JP3220887B2 - Paper handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus for temporarily accumulating discriminating defective sheets during handling, and returning or collectively processing them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional apparatus of this kind is disclosed in
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. -100690, a paper sheet having a discrimination failure or the like (hereinafter referred to as a defective paper sheet) is returned separately from a stacking unit integrated with the paper sheet separation unit. Transported to the stacking section for use, and then stacked, and then collectively transported the once-pooled sheets and returned to the stacking section integrated with the separating section, and then, as necessary, again from the separating section. We are handling. In the apparatus described in JP-A-61-170886, the separating and stacking section of paper sheets is divided into a separating section and a stacking section by a push plate, but the sheets once pooled in the stacking section are separated. As a means for moving the sheet, the push plate is configured to be movable back and forth and rotatable, and when moving the sheet from the stacking unit to the separation unit, the push plate in the upright state is lifted up while rotating upward. Move backwards while avoiding the kind,
The push plate is rotated again to return to the standing position. After that, the lifting lever is raised to the same position as the bottom plate of the separation unit, and then the push plate is moved to the separation unit side to push out the paper sheets.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-100
In the prior art described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 690, the stacking section integrated with the sheet stacking section and the defective sheet generated when the handling sheet is separated from the separation stacking section are once pooled. Therefore, a space that forms the two deposition sections and a transport path that connects the two deposition sections are required. Therefore, there is a problem that the device is large and complicated, and the cost is increased. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-1
In the prior art described in Japanese Patent No. 70886, after the separation operation is completed, during the separation operation, as a means for moving the paper sheets temporarily accumulated in the stacking section to the separation section, the push plate is rotated to lift the sheet upward, and Since it is moving backward while avoiding the paper sheets deposited on the sheet, complicated operation of the push plate and the push-up lever is required, and a space for rotating the push plate is required. Therefore, there has been a problem that the device is complicated and large, and the cost is increased. In addition, when the push plate is rotated to avoid the paper sheets, there is a risk that the edges of the paper sheets may be caught and jammed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet handling apparatus capable of reducing the cost by reducing the large and complicated sheet separating / stacking section to a small and simple configuration as a sheet handling opening. Is to provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, sheets are separated one by one by a pressing member which can be moved back and forth into one storage section for storing a large number of sheets. And a stacking unit that separates a stack of paper sheets that are conveyed one by one in the forward direction into a stacking unit that separates the stack of paper sheets. Providing a transporting means operable in the opposite direction, providing one of the pair of transporting means extending to the rear of the stacking section, and pressing a pressing member behind the stacking section against the one transporting means so as to be movable, By moving the pressing member to the rear of the stacking section, the paper sheets stacked in the stacking section are pressed against the one of the conveying means,
Next, the pressed paper sheets are collectively conveyed in a reverse direction by a pair of conveying means and retracted, and then the pressing member is further pressed against the one conveying means behind the stacking portion, and then moved. The evacuated sheets are collectively conveyed in a forward direction by a pair of conveying means and returned to the separating section, and then the sheets in the stacking section are collectively transferred to the separating section by moving the pressing member toward the separating section. I am trying to move it.

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned means, the paper sheets deposited on the stacking section are temporarily retreated collectively in a pair of transport paths, and during the retreat, the pressing member is moved to the rear of the stacking section. Since the paper sheets that have been returned are collectively returned to the separation unit, the paper sheets deposited on the stacking unit can be moved from the stacking unit to the separation unit by re-moving the pressing member to the separation unit side, A large-sized mechanism for causing the pressing member to perform a complicated operation is not required, the sheet separating / stacking section can be made small and simple, and the cost of the sheet handling apparatus can be reduced.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a separation / deposition mechanism showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a paper sheet is a banknote. The storage unit for storing bills is divided into a separating unit 21 and a stacking unit 22 by a pressing plate 7 as a pressing member that can move back and forth. The separation unit 21 includes a front plate 1 for guiding the deposited bill a, a pickup roller 2 having a part of the outer periphery provided with rubber, a feed roller 3, and a feed roller 3.
The pinch roller 4 is pressed at the same rotation speed in the feeding direction by a separation motor (not shown). Further, a gate roller 5 which cannot rotate and a separation guide 6 are arranged in the feeding direction opposite to the feeder 3.
The deposited banknote a is pushed against the front plate 1 and the pickup roller 2 by the pressing plate 7, separated one by one, and transported in the direction of arrow A. The stacking unit 22 includes transport rollers 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17 and the conveying belts 18, 19 form a pair of conveying paths.
And a stack guide 11 for guiding stacked banknotes, and a storage space is formed by a stopper 20 serving as an upper wall, a pressing plate 7 serving as a front wall, and a separation guide 6 serving as a bottom plate.
Of the pair of transport paths, the transport path having the belt 19 is provided to extend to the rear of the stacking section. A pair of transport paths 12-1
The brush 9 and the brush roller 10 can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions in the stacking direction B and the take-in direction C by a transport motor (not shown).

Next, the control of the separation / deposition mechanism and the operation of the mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. The control of the separation / deposition mechanism is performed by a control unit (not shown). First, the deposit processing will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of deposited banknotes a are separated one by one as described above, conveyed into the device in the direction of arrow A, and authenticity is determined by a discrimination unit (not shown),
Only normal banknotes are stored in a storage unit (not shown). On the other hand, the deposit reject banknote b determined to be incorrectly discriminated is returned to the stacking unit 22. From the direction of arrow B, the received rejected banknote b is transported by the pair of transport paths 12 to 19 and the brush roller 10 while being guided by the stack guide 11 until the leading end of the banknote reaches the stopper 20. Thereafter, the rear end is pressed by the brush roller 10 into the pressing plate 7.
, And is deposited almost vertically as shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 2, after all the deposited banknotes a are separated and conveyed, the presence or absence of the banknotes in the accumulation unit 22 is detected by a sensor (not shown), and if there is, the push plate 7 is slid in the direction of arrow D. You. The pressing plate 7 has rotatable rollers 8, 9
The rejected banknote b is moved by the rollers 8 and 9 to a position where the banknote b is pressed against the transport belt 19.
In FIG. 3, the pair of transport paths 12 to 19 and the brush roller 10 are reversed in the loading direction while the deposit reject bill b is pressed against the transport belt 19 by the rollers 8 and 9, and the deposit reject bill b is collectively And is conveyed in the direction of arrow E, stopped at the position shown in FIG.
9 and temporarily evacuated. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the push plate 7, the rollers 8, 9 and the transport roller 16
2 is moved backward from the entrance. Thereafter, the pair of transport paths 12 to 19 and the brush roller 10 are rotated in the stacking direction F, and the rejected deposit reject banknotes b are collectively discharged in the direction of arrow G and stacked. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the push plate 7 is moved in the direction of arrow H, and the deposit reject banknote b moves forward. The stopper 20 is moved in the direction of the arrow J, the deposit / withdrawal port is opened, and the deposit reject banknote b is returned. When depositing again without returning the deposit reject bill, as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 20 is moved in the direction of arrow K, the deposit / withdrawal port is closed, and the push plate 7 is moved in the direction of arrow L. Similar to FIG. 1, bills are separated and conveyed one by one, and re-payment processing is performed. Roller of separation unit 2,
By associating the pair of transport paths 12 to 19 of the stacking section with 3, 4, 5, and the unillustrated separation motor and transport motor (not shown) in FIG.

The above is a description of the depositing process. During the dispensing process, the push plate 7 is retracted to the position shown in FIG. 4 and is moved from a storage box (not shown) or a transport path via a discriminating unit (not shown). hand,
The dispensed bills conveyed one by one are directly deposited on the separation unit 21 while being guided by the stack guide 11 by the conveying paths 12 to 19 and the brush roller 10.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the structure of the paper handling apparatus can be made small and simple, and the occurrence of jam can be prevented. Further, the cost of the paper handling apparatus can be reduced. Thus, the effect of achieving the conversion can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention and explaining its operation.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front plate 2 Pickup roller 3 Feed roller 4 Pinch roller 5 Gate roller 6 Separation guide 7 Push plate 8, 9 Roller 10 Brush roller 11 Stack guide 12-17 Transport roller 18, 19 Transport belt 20 Stopper 21 Separation part 22 Deposition part

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-1639 (JP, A) JP-A-5-83874 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07D 11/00-13/00 G07F 19/00 B65H 29/12-29/22

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A paper sheet is stored in one storage section for storing a large number of paper sheets by a pressing member movable back and forth.
A sheet handling apparatus including an integrated separation and stacking mechanism and a control unit, which are divided into a separation unit that separates and feeds out sheets one by one and a stacking unit that stacks sheets conveyed one by one in a forward direction. A pair of forward and backward operable transport means for transporting the paper sheets to the stacking unit, and one of the transport means is provided extending to the rear of the stacking unit, and the pressing member is disposed behind the stacking unit. A means is provided for allowing one of the conveying means to be able to be pressed and moved, and the control unit presses the paper sheets accumulated in the stacking unit against the one conveying means by moving the pressing member to the rear of the stacking unit, and is pressed. The conveyed sheets are collectively conveyed and retracted in the opposite direction by the pair of conveying means in the opposite direction, and after the retreat, the pressing member is further pressed against the one conveying means to the rear of the stacking portion and then moved. Evacuated paper sheets It is characterized in that the sheets in the stacking section are collectively transferred to the separation section by moving the pressing member to the separation section side by collectively transferring the sheets in the forward direction by the pair of transfer means and then returning the pressing member to the separation section side. Paper handling equipment.