JP2021157380A - Paper sheet processor, paper sheet processing system, and paper sheet processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a paper sheet processor, a paper sheet processing system, and a paper sheet processing method capable of preventing the troubles such as clogging of paper sheets in a storage unit.SOLUTION: A paper sheet processing device (such as a banknote processor 10) includes: a transport unit 20 that transports paper sheets (such as banknotes) loaded into a housing 12 by a loading unit 30; an identification unit 50 that identifies at least a type (such as a denomination) of the paper sheets transported by the transport unit 20; and a plurality of storage units 40 that store the paper sheets transmitted from the transport unit 20 by type based on the identification result by the identification unit 50. When the identification unit 50 identifies that the types of two paper sheets that are continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are the same, the transport unit 20 can transmit the paper sheets identified by the identification unit 50 to another storage unit 40 that is different from the storage unit 40 where the paper sheets originally identified by the identification unit 50 is stored.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to a paper leaf processing apparatus for processing paper leaves such as banknotes and gift certificates, a paper leaf processing system, and a paper leaf processing method.

Conventionally, various types of paper leaf processing devices for processing banknotes, gift certificates, and the like have been known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a circulation-type bill processing machine using a circulation-type bill storage that reuses bills already stored in the deposit processing for withdrawal processing.

Patent No. 3918406

In the banknote processing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the banknotes are withdrawn from the mixed storage, the banknotes judged to be ineligible for withdrawal are temporarily evacuated to the replenishment collection box, and after the withdrawal process is completed. The banknotes stored in this replenishment storage are returned to the mixed storage. However, in such a banknote processing machine, if the distance between two banknotes that are continuously conveyed when the banknotes are deposited is short, the banknotes may be clogged in the storage.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and a paper leaf processing apparatus, a paper leaf processing system, and a paper leaf processing system capable of suppressing troubles such as clogging of paper leaves in a storage portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating paper leaves.

The paper leaf processing apparatus of the present invention includes a take-in section for taking in the paper leaves into the housing and a transport section for transporting the paper leaves taken into the inside of the housing by the take-in section. , An identification unit that identifies at least the type of paper leaves transported by the transport unit, and a plurality of storage units that store the paper leaves sent from the transport unit by type based on the identification result by the identification unit. , Each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the type of paper leaves to be stored, and the types of two paper leaves continuously transported by the transport unit are the same. When it is identified by the identification unit, it is first identified by the identification unit in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are stored, and then by the identification unit. Paper leaves can be sent by the transport unit.

According to such a paper leaf processing apparatus, when the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are of the same type, the identification unit first identifies them. Since the paper leaves identified by the identification unit can be sent by the transport unit to a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the paper leaves are stored, two sheets of the same type of paper leaves can be sent. By continuously sending the paper to the storage unit, it is possible to prevent troubles such as clogging of paper leaves from occurring in the storage unit.

In the paper leaf processing apparatus of the present invention, if two sheets of paper that are continuously transported by the transport section are sent to the same storage section, is there a possibility that the paper leaves may be clogged in the storage section? The identification unit further provides a determination means for determining whether or not the paper sheets are of the same type, and the storage unit determines whether or not the two sheets of paper are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit. When it is determined that the paper leaves may be clogged, the storage unit is different from the storage unit in which the paper leaves identified by the identification unit are first stored, and then the identification unit is used. Paper sheets identified by the unit may be sent by the transport unit.

In this case, depending on the configuration of the storage unit, the criteria for the determination means to determine whether or not the storage unit may be clogged with paper leaves may differ.

Further, when the determination means determines whether or not the storage unit may be clogged with paper sheets depending on the transportation distance of the paper sheets from the identification unit to the storage unit by the transport unit. The criteria may be different.

In addition, each of the plurality of storage units is provided with a detection unit that detects the storage status of the paper leaves stored in the storage unit, and two sheets of paper that are continuously transported by the transport unit. It is identified by the identification unit that the types of leaves are the same, and the paper leaf storage operation in the storage unit in which the paper leaves first identified by the identification unit are stored has not been completed. When it is detected by the detection unit, it may be determined by the determination means that the storage unit may be clogged with paper sheets.

In this case, the storage unit has a pressing member that presses the paper leaves stored in the storage unit in a laminated state, and the detection unit is used when the paper sheets are stored in the storage unit. When the pressing member has not returned to a predetermined position, it may be detected that the storage operation of the paper sheets stored in the storage unit has not been completed.

In addition, an interval detecting means for detecting the size of the interval between two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the conveying unit is provided, and the conveying section continuously detects the size of the interval. When the size of the distance between the two sheets of paper to be conveyed is smaller than a predetermined size, it may be determined by the determination means that the storage portion may be clogged with the paper leaves. ..

Further, the paper sheets are banknotes, and the identification unit identifies at least the denomination of the banknotes transported by the transport unit, and each of the plurality of storage units and the denomination of the banknote to be stored are determined. When all the banknotes that are associated with each other and are taken into the inside of the housing by the taking-in unit are stored in one of the storage units, the banknotes are identified based on the identification result of the banknotes by the identification unit. The deposit amount may be fixed.

In this case, after the deposit amount of the banknotes is fixed, the banknotes as change may be drawn out from the storage unit and discharged to the outside of the housing.

Further, after the deposit amount of the bill is determined, the bill stored in the storage portion different from the storage portion corresponding to the denomination is paid out from the storage portion, and the drawn bill is the gold of the bill. It may be sent by the transport unit to the storage unit corresponding to the species.

Further, after the deposit amount of the bills is fixed, the bills as change can be paid out from the storage unit and thrown out of the housing, and the bills as change can be discharged from the housing. After being thrown out to the outside, bills stored in the storage unit other than the storage unit corresponding to the denomination are paid out from the storage unit, and the drawn bills correspond to the denomination of the bill. It may be sent to the storage unit by the transport unit.

The paper leaf processing system of the present invention includes a take-in unit for taking in paper leaves into the housing and a transport unit for transporting the paper leaves taken into the inside of the housing by the take-in unit. , An identification unit that identifies at least the type of paper leaves transported by the transport unit, and a plurality of storage units that store the paper leaves sent from the transport unit by type based on the identification result by the identification unit. The paper leaf processing device is provided with a management device that is provided separately from the paper leaf processing device and manages the paper leaf processing device, and the plurality of the storages in the paper leaf processing device. Each of the sections is associated with the type of paper leaf to be stored, and the identification section indicates that the types of the two sheets of paper that are continuously transported by the transport section are the same. When identified, the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are first stored in the storage unit different from the storage unit, and then the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are stored in the transport unit. It is characterized in that it can be sent by.

According to such a paper leaf processing system, when the identification unit identifies that the types of two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit in the paper leaf processing apparatus are the same. Since the paper sheets identified by the identification unit can be sent to a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are stored first, and then the paper sheets identified by the identification unit can be sent by the transport unit, the same type of 2 Since the sheets of paper leaves are continuously sent to the storage section, it is possible to prevent troubles such as clogging of the paper leaves from occurring in the storage section.

In the paper leaf processing system of the present invention, the paper leaves are banknotes, and the identification unit identifies at least the denomination of the banknotes transported by the transport unit, and stores the banknotes with each of the plurality of storage units. When all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing by the taking-in part are stored in any of the storage parts, the identification part is used. The deposit amount of the bill is determined based on the identification result of the bill, and the information relating to the confirmed deposit amount of the bill may be sent from the paper leaf processing device to the management device.

The paper leaf processing method of the present invention is a paper leaf processing method performed by a paper leaf processing apparatus, and is a step of transporting the paper leaves taken into the inside of the housing by the taking-in portion by the conveying portion. , The step of identifying at least the type of paper leaves transported by the transport unit by the identification unit, and the paper sheets sent from the transport unit are classified into a plurality of storage units based on the identification result by the identification unit. Two sheets of paper that are continuously transported by the transport unit, and each of the plurality of storage portions is associated with a type of paper leaves to be stored. When the identification unit identifies that the types of paper sheets are the same, the identification unit first stores the paper sheets identified by the identification unit, and then the identification unit is separate from the storage unit. It is characterized in that the paper sheets identified by the unit can be sent by the transport unit.

According to the paper leaf processing method of the present invention, when the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transport unit are of the same type, the identification unit first identifies them. Since the paper leaves identified by the identification unit can be sent by the transport unit to a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the paper leaves are stored, two sheets of the same type of paper leaves can be sent. By continuously sending the paper to the storage unit, it is possible to prevent troubles such as clogging of paper leaves from occurring in the storage unit.

According to the paper leaf processing apparatus, the paper leaf processing system, and the paper leaf processing method of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of troubles such as clogging of paper leaves in the storage portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the banknote processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration when the inside of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the side. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure when the inside of each storage part of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like is seen from the side. It is a figure which shows the operation of the pair of holding members when each storage part shown in FIG. 4 is viewed from the right side to the left direction. It is a figure which shows the state which each holding member is in (a) standby position, (b) retracted position, (c) feeding position, and (d) double feed prevention position. It is a flowchart which shows the operation when the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like performs the deposit processing of the banknote handed to the clerk by the customer and the withdrawal process of the banknote as change. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote when the deposit processing of the banknote is performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote when the deposit processing of the banknote is performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote when the banknote stored in the storage part of a different denomination is returned to the storage part corresponding to a denomination after the withdrawal processing of the banknote is performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. .. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote when the banknote stored in the storage part of a different denomination is returned to the storage part corresponding to a denomination after the withdrawal processing of the banknote is performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. ..

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 are views showing a banknote processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The banknote processing device according to the present embodiment performs banknote deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, a money change machine is configured by combining the bill processing device 10 according to the present embodiment and a coin processing device (not shown), and product information is registered in the vicinity of the money change machine. A product information registration device 100 (POS register) is installed. These coin change machines and product information registration devices 100 are installed at checkout counters in the front area where product shelves are installed in stores of commercial facilities such as supermarkets and convenience stores. The coin change machine is designed to deposit banknotes and coins handed to the clerk by the customer and to withdraw banknotes and coins as change. In the present embodiment, the banknote processing system is configured by combining the banknote processing device 10 and the product information registration device 100.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote processing device 10 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 schematically shows a configuration when the inside of the banknote processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the side. It is a schematic block diagram. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, an intake unit 30 and a payout unit 32 provided on the front side of the housing 12, respectively. A mounting portion 36 and a plurality of storage portions 40 provided inside the housing 12 are provided. In FIG. 2, the right side surface of the housing 12 is the front surface of the housing 12 when the bill processing device 10 is viewed from the front side, and the left direction in FIG. 2 is the depth direction of the bill processing device 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a transport unit 20 for transporting banknotes one by one is provided inside the housing 12. The transport unit 20 has a first transport portion 21 and a second transport portion 22. Details of each component of such a bill processing apparatus 10 will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a take-in portion 30 is provided at an upper position on the front surface side of the housing 12. The taking-in portion 30 is exposed on the front side of the housing 12, and the operator can insert one or a plurality of banknotes into the taking-in portion 30 from the front side of the housing 12 in a stacked state. There is. At this time, one or a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the take-in unit 30 along the long side direction thereof. Further, the take-in unit 30 has a feeding mechanism (shown) in which one or a plurality of stacked bills inserted by the operator are fed into the housing 12 one by one along the long side direction of the bills. Is provided. Further, the first transport portion 21 of the transport portion 20 is connected to the take-in portion 30, and the bills fed out by the feeding mechanism are conveyed one by one by the first transport portion 21 along the long side direction of the bills. It has become so.

A payout portion 32 is provided below the take-in portion 30 on the front side of the housing 12. The second transport portion 22 of the transport portion 20 is connected to the payout portion 32, and the payout portion 32 is exposed on the front side of the housing 12. Then, the banknotes sent from the second transport portion 22 to the payout portion 32 are accumulated inside the payout portion 32. Further, when all the banknotes to be withdrawn are accumulated in the payout unit 32, the banknotes accumulated in the payout unit 32 are pushed out to the front side of the housing 12 along the long side direction of the banknotes in a state of being overlapped. This allows the operator to take out banknotes from the payout unit 32.

A withdrawal reject portion 34 is provided below the payout portion 32 on the front side of the housing 12. The second transport portion 22 of the transport unit 20 is connected to the withdrawal reject unit 34. The withdrawal reject portion 34 is not exposed on the front side of the housing 12, and when the door (not shown) provided on the housing 12 is closed, the withdrawal reject portion 34 is withdrawn from the outside of the housing 12. You cannot access to. In addition, the banknotes identified as rejected banknotes in the withdrawal process of banknotes, which will be described later, are sent from the second transport portion 22 to the withdrawal reject section 34, and are accumulated in the withdrawal reject section 34. ..

A mounting portion 36 is provided below the withdrawal reject portion 34 on the front side of the housing 12. A portable bill storage cassette (not shown) is detachably mounted on the mounting portion 36. The bill storage cassette is configured so that bills can be stored and the stored bills can be fed out one by one to the outside of the bill storage cassette. Further, the second transport portion 22 of the transport portion 20 is connected to the mounting portion 36. Then, when the bill storage cassette is mounted on the mounting portion 36, the bills drawn out from the bill storage cassette can be sent to the second transport portion 22, and are also sent from the second transport portion 22 to the mounting portion 36. Banknotes can be stored in a banknote storage cassette.

Three storage portions 40 are installed so as to line up in the vertical direction on the rear side inside the housing 12. Further, a second transport portion 22 of the transport unit 20 is connected to each storage unit 40. Then, the banknotes sent from the second transport portion 22 to each storage portion 40 are stored in a stacked state inside each storage portion 40. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each storage unit 40 has a transport belt 42 as a feeding mechanism for feeding out one bill stored in each storage unit 40, and each storage unit 40 transports the banknotes. The banknotes drawn out by the belt 42 are sent to the second transport portion 22. In addition, banknotes are stored in each storage unit 40 by denomination. For example, among the three storage units 40, the top storage unit 40 stores a 1,000-yen bill, the second storage unit 40 from the top stores a 5,000-yen bill, and the bottom storage unit 40. Is designed to store 10,000 yen bills. The 2000-yen bill is stored in the withdrawal reject section 34 or the bill storage cassette. Details of the configuration of each storage unit 40 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first transport portion 21 of the transport portion 20 is connected to the capture portion 30, and the bills taken into the housing 12 by the capture portion 30 are 1 by the first transport portion 21. The bills are transported one by one along the long side direction. Further, the second transport portion 22 of the transport unit 20 is connected to the payout unit 32, the withdrawal reject unit 34, the mounting unit 36, and each storage unit 40, and one banknote is inserted between these components. It is designed to be transported along the long side direction of. Further, the first transport portion 21 is connected to the second transport portion 22 at the connection point 24 so that the banknotes are delivered between the first transport portion 21 and the second transport portion 22 at the connection point 24. It has become. More specifically, the banknotes delivered from the first transport portion 21 to the second transport portion 22 are sent to the storage portion 40 side of the second transport portion 22. Further, a branch member (not shown) is provided at the connection portion 24. Then, when the bills transported from the storage portion 40 side to the payout portion 32 side by the second transport portion 22 pass through the connection portion 24, the bills are sent to the payout portion 32 side by the second transport portion 22 by the branch member. Will be able to. In this way, the end portion of the first transport portion 21 is connected to the intermediate portion (specifically, the connection portion 24) of the second transport portion 22.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an identification unit 50 is provided in the second transport portion 22 of the transport unit 20. The identification unit 50 is arranged closer to each storage unit 40 than the connection point 24 in the second transport unit 22. The identification unit 50 transfers the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing 12 by the take-in unit 30 when the banknote processing device 10 performs the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing of the banknotes, and from each storage unit 40 to the second transport unit 22. It is designed to identify the denomination, authenticity, positive loss, transport status, etc. of the drawn banknotes. Further, when the banknote deposit processing is performed, the destination of the banknote is determined from among the plurality of storage units 40 based on the result of identification of the banknote by the identification unit 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 60 that controls each component of the banknote processing device 10. Such a control unit 60 is composed of a CPU (processor) or the like installed inside the housing 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 60 is connected to a take-in unit 30, a payout unit 32, a mounting unit 36, a transport unit 20, each storage unit 40, an identification unit 50, and the like. Then, the information related to the identification result of the banknote by the identification unit 50 is sent to the control unit 60. Further, the control unit 60 controls these components by sending a command signal to each component such as the intake unit 30, the payout unit 32, the mounting unit 36, the transport unit 20, and each storage unit 40. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an operation display unit 62, a storage unit 64, and a communication interface unit 66 are connected to the control unit 60, respectively. The operation display unit 62 includes, for example, a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the housing 12 of the banknote processing device 10, and is stored in each storage unit 40 and the processing status of the banknote processing device 10 such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing. Information on the amount of banknotes being used is displayed on the operation display unit 62. Further, the operator can give various commands to the control unit 60 by operating the operation display unit 62. Further, the storage unit 64 is composed of, for example, a ROM, a RAM, or the like. The storage unit 64 stores information on processing histories such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing of banknotes in the banknote processing device 10 and information on the amount of banknotes stored in each storage unit 40. Further, the control unit 60 transmits / receives a signal to and from an external device (specifically, for example, the product information registration device 100) provided separately from the bill processing device 10 according to the present embodiment via the communication interface unit 66. You can do it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 60 includes a determination unit 60a and an interval detection unit 60b. The determination means 60a has come to determine whether or not there is a possibility that the storage unit 40 may be clogged when two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are sent to the same storage unit 40. There are. Further, the interval detecting means 60b is adapted to detect the size of the interval between two bills continuously conveyed by the conveying unit 20. Details of the functions of these determination means 60a and the interval detection means 60b will be described later.

Next, the details of the configuration of each storage unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration when the inside of each storage unit 40 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram when each storage unit 40 shown in FIG. 4 is viewed from the right side to the left side. It is a figure which shows the operation of a pair of holding members 46, and FIG. It is a figure which shows each.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the storage portion 40 has a pair of transport belts 42 arranged at intervals. Each transport belt 42 extends in the storage portion 40 in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 4) of the banknote. Each transport belt 42 is hung between a set of pulleys 42a and 42b, respectively. Further, a belt side roller 42c and an auxiliary roller 42d are arranged between the pair of pulleys 42a and 42b. The opposing roller 43a and the gate roller 43c are arranged so as to face the pulley 42a and the belt-side roller 42c, respectively. Further, a motor 41 is provided on one of the pair of pulleys 42a and 42b. The motor 41 can rotate in both forward and reverse directions. Then, by rotating the pulley 42a by the motor 41, each transport belt 42 can be circulated and moved in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a passage sensor S for detecting the passage of banknotes by shading or the like is provided in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of banknotes in the storage unit 40.

As shown in FIG. 6C, the transport belt 42 abuts on the surface of the frontmost banknote M3 among the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40, and makes the banknote M3 substantially orthogonal to the stacking direction. It constitutes a transport means for feeding in the feeding direction (right direction in FIG. 6). Further, a portion of the transport belt 42 corresponding to the pulley 42a and the belt-side roller 42c, and the opposing roller 43a and the gate roller 43c constitute a sending / receiving means. As shown in FIG. 6A, this sending / receiving means is for feeding the receiving bill M2 into the storage unit 40 and further sending out the feeding bill M3 delivered by the transport belt 42. However, as shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d), the gate roller 43c rotates the payout bill M3 in a direction opposite to the payout direction to promote separation from other bills. Acts as a means of separating.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the storage portion 40, a substantially flat plate-shaped bill receiving member 44 is stacked between the other side in the bill stacking direction (lower side in FIG. 4) and the transport belt 42. It is provided so that it can be translated in the direction. The receiving member 44 is urged toward the transport belt 42 side via the pantograph 45.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of holding members 46 extend substantially parallel to the bill feeding direction at a position where the transport belt 42 is sandwiched between them when viewed from the bill stacking direction. Each holding member 46 has a rod shape having a substantially rectangular cross section, and as shown in FIG. 4, the tip end side extends to the vicinity of one end edge of the receiving member 44, and the base end side extends beyond the other end edge of the receiving member 44. .. The base end side of each holding member 46 is connected to a connecting portion 47 extending to the other side (lower side in FIG. 4) in the bill stacking direction. A friction portion 46a slightly protruding toward the receiving member 44 is provided at a portion near the base end of each pressing member 46. The friction portion 46a has a surface (for example, a rubber surface) having a coefficient of friction larger than the surface (for example, a smooth metal surface or a resin surface) of another portion of the pressing member 46.

Further, a moving mechanism 48 for moving the pair of holding members 46 in the bill stacking direction is provided. By such a moving mechanism 48, the pair of pressing members 46 can be moved to the following (a) standby position, (b) retracted position, (c) feeding position, and (d) double feed prevention position. There is.

(A) As shown in FIG. 6A, when the stored banknote M1 is already in the storage unit 40, the standby position is sandwiched between the receiving member 44 and the holding member 46 of the stored banknote M1. , Refers to a position where the received bill M2 sent by the sending / receiving means can be received between the holding member 46 and the transport belt 42.

(B) The evacuation position is the transfer belt 42 side as shown in FIG. 6 (b) after temporarily bending both side edges of the received bill M2 from the standby position and passing through the receiving bill M2. Refers to the position where you evacuated to.

(C) As shown in FIG. 6 (c), the feeding position is defined as the feeding bill M3 when the frontmost bill M3 among the bills stored in the storage unit 40 is to be fed by the transport belt 42. It refers to the position retracted to the transport belt 42 side so that the friction portion 46a does not come into contact with it.

(D) As shown in FIG. 6D, the double feed prevention position is a position advanced toward the receiving member 44 side from the feeding position so that the friction portion 46a abuts on the next-ranked banknote M4 of the feeding banknote M3. Point to.

In addition, when a plurality of banknotes are fed out from the storage unit 40, the feeding position is set to (c) in consideration of reciprocating the pressing member 46 between (c) feeding position and (d) double feeding prevention position. b) The position is set closer to the receiving member 44 side than the retracted position.

When the banknotes are stored in the storage unit 40, the received banknotes M2 are sent between the transport belt 42 and the presser member 46 by the transport belt 42 while the presser member 46 is in the standby position shown in FIG. 6A. After that, by moving the pressing member 46 to the retracted position (position indicated by the arrow U in FIG. 5) in FIG. 6B, the banknote M2 is stored in the storage unit 40 as the stored banknote M1. After that, the pressing member 46 returns to the standby position shown in FIG. 6A. Further, after returning the pressing member 46 to the standby position shown in FIG. 6A, by repeating the above operation, a plurality of banknotes are stacked in the storage portion 40 (between the receiving member 44 and the pressing member 46). You can store it.

Further, at the time of feeding out the banknotes, first, the frontmost banknote M3 in the storage unit 40 is paid out by the transport belt 42 with the pressing member 46 in the feeding position shown in FIG. 6C. The payout bill M3 is sent out from the storage portion 40 to the second transport portion 22 by the transport belt 42. Then, after the passing sensor S detects that the rear end of the payout bill M3 has passed through the region of the friction portion 46a, the pressing member 46 is moved to the double feed prevention position shown in FIG. 6 (d). As a result, the friction portion 46a of the pressing member 46 prevents double feeding (taking out) of the next-ranked banknote M4. Further, by returning the pressing member 46 to the payout position shown in FIG. 6C and then repeating the above operation, it is possible to reliably pay out a plurality of stored banknotes one by one.

In this way, according to the storage unit 40 of the present embodiment, the functions of the banknote storage member, the double feed prevention member, and their drive sources in the conventional banknote storage and feeding device are controlled by the holding member 46 and its drive source. It can be replaced only by the moving mechanism 48. Therefore, it is possible to reduce costs and improve space efficiency in relation to the configuration for storing banknotes and preventing double feeding.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the plurality of storage units 40 is provided with a detection unit 49 for detecting the storage status of banknotes stored in the storage unit 40. The detection unit 49 moves the holding member 46 from the standby position in FIG. 6 (a) to the evacuation position in FIG. 6 (b) when the bill storage operation is performed in the storage unit 40, and then this FIG. 6 (b). ) Has not returned to a position at least at the same height level as the lower surface of the transport belt 42, it is detected that the storage operation of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 has not been completed. As another example, in the detection unit 49, when the bill storage operation is performed in the storage unit 40, each holding member 46 moves from the standby position in FIG. 6 (a) to the evacuation position in FIG. 6 (b). After that, when the evacuation position of FIG. 6B is not completely returned to the standby position of FIG. 6A, it is detected that the storage operation of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 is not completed. It may be.

Next, a method of processing banknotes (specifically, deposit processing and withdrawal processing) by the banknote processing device 10 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the banknote processing device 10 performs the deposit processing of the banknotes handed to the clerk by the customer and the withdrawal process of the banknotes as change. 8 to 11 are block diagrams showing the flow of banknotes when the banknotes are processed by thick lines. Further, each processing of the banknotes shown below is performed by the control unit 60 controlling each component of the banknote processing device 10.

First, the operation when the banknote processing device 10 performs the deposit processing of the banknotes handed to the clerk by the customer will be described. When the operator inserts one or a plurality of banknotes in a stacked state into the take-in section 30 provided on the front side of the housing 12, the inserted one or a plurality of stacked banknotes becomes one. Each unit is fed into the housing 12 by a feeding mechanism (not shown). Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the bills drawn out inside the housing 12 are conveyed by the first transport portion 21 and the second transport portion 22 of the transport portion 20 along the long side direction of the bill. At this time, the identification unit 50 identifies the denomination, authenticity, positive loss, transport state, etc. of the banknotes drawn out inside the housing 12. Then, when the identification unit 50 identifies the banknote as a normal banknote, the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination of the banknote based on the denomination of the banknote identified by the identification unit 50 is used as the transport destination by the control unit. Determined by 60. Then, the bills identified by the identification unit 50 are sent to each storage unit 40 for each denomination. As a result, banknotes are stored in each storage unit 40 for each denomination.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are the same, the identification unit 50 first stores the banknotes. The transport unit 20 can send the bills identified by the identification unit 50 to the storage unit 40, which is different from the unit 40. Such an operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and the figures shown in FIGS. 8 to 11.

When bills of the same denomination are continuously identified by the identification unit 50 (“YES” in STEP 1), when two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are sent to the same storage unit 40, the storage unit It is determined by the determination means 60a whether or not there is a possibility that the banknotes are jammed at 40. Specifically, as described above, each of the plurality of storage units 40 is provided with a detection unit 49 for detecting the storage status of banknotes stored in the storage unit 40. Then, the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are the same, and the storage unit 40 (the storage unit 40) in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored. In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the detection unit 49 detects that the banknote storage operation in the top storage unit 40) has not been completed, the determination means 60a may cause the storage unit 40 to jam the banknotes. Judged as having sex. More specifically, the detection unit 49 moves the holding member 46 from the standby position in FIG. 6 (a) to the evacuation position in FIG. 6 (b) when the bill storage operation is performed in the storage unit 40. When the evacuation position of FIG. 6B has not returned to a position at least at the same height level as the lower surface of the transport belt 42, it is detected that the storage operation of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 has not been completed. ..

Then, the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are the same, and the storage unit 40 (the storage unit 40) in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored. In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the detection unit 49 detects that the banknote storage operation in the top storage unit 40) has not been completed, the determination means 60a may cause the storage unit 40 to jam the banknotes. When it is determined that there is a property (“YES” in STEP 3), the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 are stored separately from the storage unit 40 in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored. It is sent to the unit 40 (the bottom storage unit 40 in the example shown in FIG. 9). In this way, the banknotes identified next by the identification unit 50 are temporarily stored in the storage unit 40 corresponding to a denomination different from the denomination of the banknotes (STEP 5). For example, when the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are 1,000-yen bills, both of these bills are originally at the top. When the detection unit 49 detects that the storage operation of the banknotes in the storage unit 40, in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored, is not completed. Next, the bills identified by the identification unit 50 are sent to, for example, the bottom storage unit 40 (the storage unit 40 in which the 10,000-yen bill should be stored), and are temporarily stored in this storage unit 40.

Further, even when the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are the same (“YES” in STEP 1), the transport unit 20 continuously transports the two bills. When it is determined by the determination means 60a that there is no possibility that the storage unit 40 will be jammed when the two bills are sent to the same storage unit 40 (“NO” in STEP 3), the identification unit 50 first determines. The identified banknote and then the banknote identified by the identification unit 50 are sent to the same storage unit 40 (STEP 4). That is, when the detection unit 49 detects that the storage operation of the banknotes in the storage unit 40 in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 is stored is completed, the subsequent banknotes are stored in the storage unit 40. Since it is considered unlikely that the banknotes will be jammed in the storage unit 40 even if the banknotes are sent to the same storage unit 40, there is no problem even if the banknotes are continuously sent to the same storage unit 40.

Further, in the present embodiment, the criteria for determining whether or not the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes may differ depending on the configuration of the storage unit 40. For example, when the sizes of the plurality of storage units 40 are different, it is considered that the large storage unit 40 is less likely to be clogged with banknotes than the small storage unit 40. The criteria for determining whether or not the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes may be stricter than the large storage unit 40.

Further, in the present embodiment, the determination means 60a determines whether or not there is a possibility that the storage unit 40 may be clogged with the banknotes, depending on the transport distance of the banknotes from the identification unit 50 to the storage unit 40 by the transport unit 20. The criteria may be different. For example, the storage unit 40 (the top storage unit 40 in FIG. 2) in which the transfer distance of banknotes from the identification unit 50 to the storage unit 40 by the transport unit 20 is small is compared with the other storage units 40. Since the time from the identification of the banknote by 50 until the banknote reaches the storage unit 40 is shortened, the determination means 60a determines whether or not the storage unit 40 may be jammed. The standard may be stricter than the other storage units 40.

If the banknotes of the same denomination are not continuously identified by the identification unit 50 (“NO” in STEP 1), that is, after the banknotes of one denomination are identified by the identification unit 50, another denomination When the banknote of another denomination is identified by the identification unit 50, the banknote of this other denomination is sent to the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination and stored in the storage unit 40. That is, these banknotes are stored in each storage unit 40 according to denomination (STEP 2).

When bills of the same denomination are continuously identified by the identification unit 50 (“YES” in STEP 1), two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are sent to the same storage unit 40 for storage. When the determination means 60a determines whether or not the banknotes may be jammed in the unit 40, the determination means refers to the storage status of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 detected by the detection unit 49. Instead, the judgment may be made by referring to other criteria. For example, as described above, the interval detecting means 60b detects the interval between two bills continuously conveyed by the conveying unit 20. Then, when the size of the gap between the two bills continuously conveyed by the transport unit 20 detected by the interval detecting means 60b is smaller than a predetermined size, the bills are stored in the storage unit 40 by the determination means 60a. It is judged that there is a possibility of clogging. Even in such a case, if the size of the interval between the two bills continuously conveyed by the transport unit 20 is smaller than a predetermined size, the bill first identified by the identification unit 50 is sent to the storage unit 40. Before the operation of being stored in the storage unit 40 is completed, the bills identified by the identification unit 50 then reach the storage unit 40, and these two bills cause clogging in the storage unit 40. There is a risk. In such a case, the subsequent banknote (second banknote) of the two banknotes is put into the other storage unit 40. On the other hand, when the size of the interval between two bills continuously conveyed by the transport unit 20 is larger than a predetermined size, the bill first identified by the identification unit 50 is sent to the storage unit 40. After the operation of being stored in the storage unit 40 is completed, there is a high possibility that the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 will reach the storage unit 40, so that the storage unit 40 is made up of these two banknotes. The possibility of clogging can be suppressed.

The processing as shown in STEP 1 to STEP 5 described above is performed until all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing 12 by the taking-in unit 30 are sent to each storage unit 40 and stored in each storage unit 40 (STEP 6). "NO"). Then, when all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing 12 by the taking-in unit 30 are sent to each storage unit 40 and stored in each storage unit 40 (“YES” in STEP 6), the operation display unit 62 is displayed. A button is displayed to the effect that the deposit amount of the bill and the confirmation of the deposit process calculated based on the identification result of the bill by the identification unit 50 are requested. Then, when the operator (specifically, for example, a clerk) presses a button requesting confirmation of the payment process, the payment process of the banknote handed to the clerk by the customer is confirmed and displayed on the operation display unit 62. The deposit amount is also confirmed (“YES” in STEP 7). When the deposit amount is fixed, the information related to the deposit amount is transmitted from the bill processing device 10 to the product information registration device 100 (POS register).

The product information registration device 100 calculates the amount of change by subtracting the total amount of the products that the customer intends to purchase from the deposit amount transmitted from the bill processing device 10. Then, a withdrawal instruction is transmitted from the product information registration device 100 to the banknote processing device 10 or the coin processing device so that the banknotes or coins corresponding to the amount of change can be withdrawn from the banknote processing device 10 or the coin processing device. Here, when it is necessary for the bill processing device 10 to perform the withdrawal processing of the bill as change, the bill processing device 10 performs the withdrawal processing of the bill as shown below.

In the bill processing device 10, one bill to be withdrawn is delivered from each storage portion 40 to the second transport portion 22. Then, the banknotes delivered to the second transport portion are transported by the second transport portion. At this time, the denomination, the transport state, and the like of the bills transported by the second transport portion are identified by the identification unit 50. Then, when the identification unit 50 identifies the bill as a normal bill, the second transport unit 22 sends the bill to the payout unit 32. When all the banknotes to be withdrawn are sent from the second transport portion 22 to the payout section 32 and accumulated in the payout section 32, the banknotes collected in the payout section 32 are overlapped on the front side of the housing 12. Is pushed out to. This allows the operator to take out banknotes from the payout unit 32. As a result, the clerk who is the operator hands the change to the customer, and the settlement process performed with the customer is completed, so that the customer can leave the store.

Further, when the bills transported by the second transport portion 22 are identified by the identification unit 50, the bills determined to be transport abnormal such as double feed, chain, skew, etc. are paid out by the second transport portion 22. It is sent to the withdrawal reject unit 34 instead of the unit 32, and is accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 34. The banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 34 are collected by the maintenance staff opening the door of the housing 12 to access the inside of the housing 12 when performing the maintenance work of the bill processing device 10. It will be taken out by hand from the outside of the housing 12.

Next, if the withdrawal process of the banknote as change is performed (“YES” in STEP 8), or if it is not necessary to perform the withdrawal process of the banknote as change, the storage unit 40 of another denomination 40. The banknotes temporarily stored in the banknotes are returned to the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination of the banknotes. Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknotes temporarily stored in the storage unit 40 of another denomination are fed out from the storage unit 40 to the second transport portion 22, and the bills are fed out. The bills are sent to the bill storage cassette mounted on the mounting portion 36 by the second transport portion 22 (STEP 9). Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the bills are fed out from the bill storage cassette to the second transport portion 22, and the delivered bills are conveyed by the second transport portion 22. At this time, the identification unit 50 identifies the denomination, authenticity, positive loss, transport state, etc. of the banknotes transported by the second transport portion 22. Then, based on the identification result by the identification unit 50, the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 are sent to the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination (STEP 10). As a result, all the banknotes inserted inside the housing 12 of the banknote processing device 10 are stored in the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination. Since this process is performed after the customer leaves the store, it is not necessary to keep the customer waiting for this process, and the customer is not inconvenienced.

The banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration has a take-in unit 30 for taking in the banknotes inside the housing 12 and a banknote taken into the inside of the case 12 by the take-in unit 30. The transport unit 20 that transports the banknotes, the identification unit 50 that identifies at least the denomination of the banknotes transported by the transport unit 20, and the banknotes sent from the transport unit 20 based on the identification result by the identification unit 50 are stored in the denomination. It is provided with a plurality of storage units 40. Further, each of the plurality of storage units 40 is associated with the denomination of the banknote to be stored. Then, when the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are the same, the storage in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored. The transport unit 20 can send the bills identified by the identification unit 50 to the storage unit 40, which is different from the unit 40. According to such a bill processing device 10, when the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are the same, the identification unit 50 first identifies the denominations. Since the transport unit 20 can send the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 to a storage unit 40 different from the storage unit 40 in which the identified banknotes are stored, the banknotes of the same denomination can be sent to the same storage unit 40. It is possible to prevent the storage unit 40 from being jammed by being sent to the 40.

Further, in the bill processing device 10 of the present embodiment, if two bills continuously conveyed by the transport unit 20 are sent to the same storage unit 40, there is a possibility that the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes. It is further provided with a determination means 60a for determining whether or not. Then, the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two bills continuously transported by the transport unit 20 are the same, and the determination means 60a may cause the storage unit 40 to jam the banknotes. When it is determined, the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 are sent to a storage unit 40 different from the storage unit 40 in which the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 are first stored, and then the banknotes identified by the identification unit 50 are sent by the transport unit 20. In this case, when it is determined by the determination means 60a that if two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are sent to the same storage unit 40, the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes. By sending these two continuously transported banknotes to another storage unit 40, these banknotes are sent to the same storage unit 40, and the banknotes are clogged in the storage unit 40. Can be suppressed.

Further, in the banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the determination means 60a determines whether or not the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes depending on the configuration of the storage unit 40. Criteria may be different. Further, depending on the transport distance of the paper sheets from the identification unit 50 to the storage unit 40 by the transport unit 20, the determination means 60a determines whether or not the storage unit 40 may be clogged with banknotes. It may be different.

Further, in the banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, each of the plurality of storage units 40 is provided with a detection unit 49 for detecting the storage status of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40. In the storage unit 40, the identification unit 50 identifies that the denominations of the two banknotes continuously conveyed by the transfer unit 20 are the same, and the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 are stored. When the detection unit 49 detects that the bill storage operation has not been completed, the determination means 60a determines that the bills may be jammed in the storage unit 40. In this case, if the detection unit 49 detects that the banknote storage operation in the storage unit 40, in which the banknotes first identified by the identification unit 50 is stored, is not completed, these are continuously performed. By sending the two transported bills to different storage units 40, it is possible to prevent the storage units 40 from being clogged due to the fact that these bills are sent to the same storage unit 40. ..

In this case, the storage unit 40 has a pressing member 46 that presses the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 in a stacked state, and the detection unit 49 is a pressing member when the storage unit 40 performs a bill storage operation. When the 46 is not returned to the predetermined position, it is detected that the storage operation of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 is not completed.

Further, in the banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the interval detecting means 60b for detecting the size of the interval between two banknotes continuously conveyed by the conveying unit 20 is provided. When the size of the space between two bills continuously conveyed by the transport unit 20 detected by the space detection means 60b is smaller than a predetermined size, the storage unit 40 is jammed with the banknotes by the determination means 60a. Is judged to occur. In this case, when the size of the interval between the two banknotes continuously transported by the transport unit 20 is smaller than the predetermined size, the two banknotes continuously transported are stored separately. By sending the banknotes to the unit 40, it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being jammed in the storage unit 40 due to the banknotes being sent to the same storage unit 40.

Further, in the banknote processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing 12 by the taking-in unit 30 are stored in any of the storage units 40. The deposit amount of the banknote is determined based on the identification result of the banknote by the identification unit 50. Further, in this case, after the deposit amount of the bills is fixed, the bills as change can be taken out from the storage unit 40 and thrown out to the outside of the housing 12. Further, after the deposit amount of the bill is determined, the bill stored in the storage unit 40 different from the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination is paid out from the storage unit 40, and the paid out bill is the money of the bill. It is sent by the transport unit 20 to the storage unit 40 corresponding to the seed. More specifically, after the banknotes as change are thrown out of the housing 12, the banknotes stored in the storage unit 40 different from the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination are delivered from the storage unit 40. , The unwound banknote is sent by the transport unit 20 to the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination of the banknote. According to such a bill processing device 10, all the storage units 40 can store the bills corresponding to the denomination of the storage unit 40.

Further, the money processing system according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned banknote processing device 10 and a product information registration device 100 (management device) that is provided separately from the banknote processing device 10 and manages the banknote processing device 10. ing. In such a money processing system, when all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing 12 by the taking-in unit 30 are stored in any of the storage units 40, the identification unit 50 is based on the identification result of the banknotes. The deposit amount of the bill is fixed, and the information related to the fixed deposit amount of the bill is sent from the bill processing device 10 to the product information registration device 100 as a management device.

The banknote processing device, the banknote processing system, and the banknote processing method according to the present embodiment are not limited to the above-described aspects, and various changes can be made.

For example, the plurality of storage units for storing bills by denomination are not limited to those having the configuration shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. As a plurality of storage units for storing banknotes by denomination, the banknotes are accumulated in a laminated state, and a rubber member extending radially is provided on the outer peripheral surface and a rotating body rotating in one direction is provided at the entrance portion. It may be used. In this case, the banknotes sent from the transport unit to the storage unit are aligned inside the storage unit by being hit by a rubber member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body. In this case, when the rotation speed of the rotating body falls below a predetermined threshold value, the determining means may determine that the storage portion may be clogged with banknotes.

In addition, when it is determined by the determination means that the storage unit may be clogged with banknotes, the banknotes are sent to a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the banknotes identified by the identification unit are stored before that. At that time, the banknote may be sent to the storage unit corresponding to the denomination (for example, 10,000 yen bill) that is not used as change in the withdrawal process of the banknote as change. Further, when it is identified by the identification unit that the types of two bills continuously conveyed are the same without further providing a judgment means, the second bill is temporarily stored in another denomination. It may be stored in a section.

Further, the bill processing device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the one installed at the checkout counter in the front area of the store. The bill processing device according to the present embodiment may be used as a bill depositing machine or a bill deposit / withdrawing machine installed in the back office area of a store. Further, the customer may perform all or part of the product registration and the exchange of banknotes instead of the clerk.

Further, the paper leaf processing apparatus, the paper leaf processing system, and the paper leaf processing method according to the present invention may process paper leaves (for example, checks and gift certificates) other than banknotes. In this case, the paper leaf processing device includes a take-in section for taking the paper leaves into the housing and a transport section for transporting the paper leaves taken into the inside of the housing by the take-in section. It is provided with an identification unit for identifying at least the type of paper sheets transported by the transport unit, and a plurality of storage units for storing the paper sheets sent from the transport unit for each type based on the identification result by the identification unit. There is. In addition, each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the type of paper leaf to be stored. Then, in such a paper leaf processing apparatus, when the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transport unit are of the same type, the identification unit first identifies them. The paper sheets identified by the identification unit can be sent by the transport unit to a storage unit separate from the storage unit in which the paper sheets are stored. Even in such a paper leaf processing apparatus, when the identification unit identifies that the types of two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are the same, the identification unit first determines the type. The same type of paper leaves can be sent to a storage unit separate from the storage unit in which the identified paper leaves are stored, and then the paper leaves whose type is identified by the identification unit can be sent by the transport unit. Is sent to the same storage unit, so that it is possible to prevent clogging of paper leaves in the storage unit. Further, the paper leaf processing system according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned paper leaf processing device and a management device for managing the paper leaf processing device. Further, the paper leaf processing method according to the present invention is performed by the above-mentioned paper leaf processing apparatus. Further, various technical matters of the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 described above can be applied to the paper leaf processing apparatus, the paper leaf processing system, and the paper leaf processing method according to the present invention. ..

10 Banknote processing device 12 Housing 20 Conveying part 21 First transporting part 22 Second transporting part 24 Connection point 30 Taking part 32 Discharging part 34 Withdrawal rejecting part 36 Mounting part 40 Storage part 41 Motor 42 Conveying belt 42a Pulley 42b Pulley 42c Belt side roller 42d Auxiliary roller 43a Opposing roller 43c Gate roller 44 Receiving member 45 Pantograph 46 Pressing member 46a Friing part 47 Connecting part 48 Moving mechanism 49 Detection part 50 Identification part 60 Control part 60a Judging means 60b Interval detecting means 62 Operation display unit 64 Storage unit 66 Communication interface unit 100 Product information registration device

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A take-in part for taking paper leaves inside the housing,
A transport unit that transports paper sheets taken into the inside of the housing by the capture unit, and a transport unit.
An identification unit that identifies at least the type of paper leaves transported by the transport unit, and
A plurality of storage units for storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit according to the type based on the identification result by the identification unit, and
With
Each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the type of paper leaf to be stored.
When the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are of the same type, the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are first stored. A paper leaf processing apparatus capable of sending paper sheets identified by the identification unit to the storage unit different from the storage unit by the transport unit. Further provided is a determination means for determining whether or not two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transport unit may be clogged with the paper leaves if they are sent to the same storage unit. ,
The identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously transported by the transport unit are of the same type, and the determination means may cause clogging of the paper sheets in the storage unit. When it is determined that the paper leaves are first stored in the storage unit different from the storage unit in which the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are stored, the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are then transported to the storage unit. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 1, which is sent by the department. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the criteria for determining whether or not the storage unit may be clogged with paper leaves differ depending on the configuration of the storage unit. Depending on the transport distance of the paper sheets from the identification unit to the storage unit by the transport unit, the criterion for determining whether or not the storage unit may be clogged with paper sheets is a criterion. A different paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. Each of the plurality of storage units is provided with a detection unit that detects the storage status of the paper leaves stored in the storage unit.
The identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are of the same type, and the storage unit that first stores the paper sheets identified by the identification unit. When the detection unit detects that the storage operation of the paper leaves in the above is not completed, it is determined by the determination means that the storage unit may be clogged with the paper leaves. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of 2 to 4. The storage unit has a pressing member that presses the paper sheets stored in the storage unit in a laminated state.
The detection unit has completed the storage operation of the paper leaves stored in the storage unit when the holding member has not returned to a predetermined position when the paper leaves are stored in the storage unit. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 5, which detects the absence. An interval detecting means for detecting the size of the interval between two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the conveying unit is provided.
When the size of the distance between the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the conveying unit, which is detected by the interval detecting means, is smaller than a predetermined size, the paper sheets are conveyed by the storing unit by the determining means. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein it is determined that the kind of clogging may occur. Paper leaves are banknotes,
The identification unit identifies at least the denomination of the banknotes transported by the transport unit.
Each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the denomination of the banknote to be stored.
When all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing by the taking-in unit are stored in one of the storage units, the deposit amount of the banknotes is determined based on the identification result of the banknotes by the identification unit. , The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein after the deposit amount of the banknotes is fixed, the banknotes as change can be taken out from the storage unit and discharged to the outside of the housing. After the deposit amount of the bill is determined, the bill stored in the storage portion different from the storage portion corresponding to the denomination is paid out from the storage portion, and the drawn bill is used as the denomination of the bill. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 8, which is sent to the corresponding storage unit by the transport unit. After the deposit amount of the bills is fixed, the bills as change can be taken out from the storage unit and thrown out to the outside of the housing.
After the banknotes as change are thrown out of the housing, the banknotes stored in the storage unit different from the storage unit corresponding to the denomination are paid out from the storage unit, and the banknotes are paid out. 10. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein is sent by the transport unit to the storage unit corresponding to the denomination of the banknote. A take-in unit for taking paper sheets into the housing, a transport unit for transporting the paper leaves taken into the inside of the housing by the take-in portion, and a paper leaf conveyed by the transport unit. A paper leaf processing apparatus having an identification unit for identifying at least the type of the type and a plurality of storage units for storing the paper sheets sent from the transport unit for each type based on the identification result by the identification unit.
A management device that is provided separately from the paper leaf processing device and manages the paper leaf processing device, and a management device that manages the paper leaf processing device.
With
In the paper leaf processing apparatus, each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the type of paper leaf to be stored.
When the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are of the same type, the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are first stored. A paper leaf processing system capable of sending paper sheets identified by the identification unit to the storage unit different from the storage unit by the transport unit. Paper leaves are banknotes,
The identification unit identifies at least the denomination of the banknotes transported by the transport unit.
Each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the denomination of the banknote to be stored.
When all the banknotes taken into the inside of the housing by the taking-in unit are stored in any of the storage units, the deposit amount of the banknotes is determined based on the identification result of the banknotes by the identification unit. The paper leaf processing system according to claim 12, wherein information relating to the confirmed deposit amount of banknotes is sent from the paper leaf processing device to the management device. It is a paper leaf processing method performed by a paper leaf processing device.
The process of transporting the paper sheets taken into the inside of the housing by the capture section and the transfer section.
A step of identifying at least the type of paper sheets transported by the transport unit by the identification unit, and
A process of storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit by type in a plurality of storage units based on the identification result of the identification unit.
With
Each of the plurality of storage units is associated with the type of paper leaf to be stored.
When the identification unit identifies that the two sheets of paper that are continuously conveyed by the transfer unit are of the same type, the paper sheets identified by the identification unit are first stored. A paper leaf processing method capable of sending paper sheets identified by the identification unit to the storage unit different from the storage unit by the transport unit.

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