectively taken out from the large-capacity stackers 92 a and 92 b and manually loaded into the loading box 32. As a result, a predetermined amount of banknotes can be easily loaded into the loading cabinet 32.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus having the above-described configuration, various processes such as banknote collection and loading can be performed on the loading storage 32 as in the first embodiment. Further, by providing the alignment module 80, it is possible to stack, load, or seal the banknotes in an arbitrarily set direction.

Next, various setting processes in the banknote handling apparatus corresponding to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, or the combination of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described.
The main control unit 12 of the banknote handling apparatus displays a login menu screen on the monitor 15 when the banknote handling apparatus is activated. The main control unit 12 displays menus such as “Operator”, “Supervisor”, and “Maintenance” as the login menu screen. The operator selects one of these buttons through the operation unit 17 according to the type of the operator.

  When any button is selected in the login menu, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an input field for allowing the operator to input an ID and a password. Further, the main control unit 12 may display a numeric keypad on the monitor 15. The main control unit 12 stores a password and an ID in advance in the memory 12b in association with each other. When the ID and password are input, the main control unit 12 collates with the ID and password stored in the memory 12b. When the collation result is acceptable, the main control unit 12 displays a screen (Select Type of Operation) for selecting a process on the monitor 15.

  FIG. 23 shows an example of a process selection screen (Select Type of Operation) 2300. The main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display menus such as “Normal Deposition” 2301, “BatchCard Deposition” 2302, “Fitness Sorting” 2305, “Review Memory” 2306, and “Return” 2307 as the process selection screen 2300. . Further, the main control unit 12 displays “Full Continuous” 2303 and “Secure Continuous” 2304 on the monitor 15 as “BatchCard Deposition” 2301.

  When “Normal Deposition” 2301 is selected, the main control unit 12 controls each unit of the banknote processing apparatus so as to perform a normal deposit process. In this case, the main controller 12 causes the monitor 15 to display a normal deposit screen 2400 shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 12 displays an “Envelop Deposition” 2401, “Manual Input” 2402, “Fitness Level” 2403, “Count” 2404, “Tickets” 2405, “Start” 2406, and “Deposit Complete” 2407 as a normal deposit screen 2400. , “Assign” 2408, “Return” 2409, and “Cancel” 2410 are displayed on the monitor 15.

  Further, the main control unit 12 displays fields such as “Account No” 2411, “Item No” 2412, “Location No” 2413 for inputting the Account No, and “Deposition Amount” 2414 for displaying the counting result. It is displayed on the monitor 15.

  When “Envelop Deposition” 2401 is selected, the main control unit 12 controls each part of the banknote processing apparatus to perform envelope deposit processing. In this case, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an envelope deposit screen 2500 shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 12 displays “Non Envelop” 2501, “Manual Input” 2502, “Fitness Level” 2503, “Count” 2504, “Tickets” 2505, “Start” 2506, “Deposit Complete” 2507 as the envelope deposit screen 2500. , “Return” 2509 and “Cancel” 2510 are displayed on the monitor 15.

  Further, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display fields such as “Envelop No” 2511 for inputting the Envelop No and “Envelop Amount” 2514 for inputting the scheduled amount.

  The envelope deposit process is a mode in which a plurality of deposits are handled as one deposit process. When the normal deposit process is performed, the main control unit 12 treats the period from the selection of “Normal Deposition” 2301 to the selection of “Deposit Complete” 2407 as one deposit unit.

  However, when the envelope deposit process is performed, the main control unit 12 divides one deposit process into a plurality of units (envelopes). FIG. 26 shows an example of envelope deposit processing.

  First, “Envelop Deposition” 2401 is selected (block B261). Next, Envelop No is input to “Envelop No” 2511 by the operation unit 17 (block B262). Further, the scheduled amount of one envelope is input to “Envelop Amount” 2514 (block B263). Furthermore, when a banknote is inserted into the supply unit 11 (block B264), the main control unit 12 starts counting (block 265). The main control unit 12 performs counting until the counting result reaches the scheduled amount input in “Envelop Amount” 2514.

  When the count result reaches the scheduled amount input in “Envelop Amount” 2514, the main control unit 12 completes the deposit process for one envelope (block B266). When there is a subsequent envelope, the main control unit 12 proceeds to block B262 and repeats the envelope deposit process. When there is no subsequent envelope, the main control unit 12 completes the envelope deposit process (block B267). For example, the main control unit 12 detects the miscalculation when the amount input as the planned amount after the completion of the envelope deposit process does not match the counting result.

  When one envelope deposit process is completed, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display a completion screen (Envelope Completed) 2700 shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display menus such as “Receipt” 2701, “Cash In Ticket” 2702, and “Done” 2703 as the completion screen 2700.

  Further, the main control unit 12 displays the envelope deposit processing result 2704 on the monitor 15. The envelope deposit processing result 2704 includes indications such as “Envelop ID”, “Currency”, “Others”, “Deposit Total”, “Amount Qualified”, and “Balance”.

  For example, when “Receipt” 2701 is selected, the main control unit 12 prints and outputs a form indicating the result of the envelope deposit processing by a printer (not shown) connected to the main control unit 12. When “Done” 2703 is selected, the main control unit 12 completes one envelope deposit process and returns to the display of FIG. When “Deposit Complete” 2507 is selected in FIG. 25, the main control unit 12 completes the envelope deposit process and returns to the display in FIG. 24.

  Also, in FIG. 23, when “BatchCard Deposition” 2302 is selected, the main control unit 12 controls each unit of the banknote processing apparatus to perform batch card processing. That is, the main control unit 12 functions as a batch card processing unit. In this case, by inputting a bundle of paper sheets in which a batch card and a bundle of a plurality of banknotes P are alternately stacked into the supply unit 11, the deposit process can be performed with the batch card as a separator.

  In this case, the banknote processing apparatus processes a combination of banknotes and batch cards as one batch. The banknote handling apparatus discharges the processed batch card to the reject unit 20a or 20b.

  When “Full Continuous” 2303 of “BatchCard Deposition” 2302 is selected, the main control unit 12 executes the full continuous mode. That is, the main control unit 12 performs continuous processing without stopping processing among a plurality of batches as much as possible. That is, when the main control unit 12 detects a batch card, the main control unit 12 continues to take in subsequent batch cards and banknotes. In this case, the batch card is inserted at the end of the banknote group.

  When executing the full continuous mode, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display a batch card deposit processing screen (BatchCard Deposition) 2800 shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 12 displays menus such as “Fitness Level” 2801, “Count” 2802, “Start” 2803, “End try” 2804, “Assign” 2805, and “Return” 2806 on the batch card deposit processing screen 2800. It is displayed on the monitor 15. Further, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display a display field 2807 for displaying the detected batch card number.

  When “Secure Continuous” 2304 of “BatchCard Deposition” 2302 is selected, the main control unit 12 executes the secure continuous mode. That is, when detecting the batch card, the main control unit 12 stops taking in the subsequent batch card and banknote until the count is fixed. In this case, the batch card is inserted at the end of the banknote group.

  When the batch card is inserted at the end of the banknote group, the banknote remains in the main module 10 when the batch card is detected. The main control unit 12 stops the subsequent batch cards and bills from being taken in until the counting of these bills is completed.

  When executing the secure continuous mode, the main control unit 12 displays a batch card deposit processing screen (BatchCard Deposition) 2900 shown in FIG. 29 on the monitor 15.

  The main control unit 12 displays menus such as “Fitness Level” 2901, “Count” 2902, “Start” 2903, “End try” 2904, “Assign” 2905, and “Return” 2906 on the batch card deposit processing screen 2900. It is displayed on the monitor 15. Further, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display a display field 2907 for displaying the detected batch card number.

  The display columns 2807 and 2907 in FIGS. 28 and 29 can display the numbers of the latest three batch cards, respectively. The batch card deposit processing screen 2900 in the secure continuous mode will be described as an example.

  FIG. 30 shows an example of a batch card deposit processing screen 2900 when a batch card is detected. For example, when batch cards are detected in the order of batch card numbers “00000002”, “00000004”, and “00000005”, the batch card numbers are displayed in the display column 2907 in the order of detection.

  Here, when a batch card with a new batch card number “00000009” is detected, the oldest batch card number “00000002” displayed in the display field 2907 disappears, and the newest batch card number is “00000009”. Is displayed in the display field 2907.

  Further, when “Assign” 2408 in FIG. 24, “Assign” 2805 in FIG. 28, or “Assign” 2905 in FIG. 29 is selected, the main control unit 12 executes the organizing process. In this case, the main control unit 12 displays an arrangement processing screen (Assign) 3100 shown in FIG. When executing the organizing process, the main control unit 12 assigns the bill type, generation, posture, correctness, and the like of the banknotes to the stack. The banknote handling apparatus accumulates banknotes based on the assignment.

  The main control unit 12 displays an arrangement processing screen 3100 such as “Fitness Level” 3101, “Preset” 3102, “Read” 3103, “Save” 3104, “Prev” 3105, “Next” 3106, and “Return” 3107. A menu is displayed on the monitor 15.

  Further, the main control unit 12 provides buttons for selection such as “Pocket” 3108, “Add Pocket” 3109, “Strapper 1” 3110, “Strapper 2” 3111, “Strapper 3” 3112, and “Strapper 4” 3113. It is displayed on the monitor 15.

  A “Pocket” 3108 is a menu for setting the accumulation boxes 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, and 22 d included in the main module 10. When “Pocket” 3108 is selected, a screen for setting the stackers 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d of the main module 10 is displayed.

  An “Add Pocket” 3109 is a menu for setting a stack of modules (additional modules) additionally connected to the main module 10. For example, according to the example of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 19, when “Add Pocket” 3109 is selected, the stackers 86a, 86b, 86c, and 86d of the alignment module 80 connected to the main module 10 are set. Display the screen.

  When “Pocket” 3108 or “Add Pocket” 3109 is selected, the main control unit 12 displays, for example, an arrangement processing screen (Assign) 3200 shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 12 includes, as the organizing process screen 3200, a menu 3201 for selecting the stacking warehouse P1, a menu 3202 for selecting the stacking warehouse P2, a menu 3203 for selecting the stacking warehouse P3, and the stacking warehouse P4. A menu 3204 for selection is displayed on the monitor 15.

  For example, when the organization process screen 3200 is displayed in response to the selection of “Pocket” 3108, the menus 3201, 3202, 3203, and 3204 correspond to the storage boxes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d of the main module 10, respectively. . Further, for example, when the arrangement processing screen 3200 is displayed in response to the selection of “Add Pocket” 3109, the menus 3201, 3202, 3203, and 3204 are displayed in the stackers 86a, 86b, 86c, and 86d of the alignment module 80. Each corresponds.

  Further, the main control unit 12 accumulates, as the organizing process screen 3200, a button 3205 for setting a state (correction state) relating to the correctness of banknotes to be stacked, a button 3206 for setting the posture of banknotes to be stacked, and stacking. A button 3207 for setting the generation of banknotes and a button 3208 for setting the amount of banknotes to be accumulated are displayed on the monitor 15.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 12 displays a button group 3209 and “Return” 3210 for setting the denomination of the banknotes to be accumulated on the monitor 15.

  When any of the menus 3201, 3202, 3203, and 3204 is selected by the operation input by the operation unit 17, the main control unit 12 is in a state in which the setting of the stack corresponding to the selected menu can be performed. Become. For example, when the menu 3201 is selected, the main control unit 12 can set the banknotes to be stacked in the stacking box 22a with the buttons 3205, 3206, 3207, and 3208 and the button group 3209.

  FIG. 33 shows a display example of the menu 3201. As shown in FIG. 33, the menu 3201 has display columns 3201A, 3201B, 3201C, 3201D, and 3201E. The display column 3201A displays the face value of the banknotes accumulated in the stacking box 22a. The button group 3209 includes buttons such as “100”, “50”, “20”, “10”, “5”, “2”, and “1” corresponding to the face value. Further, the button group 3209 has a “Tickets” button for selecting various tickets and the like as sheets to be accumulated. The display in the display field 3201A changes according to the selection of the button group 3209.

  When any of the buttons included in the button group 3209 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets the face value corresponding to the selected button as a banknote to be accumulated, and displays the face value in the display field 3201A. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize easily the face value set as the banknote to accumulate.

  The display column 3201B displays the correct / incorrect state of banknotes accumulated in the stacking box 22a. The inspection device 18 of the main module 10 detects the correctness state according to the state of the taken banknote P and the preset damage level. For example, the inspection device 18 may be “AFit” in a better state, “Fit” in which recirculation is possible, and “not suitable for recirculation” in accordance with a threshold value set as a bill damage state and a damage level. Any of the “Unfit” is detected as a banknote damage state.

  The display in the display field 3201B changes according to the operation of the button 3205. The main control unit 12 sets banknotes to be stacked according to the display in the display field 3201B. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize the damage state set as the banknote to accumulate | stack easily.

  Specifically, the inspection device 18 calculates a score according to the state of the banknote. Further, the banknote handling apparatus has a memory that can be referred to by the inspection device 18 that stores a threshold value T1 corresponding to the fitness state “AFit” and a threshold value T2 corresponding to the fitness state “Fit”. These threshold values T1 and T2 correspond to the above-mentioned damage level. When the calculated score is equal to or greater than the threshold value T1, the inspection device 18 determines that the correctness state of the banknote is “AFit”. Further, when the calculated score is less than the threshold value T1 and greater than or equal to the threshold value T2, the inspection device 18 determines that the correctness state of the banknote is “Fit”. In addition, when the calculated score is less than the threshold value T2, the inspection device 18 determines that the correctness state of the banknote is “Unfit”.

  The display in the display column 3201B changes to “Fitness Mix”, “Fitness AFit”, “Fitness Fit”, “Fitness AF + F”, “Fitness F + U”, “Fitness Unfit” every time the button 3205 is selected.

  When “Fitness Mix” is displayed in the display field 3201B, the main control unit 12 stacks the banknotes determined as “AFit”, “Fit”, or “Unfit” in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201. Set to.

  When “Fitness AFit” is displayed in the display field 3201B, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “AFit” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Fitness Fit” is displayed in the display field 3201B, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “Fit” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Fitness A + F” is displayed in the display field 3201B, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “AFit” or “Fit” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Fitness F + U” is displayed in the display field 3201B, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “Fit” or “Unfit” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Fitness Unfit” is displayed in the display column 3201B, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “Unfit” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  The display column 3201C displays the postures of banknotes stacked in the stacking box 22a. The display in the display field 3201C changes according to the operation of the button 3206. The main control unit 12 sets banknotes to be stacked according to the display in the display field 3201C. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize the attitude | position set as the banknote to accumulate | stack easily.

  As described above, the inspection device 18 of the main module 10 detects the posture of the taken banknote P. For example, the inspection device 18 detects in which posture of the banknotes “FF”, “FR”, “BF”, and “BR”.

  Each time the button 3206 is selected, the display of the display field 3201C is “Direction Mix”, “Direction Face”, “Direction Back”, “Direction FF”, “Direction FR”, “Direction BF”, “Direction BR”, and “Direction BR”. Change.

  When “Direction Mix” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 stores the banknotes determined as “FF”, “FR”, “BF”, or “BR” corresponding to the menu 3201. Set to accumulate.

  When “Direction Face” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “FF” or “FR” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction Back” is displayed in the display column 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “BF” or “BR” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction FF” is displayed in the display column 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “FF” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction FR” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “FR” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction BF” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “BF” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction BR” is displayed in the display column 3201C, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “BR” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 22, when the banknote handling apparatus includes a reversing device 84 that aligns the banknote orientation, the banknote handling apparatus accumulates banknotes in the attitude displayed by the display field 3201C. It may be.

  According to this configuration, when “Direction Face” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 reverses the banknote in the “BF” or “BR” posture to the “FF” or “FR” posture. Thus, the reversing device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets the banknotes in the “FF” or “FR” posture to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  Further, when “Direction Back” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 inverts the banknote in the “FF” or “FR” posture so as to be reversed in the “BF” or “BR” posture. The device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets the banknotes in the “BF” or “BR” posture to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction FF” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 reverses the banknote in the “FR”, “BF”, or “BR” posture to the “FF” posture. The reversing device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets so that banknotes in the “FF” posture are stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction FR” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 reverses the banknote in the “FF”, “BF”, or “BR” posture to the “FR” posture. The reversing device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets so that banknotes in the “FR” posture are stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction BF” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 reverses the banknote in the “FF”, “FR”, or “BR” posture to the “BF” posture. The reversing device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets so that banknotes in the “BF” posture are stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Direction BR” is displayed in the display field 3201C, the main control unit 12 reverses the banknote in the “FF”, “FR”, or “BF” posture to the “BR” posture. The reversing device 84 is controlled. The main control unit 12 sets so that banknotes in the “BR” posture are stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  The display column 3201D displays the generation of banknotes accumulated in the stacker 22a. The display in the display field 3201D changes according to the operation of the button 3207. The main control unit 12 sets banknotes to be stacked according to the display in the display field 3201D. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize the generation of the banknote to accumulate | stack easily.

  Even if the bill has the same face value, the design of the bill face may be changed. For this reason, the banknote has a plurality of generations for each face value. The inspection device 18 of the main module 10 detects the generation of the captured banknote P. For example, the inspection device 18 detects which generation of banknotes “Generation A”, “Generation B”, and “Generation C”.

  The display in the display field 3201D changes to “Generation Mix”, “Generation A”, “Generation B”, and “Generation C” every time the button 3207 is selected.

  When “Generation Mix” is displayed in the display field 3201D, the main control unit 12 transfers the banknotes determined as “Generation A”, “Generation B”, or “Generation C” to the stack corresponding to the menu 3201. Set to accumulate.

  When “Generation A” is displayed in the display field 3201D, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined as “Generation A” to be stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Generation B” is displayed in the display column 3201D, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “Generation B” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  When “Generation C” is displayed in the display column 3201D, the main control unit 12 sets the banknotes determined to be “Generation C” to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201.

  The display column 3201E displays the number of banknotes stacked in the stacking box 22a. The display in the display field 3201E changes according to the operation of the button 3208. The main control unit 12 sets the number of banknotes to be stacked according to the display in the display field 3201E. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize the number of the banknotes to accumulate | stack easily.

  The display in the display field 3201E changes to, for example, “50”, “100”, and “200” every time the button 3208 is selected.

  When “50” is displayed in the display column 3201E, the main control unit 12 sets the limit of banknotes stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201 to 50 sheets.

  When “100” is displayed in the display column 3201E, the main control unit 12 sets the limit of banknotes stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201 to 100 sheets.

  When “200” is displayed in the display column 3201E, the main control unit 12 sets the limit of banknotes to be stacked in the stack corresponding to the menu 3201 to 200 sheets.

  The main control unit 12 controls each unit of the banknote processing apparatus so that banknotes that satisfy all the settings displayed in the display columns 3201A, 3201B, 3201C, 3201D, and 3201E are stacked in the stacker corresponding to the menu 3201.

  Note that the main control unit 12 can set the banknotes to be stacked in a plurality of stacks by setting the other menus 3202, 3203, and 3204 based on the operation as described above. .

  In addition, when “Strapper 1” 3110, “Strapper 2” 3111, “Strapper 3” 3112, or “Strapper 4” 3113 in FIG. 31 is selected, the main control unit 12 displays the organizing process screen 3200 shown in FIG. A similar screen is displayed on the monitor 15. The menus “Strapper 1” 3110, “Strapper 2” 3111, “Strapper 3” 3112, and “Strapper 4” 3113 respectively correspond to individual sealing modules.

  For example, when the sealing modules 60a, 60b, 60c, and 60d are connected to the main module 10, the menus of “Strapper 1” 3110, “Strapper 2” 3111, “Strapper 3” 3112, and “Strapper 4” 3113 are , Corresponding to the sealing modules 60a, 60b, 60c, and 60d, respectively.

  That is, when “Strapper 1” 3110 is selected, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an arrangement processing screen for setting banknotes to be accumulated in the sealing module 60a. When “Strapper 2” 3111 is selected, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an arrangement processing screen for setting banknotes to be accumulated in the sealing module 60b. Further, when “Strapper 3” 3112 is selected, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an arrangement processing screen for setting banknotes to be accumulated in the sealing module 60c. Further, when “Strapper 4” 3113 is selected, the main control unit 12 causes the monitor 15 to display an arrangement processing screen for setting banknotes to be accumulated in the sealing module 60d.

  In this case as well, the main control unit 12 can set the banknotes to be accumulated for each of the plurality of sealing modules by performing the setting based on the operation as in the example of the menu 3201.

  Based on the method as described above, the main control unit 12 can set the posture of banknotes to be stacked for each stacker or for each sealing module. Moreover, the main control part 12 of a banknote processing apparatus can set the face value, damage state, generation, number of sheets, and the like of banknotes that are stacked for each stacker. Further, the main control unit 12 displays the currently set face value, posture, correct / injured state, generation and number on the monitor 15 for each stack.

  Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize easily the face value, attitude | position, damage state, generation | occurrence | production, and number of sheets of the banknote integrated | stacked for every stack. Moreover, by performing the display in this way, the banknote handling apparatus can easily set the face value, posture, correctness state, generation, and number of banknotes stacked for each stacker. As a result, it is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that is lower in cost and more convenient.

  Further, the main control unit 12 performs “Fitness Level” 2403 in FIG. 24, “Fitness Level” 2503 in FIG. 25, “Fitness Level” 2801 in FIG. 28, “Fitness Level” 2901 in FIG. 29, or “Fitness Level” in FIG. When “Level” 3101 is selected, a damage level setting screen (Adjust Fit Level) 3400 for setting the damage level shown in FIG. 34 is displayed on the monitor 15.

  Based on the operation performed on the damage level setting screen 3400, the main control unit 12 sets the damage state for each denomination and / or for each generation, that is, for each ticket type (category). A threshold value (damage level) for determination is set. That is, the main control unit 12 sets the threshold value T1 and the threshold value T2 based on the operation.

  The main control unit 12 displays, on the monitor 15, selection buttons 3401 and 3402, a generation selection menu 3403, an item selection menu 3404, an “OK” button 3405, and a “Return” 3406 as the damage level setting screen 3400.

  When the selection button 3401 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 that are common to all face values. The main control unit 12 displays an input field 3401A for setting a threshold value T1 common to all face values and an input field 3401B for setting a threshold value T2 common to all face values.

  When the “OK” button 3405 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets the value input in the input field 3401A as the threshold value T1, and sets the value input in the input field 3401B as the threshold value T2.

  Further, when the selection button 3402 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for each face value. The main control unit 12 displays on the monitor 15 an input field for setting the threshold value T1 and an input field for setting the threshold value T2 for each face value.

  For example, when the face values processed by the banknote handling apparatus are “100”, “50”, “20”, “10”, “5”, “2”, and “1”, the main control unit 12 has the face value. An input field 3402A for setting a threshold value T1 of a banknote with “100”, an input field 3402B for setting a threshold value T2 of a banknote with a face value “100”, and a threshold value T1 of a banknote with a face value “50”. An input field 3402C for setting, an input field 3402D for setting a threshold value T2 of a banknote whose face value is “50”, an input field 3402E for setting a threshold value T1 of a banknote whose face value is “20”, An input field 3402F for setting a threshold value T2 for a banknote with "20", an input field 3402G for setting a threshold value T1 for a banknote with a face value "10", and a threshold value T2 for a banknote with a face value "10" Input field 3402H for setting An input field 3402I for setting a threshold value T1 of a banknote whose face value is “5”, an input field 3402J for setting a threshold value T2 of a banknote whose face value is “5”, and a threshold value of a banknote whose face value is “2” An input field 3402K for setting T1, an input field 3402L for setting a threshold value T2 of a banknote whose face value is “2”, an input field 3402M for setting a threshold value T1 of a banknote whose face value is “1”, And the input field 3402N for setting the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “1” is displayed on the monitor 15.

  When the “OK” button 3405 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets the value input in the input field 3402A as the threshold value T1 of the bill whose face value is “100”, and is input in the input field 3402B. The value is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “100”, the value input in the input field 3402C is set as the threshold value T1 of the banknote whose face value is “50”, and is input in the input field 3402D. The value is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “50”, the value input in the input field 3402E is set as the threshold value T1 of the banknote whose face value is “20”, and is input in the input field 3402F. The value is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “20”, the value input in the input field 3402G is set as the threshold value T1 of the banknote whose face value is “10”, and the input field 3402H The force has been that value face value is set as the threshold value T2 of the bill is "10".

  In addition, when the “OK” button 3405 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets the value input in the input field 3402I as the threshold value T1 of the bill whose face value is “5”, and is input to the input field 3402J. Is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “5”, the value input in the input field 3402K is set as the threshold value T1 of the banknote whose face value is “2”, and is input to the input field 3402L. Is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “2”, the value input in the input field 3402M is set as the threshold value T1 of the banknote whose face value is “1”, and is input to the input field 3402N. Is set as the threshold value T2 of the banknote whose face value is “1”.

  The generation selection menu 3403 is a menu for allowing the operator to select the generation of banknotes for which the threshold value T1 and the threshold value T2 are set. The display of the generation selection menu 3403 changes to “Generation Mix”, “Generation A”, “Generation B”, and “Generation C” every time the generation selection menu 3403 is selected.

  When the “OK” button 3405 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the banknote of the generation displayed by the generation selection menu 3403. That is, when “Generation Mix” is displayed as the generation selection menu 3403, the main control unit 12 sets the threshold value T1 and the threshold value T2 common to all generations of banknotes. When “Generation A” is displayed as the generation selection menu 3403, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the generation A banknote. When “Generation B” is displayed as the generation selection menu 3403, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the generation B banknote. When “Generation C” is displayed as the generation selection menu 3403, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold T1 and a threshold T2 for the generation C banknote.

  The item selection menu 3404 is a menu for causing the operator to select an item for setting the threshold T1 and the threshold T2. The item selection menu 3404 is displayed every time the item selection menu 3404 is selected, such as “soil (dirt)”, “tape (tape application)”, “hole (hole)”, “tea (break)”, “missing corner”. (Corner missing) ”,“ dog ear ”,“ graffiti ”,“ mix ”. The main control unit 12 sets the items displayed by the item selection menu 3404 to be used for the judgment of the fitness state.

  As described above, the inspection device 18 of the main module 10 calculates a score according to the state of the banknote. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score for each item as described above. That is, the inspection device 18 determines the score corresponding to “soil (dirt)”, the score corresponding to “tape (tape)”, the score corresponding to “hole (hole)”, 1 of the score corresponding to “missing corner”, the score corresponding to “dog ear”, and the score corresponding to “graffiti” Calculate one or more.

  The inspection device 18 determines whether the banknote is “AFit”, “Fit”, or “Unfit” based on the calculated score and preset threshold values T1 and T2.

  In addition, when the inspection device 18 calculates a plurality of scores, the inspection device 18 calculates an integrated score based on the calculated score, and the banknote is “AFit” based on the calculated integrated score and preset thresholds T1 and T2. Or “Fit” or “Unfit” may be determined. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates an integrated score by calculating a space vector of a plurality of scores, calculating an average value of the plurality of scores, or calculating an intermediate value of the plurality of scores.

  When the “OK” button 3405 is selected, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the item displayed by the item selection menu 3404. That is, when “soil” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets the threshold T1 and the threshold T2 for the item “soil”. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “soil” according to the state of the bill.

  When “tape” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold T1 and a threshold T2 for the “tape” item. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “tape” according to the state of the bill.

  When “hole” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the item “hole”. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “hole” according to the state of the banknote.

  When “missing corner” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value T1 and a threshold value T2 for the item “missing corner”. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “missing corner” according to the state of the bill.

  When “dog ear” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold T1 and a threshold T2 for the item “dog ear”. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “dog ear” according to the state of the bill.

  When “graffiti” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold T1 and a threshold T2 for the “graffiti” item. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates a score corresponding to the item “graffiti” according to the state of the bill.

  When “mix” is displayed as the item selection menu 3404, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold T1 and a threshold T2 for the item “mix”. In this case, the inspection device 18 calculates scores of a plurality of items according to the state of the banknote, and calculates an integrated score based on the calculated plurality of scores.

  Based on the method as described above, the main control unit 12 sets a threshold value (loss level) for determining the damage state. That is, the main control unit 12 of the banknote handling apparatus can set a damage level for determining a damage state for each generation of banknotes, for each face value, and / or for each item. Moreover, the main control part 12 of a banknote processing apparatus can set a damage level collectively with respect to the banknotes of all the generations. Moreover, the main control part 12 of a banknote processing apparatus can set a damage level collectively with respect to the banknote of all the face values. Still further, the main control unit 12 of the banknote handling apparatus can determine the integrity state by integrating a plurality of items. Further, the main control unit 12 displays on the monitor 15 a plurality of input fields for setting the damage level for each face value, the currently selected generation, and the currently selected item.

  Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make an operator recognize various setting items easily. Moreover, by performing display in this way, the banknote handling apparatus can easily set the fitness level. As a result, a more convenient paper sheet processing apparatus can be provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when a plurality of sealing modules 60 are connected to the main module 10 and a jam occurs in any of the sealing modules 60, the main control unit 12 A screen (Unit Status) 3500 is displayed on the monitor 15.

  The main control unit 12 displays, on the monitor 15, a character string 3501 indicating that the sealing module 60 (STRAPPER) is unusable, a “Disable Strapper” button 3502, and an “OK” button 3504 as the unit status screen 3500. Let Note that the character string 3501 includes a display for identifying a sealing module that has become unusable. For example, the character string 3501 includes an ID, a MAC address, or other identification information indicating a sealing module that has become unusable.

  When the “Disable Snapper” button 3502 is selected, the main control unit 12 displays a screen (Disable Snapper) 3600 shown in FIG.

  The Disable Snapper screen 3600 is a screen display for allowing the operator to select whether the sealing module is used or not (valid or invalid).

  The main control unit 12 displays a check box 3601 on the monitor 15 for each sealing module as a disable trapper screen 3600. For example, the main control unit 12 displays the ID, MAC address, or other identification information indicating each sealing module 60 connected to the main module 10 on the monitor 15 in association with the check box.

  For example, when the sealing modules 60a, 60b, 60c, and 60d are connected to the main module 10, as shown in FIG. 36, the main control unit 12 is associated with a character string indicating the sealing module 60a. A check box 3601A, a check box 3601B associated with a character string indicating the sealing module 60b, a check box 3601C associated with a character string indicating the sealing module 60c, and a character string indicating the sealing module 60d. The associated check box 3601D is displayed on the monitor 15.

  When a check mark is added to the check box 3601, the display of the check box indicates that the sealing module associated with the check box is valid. When the check box 3601 is not checked, the display of the check box indicates that the sealing module associated with the check box is invalid.

  These check boxes 3601 are switched by an operation by the operation unit 17. That is, each time the check box 3601 is selected, the sealing module is switched between valid and invalid. Further, the main control unit 12 switches the check mark in the check box 3601 according to the setting of whether the sealing module is valid or invalid. Thereby, the main control part 12 can make an operator recognize easily the sealing module which is effective, and the sealing module which is invalid.

  Further, for example, the main control unit 12 causes the unit status screen 3500 shown in FIG. 35 to display information indicating the sealing module in which the jam has occurred, and causes the disable trapper screen 3600 to be displayed on the monitor 15. The operator can be prompted to disable the sealed module. That is, the operator can recognize the sealing module in which a jam has occurred on the unit status screen 3500. Furthermore, the operator can operate the operation unit 17 on the Disable Snapper screen 3600 so as to invalidate the sealing module in which the jam has occurred.

  When the “OK” button 3504 is selected on the unit status screen 3500 shown in FIG. 35, the main control unit 12 controls each unit so as to resume the bill processing.

  The main control unit 12 controls the sealing module 60 set to invalid so as to operate the transport path from the preceding module to the succeeding module and stop other parts. That is. The main control unit 12 operates the conveyance path 62 of the sealing module 60 to stop the first stacking device 64a, the second stacking device 64b, and the sealing device 68.

  As described above, when the sealing module becomes unusable, the banknote handling apparatus displays a display on the monitor 15 that prompts the disabled sealing module to be set invalid. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus can make invalid the sealing module which became easily unusable by the operator. Thereby, even if it is a case where a jam generate | occur | produces, a banknote processing apparatus can continue a banknote process, without removing the cause of jam. As a result, a more convenient paper sheet processing apparatus can be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of modules of the banknote handling apparatus are arranged in a line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the plurality of modules may be arranged in an L shape or a U shape.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the main module 10, the loading module 30, and the sealing module 60a are arranged side by side, and further, four sealing modules 60b, 60c, 60d, and 60e are arranged in a row with the corner unit 120 interposed therebetween. In addition, the main module 10, the loading module 30, and the sealing module 60a are arranged side by side in a direction substantially orthogonal to the row. Thus, the plurality of modules are arranged in an L shape. The configuration of each module is the same as that of the first to fourth embodiments described above. The corner unit 120 includes a conveyance path that conveys banknotes, and a rotation mechanism that allows the corners to move by rotating the banknotes from a substantially horizontal state to a vertical state. The internal angle θ of the corner of the module array is set to 45 to 135 degrees, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the main module 10, the loading module 30, and the sealing module 60a are arranged in a line, and two sealing modules 60b and 60c are arranged in a line with the corner unit 120 interposed therebetween. And it arrange | positions along with the direction substantially orthogonal to the row | line | column of the main module 10, the loading module 30, and the sealing module 60a. Further, the two sealing modules 60d and 60e, and the large-capacity integrated module 90 are arranged in a line with the corner unit 122 in between and in a direction substantially orthogonal to the line of the sealing modules 60b and 60c. ing. Thus, the plurality of modules are arranged in a U shape. The configuration of each module is the same as that of the first to fourth embodiments described above. The corner units 120 and 122 include a conveyance path for conveying banknotes, and a rotation mechanism that allows the corners to move by rotating the banknotes from a substantially horizontal state to a vertical state. The internal angles θ of the two corners of the module array are set to 45 to 135 degrees, for example.

  As described above, even when the banknote handling apparatus includes a large number of modules, a plurality of modules can be arranged relatively close to each other by arranging the modules in an L shape or a U shape. The operability can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of modules to be connected is not limited to the embodiment, and can be increased or decreased as necessary. Various types of modules can be selected.
For example, the paper sheets to be processed are not limited to banknotes and batch cards, but may be applied to other paper sheets such as casino cards and securities.

  It should be noted that the functions described in the above embodiments are not limited to being configured using hardware, but can be realized by causing a computer to read a program describing each function using software. Each function may be configured by appropriately selecting either software or hardware.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main module, 11 ... Supply part, 11a ... Support surface, 11b ... Mounting surface, 11d ... Rib, 12 ... Main control part, 14 ... Extraction mechanism, 15 ... Monitor, 16 ... Conveyance path, 17 ... Operation part, 18 ... Inspection device, 20a, 20b ... Reject section, 22a-22d ... Stacking, 24 ... Pickup roller, 30 ... Loading module, 32 ... Loading warehouse, 34 ... Mounting section, 38 ... Inspection device, 40 ... Reject warehouse, 42 Alignment mechanism 44 Transport path 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e Sealing module 62 Transport path 64 Stacking device 68 Sealing device 76 Adjustment mechanism 80 Alignment module 84 ... reversing device, 90 ... mass storage module, 100 ... take-out module, 110 ... loading module.

Claims (7)

A paper sheet processing apparatus for counting paper sheets,
A take-in means for fetching the paper sheets and the batch card one by one from a bundle in which a plurality of the paper sheets and a batch card having identification information are stacked and placed;
Transport means for transporting the paper sheets and the batch cards captured by the capture means;
Detecting the face value and posture of the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying means, obtaining a counting result, and detecting means for detecting the identification information from the batch card;
Batch card processing means for associating the counting result with the identification information;
A plurality of stacking units for stacking the paper sheets detected by the inspection means;
A storage unit that stores setting information associated with information indicating a face value and a posture of the paper sheets to be accumulated with the accumulation unit;
Sorting processing means for identifying the stacking unit that stacks the paper sheets based on the face value detected by the inspection unit, the posture, and the setting information, and transporting the paper sheets to the specified stacking unit When,
An operation means for receiving an operation;
Display means for displaying various information;
Control means for causing the display means to display a setting screen based on the setting information stored in the storage unit and updating the setting information based on an operation input to the operation means;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising:   The control means has the menu for setting the face value of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit, and the menu for setting the posture of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a screen is displayed by the display means. The sorting processing means has reversing means for reversing the front and back sides of the paper sheets, and the upper and lower ends,
The control unit controls the reversing unit so that the reversing unit aligns the posture of the paper sheet with the posture set by the setting information;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2. The inspection means detects the state of damage of the paper sheets conveyed by the conveying means,
The storage unit stores setting information associated with information indicating a face value, a posture, and an integrity state of the paper sheets to be accumulated with the accumulation unit,
The classification processing unit specifies the stacking unit that stacks the paper sheets based on the face value, the posture, and the integrity state detected by the inspection unit, and the setting information, and the specified stacking unit Conveying the paper sheets,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The control means includes a menu for setting a face value of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit, a menu for setting the posture of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit, and the stacking unit. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the setting screen having a menu for setting the state of damage of the sheets for each stacking unit is displayed by the display unit. The inspection means detects the generation of the paper sheet transported by the transport means,
The storage unit stores setting information associated with information indicating a face value, a posture, and a generation of the paper sheets to be accumulated with the accumulation unit,
The classification processing unit specifies the stacking unit that stacks the paper sheets based on the face value, the posture, and the generation detected by the inspection unit, and the setting information, and the paper is stored in the specified stacking unit. To transport leaves,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The control means includes a menu for setting a face value of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit, a menu for setting the posture of the paper sheets to be stacked for each stacking unit, and the stacking unit. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the setting screen having a menu for setting a generation of paper sheets for each stacking unit is displayed by the display unit.

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