JP2015232797A - Bundle bill processor and inspection processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bundle bill processor and an inspection processing method capable of changing the capacity of bundle bills whose inspection processing is executable in accordance with the status of bundle bills stored in a first storage part, and effectively utilizing the capacity of the first storage part, and shortening a time required for the inspection processing.SOLUTION: A control part executes inspection processing of sending bundle bills stored in a first storage part (for example, bundle storage cabinets 230a to 230e) one by one to a second storage part (for example, bundle bill lift passage 220), and then returning the bundle bills one by one from the second storage part to the first storage part, and identifying the bundle bills to be sent from the first storage part to the second storage part by an identification part 270. The control part is configured to, when a command to execute the inspection processing is input, and the capacity of the bundle bills stored in the first storage part is larger than a predetermined capacity, not execute the inspection processing, therein the predetermined capacity is changeable.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bundled banknote processing apparatus that processes bundled banknotes such as a banded banknote and a scrutiny processing method using such a bundled banknote processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bundled banknote processing apparatus is known that is used for a banking operation of a financial institution and configured to take a bundled banknote such as a banded banknote into and out of a denominated bundle storage (for example, Patent Document 1, (See 2nd grade). In such a bundled bill processing apparatus, when executing an automatic scrutiny process in which confirmation of the denomination of bundled banknotes stored in each bundle storage is automatically performed in the apparatus, the following The steps are to be taken. First, all bundled banknotes stored in a bundle storage of a certain denomination are transported one by one to the bundle banknote elevating passage by the transport mechanism, and the denomination of the bundled banknotes and the like during the transfer of such bundled banknotes Identify. When all the banknotes in the target bundle storage are transferred to the bundle banknote lifting / lowering passage, the bundled banknotes are returned to the original bundle storage one by one by the transport mechanism. Such an operation is performed for each bundle storage in every bundle storage.

Japanese Patent No. 4034064 Japanese Patent No. 3973881

  When such automatic scrutiny processing is performed in a conventional bundled bill processing apparatus, if the bundled bills stored in the bundle storage are in poor condition (specifically, the bundles stored in the bundle storage are When the banknotes are deformed due to an increase in the thickness of the banknotes or a change in the form of the bundles, when the banknotes are transferred from the bundle storage to the bundle banknote elevating passage, There is a possibility that the banknotes may not enter, or the banknotes may not enter the bundle storage when the banknotes are returned from the bundle banknote lifting path to the bundle storage. For this reason, when the instruction | indication which performs an automatic scrutiny process is input into a bundled banknote processing apparatus, the height of the bundled banknote accommodated in bundle storage is predetermined | prescribed height (specifically, for example, 13 bundles) When it is larger than the height of the minute banknote, the automatic scrutiny process is not performed. Here, when the banknote is a thin government seal, for example, a maximum of 30 bundles of banknotes can be stored in the bundle storage, but when the above operation is performed in the automatic scrutiny processing Can only perform automatic scrutiny processing of up to 13 bundles of banknotes for each bundle storage, so if there are more than 14 bundles of banknotes stored in the bundle storage, There are problems such as throwing out of the bundled bill processing machine and collecting it in advance, making it impossible to effectively use the capacity of the bundle storage and increasing the time required for automatic scrutiny processing. It was.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can change the volume of bundled banknotes that can be scrutinized according to the state of bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bundled banknote processing apparatus and a scrutiny processing method that can effectively utilize the capacity of one storage section and can reduce the time required for scrutiny processing.

  The bundled banknote processing apparatus of the present invention is configured to temporarily send a bundled banknote stored in the first storage unit when a first storage unit capable of storing a plurality of bundled banknotes in a stacked state and a scrutiny process are performed. A second storage unit, a bundled bill transport unit that transports a bundled bill between the first storage unit and the second storage unit, and an identification unit that identifies a bundled bill transported by the bundled bill transport unit; The bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit are sent to the second storage unit one by one and then returned to the first storage unit one by one from the second storage unit. A control unit that performs a scrutiny process such that the identification unit identifies a bundle of bills sent from one storage unit to the second storage unit and / or a bundle of bills returned from the second storage unit to the first storage unit; And the control unit receives the first convergence when a command to perform the scrutiny process is input. If the volume of the bundle banknotes stored is greater than a predetermined volume part being adapted to not perform the reconciliation process, said predetermined volume is characterized that it is possible to change.

  According to such a bundled bill processing apparatus, when a command for performing a scrutiny process is input to the control unit, the volume of the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit is larger than a predetermined volume. Since the predetermined volume can be changed, the volume of bundled banknotes that can be scrutinized according to the state of the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the capacity of the first storage unit and to shorten the time required for the inspection process. More specifically, when the “predetermined volume” to be compared with the volume of bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit is constant, a bundled banknote with one edge bulging or an overall convex shape is formed. In anticipation of bundled banknotes that are in a bad shape, such as bundled banknotes curved into a shape, being stored in the first storage unit, this predetermined volume is about half of the volume of stackable banknotes that can be accumulated in the first storage unit. It is necessary to be the size of. This is because when a bundle of banknotes stored in the first storage unit is in a poor state, if the banknotes are transferred from the first storage unit to the second storage unit if too many bundle banknotes are to be scrutinized. Because there is a risk that a bundle of banknotes will not fit into the second storage section, or a bundle of banknotes may not fit into the first storage section when returning the bundle banknotes from the second storage section to the first storage section. It is. As described above, when the predetermined volume to be compared with the volume of the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit is constant, the predetermined volume is about half of the volume in which the bundled banknotes can be accumulated in the first storage unit. Therefore, the number of banknotes that can be examined is reduced. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the predetermined volume to be compared with the volume of the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit can be changed, for example, the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit In the case of a new banknote such as a government seal, the number of banknotes that can be scrutinized can be increased by increasing the predetermined volume, and the capacity of the first storage unit can be used effectively or for scrutiny processing Such a time can be shortened.

  The bundled bill processing apparatus of the present invention further includes a height detecting means for detecting the height of the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit, and the control unit receives an instruction to perform the scrutiny processing. And when the height of the bundle of bills detected by the height detection means is larger than a predetermined height related to the predetermined volume, the scrutiny process is not performed. The predetermined height associated with the volume may be changeable.

  In this case, the first storage unit is provided with a mounting table on which a plurality of banknotes are stacked in a stacked state and is movable in the vertical direction. The height of a bundle of bills stored in the first storage unit may be detected based on the movement distance of the first storage unit.

  Further, at this time, the height detection means has an upper detection part provided at an upper part of the first storage part and a lower detection part provided at a lower part of the first storage part, and the control The unit is lowered by a predetermined movement distance related to the predetermined height from a state in which the upper end position of the bundle of bills placed on the mounting table is at the detection position of the upper detection unit. When the mounting table is detected by the lower detection unit, it is determined that the height of the bundle of bills detected by the height detection means is greater than the predetermined height, and the predetermined height The predetermined movement distance related to the distance may be changeable.

  The bundled banknote processing apparatus of the present invention may further include an input unit for inputting the predetermined height.

  Alternatively, the control unit may automatically set the predetermined height.

  In this case, the control unit sets the predetermined height based on the height and the number of bundles of the one or more bundled banknotes when the one or more bundled banknotes are stored in the first storage unit. It may be.

  Moreover, the bundled banknote processing apparatus of the present invention further includes an imaging unit that captures an image of the bundled banknotes to be stored in the first storage unit and acquires an image of the bundled banknotes, and the control unit includes the imaging unit. The predetermined height may be set based on the acquired image of the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit.

  The bundled bill processing apparatus of the present invention further includes a bundled bill clamping means for clamping one or more bundled bills stored in the first storage unit from above and below, and the control unit performs the scrutiny processing. When the command is input, if the volume of the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit is larger than the predetermined volume, one or more bundled bills stored in the first storage unit are removed. The bundled bill clamping means may be clamped from above and below.

  The scrutinization processing method of the present invention includes a first storage unit capable of storing a plurality of bundled banknotes in a stacked state, and a bundled banknote stored in the first storage unit when the scrutiny processing is performed. Two storage units, a bundled bill transport unit that transports a bundled bill between the first storage unit and the second storage unit, and an identification unit that identifies a bundled bill transported by the bundled bill transport unit A scrutinization processing method using the bundled banknote processing apparatus provided, the step of feeding the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit one by one to the second storage unit, and one bundle of banknotes from the second storage unit The step of returning to the first storage unit one by one, and the bundle of bills sent from the first storage unit to the second storage unit and / or the bundle of bills returned from the second storage unit to the first storage unit And when a command to perform the scrutiny process is input, When the volume of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit is larger than a predetermined volume, the inspection process is not performed, and the predetermined volume can be changed. And

  According to such a scrutiny processing method, the volume of bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit, which is a source of determination as to whether or not scrutiny processing is performed when a command to perform scrutiny processing is input. Since the predetermined volume, which is the threshold value, can be changed, the volume of bundled banknotes that can be scrutinized can be changed according to the state of bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit. It is possible to effectively use the capacity of the copy section and to shorten the time required for the scrutiny process.

  According to the bundled banknote processing apparatus and the scrutiny processing method of the present invention, the volume of bundled banknotes that can be scrutinized can be changed according to the state of the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit, and thus the first storage unit It is possible to effectively utilize the capacity of the system and to shorten the time required for the scrutiny processing.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the loose banknote processing apparatus in the banknote processing machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the bundle banknote processing apparatus in the banknote processing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which expands and shows the peripheral part (at the time of bundle banknote accommodation) of the bundle banknote conveyance path in the bundle banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. . It is a figure which expands and shows the peripheral part (at the time of bundle banknote throwing-out) of the bundle banknote conveyance path in the bundle banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. is there. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the mode of the automatic scrutiny processing in the bundle banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 in order. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the banknote processing machine shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the mode inside a bundle | stack storage in order when an automatic close examination process is performed in the bundle banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the mode inside a bundle storage in order when the compression operation | movement of the bundle banknote on an raising / lowering stage is performed in the bundle banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the state of the bundle banknote in which one edge swelled, (b) is a figure which shows the state of the bundle banknote curved so that it may become convex shape as a whole.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 8 are views showing a banknote handling machine according to the present embodiment and a banknote handling machine provided with the banknote handling apparatus. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing machine by this Embodiment, and FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are the banknote processing apparatus and bundle banknote processing apparatus in the banknote processing machine shown in FIG. 1, respectively. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of. 4 (a) (b) and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show the peripheral portion of the bundled bill conveyance path in the bundled bill processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is the top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view which expand and show. FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams sequentially showing the state of the automatic scrutiny processing in the bundled bill processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams sequentially showing the inside of the bundle storage when the automatic scrutiny processing is performed in the bundled bill processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3.

  First, the banknote handling machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling machine 10 includes a loose banknote processing apparatus 100 for processing loose banknotes and a bundled banknote processing apparatus 200 for processing bundled banknotes. And the banknote processing apparatus 200 is mutually connected so that it may rank with right and left.

  Next, a specific configuration of the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 102, and a deposit / withdrawal processing unit 165 and a banknote storage unit 180 are provided in the upper and lower portions of the casing 102, respectively. It has been. The deposit / withdrawal processing unit 165 includes a deposit accumulation unit 170 and a reject accumulation unit 171 disposed at the front upper part of the housing 102, and a withdrawal accumulation unit 175 disposed at the upper surface of the housing 102. . The deposit accumulation unit 170 and the reject accumulation unit 171 can be opened to the outside through a shutter opening / closing type deposit port 116. Also, the withdrawal accumulation unit 175 can be opened to the outside through a shutter opening / closing type withdrawal opening 118. In addition, the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 is provided with a shutter drive unit 117 that drives a shutter provided at the deposit port 116 and a shutter drive unit 119 that drives a shutter provided at the withdrawal port 118 (FIG. 7).

  On the other hand, the banknote storage unit 180 includes five banknote storages (hereinafter also simply referred to as “storages”) 180 a to 180 e arranged in a line in the front-rear direction. These storages 180a to 180e include four denomination storages 180a to 180d that store loose banknotes (indicated by reference symbol S in FIG. 2) by denomination, and batch storage that stores rose banknotes in a denomination mixed state. It is divided into a cabinet 180e. Temporary storage units 184 for temporarily storing banknotes before being stored in the storages 180a to 180e are provided at the upper ends of the storages 180a to 180e, and the storages 180a. A feeding mechanism 186 for feeding out the banknotes stored in the storages 180a to 180e one by one is provided at the lower end of the ~ 180e. Further, two stages of movable separators 181 and 182 are provided in each of the storage cabinets 180a to 180e.

  The depositing unit 170 is provided with a feeding mechanism 172 for feeding bills (indicated by reference symbol S in FIG. 2) inserted into the depositing unit 170 one by one into the housing 102. A deposit transfer unit 120 is provided between the mechanism 172 and the temporary storage unit 184 of each of the storage units 180a to 180e. In the middle of the deposit transport unit 120, a deposit identification unit 130 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front / back, etc. of the bill, and the front / back of the banknote are selected based on the identification result of the bill by the deposit identification unit 130 A front / back reversing unit 173 for reversing each other is provided. Further, the deposit conveyance unit 120 branches to the reject accumulation unit 171 between the deposit identification unit 130 and the front / back reversing unit 173.

  Further, a dispensing transport unit 122 is connected to the feeding mechanism 186 provided in each storage 180a to 180e, and banknotes fed from the respective storages 180a to 180e by the feeding mechanism 186 are fed by the dispensing transport unit 122. It is transported to the withdrawal accumulation unit 175 and the like. Further, in the middle of the withdrawal conveyance unit 122, a withdrawal identification unit 132 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, etc. of the banknotes fed from the respective storages 180a to 180e by the feeding mechanism 186 is provided. It has been. Further, the withdrawal conveyance unit 122 branches to two stackers 176a and 176b and a withdrawal reject box 177 on the front side of the withdrawal accumulation unit 175. Further, the bypass conveyance unit 124 branched from the deposit conveyance unit 120 on the downstream side of the front / back reversing unit 173 joins the withdrawal conveyance unit 122 on the upstream side of the stacker 176a.

  A bundle transport unit 160 can enter behind the stackers 176a and 176b. The bundle transport unit 160 has a pair of upper and lower gripping portions 160a that grip a bundle of loose banknotes, and a moving portion 160b that moves these gripping portions 160a. The moving portion 160b While moving forward and backward in the front-rear direction, it is moved in the left-right direction between the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 and the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200. Further, the pair of gripping portions 160a can be moved up and down relative to the moving portion 160b in correspondence with the two upper and lower stackers 176a and 176b. The pair of gripping portions 160a can grip a bundle of loose banknotes (indicated by reference numeral B ′ in FIG. 2) accumulated in the stackers 176a and 176b, and draw it backward.

  Next, operation | movement of such a loose banknote processing apparatus 100 is demonstrated easily.

  The loose bills inserted into the deposit stacking unit 170 via the deposit port 116 are fed one by one into the housing 102 by the feeding mechanism 172 and conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 120. The rose banknotes conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 120 are identified with the denomination and the like by the deposit identification unit 130, and reject banknotes that cannot be identified are returned to the reject stacker 171. Also, the bills whose front and back are opposite to the predetermined direction are reversed by the front and back reversing unit 173 and then sent to the downstream side. The loose bills sent to the bill storage unit 180 through the deposit transport unit 120 are stored in storages 180a to 180e according to the denomination. At this time, the loose banknotes are collected in the temporary storage unit 184 and then stored in the storages 180 a to 180 e by the operation of the movable separators 181 and 182.

  On the other hand, loose banknotes fed one by one from the respective storages 180 a to 180 e by the feeding mechanism 186 are transported by the dispensing transport unit 122. With respect to the loose banknotes conveyed by the withdrawal conveyance unit 122, the denomination and the like are identified by the withdrawal identification unit 132, and the withdrawal banknotes that cannot be identified are accumulated in the withdrawal reject box 177. The other loose banknotes are accumulated in either the withdrawal accumulation unit 175 or the stackers 176a and 176b depending on the purpose. The withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal accumulation unit 175 are taken out via the withdrawal port 118. In addition, by using the bypass conveyance unit 124, it is possible to stack the banknotes inserted into the deposit stacking unit 170 directly in the stackers 176a and 176b without passing through the banknote storage unit 180.

  Next, a specific configuration of the bundled bill processing apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5 and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the bundled bill processing apparatus 200 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 202, and inside the casing 202, a bundled banknote made of banded bills (indicated by reference symbol B in FIG. 3). ) Are moved in the vertical direction, and a bundled bill storage section 230 for storing bundled bills is provided. Further, the bundled bill processing apparatus 200 includes a transport mechanism 240 that moves the bundled bills in the horizontal direction between the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 and the bundled bill storage unit 230, and a denomination of the bundled bills transported by the transport mechanism 240. And an identification unit 270 for performing identification.

  Further, inside the casing 202 of the bundled bill processing apparatus 200, a bundle of a predetermined number of loose bills (indicated by reference symbol B ′ in FIG. 3) is attached to a band seal paper (in FIG. 3) above the bundled bill storage unit 230. A bundled printing unit 250 for performing predetermined printing or the like on the banded paper is provided while being bundled with a bundle of banknotes (specifically, a banded banknote). Behind the binding printing unit 250, the above-described bundle transport unit 160 for carrying a bundle of loose banknotes from the bulk banknote processing apparatus 100 can enter.

  The bundle bill raising / lowering passage 220 is arranged along the front side of the housing 202, and an elevation stage 221 for raising and lowering the bundle bills is provided therein. Further, on the upper surface side of the elevating stage 221, an inclined plate 222 that can swing so as to incline forward is provided. Further, the upper part of the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 can communicate with the outside through a shutter opening / closing type dispensing outlet 210. In addition, the lower part of the bundle bill raising / lowering passage 220 is opened as a whole by opening the opening / closing door 212 with the locking mechanism 214 forward, and partly through a shutter opening / closing-type bundle discharge port 213 provided in the opening / closing door 212. It can also communicate with the outside.

  The bundled bill storage unit 230 has five bundle storages 230a to 230e arranged in a line in the front-rear direction. These bundle storages 230a to 230e are classified into four denomination bundle storages 230a to 230d that store bundled banknotes in denominations, and a batch bundle storage 230e that collectively stores bundled banknotes in a denomination mixed state. Divided. Each bundle storage 230a-230e consists of a cassette-type thing which can be attached or detached independently, Each upper end part opens, and the raising / lowering stage 231 with the pantograph mechanism 232 is provided in the inside.

  The transport mechanism 240 includes a pair of left and right transport belts 244 (see FIG. 4A and the like) that extend horizontally from the bundled bill storage part 230 to the inside of the bundled bill lifting passage 220. Each conveyor belt 244 is stretched between a pair of pulleys 241a and 241b, and four pins 245 are projected from the outside at a predetermined interval. A third pulley 242 is disposed between the pair of pulleys 241a and 241b for each conveyor belt 244. A lever 248 that connects between the two pulleys 241 a and 242 on the bundle bill raising / lowering passage 220 side can swing 90 ° upward about the rotation axis of the pulley 242. Thereby, the part by the side of the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 in the conveyance mechanism 240 swings from the conveying position extending in the horizontal direction to the retracted position extending in the vertical direction, and can be retreated from the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220. 240a is configured.

  A pair of opening / closing plates 234 (see FIG. 4 and the like) that opens and closes to the left and right are provided between the transport mechanism 240 and the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Similarly, a pair of opening / closing plates 234 are provided between the swinging / retracting portion 240a of the transport mechanism 240 and the lower portion of the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 at the transport position. Partition plates 236 are provided between the open / close plates 234 corresponding to the bundle storages 230a to 230e, respectively. A pair of sensors 237 (see FIG. 4A and the like) are provided on the upper end surface of each partition plate 236 to detect passage of bundled bills and light shielding. Further, the identification unit 270 is disposed between the opening / closing plate 234 on the bundle storage 230 a and the opening / closing plate 234 in the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220.

  A bundled bill conveyance path 249 is formed between the opening / closing plate 234, the partition plate 236, the identification unit 270, and the conveyance mechanism 240 so that the bundled bills are conveyed in the horizontal direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 3). That is, in the bundled bill conveyance path 249, the bundled bills that receive the conveyance force by the pins 245 of the conveyance belt 244 are conveyed while sliding on the opening / closing plate 234 and the like (FIG. 4B). Etc.). A pressing plate 238 is disposed between the pair of transport belts 244 so as to face the opening / closing plate 234 on each bundle storage 230a to 230e.

  Here, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, how the bundled bills (indicated by reference symbol B in FIGS. 4 and 5) are stored and thrown out in each of the bundle storages 230 a to 230 e. explain. 4 and 5, the bundle storages 230a to 230e will be described without specifying which of the bundle storages.

  When the banknotes are stored in the respective bundle storages 230a to 230e as shown in FIG. 4, the banknotes are transported by the transport mechanism 240 to the opening / closing plate 234 corresponding to the bundle storages 230a to 230e to be stored. On the other hand, in the bundle storages 230a-230e, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the raising / lowering stage 231 raises to the height which receives the bundled banknote to accommodate. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4A, the pair of opening / closing plates 234 are opened to the left and right, and the bundled bills on the opening / closing plate 234 are dropped onto the lifting / lowering stage 231. Thereafter, the pair of opening / closing plates 234 are closed, and the elevating stage 231 is lowered to a predetermined position, and the storage of the bundled banknotes is completed.

  Moreover, at the time of throwing out bundled bills from the respective bundle storages 230a to 230e as shown in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 5A, the opening / closing plate 234 on the bundle storages 230a to 230e to which the bundled bills should be thrown out. Is opened to the left and right, and then the elevating stage 231 with the bundled banknotes is raised. At this time, the pressing plate 238 descends in conjunction with the opening of the opening / closing plate 234 and regulates the rising height of the banknotes on the lifting stage 231. Specifically, when the pressing plate 238 is pushed up by the uppermost bundle of banknotes, the pressing plate 238 acts as a switch for stopping the raising / lowering stage 231 from rising. As a result, only the uppermost bundled banknotes are put out on the bundled banknote conveyance path 249 and conveyed one by one by the conveyance mechanism 240.

  The binding printing unit 250 binds a bundle of loose banknotes (indicated by reference numeral B ′ in FIG. 3) conveyed by the bundle conveying unit 160 with banding paper (indicated by reference numeral W in FIG. 3) and binds the banded banknotes. A bundling mechanism 250a for forming a bundled banknote (indicated by reference symbol B in FIG. 3), and a printing unit 250b for performing predetermined printing or the like on the banded paper of the bundled banknote. The bundling mechanism 250a includes a pinching unit 251 for pinching a bundle of loose banknotes, and a swivel arm 252 for winding a banded paper drawn from the roll 253 around the bundle of loose banknotes. Further, the bundling mechanism 250a has an adhesive iron 255 for adhering an end portion of a banding paper wound around a bundle of loose banknotes, and a cutter 256 for cutting the banding paper one by one.

  Further, the binding printing unit 250 is provided with conveying belts 258 and 259 for sending the bundled bundled bills to the upper portion of the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220. Of these, adjacent to the upper conveyor belt 258, a line name stamp 250c for printing the name of a financial institution on a bundle of bundled banknotes, and a loss for imprinting a defaced mark on a bundle of bundled banknotes. A ticket stamp 250d is arranged. Note that the sides of the conveyor belts 258 and 259 that face the clamping unit 251 constitute swinging retreating portions 258a and 259a that retreat outward when the banding paper is wound.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the banknote handling machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bill processing machine 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 20, and the control unit 20 controls each component of the loose bill processing apparatus 100 and the bundled bill processing apparatus 200. It has become so. Specifically, the feeding mechanism 172, the depositing / conveying unit 120, the depositing / identifying unit 130, the front / back reversing unit 173, the movable separators 181, 182, the feeding mechanism 186, the dispensing / conveying unit 122, and the withdrawal identifying unit of the loose banknote processing apparatus 100. 132, bypass conveyance unit 124, shutter drive units 117 and 119, bundle conveyance unit 160, and the like, as well as elevating stage 221, inclined plate 222, locking mechanism 214, pantograph mechanism 232, and detection sensors 233a and 233b (described later). ), A transport mechanism 240, an opening / closing plate 234, a pressing plate 238, an identification unit 270, a binding printing unit 250, and the like are connected to the control unit 20 so as to communicate with each other. And the identification information of the rose banknote and the bundled banknote by the deposit identification part 130 and the withdrawal identification part 132 of the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 and the identification part 270 of the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200 is sent to the control part 20, and the control part 20. Is a feeding mechanism 172 of the banknote processing apparatus 100, a deposit transport unit 120, a front / back reversing unit 173, movable separators 181, 182, a feeding mechanism 186, a withdrawal transport unit 122, a bypass transport unit 124, a shutter drive unit 117, 119, a bundle. Command signals are sent to the transport unit 160 and the like, as well as the lift stage 221, the inclined plate 222, the locking mechanism 214, the pantograph mechanism 232, the transport mechanism 240, the opening / closing plate 234, the pressing plate 238, and the binding printing unit 250. As a result, these components are controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an operation display unit 22, a storage unit 24, a printing unit 26, and a communication interface unit 28 are connected to the control unit 20 in a communicable manner. The operation display unit 22 includes, for example, a touch panel or the like provided on the front surface or the upper surface of the banknote processing machine 10, and processing status of loose banknotes and bundled banknotes in the bulk banknote processing apparatus 100 and the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200, and the respective storages 180 a to 180 a. Information such as the amount of banknotes and bundled bills in 180e and each of the bundle storages 230a to 230e is displayed, and the operator can input various information and commands to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22. It can be done. Moreover, the memory | storage part 24 of the processing state of the rose banknote and bundle banknote in the rose banknote processing apparatus 100 and the bundle banknote processing apparatus 200, and the rose banknote and bundle banknote in each storage 180a-180e and each bundle storage 230a-230e. Information such as the amount of money is stored. The printing unit 26 includes, for example, a printer or the like provided on the front surface or the upper surface of the banknote processing machine 10, and stores information such as the amount of rose banknotes and bundled banknotes in the storage bins 180a to 180e and the bundle storage bins 230a to 230e. It is designed to print on receipts. The communication interface unit 28 communicates with an external device by transmitting and receiving signals to and from an external device such as a host terminal.

  Next, various operations of the banknote handling machine 10 having such a configuration will be described. Each operation | movement of the banknote processing machine 10 as shown below is performed when the control part 20 controls each structural member of the loose banknote processing apparatus 100 and the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the banknote handling machine 10 bundles the rose banknotes input into the deposit stacking unit 170 of the rose banknote processing apparatus 100 in the bundle banknote processing apparatus 200 as a process of turning the banknotes into bundled banknotes and taking them out. It is possible to perform a local bundling process for taking out the bill from the bundle dispensing port 210 (or discharging it from the bundle discharge port 213). Further, the banknote handling machine 10 binds the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 180 of the banknote banknote processing apparatus 100 so that the banknote handling machine 200 collects the banknotes as bundled banknotes from the bundle discharge port 213. Collection processing can be performed. Moreover, the banknote processing machine 10 withdraws the bulk banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 180 of the bulk banknote processing apparatus 100 as bundled banknotes in the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200 and uses the banknotes for taking out from the banking outlet 210. Such a bundled withdrawal process can be performed.

  In addition, as a process of storing rose banknotes as bundled banknotes, the banknote handling machine 10 stores rose banknotes input into the deposit stacking unit 170 of the rose banknote processing apparatus 100 as bundled banknotes in the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200. The bundle loading process such as storing in the unit 230 can be performed. Moreover, when the banknote storage unit 180 (specifically, any one of the storage boxes 180a to 180e) of the banknote handling machine 100 is full, the banknote handling machine 10 automatically uses the banknote handling apparatus 200. It is possible to perform automatic collection processing such that the bills are stored in the bundle bill storage unit 230 as a bundle bill.

  Moreover, as a process which takes out the bundled banknote stored, the banknote processing machine 10 withdraws the bundled banknote stored in the bundled banknote storage unit 230 in the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200, and outputs the bundle dispensing port. In the bundled banknote dispensing process for taking out from 210, or in the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200, the bundled banknote collection process for discharging the bundled banknote stored in the bundled banknote storage unit 230 from the bundle discharge port 213 is performed. Be able to.

  Further, the banknote handling machine 10 automatically loads the bundled banknotes inserted into the bundled banknote elevating passage 220 from the outside (for example, through the opening / closing door 212) in the bundled banknote storage unit 230 in the bundled banknote handling apparatus 200. In the out-of-machine bundle loading process and the bundled bill processing apparatus 200, the bundled bills stored in the bundled bill storage unit 230 are automatically scrutinized using the bundled bill lifting passage 220 (specifically, Automatic scrutiny processing (such as confirming the stock amount by checking the denomination, number of bundles, etc.) can be performed. Moreover, the banknote processing machine 10 uses the bundle banknote raising / lowering passage 220 for the bundle banknote stored in the batch bundle storage 230e in the denomination mixed state in the bundle banknote storage unit 230 of the bundle banknote processing apparatus 200, Automatic distribution processing such as automatic distribution to the corresponding denomination bundle storages 230a to 230d can be performed.

  Here, operation | movement when the banknote processing machine 10 performs the automatic scrutiny processing mentioned above is explained in full detail using Fig.6 (a)-(c).

  An operator inputs a command for executing an automatic scrutiny process to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22, or an automatic scrutiny process is performed on the control unit 20 from an external device such as a host terminal via the communication interface unit 28. When an instruction to execute is sent, the control unit 20 controls each component of the bundled bill processing apparatus 200, so that an automatic inspection process as shown below is performed. More specifically, first, bundled banknotes are thrown out one by one from the target bundle storage (in this case, the denominated bundle storage 230a), and the bundled banknotes are thrown up and down by the transport mechanism 240. It is conveyed to the 220 side and accumulated on the lifting stage 221. At this time, the identification unit 270 performs the first identification for each bundled banknote (see FIG. 6A).

  When the bundled banknotes are all conveyed from the denominated bundle storage 230a to the bundled bank lifting passage 220 side and accumulated on the lifting stage 221 (see FIG. 6B), the bundles stacked on the lifting stage 221 are collected. The banknotes are returned one by one to the original bundle storage 230a (see FIG. 6C). At this time, the identification unit 270 performs the second identification only for the bundled bills that could not be identified by the first identification. At this time, the bundled bills that could not be identified by the second identification are once sent back to the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 side by the transport mechanism 240 and then returned to the bundled bill storage unit 230 side. An identification retry operation is performed so as to identify by Here, the number of times that the identification retry operation is performed in the control unit 20 is set in advance, and when the number of times that the identification retry operation is actually performed reaches the number set in advance in the control unit 20, The operation (specifically, the automatic scrutiny process) is suspended, and the control unit 20 prompts the operator to deal with the problem by displaying a warning screen on the operation display unit 22.

  In the present embodiment, the number of times the identification retry operation is performed in the control unit 20 can be freely changed. For example, when it is desired to shorten the time required for the automatic scrutiny processing, such as during the business hours of the store where the banknote handling machine 10 is installed, the number of times of performing the identification retry operation is set to be small. When it is desired to reduce the pause rate, a large number of times of performing the identification retry operation is set. In addition, during the business hours of the store, there is a high possibility that an operator such as a store clerk is near the banknote processing machine 10, and this operator sends a bundled banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 270 from the bundled banknote processing apparatus 200 to the outside. Since it can be taken out, the number of times of performing the identification retry operation may be reduced. However, since there is a high possibility that there is no operator near the banknote handling machine 10 at night, by increasing the number of times of performing the identification retry operation. It is necessary to prevent as much as possible the situation where it is necessary to take out a bundle of bills from the bundle bill processing apparatus 200 to the outside. As described above, in the present embodiment, by freely changing the number of times the identification retry operation is performed in the control unit 20, the time required for the automatic scrutiny processing can be shortened according to the surrounding situation, or The pause rate can be reduced.

  In addition, when performing the said automatic scrutiny processing, when the state of the bundle banknote accommodated in bundle storage 230a-230e of the bundle banknote storage part 230 is bad (specifically, it shows to Fig.10 (a). Such as a bundled banknote with one edge bulging or a bundled banknote curved in a generally convex shape as shown in FIG. 10 (b) is stored in the bundle storage 230a-230e), automatic When the number of bundled bills to be scrutinized is too large, when the bundled bills are transferred from the bundle storages 230a to 230e to the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220, the bundled bills do not completely enter the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220, Or when returning a bundled banknote from bundled bank raising / lowering passage 220 to bundle storage 230a-230e, there exists a possibility that a bundle of banknotes may not enter into bundle storage 230a-230e. For this reason, in this Embodiment, when the instruction | indication which performs an automatic scrutiny process is input with respect to the control part 20, before actually performing the automatic scrutiny process mentioned above, in bundle storage 230a-230e. When the volume of the bundled banknotes is detected, and the detected volume of the bundled banknotes is larger than a predetermined volume, the control unit 20 does not perform automatic scrutiny processing.

  Such an operation will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, when a command for performing an automatic scrutiny process is input to the control unit 20, the height of the bundle bills is detected as the volume of the bundle bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. When the detected height of the bundled banknotes is larger than a predetermined height, the control unit 20 does not perform the automatic inspection process. More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, detection sensors 233a and 233b are provided in the vicinity of the upper and lower ends of each bundle storage 230a to 230e, respectively. Each detection sensor 233a, 233b has a light emitting element and a light receiving element in which an optical axis extending in the horizontal direction is provided therebetween, and light emitted from the light emitting element is applied to the elevating stage 231 and the elevating stage 231. When blocked by the bundled banknotes and cannot reach the light receiving element, the detection sensors 233a and 233b detect the elevating stage 231 and the bundled banknotes accumulated on the elevating stage 231.

  When detecting the height of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, first, as shown in FIG. 8A, among one or a plurality of bundled bills accumulated on the lifting stage 231 The raising / lowering stage 231 is moved up and down so that the upper surface of the banknotes in the uppermost layer is at the same height level as the detection sensor 233a. Next, the control unit 20 lowers the elevating stage 231 by a predetermined moving distance. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the lift stage 231 is not detected by the detection sensor 233b, that is, when the lift stage 231 is located above the height level of the detection sensor 233b. The controller 20 determines that the height of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is smaller than a predetermined height. In this case, the control unit 20 performs an automatic scrutiny process on the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. On the other hand, when the control unit 20 lowers the lifting / lowering stage 231 by a predetermined movement distance, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the lifting / lowering stage 231 is detected by the detection sensor 233b, that is, the lifting / lowering stage 231 is When it descends and reaches the height level of the detection sensor 233b, the control unit 20 determines that the height of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is larger than a predetermined height. In this case, the control unit 20 does not perform the automatic scrutiny process on the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, and a part or all of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are described above. Are discharged from the bundle discharge port 213 by the bundle bill collection process. Thus, in this Embodiment, the height detection means which detects the height of the banknote accommodated in bundle storage 230a-230e is comprised by the detection sensors 233a and 233b, and the control part 20 is comprised. When a command for performing the automatic scrutiny process is input, the automatic scrutiny process is not performed when the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detecting means is larger than a predetermined height.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the "predetermined height" used as the comparison object of the height of the bundle banknote detected by the height detection means can be changed. Specifically, the operator may be able to manually input the predetermined height to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22, or the control unit 20 may automatically input the predetermined height. It may be set in.

  When the operator manually inputs this predetermined height to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22, the operator sets the predetermined height depending on the state of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Come to decide. Specifically, if the banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e have a small thickness such as a government seal, the operator displays a relatively large value as the predetermined height. 22 to the control unit 20. In this case, even if the number of bundled banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is relatively large, the automatic scrutiny process can be performed, and the capacity of the bundle storages 230a to 230e is effectively utilized. In addition, the time required for the automatic scrutiny process can be shortened. In addition, when the operator inputs a relatively large value as the predetermined height to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22, it is in the uppermost layer among one or a plurality of bundled banknotes stacked on the lifting stage 231. The distance (predetermined movement distance described above) by which the lifting / lowering stage 231 descends after the upper surface of the bundle of bills reaches the same height level as the detection sensor 233a is shortened.

  On the other hand, the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e have a generally convex shape as shown in FIG. 10 (b) or a bundled bill having one edge expanded as shown in FIG. 10 (a). When the banknote is curved so as to be thick, the operator inputs a relatively small value as the predetermined height to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22. In this case, although the upper limit of the number of bundled banknotes that can be subjected to the automatic scrutiny process is reduced, the bundle banknote elevating passage 220 from the bundle storages 230a to 230e is reduced by reducing the number of bundled banknotes that are subjected to the automatic scrutiny process. It is possible to prevent troubles such as the bundled banknotes not being able to enter the bundled bank elevating passage 220 when the bundled banknotes are transferred. In addition, when the operator inputs a relatively small value as the predetermined height to the control unit 20 through the operation display unit 22, it is in the uppermost layer among one or a plurality of bundled banknotes stacked on the lifting stage 231. The distance (predetermined movement distance described above) by which the lifting / lowering stage 231 descends after the upper surface of the bundle of bills reaches the same height level as the detection sensor 233a becomes longer.

  If the “predetermined height” to be compared with the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detection means is constant, one edge as shown in FIG. In anticipation of a bundle of banknotes, such as a bundle of banknotes or a bundle of banknotes curved so as to have a generally convex shape as shown in FIG. 10B, being stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Is approximately half the height at which bundled bills can be stacked in the bundle storages 230a to 230e (specifically, the distance between the height level of the detection sensor 233a and the height level of the detection sensor 233b). It needs to be large. When the predetermined height is relatively large, when the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are in a bad state, the bundled bills are transferred from the bundle storages 230a to 230e to the bundled bill lifting passage 220. When the banknotes are not fully contained in the bundled bank elevator passage 220 when the banknotes are changed, or when the bundled banknotes are returned from the bundle banknote elevator path 220 to the bundle storages 230a to 230e, the bundle banknotes are stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. This is because there is a risk that it may not fit. As described above, when the predetermined height to be compared with the height of the bundled bills detected by the height detecting unit is constant, the bundled bills can be accumulated in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Since it must be about half the height, the number of banknotes that can be automatically scrutinized decreases. On the other hand, in this Embodiment, since "predetermined height" used as the comparison object of the height of the bundled banknote detected by the height detection means can be changed, it is in bundle storage 230a-230e. By changing the predetermined height based on the state of the bundled banknotes stored, specifically, for example, the bundle banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are new banknotes such as government seals. In some cases, by increasing the predetermined height, the number of banknotes that can be scrutinized can be increased, the capacity of the bundle storages 230a to 230e can be used effectively, and the time required for automatic scrutiny processing can be shortened. You will be able to

  Moreover, when the control part 20 sets automatically the predetermined height used as the comparison object of the height of the bundle banknote detected by the height detection means, the said control part 20 will be 1 to bundle storage 230a-230e. Alternatively, the predetermined height is set based on the height and the number of bundles of the one or more bundled banknotes when the plurality of bundled banknotes are stored. Specifically, when the bundled bills are stored on the lifting stage 231 of the bundle storages 230a to 230e from the transport mechanism 240, the upper end of the bundled bills stacked on the lifting stage 231 is higher than the height level of the detection sensor 233a. Each time a bundle of banknotes is sent from the transport mechanism 240 to the lifting stage 231, the lifting stage 231 is gradually lowered. The amount of lowering of the lifting stage 231 at this time can be detected based on the number of pulses of a drive motor (not shown) that drives the lifting stage 231. Then, when the number of bundles of bundled banknotes stored on the lifting stage 231 of the bundle storages 230a to 230e from the transport mechanism 240 is B, the lowering amount H is set when the lowering amount of the lifting stage 231 is H. When the value divided by the number of bundles B (that is, the average thickness of one bundle of bundled bills) is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the control unit 20 stores the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Is determined to be relatively large and used, and the predetermined height to be compared with the height of the bundled bills detected by the height detecting means is set to be relatively small. On the other hand, when the value obtained by dividing the descent amount H by the number of bundles B is smaller than a predetermined value set in advance, the control unit 20 sets the banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e to be relatively thick. It is regarded as a small new one such as a government seal, and a predetermined height to be compared with the height of bundled banknotes detected by the height detecting means is set to be relatively large. In such a method, the control unit 20 automatically determines the state of the bundled banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, thereby comparing the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detecting unit. The predetermined height can be set appropriately.

  Further, when the control unit 20 automatically sets a predetermined height to be compared with the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detection means, the control unit 20 can use various methods other than the above method. The predetermined height may be automatically set. For example, the identification unit 270 has an image sensor or the like that reads the serial number of the banknote on the outermost side of the bundled banknote as an imaging unit, and is based on the serial number of the banknote read by the image sensor or the like of the identification unit 270. Thus, the control unit 20 may determine whether the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are new or old. In this case, when the control unit 20 determines that the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are new, the thickness of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is relatively small. Therefore, the control unit 20 sets the predetermined height to be compared with the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detection unit to be relatively large. On the other hand, when the control unit 20 determines that the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are old, the thickness of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is considered to be relatively large. Therefore, the control unit 20 sets a predetermined height that is a comparison target of the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detection unit to be relatively small. Even in such a method, the control unit 20 automatically determines the state of the bundled banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, thereby comparing the height of the bundled banknotes detected by the height detecting unit. The predetermined height can be set appropriately.

  According to the bundle bill processing apparatus 200 of the present embodiment configured as described above and the scrutinization processing method by such a bundle bill processing apparatus 200, an instruction to perform automatic scrutiny processing is input to the control unit 20. Sometimes, when the volume of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e (first storage unit) is larger than a predetermined volume, the automatic scrutiny processing is not performed. Can be changed. This makes it possible to change the volume of bundled banknotes that can be scrutinized according to the state of bundled banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, thereby effectively utilizing the capacity of the bundle storages 230a to 230e. As well as the time required for automatic scrutiny processing. More specifically, when the “predetermined volume” to be compared with the volume of bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is constant, one end as shown in FIG. Anticipating that bundled bills such as bundled bills with bulging edges and bundled bills curved to have a generally convex shape as shown in FIG. 10B are stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Thus, the predetermined volume needs to be about half the volume of bundled bills that can be accumulated in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. This is because when the state of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is bad, if the automatic scrutiny processing of too many bundled bills is performed, the bundled bills are moved from the bundle storages 230a to 230e to the bundled bill raising / lowering passage. When the bills are not transferred into the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 when they are transferred to 220, or when the bundled bills are returned from the bundled bill raising / lowering passage 220 to the bundle storages 230a to 230e, This is because bundled banknotes may not fit. As described above, when the predetermined volume to be compared with the volume of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is constant, the bundled bills can be accumulated in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. Since it must be about half the volume, the number of banknotes that can be automatically scrutinized decreases. On the other hand, in this Embodiment, since the predetermined | prescribed volume used as the comparison object of the volume of the bundle banknote accommodated in bundle storage 230a-230e can be changed, for example in bundle storage 230a-230e. When the stored banknote is a new banknote such as a government seal, the number of banknotes that can be examined can be increased by increasing the predetermined volume, and the capacity of the bundle storages 230a to 230e can be increased. It can be used effectively or the time required for automatic scrutiny processing can be shortened.

  Further, in the bundled bill processing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, as described above, when a command for performing the automatic scrutiny processing is input to the control unit 20, the height detection means including the detection sensors 233a, 233b and the like. When the height of the banknotes detected by the above is larger than a predetermined height related to the predetermined volume, the automatic scrutiny processing is not performed, and the predetermined predetermined amount related to the predetermined volume is not performed. The height can be changed.

  Moreover, in the bundled bill processing apparatus 200 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the raising / lowering stage 231 is provided as a mounting base in which a plurality of bundled bills are placed in a stacked state and are movable in the vertical direction. The height detecting means detects the height of the banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e based on the moving distance of the elevating stage 231. Moreover, as shown to Fig.8 (a)-(c), the control part 20 is from the state in which the upper end position of the banknote mounted on the raising / lowering stage 231 exists in the detection position of the detection sensor 233a (upper detection part). When the elevating stage 231 is detected by the detection sensor 233b (lower detection unit) when the elevating stage 231 is lowered by a predetermined moving distance related to the predetermined height, it is detected by the height detecting means. It is determined that the height of the bundled banknotes is greater than a predetermined height. Further, the predetermined moving distance can be changed.

  Moreover, in the banknote handling apparatus 200 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the operation display part 22 is provided as an input means for inputting said predetermined height.

  Instead of the operator manually inputting the predetermined height from the operation display unit 22, the control unit 20 may automatically set the predetermined height. In this case, as described above, the control unit 20 is predetermined based on the height and the number of bundles of the one or more bundled banknotes when one or more bundled banknotes are stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e. The height of is set. Alternatively, the control unit 20 adds an image of a bundled banknote (specifically, for example, a serial number of a banknote on the outermost surface of the bundled banknote) acquired by an imaging unit such as an image sensor provided in the identifying unit 270. A predetermined height may be set based on this.

  In addition, the bundle bill processing apparatus 200 by this Embodiment and the close examination processing method by this bundle bill processing apparatus 200 are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, when automatic scrutiny processing is performed in the bundled bill processing apparatus 200, instead of moving the bundled bills stored in the bundle storage bins 230 a to 230 e to the bundled bill lifting passage 220, automatic scrutiny processing is performed. A bundle storage other than the target bundle storage may be emptied first, and the banknotes may be transferred to the empty bundle storage instead of the bundle banknote lifting passage 220 in the automatic scrutiny process.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, when the control part 20 judges whether an automatic scrutiny process is performed, the volume of the bundle banknote used as a comparison object is not limited to the height of a bundle banknote. When the control unit 20 determines whether or not to perform the automatic scrutiny process, an element other than the height of the bundled banknotes may be used as the volume of the bundled banknotes to be compared. For example, an imaging camera is installed on the side surface of each bundle storage 230a to 230e, and the side area of the bundled banknote is based on the image of the side surface of the bundled banknote collected on the lifting stage 231 captured by the imaging camera. May be detected. In this case, when a command for performing the automatic scrutiny process is input to the control unit 20, the automatic scrutiny process is not performed when the side area of the bundled banknote detected by the imaging camera is larger than the predetermined side area. It becomes like this. In this case, the predetermined side area can be changed manually or automatically.

  Further, when storing the banknotes in the bundle storages 230a to 230e from the transport mechanism 240, the banknotes are freely dropped and placed on the lifting stage 231 by opening the opening / closing plate 234. Each bundle of banknotes in a bad state, such as a bundle of banknotes with one end bulging as shown in FIG. 10 (a) or a bundle of banknotes curved so as to be generally convex as shown in FIG. 10 (b) When stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, since the bundled banknotes placed on the elevating stage 231 are swollen up and down, there is a problem that the capacity of each bundle storage 230a to 230e cannot be used effectively. It was. Specifically, the elevating stage 231 is lowered every time the banknotes are stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e from the transport mechanism 240, whereby the upper end position of the bundled banknotes accumulated on the elevating stage 231 (that is, the uppermost position). When the upper surface of the bundle of banknotes in the upper layer is at the same level as the detection position of the detection sensor 233a, but the state of the bundle of banknotes placed on the lifting / lowering stage 231 is poor and swells up and down Even when a predetermined upper limit number of banknotes are not stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e, the lifting / lowering stage 231 is detected by the detection sensor 233b as shown in FIG. It had become. In the prior art, when such a stacking abnormality error occurs, stacking is performed by discharging a part or all of the banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e from the bundle discharge port 213 by the above-described bundle banknote collection process. Although the abnormal error has been eliminated, there has been a problem that the stacking capacity of bundled banknotes in the bundle storages 230a to 230e is reduced, and it takes time to eliminate the abnormal stacking error.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the lift stage 231 is detected by the detection sensor 233b as shown in FIG. 9A, the lift stage 231 is lifted and pressed simultaneously as shown in FIG. 9B. The plate 238 is lowered. As a result, the banknotes stacked in a stacked state on the lifting stage 231 are compressed in the vertical direction by being pinched from above and below. Thereafter, the elevating stage 231 is lowered and the pressing plate 238 is raised. As shown in FIG. 9C, the banknotes on the elevating stage 231 are compressed in the vertical direction so as to be accumulated on the elevating stage 231. When the upper end position of the bundled banknotes becomes substantially the same level as the detection position of the detection sensor 233a, the lifting stage 231 is not detected by the detection sensor 233b, and the stacking abnormality error is eliminated. As described above, in the present embodiment, the elevating stage 231 and the pressing plate 238 constitute a bundled bill clamping means for clamping the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e from above and below. When an abnormal stacking error occurs in 230a to 230e, the stacking abnormal error is eliminated by pressing the bundled banknotes on the elevating stage 231 from above and below by this bundled banknote pressing means. In this case, a bundle of bills having one end swelled as shown in FIG. 10 (a) or a bundle of bills curved so as to be generally convex as shown in FIG. 10 (b). Even when stored in 230a to 230e, it is possible to increase the stacking capacity of bundled banknotes in these bundle storages 230a to 230e and to eliminate stacking abnormal errors in a short time.

  Further, when performing the above-described automatic scrutiny process, when a command for performing the automatic scrutiny process is input to the control unit 20 and the height of the bundled banknotes on the lifting stage 231 is detected by the height detection unit, When the detected height of the bundled banknotes is larger than a predetermined height set in advance, a part or all of the bundled banknotes stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are bundled by the above bundled banknote collection process. Instead of discharging from the discharge port 213, the banknotes on the elevating stage 231 may be pressed from above and below by a bundled banknote pressing means comprising the elevating stage 231 and the pressing plate 238. In this case, since the bundled banknotes stacked in the stacked state on the lifting stage 231 are compressed in the vertical direction, the automatic scrutiny processing can be performed by making the height of the bundled banknotes smaller than a predetermined height. Compared with the case where part or all of the bundled bills stored in the bundle storages 230a to 230e are discharged from the bundle discharge port 213 by the bundled bill collection process, the processing time is shortened. In addition, the number of bundled banknotes that can be automatically scrutinized can be increased.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote processing machine 20 Control part 22 Operation display part 24 Memory | storage part 26 Printing part 28 Communication interface part 100 Bulk paper money processing apparatus 102 Housing | casing 116 Deposit port 117 Shutter drive part 118 Discharge port 119 Shutter drive part 120 Deposit conveyance part 122 Delivery Gold conveyance unit 124 Bypass conveyance unit 130 Deposit identification unit 132 Deposit identification unit 160 Bundle conveyance unit 160a Grasping unit 160b Moving unit 165 Deposit / withdraw processing unit 170 Deposit accumulation unit 171 Reject accumulation unit 172 Delivery mechanism 173 Front / reverse reversing unit 175 Deposit accumulation 176a, 176b Stacker 177 Withdrawal reject box 180 Bill storage unit 180a-180d Money storage 180e Collective storage 181, 182 Movable separator 184 Temporary holding unit 186 Feeding mechanism 200 Bundled bill processing device 202 Housing 210 Bundle dispensing port 212 Open Door 213 bundle discharge ports 214 locking mechanism 220 bundles bill lifting channel (second storage portion)
221 Elevating stage 222 Inclined plate 230 Bundled bill storage units 230a to 230d Bundled money storage unit (first storage unit)
230e Batch bundle storage (first storage unit)
231 Elevating stage (mounting table)
232 Pantograph mechanism 233a, 233b detection sensor (upper detection unit, lower detection unit)
234 Opening / closing plate 236 Partition plate 237 Sensor 238 Press plate 240 Conveying mechanism 240a Oscillating retreating portion 241a, 241b Pulley 242 Pulley 244 Conveying belt 245 Pin 248 Lever 249 Bundled bill conveying path (Bundled bill conveying portion)
250 Bundling Printing Unit 250a Bundling Mechanism 250b Printing Unit 250c Line Name Stamp 250d Slip Stamp 251 Nipping Unit 252 Swing Arm 253 Roll 255 Adhesive Iron 256 Cutter 258, 259 Conveying Belts 258a, 259a Swing Retracting Unit 270 Identification Unit

Claims (10)

A first storage unit capable of storing a plurality of bundled banknotes in a stacked state;
A second storage unit in which a bundle of bills stored in the first storage unit is temporarily sent when a scrutiny process is performed;
A bundled bill transport unit for transporting a bundled bill between the first storage unit and the second storage unit;
An identification unit for identifying bundled banknotes conveyed by the bundled banknote conveying unit;
After the bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit are sent one by one to the second storage unit, the bundled banknotes are returned one by one from the second storage unit to the first storage unit. A control unit that performs a scrutiny process such that the identification unit identifies a bundle of bills sent from the storage unit to the second storage unit and / or a bundle of bills returned from the second storage unit to the first storage unit;
With
The control unit does not perform the scrutinization process when a command to perform the scrutiny process is input and the volume of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit is larger than a predetermined volume. The bundle bill processing device is configured so that the predetermined volume can be changed. A height detecting means for detecting the height of a bundle of banknotes stored in the first storage unit;
The control unit is configured such that when a command for performing the scrutiny processing is input, a height of the bundle of bills detected by the height detection unit is greater than a predetermined height related to the predetermined volume. The bundled bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scrutiny processing is not performed, and the predetermined height related to the predetermined volume is changeable. The first storage unit is provided with a mounting table on which a plurality of bundled banknotes are mounted in a stacked state and movable in the vertical direction.
The bundle bill processing device according to claim 2, wherein the height detection means detects the height of the bundle bills stored in the first storage unit based on the movement distance of the mounting table. The height detection means has an upper detection part provided at the upper part of the first storage part and a lower detection part provided at the lower part of the first storage part,
The control unit lowers the mounting table by a predetermined moving distance related to the predetermined height from a state in which the upper end position of the banknotes placed on the mounting table is at the detection position of the upper detection unit. In this case, when the mounting table is detected by the lower detection unit, it is determined that the height of the banknotes detected by the height detection means is larger than the predetermined height. The bundled bill processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined movement distance related to the height of the bill is changeable.   The bundle banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising an input unit for inputting the predetermined height.   The bundled bill processing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the control unit is configured to automatically set the predetermined height.   The control unit sets the predetermined height based on the height and the number of bundles of the one or more bundled banknotes when the one or more bundled banknotes are stored in the first storage unit. The bundle banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6. An imaging unit that captures an image of the bundled banknotes to be stored in the first storage unit and acquires an image of the bundled banknotes;
The bundled bill according to claim 6, wherein the control unit is configured to set the predetermined height based on an image of the bundled bill stored in the first storage unit, acquired by the imaging unit. Processing equipment. A banknote clamping means for clamping one or more bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit from above and below;
When the volume of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit is larger than the predetermined volume when a command to perform the scrutiny process is input, the control unit is configured to store the first storage. The bundled banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one or a plurality of bundled banknotes stored in a section are clamped from above and below by the bundled banknote clamping means. A first storage unit capable of storing a plurality of bundled banknotes in a stacked state, a second storage unit to which bundled banknotes stored in the first storage unit are temporarily sent when a close examination process is performed, and the first A scrutiny by a bundled bill processing device comprising a bundled bill conveyance unit that conveys a bundled bill between the storage unit and the second storage unit, and an identification unit that identifies a bundled bill conveyed by the bundled bill conveyance unit. A processing method,
Sending a bundle of banknotes stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit one by one;
Returning a bundle of banknotes from the second storage unit to the first storage unit one by one;
Identifying the bundled bills sent from the first storage unit to the second storage unit and / or the bundled bills returned from the second storage unit to the first storage unit by the identification unit;
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When a command to perform the scrutiny process is input, the scrutiny process is not performed if the volume of the bundled bills stored in the first storage unit is larger than a predetermined volume. The scrutiny processing method, wherein the predetermined volume is changeable.

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