JP4480972B2 - Large bundle bill inspection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a large bundle banknote inspection apparatus that inspects a large bundle banknote in which a predetermined bundle of bundled small bundle banknotes obtained by stacking and binding a predetermined number of loose banknotes.

  After distinguishing loose banknotes and arranging the front and back and the top and bottom direction based on the discrimination results, only a predetermined number (for example, 100) of the same denomination is accumulated and bundled with a small bundle banknote tape to create a small bundle banknote In addition, there is a large bundle banknote creation device that creates a large bundle banknote by accumulating a predetermined bundle number (for example, 10 bundles) of such small bundle banknotes by the same denomination and binding them with a large bundle banknote binding tape (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  Since such a large bundle banknote creation apparatus automatically creates from a loose banknote to a small bundle banknote, and further to a large bundle banknote as described above, naturally the apparatus becomes large and expensive. . For this reason, such a large bundle banknote making device is introduced only in a facility that processes a very large amount of banknotes from the cost-effective relationship, for example, each store level such as a financial institution, a regional core store, Even in the case of a cash processing center such as a security company, the actual situation is that it cannot be introduced.

In order to reduce the size and cost from such a situation, the operator loads a small bundle of banknotes. When a predetermined number of bundles (for example, 10 bundles) of small bundles are loaded, the bills are loaded. A single function type large bundle banknote binding machine that automatically binds small bundle banknotes with a large bundle banknote binding tape has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In a cash processing center or the like of a store or a security company, such a single function type large bundle banknote binding machine is adopted. In addition, there are cases where the operator manually performs the process from stacking small bundle banknotes to bundling with large bundle banknote binding tapes.
JP-A-60-172616 JP-A-6-286721

  However, since the creation of a large bundle banknote by the single-capacity type large bundle banknote binding machine as described above allows an operator to load a small bundle banknote, a loading mistake is likely to occur, and the bundled large bundle is bundled. There was a possibility that the bill was not in the set form. Moreover, even in the creation of a large bundle of banknotes by an operator's manual operation, a production error is likely to occur, and there is a possibility that the bundled large bundle of banknotes is not set. For this reason, in the past, the operator finally confirmed the form of the large bundle banknotes visually, but there was a problem that the work efficiency deteriorated and the possibility of a confirmation error could not be excluded. .

  Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus which can improve the work efficiency of the creation operation | work of a large bundle banknote.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an operation means for performing an operation input, a conveying means that can load a large bundle of banknotes and conveys the loaded large bundle of banknotes, and conveys by the conveying means. And checking the large bundle bills from the appearance information detecting means for detecting the appearance information of the large bundle banknotes in a predetermined check posture, the input information input to the operation means and the appearance information detected by the appearance information detecting means Check means for outputting a check result, and control means for making the operation of the transport means different depending on whether the large bundle of bills to be checked is normal or abnormal based on the check result of the check means A large bundle bill inspection device comprising: posture detection means for detecting the posture of a large bundle banknote; and the predetermined check of the posture of the large bundle banknote based on the detection result of the posture detection means. Posture changing means for changing the position of the bills so that the bills are at least in the respective directions around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveying direction, around the vertical axis and around the horizontal axis along the conveying direction. The posture can be changed by 90 degrees, and the conveying force of the conveying means is brought into contact with the upper portion of the large bundle banknote at the contact portion only with respect to the large bundle banknote conveyed in the vertical direction of the banknote. A posture changing unit around the horizontal direction that changes the posture around the horizontal axis orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying means by pushing down the large bundle banknote, and the downstream side in the conveying direction than the posture changing unit around the horizontal horizontal axis The abutting portion abuts a part of the left and right sides with respect to the conveying direction only with respect to the large bundle banknotes that are conveyed with the longitudinal direction of the banknote being the left and right direction with respect to the conveying direction. A vertical axis attitude changing unit for changing the attitude of the large bundle banknotes around the vertical axis by using the conveying force of the conveying means, and the conveying unit provided downstream of the vertical axis attitude changing unit in the conveying direction. A pair of advancing and retreating drive parts for advancing and retreating the abutting parts that can advance and retreat from directions opposite to each other along the left and right directions perpendicular to the conveying direction of the means, and these abutting parts move forward so that the upper and lower parts of the large bundle banknotes conflict A conveying direction horizontal axis orientation changing unit that changes the attitude of the large bundle banknotes around the horizontal axis along the conveying direction of the conveying means by pressing in a direction .

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1 , wherein the appearance information detection means also serves as the posture detection means, and the appearance information detection means is a large bundle of banknotes based on the detection result at the first timing. The appearance information is detected based on a detection result at a second timing different from the first timing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the appearance information detecting means is arranged on the left and right with respect to at least the upper surface and the conveying direction of the large bundle banknotes conveyed in a state of being placed on the conveying means. It has a plurality of image detection parts which detect a picture of a plurality of sides including both sides which constitute.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of surfaces is detected by the plurality of image detection units, and the image detection units detect at different resolutions. Alternatively, detection areas having different sizes are detected.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the loaded large bundle banknotes are conveyed by the conveying means and the posture detecting means detects the posture of the large bundle banknotes, the posture changing means is based on the detection result of the posture detecting means. The posture of the large bundle banknote is changed to be a predetermined check posture. Then, the appearance information detecting means detects appearance information of the large bundle banknotes in a predetermined check posture during conveyance. Then, the check means checks the large bundle banknotes from the input information input to the operation means and the appearance information detected by the appearance information detection means, and the control means determines the large bundle banknotes to be checked based on the check result of the check means. Different control is performed on the conveying means depending on whether it is normal or abnormal. For this reason, for example, when the appearance of a large bundle banknote to be checked is normal, it is conveyed downstream as it is, while when it is abnormal, it is separated and conveyed in a different direction, stopped, etc. It is possible to make the operator recognize which is a large bundle of bills having an abnormal appearance. Therefore, it is possible to automatically and accurately inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknotes is set, and to sort the normal large bundle banknotes from the abnormal large bundle banknotes. The working efficiency of the creation work can be improved. Moreover, since the posture changing means changes the posture of the large bundle banknotes to a predetermined check posture based on the detection result of the posture detection means, the posture of the large bundle banknotes is loaded when the large bundle banknotes are manually loaded into the conveying means. It can be loaded without taking into consideration. Also from this point, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the creation work of the large banknote.

In addition , since the posture changing means can change the posture of the large bundle of bills by at least 90 degrees in each direction around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveyance direction, around the vertical axis, and around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction. Regardless of the banknotes loaded in any posture, at least a predetermined check posture in which the front and back directions are along the horizontal direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, the longitudinal direction is along the conveyance direction, and the short direction is along the vertical direction. can do.

Further , the posture changing means abuts on a part of the large bundle banknotes conveyed by the conveyance means and pushes down the large bundle banknotes in cooperation with the conveyance means to change the posture of the large bundle banknotes around a horizontal axis orthogonal to the conveyance direction. become. In this way, the configuration of the posture changing means can be simplified by using the conveying force of the conveying means.

Further , the posture changing means abuts on a part of the large bundle banknotes conveyed by the conveyance means, thereby changing the posture of the large bundle banknotes around the vertical axis in cooperation with the conveyance means. In this way, the configuration of the posture changing means can be simplified by using the conveying force of the conveying means.

Further , the posture changing means advances from the directions opposite to each other along the left-right direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying means, and presses the upper and lower portions of the large bundle banknotes in the opposite direction, whereby the large bundle banknotes are conveyed in the conveying direction. In order to change the attitude around the horizontal axis along the axis, the attitude changing means only needs to move back and forth in the left-right direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying means, and the configuration can be simplified.

According to the invention of claim 2 , the appearance information detection means detects the posture of the large bundle banknote based on the detection result at the first timing, while based on the detection result at the second timing different from the first timing. Since the appearance information is detected, and the appearance information detection means also serves as the attitude detection means, the configuration can be simplified.

According to the invention according to claim 3 , the appearance information detection means includes an image of a plurality of surfaces including at least the upper surface of the large bundle banknotes conveyed in a state of being placed on the conveyance means and both side surfaces which are left and right with respect to the conveyance direction. If a predetermined check posture is set so that the front and back directions of the stacked banknotes in the large bundle banknotes are left and right with respect to the transport direction, the large bundle that becomes the front and back directions of the rose banknotes Appearance information in the front and back direction of banknotes and appearance information from the top surface in a direction orthogonal to the front and back direction can be obtained. Thus, the appearance information of the large bundle banknote can be obtained from at least three efficient directions.

According to the invention of claim 4 , at least one of the plurality of surfaces is detected by the plurality of image detection units with detection areas having different resolutions or different sizes. Therefore, for example, a wide range image check and a local narrow range image check are performed. Therefore, it is possible to more surely and automatically inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknotes is set.

  The large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated below with reference to drawings.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the overall configuration of the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus 11 of the present embodiment. The large bundle banknote inspection apparatus 11 can load a plurality of large bundle banknotes 12, and the large bundle banknote 12 can be manually loaded by an operator. Is loaded on the upstream side, and is conveyed by a conveying unit (conveying means) 14 that conveys the large bundle banknotes 12 fed out from the loading unit 13 in a straight line in the horizontal direction, and the conveying unit 14. An appearance information detection unit (appearance information detection means, attitude detection means) 15 that detects appearance information of the large bundle banknote 12 and a posture of the large bundle banknote 12 are set to a predetermined check attitude based on the detection result of the appearance information detection section 15. And a posture changing unit (posture changing means) 16 for changing to

  In addition, the large bundle banknote inspection device 11 includes an exclusion unit 20 (exclusion means) that excludes the large bundle banknote 12 from the downstream side of the appearance information detection unit 15 of the transport unit 14, and the denomination and financial institution of the large bundle banknote 12. An operation display unit (operation unit) 21 that displays information related to an operation input including the input, and a check result display unit that displays a check result of the large bundle banknote 12 based on a detection result of the appearance information detection unit 15 (Check result display means) 22, a display lamp 24, and a control device (control means) 23 that controls the operation of each part of the large bundle bill inspection device 11. Here, the display lamp 24 is a green light emitting normal display lamp portion 24a that is turned on in a normal state, a red light emitting abnormal display lamp portion 24b that is turned on in the event of an abnormality, and an orange light that is turned on when a large bundle of bills after check is full. And a full display lamp portion 24c for light emission.

  The control device 23 checks the large bundle banknote 12 from the input information input to the operation display unit 21 and the appearance information detected by the appearance information detection unit 15 and outputs a check result (check means, posture detection means). 26 and a control unit 27 (control means) that performs control such as control of the transport unit 14 based on the check result of the check unit 26.

  The loading unit 13 of the transport unit 14 is provided at the most upstream position of the transport unit 14, and is disposed horizontally to form a roller conveyor 30 that forms the bottom of the transport unit 14, a conveyor motor 31 that drives the roller conveyor 30, and a roller And side wall portions 32 erected on the left and right with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor 30. A plurality of large bundle banknotes 12 are placed on the roller conveyor 30 between the side wall portions 32 in the loading unit 13, and the loaded large bundle banknotes 12 are driven by the conveyor motor 31 of the roller conveyor 30. It will be transported by. Here, a plurality of large bundles of banknotes 12 are placed on the roller conveyor 30 in a state of being arranged in series in the transport direction. In addition, the space | interval of the side wall part 32 is set so that it may regulate that the several large bundle banknote 12 is arranged in parallel with respect to the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor 30, for example.

  The conveyance unit 14 includes a belt conveyor 35 horizontally disposed along the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor 30 on the downstream side of the roller conveyor 30, a conveyor motor 36 that drives the belt conveyor 35, and a belt conveyor on the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35. 35 and a free roller conveyor 38 disposed horizontally along the conveyance direction. As a result, the roller conveyor 30, the belt conveyor 35, and the free roller conveyor 38 are arranged so as to convey the large bundle banknote 12 on the same straight line.

  Further, the conveying unit 14 regulates the feeding of the large bundle banknotes 12 from the loading unit 13, that is, the roller conveyor 30, between the upstream roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 35 by contacting the large bundle banknotes 12 from the downstream side. It has a regulation part (regulation means) 40.

  The regulating unit 40 protrudes from the lower side between the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 35 to the upper side and abuts on the downstream side of the large bundle bills 12, so that the roller conveyor 30 is driven from the roller conveyor 30 to the belt conveyor 35. The regulation member 41 that regulates the feeding of the large bundle banknote 12 and the regulation drive unit 42 that drives the regulation member 41 up and down are provided. The control unit 27 of the control device 23 also controls the drive of the regulation drive unit 42. To do. And the control part 27 will control the control drive part 42 so that the control member 41 may be lowered, for example, whenever it detects that the downstream large bundle banknote 12 is located in a predetermined position by a sensor (not shown). As a result, the regulation unit 40 interlocks with the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 35 of the transport unit 14 to set the transport interval of the large bundle banknotes 12 on the belt conveyor 35 to a predetermined amount. That is, the control unit 27 controls the transport unit 14 so that the large banknotes 12 loaded in the loading unit 13 are transported one by one at intervals. For example, the conveyance speed of the downstream terminal portion having a length corresponding to one large bundle banknote 12 in the roller conveyor 30 is adjusted to the conveyance speed of the belt conveyor 35, while the conveyance speed of the upstream portion is slower than this. Is set. Thereby, the conveyance speed of the large bundle banknote 12 following the large bundle banknote 12 sent over the regulating member 41 is temporarily delayed, and a timing at which this interval portion is above the regulating member 41 is detected by a sensor (not shown). As a result, the restriction control unit 27 controls the restriction drive unit 42 so as to raise the restriction member 41. Here, the large bundle banknotes 12 that come into contact with the regulating member 41 are always in a state in which one of the edge portions is along the transport direction by the roller conveyor 30 in which the driving state is maintained. Sent out.

  The appearance information detection unit 15 is provided at a predetermined intermediate position of the belt conveyor 35 of the transport unit 14. The appearance information detection unit 15 is viewed from the upper surface 12a of the large bundle of bills 12 conveyed while being placed on the belt conveyor 35, the left side surface 12b on the left side when viewed from the downstream side with respect to the conveying direction and the downstream side with respect to the conveying direction. A plurality of image detectors 54 to 58 for detecting appearance information of the right side surface 12c on the right side as an image are provided. Each image detection part 54-58 has the illumination 61 which irradiates light to the large bundle banknote 12, and the camera 62 which image | photographs the image of the large bundle banknote 12. FIG. Here, only one image detecting unit 54 is provided for detecting the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, and two image detecting units 55 and 56 are provided for detecting the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12, For detecting the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12, two image detection units 57 and 58 are provided. Note that two image detection units 55 and 56 and two image detection units 57 and 58 provided on the same side respectively detect images with different resolutions and detect images in different detection areas. That is, the image detection unit 55 detects an image of a wide area, and the image detection unit 56 detects an image of a detection area narrower than the image detection unit 55 with a higher resolution than the image detection unit 55. An image of a wide area is detected, and the image detection unit 58 detects an image of a detection area smaller than this with a higher resolution than the image detection unit 57.

  Here, the large bundle banknote 12 detected by the appearance information detection unit 15 is created as follows. In the following description, in the appropriate large bundle banknote 12 shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E, the surface on which the person image 65 is drawn is the banknote surface 12A, and the surface opposite to the banknote surface 12A is the banknote. Let it be the back surface 12B. Further, the bill longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction of the rose bill (the left-right direction when the person image 65 is properly viewed), and the left side surface when the person image 65 is properly viewed is the bill left hand surface 12C. Let the right side surface in the state which looked at the person image 65 appropriately be banknote right hand surface 12D. Further, the banknote short direction is the short side direction of the rose banknote (the vertical direction when the person image 65 is properly viewed), and the upper surface when the person image 65 is properly viewed is the banknote head surface 12E. The lower surface when the person image 65 is properly viewed is defined as a banknote bottom surface 12F. The same applies to the small bundle bill 68 described later. On the other hand, the upper surface 12a is the upper surface in the conveying posture, the left side surface 12b is the left side when viewed from the downstream side in the conveying direction in the conveying posture, and the right side surface 12c is viewed from the downstream side in the conveying direction in the conveying posture. The right side surface and the downstream side surface 12d are the downstream surface in the transport direction in the transport posture, the lower surface 12e is the bottom surface in the transport posture, and the upstream side surface 12f is the upstream surface in the transport direction in the transport posture. .

  First, a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes of the same denomination are stacked in a state in which the front and back and upper and lower sides of the banknotes are lined up (all on the same side with the banknote surface facing up and all on the same side). The small bundle banknote 68 is created by binding with the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. Here, the small banknote binding tape 67 passes the banknote left hand surface 68C and the banknote right hand so that the banknote surface 68A on which the person image 65 is drawn passes the banknote left hand surface 68C side without the person image 65 from the center in the banknote longitudinal direction. It is wound in a state along the surface 68D.

  And the state where the front and back and upper and lower sides of the small bundle banknote 68 of the same denomination are arranged (all the small bundle banknotes 68 face the banknote surface 68A on the same side, and all the small bundle banknotes 68 face the banknote back surface 68B on the same side. , All the small bundle banknotes 68 are stacked in the front and back direction by a predetermined number of bundles (for example, 10 bundles) in a state where all the small bundle banknotes 68 are directed to the same side and all the small bundle banknotes 68 are directed to the same bottom face 68F). The large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is wider than the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. Here, the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 has a longitudinal winding tape 71 wound around the central position in the short side direction of the banknotes along the longitudinal direction of the banknotes on the front surface 12A and the rear surface 12B of the banknote, and the central position in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes. The banknote front surface 12A and the banknote back surface 12B are composed of a short-winding tape 72 wound so as to follow the banknote lateral direction, so that crossed crosses are drawn on the banknote surface 12A and the banknote back surface 12B. It is wound. The short-winding tape 72 has a positional relationship such that it does not overlap the small bundle banknote binding tape 67.

  A financial institution mark 74 as financial institution identification information is pressed at a substantially central position of the short-winding tape 72 on the banknote surface 12A side of the large bundle banknote 12, and short-winding on the banknote surface 12A of the large bundle banknote 12 is performed. The clerk mark 75 is pressed substantially at the center in the short side direction of the bill at the boundary portion between the winding tape 72 and the longitudinal winding tape 71 on the person image 65 side. In addition, a slip mark 76 indicating that it is a slipper is pressed on the overlapping portion of the long wound tape 71 on the banknote surface 12A side of the large bundle banknote 12 with the small bundle banknote binding tape 67, if necessary.

  By creating in this way, the banknote banknote 12 has a completely different appearance on the banknote surface 12A from the other five faces, and the banknote back face 12B also has a completely different appearance from the other five faces. Moreover, the banknote left-hand surface 12C and the banknote right-hand surface 12D arrange | positioned at both sides in a banknote longitudinal direction become the mutually same external appearance, and become a completely different external appearance from other 4 surfaces. Furthermore, the banknote top face 12E and the banknote bottom face 12F arranged on both sides in the short side direction of the banknote also have the same appearance as each other and completely different from the other four faces.

  The check unit 26 of the control device 23 changes the posture by the posture changing unit 16 as necessary while performing the first detection operation by the appearance information detecting unit 15 in order to grasp the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 during the conveyance by the conveying unit 14. Further, thereafter, the appearance information detection unit 15 performs the second detection operation in order to determine whether the same large bundle banknote 12 is normal or abnormal. In other words, the appearance information detection unit 15 also serves as a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the loaded large bundle banknote 12, and the appearance information detection unit 15 is a sensor (not shown) of the large bundle banknote 12 conveyed by the conveyance unit 14. At the first timing based on the detection at, an image as the appearance information of the large bundle banknote 12 for determining the posture is detected, while the large bundle banknote 12 conveyed by the conveyance section 14 is detected by a sensor (not shown). The image as the appearance information of the large bundle banknote 12 for determining normality / abnormality is detected at a second timing (a timing different from the first timing after the first timing).

  As the first detection operation performed at the first timing, the appearance information detection unit 15 includes an image of the image detection unit 54 that looks at the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, an image detection unit 55 that looks at the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12, and a large bundle. Any one of the images of the image detection unit 57 viewing the right side surface 12c of the banknote 12 is detected, and the check unit 26 of the control device 23 detects the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 from this image. In this case, a captured image of the image detection unit 54 that looks at the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 is used.

  The posture changing unit 16 changes the large bundle banknote 12 whose posture is grasped by the appearance information detecting unit 15 as described above to a predetermined check posture. Here, the predetermined check posture of the large bundle banknote 12 is that the banknote surface 12A is one of the left side surface 12b and the right side surface 12c, the banknote back surface 12B is either the left side surface 12b or the right side surface 12c, Either one of the surface 12E and the bill bottom surface 12F is the upper surface 12a, the other one of the bill head surface 12E and the bill bottom surface 12F is the bottom surface 12e, and the bill left hand surface 12C is one of the downstream side surface 12d and the upstream side surface 12f. The posture in which the bill right hand surface 12D is the other of the downstream side surface 12d and the upstream side surface 12f, that is, the bill longitudinal direction is a posture along the transport direction, and the bill short side direction is a posture along the vertical direction.

  The posture changing unit 16 changes the posture around the horizontal axis orthogonal to the conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 14, changes the posture around the vertical axis, and the posture around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 14 with respect to the large bundle banknote 12. Each change is made 90 degrees as necessary. As a result, the posture changing unit 16 can take the predetermined check posture described above regardless of the posture in which the large banknote 12 is loaded in the loading unit 13. Here, the attitude change around the horizontal axis orthogonal to the transport direction is to change the attitude so that at least the form before and after the attitude change is the same as when rotating around the horizontal axis orthogonal to the transport direction. The attitude change around the vertical axis is to change the attitude so that at least the form before and after the attitude change is the same as when rotated around the vertical axis, and the attitude change around the horizontal axis along the transport direction Is to change the posture so that at least the form before and after the posture change is the same as the case of rotating around the horizontal axis along the transport direction.

  The posture changing unit 16 has, on the upstream side in the conveyance direction, a posture changing unit 78 about the orthogonal direction horizontal axis shown in FIG. 4 that changes the posture of the large bundle banknotes 90 degrees around the horizontal axis orthogonal to the conveyance direction. The posture changing unit 78 around the horizontal axis in the orthogonal direction makes the conveying force of the conveying unit 14 come into contact with only the large bundle banknote 12 that has been conveyed with the longitudinal direction of the banknote in the vertical direction at the abutting part 78a. In other words, it is linked with the transport unit 14 and pushed down to change the posture around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the transport direction of the transport unit 14. When the large banknote 12 is transported in a posture in which the banknote longitudinal direction is set to the vertical direction and the banknote front / back direction is along the transport direction (state in FIG. 4A). The posture of the large bundle banknote 12 is changed around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the transport direction only when the bill is transported in a posture in which the bill longitudinal direction is the vertical direction and the banknote short direction is along the transport direction. The height is set so that

  The posture changing unit 16 includes a vertical axis posture changing unit 79 shown in FIG. 5 that is provided downstream of the orthogonal direction horizontal axis posture changing unit 78 and changes the posture of the large banknote 12 by 90 degrees around the vertical axis. Have. The vertical axis orientation changing unit 79 is a part on the left and right sides of the transport direction, for example, a part on the right side 12c side, with respect to only the large banknotes 12 that have been transported with the bill longitudinal direction set to the left-right direction with respect to the transport direction. The abutment portion 79a makes contact with the contact portion 79a by utilizing the transport force of the transport portion 14, that is, in cooperation with the transport portion 14, to change the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 around the vertical axis. Here, the vertical axis orientation changing unit 79 is a case where the large bundle banknote 12 has been transported in a posture in which the banknote front / back direction is set to the up / down direction and the banknote lateral direction is along the transport direction (a state in FIG. 5A). ), And changing the posture of the large bundle of bills 12 around the vertical axis only in two ways, when the bill has been transported in a posture in which the short side direction is the vertical direction and the front and back direction of the bill is along the carrying direction, In other words, the position is set so that only the large bundle banknote 12 having the banknote longitudinal direction in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction is changed in posture around the vertical axis. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the large bundle banknotes 12 are pressed evenly from the left and right with respect to the conveying direction between the orthogonal direction horizontal axis posture changing section 78 and the vertical axis posture changing section 79 so as to place the large bundle banknotes 12 on the belt conveyor 35. A positioning mechanism is provided that is positioned at the center in the left-right direction.

  The above-mentioned orthogonal direction horizontal axis attitude changing unit 78 and vertical axis attitude changing unit 79 automatically change the attitude of a predetermined attitude regardless of the detection by the appearance information detection unit 15.

  The posture changing unit 16 is provided on the downstream side of the vertical direction posture changing unit 79 in the conveying direction, and changes the posture of the large banknotes 12 by 90 degrees around the horizontal axis along the conveying direction. A change unit 80 is included. The conveyance direction horizontal axis orientation changing unit 80 is configured to advance and retract the contact part 81 and the contact part 81 that can advance and retreat from directions opposite to each other along the left-right direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport part 14. 82, and the contact portion 81 moves forward and presses the upper and lower portions of the large bundle banknote 12 in the opposite direction, thereby changing the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction of the conveyance section 14. Is. Here, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 uses, for example, the banknote from the posture grasped by the appearance information detection unit 15 with respect to the large bundle banknote 12 after passing through the posture changing unit 78 and the posture changing unit 79 around the vertical axis. A large bundle of bills 12 (in the state of FIG. 6 (a)) conveyed in a posture in which the front and back directions are up and down and the bill longitudinal direction is along the conveyance direction is detected, and only the large bundle of bills 12 in this posture is around the horizontal axis in the conveyance direction. The posture change unit 80 changes the posture around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit 14. That is, after the large bundle banknotes 12 in the above posture are detected by a sensor (not shown), the advance / retreat drive unit 82 moves the contact portion 81 forward at a predetermined timing, thereby changing the posture of the large bundle banknotes 12 around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction. I will let you. In addition, although not shown in the drawing between the vertical axis orientation changing unit 79 and the transport direction horizontal axis orientation changing unit 80, the large bundle banknotes 12 are pressed evenly from the left and right with respect to the transport direction, so A positioning mechanism located at the center is provided.

  And in the above attitude | position change part 16, as for the large bundle banknote 12, banknote surface 12A becomes either one of the left side surface 12b and the right side surface 12c, and banknote back surface 12B becomes the other side of the left side surface 12b and the right side surface 12c. One of the head surface 12E and the bill bottom surface 12F is the upper surface 12a, the other of the bill head surface 12E and the bill bottom surface 12F is the lower surface 12e, and the bill left hand surface 12C is either the downstream side surface 12d or the upstream side surface 12f. The banknote right hand surface 12D is in a posture to be either the downstream side surface 12d or the upstream side surface 12f. A second detection operation in which the appearance information detection unit 15 detects appearance information relating to normality / abnormality is performed on the large bundle banknote 12.

  The appearance information detection unit 15 performs a second detection operation of detecting appearance information of the large bundle banknote 12 after passing through the posture change unit 16 at a second timing after the first timing described above. In the second detection operation, the image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, the image detection unit 55 and the image detection unit 56 that detect the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12, and the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12. Among the image detection unit 57 and the image detection unit 58 that detect the image, all except the image detection unit 56 and the image detection unit 58 and one of the image detection unit 56 and the image detection unit 58 are used.

Hereinafter, the detection contents in the second detection operation will be described.
The image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 detects an image that is appearance information of one of the banknote top surface 12E and the banknote bottom surface 12F that have the same form. Moreover, the image detection part 55 and the image detection part 56 which detect the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12 are to detect the image as any one of the external appearance information of the banknote surface 12A and banknote back surface 12B which become a mutually different form. Become. Furthermore, the image detection part 57 and the image detection part 58 which detect the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12 will detect the image which is any other external appearance information of the banknote surface 12A and the banknote back surface 12B. Here, when the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12 is the banknote surface 12A, both the image detection unit 55 and the image detection unit 56 are used, but only the image detection unit 57 is used on the opposite side. On the contrary, when the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12 is the banknote surface 12A, both the image detection unit 57 and the image detection unit 58 are used, but only the image detection unit 55 is used on the opposite side.

  In the captured image (appearance information) of the image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, when the large bundle banknote 12 is normal as shown in FIG. The arrangement of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is included. For this reason, the check part 26 of the control apparatus 23 exists in the state which has arrange | positioned the number of the clearance gaps between the small bundle banknote binding tapes 67 from the said image which the image detection part 54 detected, ie, the small bundle banknote binding tape 67, on the same side. A bundle number check is performed to check whether or not the number of small bundle banknotes 68 is a predetermined bundle number by scanning, for example, a center position in the width direction of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 in the image. Here, when the number of bundles is appropriate in the bundle number check, it is determined to be normal. On the other hand, when the number of bundles is not appropriate, that is, when the number of bundles is excessive or insufficient, and some small bundles 68 are reversed in direction. If it is, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  Further, in the captured image of the image detecting unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, when the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the short bundle winding of the arranged small bundle banknote binding tape 67 and the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is performed. The turn tape 72 and these gap portions are included. For this reason, the check unit 26 checks whether or not the short winding tape 72 of the tape large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is wound from the image detected by the image detection unit 54. Check. In this short winding tape winding check, if the short winding tape 72 of the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is wound, it is determined to be normal, but if the short winding tape 72 is not wound, an abnormality is detected. Judge that there is.

  Next, when the short winding tape 72 is wound, the check unit 26 detects the interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and each small bundle banknote binding tape 67. Then, whether or not the minimum value of the interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and each small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is within a predetermined range, that is, between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. A tape interval check is performed to check whether the interval is appropriate. If the minimum interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is within a predetermined range in this tape interval check, the interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is appropriate. However, it is determined to be normal, and otherwise, it is determined to be abnormal. In accordance with this, the check unit 26 determines whether or not the amount of deviation in the banknote longitudinal direction with respect to each other small bundle banknote binding tape 67 within a predetermined range is within a predetermined range. A tape alignment check is performed to check whether or not the alignment state of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is appropriate. In this tape alignment check, if all the deviations in the banknote longitudinal direction with respect to the other small bundle banknote binding tapes 67 within the respective small bundle banknote binding tapes 67 are within a predetermined range, While it is determined that the alignment state is appropriate and normal, it is determined that there is an abnormality otherwise.

  Further, the captured image of the image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12 a of the large bundle banknote 12 includes the banknote longitudinal lengths of all the small bundle banknotes 68, and the check unit 26 detects the image detection unit 54. From the above-mentioned image, the lengths of all the small bundle banknotes 68 in the longitudinal direction are detected, and a different denomination small bundle check is performed to check whether or not the different denomination small bundle banknotes 68 are mixed. In this different denomination small bundle check, if the lengths in the longitudinal direction of all the small bundle banknotes 68 are within a predetermined range and are appropriate, it is determined that the different denomination small bundle banknotes 68 are not mixed and are normal. If the length of any of the small bundle banknotes 68 exceeds the predetermined range, it is determined that there is a mixture of different denominations of the small bundle banknotes 68 and is abnormal.

  In the captured images (appearance information) of the image detectors 55 and 57 that detect the left side surface 12b and the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12, when the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the longitudinal winding tape of the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 71 will be included. Therefore, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 performs a longitudinal winding tape check for checking the presence or absence of the longitudinal winding tape 71 from one of the captured images of the image detection units 55 and 57. Then, if there is the longitudinal winding tape 71, it is determined to be normal, and if there is no longitudinal winding tape 71, it is determined to be abnormal. Moreover, when the large banknote 12 is normal in the image of the banknote surface 12A of the large bundle banknote 12 detected by either one of the image detection units 55 and 57, as shown in FIGS. In addition, a financial institution mark 74 is included at a substantially central position of the banknote surface 12 </ b> A, which overlaps the long winding tape 71 of the short winding tape 72. On the opposite side, the clerk mark 75 is included in the boundary portion with the longitudinal winding tape 71, and in some cases, the defaced ticket mark 76 is included in the overlapping portion of the longitudinal winding tape 71 with the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. . On the other hand, when the large banknote 12 is normal in the image of the banknote back surface 12B detected by the other of the image detection units 55 and 57, as shown in FIG. The mark 75 is not included. For this reason, the check unit 26 determines which side, for example, the financial institution mark 74 is detected in the center from the image of the left side surface 12b detected by the image detection unit 55 and the image of the right side surface 12c detected by the image detection unit 57. And the side where the financial institution mark 74 is detected is defined as the banknote surface 12A. Moreover, the check part 26 performs the financial institution stamp check which detects whether the financial institution mark 74 was detected in the center predetermined range in 12 A of banknote surfaces. When the financial institution mark 74 is detected in the central predetermined range on the banknote surface 12A, it is determined to be normal, whereas when the financial institution mark 74 is not detected in the central predetermined range on the banknote surface 12A, it is abnormal. Is determined. Here, both the image of the left side surface 12b and the image of the right side surface 12c are determined to be abnormal when the financial institution mark 74 is not detected and when both are detected.

  The check unit 26 detects the presence and position of the clerk mark 75 from the image of the banknote surface 12A on the side where the financial institution mark 74 is detected. Then, a clerk stamp check is performed to check whether the clerk mark 75 is within a predetermined range. If the clerk mark 75 is detected within the predetermined range, it is determined that the clerk mark 75 is normal. Is detected, and if it is detected but not within the predetermined range, it is determined that there is an abnormality. Moreover, the check part 26 detects the presence or absence and position of the banknote mark 76 which shows a banknote from the image of the banknote surface 12A of the side by which the financial institution mark 74 was detected. Then, from the input information to the operation display unit 21, a check is made to check whether or not the damage ticket mark 76 is within a predetermined range for the large bundle of bills 12 to be pressed, When the non-conformity mark 76 is detected within a predetermined range, it is determined to be normal. On the other hand, when the non-conformity mark 76 cannot be detected and is detected but not within the predetermined range, it is determined that there is an abnormality. . In addition, in the non-performing bill stamp check, when the non-slip stamp 76 is detected with respect to the large bundle of bills 12 that should not be pressed from the input information to the operation display unit 21. On the other hand, when it is determined to be abnormal, it is determined to be normal when the non-performing ticket mark 76 cannot be detected. In addition, when the front and back cannot be determined by the financial institution mark 74 as described above, the side where the clerk mark 75 is detected is set as the banknote surface 12A.

  Further, from the image of the banknote surface 12A on the side where the financial institution mark 74 is detected, the check unit 26 checks whether or not the person image 65 is in a predetermined range on the side of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 in the banknote longitudinal direction. The person image is checked, and if it is not within this predetermined range, it is determined to be normal, while if it is within this predetermined range, it is determined to be abnormal. Conversely, it may be determined whether or not the person image 65 is on the opposite side of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. Thus, the direction of the banknote on the banknote surface 12A of the large bundle banknote 12 is checked. As described above, when the front and back sides cannot be determined with the financial institution mark 74 and the front and back sides cannot be determined with the clerk mark 75, the front and back sides are determined based on the presence or absence of the person image 65. The front / back detection is impossible. Here, the master data for determining the presence / absence of the person image 65 is stored for all denominations, and the master data based on the setting of the display operation unit 21 is read and compared. It should be noted that only the master data of the new ticket need only be stored at a time other than when the new ticket and the old ticket are distributed at the same time, for example, when the old ticket is not substantially distributed.

  Moreover, it is one of the image detection units 56 and 58 arranged on the same side as one of the image detection units 55 and 57 that detects the banknote surface 12A, and is a narrower range. An image (appearance information) in a detection area including the engine mark 74 is detected with high resolution. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the financial institution mark 74 includes a financial institution code 74a indicating the financial institution to which the financial institution belongs, which is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the banknotes if properly stamped. The check unit 26 checks whether or not the financial institution code 74a read from the image of the financial institution mark 74 detected in the narrow detection area matches the financial institution code as the input information set in the operation display unit 21. Check the financial institution code. If the financial institution code 74a read from the image matches the set financial institution code, it is determined to be normal, and if it does not match, it is determined to be abnormal. Also, the financial institution sign direction for checking whether or not the direction of the numbers of the financial institution codes 74a read from the photographed image that is the appearance information is within a predetermined angle range with respect to the bill longitudinal direction and is along this direction. Check. If the angle of the number sequence of the financial institution code 74a is within a predetermined angle range with respect to the bill longitudinal direction, it is determined that the angle of the financial institution mark 74 is normal, and if it exceeds the predetermined angle range, the financial It is determined that the angle of the engine mark 74 is abnormal. If the financial institution name can be identified, for example, when the name of the financial institution is stamped, it is possible to detect whether the setting matches or does not match, and whether the angle of the financial institution name is aligned or not.

In the photographed image of the banknote back surface 12 </ b> B of the large bundle banknote 12, as shown in FIG. 8, a denomination numeral 85 made up of Arabic numerals indicating denominations at a predetermined position is opposite to the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. Are included in a predetermined orientation. For this reason, the check part 26 performs the back direction check which checks the direction of the banknote back surface 12B of the large bundle banknote 12 from the picked-up image (appearance information) of the banknote back surface 12B. If the denomination number 85 indicating the denomination is in a predetermined direction at the corner opposite to the small bundle banknote binding tape 67, it is determined that the direction of the banknote back surface 12B is normal, otherwise it is determined as abnormal. . Further, a denomination check is performed to check whether or not the denomination indicated by the denomination number 85 matches the denomination as input information input to the operation display unit 21. If the read denomination matches with the set input denomination, it is determined to be normal, and if it does not match, it is determined to be abnormal. Note that the position and denomination of the denomination number 85 may be determined by comprehensively determining a plurality of corner patterns. Here, the master data for determining the denomination number 85 is stored for all new denominations, and the master data based on the setting of the display operation unit 21 is read and compared. It should be noted that only the master data of the new ticket need only be stored at a time other than when the new ticket and the old ticket are distributed at the same time, for example, when the old ticket is not substantially distributed.
The above is the detection content in the second detection operation.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the exclusion unit 20 includes a branching unit 90 including a free roller conveyor that branches sideways from the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 on the downstream side of the appearance information detection unit 15 of the transport unit 14. And an extruding mechanism 92 that pushes the large banknote 12 stopped at the terminal position 91 on the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35 to the branching portion 90. In addition, the control apparatus 23 makes the operation | movement of the conveyance part 14 by the control part 27 differ by the case where the large bundle banknote 12 which is a check object is normal based on the check result of the check part 26, and when it is abnormal. That is, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates normality of the large bundle banknotes 12 (when no abnormality is detected), the control unit 27 of the control device 23 determines the normality of the large bundle banknotes 12. Without stopping the belt conveyor 35 and without being pushed out from the belt conveyor 35 to the branching section 90 by the extruding mechanism 92 of the exclusion section 20, from the downstream end position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 to the free roller conveyor 38 on the downstream side in the transport section 14. Send it out. On the other hand, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is abnormal, the control unit 27 regards the large bundle banknote 12 in which the abnormality is detected, downstream of the belt conveyor 35 that is a predetermined abnormal stop position. When it is transported to the side terminal position 91 and detected by a sensor (not shown), the operation of the belt conveyor 35 is controlled so as to stop at the downstream side terminal position 91, and then a confirmation operation indicating that an abnormality has been confirmed is input. Then, it is pushed out to the branching section 90 by the extrusion mechanism 92 of the exclusion section 20 without being sent out from the belt conveyor 35 to the free roller conveyor 38 on the downstream side in the transport section 14.

  The operation display unit 21 displays a first monitor (monitor) 95 shown in FIG. 9 that displays information related to an operation input including identification of an appropriate denomination and an appropriate financial institution for the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked. The operation input touch panel 97 provided on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95, the display contents on the display screen 96 are controlled, and the operation contents are grasped from the display contents and the operation position data on the touch panel 97. The operation display control unit 98 shown in FIG. In other words, the first monitor 95 is provided with a touch panel 97 that allows operation input.

  The check result display unit 22 shares the first monitor 95 with the operation display unit 21, and the large bundle of banknotes 12 based on the input information of the operation display unit 21 and the detection information of the appearance information detection unit 15 on the first monitor 95. The second monitor (image display monitor) 101 different from the first monitor 95, and the image detection unit of the appearance information detection unit 15 on the display screen 102 shown in FIG. The check result display control unit 103 shown in FIG. 1 for displaying a photographed image of a predetermined one of 54 to 58 is provided.

Here, a specific display content on the first monitor 95 controlled by the operation display control unit 98 will be described.
First, as a step before starting the check of the large bundle banknote 12, the denomination, financial institution information, and damage information about the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked can be set as basic data by operation input. The control unit 98 displays the setting screen 104 shown in FIG. 9 on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95.

  On the setting screen 104, a denomination setting display area 105 for performing a display for selecting and inputting the denomination of the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked as input information, and a bank code or the like as financial institution information to which the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked belongs. As input information, a financial institution code setting display area 106 for performing display for selectively inputting a financial institution code as input information, and whether the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked is a new type of old ticket or an old type of old ticket A new / old setting display area 107 for performing a selection input and a display for selectively inputting as input information whether the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked is a genuine bill without damage or a damaged bill with stain etc. The display unit 108 for performing the damage setting display, the clear display unit 109 for performing the input canceling operation, and the input information confirmation operation. And the input confirmation display unit 110 for displaying an order is laid on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95.

  In the denomination setting display area 105, a “denomination” character indicating that the denomination is set is displayed on the upper side thereof, and a “million-yen ticket” display unit for displaying a “ten thousand-yen ticket” character. 112, a five thousand-yen ticket display unit 113 for displaying the characters "five thousand yen ticket", a two thousand-yen ticket display unit 114 for displaying the characters "two thousand yen ticket", and the characters "thousand yen ticket" Are arranged side by side with a thousand yen ticket display unit 115 for displaying the Then, the operation display control unit 98 determines that the ten thousand yen ticket has been set and input when the position of the ten thousand yen ticket display unit 112 on the touch panel 97 is touched, and the position of the five thousand yen ticket display unit 113 on the touch panel 97 is determined. When the touch operation is performed, it is determined that a 5,000-yen ticket is set and input. When the position of the two-yen ticket display unit 114 on the touch panel 97 is touched, it is determined that a two-yen ticket is set and input. When the position of the thousand-yen-voucher display unit 115 is touched, it is determined that the thousand-yen-voucher has been set and input.

  In the financial institution code setting display area 106, characters of “financial institution code” indicating that it is an area for setting a financial institution code is displayed on the upper side, and the financial institution to which the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked belongs is displayed. A plurality of financial institution code setting display units 117 for displaying, for example, three-digit numbers, which are financial institution codes of the respective financial institutions when there are a plurality, are arranged. Then, the operation display control unit 98 recognizes the position touched by the output of the touch panel 97 and determines that the financial institution code displayed at this position has been set and input, for example, the one selected and input The display is distinguished by displaying it brightly. When there is only one financial institution to which the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked belongs, the financial institution code setting display area 106 displays only the corresponding financial institution code for confirmation, or corresponds. The display of the financial institution code may also be omitted.

  The new / old setting display area 107 displays “new / old” characters indicating that it is an area for setting a new ticket / old ticket on the upper side, and an old ticket display unit 119 for displaying the characters “old ticket”. And a new ticket display unit 120 for displaying the characters “new ticket”. Then, when the position of the old ticket display unit 119 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the operation display control unit 98 determines that the old ticket has been set and input, and the position of the new ticket display unit 120 on the touch panel 97 is touched. It is determined that the new ticket has been set and input, and the display is distinguished by, for example, displaying the selected and input items brightly with respect to other items.

  The correct / loss setting display area 108 displays “correct / loss” characters indicating that it is an area for setting correct bills on the upper side thereof, and displays a correct ticket display portion for displaying “correct” characters. 122 and a non-payment display unit 123 for displaying characters of “non-payment” are arranged side by side. Then, the operation display control unit 98 determines that the correct bill has been set and inputted when the position of the correct bill display unit 122 on the touch panel 97 is touched, and the position of the lost bill display unit 123 on the touch panel 97 is touched. It is determined that the non-performing bill has been set and input, and the display is distinguished by, for example, displaying the selected input brightly with respect to the other.

  The clear display unit 109 displays a character “clear” indicating that it is an area for clear input. The operation display control unit 98 operates until the position of the clear display unit 109 on the touch panel 97 is touched. For example, all the above settings before confirmation input in the state are set to the state before input.

  The input confirmation display unit 110 displays characters “ENT” indicating that the area is a fixed input area. The operation display control unit 98 performs a touch operation on the position of the input confirmation display unit 110 on the touch panel 97. With the settings entered so far, that is, the denomination of the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked, the financial institution code as financial institution information, the correctness data as to whether the correct information is correct or not, and the old and new data The old and new data of whether a new ticket or an old ticket is determined and stored as basic data. Here, until the setting is determined in this way, each setting can be changed only by performing the contact operation again.

  The new / old setting display area 107 may not be provided at a time other than when the new ticket and the old ticket are distributed at the same time, for example, when the old ticket is not substantially distributed.

  When the setting is properly performed on the setting screen 104 and the input confirmation operation is performed on the input confirmation display unit 110, the operation display control unit 98 confirms the basic data and outputs the basic data to the control device 23. An operation screen 129 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95.

  On the operation screen 129, a denomination display unit 130 that displays the denomination set alternatively on the setting screen 104 and a financial institution code display unit that displays the financial institution code alternatively set on the setting screen 104. 131, a correct / incorrect display unit 132 for displaying whether the bill is alternatively set on the setting screen 104 or a damaged ticket, and a new ticket set alternatively on the setting screen 104 An old / new display unit 133 that displays whether it is an old ticket, an operation start display unit 135 that performs a display for operation input to start the check operation, and an operation stop display that performs a display for operation input to stop the check operation The first monitor includes a unit 136, a setting screen return display unit 137 for operating and inputting a return to the setting screen 104, and a counter display unit 138 that displays the number of checked banknotes 12 that are normal. It is laid out in 5 of the display screen 96.

The denomination display unit 130 displays characters of “denomination” indicating that the denomination set on the side of the denomination display area is displayed. "Yen Voucher" is displayed. When the set denomination is 5,000 Yen, the character "5000 Yen Voucher" is displayed. When the set denomination is 2000 Yen, "2000 Yen Voucher""Is displayed, and when the set denomination is a 1000 yen ticket, the characters" 1000 yen ticket "are displayed.
The financial institution code display unit 131 displays characters of “financial institution code” indicating that it is an area for displaying the financial institution code set on the side, and displays the number of the set financial institution code. Let

The correct / incorrect display section 132 displays “correct / loss” characters indicating that the correct / incorrect display area is displayed on the side of the correct / incorrect display. Characters are displayed, and when a non-performing ticket is set, the characters “slip-off” are displayed.
The new / old display portion 133 displays “New / Old” characters indicating that the area is a new / old display set on the side, and when a new ticket is set, the characters “New Ticket” are displayed. When the old ticket is set, the characters “Old ticket” are displayed.

  The operation start display unit 135 displays characters of “operation” indicating that the operation start is input, and the operation display control unit 98 performs a contact operation on the position of the operation start display unit 135 on the touch panel 97. Then, it is determined that an instruction for starting the check operation has been input, and a signal indicating that is output to the control device 23. Based on this, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 starts checking the large bundle banknote 12.

  The operation stop display unit 136 displays characters of “stop” indicating that the operation stop is input, and the operation display control unit 98 performs a contact operation on the position of the operation stop display unit 136 on the touch panel 97. Then, it is determined that an instruction to stop the check operation has been input, and a signal indicating that is output to the control device 23. Based on this, the control device 23 stops checking the large bundle banknote 12 at an appropriate timing. For example, if it is determined that the instruction to stop the check operation has been input, the control unit 27 of the control device 23 stops the delivery of the large bundle banknote 12 from the loading unit 13, and then the large bundle banknote 12 being checked is located at the most downstream terminal position. When moving to 91, the entire transport unit 14 is stopped.

  On the side of the counter display unit 138, the “positive bundle number” character indicating the normal number of bundles of large banknotes 12 is displayed on the side, and after the input confirmation operation is performed on the input confirmation display unit 110, Next, the number of large banknotes 12 determined to be normal by the check unit 26 of the control device 23 until the input confirmation operation is performed on the input confirmation display unit 110 is displayed.

  The setting screen return display unit 137 displays “setting” characters indicating an area for inputting the return to the setting screen. When the position is touched, it is determined that an operation for returning to the setting screen 104 has been input, and the setting screen 104 is returned on condition that the check operation is stopped, for example. In this case, the setting is in a changeable state before confirmation.

  During the check operation, if any of the above-mentioned abnormalities is detected in the large bundle banknote 12 by the second detection operation, the check result display unit 22 of the one above-mentioned first monitor 95 shared with the operation display unit 21 is displayed. The abnormal screen 140 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display screen 96, the normal display lamp 24a that has been lit up until then is turned off, and the abnormal display lamp 24b is turned on. Generate an alarm sound.

  On the abnormal time screen 140, as with the operation screen 129, the denomination display unit 130 that displays the denominations that are alternatively set on the setting screen 104, and the financial institution code that is alternatively set on the setting screen 104 , A financial institution code display unit 131 for displaying the information, a correctness display unit 132 for displaying whether the bill is alternatively set on the setting screen 104 or a non-defective bill, and alternatively on the setting screen 104 A display of the first monitor 95 includes a new / old display unit 133 that displays whether it is a set new ticket or an old ticket, and a counter display unit 138 that displays the number of checked large bundle banknotes 12 that are normal. The screen 96 is laid out.

  In addition, unlike the operation screen 129, the abnormal screen 140, when there is an abnormality in the large bundle banknote 12, an abnormality display unit 141 that displays an abnormality with the characters "abnormal", and a large bundle with an abnormality. After the banknote 12 is excluded by the rejecting unit 20, the reset display unit 142 that displays characters of “reset” indicating that the area is an operation input for resuming the check operation, and the check result display control When the position of the reset display unit 142 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the unit 103 determines that an instruction input for resetting the abnormality detection is made, and outputs a signal indicating that to the control device 23. Based on this, the control device 23 restarts the check of the large bundle banknote 12 at an appropriate timing.

  Further, on the abnormal time screen 140, the first camera result display indicating whether the check result based on the photographed image is normal or abnormal is performed using the camera 62 of the image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 as the first camera. The part 144 is displayed, and the characters “first camera” indicating the check result of the first camera are displayed on the side of the part 144. Similarly, on the abnormal time screen 140, the second camera that detects the banknote surface 12 </ b> A side among the camera 62 of the image detection unit 55 and the camera 62 of the image detection unit 57 that detect right and left with respect to the conveyance direction of the large bundle banknote 12. As a result, a second camera result display unit 145 indicating whether the check result based on the photographed image is normal or abnormal is displayed, and the second side indicates that the check result is the second camera. The characters “Camera” are displayed. Similarly, on the abnormal time screen 140, the camera 62 of the image detection unit 56 that detects right and left with respect to the conveyance direction of the large bundle banknote 12 and the camera 62 of the image detection unit 58 that detects the banknote surface 12A side are the third camera. As a result, the third camera result display unit 146 indicating whether the check result based on the photographed image is normal or abnormal is displayed. The characters “Camera” are displayed. Similarly, on the abnormal time screen 140, the camera 62 of the image detection unit 55 that detects right and left with respect to the conveyance direction of the large bundle banknote 12 and the camera 62 of the image detection unit 57 that detects the banknote back surface 12B side are the fourth camera. The fourth camera result display unit 147 indicating whether the check result based on the photographed image is normal or abnormal is displayed, and “4th” indicating the check result of the fourth camera is displayed on the side of the fourth camera result display unit 147. The characters “Camera” are displayed.

  Here, the first camera result display unit 144 to the fourth camera result display unit 147 display “normal” when normal, and display “abnormal” when abnormal. . Then, in order to confirm the abnormality, if the position of at least one of the first camera result display unit 144 to the fourth camera result display unit 147 on the touch panel 97 that displays the abnormality is touched, this is the confirmation operation of the abnormality. The operation for confirming the abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12 stopped at the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 is performed as follows. The control unit 27 of the control device 23 excludes the large bundle banknotes 12 stopped at the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 from the transport unit 14 by the exclusion unit 20 in conjunction with this abnormality confirmation operation.

  When the position of the first camera result display unit 144 on the touch panel 97 is touched on the abnormal screen 140, the check result display control unit 103 performs check items and check items based on the first camera image shown in FIG. The first camera check item display screen 149 for displaying normality / abnormality is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. The display on the first camera check item display screen 149 is an abnormality type display for recognizing the type of abnormality.

  Specifically, on the first camera check item display screen 149, the number of bundles described above as to whether or not the number of small bundle banknotes 68 in a state where the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is arranged on the same side is a predetermined bundle number. A top surface item first display unit 150 that displays “check the number of bundles” indicating that the check is a check item, and a top surface result first display unit 151 that displays “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result. "Short winding tape winding" indicates that the short winding tape winding check of whether or not the short winding tape 72 of the tape large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is wound is a check item. Upper surface item second display section 152 for displaying “check”, upper surface result second display section 153 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result, large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and small bundle banknote bundle Te The top item third display unit 154 for displaying “tape interval check” indicating that the above-described tape interval check as to whether or not the interval between the groups 67 is appropriate is a check item, and the check result “ The upper surface result third display portion 155 that displays “normal” or “abnormal” and the tape alignment check described above as to whether or not the alignment state of each small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is appropriate indicates that the check item is included. Upper surface check item fourth display unit 156 for displaying “tape alignment check”, upper surface result fourth display unit 157 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result, and a small bundle of different denominations Upper surface item fifth display unit 158 for displaying “different denomination small bundle check” indicating that the above-mentioned different denomination small bundle check of whether or not the bill 68 is mixed is a check item, and its check A top result fifth display section 159 for displaying the "normal" or "abnormal" indicates the result on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. In addition, a print display unit 160 that displays “print” for inputting a print instruction operation and a return display unit 161 that displays “return” are displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. When the position of the print display unit 160 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 applies the check items and check result contents on the first camera check item display screen 149 to the paper by the printer 162, or the first to first items. Print all check items and check results on the 4-camera check item display screen. When the position of the return display unit 161 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 returns the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 to the abnormal time screen 140.

  When the position of the second camera result display unit 145 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 checks each check item based on the image of the second camera 62 shown in FIG. The second camera check item display screen 169 for displaying is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. The display on the second camera check item display screen 169 is also an abnormality type display for recognizing the type of abnormality.

  Specifically, the second camera check item display screen 169 displays “longitudinal winding tape winding check” indicating that the above-described longitudinal winding tape winding check with or without the longitudinal winding tape 71 is a check item. The surface item first display unit 170 for performing the check, the surface result first display unit 171 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result, and the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 which is substantially the center position of the banknote surface 12A. The surface item second display unit 172 for displaying “Financial institution seal stamp check” indicating that the above-mentioned financial institution seal stamp check whether or not the financial institution seal 74 is stamped is a check item, and the check The surface result second display portion 173 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the result, and an clerk mark 75 at the boundary between the short winding tape 72 and the long winding tape 71 The surface item third display unit 174 for displaying the “clerk stamp press check” indicating that the above-mentioned clerk stamp press check of whether or not it is marked is a check item, and “normal” or “ The above-mentioned non-conformity stamp seal stamp indicating whether or not the non-conformity stamp 76 is imprinted on the overlapping portion of the surface result third display portion 175 for displaying “abnormal” and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 of the longitudinal winding tape 71. A surface item fourth display unit 176 that displays a “damage stamp stamp check” indicating that the check is a check item, and a surface result fourth display that displays “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result. Unit 177, a surface item fifth display unit 178 for displaying “person image check” indicating that the above-described person image check for presence / absence of person image 65 is a check item, and the check result And a surface results fifth display section 179 for displaying the "normal" or "abnormal" is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. At the same time, the same print display unit 160 and return display unit 161 as described above are displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95, and the check result display control unit 103 displays the print display unit 160 of the touch panel 97. While the touch operation to the position causes the check items and check result contents of the second camera check item display screen 169 or the check items and check results of the first to fourth camera check item display screens to be printed, the touch panel 97 returns The display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 is returned to the abnormal time screen 140 by the touch operation to the position of the display unit 161.

  When the position of the third camera result display unit 146 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 checks the check items based on the image of the third camera 62 shown in FIG. A third camera check item display screen 189 to be displayed is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. The display on the third camera check item display screen 189 is also an abnormality type display for recognizing the type of abnormality.

  Specifically, in the third camera check item display screen 189, the above-described financial institution code check whether or not the financial institution code read from the financial institution mark 74 matches the set financial institution code is a check item. The surface item sixth display unit 190 for displaying “financial institution code check” indicating that the check result, the surface result sixth display unit 191 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result, and the financial institution code Display of “Financial institution stamp direction check” indicating that the above-described check of the direction of the financial institution is a check item as to whether or not the direction of the numbers is within a predetermined angle range with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bill The first monitor includes a surface item seventh display unit 192 that performs display and a surface result seventh display unit 193 that displays “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result. To 5 of the display screen 96 to be displayed. In addition to these, the same print display unit 160 and return display unit 161 as described above are displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95, and the check result display control unit 103 displays the print display unit 160 of the touch panel 97. The touch item 97 prints the check items and check result contents on the third camera check item display screen 189 or all check items and check results on the first to fourth camera check item display screens, while returning on the touch panel 97. The display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 is returned to the abnormal time screen 140 by the touch operation to the position of the display unit 161.

  When the position of the fourth camera result display unit 147 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 checks the check items based on the image of the fourth camera 62 shown in FIG. A fourth camera check item display screen 199 to be displayed is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. The display on the fourth camera check item display screen 199 is also an abnormality type display for recognizing the type of abnormality.

  Specifically, on the fourth camera check item display screen 199, the above-described back direction check is performed to determine whether or not the denomination number 85 indicating the denomination is in a predetermined direction at the corner of the small bundle banknote binding tape 67. A back surface item first display unit 200 for displaying a “back surface direction check” indicating a check item; a back surface result first display unit 201 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result; Back item for displaying “denomination check” indicating that the above denomination check whether or not the denomination number 85 indicating the denomination matches the denomination input to the operation display unit 21 is a check item. The second display unit 202 and the back result second display unit 203 for displaying “normal” or “abnormal” indicating the check result are displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. At the same time, the same print display unit 160 and return display unit 161 as described above are displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95, and the check result display control unit 103 displays the print display unit 160 of the touch panel 97. The touch item 97 prints the check items and check result contents on the fourth camera check item display screen 199 or all the check items and check results on the first to fourth camera check item display screens 199, while The display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 is returned to the abnormal time screen 140 by the touch operation to the position of the return display portion 161.

  As described above, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is abnormal, the check result display unit 22 has at least the basic data set by the operation input to the operation display unit 21 and the fact that the abnormality has occurred. Anomaly display and anomaly type display indicating the type of anomaly can be displayed.

  Here, the check result display control unit 103 normally displays the captured image of the first camera on, for example, the first image display unit 210 at the upper left quarter of the display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, as shown in FIG. In addition, the captured image of the second camera 62 is displayed on the second image display unit 211 at the lower left quarter of the display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, and the captured image of the third camera 62 is displayed on the second monitor 101. For example, the third image display unit 212 at the upper right quarter of the screen 102 is displayed, and the captured image of the fourth camera 62 is displayed at the fourth image display unit 213 at the lower right quarter of the display screen 102 of the second monitor 101. A normal full display screen 209 to be displayed is displayed. Note that the large bundle banknotes 12 shown in FIG. 16 to FIG. 21 are images and are not actual ones.

  When the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the check result display control unit 103, for example, captures an image of the normal large bundle banknote 12 with the second detection operation after photographing the large bundle banknote 12 as the check target. The banknote 12 is displayed on the display screen 102 of the second monitor 101 only until the banknote 12 is photographed by the second detection operation. When the large bundle banknote 12 is abnormal, the abnormal time screen 140 is displayed. The first camera to the first bundle of bills 12 as a check target in which an abnormality that is stopped at the downstream terminal position 91 until a contact operation is input to the position of the reset display unit 142 on the touch panel 97 of the first monitor 95 is detected. The images of the four cameras are displayed on the display screen 102 of the second monitor 101.

  Here, when an abnormality is detected in the large bundle banknote 12, the check result display unit 22 displays on the display screen 102 of the second monitor 102 simultaneously with the switching from the operation screen 129 of the first monitor 95 to the screen 140 at the time of abnormality. For the images of the first camera to the fourth camera that are made to be displayed, the abnormal part is automatically displayed so that the abnormal part is automatically highlighted so as to be different from the normal part. A display screen 219 is displayed. For example, a graphic display 220 with a red circle is superimposed and displayed on a portion where there is an abnormality on the image. For further details, a graphic display 220 of a red circle and a text display of a check item may be displayed in a portion where there is an abnormality on the image.

  Then, when the position of the first camera result display unit 144 on the touch panel 97 is touched while the display screen of the first monitor 95 is the abnormal screen 140, the check result display control unit 103 is shown in FIG. As described above, the first camera enlarged display screen 223 for enlarging and displaying only the photographed image of the first camera is displayed on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, and an abnormality is detected based on the image of the first camera. If it has been displayed, the highlighted part is displayed so as to be different from the normal part. In this case, a graphic display 220 of a red circle and a text display 221 of a check item are displayed in a portion where there is an abnormality in the image for more detailed information.

  Similarly, when the position of the second camera result display unit 145 on the touch panel 97 is touched in a state where the display screen of the first monitor 95 becomes the abnormal time screen 140, the check result display control unit 103 is displayed in FIG. As shown, a second camera enlargement display screen 224 that enlarges and displays only the photographed image of the second camera is displayed on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, and an abnormality occurs based on the image of the second camera. If it has been detected, the highlighted part is displayed differently from the normal part in the same manner as described above.

  Similarly, when the position of the third camera result display unit 146 on the touch panel 97 is touched while the display screen of the first monitor 95 is the abnormal screen 140, the check result display control unit 103 is displayed in FIG. As shown, a third camera enlargement display screen 225 that enlarges and displays only the photographed image of the third camera is displayed on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, and an abnormality occurs based on the image of the third camera. If it has been detected, the highlighted part is displayed differently from the normal part in the same manner as described above.

  Similarly, when the position of the fourth camera result display unit 147 on the touch panel 97 is touched in a state where the display screen of the first monitor 95 becomes the abnormal time screen 140, the check result display control unit 103 is displayed in FIG. As shown, a fourth camera enlarged display screen 226 that enlarges and displays only the photographed image of the fourth camera is displayed on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101, and an abnormality is caused based on the image of the fourth camera. If it has been detected, the highlighted part is displayed differently from the normal part in the same manner as described above.

  Here, when the position of the return display unit 161 on the touch panel 97 of the first monitor 95 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 changes the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 to the first camera check item display screen 149, The display screen 102 of the second monitor 101 is displayed in conjunction with returning from the second camera check item display screen 169, the third camera check item display screen 189, and the fourth camera check item display screen 199 to the upper abnormal screen 140. From the 1-camera enlarged display screen 223 to the fourth camera enlarged display screen 226, the display returns to the upper display screen 219 at the time of abnormality.

  As described above, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, the check result display unit 22 displays the abnormality type display indicating the type of abnormality on the first monitor 95, and abnormality is detected. A plurality of captured images used for checking among the plurality of image detection units 54 to 58 including the image are displayed on the second monitor 101.

  In addition, as described above, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the second monitor 101 displays all check images used for checking among the plurality of image detection units 54 to 58. At the same time, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates an abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, only the abnormality occurrence image in which the abnormality is detected among all the check images used for the check among the plurality of image detection units 54 to 58 is displayed. Will be highlighted.

  When the check result of the check unit 26 indicates an abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, the second monitor 101 includes a plurality of image detection units regardless of the operation of the first camera result display unit 144 to the fourth camera result display unit 147. Of all the check images used for checking 54 to 58, only an abnormality occurrence image in which an abnormality is detected may be automatically displayed, and in this case, a normal part is automatically normal. It is possible to display with emphasis differently from different parts.

Next, an example of operation | movement of the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of this embodiment of the above structures is demonstrated.
First, when the check of the large bundle banknote 12 using the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus 11 is started, the operator performs setting input on the operation display unit 21. The setting input is performed in a state where the setting screen 104 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 of the operation display unit 21.

  As shown in FIG. 9, among the 10,000 yen ticket display part 112, the five thousand yen ticket display part 113, the two thousand yen ticket display part 114 and the thousand yen ticket display part 115 of the denomination setting display area 105 of the setting screen 104, When the position of a predetermined denomination, for example, a thousand yen ticket display unit 115 is touched, the operation display control unit 98 determines from the output of the touch panel 97 that a thousand yen ticket has been set.

  Further, among the plurality of financial institution code setting display areas 117 in the financial institution code setting display area 106 on the setting screen 104, the position of a predetermined financial institution code to which the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked belongs, for example, “001” is in contact. When operated, the operation display control unit 98 determines from the output of the touch panel 97 that the financial institution code “001” is set.

  Further, when the position of the old ticket display section 119 and the new ticket display section 120 in the new and old setting display area 107 on the setting screen 104 is touched on a predetermined side, for example, the position of the old ticket display section 119, the operation is performed from the output of the touch panel 97 The display control unit 98 determines that an old ticket has been set.

  In addition, when the position of a predetermined side, for example, the correct bill display portion 122 is touched among the correct bill display portion 122 and the damaged bill display portion 123 of the correctness setting display area 108 of the setting screen 104, the output of the touch panel 97 is used. The operation display control unit 98 determines that a correct ticket has been set.

  When the position of the input confirmation display unit 110 is touched in the state where the denomination, the financial institution code, the impairment, and the old and new are set as described above, the operation display control unit 98 is input from the output of the touch panel 97. Confirm the settings as basic data. In other words, in the case of the above example, the operation display control unit 98 has the denomination “1,000 yen ticket”, the financial institution code “001”, the loss “correct ticket”, and the old and new “old ticket”. ”Is determined, the basic data is output to the control device 23, the operation screen 129 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95, and the normal display lamp portion 24 a of the display lamp 24 is displayed. Lights up.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the operation display control unit 98 displays the set denomination on the denomination display unit 130 and the set financial institution code on the financial institution code display unit 131 on the operation screen 129. Then, either the set correct ticket or the lost ticket is displayed on the correct / incorrect display unit 132, and either the set new ticket or the old ticket is displayed on the old / new display unit 133. In the case of the above example, the set denomination “thousand yen ticket” is displayed on the denomination display unit 130, and the set financial institution code “001” is displayed on the financial institution code display unit 131. The displayed “correct ticket” is displayed on the fitness display unit 132 and the set “old ticket” is displayed on the new and old display unit 133.

  And when the position of the operation start display part 135 of the display screen 96 of the 1st monitor 95 is contact-operated in the state in which the large bundle banknote 12 to check is loaded in the loading part 13, the operation display control part 98 will be in control apparatus. An operation start instruction signal is output to 23. Then, the control unit 27 of the control device 23 starts driving the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 35 and controls the operation of the regulation unit 40 to transfer the large bundle of bills 12 from the roller conveyor 30 of the loading unit 13 to the belt conveyor 35. Are sent out at predetermined intervals. This conveyance interval is set so that, for example, only one large bundle banknote 12 is on the belt conveyor 35.

  When the large bundle banknotes 12 transported by the transport section 14 are in a state where the longitudinal direction of the banknotes is in the up-and-down direction, the contact section 78a of the posture changing section 78 around the orthogonal horizontal axis located at the upstream position of the posture changing section 16 Is pushed down so that the posture is changed 90 degrees around the horizontal axis along the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction by the conveyance force of the conveyance unit 14. Note that the large bundle banknotes 12 in other postures pass without being changed in posture by the posture changing unit 78 around the orthogonal horizontal axis.

  Next, when the large bundle banknotes 12 conveyed by the conveyance unit 14 are in a state where the longitudinal direction of the banknotes is in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, the posture changing unit around the vertical axis at the midstream position of the posture changing unit 16. The posture is changed 90 degrees around the vertical axis by the conveyance force of the conveyance unit 14 in contact with the abutment portion 79 a of 79. Note that the large bundle banknotes 12 in other postures pass without being changed in posture by the posture changing unit 79 around the vertical axis.

  The large bundle of bills 12 after passing through the above-described orthogonal direction horizontal axis orientation changing unit 78 and vertical axis orientation changing unit 79 has a longitudinal direction along the conveyance direction.

  Then, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 appears at the first timing with respect to the large bundle of bills 12 which are conveyed by the belt conveyor 35 after passing through the orthogonal direction horizontal axis attitude changing unit 78 and the vertical axis attitude changing unit 79. The information detection unit 15 performs the first detection operation. That is, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 detects the lengths of the four sides of the large bundle banknote 12 from the photographed image of the image detection unit 54 that looks at the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12, and sets each length to the denomination of the basic data and Compared with the master data corresponding to the old and new, the banknote longitudinal direction, banknote lateral direction and banknote front / back direction of the large bundle banknote 12 are detected. And from this detection result, only the large bundle banknote 12 which made the banknote front and back direction the up-down direction, the control part 27 advances the contact part 81 by the attitude | position change part 80 around a horizontal direction of a conveyance direction, and is carried out. The posture is changed 90 degrees around the horizontal axis along the transport direction. As described above, after the large bundle banknote 12 has passed through the attitude changing unit 16, the predetermined check attitude, that is, the banknote surface 12A becomes one of the left side face 12b and the right side face 12c, and the banknote back face 12B becomes the left side face 12b and the right side face. 12c, the other side of the bill head surface 12E and the bottom surface 12F of the bill is the upper surface 12a, the other of the bill head surface 12E and the bottom surface 12F of the bill is the lower surface 12e, and the left hand surface 12C of the bill is the downstream side surface 12d and The posture in which either one of the upstream side surface 12f and the bill right hand surface 12D is the other one of the downstream side surface 12d and the upstream side surface 12f, that is, the bill longitudinal direction is along the transport direction, and the bill short side direction is the vertical direction. It becomes the posture which follows.

  The check unit 26 of the control device 23 performs the second detection operation by the appearance information detection unit 15 at the second timing with respect to the large bundle banknote 12 that has been set to the predetermined check posture by passing the posture change unit 16 in this way. To do.

  That is, the check unit 26 of the control device 23 uses the camera 62 of the image detection unit 54 that detects the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 as the first camera, and arranges the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 from the captured image of the first camera. From this arrangement, a bundle number check is performed to determine whether or not the number of small bundle banknotes 68 in the state where the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is arranged on the same side is a predetermined bundle number. When the number of bundles is appropriate, it is determined as normal, while when it is not appropriate, it is determined as abnormal.

  Moreover, the check part 26 performs the short winding tape winding check whether the short winding tape 72 of the tape large bundle banknote binding tape 70 is wound from the picked-up image of a 1st camera. If the short winding tape 72 is wound, it is determined to be normal, and if it is not wound, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  Further, the check unit 26 determines that the minimum value of the interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67 is predetermined when the short winding tape 72 is wound from the photographed image of the first camera. Check the tape interval to see if it is within the range. If this minimum value is within a predetermined range, it is determined that the value is normal, while if not, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  In addition, the check unit 26 determines whether or not a deviation amount in the bill longitudinal direction with respect to each other small bundle banknote binding tape 67 within a predetermined range is within a predetermined range from the captured image of the first camera. Check the tape alignment. If all of the intervals are within a predetermined range, it is determined that they are normal, while if any one is not included, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  Further, the check unit 26 performs a different denomination small bundle check on whether or not the lengths of all the small bundle banknotes 68 in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes are within a predetermined range from the captured image of the first camera. While it is determined that the length in the banknote longitudinal direction of all the small bundle banknotes 68 is within the predetermined range, it is determined to be normal, while the length of any of the small bundle banknotes 68 exceeds the predetermined range. If so, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  The check unit 26 uses a captured image of the camera 62 of the image detection unit 55 that detects the left side surface 12b of the large bundle banknote 12 and a captured image of the camera 62 of the image detection unit 57 that detects the right side surface 12c of the large bundle banknote 12. The camera 62 on the side where the presence or absence of the mark 74 is determined and the financial institution mark 74 is photographed is set as the second camera for detecting the banknote surface 12A side. Here, when the financial institution mark 74 is not detected by both, and when both are detected, the presence or absence of the clerk mark 75 is determined, and the camera 62 on the side where the clerk mark 75 is photographed is set as the second camera. Furthermore, when the clerk mark 75 is not detected by both, and when it is detected by both, the presence or absence of the person image 65 is determined, and the camera 62 on which the person image 65 is photographed is set as the second camera. When the person image 65 is not detected in both cases and is detected in both cases, it is determined that the front / back detection is impossible, and the subsequent detection is not performed.

  As described above, when one of the camera 62 of the image detection unit 55 and the camera 62 of the image detection unit 57 is the second camera, the other of these is the fourth camera. Of the camera 62 of the image detection unit 56 and the camera 62 of the image detection unit 58, the third camera is arranged on the same side in the left-right direction as viewed from the downstream side in the bill conveyance direction.

  The check unit 26 performs a longitudinal winding tape check for checking the presence or absence of the longitudinal winding tape 71 from the image captured by the second camera. If the longitudinal winding tape 71 is present, it is determined to be normal, while if the longitudinal winding tape 71 is not present, it is determined to be abnormal.

  Moreover, the check part 26 performs the financial institution stamp check which checks whether the financial institution mark 74 exists in the center predetermined range in 12 A of banknote surfaces from the picked-up image of a 2nd camera. If the financial institution mark 74 is within a predetermined range, it is determined to be normal, while if it is not within the predetermined range, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  Further, the check unit 26 performs a clerk mark pressing check for checking whether or not the clerk mark 75 is within a predetermined range from the captured image of the second camera. If the clerk mark 75 is within the predetermined range, it is determined to be normal, while if it is not within the predetermined range, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  In addition, the check unit 26 determines whether or not the damage ticket mark 76 should be pressed from the setting input to the operation display unit 21, and if it should be pressed, whether or not the damage ticket mark 76 is within a predetermined range. A check is made from the photographed image of the second camera, and if it should not be pushed, a check for a slippery stamp is performed to check whether or not there is a slippery mark 76 from the photographed image of the second camera. When it is to be pressed, it is determined to be normal when it is not pressed and when it is not pressed, it is determined to be normal. It is determined that there is an abnormality when there is a non-paid ticket mark 76 when it is not to be pressed.

  Furthermore, the check unit 26 performs a person image check to check whether the person image 65 is within a predetermined range on the small bundle bill binding tape 67 side from the photographed image of the second camera. If there is no person image 65 in the predetermined range, it is determined that the image is normal.

  Further, the check unit 26 reads the financial institution code 74 a of the financial institution mark 74 from the image taken by the third camera, and determines whether or not this financial institution code matches the financial institution code set in the operation display unit 21. Check the financial institution code to check. If the financial institution code 74a read from the image matches the set financial institution code, it is determined to be normal, and if not, it is determined to be abnormal.

  Further, the check unit 26 determines from the photographed image of the fourth camera whether or not the read direction of the numbers of the financial institution codes 74a is within a predetermined angular range with respect to the bill longitudinal direction. Check the engine sign direction. If the angle of the number sequence of the financial institution code 74a is within a predetermined angle range with respect to the bill longitudinal direction, it is determined that the angle of the financial institution mark 74 is normal, and if it exceeds the predetermined angle range, the financial It is determined that the angle of the engine mark 74 is abnormal.

  Further, the check unit 26 checks whether or not the denomination number 85 indicating the denomination is in a predetermined direction within a predetermined range of the corner portion on the small bundle bill binding tape 67 from the photographed image of the fourth camera. Check the direction. If the denomination number 85 is in a predetermined direction within the predetermined range of the corner, it is determined that the direction of the banknote back surface 12B is normal, and if not, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

  Further, the check unit 26 reads the denomination number 85 from the captured image of the fourth camera, and whether or not the denomination indicated by the denomination number 85 matches the denomination set and input to the operation display unit 21. Check denominations. If the read denomination matches with the set input denomination, it is determined to be normal, and if it does not match, it is determined that there is an abnormality. Note that the denomination check may be performed by comprehensively determining a predetermined plurality of corner patterns from among the denomination numbers of the corners included in the captured image of the second camera and the captured image of the fourth camera. . Moreover, the banknote longitudinal direction length, banknote lateral direction length, and banknote front and back direction length of the large bundle banknote 12 are detected from the captured image of the first camera and the captured image of the second camera or the fourth camera. It is also possible to check the denomination in comparison with the master data.

  In addition, the check part 26 has memorize | stored all the check items and the check result about each of the large bundle banknote 12 so that reading is possible.

  If there is no abnormality during the above check, the large bundle banknotes 12 having no abnormality will be sent from the belt conveyor 31 to the free roller conveyor 38 without stopping from the belt conveyor 31 as it is. Until the result display control unit 103 captures the next large bundle banknote 12, the captured image of the first camera is displayed on the first image display unit 210 of the second monitor 101 as shown in FIG. The captured image is displayed on the second image display unit 211 of the second monitor 101, the captured image of the third camera is displayed on the third image display unit 212 of the second monitor 101, and the captured image of the fourth camera is displayed on the second monitor. 101 is displayed on the fourth image display unit 213.

  When it is detected by, for example, a sensor (not shown) that the large bundle banknote 12 having no abnormality has passed through the most downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 31, the check result display control unit 103 displays the counter of the first monitor 95. While the number on the display unit 138 is counted up and displayed, the control unit 27 sends the next large bundle banknote 12 from the loading unit 13 to the belt conveyor 35 and continuously checks the next large bundle banknote 12.

  On the other hand, the above check is performed for all items, and if any one of the items is determined to be abnormal, a signal indicating the content of the abnormality is output from the check unit 26. When the sensor confirms that the large bundle banknote 12 determined to be present is located at the most downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35, the belt conveyor 35 is stopped and the display lamp 24 is in a normal display state until then. The lamp section 24a is turned off, the abnormality display lamp section 24b is turned on, and an alarm sound is generated if necessary. At this time, the next large bundle of banknotes is not sent out from the loading unit 13. That is, the belt conveyor 35 is in a state in which only the large bundle banknote 12 having an abnormality is stopped at the most downstream terminal position 91.

  Further, the check result display control unit 103 switches the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95 from the operation screen 129 to the abnormal time screen 140 shown in FIG. At this time, on the abnormal time screen 140, as with the operation screen 129, the denomination set in the denomination display unit 130 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. The financial institution code set in the code display unit 131, for example, “001” is displayed, the correctness set in the loss display unit 132, for example, “correct ticket”, is displayed, and the old and new set in the old and new display unit 133 are displayed. For example, “old ticket” is displayed, and the total number of the large bundle banknotes 12 determined to be normal so far is displayed on the counter display unit 138.

  In addition, on the abnormal time screen 140, the characters “abnormal” are displayed on the abnormality display unit 141, and the first camera result display unit 144, the second camera result display unit 145, the third camera result display unit 146, and the first Of the four-camera result display unit 147, the normal check result based on the photographed image is displayed as “normal”, and the abnormal check result is displayed as “abnormal”.

  Further, the check result display control unit 103 simultaneously switches to the abnormal time screen 140, and simultaneously, the image of the first image display unit 210 of the second monitor 101, the image of the second image display unit 211, and the third image display unit 212 of the third image display unit 212. As for the image and the image of the fourth image display unit 213, as shown in FIG. 17, if the check result based on the image is abnormal, the graphic display 220 of, for example, a red circle is displayed at the portion where the abnormality is present on the image. Are displayed in layers.

  Then, when the abnormality is displayed on the first camera result display unit 144, when the position of the first camera result display unit 144 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 displays the first result as shown in FIG. The one camera check item display screen 149 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. That is, together with the upper surface item first display unit 150 for displaying “bundle check”, the check result of the bundle number check is displayed on the upper surface result first display unit 151, and “short-handed tape winding check” is displayed. A top item third display unit 154 that displays the check result of the short-winding tape winding check on the top surface result second display unit 153 together with the top item second display unit 152 that performs the “top interval check”. At the same time, the check result of the tape interval check is displayed on the upper surface result third display unit 155, and the check result of the tape alignment check is displayed on the fourth upper surface result together with the upper surface item fourth display unit 156 for displaying “tape alignment check”. Together with the upper surface item fifth display unit 158 that displays the “difference denomination small bundle check” on the display unit 157, and displays the check result of the different denomination small bundle check. Surface results to be displayed on the fifth display section 159. FIG. 12 shows a display example when there is an abnormality in the tape alignment check. Here, when the position of the print display unit 160 displayed together with these is touched, the check result display control unit 103 causes the printer 162 to print the contents of the first camera check item display screen 149.

  On the other hand, when the position of the first camera result display unit 144 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 displays the captured image of the first camera on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101 as shown in FIG. The first camera enlargement display screen 223 for enlarging and displaying only the image is displayed. When an abnormality is detected based on the image of the first camera, the portion with the abnormality is emphasized to be different from the normal portion. Display. That is, the graphic display 220 of the red circle and the text display 221 of the check item are displayed in the portion where there is an abnormality on the image. FIG. 18 shows an example of the graphic display 220 and the text display 221 when there is an abnormality in the tape alignment check.

  When an abnormality is displayed on the second camera result display unit 145, when the position of the second camera result display unit 145 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 displays the second camera as shown in FIG. A check item display screen 169 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. That is, together with the surface item first display unit 170 for displaying “longitudinal winding tape winding check”, the check result of the longitudinal winding tape winding check is displayed on the first surface result display unit 171, and the “financial institution seal” is displayed. In addition to the surface item second display unit 172 for displaying the “seal check”, the check result of the financial institution seal check is displayed on the second display unit 173, and the surface item third display unit for displaying “validant seal check” Together with 174, the check result of the clerk stamp imprint check is displayed on the surface result third display unit 175, and the check result of the fragile stamp imprint check together with the surface item fourth display unit 176 for displaying “damage stamp imprint check” Is displayed on the surface result fourth display unit 177, and together with the surface item fifth display unit 178 for displaying “person image check”, the result of the person image check check is displayed. The display on the surface results fifth display section 179. FIG. 13 shows a display example when there is an abnormality in the clerk stamp check. Here, when the position of the print display unit 160 displayed together with these is touched, the check result display control unit 103 causes the printer 162 to print the contents of the first camera check item display screen 149.

  Also in this case, when the position of the second camera result display unit 145 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 displays the second camera on the entire display screen 102 of the second monitor 101 as shown in FIG. When the second camera enlarged display screen 224 for displaying only the photographed image is displayed, and an abnormality is detected based on the image of the second camera, the abnormal part is different from the normal part. The display is emphasized. That is, the graphic display 220 of the red circle and the text display 221 of the check item are displayed in the portion where there is an abnormality on the image. FIG. 19 shows an example of the graphic display 220 and the text display 221 when there is an abnormality in the clerk stamp check.

  When the abnormality is displayed on the third camera result display unit 146, when the position of the third camera result display unit 146 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 displays the third camera as shown in FIG. A check item display screen 189 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. That is, together with the surface item sixth display unit 190 that displays “financial institution code check”, the check result of the financial institution code check is displayed on the surface result sixth display unit 191 to display “financial institution direction check”. Together with the surface item seventh display unit 192, the check result of the financial institution direction check is displayed on the surface result seventh display unit 193. FIG. 14 shows a display example when there is an abnormality in the financial institution code check. Here, when the position of the print display unit 160 displayed together with these is touched, the check result display control unit 103 causes the printer 162 to print the contents of the first camera check item display screen 149.

  Also in this case, when the position of the third camera result display unit 146 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 captures the third camera on the entire display screen of the second monitor 101 as shown in FIG. When the third camera enlargement display screen 225 that enlarges and displays only the image is displayed and an abnormality is detected based on the image of the third camera, the abnormal part is different from the normal part. Display with emphasis. That is, the graphic display 220 of the red circle and the text display 221 of the check item are displayed in the portion where there is an abnormality on the image. FIG. 20 shows an example of the graphic display 220 and the text display 221 when there is an abnormality in the financial institution code check.

  In addition, when an abnormality is displayed on the fourth camera result display unit 147, when the position of the fourth camera result display unit 147 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 is as shown in FIG. A fourth camera check item display screen 199 is displayed on the display screen 96 of the first monitor 95. In other words, together with the back surface item first display unit 200 that displays “back surface direction check”, the back surface direction check result is displayed on the back surface result first display unit 201, and the “back type check” display is performed. The check result of the denomination check is displayed on the second result display unit 203 together with the second display unit 202. In addition, in FIG. 15, the example of a display when there exists abnormality in a money type check is shown. Here, when the position of the print display unit 160 displayed together with these is touched, the check result display control unit 103 causes the printer 162 to print the contents of the first camera check item display screen 149.

  Also in this case, when the position of the fourth camera result display unit 147 is touched, the check result display control unit 103 captures the fourth camera on the entire display screen of the second monitor 101 as shown in FIG. When the fourth camera enlargement display screen 226 for enlarging and displaying only the image is displayed, and an abnormality is detected based on the image of the fourth camera, the abnormal part is different from the normal part. Display with emphasis. That is, the graphic display 220 of the red circle and the text display 221 of the check item are displayed in the portion where there is an abnormality on the image. FIG. 21 shows an example of the graphic display 220 and the text display 221 when there is an abnormality in the denomination check.

  As described above, the contents of the abnormality can be displayed on the first monitor 95 and the second monitor 101, and the contents of the abnormality can be printed as necessary. On the other hand, the contents of the abnormality can be understood, and the subsequent rebinding operation can be performed quickly.

  Here, in order to confirm the abnormality, when the position of at least one of the first camera result display unit 144 to the fourth camera result display unit 147 displaying the abnormality is touched on the touch panel 97 as described above. This is a confirmation operation for the abnormality, and the control unit 27 of the control device 23 branches the large bundle of bills 12 from the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 by the push-out mechanism 92 of the exclusion unit 20 in conjunction with this abnormality confirmation operation. Eliminate to 90.

  In addition, when the confirmation of the abnormality is finished and the position of the reset display unit 142 on the touch panel 97 is touched, the control unit 27 checks the next large bundle of bills 12 in order to check the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 35. After the driving is resumed, the restricting unit 40 is operated to send the next large bundle banknote 12 from the roller conveyor 30 of the loading unit 13 to the belt conveyor 35.

  According to the large bundle banknote inspection device 11 of the present embodiment described above, when the loaded large bundle banknote 12 is conveyed by the conveyance unit 14, the appearance information detection unit 15 performs an image (external appearance information) of the large bundle banknote 12 during conveyance. ) Is detected. Then, the check unit 26 reads the input information (denomination, financial institution code, correctness) input to the operation display unit 21 and the read information (denomination, financial institution code, The control unit 27 checks whether the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked is normal or abnormal, based on the check result of the check unit 26. Make them different. That is, when the appearance of the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked is normal, it is conveyed as it is from the belt conveyor 35 on the upstream side of the conveyance unit 14 to the free roller conveyor 38 on the downstream side. After stopping this at the terminal position 91 on the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35 of the transport unit 14, by separating and transporting it to the branching unit 90 in a different direction, it is possible to determine which of the large bundle banknotes 12 whose appearance is abnormal. The worker can be made aware. Therefore, it is possible to automatically and accurately inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknote 12 is set, and to sort the normal large bundle banknote 12 from the abnormal large bundle banknote 12, and thus The work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be improved.

  In addition, the appearance information detection unit 15 detects a plurality of image detections for detecting images of the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 conveyed in a state of being placed on the conveyance unit 14 and both side surfaces 12b and 12c on the left and right of the conveyance direction. Since it has the parts 54-58, the image | photographed image (appearance information) of the banknote front and back direction of the large bundle banknote 12 by setting the banknote front and back direction integrated | stacked in the large bundle banknote 12 in the attitude | position change part 16 on either side with respect to a conveyance direction, A photographed image (appearance information) can be obtained from the upper surface 12a in a direction orthogonal to the front and back directions. Thus, the appearance information of the large bundle banknote 12 can be obtained from three efficient directions.

  Furthermore, the detection part 26 detects the image of either one of the banknote head surface 12E and the banknote bottom face 12F in the direction orthogonal to the banknote front / back direction among the plurality of faces of the large bundle banknote 12. Based on the results, the number of the small bundle banknotes 68, the interval between the large bundle banknote binding tape 70 and the small bundle banknote binding tape 67, the alignment state of each small bundle banknote binding tape 67, and the small bundle banknotes of different denominations The presence or absence of contamination will be checked. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably and automatically inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknote 12 has a set form.

  In addition, the check part 26 is based on the detection result of the image detection parts 55-58 which detects the image of the banknote surface 12A and banknote back surface 12B of the front side in the front and back direction of the large bundle banknote 12 among the several surfaces of the large bundle banknote 12. For example, when this one surface is the banknote surface 12A, the image detecting unit 55 indicates the presence / absence of the financial institution mark 74, the presence / absence mark 75, and the direction of the banknote on the banknote surface 12A of the large bundle banknote 12. If there is a financial institution mark 74, the financial institution code 74a and the stamp angle of the financial institution mark 74 are checked with the captured image of the image detection unit 57. For example, when this one surface is the banknote back surface 12B, the direction of the banknote on the banknote back surface 12B of the large bundle banknote 12 and the denomination are checked. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably and automatically inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknotes is set.

  Further, at least the banknote surface 12A of the plurality of faces is detected by the plurality of image detection units 55, 57 or the plurality of image detection units 56, 58 with detection areas having different resolutions and different sizes. A wide range image check and a local narrow range image check are performed. Therefore, it is possible to more surely and automatically inspect whether or not the appearance of the large bundle banknote 12 has a set form.

  Moreover, since the check result display unit 22 displays the check result of the check unit 26 on the first monitor 95, it is possible to make the operator more surely recognize that there is an abnormality in the appearance of the large bundle banknote 12.

  Further, since the operation display unit 21 can set at least the denomination of the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked, the financial institution code 74a as financial institution information, and the damage information by operation input, the check unit 26 At least the denomination, financial institution information, and damage information of the large bundle banknote 12 to be checked are checked. For example, the check result display unit 22 can display the information together with the check result of the check unit 26. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates an abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, the check result display unit 22 indicates that at least the basic data set by the operation input to the operation display unit 21 and an abnormality has occurred. Since the abnormality display and the abnormality type display indicating the type of abnormality are displayed, subsequent processing becomes easy.

In addition, since the operation display unit 21 and the check result display unit 22 share one first monitor 95, the cost can be reduced.
In addition, since the first monitor 95 is provided with a touch panel 97 that allows operation input, operation input is facilitated.

  Further, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates an abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, the check result display unit 22 displays at least an abnormality type display indicating the type of abnormality on the first monitor 95, and detects a plurality of images. Since the image in which the abnormality is detected among the images of the units 54 to 58 is displayed on the second monitor 101, the operator can immediately grasp the contents of the abnormality, and the subsequent processing can be performed quickly. .

  Furthermore, since at least one of the plurality of image detection units 54 to 58 can be displayed on the second monitor 101 different from the first monitor 95 that displays the abnormality type indicating the abnormality type. The operator can check the detection status of the image detection units 54 to 58 satisfactorily.

  In addition, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the second monitor 101 displays all images of the plurality of image detection units 54 to 58 that have been subjected to image detection. When the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is abnormal, the image in which the abnormality is automatically detected is highlighted so that the operator can immediately grasp the content of the abnormality. The subsequent processing can be performed quickly.

  Further, the second monitor 101 is configured to detect all of the image detection units 54 to 58 by a predetermined operation when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is abnormal. Since only the image in which the abnormality is detected is displayed instead of the image of the above, it is possible for the operator to immediately grasp the contents of the abnormality and to promptly perform the subsequent processing.

  In addition, when a plurality of large bundle banknotes 12 are loaded, the conveyance unit 14 is controlled by the control unit 27, whereby the loaded large bundle banknotes 12 are conveyed one by one at intervals, and the appearance information detection unit is being conveyed. 15 detects an image of the large bundle banknote 12. Thus, since the control part 27 controls the conveyance part 14 so that the large bundle banknotes 12 with which two or more were loaded are conveyed at intervals, it does not consider the space | interval at the time of conveyance to the loading part 13 of the conveyance part 14. FIG. A large bundle of bills 12 can be loaded. Also from this point, the work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be improved.

  Moreover, since the regulation part 40 can contact | abut the large bundle banknote 12 in conveyance, the conveyance space | interval of the large bundle banknote 12 can be made into predetermined amount reliably, Therefore The image of each large bundle banknote 12 is the external appearance information detection part 15. Can be detected satisfactorily.

  Further, when the check result of the check unit 26 indicates that the large bundle banknote 12 is normal, the control unit 27 causes the large bundle banknote 12 detected to be normal to the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35 that is the abnormal stop position by the transport unit 14. When the check result of the check unit 26 indicates abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12, the large bundle banknote 12 in which the abnormality is detected is detected by the conveyance unit 14 at the abnormal stop position. Since it conveys to the downstream terminal position 91 of a certain belt conveyor 35 and stops at this downstream terminal position 91, it can be made to make an operator recognize which is the large bundle banknote 12 which had abnormality in the external appearance. Therefore, the normal large bundle banknote 12 and the abnormal large bundle banknote 12 can be reliably separated, and thus the work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be improved with certainty.

  In addition, since the large banknote 12 stopped at the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35 is excluded from the transport unit 14 by the exclusion unit 20, the abnormal large banknote 12 can be excluded from the transport unit 14. Can eliminate the time and effort for the person to eliminate. Therefore, the work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be further improved.

  In addition, the control unit 27 is a first camera result display unit 144 to a fourth camera result display unit 147 on the touch panel 97 that is an operation for confirming an abnormality of the large bundle banknote 12 stopped at the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35. The banknotes 12 are excluded from the transport unit 14 by the exclusion unit 20 in conjunction with the contact operation to the position of at least an abnormality of which is displayed, so if the operator performs an abnormality confirmation operation, The large bundle banknotes 12 having an abnormality can be excluded from the transport unit 14, and an operation for removal can be omitted. Therefore, the work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be further improved.

  In addition, when the loaded large bundle banknote 12 is conveyed by the conveyance section 14 and the check section 26 detects the attitude of the large bundle banknote 12 based on the photographed image of the appearance information detection section 15, the attitude change section 16 performs this appearance. Based on the detection result of the information detection unit 15, the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 is changed to a predetermined check posture. Therefore, when the large bundle banknote 12 is manually loaded into the transport unit 14, the large bundle banknote 12 can be loaded without considering the posture of the large bundle banknote 12. Also from this point, the work efficiency of the creation work of the large bundle banknote 12 can be improved.

  In addition, the posture changing unit 16 can change the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 by at least 90 degrees in each direction around the vertical axis, around the horizontal axis along the carrying direction, and around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the carrying direction. Even if the large bundle banknote 12 is loaded in any posture, it can be set to a predetermined check posture.

  Further, a posture changing unit 78 around the orthogonal horizontal axis of the posture changing unit 16 abuts on a part of the large bundle of bills 12 conveyed by the conveying unit 14, cooperates with the conveying unit 14 and pushes it down to orthogonally cross the conveying direction. The posture is changed around the horizontal axis. In this way, by using the transport force of the transport unit 14, the configuration of the posture changing unit 78 around the horizontal axis of the posture changing unit 16 can be simplified.

  In addition, the posture changing unit 79 around the vertical axis of the posture changing unit 16 contacts the part of the large bundle banknotes 12 conveyed by the conveying unit 14 so as to be linked with the conveying unit 14 and change the posture around the vertical axis. I will let you. In this way, by using the transport force of the transport unit 14, the configuration of the posture changing unit 79 around the vertical axis of the posture changing unit 16 can be simplified.

  In addition, the posture changing unit 80 moves around the horizontal axis in the conveying direction, and the posture changing unit 80 moves forward from the direction opposite to each other along the left-right direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying unit 14. To change the posture of the large banknote 12 around the horizontal axis along the conveying direction of the conveying unit 14, the posture changing unit 80 of the posture changing unit 16 is orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying unit 14. It is only necessary to advance and retreat along the left-right direction, and the configuration can be simplified.

  Further, the appearance information detection unit 15 detects an image for detecting the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 based on the detection result at the first timing, while based on the detection result at the second timing different from the first timing. Since an image for determining normality / abnormality is detected, and the appearance information detection unit 15 for determining normality / abnormality also serves as an attitude detection unit for attitude change, the configuration can be simplified.

  In the above embodiment, if at least one condition for loading posture of the large bundle of bills 12 into the loading unit 13 by the operator is defined, the posture changing unit 16 has a vertical axis rotation posture changing unit 78 and a vertical axis. Any one of the surrounding posture changing unit 79 and the conveying direction horizontal axis surrounding posture changing unit 80 can be eliminated. In this case, there is a possibility that a loading error by an operator may occur. Therefore, it is preferable to provide a regulation unit that regulates the loading posture of the large bundle banknote 12 in the loading unit 13. As the restricting means, for example, the interval between the side wall portions 32 of the loading unit 13 is set to an interval at which the large bundle banknote 12 can be loaded only in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the banknote is along the conveying direction, and the large bundle banknote is disposed on the upper side of the conveyor. It is possible to adopt a configuration such as providing a restricting portion that can pass only when the banknote 12 is up and down.

  Further, without providing the restriction unit 40 described above, for example, the lower part of the loading unit 13 is configured by the belt conveyor 35 instead of the roller conveyor 30, and the large banknotes 12 are placed on the belt conveyor 35 by the operator's manual work. You may make it load with a space | interval. In this case, a mark such as a line indicating the arrangement position of the large bundle banknotes 12 is displayed on the belt conveyor 35 so that an appropriate interval can be provided, or an informing means for notifying the timing of insertion is provided so as to be an appropriate interval. It is also possible to make it.

  Furthermore, without providing the above-described exclusion unit 20, for the large bundle banknotes 12 having an abnormality, the conveyance unit 14 is stopped in a state where it is conveyed to a predetermined stop position, for example, the downstream terminal position 91 of the belt conveyor 35, The worker may be manually excluded. In this case, a sensor for detecting the large bundle banknotes 12 stopped at a predetermined stop position is provided, and when the sensor detects that the abnormal large bundle banknotes 12 have been removed, the operation of the transport unit 14 is resumed. It is possible to control such as.

  In addition, posture detection means for detecting the posture of the large bundle banknote 12 for changing the posture by the posture changing unit 16 may be provided on the upstream side of the appearance information detecting unit 15 separately from the appearance information detecting unit 15. As described above, it is advantageous in terms of cost to share it.

  Furthermore, although the case where the appearance information detection unit 15 detects at least the upper surface 12a of the large bundle banknote 12 and the both side surfaces 12b and 12c which are left and right with respect to the transport direction has been described as an example, Instead, a surface on the upstream side in the transport direction, a surface on the downstream side, or the like may be detected.

  In addition, the conveyance interval is not set so that only one large bundle banknote 12 exists on the belt conveyor 35 of the conveyance unit 14, but a plurality of large bundle banknotes 12 are conveyed at a predetermined interval on the belt conveyor 35 at the same time. The conveyance interval may be set as described.

It is a top view which shows the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. The large bundle banknote inspected with the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is shown, Comprising: (a) is a front view, (b) is a bottom view, The figure of a banknote surface side, (c) is It is a top view, the figure of the banknote back side, (d) is a side view of one side, (e) is a side view of the reverse side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side view which shows the orthogonal | vertical direction horizontal axis attitude | position change part in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before the attitude | position change of a large bundle banknote, (b) is a large bundle banknote. It is a figure which shows the state after a posture change. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a top view which shows the attitude | position change part about the vertical axis in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before the attitude | position change of a large bundle banknote, (b) is the attitude | position of a large bundle banknote. It is a figure which shows the state after a change. It is a front view which shows the conveyance direction horizontal axis periphery attitude | position change part in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before the attitude | position change of a large bundle banknote, (b) is a large bundle banknote. It is a figure which shows the state after a posture change. It is the enlarged view which looked at the large bundle banknote inspected with the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention from the banknote surface side. It is the enlarged view which looked at the large bundle banknote inspected with the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention from the banknote back surface side. It is a figure which shows the display content of the setting screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the normal operation screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the screen at the time of abnormality of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 1st camera check item display screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 2nd camera check item display screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 3rd camera check item display screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 4th camera check item display screen of the 1st monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the normal display screen of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the all display screen at the time of abnormality of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 1st camera enlarged display screen of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 2nd camera enlarged display screen of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 3rd camera enlarged display screen of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content of the 4th camera enlarged display screen of the 2nd monitor in the large bundle banknote inspection apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 large bundle banknote inspection device 12 large bundle banknote 12a upper surface 12b left side surface (side surface)
12c Right side (side)
14 Conveying part (conveying means)
15 Appearance information detection unit (attitude detection means, appearance information detection means)
21 Operation display section (operation means)
26 Check section (check means)
27 Control unit (control means)
16 Posture change unit (posture change means)

Claims (4)

Operation means for performing operation input;
A conveying means that can load a large bundle of banknotes and conveys the loaded large bundle of banknotes;
Appearance information detecting means for detecting appearance information of a large bundle of bills conveyed by the conveying means and in a predetermined check posture;
Check means for checking a large bundle of banknotes from the input information input to the operation means and the appearance information detected by the appearance information detection means, and outputting the check result;
Based on the check result of the check means, a large bundle banknote inspection apparatus comprising a control means that makes the operation of the transport means different depending on whether the large bundle banknote to be checked is normal or abnormal,
Attitude detection means for detecting the attitude of a large bundle of banknotes;
Posture changing means for changing the posture of the large bundle banknotes to the predetermined check posture based on the detection result of the posture detecting means;
The posture changing means is
It is possible to change the posture of the large bundle banknotes by at least 90 degrees in each direction around the horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveying direction, around the vertical axis and around the horizontal axis along the conveying direction,
The conveying means pushes down the large bundle banknotes using the conveying force of the conveying means by abutting the upper portion of the large bundle banknotes at the abutting portion with respect to only the large bundle banknotes conveyed with the banknote longitudinal direction being the vertical direction. An orientation change unit around the horizontal direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction,
It is provided on the downstream side in the transport direction with respect to the posture changing portion around the horizontal direction in the orthogonal direction, and only one large left and right side with respect to the transport direction with respect to the large bundle banknotes transported with the longitudinal direction of the banknotes set to the left and right with respect to the transport direction. A vertical axis attitude changing unit that changes the attitude of the large bundle banknotes around the vertical axis by using the conveying force of the conveying means by abutting on the abutting part;
An advancing / retreating drive unit that is provided on the downstream side of the conveying direction with respect to the posture changing unit around the vertical axis, and advances / retreats the abutting portion that can advance / retreat from opposite directions along the left / right direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying unit. The abutment part advances and presses the upper and lower parts of the large bundle banknotes in the opposite direction, thereby changing the posture of the large bundle banknotes around the horizontal axis along the conveyance direction of the conveying means. A posture change unit;
The large bundle banknote inspection apparatus characterized by having .   The appearance information detection means also serves as the attitude detection means, and the appearance information detection means detects the attitude of a large bundle of banknotes based on the detection result at the first timing, but is different from the first timing. The large bundle bill inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the appearance information is detected based on a detection result at a timing of 2.   The appearance information detection means is a plurality of image detection units that detect images of a plurality of surfaces including at least the upper surface of the large bundle banknotes conveyed in a state of being placed on the conveyance means and both side surfaces that are left and right with respect to the conveyance direction. The large bundle banknote inspection device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising:   At least one of the plurality of surfaces is detected by the plurality of image detection units, and the image detection units detect at different resolutions or detect detection areas having different sizes. The large bundle bill inspection device according to claim 3.

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