JP4250736B2 - Sealed securities, sealed securities production method, and product warranty inspection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sealed securities that guarantees the quality of securities such as banknotes sealed with a band, a sealed securities production method, and a product warranty inspection device that inspects the quality of sealed securities.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a large number of banknotes manufactured through a predetermined manufacturing process are, for example, made into a bundle of 1000 sheets by stacking 1000 banknotes and sent out to other processing processes. Usually, banknotes in a bundle of 1,000 sheets are sealed with a band to prevent each banknote from being scattered apart.
Moreover, the banding applied to the banknotes in this way also fulfills the sealing function of guaranteeing the quality of the entire banknotes such as the manufacturing quality, counting, authenticity, etc. of the banknotes.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the band seal applied to the banknotes prevents the banknotes from being scattered and also plays a role of sealing the banknotes.
[0004]
However, with respect to the banded banknotes that are banded by the band, there is a case where the band can be sealed again by the band after opening the band once without changing the appearance.
For this reason, when banknotes are sealed with a band, for example, after opening a band seal applied to banknotes and performing an illegal act such as alteration or removal of banknotes, without changing the appearance It is also possible to seal with a band again. In such a case, it is very difficult to identify the fraudulent acts performed on banknotes from the appearance.
In addition, when the quality of the entire banknotes is mechanically inspected, mechanical inspection of a large number of banknotes cannot always be performed efficiently simply by sealing the banknotes with a band.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can appropriately assure the quality of securities and reliably determine the presence or absence of fraud performed on securities. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sealed product securities, a sealed securities production method, and a product warranty inspection device for inspecting the quality of sealed securities.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The present invention comprises securities, and a horizontal band and a vertical band that enclose the securities in a cross shape.BecomeAt the intersection of the band and the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band, it was pasted so as to straddle both the horizontal band and the vertical band.Contains fluorescent materialAnd a product warranty tape.
[0007]
According to the sealed securities of the present invention, since the quality of the securities is guaranteed by the product guarantee tape provided separately from the band, the band can be opened without changing the appearance. It is possible to detect the illegal act even if the act is illegal and the band is sealed again.
[0008]
  In this case, it is preferable that the product guarantee tape is made of a transparent body capable of reading the information immediately below from the outside.
  The product guarantee tape preferably has strong adhesive properties.
Further, the present invention provides securities from a vertical band and a horizontal band.BecomeBoth a horizontal band and a vertical band at the intersection of the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band of the banded securities To straddle, Including fluorescent materialAnd a step of applying a product guarantee tape.
[0009]
According to the sealed securities production method of the present invention, the product guarantee tape can be appropriately affixed to the sealed securities.
[0010]
  The present invention relates to securities from vertical and horizontal bands.BecomeFor bundling securities encased in a cross shape by a band, a fluorescent material is applied so as to straddle both the horizontal band and the vertical band at the intersection of the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band. Sealed securities production means for producing sealed securities by affixing the product warranty tape, and irradiation means for irradiating the sealed securities with light in the visible wavelength range and ultraviolet light corresponding to the fluorescent material of the product warranty tape Acquisition of the reflected light reflected by the sealing securities and the excitation light of the fluorescent material that is generated when the product guarantee tape is irradiated with ultraviolet light. Means for detecting the presence and position of the band from the image captured by the image acquisition means, and tape detection for detecting the presence and position of the product guarantee tape from the image captured by the image acquisition means. A product guarantee inspection comprising: a step; and a quality determination unit for determining quality of the sealed securities based on the detection result of the band position detection unit and the detection result of the tape detection unit Device.
[0011]
According to the product warranty inspection apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to quickly and efficiently confirm the presence / absence and position of a band and the presence / absence and position of a product warranty tape affixed to sealed securities.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire banknote confirmation / collection apparatus including a sealed banknote preparation machine and a product guarantee tape verification machine applied to banknotes as an example of securities. FIGS. 2A and 2B are configuration diagrams showing sealed banknotes in which banknotes stacked in a bundle of thousands are sealed with a product guarantee tape, and FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of sealed banknotes. FIG. 2 (b) is a schematic plan view of sealed banknotes. FIG. 3 shows a serial number display tag affixed to the band. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a product guarantee tape checker, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing steps performed in the product guarantee tape checker. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a visible image acquired by the image acquisition unit of the product guarantee tape checker, and FIG. 7 shows a method for determining the quality of sealed banknotes performed by the pass / fail determination unit of the product guarantee tape checker. It is a figure explaining.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote checking and accumulating device 1 receives a banded banknote 40 in which a bundle of thousands of banknotes 30 sent from the preceding stage of the banknote checking and accumulating device 1 is banded with a band 41. Machine 2 and a sealed banknote preparation device 4 (product warranty tape applying means) for manufacturing a sealed banknote 50 by applying a product warranty tape 55 to the banded banknote 40 in order to guarantee the quality of the banded banknote 40, It has.
[0014]
A turntable 3 is installed between the receiving machine 2 and the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4, and the banded banknotes 40 received by the receiving machine 2 are sent to the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4 via the turntable 3. It is like that.
[0015]
Further, a product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 is installed at the subsequent stage of the sealed banknote preparation device 4, and this product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 is attached to the sealed banknotes 50 sent from the sealed banknote preparation device 4. The quality assurance of the sealed banknotes 50 is confirmed by the product guarantee tape 55. Therefore, a product guarantee inspection device is formed from the sealed banknote preparation device 4 and the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5.
[0016]
A product warranty tape confirmation device monitor 9 is connected to the product warranty tape confirmation device 5, and the product warranty tape confirmation device monitor 9 displays the process and result of each process in the product warranty tape confirmation device 5. It has become. Further, the product verification tape confirmation device 5 is connected to the discharge unit 7 for the tape verification device, and the sealed banknotes 50 recognized as not good by the product warranty tape verification device 5 are connected to the product warranty tape verification device 5. The tape is discharged from the discharge unit 7 for the tape confirmation device.
[0017]
A serial number display slip confirmation device 6 is installed after the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5, and the serial number display slip confirmation device 6 confirms the serial number display slip 42 attached to the sealed banknotes 50. It has come to be.
[0018]
A serial number display form confirmation device monitor 10 is connected to the serial number display form confirmation device 6. The serial number display form confirmation device monitor 10 is a process and result of each process in the serial number display form confirmation device 6. And the serial number display slip 42 can be visually confirmed. Also, the serial number confirmation device discharge unit 8 is connected to the serial number display slip confirmation device 6, and the serial number display slip confirmation device 6 cannot sufficiently confirm the serial number display slip 42. The banknotes 50 are discharged | emitted from the discharge part 8 for serial number confirmation apparatuses.
[0019]
Further, the sealed banknotes 50 that have passed through the serial number display card confirmation device 6 are sent to another processing device (not shown) such as a banknote film wrapping machine provided at the subsequent stage of the banknote confirmation and accumulation device 1. It has become.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the banknotes 30 in a bundle of 1000 sheets are formed by stacking 10 hundred bundles 31 that are a stack of hundred banknotes 30. Is common. Also, the banded banknotes 40 sent to the banknote confirmation and collection device 1 are a bundle of banknotes 30 and a horizontal band 41a and a vertical band 41b for banding the banknotes 30 in a bundle. And a formed band body 41. The band 41 for bundling the banknotes 30 is cross-shaped so that the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b cross each other on the front side and the back side of the banknotes 30 in a bundle of thousands. It is wrapped around Further, a serial number display slip 42 of the banded banknotes 40 is pasted on the vertical band 41b at the intersection 60 between the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b of the banded banknotes 40. As shown in FIG. 3, the serial number display slip 42 is affixed on the band body 41 to identify the banknotes 30 bound to each banded banknote 40, and the banknotes that are banded. A number necessary for identifying 30 is displayed. Therefore, for example, a serial number such as “AB123000C” shown in the banknotes 30 is displayed on the serial number display slip 42 (see FIGS. 2A and 3). The numbers displayed on the serial number display slip 42 may be numbers, symbols, characters, or a combination thereof, and the serial number display slip may be simply a number slip.
[0021]
Next, the internal configuration of the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The sealed banknote preparation device 4 is arranged at a predetermined sticking position, and a transporter 15 for the preparation device that prepares the banded banknotes 40 sent from the receiving machine 2 via the turntable 3 at a predetermined sticking position. And a tape applicator 16 for attaching the product guarantee tape 55 to the banded banknotes 40 at a specified position. This tape applicator 16 is a product that spans both the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b at the intersection 60 of the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b that band the banded banknotes 40 in a cross shape. The guarantee tape 55 is affixed. For this reason, the product guarantee tape 55 is affixed to the banded banknotes 40 by the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4, and the sealed banknotes 50 shown to FIG. 2 (a) and (b) will be produced.
[0022]
By the way, the product guarantee tape 55 affixed to the bundled bills 40 by the sealed banknote preparation device 4 includes a fluorescent substance, and when the product guarantee tape 55 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays, the fluorescent substances are excited and excited light (ultraviolet rays). Excitation light) is emitted. Further, the product guarantee tape 55 is formed of a transparent body so that information immediately below the product guarantee tape 55 can be read from the outside. Further, the product guarantee tape 55 has a strong adhesive property. For this reason, the product guarantee tape 55 affixed to the banded banknotes 40 is adhered to the banded banknotes 40 with a strong adhesive force, and it is very difficult to remove the product warranty tape 55 from the banded banknotes 40 cleanly. .
[0023]
Next, the configuration of the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 4, the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 includes a plurality of (two) illumination devices that irradiate sealed paper money 50 arranged at a predetermined confirmation position with light in the visible wavelength region and ultraviolet light ( Irradiation means) 20a and 20b and visible reflected light that is reflected light in the visible wavelength range by the sealed banknotes 50 and ultraviolet excitation light generated when the product guarantee tape 55 is irradiated with ultraviolet light can be imaged at a time. And an area sensor 21 that can be used.
[0024]
An image acquisition unit 22 is connected to the area sensor 21. The image acquisition unit 22 can acquire visible reflected light and ultraviolet excitation light captured by the area sensor 21 as a visible image. Therefore, the area sensor 21 and the image acquisition unit 22 form an image acquisition unit.
[0025]
The image acquisition unit 22 is sequentially connected to a band position detection unit 23 (band position detection unit) and a tape detection unit 24 (tape detection unit). The band position detection unit 23 band-seals the banknotes 50 based on the visible image acquired by the image acquisition unit 22 and detects the presence and position of the band 41 composed of the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b. Can be done. Further, the tape detection unit 24 can detect the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 attached to the sealed banknotes 50.
[0026]
The tape detection unit 24 is connected to a quality determination unit 25 (quality determination unit). This pass / fail judgment unit 25 is based on the position of the band 41 detected by the band position detection unit 23 and the position of the product guarantee tape 55 detected by the tape detection unit 24. 50 pass / fail can be determined.
[0027]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
First, each step in each apparatus of the banknote confirmation / accumulation apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
[0028]
The banknotes 30 stacked in a bundle of thousands in the preceding stage of the banknote confirmation and stacking apparatus 1 are subjected to a predetermined finish inspection, and the horizontal band body 41a and the vertical band body 41b are sequentially wound and banded to form banded banknotes 40. It is said. And the serial number display slip 42 of the said banded banknote 40 is affixed on the vertical band 41b in the crossing part 60 of the horizontal band 41a of the banded banknote 40 and the vertical band 41b.
[0029]
The banded banknotes 40 produced in the preceding stage of the banknote confirmation / accumulation apparatus 1 are sent to the accepting machine 2 of the banknote confirmation / accumulation apparatus 1, and then sealed banknotes from the accepting machine 2 via the turntable 3. It is sent to the production apparatus 4.
[0030]
The banded banknotes 40 sent to the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4 are placed at a predetermined application position by the preparation apparatus transporter 15 shown in FIG. 1, and are used for attaching the product guarantee tape 55 to the banded banknotes 40. The banknotes 40 are prepared. Next, the tape applicator 16 applies the product guarantee tape 55 to the banded banknotes 40 arranged at a predetermined application position. At this time, the tape applicator 16 straddles both the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b at the intersection 60 of the horizontal band 41a and the vertical band 41b for bundling the banded banknotes 40. The guarantee tape 55 is affixed, and the sealed banknotes 50 shown to FIG. 2 (a), (b) are produced. Therefore, in the intersection part 60 of the belt | band | zone body 41, each of the banknotes 30, the horizontal band body 41a, the vertical band body 41b, the serial number display tag 42, and the product guarantee tape 55 is arrange | positioned in order from the bottom.
[0031]
Thus, the product guarantee tape 55 affixed to the banded banknotes 40 has strong adhesive properties and is adhered to the banded banknotes 40 with a strong adhesive force. For this reason, it is very difficult to remove the product guarantee tape 55 cleanly from the banded banknotes 40.
[0032]
The sealed banknotes 50 prepared in the sealed banknote preparation apparatus 4 are then sent to the product guarantee tape confirmation apparatus 5.
[0033]
The sealed banknotes 50 sent to the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 are judged to be good or bad by detecting the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 in a predetermined processing step to be described later. The sealed banknotes 50 determined to have good quality are sent to the serial number display form confirmation device 6. On the other hand, the sealed banknotes 50 determined to have poor quality are sent to the tape checking device discharge unit 7 and discharged to the outside of the banknote checking and accumulating device 1.
[0034]
The sealed banknotes 50 sent to the serial number display form confirmation device 6 are confirmed by the serial number display form confirmation device 6 with the serial number display form 42. The confirmation of the serial number display form 42 is performed based on the visible reflected light by irradiating the serial number display form 42 with light in the visible wavelength range.
[0035]
By the way, the serial number display tag 42 is located above the vertical belt body 41 b and below the product guarantee tape 55 at the intersection 60 of the belt body 41. For this reason, light in the visible wavelength region for confirmation of the serial number display slip 42 is irradiated to the serial number display slip 42 via the product guarantee tape 55. At this time, since the product guarantee tape 55 is made of a transparent body that can read information immediately below from the outside, the product guarantee tape 55 does not block the light in the visible wavelength range irradiated on the serial number display tag 42. Accordingly, the serial number display slip confirmation device 6 can easily confirm the serial number display slip 42 even when the serial number display slip 42 is located below the product guarantee tape 55. The serial number displayed on the serial number display slip 42 is confirmed by a visual method through the serial number display slip confirmation device monitor 10 or a mechanical method using a sensor or the like (not shown). Is called.
[0036]
The sealed banknotes 50 for which the serial number display form confirmation device 6 could not properly confirm the serial number display form 42 are discharged from the serial number confirmation apparatus discharge section 8 to the outside of the banknote confirmation display apparatus 1. .
[0037]
On the other hand, the sealed banknotes 50 in which the serial number display slip 42 is appropriately confirmed in the serial number display slip confirmation device 6 is another processing device such as a banknote film wrapping machine provided at the subsequent stage of the banknote confirmation stacking device 1. Sent to.
[0038]
Next, predetermined processing steps in the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
In the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 shown in FIG. 4, the sealed banknotes 50 are arranged at a predetermined confirmation position. The sealed banknotes 50 arranged at a predetermined confirmation position are irradiated with light in the visible wavelength region and ultraviolet rays by the illuminators 20a and 20b, respectively. At this time, the sealed banknotes 50 reflect the irradiated light in the visible wavelength range, and the fluorescent substance contained in the product guarantee tape 55 of the sealed banknotes 50 is excited by the irradiated ultraviolet rays and emits ultraviolet excitation light. To do.
[0039]
The reflected light (visible reflected light) in the visible wavelength range by the sealed banknotes 50 and the ultraviolet excitation light by the product guarantee tape 55 are captured at a time by the area sensor 21 and are displayed as a visible image shown in FIG. To be acquired. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the image acquisition unit 22 acquires the entire banknotes 30 and the band 41 for bundling the banknotes 30 as a visible image by visible reflected light, and the product guarantee tape 55 is excited with ultraviolet rays. It is acquired as a visible image by light (STEP 1) (see FIG. 5).
[0040]
The visible image acquired by the image acquisition unit 22 is sent to the band body position detection unit 23, and the band body position detection unit 23 detects the presence and position of the band body 41 for bundling banknotes (STEP 2). The visible image acquired by the image acquisition unit 22 is also sent to the tape detection unit 24, and the tape detection unit 24 detects the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 (STEP 3).
[0041]
The presence / absence and position of the band 41 detected by the band position detection unit 23 and the presence / absence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 detected by the tape detection unit 24 are sent to the pass / fail determination unit 25, and the pass / fail determination unit 25. Determines the quality of the sealed banknotes 50 that are subject to quality confirmation based on the position of the band 41 and the position of the product guarantee tape 55 (STEP 4).
[0042]
At this time, the quality determination unit 25 determines whether the quality of the sealed banknotes 50 that are subject to quality confirmation is good or not, depending on whether or not the product guarantee tape 55 is affixed to the specified position. Here, the specified position where the product guarantee tape 55 is affixed is determined by the relative position of the product guarantee tape 55 with respect to the banding position.
[0043]
That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the distance x that the product guarantee tape 55 protrudes to the right side of the vertical belt 41b._rAnd the distance x protruding to the left_lAnd the distance y that the horizontal band 41a protrudes above the product guarantee tape 55_uAnd the distance y protruding downward_dIs required. And the required x_r, X_l, Y_u, Y_d, Is a predetermined distance x₁, X₂And y₁, Y₂The quality of the sealed banknotes 50 is determined based on whether or not the conditions defined in the following expressions (1) and (2) expressed using
x₁  ≤ x_r, X_l  ≤ x₂    ... (1)
y₁  ≤ y_u, Y_d  ≤ y₂    ... (2)
When both of the formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied, it is determined that the quality of the sealed banknotes 50 is good. On the other hand, when at least one of the formulas (1) and (2) is not satisfied Is determined that the quality of the sealed banknotes 50 is not good.
[0044]
The sealed banknotes 50 determined to have good quality by the pass / fail determination unit 25 are sent to the serial number display slip confirmation device 6. On the other hand, the sealed banknotes 50 determined by the pass / fail determination unit 25 to be unsatisfactory are discharged from the tape check device discharge unit 7 connected to the product guarantee tape check device 5 to the outside of the banknote check stacking device 1. The
[0045]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sealed banknotes 50 produced in the sealed banknote making apparatus 4 are provided with the product guarantee tape 55 provided separately from the band body 41 for banding the banknotes 30. The banknotes 30 are sealed. Thereby, when the bandage applied to the banknotes 30 is opened and the fraudulent act is performed on the banknotes 30, it becomes possible to identify the fraudulent act easily and reliably, and the quality of the banknotes is improved. Can be assured properly. Further, since the product guarantee tape 55 contains a fluorescent substance, the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 can be easily specified by irradiating ultraviolet rays. Further, since the product warranty tape 55 is made of a transparent body that can read information directly under the outside, the product warranty tape 55 does not prevent reading of information such as the serial number display tag 42 directly under the product warranty tape 55. In addition, the handling of the sealed banknotes 50 can be facilitated.
[0046]
Further, since the product guarantee tape 55 has a strong adhesive property, the product guarantee tape 55 attached to the banded banknotes 40 is adhered to the banded banknotes 40 with a strong adhesive force. Therefore, it is very difficult to cleanly remove the product guarantee tape 55 from the banded banknotes 40. For this reason, even if the product guarantee tape 55 is peeled off from the banded banknotes 40 and an illegal act is performed, the illegal act can be easily and reliably specified.
[0047]
Moreover, since the sealed banknotes 50 can be appropriately affixed to the banded banknotes 40 by producing the sealed banknotes 50 according to the above-described sealed banknotes manufacturing method performed by the sealed banknotes manufacturing apparatus 4, a desired The sealed banknotes 50 can be produced.
[0048]
Further, the product guarantee tape confirmation device 5 can quickly and efficiently confirm the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 attached to the sealed banknotes 50. In particular, the band 41 and the banknotes 30 can be confirmed by reflected light in the visible wavelength range, and the product guarantee tape 55 can be easily confirmed by the excitation light of the fluorescent substance contained in the product guarantee tape 55. it can. For this reason, the quality of the sealed banknotes 50 can be accurately determined based on the presence / absence and position of the product guarantee tape 55.
[0049]
In addition, the serial number display tag 42 should just be what can identify the banknotes 30 currently bound by each banded banknote 40. For this reason, the number displayed on the serial number display slip 42 is not limited to the serial number of the banknotes 30, and may be a number that can appropriately identify the banknotes 30 that are bound. That's fine.
[0050]
Moreover, the illumination machines 20a and 20b which the product guarantee tape confirmation apparatus 5 has should just be able to irradiate the sealed banknotes 50 appropriately with the light and ultraviolet rays of a visible wavelength range. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of (two) illuminators 20a and 20b are provided, and the sealed banknotes 50 are separately irradiated with light and ultraviolet rays in the visible wavelength range by the illuminators 20a and 20b. Alternatively, the sealed banknotes 50 may be irradiated with both light in the visible wavelength region and ultraviolet rays by a single illuminator.
[0051]
The ultraviolet rays emitted from the illuminators 20a and 20b are emitted to excite a fluorescent substance contained in the product guarantee tape 55 to generate excitation light and to confirm the presence and position of the product guarantee tape 55. is there. Accordingly, it is not always necessary to irradiate the sealed banknotes 50 with ultraviolet rays, and any product can be used as long as it can appropriately irradiate the product guarantee tape 55 affixed to the specified position.
[0052]
The band detection unit 23 detects the presence and position of the band 41 based on the visible image captured by the image acquisition unit 22, and the tape detection unit 24 is the visible image captured by the image acquisition unit 22. The presence / absence and position of the product guarantee tape 55 are detected based on the image. For this reason, in the present embodiment, an example in which the image acquisition unit 22 captures visible reflected light and ultraviolet excitation light as a visible image at a time has been described. However, a visible image by visible reflected light and a visible image by ultraviolet excitation light are obtained. You may image separately.
In the above embodiment, banknotes have been described as an example, but it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to securities such as stamps, checks and securities.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the sealed securities of the present invention, the securities are sealed by the product guarantee tape provided separately from the band for enclosing the securities. It is possible to easily and reliably identify fraudulent acts to be performed, and it is possible to appropriately guarantee the quality of securities.
Further, according to the sealed securities production method of the present invention, the product guarantee tape can be appropriately affixed to the enclosed securities, so that desired sealed securities can be produced.
Further, according to the product guarantee tape confirmation device of the present invention, it is possible to quickly and efficiently confirm the presence / absence and position of the belt and the presence / absence and position of the product guarantee tape affixed to the sealed securities. It is possible to accurately determine the quality of securities.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire bill confirmation / accumulation apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing sealed banknotes in which banknotes are sealed with a product guarantee tape.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a serial number display tag affixed to the band.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a product guarantee tape confirmation machine.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing steps performed in the product guarantee tape checker.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a visible image acquired by an image acquisition unit of the product guarantee tape confirmation machine.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a pass / fail judgment method for sealed banknotes in a pass / fail judgment unit of the product guarantee tape confirmation machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Banknote confirmation and collection device
2 receiving machine
3 Turntable,
4 Sealed banknote making device
5 Product warranty tape confirmation device
6 Serial number display slip confirmation device
7 Ejector for tape confirmation device
8 Ejector for serial number confirmation device
9 Monitor for product warranty tape confirmation device
10 Monitor for serial number display slip confirmation device
15 Transporter for production equipment
16 Tape applicator
20a, 20b Illuminator
21 Area sensor
22 Image acquisition unit
23 Band position detector
24 Tape detector
25 Pass / fail judgment unit
30 banknotes
31 bundles
40 Banded banknotes
41 Band
41a Horizontal belt
41b Longitudinal belt
42 Serial number display form
50 Sealed banknotes
55 Product warranty tape
60 intersection

Claims (5)

Securities and
A band consisting of a horizontal band and a vertical band that encloses securities in a cross-shape,
A product guarantee tape containing a fluorescent material attached so as to straddle both the horizontal band and the vertical band at the intersection of the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band. Sealed securities.   2. The sealed securities according to claim 1, wherein the product guarantee tape is made of a transparent body capable of reading information directly below from the outside. The sealed securities according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the product guarantee tape has strong adhesive properties. Preparing a bundling securities that are banded in a cross shape with a band consisting of a vertical band and a horizontal band; and
Affixing a product guarantee tape containing a fluorescent material so as to straddle both the horizontal band and the vertical band at the intersection of the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band of the banded securities A method for producing sealed securities, comprising: For banded securities that are encased in a cross-shaped form with a band consisting of a vertical band and a horizontal band, the horizontal band at the intersection of the horizontal band and the vertical band on the band A sealed securities production means for producing a sealed securities by applying a product guarantee tape containing a fluorescent material so as to straddle both the body and the longitudinal belt;
Irradiation means for irradiating sealed securities with ultraviolet light corresponding to light in the visible wavelength region and fluorescent material of the product warranty tape;
Image acquisition means for imaging reflected light in which visible light emitted by the irradiation means is reflected by the sealing securities and excitation light of a fluorescent material generated when ultraviolet rays are irradiated on the product guarantee tape; ,
A band position detecting means for detecting the presence and position of the band from the image captured by the image acquisition means;
A tape detection means for detecting the presence and position of the product warranty tape from the image captured by the image acquisition means;
A product warranty inspection apparatus comprising: quality determination means for determining quality of the sealed securities based on the detection result of the band position detection means and the detection result of the tape detection means.

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