JP2014108795A - Paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet processing device capable of winding a strip around paper at an arbitrary position without increasing the size of the device.SOLUTION: A paper sheet processing device in an embodiment includes: an accumulation device accumulating a predetermined number of sheets at a time; and a sealing device winding a strip around an accumulated paper sheet bundle and sealing the paper sheet bundle. The sealing device includes: a winding device winding the strip around the accumulated paper sheet bundle P, pulling the strip, and sealing the paper sheet bundle P; a hand 98 grasping the accumulated paper sheet bundle with an end portion of the paper sheet bundle nipped; a hand driving mechanism 98 making the hand reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to an accumulation direction of the paper sheet bundle, and drawing the paper sheet bundle to an arbitrary position relative to the winding device; detectors 118a, 118b, and 118c detecting a plurality of drawing positions of the hand; and a control unit controlling the hand to stop at one of the arbitrary position detected by the detectors, and adjusting a winding position of the strip relative to the paper sheet bundle.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a paper sheet processing apparatus that stacks and seals paper sheets such as banknotes and securities.

  In recent years, a large number of banknotes are handled on a daily basis in banks, large-scale retailers, and the like, and there is a task of sorting and organizing these banknotes according to denomination and correctness (degree of banknote corruption). Normally, when the amount of bills increases, the bills are managed in a state of being sealed every 100 sheets. A bill processing device has been proposed as a device for automating such bill sorting work. This banknote handling apparatus includes a hopper unit that stacks and stores unclassified banknotes, a transport mechanism that feeds and transports banknotes one by one, and an inspection that discriminates the type and degree of damage of the banknotes that have been transported. And a plurality of pockets for classifying and stacking the identified banknotes by denomination, for example, and a stacking and sealing device for banding 100 banknotes.

  The stacking and sealing device includes a stacking device that stacks, for example, 100 banknotes, and a sealing device provided below the stacking device. The sealing device obtains a force for binding the stacked banknotes by forming a band on the outer periphery of the stacked banknotes and then drawing the band.

Japanese Patent No. 2686068 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-137093

  In the stacking and sealing apparatus in the paper sheet processing apparatus configured as described above, the position where the band is wound cannot be adjusted, and there is a mechanical restriction that the band can be wound only at a predetermined position from the end of the stacked banknote. is there. For this reason, it is difficult to meet the need to change the band winding position depending on the type of bill and country. The mechanical restriction includes that the position of the stacked banknotes winding the band is fixed, or that the position of the band winding device is fixed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of winding a belt at an arbitrary position on a paper sheet without increasing the size of the apparatus. There is to do.

According to the embodiment, the paper sheet processing apparatus includes a stacking device that stacks a predetermined number of paper sheets, and a sealing device that wraps and seals the stack of stacked paper sheets,
The sealing device includes a band winding device that winds and squeezes a band around the accumulated paper sheet bundle, a hand that grips an end portion of the accumulated paper sheet bundle, and the hand as the paper sheet A hand drive mechanism that reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction of the leaf bundle and pulls the sheet bundle arbitrarily into a position with respect to the band winding device; and a detector that detects a plurality of retracted positions of the hand; And a control unit that stops the hand at an arbitrary retracted position detected by the detector and adjusts a winding position of the band around the bundle of paper sheets.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an integrated sealing module of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first stacking device and a second stacking device of the stacking module. FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire sealing device of the integrated sealing module. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a discharge table and a belt feeder of the sealing device. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the entire band winding device in a state where the hand of the sealing device is opened and the upper clamper is raised. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the entire band winding device in a state in which the hand of the sealing device is closed, the upper clamper is lowered to the pressing position, and the second band presser and the heater are moved to the pressing position and the heat sealing position, respectively. . FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a hand and a hand drive mechanism. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the hand and the hand drive mechanism. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the hand and the hand drive mechanism in the open position. FIG. 12 is a front view showing the hand and the hand drive mechanism in the forward movement position. FIG. 13 is a front view showing the hand and the hand drive mechanism in the retracted position. FIG. 14 is a plan view schematically showing the hand and the retracted position sensor in the first, second, and third retracted positions. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an annular gear, a band catcher, and an opening / closing mechanism of the band winding device. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a first band presser, a second band presser, a heater, and first and second clamper driving mechanisms of the band winding device. FIG. 17 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 18 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 19 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 20 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 21 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 22 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which a banknote bundle is received by a hand. FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a state in which a banknote bundle is pulled into a binding position by a hand. FIG. 25 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 26 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 27 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 28 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 29 is a front view showing a state in which a banknote bundle and a binding band are pressed by the upper clamper and the first band presser. FIG. 30 is an enlarged front view showing a contact state between the first belt presser and the support plate. FIG. 31 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 32 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 33 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 34 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 65 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation. FIG. 36 is a side view of the stacking and sealing apparatus schematically showing the stacking operation and the sealing operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments 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 embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, a banknote processing apparatus that processes banknotes as paper sheets includes a main module 10, an alignment module 30, an integrated sealing module 60 that is an integrated sealing apparatus, and a large-capacity integrated module 174. These modules are arranged in a row 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 2, 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 winding position of the binding band according to the speed and the type of the paper sheet is 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 alignment module 30 and the integrated sealing module 60 have sub-control units 31a and 61a that control the operation of each module, respectively, and these sub-control units control main control of the main module 10 via an interface and a cable (not shown). The unit 12 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 device are performed, such as setting of a stacker for storing the banknotes, setting of stacking and sealing processing, and setting of a damage level as 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 FIG. 1, the main module 10 includes a supply unit 11 on which a large number of banknotes P are stacked, a takeout mechanism 14 that takes out the banknotes P one by one from the supply unit 11, and a takeout mechanism 14. And a conveyance path 16 for conveying the banknotes P taken out by. 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.

  The supply unit 11 includes a support surface 11a extending at an arbitrary angle with respect to the vertical direction, a mounting surface 11b extending from the lower end of the support surface 11a in a direction substantially orthogonal to the support surface 11a, and the support surfaces 11a. And a pair of guide walls 11c erected along both side edges of the mounting surface 11b. At the boundary between the support surface 11a and the placement surface 11b, a take-out port for taking the banknote P into the apparatus is formed.

  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 supply unit 11 includes a backup plate 21 that moves the stacked banknote P toward the take-out side, that is, the placement surface 11b. The backup plate 21 is provided so as to be housed on the support surface 11a and movable along the support surface.

  The takeout mechanism 14 for taking out the banknotes P one by one from the supply unit 11 includes a plurality of pickup rollers (takeout rollers) 24 provided so as to be in contact with the banknotes P on the placement surface 11b, and a pickup roller 24 on the takeout 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.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a conveyance pitch correction unit 13 that corrects the conveyance pitch of the banknotes P conveyed by the conveyance path 16, an inspection device 18 that inspects the banknotes P corrected in the conveyance pitch one by one, and a barcode A reader 19 is disposed along the conveyance path 16. The inspection device 18 is disposed above the outlet 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 a batch card, the bar code reader 19 reads a bar code attached to a batch card or a casino ticket that has passed through the inspection device 18, and sends the read information to the main control unit 12.

  The conveyance path 16 extends downward from the take-out mechanism 14 and the take-out port, and then obliquely inclines with respect to the vertical direction to the inspection device 18 and extends from the bottom to the top. The transport path 16 is connected to an alignment module 30 described later. A discharge port is formed at the lowermost part of the transport path 16, and a foreign matter collection box 27 is provided below the discharge port. The foreign matter falling along the conveyance path 16 is discharged from the discharge port and collected in the collection box 27.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the main module 10, two reject portions 20 a and 20 b are provided along the conveyance path 16, and a plurality of stackers 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, and 22 d that stack bills are arranged. Is arranged in. 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 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.

  The processing ticket means that the banknote P discriminated by the inspection device 18 is a genuine note and is a genuine note or a genuine note and a damaged note. 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.

When a batch card is used, the batch card 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 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, the alignment module 30 is provided along the conveyance path 31 that conveys the bills P sent from the main module 10, the alignment mechanism 32 provided on the upstream side of the conveyance path 31, and the conveyance path 31. A reversing device 34 provided on the downstream side of the alignment mechanism 32 and a plurality of stackers 36 a, 36 b, 36 c and 36 d arranged side by side along the transport path 31 are provided.

  The banknote P sent out from the alignment mechanism 32 or the banknote P sent out from the reversing device 34 with its orientation aligned is sent to the stacking and sealing module 60 through the transport path 31, or sent to one of the stacking boxes 36a to 36d. And accumulated. The stackers 36a to 36d of the alignment module 30 can be used as a stacker for stacking banknotes for each denomination, or can be used as a reject store or a slipper for storing rejected tickets or banknotes taken out from the main module 10. can do.

  On the other hand, when the banknote sealing process is set, the correct bill or the damaged bill taken out from the main module 10, or the correct note or the damaged bill taken out from the alignment module 30 is transferred to the transport path 31 of the alignment module 30. Is sent to the sealing module 60, and a predetermined number of sheets are collected and sealed.

  3 and 4 are a front view and a plan view of an accumulation sealing module 60 as an accumulation sealing apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the sealing module 60 includes a transport path 62 that communicates with the transport path 31 of the alignment module 30 and a predetermined number of banknotes that have been sent through the transport path 62. A first stacking device 64a and a second stacking device 64b that stack, a sealing device 68 that seals a bundle of banknotes stacked by a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) using these stacking devices, using a band (binding band), and a first A transport mechanism 70 that transports the banknote bundle accumulated by the accumulation apparatus 64a and the banknote bundle accumulated by the second accumulation apparatus 64b to the sealing device 68. Further, a discharge unit 73 that receives and stacks the banknote bundle sealed by the sealing device 68 is provided below the sealing device 68.

  The first stacking device 64a and the second stacking device 64b are arranged so as to be shifted vertically and horizontally. The second stacking device 64b is arranged to be shifted obliquely downward by, for example, an angle θ of about 10 to 80 degrees with respect to the first stacking device 64a, and a part of the second stacking device 64b is vertically aligned with the first stacking device 64a. And are arranged overlapping. The sealing device 68 is disposed below the second stacking device 64.

  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 the banknote P so that the plurality of blades are incorporated around the rotating shaft and the conveyed banknote P can be received between the blades. The 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 temporary stacking unit 65 of the first stacking device 64a has, for example, a first shutter 67 that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and the bills P are stacked on the first shutter 67 in the closed position. The temporary stacking unit 65 of the second stacking device 64b includes a horizontal support base 72a on which banknotes P are stacked, a second shutter 72b that contacts the long sides of the banknotes to be stacked and positions the banknote in the width direction, have. The second shutter 72b is rotatably provided between an alignment position where the banknote P is aligned and an open position where the stacked banknote bundle is allowed to pass.

  Each of the first integrated device 64a and the second integrated device 64b is provided with a display 71 such as an LED for displaying the processing status of the device such as an error of the integrated device and a coefficient status. These indicators 71 are provided at positions that can be easily visually recognized from the outside, for example, by opening the outer cover of the integrated sealing module 60. The indicator 71 blinks, lights up, turns off, or has a different color so that the operator can determine various processing states of the stacking device, for example, whether or not banknote resupply is necessary, whether or not an error has occurred, and whether or not the banknote is a confirmed banknote. Is displayed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the transport mechanism 70 that transports the banknote bundle between the first stacking device 64 a and the second stacking device 64 b and the sealing device 68 is a pair erected along the vertical direction. The guide rod 74, a drive belt 76 extending in the vertical direction along the guide rod, a motor 78 for moving the drive belt 76 in the vertical direction, a base carrier 80 that can be raised and lowered along the guide rod 74, and the base carrier 80. And a sheet carrier (conveyance tray) 82 provided so as to be reciprocally movable along the horizontal direction. The base carrier 80 and the sheet carrier 82 constitute a conveyance carrier.

  The base carrier 80 is formed in a substantially rectangular dish shape, and one end thereof is supported by a pair of guide rods 74 and is guided so as to be movable up and down along these guide rods. The base carrier 80 extends substantially horizontally. The base carrier 80 is coupled to the drive belt 76 by a pair of brackets. By driving the motor 78 forward or backward, the drive belt 76 travels in the vertical direction, and the base carrier 80 is moved up and down by these drive belts 76. The base carrier 80 has a first position located adjacent to and below the first shutter 67 of the first stacking device 64a, a second position facing the side of the support base 72a of the second stacking device 64b, and will be described later. The sealing device 68 is moved up and down between a third position facing the side of the discharge table 84. At each position, for example, a position sensor such as a photo interrupter is provided. By detecting the base carrier 80 by these position sensors, the base carrier 80 can be moved and positioned at any one of these positions.

  On the other hand, the sheet carrier 82 is formed in a rectangular plate shape larger than the size of the banknote P, for example, and is configured to be able to place stacked banknotes. The sheet carrier 82 is provided on the base carrier 80 so as to be capable of reciprocating along the horizontal direction. That is, the sheet carrier 82 is in a direction intersecting with the moving direction of the base carrier 80 between the standby position positioned on the base carrier 80 and the advanced position extending substantially horizontally from the front end of the base carrier, in this case, the horizontal direction. Are provided on the base carrier 80 so as to be capable of reciprocating along. On the base carrier 80, a drive source such as a motor or a plunger for moving the sheet carrier 82 in the horizontal direction is provided.

  The sheet carrier 82 is provided with a plurality of banknote clampers 88 for holding banknote bundles on the sheet carrier. These banknote clampers 88 are rotated between an open position that is separated from the support surface of the sheet carrier 82 and a clamp position that presses the banknote bundle against the sheet carrier 82 from above and holds and holds the banknote bundle.

  The stacking of banknotes by the first and second stacking devices 64a and 64b and the transport of banknote bundles by the transport mechanism 70 are performed as follows. For example, banknotes of the same type are stacked on the first shutter 67 by the first stacking device 64a by a predetermined number, for example, 100 sheets. At the time of this accumulation, the base carrier 80 stands by at the first position, and the sheet carrier 82 on the base carrier 80 is adjacently opposed below the first shutter 67. When 100 banknotes P are stacked on the first shutter 67, the first shutter 67 moves to the open position, and the stacked banknotes P are placed on the sheet carrier 82. Subsequently, after the accumulated banknote bundle is pressed by the banknote clamper 88 to hold the accumulated banknote bundle on the sheet carrier 82, the base carrier 80 is lowered to the third position. Thereafter, the first shutter 67 is returned to the original accumulation position.

  Next, the sheet carrier 82 advances from the standby position to the advance position, and moves the stacked banknote bundle onto the discharge table 84 of the sealing device. Subsequently, one end in the longitudinal direction of the stacked banknote bundle is gripped by a hand of a gripping and retracting mechanism of the sealing device 68 described later, and the banknote clamper 88 is released to release the holding, and then the sheet carrier 82 is waited from the advanced position. Move to position. As a result, the bundle of stacked banknotes P is delivered to the sealing device 68.

  On the other hand, after 100 banknotes are stacked by the first stacking device 64a, the 101st and subsequent bills are sent to the second stacking device 64b, and a predetermined number of sheets, for example, on the support table 72a, for example, , 100 sheets are collected. At the time of stacking, the second shutter 72b is at the position shown in the figure and positions the position in the width direction of the stacked banknotes. Further, the base carrier 80 stands by at the second position and faces the side of the support base 72a. When 100 banknotes P are stacked on the support table 72a, the sheet carrier 82 advances from the standby position to the advance position, enters the support table 72a in a nested manner, and is positioned below the stacked banknote bundle P. Subsequently, the second shutter 72b rotates to the open position, and the passage of the stacked banknote bundle P is allowed.

  In this state, after the stacked banknotes P are pressed by the banknote clamper 88 to hold the stacked banknotes on the sheet carrier 82, the sheet carrier 82 is returned to the standby position, and the sheet carrier and the stacked banknotes P are moved onto the base carrier 80. Next, the sheet carrier 82 and the base carrier 80 are lowered to the third position. The second shutter 72b is returned to the original alignment position.

  Subsequently, at the third position, the sheet carrier 82 advances from the standby position to the advance position, and moves the stacked banknote bundle onto the discharge table 84 of the sealing device. Next, one end in the longitudinal direction of the stacked banknote bundle P is gripped by a hand of a gripping and retracting mechanism of the sealing device 68 described later, and the banknote clamper 88 is released to release the holding, and then the sheet carrier 82 is waited from the advanced position. Move to position. Thereby, the accumulated banknote P is delivered to the sealing device 68.

  Next, the sealing device 68 will be described. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire sealing device 68, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a band feeder of the sealing device, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are front views showing a binding mechanism of the sealing device. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sealing device 68 includes a substantially rectangular discharge table 84 that is installed obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal plane, and a band feeder 90 that sends out a binding band. The banknote bundle P is supplied above the discharge table 84. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the band feeder 90 pulls out the binding band 91 from the band reel 92 and feeds it out in a loop. A belt feeding mechanism 94. The band feeding mechanism 94 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the binding mechanism 95 of the sealing device 68 includes one end in the longitudinal direction of the stacked banknote bundle P that has been transported onto the discharge table 84 by the sheet carrier 82 (transport carrier). A movable hand 96 that grips the center and pulls the stacked banknote bundle at an arbitrary binding position, and opens and closes the hand 96 in the stacking direction of the sheet bundle and reciprocates in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. A hand driving mechanism 98 and a band winding device 100 that winds the binding band around the stacked banknote bundle P drawn into the binding position are provided.

  After the bundled banknote bundle P is gripped by the hand 96, the sheet carrier 82 is placed at the receiving position facing the first or second stacking apparatus 64a, 64b while the binding device 91 winds the binding band 91 around the bundled banknote bundle P. And the next stack of banknotes is received from the stacking apparatus.

  9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 show the hand 96 and the hand drive mechanism 98. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 to 11, the hands 96 face each other almost in parallel with a gap and are supported by the support frame 102 so as to be raised and lowered (in the stacking direction of the stacked banknotes). 96a and lower hand 96b. The upper hand 96a and the lower hand 96b are each formed in a substantially plate shape and extend substantially horizontally. A pressing pad 97a that is recessed upward is attached to the lower surface of the upper hand 96a. A pressing pad 97b that protrudes upward is attached to the upper surface of the lower hand 96b. As will be described later, when the end portion of the stacked banknote bundle is gripped by the hand 96, the stacked banknote bundle P can be bent to some extent by the pressing pads 97a, 97b having the above shapes hitting the upper and lower surfaces of the stacked banknote bundle. It becomes possible to easily perform the bending operation of the banknote bundle by the clamp mechanism described later. Note that the pressing pads 97a and 97b are not limited to arcuate concaves or convexes, but may be trapezoidal concaves and convexes.

  A support plate 103 that functions as an ironing board, which will be described later, is provided on the lower surface side of the lower hand 96b, and extends substantially horizontally forward from the lower hand. The support plate 103 is made of, for example, stainless steel.

  The hand drive mechanism 98 includes a first motor 104 attached to the support frame 102, a large gear 106a provided coaxially with each other, and rotated about the same axis by the first motor, in this case, a horizontal axis, and the large gear 106a. A small gear 106b having a smaller diameter, a first rack 108a connected to the upper hand 96a and meshed with the large gear 106a, and a second rack 108b connected to the lower hand 96b and meshed with the small gear 106b. Yes. The first rack 108a and the second rack 108b extend in the vertical direction, and are arranged in parallel to each other with the rotation shafts of the large gear 106a and the small gear 106b interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the large gear 106a and the small gear 106b are rotated in one direction (clockwise) by the first motor 104, the upper hand 96a is raised and the lower hand 96b is lowered, so that they are separated from each other. Move towards. Further, by rotating the large gear 106a and the small gear 106b in the opposite direction (counterclockwise) by the first motor 104, the upper hand 96a is lowered and the lower hand 96b is raised and moved toward the closed position where they are close to each other. To do.

  As described above, the upper hand 96a is driven up and down by the large gear 106a and the lower hand 96b is driven up and down by the small gear 106b, so that the up and down movement amount of the upper hand 96a is larger than the up and down movement amount of the lower hand 96b. ing. In this way, by setting the upper hand movement amount> the lower hand movement amount, it is easy to receive a thick banknote or a swollen banknote and it is possible to reliably clamp it.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the support frame 102 supporting the hand 96 is supported by the guide rail 110 b of the base frame 110 so as to reciprocate along the horizontal direction (direction orthogonal to the stacking direction). Yes. A rack 112 extending in the horizontal direction is fixed to the support frame 102. The hand drive mechanism 98 includes a second motor (pulse motor) 114 mounted on the base frame 110, a gear train 115 meshed with the rotation shaft of the motor and the rack 112, and a rotational position sensor that detects the rotational position of the motor. 117. The detection disk 113 is coaxially fixed to the rotation shaft of the second motor 114 and rotates integrally with the second motor 114. A large number of notches are formed in the outer peripheral edge portion of the detection disk 113, and these notches are located at equal intervals along the circumferential direction over the entire circumference of the detection disk. And the rotation position sensor 117 is located facing the outer-periphery edge part of the detection disc 113, for example using a photo interrupter. As the detection disk 113 rotates in synchronization with the second motor 114, the rotational position sensor 117 detects a notch at the peripheral edge of the detection disk and detects the rotational position of the motor. Then, by detecting the rotational position of the second motor, the horizontal movement position of the hand 96 can be detected.

  The hand drive mechanism 98 is fixed on a plurality of, for example, three pull-in position sensors 118a, 118b, and 118c that detect the pull-in position of the hand 96, that is, the horizontal movement position of the support frame 102, and the rack 112, for example. And a detection rib 119 that can be detected by a pull-in position sensor. The pull-in position sensors 118a, 118b, and 118c are provided side by side along the movement path of the rack 112 and the detection rib 119 and along the horizontal direction, and are provided at predetermined intervals. The pull-in position sensors 118a, 118b, and 118c use, for example, a photo interrupter. When the detection rib 119 crosses the pull-in position sensor, the detection light is shielded (dark), and the detection rib 119 is detected. By detecting the detection rib 119 with the pull-in position sensors 118a, 118b, and 118c, the pull-in position (movement end position) of the hand 96 can be detected. Here, three types of pull-in positions can be installed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the rack 112 and the support frame 102 are driven by rotating the second motor 114 in one direction, and the upper hand 96a and the lower hand 96b move forward (reference position). To A). For example, the movement of the hand 96 to the forward movement position is detected by a position sensor (not shown), and the second motor 114 is stopped when the movement is detected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, after the stacked banknote bundle P is gripped by the hand 96, the rack 112 and the support frame 102 are driven by rotating the second motor 114 in the reverse direction, and the upper hand 96a and the lower hand 96b is moved to the retracted position shown in the drawing, and the gripped banknote bundle P is pulled into the binding position. At this time, when the detection rib 119 is detected by any of the retracting position sensors 118a, 118b, and 118c, the retracting position of the hand 96 is adjusted by stopping the second motor 114.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the position at which the banknote bundle P is gripped by the hand 96 is set as a reference position A, and the hand 96 is moved from the reference position to the first retracted position where the detection rib 119 is detected by the retracted position sensor 118a. Is stopped, the accumulated banknote bundle P is pulled from the reference position A by a distance d1. Thereby, the winding position of the binding band 91 with respect to the stacked banknote bundle P is set to the first winding position closest to the end of the stacked banknote bundle P on the drawing side.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, the position at which the banknote bundle P is gripped by the hand 96 is set as a reference position A, and the hand 96 is moved from the reference position to the second retracted position where the detection rib 119 is detected by the retracted position sensor 118b. Is stopped, the accumulated banknote bundle P is pulled from the reference position A by a distance d2 (> d1). Thereby, the winding position of the binding band 91 with respect to the stacked banknote bundle P is set to the second winding position further away from the end of the stacked banknote bundle P on the drawing side.

  As shown in FIG. 14C, when the detection rib 119 moves the hand 96 to the third retracted position detected by the retracted position sensor 118b, the stacked banknote bundle P is only a distance d3 (> d2) from the reference position A. Drawn in. Thereby, the winding position of the binding band 91 with respect to the stack | stuck banknote bundle P is set to the 3rd winding position further away from the end by the side of the drawing-in of the stack | stuck banknote bundle P. FIG.

  The type, length, and winding position of the banknote are stored in advance in the main control unit 12 and the sub-control unit 61a, and according to the information, the retracted position of the stacked banknote bundle P is first to third. Set to one of the retracted positions. The hand drive mechanism 98 drives the second motor 114 according to the set retracted position.

  Thus, since the position of the band winding device 100 described later is fixed, the winding position of the binding band with respect to the stacked banknote bundle is adjusted by adjusting the retracted position of the stacked banknote bundle P with respect to the band winding apparatus 100. be able to.

  The retraction position of the hand 96, that is, the movement amount, may be detected by detecting the rotational position of the second motor 114 by the rotational position sensor 117. That is, the stop position and the retracted position of the hand 96 may be controlled based on detection of the rotational position of the second motor 114 by the rotational position sensor 117. In this case, the retraction position of the hand 96 can be set arbitrarily, and not only the first, second, and third retraction positions, but a larger number of retraction positions can be set. Furthermore, the rotational position of the second motor 114 is not limited to the combination of the detection disk 113 and the rotational position sensor, but may be detected by detecting the number of pulses of the motor with an encoder or the like.

  FIG. 15 shows a band winding device 100 that winds a binding band around the stacked banknote bundle P drawn into the binding position. As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 and FIG. 15 described above, the band winding device 100 includes an annular gear 120 supported by an annular support frame 116, and a band catcher 122 attached to the annular gear. While the tip of the binding band 91 is clamped by the band catcher, the annular gear 120 is rotated and the binding band 91 is sent out from the band feeder 90 to form a loop-shaped binding band along the annular gear at the binding position. A belt drive mechanism.

  The outer peripheral surface of the annular gear 120 is supported by a plurality of, for example, three guide pulleys 124 that are rotatably attached to the support frame 116, and can freely rotate around the horizontal axis, that is, the hand 96 reciprocates. It is supported by the support frame 116 so as to be rotatable around an axis parallel to the direction. Further, the annular gear 120 is disposed so as to cover the outside of the hand 96 described above with a gap. That is, the hand 96 can move inside the annular gear 120.

  A gear 120 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the annular gear 120. The belt drive mechanism includes a third motor 125 attached to the support frame 116, and a gear train 126 is engaged between the rotation shaft of the third motor 125 and the gear 120a. By driving the third motor 125, the annular gear 120 is rotated around a horizontal axis in a predetermined direction, for example, counterclockwise.

  The band catcher 122 is attached to the ring gear 120 and is rotatable around the horizontal axis together with the ring gear 120. The band catcher 122 has a pair of catch arms 128a and 128b. These catch arms 128a and 128b extend forward from the annular gear 120 in parallel to the horizontal axis, and close to contact with each other to clamp the binding band, and are spaced apart from each other to open the binding band. The ring gear 120 is supported so as to be rotatable around the pivot between the open positions. The catch arms 128a and 128b are biased to a closed position by a spring.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the support frame 116 is provided with an opening mechanism 135 that opens the band catcher 122 to the open position. The opening mechanism 135 includes a plunger 134, a pressing arm 136 rotated by the plunger, and a pressing roller 137 that is attached to the tip of the pressing arm 136 and presses the pressing piece of the catch arm 128a. When the binding band 91 is wound, the band catcher 122 stands by at the clamp position (for example, the 5 o'clock position of the clock short hand). Further, by rotating the pressing arm 136 by the plunger 134 of the opening mechanism 135, the band catcher 122 stands by in a state where the band catcher 122 is opened to an open position where the binding band 91 can be inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the band feeding mechanism 94 of the band feeder 90 includes a plurality of guides provided along the conveyance path, a plurality of conveyance rollers, and a fourth motor for driving the conveyance rollers. The belt is transported by being sandwiched between transport rollers, the binding band is pulled out from the band reel 92, and the binding band is sent to the band catcher 122 waiting at the initial position. A printer 146 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path, and the printer 146 prints desired print information on the binding band 91. A cutter 148 is provided between the end of the conveyance path of the binding band 91 and the band catcher 122. The binding band 91 is sent to the band catcher 122 through the teeth of the cutter 148.

  In the band winding device 100 and the band feeding mechanism 94 configured as described above, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 15, the band catcher 122 stands by at the clamp position, and the release mechanism 135 causes the catch arms 128a and 128b to move. In the opened state, the banding mechanism 94 pulls the binding band 91 from the band reel 92 and feeds the leading end of the binding band between the catch arms of the band catcher 122 through the cutter 148. Thereafter, the pressing by the opening mechanism 135 is released, and the tip of the binding band 91 is clamped by the band catcher 122. Subsequently, while feeding the binding band 91 by the band feeding mechanism 94, the ring gear 120 is rotated counterclockwise by a predetermined angle, and the band catcher 122 is moved to the standby position. As a result, the binding band 91 is drawn out in a loop along the annular gear 120 and is positioned around the binding position. In this state, the banknote bundle P is gripped by the hand 96 described above, and the banknote bundle P is drawn into the loop-like binding band 91. In the standby position, the band catcher 122 and the loop-like binding band 91 are located out of the drawing path of the stacked banknote bundle P and do not hinder the drawing operation.

  The band winding device 100 and the band feeding mechanism 94 preliminarily form a loop-shaped binding band 91 at the binding position while the stacked banknote bundle P is transported from the stacking devices 64a and 64b to the sealing device 68 by the transport carrier described above. To do. Thus, by setting the binding band 91 in advance, it is possible to shorten the winding operation time.

  After the stacked banknote bundle P is pulled into the binding position, the ring gear 120 is further rotated counterclockwise, and the band catcher 122 is moved to the vicinity of the clamp position. Thereby, the loop-shaped binding band 91 is arranged around the binding position of the stacked banknote bundle P and at a position covering the support plate 103 provided on the hand 96. In this state, the binding band 91 is pulled back by a certain amount by the band feeding mechanism 94 and the loop of the binding band 91 is reduced, so that the binding band 91 is lightly wound around the banknote bundle P and the support plate 103.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 16, the band winding device 100 includes a first band presser 152 that presses the binding band 91 against the support plate 103 of the hand 96 to prevent band displacement, and binds at the binding position. The upper clamper 160 which presses the band 91 and the accumulated banknote bundle P from above, pushes the both sides in the longitudinal direction toward the support plate 103 and curves the entire banknote bundle, and the upper clamper 160 is synchronized with the first band presser 152. The first clamper drive mechanism 162 that moves up and down, the second band presser 170 that presses and holds the drawn binding band 91 against the stacked banknote bundle P, and the mating portion of the pressed binding band 91 are heated. A heater 180 for heat sealing, and a second clamper driving mechanism 190 that moves the second band presser 170 and the heater 180 to a position in contact with the binding band 91 in conjunction with each other are provided.

  The first band presser 152 is brought into contact with the standby position positioned away from the movement path of the binding band 91 and the stacked banknote bundle P by the first clamper driving mechanism 162 and the lower surface of the support plate 103 of the hand 96. Is rotated between the presser position and the support plate (ironing board) 103.

  The upper clamper 160 has an elongated rod-shaped rotating arm 160b and two sets of pressing members 160a attached to the rotating arm and pressing the upper surface side of the stacked banknote bundle P. The two sets of pressing members 160a are provided at two locations, that is, the extension side end portion of the rotating arm 160b and the base end side end portion of the arm. Each set of pressing members 160a is formed in a plate shape, for example, and is attached to both side surfaces of the rotating arm 160b. The lower end portion of the pressing member 160a protrudes downward from the rotating arm 160b and constitutes a pressing portion. And the press part of the press member 160a is inclined right and left so that the center part is high and both right and left end parts are low so as to press the stacked banknote bundle P from above and curve the entire banknote bundle P.

  The base end portion of the upper clamper 160 is rotatably supported by the support frame 166 of the first clamper driving mechanism 162. The first clamper driving mechanism 162 causes the upper clamper 160 to move up as shown in FIG. 7 from the moving path of the stacked banknote bundle P and the binding band 91, and as shown in FIG. Is rotated between the stacked banknote bundle P and the bundling band 91 that are gripped by the lowering pressing position. The position of the pressing member 160a can be adjusted according to the width of the banknote bundle P. Further, the degree of curvature of the banknote bundle P can be adjusted by moving the pressing member 160a. For example, the degree of curvature of the banknote bundle P can be adjusted by moving the two pressing members 160a toward each other. Can be bigger.

  As described above, the first band presser 152 and the upper clamper 160 are driven in synchronization by the first clamper driving mechanism 162. For example, when the binding band 91 is wound, the first clamper driving mechanism 162 rotates the first band presser 152 from the standby position to the presser position, and in synchronization with this, the upper clamper 160 is moved from the raised position to the lowered pressed position. Is rotated.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 16, the second band presser 170 is formed by a substantially flat plate-like arm, and the base end portion thereof is rotatably supported by the support frame 166. . The second band presser 170 is brought into contact with the standby position located outside the movement path of the bundling band 91 and the stacked banknote bundle P by the second clamper driving mechanism 190 and the lower corner portion of the stacked banknote bundle P so that the bundling band 91 is moved. It is rotated between the presser position that is pressed against and held by the banknote bundle P.

  The heater 180 is formed in the shape of a long and narrow bar, and the tip of the heater 180 constitutes a heating unit 180a. The heater 180 is supported by the support frame 166 so as to be linearly reciprocable. That is, the heater 180 presses the binding band 91 shown in FIG. 7 on the lower surface of the support plate (ironing board) 103 and the standby position that is located outside the movement path of the binding band 91 and the stacked banknote bundle P shown in FIG. Thus, it can move back and forth between the heat sealing position for heat sealing the binding band.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in a state where the upper clamper 160 is rotated to the pressing position and the second band presser 170 is rotated to the pressing position, the second band presser 170 holds the binding band 91 in the stacked banknote bundle P. Press and hold to the lower right corner of. The pressing member 160a provided on the upper clamper 160 is positioned to face the second band presser with the banknote bundle P interposed therebetween, and presses and holds the binding band 91 against the upper surface of the banknote bundle P. Thereby, loosening of the band at the time of cutting of the binding band 91 is prevented. The pressing member 160a presses the binding band 91 from above so that the resistance is weak when the binding band 91 is drawn and the resistance is weak against the force that naturally cuts the band by cutting the binding band.

  Subsequently, after the end side of the binding band 91 is cut by the cutter 148, the heater 180 is moved from the standby position to the heat sealing position. At this time, the end portion of the binding band 91 is pushed up by the heater 180 and It is pushed up to the position, and is pressed against the support plate 103 so as to overlap the wound binding band. In this state, the overlapping portion of the binding band 91 is heat sealed by the heater 180. After heat-sealing the binding band 91, the first band presser 152, the upper clamper 160, the second band presser 170, and the heater 180 are returned to the standby position and the raised position, respectively, and are separated from the stacked banknote bundle P.

  Next, a stacking operation of the stacking and sealing module 60 configured as described above and a sealing operation using a binding band will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, for example, banknotes of the same bill type are stacked by a first stacking device 64 a by a predetermined number, for example, 100. At the time of this accumulation, the base carrier 80 of the transport carrier stands by at the first position, and the sheet carrier 82 on the base carrier 80 is adjacently opposed below the first shutter 67.

  During the stacking of the bills, the band catcher 122 of the sealing device 68 is kept in a clamp position (for example, the position of the clock short hand at 5 o'clock) and opened to an open position where the binding band can be inserted by the opening mechanism 135. Wait in state.

  As shown in FIG. 18, while a predetermined number of banknotes are stacked, the sealing device 68 feeds the binding band 91 by the band feeding mechanism 94 of the band feeder and supplies it to the band catcher 122 through the cutter 148. The band catcher 122 grips the leading end of the supplied tying band 91. At this time, the binding band 91 is gripped by the band catcher 122 in a flat state without folding the tip of the binding band 91.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when 100 banknotes P are stacked on the first stacking device 64a, the stacked banknotes P are delivered from the first stacking device 64a onto the sheet carrier 82. Subsequently, after the accumulated banknote bundle P is pressed by the banknote clamper 88 to hold the accumulated banknote bundle on the sheet carrier 82, the base carrier 80 is lowered to the third position.

  During delivery and conveyance of the stacked banknote bundle P, the sealing device 68 rotates the ring gear 120 counterclockwise by a predetermined angle while feeding the binding band 91 by the band feeding mechanism 94, and moves the band catcher 122 from the clamp position. Move to the standby position. As a result, the binding band 91 is drawn out in a loop along the annular gear 120 and is positioned around the binding position. In this way, the loop-shaped binding band 91 is formed in advance at the binding position while the banknote bundle P is transported from the first stacking device 64a to the sealing device 68 by the transport carrier. By previously setting the binding band 91 in a loop shape, the processing time of the entire stacking can be shortened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 21, the sheet carrier 82 advances from the standby position to the advance position, and moves the stacked banknote bundle P above the discharge table 84 of the sealing device. On the other hand, after 100 banknotes are stacked by the first stacking device 64a, the 101st and subsequent banknotes are stacked in parallel by the second stacking device 64b.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, one end in the longitudinal direction of the stacked banknote bundle P is gripped by the upper hand 96a and the lower hand 96b of the hand 96 of the sealing device 68, and the banknote bundle P is received from the transport carrier. . Next, after the bill clamper 88 is released to release the holding of the bill bundle P, the sheet carrier 82 is moved from the advance position to the standby position. Thereby, the accumulated banknote bundle P is delivered to the sealing device 68.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 24, the hand 96 is moved from the forward movement position to the backward movement position by the hand driving mechanism 98, and the banknote bundle P is pulled through the loop-like binding band 91 to the binding position. The length of the banknote is detected by the inspection device 18 and stored in the main control unit 12 and the sub control unit 61a. In the main control unit 12 and the sub control unit 61a, a retracting position is set in advance according to the winding position of the binding band. The sub-control unit 61a stops the movement of the hand 96 at the time when the set pull-in position is detected by the pull-in position sensor, and adjusts the winding position (binding position).

  When the banknote bundle P moves to the binding position, the loop-shaped binding band 91 is positioned around a predetermined binding position of the banknote bundle P. Further, the support plate 103 extending from the lower hand 96b is positioned so as to overlap the sealing position of the banknote bundle P. During the pulling-in operation of the banknote bundle P, the band catcher 122 and the loop-shaped binding band 91 are located out of the drawing path of the banknote bundle P and do not hinder the pulling-in operation.

  As shown in FIG. 25, after the stacked banknote bundle P is drawn into the binding position, the ring gear 120 is further rotated counterclockwise, and the band catcher 122 is moved to the vicinity of the clamp position. The band catcher 122 is rotated to a substantially horizontal position by the guide plate 150. Thereby, the front-end | tip of the binding band 91 clamped by the band catcher 122 enters under the binding banknote bundle P, and is hold | maintained. The loop-shaped binding band 91 is arranged around the binding position of the stacked banknote bundle P and at a position covering the support plate 103 provided on the hand 96. In this way, the position of the band catcher 122 can be regulated only by the rotation of the ring gear 120. On the other hand, the base carrier 80 of the transport carrier is moved to a second position facing the second stacking device 64b and is on standby.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 26, the binding band 91 is pulled back by a certain amount by the band feeding mechanism 94, and the loop of the binding band 91 is made small, so that the banknote bundle P and the support plate 103 are slightly wound around.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the first band presser 152 is rotated from the standby position to the pressing position by the first clamper driving mechanism, and the binding band 91 is moved to the lower surface of the support plate 103 by the first band presser. Press and hold on. Since the surface hardness of the first band presser 152 is larger than the surface hardness of the support plate 103, the first presser 152 scratches the lower surface of the support plate 103 as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30 (small dents). And the gripping band 91 can be gripped so as not to come off.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 29, the upper clamper 160 is moved from the ascending position where the first clamper driving mechanism 162 is moved away from the movement path of the stacked banknote bundle P and the binding band 91 in conjunction with the first band presser 152. Then, the stacked banknote bundle P and the binding band 91 held by the hand 96 are rotated to a downward pressing position for pressing from above. The upper clamper 160 presses the stacked banknote bundle P and the binding band 91 from above, and holds both sides of the banknote bundle P in a curved state downward. At this time, the position of the pressing member 160a is adjusted in advance according to the degree of curvature so that the banknote bundle P is in a desired curved state. The pressing member 161 provided on the upper clamper 160 contacts the binding band 91 and presses the binding band 91 against the banknote bundle P to prevent loosening. In this state, the binding band 91 is further pulled back by a certain amount by the band feeding mechanism 94, and the binding band 91 wound around the banknote bundle P is drawn.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the second band presser 170 is rotated from the standby position to the presser position by the second clamper driving mechanism, and the end of the binding band 91 is moved to the banknote by the second band presser 170. Press against the lower right corner of the bundle P and hold it. In this state, the end of the binding band 91 is cut by the cutter 148.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the second clamper driving mechanism moves the heater 180 from the standby position to the heat sealing position in conjunction with the second band presser 170. The heater 180 moves to the heat sealing position while pushing up the end portion of the cut binding band 91, and presses the end portion of the binding band 91 on the support plate 103 so as to overlap the wound binding band. In this state, the overlapping portion of the binding band 91 is heat sealed by the heater 180.

  After the heat-sealing of the binding band 91, as shown in FIG. 34, the first band presser 152, the upper clamper 160, the second band presser 170, and the heater 180 are returned to the standby position and the raised position, respectively. Separate from. By releasing the pressing by the upper clamper 160, the banknote bundle P returns to the flat state from the curved state. Thereby, the binding band 91 is tightened more strongly, and the banknote bundle P can be sealed more strongly.

  When sealing of the stacked banknote bundle P by the binding band 91 is completed, as shown in FIG. 35, the hand 96 holding the stacked banknote P is moved forward from the retracted position by the hand drive mechanism 98, that is, the discharge table 84. To the side at a predetermined speed. When the hand 96 moves forward to a predetermined position, the hand 96 is opened (released), and the grip of the banknote bundle P is released. Thereby, the banknote bundle P is discharged onto the discharge table 84. Next, the rear end of the stacked banknote bundle P on the discharge table 84 is pressed by an unillustrated eject lever, and the integrated banknote bundle P is discharged from the discharge table to the outside of the apparatus.

After the banknote bundle P is discharged onto the discharge table 84, as shown in FIG. 36, the next binding band 91 is sent out by the band feeding mechanism 94 of the band feeder, and the leading end of the binding band is gripped by the band catcher 122. Then, the loop gear 120 is rotated counterclockwise, and the band catcher 122 is moved from the clamp position to the standby position, thereby forming the loop-shaped binding band 91. In parallel with this, the stacked banknote bundle P is received from the second stacking device 64 b by the transport carriers 80 and 82, and further, the banknote bundle P is transported to a position facing the sealing device 68.
Thereafter, the banknote bundle P is delivered to the sealing device 68, and thereafter, the binding band 91 is wound and sealed on the banknote bundle P by the same operation as described above.

  As described above, the stacking and sealing module 60 accumulates a predetermined number of correct bills or non-performing bills sent from the main module 10 and the alignment module 30 for each denomination, or for each non-slip or correct bill. And it seals and supplies a banknote bundle (bunch). The sealed banknote bundle is discharged to a discharge unit 73 provided below the stacking module, and is sequentially stacked and stored.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the large-capacity stacking module 174 provided on the downstream side of the stacking and sealing module 60 includes a transport path 141 that transports banknotes P sent from the stacking and sealing module 60, and a transport path 141. And a large-capacity stacker 175 capable of stacking a certain amount of bills sent.

  A safety pocket 176 is provided at the most downstream of all the modules. If there are banknotes that could not be processed during transport of each module, the banknotes are discharged into the safety pocket 176 and retracted from the device.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus configured as described above, it is possible to stably take out paper sheets and improve reliability. Further, in the stacking and sealing apparatus, the first and second stacking apparatuses are arranged obliquely and the banknotes stacked by the first and second stacking apparatuses are transported to the sealing apparatus by a common transport mechanism. By doing so, it is possible to save the space of the stacking and sealing device and to achieve miniaturization.

  While the banknote bundle is being transported by the transport carrier, a loop-shaped binding band can be formed in advance, and immediately after the banknote bundle is transferred from the transport carrier to the hand, winding of the binding band is started. It becomes possible. As a result, the transport carrier can immediately start to receive the next banknote bundle, and the processing time can be shortened.

  According to the sealing device, the drawing position of the hand can be adjusted to a plurality of positions, and the binding band can be wound around an arbitrary position of the paper sheet according to needs. At this time, the band winding mechanism, cutter, heater, etc. of the bundling device are fixed positions, and by adjusting the amount of movement of the hand, that is, the amount of retraction of the stacked banknote bundle, the winding position of the binding band on the stacked banknote bundle is adjusted. The winding position can be arbitrarily set without increasing the complexity and size of the apparatus.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the upper clamper configuring the clamp mechanism is configured to include two or two sets of pressing members, but is not limited thereto, and is not limited to this, and at least one capable of pressing the sheet bundle. What is necessary is just to provide the pressing member. Moreover, the shape of a press member is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can be set as arbitrary shapes. For example, the pressing portion of the pressing member is not limited to a linearly inclined shape, and may be a curved shape that is curved in an arc shape.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main module, 12 ... Main control part, 14 ... Removal mechanism, 16 ... Conveyance path,
18 ... Inspection device, 30 ... Alignment module,
60 ... Accumulation sealing module (accumulation sealing device), 64a ... First accumulation device,
64b ... second stacking device, 68 ... sealing device, 70 ... conveying mechanism, 80 ... base carrier,
82 ... Sheet carrier, 84 ... Discharging stand, 90 ... Band feeder, 91 ... Bundling band,
92 ... belt reel, 94 ... belt feeding mechanism, 95 ... binding mechanism, 96 ... hand,
96a ... Upper hand, 96b ... Lower hand, 98 ... Hand drive mechanism, 100 ... Band winding device,
103 ... Support plate, 118a, 118b, 118c ... Retraction position sensor,
119 ... Detection rib, 120 ... Ring gear, 122 ... Band catcher, 152 ... First band presser,
160 ... upper clamper, 162 ... first clamper drive mechanism, 170 ... second belt presser,
180 ... heater, 190 ... second clamper drive mechanism

Claims (6)

A stacking device that stacks a predetermined number of paper sheets;
A sealing device that wraps a band around the bundle of stacked paper sheets and seals it,
The sealing device includes a band winding device that winds and squeezes a band around the accumulated paper sheet bundle, a hand that grips an end portion of the accumulated paper sheet bundle, and the hand as the paper sheet A hand drive mechanism that reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction of the leaf bundle and pulls the sheet bundle arbitrarily into a position with respect to the band winding device; and a detector that detects a plurality of retracted positions of the hand; A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that stops the hand at an arbitrary retracted position detected by the detector and adjusts a winding position of the band around the paper sheet bundle.   The sealing device includes: a clamp mechanism that presses both side portions of the accumulated paper sheet bundle to bend the paper sheet bundle; and a heater that thermally seals an end portion of the wound binding band. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 provided. The band winding device includes an annular gear that is rotatably provided around a rotation axis parallel to the reciprocating direction of the hand, and a band feeder that sends the binding band to the vicinity of the annular gear and pulls back the binding band. And a band catcher that is attached to the ring gear and is rotatable together with the ring gear and clamps the tip of the binding band sent out from the band feeder, and the tip of the binding band is clamped by the band catcher, A belt drive mechanism that rotates the ring gear and sends a binding band from the band feeder, and forms a loop-like binding band along the ring gear at the binding position;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hand pulls the paper sheet bundle inside the loop-shaped binding band. The band feeder is a state where the binding band and the paper sheet bundle are pressed from above at the binding position by the clamp mechanism, and pulls the paper sheet bundle by drawing back the binding band by a certain amount,
The sealing device includes a band presser that presses and holds the drawn binding band against the sheet bundle, and the heater that heat-seals the mating portion of the pressed binding band, and The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a clamper driving mechanism that moves the band presser and the heater to a position where the band presser and the heater are in contact with the binding band.   The detector is provided in a hand drive mechanism that is movable in conjunction with the hand, and a plurality of position sensors provided side by side along the movement path of the hand, and the plurality of position sensors The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a detection rib capable of being detected.   The paper according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hand drive mechanism includes a motor that reciprocates the hand, and the detector includes a rotational position sensor that detects a rotational position of the motor. Leaf processing equipment.

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