JP5475583B2 - Medium sealing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium sealing device for creating a medium bundle in which a paper band is wound around a medium such as a banknote, a card, or a ticket and bundled.

  A conventional medium sealing device includes a stepped conveyance guide in which an inclined surface that comes into contact with a medium bundle is formed on a bundle conveyance path for conveying a medium bundle bundled (bundled) with a paper band, and the stepped conveyance guide And a passage confirmation sensor for the medium bundle conveyed, and the success / failure of the bundle is determined by detecting whether the bundle posture of the medium bundle is good or not based on the passage time of the medium bundle measured by the passage confirmation sensor. The abnormal bundle and the normal bundle are distinguished and conveyed to the discharge port (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a stopper having a contact surface lower than the thickness of the medium bundle at the end of the chute unit formed with an inclined surface inclined downward, and a sensor for detecting the medium protruding beyond the contact surface, Stop the media bundle by abutting against the contact surface of the stopper. At that time, the presence or absence of the protruding medium is detected to determine the success / failure of the bundle, and if an abnormal bundle is detected, the device is stopped. Some abnormal bundles remain as they are (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-276420 A (paragraph “0053” to “0057”, FIG. 8) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-22758 (paragraphs “0034” to “0038”, FIGS. 1 and 5)

  However, in the conventional technique described above, the abnormal bundle determined to be a bundle failure is in a state in which the respective media are not aligned or in a state where the bundle force is weak, and the above bundle success / Under the influence of the failure judgment process, the bundled state is unstable and collapsed. The abnormal bundle in such an unstable state is transported and released to the outside of the device, or in the unstable state Therefore, there is a problem that a secondary failure such as breakage of the medium or dropping of the medium from the abnormal bundle occurs.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the medium of an abnormal bundle that has been determined to have failed to be bundled from being damaged or dropped out.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a medium enclosing apparatus having a bundling means for bundling a predetermined number of media to create a medium bundle, and having a bundle conveyance path for nipping and conveying the medium bundle created by the bundling means. A bundle conveying unit having a bundle, a bundle result determining unit for determining success or failure of a bundle of medium bundles conveyed by the bundle conveying unit, and a medium bundle determined by the bundle result determining unit as a bundle failure It is characterized by comprising medium clamping means for pressing and fixing to the bundle conveying path of the bundle conveying means.

  According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to prevent the medium of an abnormal bundle that is determined to be a bundle failure failure from being damaged or dropped.

The schematic side view which shows the structure of the medium sealing apparatus in 1st Example. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the medium sealing apparatus in 1st Example. The schematic side view which shows the structure of the medium sealing part in 1st Example. The block diagram which shows the flow of the medium bundling process in 1st Example The flowchart which shows the flow of the medium bundling process in a 1st Example. Explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the banknote clamper part in 1st Example. Explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the banknote clamper part in 1st Example. The block diagram which shows the flow of the medium bundling process in 2nd Example The schematic side view which shows the structure of the banknote holding part in 2nd Example. The schematic side view which shows the structure of the banknote holding part in 2nd Example. The schematic side view which shows the structure of the banknote holding part in 2nd Example. The flowchart which shows the flow of the medium bundling process in 2nd Example.

  Embodiments of a medium sealing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a medium sealing device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the medium sealing device according to the first embodiment. In the following examples, the medium is described as a bill.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a bill insertion part as a medium, which is provided at the upper part of the front of the apparatus. Reference numeral 2 denotes a discrimination unit for performing discrimination and counting of banknotes, denominations, correctness, front and back, etc., and detecting conveyance abnormality, and is provided in the apparatus. Reference numeral 3 denotes a bill conveyance path, which will be described later. Reference numeral 4 denotes a front / back reversing section for reversing the front and back of a bill, and is provided so as to be located at the rear stage of the discrimination section 2 in the apparatus.

  5 is an open pocket for accumulating banknotes of denominations that are not sealed, and is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus. The banknotes accumulated in the open pocket 5 can be directly accessed by the operator. The open pocket 5 is configured such that banknotes not subject to sealing of two denominations can be accumulated in the open pockets 5a and 5b, respectively.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a reject pocket for collecting reject banknotes that have been identified by the discrimination unit 2 as having an unknown denomination or detected to have a conveyance error. The reject pocket 6 is provided above the input unit 1 and is accumulated in the reject pocket 6. The banknote can be directly accessed by the operator.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes an accumulating mechanism. In this embodiment, the accumulating mechanism 7 is provided with five temporary accumulating units 7a to 7e arranged in a vertical row in the apparatus, and each temporary accumulating unit 7a to 7e is predetermined. A predetermined number of sheets, for example, 100 banknotes in this embodiment can be stacked. Note that the number of temporary stacking units is not limited to five but may be three or more.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a transfer mechanism, which holds a banknote, for example, 100 banknotes stacked in the temporary stacking sections 7a to 7e, with a banknote clamping section, and moves the banknote clamping section back and forth and up and down to move the medium sealing section described later. To be transported to.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a medium sealing unit for accepting the banknotes transferred by the transfer mechanism 8 and binding the banknotes with a paper band. Details will be described later.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a banknote bundle discharge port for discharging the banknote bundle bundled by the medium sealing unit 9.

  In addition, an operation display unit 11 is provided so as to be positioned behind the open pocket 5 on the upper surface of the apparatus, and the operation display unit 11 includes a liquid crystal display and a touch panel as input means arranged on the surface thereof. The operation display unit 11 is operated to specify the mode, and input the denomination and stacking order to the banknotes stacked in the temporary stacking units 7a to 7e. The input information is stored in a memory or a magnetic disk. Etc. are stored in a storage unit. Further, the operation display unit 11 displays the denomination, correctness and count result of the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 2.

  A door 12 is provided on the front of the apparatus. By opening the door 12 and pulling out the medium sealing portion 9, the operator can access the medium sealing portion 9 and remains in the medium sealing portion 9. The banknote bundle can be taken out.

  Here, the conveyance path 3 will be described. In the upper part in the medium sealing device, the conveyance path 3 is composed of a first conveyance path to a fifth conveyance path, and the first conveyance path reaches the first branch point from the input section 1 through the discrimination section 2. The second conveyance path is provided so as to reach the reject pocket 6 from the branch point.

  The third transport path is provided so as to reach the second branch point from the first branch point through the front / back reversing unit 4, and the fourth transport path extends from the second branch point to the lower part of the apparatus. The fifth transport path is provided from the second branch point to the open pocket 5 so as to extend along the temporary stacking portions 7 a to 7 e of the stacking mechanism 7.

  Note that a switching blade (not shown) that switches the bill conveyance direction is provided in the vicinity of each of the branch points described above, and the operation is controlled by a control unit (not shown).

  Further, the accumulation mechanism 7 will be described. The banknotes transported by the transport path 3 are taken toward the stacking plate by the sorting gate of the stacking mechanism 7, and the banknotes that have entered the stacking mechanism 7 are then hit on the stacking plate by the hitting wheel. Then, the banknotes that enter after that are stacked on the banknotes stacked on the stacking board by the same operation.

  The transfer mechanism 8 will be described. The transfer mechanism 8 includes a banknote clamping unit, a clamping unit moving unit, and a vertical movement unit.

  The banknote clamping unit has two clamping claws that open and close in the vertical direction. The banknote clamping unit is mounted on the clamping unit moving means, and the banknotes are clamped by the two clamping claws from the temporary stacking units 7a to 7e. When pulling out, the holding part moving means pushes the holding part against the temporary stacking parts 7a to 7e and moves it to a position where the banknote can be held.

  The banknote clamping unit and the clamping unit moving unit integrally move up and down between the temporary stacking units 7a to 7e by the vertical movement unit, and stop in front of any one of the temporary stacking units 7a to 7e after stacking of the banknotes is completed. It is to be controlled as follows. For this reason, position sensors are disposed on the frame of the vertical movement means corresponding to the positions of the temporary accumulating units 7a to 7e.

  The series of operations of the transfer mechanism 8 will be described. For example, when the banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 7a are pulled out, the banknote clamping unit is first moved up to the position sensor position together with the clamping unit moving mechanism by the vertical movement means. Stops at the position where the nipping part moving mechanism is detected.

  As a result, the holding unit moving means is fixed at a position corresponding to the temporary stacking unit 7a, and in this state, the holding movement mechanism opens the two holding claws of the banknote holding unit in the vertical direction, and prepares to hold the banknote. The bill clamping unit is pushed out in the direction of the temporary stacking unit 7a by the moving mechanism.

  The two holding claws of the pushed banknote clamping mechanism are inserted into the opening provided on the short positioning mechanism side of the temporary stacking unit 7a, and sandwich the banknotes sandwiched between the stacking plate and the holding plate from above and below. Put on and hold. Next, by opening the stacking plate and the holding plate to release the holding of the banknote between them, the banknote is passed to the banknote holding section, so the banknote holding section that holds the banknote with the two holding claws Is pulled back by the clamping unit moving means.

  Then, when the banknote clamping unit is pulled back to the original position, the clamping movement unit moves to the medium sealing unit 9 located at the lowermost end of the movement path by the vertical movement unit together with the banknote clamping unit that holds the banknote, The bills held by the two clamping claws are delivered to the medium sealing portion 9.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the medium sealing portion 9. In FIG. 3, the medium enclosing unit 9 includes a bundle conveying means 90 including a pair of rollers and / or a belt that forms a medium bundle conveying path in contact with the upper surface and the bottom surface of the medium bundle, and a bundle for paper bundles. A tape 91, a printing means 92, a supply means 93 for supplying the tape 91, a cutter 94 for cutting the tape 91 into a predetermined length, and the cut tape 91 is wound around a banknote bundle existing at a bundle position. Bundling means (not shown) for bundling, a stepped conveyance guide 95 disposed downstream in the conveyance direction of the bundle position of the bundle conveyance means 90, and a banknote bundle conveyed under the stepped conveyance guide 95 A passage confirmation sensor 96 that confirms the passage of the bill, and a bill clamp portion 97 that presses the upper surface of the banknote bundle in which an abnormality is detected by the passage confirmation sensor 96 and sandwiches the banknote bundle with the bundle conveying means 90. Yes.

  The bundle conveying means 90 is connected to a driving means such as a motor (not shown) and is configured to be rotatable under the control of a control unit (not shown). The banknotes delivered by the transfer mechanism 8 shown in FIG. The banknote bundle conveyed by the bundle position at the bundle position can be conveyed in the direction of the discharge port indicated by the arrow A in the figure.

  The stepped conveyance guide 95 has an inclined surface that is inclined in the direction of narrowing the interval in the height direction of the conveyance path of the bundle conveyance means 90 toward the downstream in the conveyance direction of the banknote bundle indicated by the arrow A in the drawing. The stepped conveyance guide 95 is disposed downstream of the bundle position where the cut tape 91 is wound around the banknote bundle, and is in contact with the upper part of the bundled banknote bundle conveyed by the bundle conveyance means 90. It has become.

  The passage confirmation sensor 96 is an optical sensor in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged opposite to each other with the bundle conveying unit 90 interposed therebetween, and detects the presence of the banknote by detecting that the banknote blocks the light from the light emitting unit. Sensor. The passage confirmation sensor 96 is disposed between the bundle bundle position and the stepped conveyance guide 95, and passes the bundled banknote bundle conveyed while contacting the stepped conveyance guide 95 by the bundle conveyance unit 90. It can be confirmed.

  The bill clamp part 97 is a block-like member, is connected to a driving means such as a motor (not shown), and can be moved up and down by the control of a control part (not shown), above the bundle conveying means 90 and avoid a belt or a roller. The upper and lower surfaces of the banknote bundle are arranged between the banknote conveying means 90 by pressing the upper surface of the banknote bundle that is disposed and detected to be abnormal by the passage confirmation sensor 96.

  The medium sealing unit 9 configured in this manner bundles banknotes as follows.

  First, the bundle conveying means 90 collectively receives a predetermined number of banknotes, for example, 100 banknotes, from the banknote clamping unit of the transfer mechanism 8 and conveys them to the bundle position. The tape supply means 93 supplies the tape 91 to the bundling means, and at that time, the printing means 92 prints the number of denominations and total number of banknotes bundled on the tape 91 via the ink ribbon. The printed tape 91 is cut to a predetermined length by a cutter 94, and the bundled means wraps the cut tape around the banknote transported to the bundle position, and bundles (binds) the banknote bundle. create. The banknote bundle thus created is further conveyed by the bundle conveying means 90 and sent to the discharge port 10. Note that the banknote bundle sent to the discharge port 10 is discharged outside the apparatus or stored in a bundle storage unit (not shown).

  When the banknote bundle is conveyed by the bundle conveyance means 90, the control unit (not shown) determines the passage time of the banknote bundle conveyed under the stepped conveyance guide 95 by the bundle conveyance means 90 based on the detection signal from the passage confirmation sensor 96. When the passage time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined passage time set in advance, it is determined that the bundle posture of the banknote bundle is normal, that is, the bundle has been successfully bundled. On the other hand, when the passage time is longer than the preset predetermined passage time, it is determined that the bundle posture of the banknote bundle is abnormal, that is, the bundle has failed.

  The control unit that has detected the banknote bundle that has failed to be bundled by determining whether or not the bundle of banknote bundles has succeeded has stopped conveyance of the banknote bundle by the bundle conveyance unit 90 and lowered the banknote clamp unit 97 to detect an abnormality. The upper surface of the banknote bundle is pressed to sandwich the upper and lower surfaces of the banknote bundle between the banknote clamp part 97 and the bundle transport path of the bundle transport means 90, and the banknote is fixed so as not to move.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the medium sealing device is configured to carry the counting unit 1 as a medium loading unit that accepts the loading of banknotes to be bundled, and the bills that have been loaded into the medium loading unit one by one, and after counting. , A paper path for collecting banknotes / stacking means for stacking, a stacking mechanism 7, a transfer mechanism 8, and a predetermined number of banknotes (mediums) transported by the banknote transport / stacking means are bundled with a paper band to form a banknote bundle A medium enclosing unit 9 as a bundling means to be created, and a bundle conveyance / bundling result determination for holding and conveying a banknote bundle bundled by the medium enclosing unit 9 and determining success or failure of a bundle of banknote bundles A bundle conveying means 90 as a means, a passage confirmation sensor 96, a bundle discharge means for discharging or storing a banknote bundle or a discharge port 10 as a bundle storage means, and a banknote bundle for which a bundle result is determined to be unsuccessful by the passage confirmation sensor 96. Press and fix to the bundle conveying path of the bundle conveying means 90 A control unit such as a central processing unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit such as a memory or a magnetic disk (not shown) includes a bill clamping unit 97 as a medium clamping unit. To control.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the medium bundling process in the first embodiment, and will be described according to the step represented by S in the figure with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, 6, and 7. FIG.

  S1a: When an unbundled loose banknote to be bundled is loaded into the loading unit 1 as a medium loading unit by an operator operating the banknote sealing device, the loading unit 1 accepts the insertion of the loose banknote.

  S2a: The input unit 1 as the medium input unit separates the inserted bills one by one and sends them out to the transport path 3 as the transport unit. The conveyance path 3 counts the fed banknotes by the discrimination unit 2 and then conveys the bills to the accumulation mechanism 7 as the accumulation means.

  S3a: The stacking mechanism 7 as the stacking unit stacks and stacks the banknotes conveyed by the transport path 3 as the transport unit one by one until reaching a predetermined number (for example, 100).

  S4a: When a predetermined number of loose banknotes are stacked, the transfer mechanism 8 serving as a transporting unit transports the predetermined number of bulk banknotes stacked in the stacking mechanism 7 serving as the stacking unit to the medium sealing unit 9 serving as a bundling unit. .

  S5a: The medium enclosing unit 9 as a bundling means bundles the loose banknotes conveyed by the transfer mechanism 8 with a paper band, and creates a banknote bundle.

  S6a: The bundle conveying unit 90 conveys the banknote bundle created by the above bundling process to the discharge port 10 (the direction indicated by the arrow B shown in FIG. 6) as the bundle discharging unit or the bundle storing unit and determines the bundle result. Success or failure of the bundle of banknote bundles is determined by a passage confirmation sensor 96 as a means.

  S7a: As a result of the success / failure determination of the bundle of banknote bundles in S6a, if it is determined that the bundle of banknote bundles is successful, the process proceeds to S8a, while the bundle of banknote bundles is determined to be unsuccessful. Then, the process proceeds to S9a.

  S8a: When it is determined that the bundle of banknote bundles is successful, the bundle transport means 90 continues to transport the banknote bundle and transports the banknote bundle to the discharge port 10 as the bundle discharge means or bundle storage means. To finish the process.

  S9a: On the other hand, when it is determined that the bundle of banknote bundles is unsuccessful, as shown in FIG. 6, the bundle transport unit 90 immediately stops the transport of the banknote bundle, and the banknote bundle (rose The banknote group) P is stopped.

  S10a: When the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) is stopped, the control section lowers the banknote clamp section 97 as the medium clamping means in the direction indicated by the arrow C as shown in FIG. The top surface of the (bullet banknote group) P is pressed, and the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) P is pressed against the lower bundle transport path of the bundle transport means 90 and fixed.

  S11a: When the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P is pressed against the bundle conveyance path of the bundle conveyance means 90 and fixed, the control unit notifies that the bundle of banknote bundles has failed and guides the removal of the remaining banknote bundle. A bill bundle (separate bills) which is displayed on the operation display unit 11 and informs the operator of the failure of the bundle of banknote bundles and is lowered and pressed against the bundle conveyance path of the bundle conveyance means 90. Group) induces removal of P;

  By the operation of the operator, the door 12 is released, the medium sealing portion 9 is pulled out, the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) is removed, and the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) is removed by a sensor (not shown). To finish the process.

  In this way, the upper surface of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P determined to have failed to be bundled is pressed, and the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P is pressed against the lower bundle conveyance path of the bundle conveyance means 90 and fixed. By providing the banknote clamp part 97 to perform, it is possible to prevent secondary troubles such as breakage or dropping of the medium of the abnormal bundle that has failed to be bundled.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the upper surface of the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) is pressed, and the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) is pressed against the bundle transport path on the lower side of the transport means and fixed. By providing the clamp portion, it is possible to prevent the medium of the abnormal bundle determined to have failed in the bundle from being damaged or dropped out.

  In the configuration of the first embodiment, the medium sealing device is stopped every time when the bundle processing of the banknote bundle fails, and the operator needs to remove the remaining banknote bundle, which increases the downtime of the apparatus and makes it smooth. Operation of the equipment may be hindered.

  In order to solve such a problem, the configuration of the second embodiment is configured to grip and fix a banknote bundle that has failed to be bundled and to move while holding the banknote bundle in the configuration of the first embodiment. It is assumed that a medium holding part is added.

  The configuration of the second embodiment is a block diagram showing the flow of the medium bundling process in the second embodiment of FIG. 8, and the schematic showing the configuration of the banknote gripping portion in the second embodiment of FIGS. This will be described based on the side view. Note that parts similar to those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  9 to 11, reference numeral 98 denotes a banknote gripping part, which is composed of a lower frame 98a as a lower base material and an upper frame 98b as an upper base material. The lower frame 98a is disposed below the bundle conveying means 90 so as to avoid belts and rollers, and can be moved up and down by driving means such as a motor (not shown). The upper frame 98b is formed with guide grooves (or guide holes) (not shown) on both side surfaces, and the grooves are loosely fitted with protrusions formed on both sides of the end of the lower frame 98a in the banknote bundle conveying direction. It is configured to be movable above the lower frame 98a while being coupled to the end of the lower frame 98a by a driving means such as a motor and a link mechanism. The upper frame 98b is also arranged avoiding the belt and rollers of the bundle conveying means 90.

  When the banknote bundle is conveyed by the bundle conveying means 90, the upper frame 98b is arranged so as to move below the lower frame 98a so as not to disturb the conveyance of the banknote bundle, and the bundled result of the banknote bundle P fails. In order to fix the banknote bundle P, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote bundle P is determined to have failed to be bundled with the lower frame 98a as shown in FIG. The upper surface and the lower surface are brought into contact with each other and can be fixed. Therefore, the banknote bundle P determined to have failed to be bundled and stopped by the bundle conveying means 90 is gripped by the banknote gripping portion 98 by the lower frame 98a contacting the bottom surface and the upper frame 98b contacting the top surface. And fixed.

  The upper frame 98b is formed with a groove or a hole for allowing the bill clamp means 97 to pass therethrough, and the bill bundle between the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b in a state where the bill bundle P is pressed by the bill clamp means 97. P can be held and fixed.

  Further, the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b are moved to the discharge port 10 while holding the banknote bundle P in accordance with the conveyance of the banknote bundle P by the bundle conveyance means 90 as shown in FIG. The upper frame 98b is moved upward at the discharge port 10, and the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b are separated and opened to release (or store) the banknote bundle P that has been gripped. The banknote bundle P can be received by the operator.

  Note that the ends of the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b on the discharge port (banknote bundle conveying direction) side are bent in the direction of the banknote bundle to be gripped, and the end of the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b are bent. The banknote bundle thus gripped can be reliably accommodated inside the banknote gripping portion 98.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the medium sealing device carries the counting unit 1 as a medium loading unit that accepts the loading of banknotes to be bundled, and transports the bills inserted into the medium loading unit one by one and performs counting. , A paper path for collecting banknotes / stacking means for stacking, a stacking mechanism 7, a transfer mechanism 8, and a predetermined number of banknotes (mediums) transported by the banknote transport / stacking means are bundled with a paper band to form a banknote bundle A medium enclosing unit 9 as a bundling means to be created, and a bundle conveyance / bundling result determination for holding and conveying a banknote bundle bundled by the medium enclosing unit 9 and determining success or failure of a bundle of banknote bundles A bundle conveying means 90 as a means, a passage confirmation sensor 96, a bundle discharge means for discharging or storing a banknote bundle or a discharge port 10 as a bundle storage means, and a banknote bundle for which a bundle result is determined to be unsuccessful by the passage confirmation sensor 96. Press and fix to the bundle conveying path of the bundle conveying means 90 A banknote clamping unit 97 as a medium clamping unit, and a banknote holding unit as a medium gripping unit capable of gripping and fixing a banknote bundle whose bundling result is determined to be unsuccessful and moving to the discharge port 10 while holding the banknote bundle. A control unit such as a central processing unit (not shown) controls the entire medium sealing device based on a program (software) that is configured by 98 and the like and is stored in a storage unit such as a memory and a magnetic disk (not shown).

  The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the medium bundling process in the second embodiment, and will be described according to the step represented by S in the figure with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 8, and FIGS.

  S1b to S8b: Since they are the same as S1a to S8a in FIG.

  S9b: When it is determined in S7b that the bundle of banknote bundles has failed, the bundle transport means 90 immediately interrupts the transport of the banknote bundle P, and the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) P that would have collapsed is immediately removed. Stop.

  S10b: When the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P is stopped, the control unit lowers the banknote clamp section 97 as the medium clamping means and presses the upper surface of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) that would have collapsed. The banknote bundle (separated banknote group) P is pressed against the lower bundle conveying path of the bundle conveying means 90 and fixed.

  S11b: When the banknote clamp part 97 is lowered to fix the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P, as shown in FIG. 9, the control part shows the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b of the banknote gripping part 98 in the direction indicated by the arrow D. The lower frame 98a is brought into contact with the bottom surface of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P and stopped. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit moves the upper frame 98b upward (in the direction indicated by the arrow E in FIG. 10) above the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P with which the lower frame 98a comes into contact. The upper surface and the bottom surface of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P are sandwiched and fixed between 98a and 98a.

  S12b: When the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) P is sandwiched and fixed between the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b of the banknote gripping section 98, the control section raises the banknote clamping means 97, and the banknote bundle by the banknote clamping means 97. (Bulk banknotes) Release of P to the bundle conveyance path is released.

  S13b: When the banknote clamping means 97 is raised, the control unit resumes the conveyance of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P by the bundle conveyance means 90.

  S14b: As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit moves the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) between the lower frame 98a and the upper frame 98b in accordance with the transport of the banknote bundle (rose banknote group) P by the resumed bundle transport means 90. ) The banknote gripping part 98 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG.

  S15b: The control unit moves the banknote gripping part 98 in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG. 11 in accordance with the conveyance of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P by the bundle transport means 90, and the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P. Is conveyed to the discharge port 10 as a bundle discharge means or bundle storage means, and the process is terminated.

  After the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) P is conveyed to the discharge port 10 and released, a series of bundling processes for the next banknote is resumed.

  In this way, the banknote gripping portion 98 in a state where the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) P determined to have failed to be bundled is sandwiched and fixed is matched with the transport of the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P by the bundle transport means 90. When the banknote bundle (separate banknote group) P is moved and conveyed to the discharge port 10 serving as a bundle discharge means or bundle storage means, the medium sealing device is accompanied with the failure of the bundle processing of the banknote bundle. This eliminates the need to stop and remove the remaining banknote bundle by the operator, reduce the downtime of the apparatus, and facilitate the operation of the apparatus.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the banknote gripping portion in a state where the banknote bundle (separated banknote group) determined to have failed to be bundled is sandwiched and fixed is used for transporting the banknote bundle (separated banknote group). The bundle of bills (separated banknotes) is transported to a discharge port as a bundle discharge means or bundle storage means. This eliminates the need to stop the operation and remove the remaining banknote bundle by the operator, thereby reducing the downtime of the apparatus and achieving smooth operation of the apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input part 2 Discrimination part 3 Conveyance path 4 Front and back inversion part 5 Open pocket 6 Reject pocket 7 Accumulation mechanism 7a-7e Temporary accumulation part 8 Transfer mechanism 9 Medium sealing part 10 Release port 11 Operation display part 12 Door 90 Bundle conveyance means 91 Tape 92 Printing means 93 Tape supply means 94 Cutter 95 Stepped conveyance guide 96 Passing confirmation sensor 97 Bill clamp part 98 Bill grip part 98a Lower frame 98b Upper frame

Claims (4)

In a medium sealing device having a bundling means for bundling a predetermined number of media to create a medium bundle,
A bundle conveying means having a bundle conveying path for nipping and conveying the medium bundle created by the bundle means;
A bundle result determining unit that determines whether the bundle of medium bundles conveyed by the bundle conveying unit is successful or not;
A medium sealing device, comprising: a medium clamping unit that presses and fixes a bundle of media determined to be bundle failure by the bundle result determination unit to a bundle conveyance path of the bundle conveyance unit. The medium sealing device according to claim 1,
The medium clamping means is disposed above the bundle conveying means so as to be movable up and down,
When a bundle of media that has failed to be bundled is detected by the bundle bundle determination means, the conveyance of the medium bundle by the bundle carrying means is stopped, and the medium clamping means is lowered to lower the bundle of media that has failed to bundle. A medium sealing device comprising a control unit that presses an upper surface and clamps and fixes the medium bundle between the medium clamping means and the bundle conveyance path. The medium sealing device according to claim 1 or 2,
A medium sealing device comprising: a medium gripping unit that is movable while gripping a medium bundle that has been determined that the bundle bundling result determining unit has failed. The medium sealing device according to claim 3,
The medium gripping means includes a lower base material that contacts the bottom surface of the medium bundle and an upper base material that contacts the upper surface of the medium bundle, and the lower base material can be moved up and down below the bundle conveying means. Disposed, the upper base material is disposed movably above the lower base material,
When a bundle of media that has failed to be bundled is detected by the bundle bundle determination means, the conveyance of the medium bundle by the bundle carrying means is stopped, and the medium clamping means is lowered to lower the bundle of media that has failed to bundle. After pressing the top surface and fixing the medium bundle between the medium clamping means and the bundle conveying path,
The medium gripping means lifts the lower base material and moves the upper base material above the lower base material to grip the medium bundle, and the medium gripping means grips the medium bundle. A medium sealing device comprising: a control unit that moves the medium bundle according to conveyance by the bundle conveyance unit that resumes conveyance.

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