JP6503252B2 - Sheet feeding mechanism, sheet processing apparatus, sheet processing system, and sheet processing method - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a sheet loading mechanism for feeding out input sheets, a sheet processing apparatus having such a sheet loading mechanism, and a sheet having such a sheet processing apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet processing system and a sheet processing method for feeding out input sheets.

  In a sheet processing apparatus that performs deposit processing of paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates and deposit and withdrawal processing, a bundle of sheets is inserted into the insertion section by a customer or an operator such as a teller, and is inserted into the insertion section. The paper sheets are fed one by one into the machine body of the paper sheet processing apparatus by a feeding unit such as a feeding roller provided at the feeding unit. Here, when a bundle of paper sheets to be inserted into the insertion section erroneously includes metal such as a coin or a clip, such a metal is processed by the feeding section together with the sheets. Since it is fed out into the machine body of the device, problems such as jamming of paper sheets and breakdown of the device occur. In order to prevent the occurrence of such troubles, Patent Document 1 discloses a bill depositing machine provided with a mixed metal detection device for detecting a metal contained in a bundle of bills inserted into the insertion section. There is.

  In the bill depositing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a detection coil is provided on the bill placement plate in a feeding unit mechanism for feeding out the bills placed on the bill placement plate one by one, and detection detected by the detection coil By sampling the values, it is detected whether or not the metal mixture is present in the vicinity of the bill mounting plate. Then, when it is detected that the mixed metal is present in the vicinity of the bill placing plate, the feeding operation of the bill by the feeding unit mechanism is stopped and the alarm is notified from the warning unit mechanism by light and sound, and the metal is mixed. The operator is urged to remove the bundle of bills from the bill mounting plate.

Patent No. 3199605

  In the conventional bill depositing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 etc., when a large amount of bills are processed, when the number of bills remaining in the feeding unit mechanism decreases, the operator manually hands a bundle of new bills to the feeding unit mechanism. There is a case where the feeding operation of the bill by the feeding unit mechanism is continuously performed by inserting the coin. However, when a metallic ornament (for example, a ring, a watch, etc.) is attached to the hand of the operator who additionally inserts the banknote, the metallic ornament attached to the hand of such operator Even if the bundle of bills inserted into the feeding unit mechanism does not contain metal, the feeding operation of the bills may be stopped, or an alarm may be notified by light or sound, although the detection coil also detects the detection coil. was there. In this case, the operator will be searched for non-existent foreign matter (metal), which may cause confusion. Furthermore, there is a problem that the operability is poor because a predetermined operation is required to restart the feeding operation of the banknotes by the feeding unit mechanism.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and when the metallic decorative article is attached to the hand of the operator who inserts the paper sheets into the insertion section, the insertion is performed into the insertion section. A sheet feeding mechanism, a sheet processing apparatus, a sheet processing system, and a sheet processing capable of preventing erroneous determination that a bundle of processed sheets includes metal Intended to provide a method.

  The sheet feeding mechanism according to the present invention includes a sheet feeding unit into which a bundle of sheets is to be fed, a feeding unit to feed sheets inserted into the sheet feeding unit, and a sheet fed into the sheet feeding unit A metal detection unit for detecting metal contained in a bundle of kinds, an access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the insertion unit, and an operator's access to the insertion unit by the access detection unit And a determination unit that determines that the bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit includes metal when the metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state in which It features.

  According to such a sheet feeding mechanism, when a metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state in which the operator's access to the feeding unit is not detected, the sheet bundle is inserted into the feeding unit. When it is determined that metal is contained, the metallic decorative article is attached to the hand of the operator who inputs the paper sheets into the insertion section, the sheet of the paper input into the insertion section It can be prevented that the bundle is erroneously judged to contain metal.

  The sheet feeding mechanism according to the present invention outputs information on the determination result by the determination unit when it is determined by the determination unit that the bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion unit contains metal. An output means may further be provided.

  In the sheet loading mechanism according to the present invention, the determination unit determines that the metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state where the access detection unit detects an access of the operator to the insertion unit. It may not be determined that the bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit contains metal.

  In the sheet feeding mechanism according to the present invention, the metal detection unit may not operate when the access detection unit detects an operator's access to the insertion unit.

  In the sheet feeding mechanism according to the present invention, the sheet feeding operation by the feeding section when it is determined by the determination unit that the bundle of sheets loaded into the insertion section contains metal. May be stopped.

  In the sheet feeding mechanism according to the present invention, in the state in which it is determined by the determination unit that the bundle of sheets loaded into the loading section contains metal, the feeding section is stopped. It may not work.

  In the sheet loading mechanism according to the present invention, the access detection unit includes an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitted from the light emitting element is received by the light receiving element. At least a part of the light path is located at the input part, and when the light emitted from the light emitting element is blocked and can not be received by the light receiving element, the operator's access to the input part is detected It may be done.

  A sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an input unit into which a bundle of sheets is input; a feeding unit that discharges sheets inserted into the input unit; and a sheet input into the input unit A sheet loading mechanism including a metal detection unit for detecting a metal contained in a bundle and an access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the loading unit, and the sheet loading mechanism When the metal detection unit detects a sheet processing unit that processes a sheet inserted into the sheet, and the metal detection unit in a state where the access detection unit does not detect an operator's access to the insertion unit And a determination unit that determines that the bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit contains a metal.

  According to such a sheet processing apparatus, when the metal detection unit detects metal in a state in which the operator's access to the insertion portion of the sheet insertion mechanism is not detected, the sheet is inserted into the insertion portion. When it is determined that the bundle of paper sheets contains metal, the metal decorative article is inserted into the insertion section when the metal decorative item is attached to the hand of the operator who inputs the sheets into the insertion section. It is possible to prevent the erroneous determination that the bundle of paper sheets contains metal.

  The sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention outputs information on the determination result by the determination unit when it is determined by the determination unit that the bundle of sheets input to the input unit contains metal. An output means may further be provided.

  The sheet processing system according to the present invention includes an input unit into which a bundle of sheets is input, a feeding unit that discharges the sheets input into the input unit, and a sheet input into the input unit. A sheet loading mechanism including a metal detection unit for detecting a metal contained in a bundle and an access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the loading unit, and the sheet loading mechanism A management apparatus which is provided separately from the paper processing apparatus having a paper processing unit for processing the paper inserted into the paper processing unit and the paper processing apparatus and performs management of the paper processing apparatus And the metal detection unit detects the metal in a state in which the access detection unit does not detect the access of the operator to the insertion unit in the sheet processing apparatus. The bundle of paper sheets thrown into the above-mentioned feeding section when Characterized by comprising a determination unit that is included.

  According to such a sheet processing system, when metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state where the operator's access to the insertion portion of the sheet insertion mechanism in the sheet processing apparatus is not detected. When a metal decorative item is attached to the hand of the operator who inputs the sheets into the insertion unit by determining that the bundle of sheets input into the insertion unit contains metal In addition, it is possible to prevent the erroneous determination that metal is contained in the bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit.

  In the sheet processing system of the present invention, the determination means may be provided in the management device.

  The sheet processing system according to the present invention outputs information on the determination result by the determining unit when it is determined by the determining unit that the bundle of sheets input to the input unit includes metal. An output means may further be provided.

  In this case, the output means may be provided in the management device.

  In the sheet processing method of the present invention, a step of feeding out a sheet inserted into an input unit and a step of detecting a metal contained in a bundle of sheets input into the input unit by a metal detection unit And a step of detecting an operator's access to the insertion portion, and a state in which an operator's access to the insertion portion is not detected when the metal detection unit detects a metal. Determining that the bundle of paper sheets contains a metal.

  According to such a sheet processing method, when a metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state in which the operator's access to the input unit is not detected, the sheet bundle is input into the input unit. When it is determined that metal is contained, the metallic decorative article is attached to the hand of the operator who inputs the paper sheets into the insertion section, the sheet of the paper input into the insertion section It can be prevented that the bundle is erroneously judged to contain metal.

  According to the sheet feeding mechanism, the sheet processing apparatus, the sheet processing system and the sheet processing method of the present invention, the metallic ornament for the hand of the operator who inserts the sheet into the insertion section Can be prevented from being erroneously determined as containing a metal in the bundle of paper sheets loaded into the loading unit.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows roughly the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote insertion mechanism in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc. It is a perspective view which shows the structure when the banknote insertion mechanism shown in FIG. 4 is seen from a near side. It is a figure which shows the state when the bundle of loose banknotes is injected | thrown-in to the insertion part of the banknote injection mechanism shown in FIG. 4 etc. FIG. It is a figure which shows a state when metal, such as a coin, is contained in the bundle of the loose banknote thrown in to the insertion part in the banknote insertion mechanism shown in FIG. 4 etc. FIG. It is a figure which shows a state when the operator who attached the metal ornaments in the hand in the banknote insertion mechanism shown to FIG. 4 etc. performs additional insertion of a loose banknote to an insertion part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the payment process of a loose bill being performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 9 are diagrams showing a bill processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a bill insertion mechanism provided in such a bill processing apparatus, and a bill processing method by such a bill processing apparatus. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. Moreover, FIG. 4 is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote insertion mechanism in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc. FIG. 5: is a perspective view which shows the structure when the banknote insertion mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. Moreover, FIG. 6 thru | or FIG. 8 is a figure which shows the state as which the bundle | flux of the loose banknote is each inserted in the insertion part of the banknote insertion mechanism shown in FIG. 4 etc. FIG. Moreover, FIG. 9 is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the payment processing of a loose banknote being performed in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc. FIG.

  The bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and deposit processing of loose banknotes, and can also form or seal banknotes from a predetermined number (for example, 100) of loose banknotes within the machine body. It is possible to do payment processing of Details of the internal configuration of such a banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bill processing apparatus 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shaped housing 10, and on the front surface of the housing 10, loose bills are deposited from the outside to the inside of the housing 10. Feeding portion 14, a rose bill dispensing portion 24 for dispensing a rose bill to the outside from the inside of the housing 10, and a band-wrapped bill dispensing portion for discharging a sealed bill to the outside from the inside of the casing 10 48 are provided respectively. The side surface on the left side of the case 10 in FIG. 2 is the front side of the bill processing apparatus 1 (that is, the front side when the bill processing apparatus 1 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1). The right direction in 2 is the depth direction of the housing 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the input unit 14 is open to the outside of the housing 10, and the operator accesses the inside of the input unit 14 through this opening (specifically, the input unit 14 Put your hand inside)). As a result, the operator can insert a bundle of loose bills into the inside of the insertion unit 14.

  On the other hand, shutters 24a and 48a are respectively provided in the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and these shutters 24a and 48a are openings that face the front of the rose banknote dispenser 24 (that is, , And the opening facing the front surface of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 (that is, the outlet of the banded banknote) is opened and closed. Then, when the openings of the rose bill dispensing unit 24 and the banded bill dispensing unit 48 are opened by the shutters 24a and 48a, the operator accesses the insides of the rose bill dispensing unit 24 and the banded bill dispensing unit 48, respectively ( Specifically, it becomes possible to put a hand in the inside of the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 or the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the operator can use the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 or the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 to It becomes possible to take out the accumulated bulk banknotes and banded banknotes from the inside of the housing 10 to the outside. The shutters 24a and 48a are respectively driven by shutter drive units 24b and 48b (see FIG. 3).

  In the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the loose bill dispensing unit 24 functions as a dispensing unit for discharging loose bills to the outside of the housing 10 when the dispensing process of loose bills is performed. To discharge outside the casing 10 a rose bill that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 described later at the time of deposit processing, or a rose note that was not identified as a normal rose bill by the identification unit 20. It functions as a deposit rejection unit.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the bill processing device 1 performs the dispensing process of the loose bill in the front side of the casing 10 and below the loose bill dispensing unit 24, the loose bill dispensing unit 24 A withdrawal / reject unit 26 is provided on which rose banknotes determined not to be dispensed outside the body 10 are accumulated. The front surface of the withdrawal / reject unit 26 is not open to the outside of the housing 10, and the operator accesses the withdrawal / reject unit 26 unless the main body of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is pulled out of the housing 10 to the front side. It can not be done.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 and the like, the feeding unit 14 is provided with a feeding unit 15 for feeding the loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 one by one into the inside of the housing 10. Details of the configuration of such a feeding unit 15 will be described later. Further, inside the case 10 of the bill processing apparatus 1, there is provided a conveying unit 18 for conveying the loose bills one by one in the case 10, and the loose unit fed out from the insertion unit 14 by the feeding unit 15. The banknotes are transported by the transport unit 18 in the housing 10. In addition, the identification unit 20 is provided in the conveyance unit 18, and the denomination, authenticity, front and back, fitness, old and new, conveyance condition, etc. of the loose banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 18 is provided with a front and back reversing unit 22 so that the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 can be reversed by the front and back reversing unit 22 so that the front and back are aligned.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and a plurality (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) loose bill storage units 32 are connected to the transport unit 18, respectively. A loose bill is to be sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and each loose bill storage unit 32. Stages 30a and 32a which are movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 are respectively provided in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and the individual loose bill storage units 32, and loose bills are placed on the stages 30a and 32a. It is intended to be stacked in a stacked state.

  Further, a bill feeding / feeding unit 30b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the loose bills temporarily held by the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are one sheet from the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. Are fed to the transport unit 18 one by one. In addition, the loose bills are transferred one by one from the transport unit 18 to the payment temporary storage unit 30 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b. Here, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is configured to temporarily suspend the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 in the deposit process of the loose banknotes before being stored in the respective loose banknote storage units 32. .

  Further, a bill feeding / feeding unit 32b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion of each loose bill housing unit 32, and the loose bills stored in each loose bill housing unit 32 are conveyed one by one by the bill feeding / feeding unit 32b. It is fed to the section 18. In addition, the bill feeding / feeding unit 32 b is configured to be able to transfer one loose bill from the transport unit 18 to each loose bill storage unit 32 one by one. Here, in each loose bill storage unit 32, a loose bill of a specific denomination set in advance is stored. It should be noted that instead of the provision of four separate bill storage portions 32 for storing the specific denominations of the preset denominations, a plurality of bulk bill storage portions 32 of the plurality of bulk bill storage portions 32 are provided. A denomination of rose banknotes may be stored in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a front door 10a is provided at the lower portion of the housing 10. By opening the front door 10a, the operator can access the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. It is supposed to be. Further, in the withdrawal unit 11 (see FIG. 2) which can be withdrawn from the inside of the housing 10 to the front side (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2) It is housed. Then, the operator opens the front door 10 a and pulls out the drawer unit 11 from the inside of the housing 10 to the front side, whereby the operator removes or mounts the respective loose bill storage portions 32 from the drawer unit 11. Will be able to

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (two in the example shown in FIG. 2) organizing temporary storage units 40 are connected to the transport unit 18, and the transport unit 18 separates them from the transport temporary storage units 40. When the banknotes are sent, the loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state in the sorting and holding unit 40. Further, in the banknote processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the bundling portion 42 for forming the bundling banknote by winding the bundling paper around the banknote bundle consisting of the predetermined number (for example, 100) of the loose banknotes Next to the

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an arm mechanism 44 is provided in the vicinity of the band sealing portion 42 inside the housing 10, and the arm mechanism 44 includes each organizing and temporary storage portion 40, the band sealing portion 42 and a band sealing to be described later. It is movable between the bill transport units 46. The arm mechanism 44 as described above is configured to transport a bundle of banknotes consisting of a predetermined number of loose banknotes accumulated in each sorting and temporary storage unit 40 to the banding unit 42. Further, when the banding process is performed in the band sealing section 42, the arm mechanism 44 holding a bill bundle consisting of a predetermined number of loose bills moves to the band sealing section 42, and the upper and lower sides of the arm mechanism 44 in the band sealing section 42. A band-wrapping paper is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the bill bundle in a state of being held by a pair of arms. Further, after the banding processing is performed in the band sealing portion 42, the arm mechanism 44 is moved from the band sealing portion 42 to the banded banknote feeding portion 46, and the banded banknote is wound on a stage 46a (described later) of the banded banknote feeding portion 46. Can be handed over.

  The band-fed banknote transport unit 46 is provided with a stage 46a that is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 and the band-fed banknote created by the band-sealed portion 42 is delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a. The banded banknotes are collected on the stage 46a. Then, after the bundling banknotes are delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a, when the stage 46a moves upward in FIG. 2 to reach the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the stage 46a is on the stage 46a. From this, it is possible to deliver the banded banknote to the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. When the shutter 48a is opened in such a state, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated in the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 to the outside of the housing 10 become able to. Further, when the stage 46 a is further raised, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a are delivered to the banded banknote conveying unit 60 described later, or the banded banknotes are collected from the banded banknote conveying unit 60 on the stage 46 a. Will be able to

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) banded banknote storage units 70 are provided in the upper region in the inside of the housing 10, and these banded banknote storage units 70 are provided. The banded banknotes created by the banding portion 42 are stored in a stacked state. Specifically, each banded banknote storage unit 70 is configured to store a banded banknote of a specific denomination set in advance. It should be noted that instead of providing four banded banknote storage units 70 for storing the preset banknotes of a specific denomination, at least one banded banknote storage unit 70 of the plurality of banded banknote storage units 70 is a denomination In such a case, it is possible to store banded banknotes different in a mixed state in a mixed state.

  A stage 70a movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is provided inside each of the band-wrapped banknote storage units 70, and an opening (figure) provided at the upper end (ceiling portion) of the band-wrapped banknote storage unit 70 The banded banknotes sent to each of the banded banknote storage units 70 from the not shown) are stacked in a stacked state on the stage 70a. Further, when the banded banknotes are taken out from each of the banded banknote storage portions 70, the banded banknotes are taken out upward from the opening provided at the upper end portion (ceiling portion) of each banded banknote storage portion 70 by raising the stage 70a. It will be.

  Further, above the respective banded banknote storage units 70, a banded banknote transport unit 60 for transporting the packaged banknotes is provided. The banded banknote transport unit 60 has a circulation belt 60b provided with a plurality of projections 60a at equal intervals, and the circulation belt 60b circulates in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It can be done. Then, when the bundling banknote is transported by the bundling banknote transport unit 60, the bundling banknote is moved in one of right and left directions in FIG. 2 in a state of being hooked by the projection 60a along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Become. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discrimination unit 62 is provided between the upper end of the banded bill conveyance unit 46 and the banded bill storage unit 70 in the conveyance path of the banded bill by the banded bill conveyance unit 60. The denomination of the banded banknote transported by the banknote transport unit 60 is determined by the determination unit 62.

  Here, when the banded banknotes formed by the band sealing portion 42 are stored in the respective banded banknote storing portions 70, the banded banknotes are transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a of the banded banknote transporting portion 46, The stage 46 a ascends to reach a position in the vicinity of the banded banknote transport unit 60. Further, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. By this, the banded banknote on the stage 46a is hooked by the projection 60a and conveyed in the right direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b, and after the discrimination unit 62 discriminates the denomination thereof, the discrimination unit Based on the determination result by 62, it will be stored in each corresponding banded banknote storage unit 70. On the other hand, when the banded banknote stored in each banded banknote storing unit 70 is dispensed to the outside of the housing 10 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the circulating belt 60b circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. The banded banknotes pushed upward from the respective banded banknote storing units 70 are hooked by the protrusions 60a and conveyed in the left direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. In addition, the stage 46 a is lifted to reach a position near the banded banknote conveyance unit 60. Then, after the denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banded banknote conveying unit 60 is determined by the determination unit 62, the banded banknote is accumulated on the stage 46a. When dispensing a plurality of banded banknotes, the stage 46a is lowered by a predetermined amount (specifically, equivalent to the thickness dimension of the banded banknotes) in accordance with the feeding of the banded banknotes. When a predetermined number of enveloped banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a, the stage 46a is lowered to the delivery position, and the enveloped banknotes are delivered from the stage 46a to the enveloped banknote dispensing unit 48.

  Next, details of the configuration of the input unit 14 and the feeding unit 15 in the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the insertion portion 14 has a placement plate 14a on which a plurality of loose bills, which are inserted into the insertion portion 14 by the operator, are placed in a stacked state. The holder plate 14 a is provided with a through hole through which a pair of left and right kicker rollers 15 d (described later) in the feeding portion 15 pass. As a result, each kicker roller 15d protrudes upward from the upper surface of the placement plate 14a, and the lowermost rose bill among the plurality of stacked loose bills placed on the placement plate 14a is each kite. It is designed to be kicked out by the Corolla 15d.

  In addition, a residual detection sensor 14b for detecting whether or not a bill is present on the placement plate 14a is provided inside the insertion portion 14. The residual detection sensor 14b is an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element provided so as to sandwich an area where bills are accumulated in the inside of the insertion unit 14, and light emitted from the light emitting element is placed on the mounting plate 14a. It is detected that a bill is present on the placement plate 14a when it is blocked by the bill placed on the top and is no longer received by the light receiving element.

  The feeding unit 15 is provided so as to face the pair of left and right feed rollers 15a and the feed rollers 15a, and forms the nip portion between each feed roller 15a and the pair of left and right gate rollers 15b and the placement plate 14a. There are kicker rollers 15c and 15d for kicking the placed loose banknote toward the feed rollers 15a. Each feed roller 15a is configured to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4, and each gate roller 15b is configured to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 by rotating with each feed roller 15a. There is. Further, three kicker rollers 15c are provided along the width direction (that is, the direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the loose bills by the feeding unit 15) of the loose bills placed on the placement plate 14a, Each kicker roller 15c is designed to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. Further, two kicker rollers 15d are provided so as to be arranged along the width direction of the loose bill placed on the placement plate 14a, and each kicker roller 15d is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. It has become. Here, each kicker roller 15c, 15d is configured to kick the lowermost one of the plurality of stacked banknotes placed on the placement plate 14a toward the feed roller 15a. The rose banknotes that have been kicked out are separated one by one by passing through the nip portion formed between the feed rollers 15a and the gate rollers 15b, and the rose banknotes passing through the nip portion form the housing 10 And is fed to the transport unit 18.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the placement plate 14 a (that is, the side opposite to the side on which the loose banknotes are placed) is included in the bundle of loose banknotes loaded into the loading unit 14. A metal detection unit 16 for detecting metal such as a coin or a clip is provided. For example, a magnetic sensor is used as the metal detection unit 16, but as another example, a capacitance meter may be used as the metal detection unit 16. By providing a metal detection unit 16 such as a magnetic sensor or a capacitance meter on the back side of the placement plate 14a, a bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal such as coins and clips. Can be detected. In addition, as described later, in the case where a metal accessory (for example, a ring, a wrist watch, etc.) is attached to the hand of the operator who performs the additional insertion of the bundle of rose banknotes in the insertion unit 14, There is a risk that the metal detection unit 16 may also detect a metal accessory worn on the hand of the operator.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the access detection unit 17 for detecting the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14 is provided at the front opening of the insertion unit 14. In the example shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, three access detection units 17 are provided to be vertically aligned at the front opening of the input unit 14, and each access detection unit 17 includes a light emitting element 17 a and a light receiving element 17 b. It is an optical sensor. Then, in each access detection unit 17, at least a part of a path (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) of the light when the light emitted from the light emitting element 17 a is received by the light receiving element 17 b doing. When such an access detection unit 17 is provided at the front opening of the insertion unit 14, the operator holds the hand holding the loose banknote when inserting the bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14 When it is introduced into the interior of 14, the light emitted from the light emitting element 17a is blocked by the hand of the operator and can not be received by the light receiving element 17b. Then, each access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14 when the light emitted from the light emitting device 17 a is not received by the light receiving device 17 b.

  When the access detection unit 17 including an optical sensor including the light emitting element 17 a and the light receiving element 17 b is provided at the front opening of the insertion portion 14, the sheet is placed when the bundle of loose bills is inserted into the insertion portion 14. When a loose bill is not placed at a predetermined position on the plate 14a, and the loose bill jumps out to the front side of the insertion portion 14 on the placing plate 14a, the feeding portion on such a placing plate 14a It becomes possible for the access detection unit 17 to detect the rose banknote that has popped out to the front side of the front side 14. By this, it becomes possible to prevent that the feeding failure of the bulk banknote due to the feeding unit 15 occurs.

  Note that instead of using an optical sensor including the light emitting element 17a and the light receiving element 17b as the access detection unit 17 provided in the front opening of the input unit 14, an imaging camera or video camera etc. that images the front opening of the input unit 14 is used. May be In this case, the access detection unit 17 detects an operator's access to the inside of the insertion unit 14 based on an image or a moving image of the front opening of the insertion unit 14 captured by an imaging camera, a video camera or the like. become.

  In the present embodiment, a bill insertion mechanism for inserting loose bills into the interior from the outside of the case 10 of the bill processing apparatus 1 by the insertion unit 14, the feeding unit 15, the metal detection unit 16, and the access detection unit 17. Twelve are configured.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the transport unit 18, the identification unit 20, the front and back reversing unit 22, the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the respective loose bill storage units 32, the band sealing portion 42, the arm mechanism 44, and the band sealing The bill transport unit 46, the banded bill conveyance unit 60, the banded bill storage unit 70, and the like constitute a bill processing unit that processes loose bills inserted into the machine body by the bill insertion mechanism 12.

  Moreover, the control part 80 which controls each structural member of the said banknote processing apparatus 1 is provided in the banknote processing apparatus 1 of this Embodiment. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 80 includes the insertion unit 14, the delivery unit 15, the metal detection unit 16, the access detection unit 17, the conveyance unit 18, the identification unit 20, and the front and back of the banknote handling apparatus 1. Reversing unit 22, deposit temporary storage unit 30 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) of stage 30a provided in deposit temporary storage unit 30 (not shown) or bill feeding / feeding section 30b), each loose bill storage section 32 (specifically Specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) for the stage 32a provided in each loose bill storage unit 32 (not shown) and a bill feeding and feeding unit 32b), a band seal portion 42, an arm mechanism 44, a banded bill lifter 46, and a banded bill conveyance The unit 60, the determination unit 62, each banded banknote storage unit 70 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) of the stage 70a provided in each banded banknote storage unit 70), a shutter for opening and closing each shutter 24a, 48a Drive unit 24b, 4 b, etc. are connected. Then, a signal relating to the identification result of the loose bill by the identification unit 20, information on the discrimination result of the denomination of the banded banknote by the discrimination unit 62, etc. are sent to the control unit 80. The operation of these components is controlled by sending command signals to the components.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an operation display unit 82, a storage unit 84, a determination unit 86 and a communication interface unit 88 are communicably connected to the control unit 80. The operation display unit 82 is formed of a touch panel or the like provided on the front or upper surface of the bill processing apparatus 1. The operation display unit 82 displays the processing status of bills in the bill processing apparatus 1, each loose bill storage unit 32 and each band seal. Information on the current position of the rose banknotes and the banded banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 70 is displayed. Further, the operator can give various commands to the control unit 80 by the operation display unit 82.

  The storage unit 84 stores the processing history of bills in the bill processing apparatus 1 and information on the presence or absence of loose bills and banded bills stored in the respective loose bill storage sections 32 and the respective banded bill storage sections 70. It has become.

  The determination means 86 determines whether or not the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal based on the detection result by the metal detection unit 16 and the detection result by the access detection unit 17. ing. Specifically, the determination unit 86 is inserted into the insertion unit 14 when metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 in a state where the access detection unit 17 does not detect the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14. It is determined that the bundle of bulked banknotes contains metal. Further, when the metal detection unit 16 detects metal in a state where the access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14, the determination unit 86 detects the loose bill inserted into the insertion unit 14. Does not determine that the bundle of metals contains metal. Due to such technical matters, when the operator additionally inserts a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14, the metal decorative item is inserted into the insertion unit 14 even when the metallic ornament is attached to the hand of the operator. It is possible to prevent the erroneous determination that metal bundle is included in the bundle of bulk banknotes. Details of the determination method by the determination unit 86 will be described later.

  Further, the control unit 80 can transmit and receive signals to / from the management device 100 as a higher-level terminal provided separately from the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment via the communication interface unit 88. There is. In the present embodiment, by transmitting and receiving signals between the bill processing apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 100, the management apparatus 100 can manage the bill processing apparatus 1. Moreover, the banknote processing system which processes a banknote is comprised by combining such a banknote processing apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 80 determines that the determination unit 86 determines that the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal. It functions as an output unit that outputs information on the determination result by. The information output by the control unit 80 functioning as such output means is displayed on the operation display unit 82, stored in the storage unit 84, or a management device as a higher-level terminal via the communication interface unit 88, for example. It is supposed to be sent to 100. In addition, the control unit 80 performs the feeding so as to stop the feeding operation of the loose bill by the feeding unit 15 when it is determined by the determining unit 86 that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the feeding unit 14 includes metal. The control of the unit 15 is performed. Furthermore, in a state in which the control unit 80 determines that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal in the bundle by the determination unit 86, the feeding is performed so that the stopped feeding unit 15 does not operate. The control of the unit 15 is performed. Details of the control contents of the feeding unit 15 by the control unit 80 will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the bill processing apparatus 1 having such a configuration when depositing bills is described using the side view of the bill insertion mechanism 12 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and the flowchart shown in FIG. Do.

  When the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is in the standby state, the operator inserts a bundle of loose bills into the insertion unit 14 as shown in FIG. A command to start the deposit process is given to the control unit 80 by an input from the operation display unit 82 or an instruction to start the deposit process being transmitted from the external device such as the upper terminal to the control unit 80 through the communication interface unit 88. And ("YES" in STEP 1), the bill depositing process is started in the bill handling apparatus 1. Specifically, in a state where the presence of loose bills in the insertion portion 14 is detected by the residual detection sensor 14 b (“YES” in STEP 2), when metal is not detected by the metal detection unit 16 ( "NO" in STEP 3) The loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the housing 10 by the feeding unit 15 (STEP 4), and are conveyed one by one by the conveying unit 18. Then, the denomination, the authenticity, the front and back, the fitness, the new and old, the conveyance state, and the like of the loose bill conveyed by the conveyance unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20 (STEP 5). Further, the front and back reversing unit 22 cleans the front and back of the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20. Then, the banknotes that are identified as not normal banknotes by the identification unit 20, that is, the deposit-rejected banknotes are sent from the front and back reversing unit 22 to the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 by the transport unit 18. As described above, the loose bill dispenser unit 24 functions as a deposit reject unit for discharging the loose bill, which is identified as not being a normal loose bill by the identifying unit 20, to the outside of the housing 10. There is. Then, when all the loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed out into the housing 10, the shutter 24a provided in the loose bill discharging unit 24 is opened, and the operator operates the loose bill discharging unit 24. It is possible to manually take out the deposit rejected banknotes accumulated in the and to reinject the bills into the insertion portion 14 or the like.

  On the other hand, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 20 are sent from the front and back reversing unit 22 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by the transport unit 18, and are temporarily suspended by the deposit temporary storage unit 30. It will be (STEP 5). Then, all the loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 10 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the loose banknote discharge unit 24, so that the loose portions on the placement plate 14 a in the insertion unit 14 are separated. When the banknote is not detected by the residual detection sensor 14 b (“NO” in STEP 6), a message prompting the operator to issue a payment confirmation is displayed on the operation display unit 82. Then, when the operator who sees the message displayed on the operation display unit 82 inputs a deposit confirmation command from the operation display unit 82 (“YES” in STEP 7), the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30 b from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 The loose bills are fed one by one to the transport unit 18, and the transport unit 18 sends the loose bills, for example, for each denomination to each loose bill storage unit 32. As a result, the loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 are stored in each loose bill storage unit 32 for each denomination. On the other hand, after loose banknotes on the placement plate 14a are not detected by the residual detection sensor 14b in the insertion unit 14 (“NO” in STEP 6), the operator does not issue a payment confirmation instruction via the operation display unit 82 but a return instruction Is input (STEP 7 "NO" and STEP 9 "YES"), from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 the bill delivery / feed-in unit 30b delivers the bill one by one to the transport unit 18, and the fed-out bill is transported It will be sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 by the unit 18. Then, when all the loose bills temporarily stored in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are sent to the loose bill dispensing unit 24, the shutter 24a is opened. As a result, the operator can take out the returned banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 (STEP 10).

  In the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a loose bill placed on the placement plate 14a of the insertion unit 14 is being fed out into the inside of the housing 10 by the feeding unit 15 as shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 8, the operator can insert an additional banknote into the insertion unit 14. When the additional insertion to the input unit 14 is performed, the access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the inside of the input unit 14.

  Here, when metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 while the deposit processing of the loose banknotes described above is being performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment (“YES” in STEP 3), the insertion unit 14 When the access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the inside of the (“YES” in STEP 11), the determination unit 86 includes metal in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 Do not judge that When metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 in a state where the access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14, addition of a bill to the insertion unit 14 as shown in FIG. 8 Since there is a possibility that the metal detection unit 16 has detected a metal accessory (indicated by reference symbol M in FIG. 8) attached to the hand of the operator who performs the insertion, By the determination means 86 not determining that the bundle of bills includes metal, it is possible to prevent an erroneous determination by the determination means 86. In this case, the bill processing device 1 continues to deposit loose bills without stopping the feeding operation of the bills by the feeding unit 15 (STEP 4).

  On the other hand, when metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 (“YES” in STEP 3), when the access detection unit 17 does not detect the access of the operator to the inside of the insertion unit 14 (STEP 11). [NO]), as shown in FIG. 7, it is considered that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the input unit 14 includes metal (indicated by reference symbol S in FIG. 7), the determination means 86 It is determined that the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the part 14 contains metal (STEP 12). In this case, the control unit 80 controls the feeding unit 15 to stop the feeding operation of the banknotes by the feeding unit 15 (STEP 13). As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal contained in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 from being drawn out to the inside of the housing 10 by the feeding unit 15. Further, the control unit 80 outputs information related to the determination result by the determination unit 86, and causes the operation display unit 82 to display the output information (STEP 14). As a result, for example, a warning message "There is a foreign object (metal) in the deposit port. Please remove it." Is popped up on the operation display unit 82, for example. The information related to the determination result by the determination unit 86 output by the control unit 80 may be stored in the storage unit 84 or may be transmitted to the management apparatus 100 as the upper terminal through the communication interface unit 88. It may be

  Then, when the operator who sees the warning message pop-up displayed on the operation display unit 82 removes the metal from the inside of the input unit 14 and the metal detection unit 16 no longer detects the metal (“YES” in STEP 15), the operation display The warning message pop-up displayed on the unit 82 disappears, and the banknote handling apparatus 1 is in a standby state. At this time, a message may be popped up on the operation display unit 82 to the effect that metal has been removed from the input unit 14. Then, when the operator gives a command to start the deposit process to the control unit 80 by pressing, for example, the start button on the display screen of the operation display unit 82 (“YES” in STEP 1), the banknote handling device 1 deposits the banknotes. Will be resumed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is determined by the determination unit 86 that the bundle of banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal (STEP 12), the operation of feeding the banknotes by the dispensing unit 15 is performed. It is supposed to stop (STEP 13). In addition, in a state in which it is determined by the determination unit 86 that the bundle of bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal (“NO” in STEP 15), the stopped feeding unit 15 does not operate. It has become.

  According to the bill processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the metal detection unit 16 for detecting metal contained in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 and the metal detection unit 16 into the insertion unit 14 The access detection unit 17 for detecting the access of the operator is provided, and the determination unit 86 detects the metal detection unit 16 in a state where the access detection unit 17 does not detect the access of the operator to the insertion unit 14. Thus, when metal is detected, it is determined that the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 contains metal. In this case, a loose bill is inserted into the insertion unit 14 (specifically, for example, an additional insertion of the loose banknote into the insertion unit 14 is performed) when a metal ornament is attached to the hand of the operator In addition, it is possible to prevent the erroneous determination that metal is included in the bundle of bills inserted into the insertion unit 14.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 80 determines that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes the metal by the determination unit 86. It functions as an output unit that outputs information on the determination result by the determination unit 86 when it occurs. As a result, since the determination result by the determination means 86 outputted by the control unit 80 as the output means is notified to the operator, the operator can quickly take out the metal from the insertion portion 14 It will be.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the determination unit 86 uses the metal detection unit 16 in a state where the access detection unit 17 detects an operator's access to the insertion unit 14. When the metal is detected, it is not determined that the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes the metal.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, when it is determined by the determination unit 86 that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal, the feeding unit 15 is The feeding operation of the rose banknotes due to is stopped. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal contained in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 from being drawn out to the inside of the housing 10 by the feeding unit 15.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, in the state in which it is determined by the determination means 86 that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion section 14 includes metal, the process is stopped. The feeding unit 15 is not operated. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal contained in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 from being drawn out to the inside of the housing 10 by the feeding unit 15. Here, in the present embodiment, when the metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 and the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 is determined by the determination unit 86 that the metal is contained, the feeding is performed. Not only when the feeding operation of the loose banknotes by the part 15 is stopped, but also when the feeding operation of the loose banknotes by the feeding unit 15 is stopped from the beginning by another factor, the loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 The stopped delivery unit 15 may not operate until it is determined by the determination unit 86 that the bundle does not contain metal.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the access detection unit 17 includes the light sensor including the light emitting element 17a and the light receiving element 17b, and the light emitted from the light emitting element 17a. At least a part of the light path when the light is received by the light receiving element 17b is located at the input part 14 and the light emitted from the light emitting element 17a is blocked and can not be received by the light receiving element 17b An operator's access to the unit 14 is detected.

  The bill processing system 1 according to the present invention, the bill insertion mechanism 12 provided in the bill processing apparatus 1, and the bill processing system including the bill processing apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 100 are as described above. It is not limited to, and various changes can be made.

  For example, the bill insertion mechanism 12 according to the present invention can be used alone, and the invention specific matters of the present invention may be all included in the bill insertion mechanism 12. In this case, when a metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 in a state where the access detection unit 17 does not detect the access of the operator to the insertion unit 14, the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14. Information on the determination result by the determination means when it is determined by the determination means that determines whether or not metal is contained, or when the determination means determines that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal The bill input mechanism 12 is provided with output means for outputting the Here, the determination means and the output means provided in the bill insertion mechanism 12 perform substantially the same function as the determination means 86 in the bill processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 3 and the output means in the control unit 80. According to such a bill insertion mechanism 12, as in the case of the bill processing apparatus 1 described above, when the metal detection unit 16 detects metal in a state in which the operator's access to the insertion unit 14 is not detected When a metal decorative item is attached to the hand of the operator who inserts the loose bill into the insertion unit 14 by determining that the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the unit 14 contains metal. In addition, it is possible to prevent the erroneous determination that metal is included in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion unit 14.

  When the bill processing system according to the present invention is configured by combining the bill processing apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 100 described above, the access detection unit 17 accesses the operator of the insertion unit 14 When the metal is detected by the metal detection unit 16 in a state in which the document is not detected, a determination unit that determines whether or not the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 includes metal; Output means for outputting information on the determination result by the determination means is provided in the management device 100 instead of the bill processing device 1 when the determination means determines that the bundle of inserted loose banknotes contains metal. It may be In this case, only the determination means may be provided in the management apparatus 100, and the control unit 80 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 may perform the function of the above output means, or both the determination means and the output means manage The device 100 may be provided. Moreover, in the example of another banknote processing system, while said judgment means is provided in the banknote processing apparatus 1, said output means may be provided in the management apparatus 100. FIG.

  In addition, in the bill processing apparatus 1 and the bill insertion mechanism 12 according to the modification, the metal detection unit 16 does not operate even when the access detection unit 17 detects the access of the operator to the insertion unit 14 Good. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the operator puts a hand into the inside of the insertion part 14 in order to insert an additional loose bill into the insertion part 14, and the operator to the insertion part 14 by the access detection unit 17 When access is detected, power is not supplied to the magnetic sensor or capacitance meter as the metal detection unit 16, or switches such as the magnetic sensor or capacitance meter are automatically turned off. As a result, the magnetic sensor or the capacitance meter as the metal detection unit 16 does not operate. In this case, even if a metal ornament is attached to the hand of the operator who additionally inserts the loose bill into the insertion unit 14, the metal ornament is not detected by the metal detection unit 16.

  Further, in the bill processing apparatus 1 and the bill insertion mechanism 12 according to still another modification, a shutter for opening and closing an opening facing the front of the insertion part 14 (that is, a deposit opening for loose bills) and an open / closed state of the shutter An open / close detection sensor may be provided. Then, only when the front opening of the insertion unit 14 is opened by the shutter, the operator can access the inside of the insertion unit 14 and insert a bundle of loose bills into the insertion unit 14. On the other hand, the feeding operation of the loose bill by the feeding unit 15 is performed when the front opening of the insertion unit 14 is closed by the shutter. In addition, when the operator additionally inserts loose bills into the insertion section 14, the feeding operation of the loose bills by the feeding section 15 is temporarily stopped, and then the shutter is moved to open the front opening of the insertion section 14. A hand holding a rose bill is later put into the inside of the insertion portion 14. In the bill processing apparatus 1 and the bill insertion mechanism 12 described above, when the metal detection unit 16 detects metal while the front opening of the insertion part 14 is opened by the shutter, the determination unit 86 It may not be determined that the bundle of loose bills inserted into the box contains metal. That is, the determination means 86 detects the metal in the bundle of loose bills inserted into the insertion section 14 only when metal is detected by the metal detection section 16 in a state where the front opening of the insertion section 14 is closed by the shutter. It may be determined to be included. In the state where the front opening of the insertion portion 14 is opened by the shutter, it is considered that the operator is performing additional insertion of loose banknotes into the insertion portion 14, and therefore the determination means 86 is inserted into the insertion portion 14 by the above method. When it is determined whether or not the bundle of billed loose banknotes contains metal, a metal decorative item is attached to the hand of the operator who inserts the loose banknote in the insertion unit 14, and the metallic ornament is made of this metallic When a decorative item of is detected by the metal detection unit 16, it is possible to prevent an erroneous determination that metal is included in the bundle of loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14.

  In the above description, as an example of the paper sheet feeding mechanism, the paper sheet processing apparatus, the paper sheet processing system, and the paper sheet processing method according to the present invention, an example is used which can process banknotes. As described above, the paper sheet feeding mechanism, the paper sheet processing apparatus, the paper sheet processing system, and the paper sheet processing method according to the present invention are not limited to such examples. A paper sheet feeding mechanism, a paper sheet processing apparatus, a paper sheet processing system, and a paper sheet processing method according to the present invention include processing paper sheets (e.g., gift certificates, checks, etc.) other than banknotes. What can be used may be used.

  In addition, in a coin processing device that performs coin deposit processing and withdrawal processing, a metal detection unit for detecting metal and coin discharge are provided to a coin dispensing unit for dispensing coins from the inside of the casing to the outside. An access detection unit may be provided to detect an operator's access to the output unit. In this case, the control unit provided in the coin processing device throws the coin only when the metal detection unit detects metal while the access detection unit does not detect the operator's access to the coin dispensing unit. It may be determined that there is a forgotten coin at the outlet. In this case, the determination result by the control unit is output from the control unit, and the information related to the output determination result is displayed on the display unit, for example, so that the operator removes the forgotten coin in the coin dispensing unit. It becomes possible to notice that it exists, thereby making it possible to prevent the withdrawal of coins from the coin dispensing unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 banknote processing apparatus 10 case 10a front door 11 drawer unit 12 banknote insertion mechanism 14 insertion unit 14a placement plate 14b residual detection sensor 15 feeding unit 15a feed roller 15b gate roller 15c, 15d kicker roller 16 metal detection unit 17 access detection unit 17a Light-emitting element 17b Light-receiving element 18 Conveying section 20 Identification section 22 Front and back reversing part 24 Rose bill dispensing part 24a Shutter 24b Shutter drive part 26 Payment rejection part 30 Deposit temporary holding part 30a Stage 30b Bill delivery feeding part 32 Rose bill storage part 32a Stage 32b Bill feeding feeding unit 40 Organizing temporary storage unit 42 Band sealing unit 44 Arm mechanism 46 Banded banknote feeding unit 46a Stage 48 Banded banknote dispensing unit 48a Shutter 48b Shutter drive unit 60 Banded banknote conveyance unit 60a Projection 60b Circulation belt 62 Determination Department 0 bundling bill storage portion 70a stage 80 control unit 82 operation display unit 84 storage unit 86 determination unit 88 a communication interface unit 100 managing device

Claims (14)

An input section into which a bundle of paper sheets is input;
A feeding unit configured to feed a sheet inserted into the input unit;
A metal detection unit for detecting a metal contained in a bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit;
An access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the input unit;
When the metal detection unit detects metal by the metal detection unit in a state in which the access detection unit does not detect the operator's access to the insertion unit, the bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion unit includes the metal. Determining means for determining that
, A paper sheet input mechanism.   The information processing apparatus further comprises output means for outputting information on the determination result by the determination means when it is determined by the determination means that the bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion portion contains metal. Sheet feeding mechanism described.   The determination unit is a bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion unit when the metal detection unit detects metal in a state in which the access detection unit detects an access of the operator to the insertion unit. The sheet feeding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, wherein it is determined that the metal does not contain metal.   The paper sheet input according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the metal detection unit does not operate when the access detection unit detects an operator's access to the insertion unit. mechanism.   The sheet feeding operation by the feeding unit is stopped when it is determined by the determination unit that the bundle of sheets inserted into the feeding unit includes metal. The sheet feeding mechanism according to any one of 1 to 4.   In the state where it is determined by the determination means that the bundle of paper sheets loaded into the loading section contains metal, the stopped feeding section is configured not to operate. 5. The paper sheet feeding mechanism according to any one of 5. to 5.   The access detection unit includes an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and at least a part of a path of the light when the light emitted from the light emitting element is received by the light receiving element is the input section. 7. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the light emitted from the light emitting element is blocked and can not be received by the light receiving element, the operator's access to the insertion portion is detected. The sheet feeding mechanism according to one item. An input unit into which a bundle of paper sheets is input, a feeding unit that discharges the sheets inserted into the input unit, and a metal for detecting a metal contained in the bundle of sheets input into the input unit A sheet insertion mechanism including a metal detection unit and an access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the insertion unit;
A sheet processing unit that processes sheets inserted into the machine body by the sheet insertion mechanism;
When the metal detection unit detects metal by the metal detection unit in a state in which the access detection unit does not detect the operator's access to the insertion unit, the bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion unit includes the metal. Determining means for determining that
A sheet processing apparatus equipped with   The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: output means for outputting information on the determination result by the determination means when it is determined by the determination means that the bundle of sheets inserted into the insertion portion contains metal. Sheet processing apparatus as described. An input unit into which a bundle of paper sheets is input, a feeding unit that discharges the sheets inserted into the input unit, and a metal for detecting a metal contained in the bundle of sheets input into the input unit A sheet insertion mechanism including a metal detection unit and an access detection unit for detecting an operator's access to the insertion unit, and processing of sheets inserted into the machine by the sheet insertion mechanism A sheet processing apparatus having a sheet processing unit to be performed;
A management apparatus which is provided separately from the sheet processing apparatus and manages the sheet processing apparatus;
A sheet processing system provided with
A sheet inserted into the input unit when metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state in which the access detection unit does not detect the access of the operator to the insertion unit in the sheet processing apparatus. A sheet processing system, comprising: determination means for determining that the bundle of metals contains metal.   The sheet processing system according to claim 10, wherein the determination means is provided in the management device.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: output means for outputting information on the determination result by the determination means when it is determined by the determination means that the bundle of paper sheets input to the input portion contains metal. Or 11 sheet processing system.   The sheet processing system according to claim 12, wherein the output means is provided in the management device. A step of feeding out the sheets inserted into the input unit;
Detecting a metal contained in a bundle of sheets inserted into the input section by a metal detection section;
Detecting an access of an operator to the input unit;
When a metal is detected by the metal detection unit in a state in which the operator's access to the input unit is not detected, it is determined that the bundle of sheets inserted into the input unit includes the metal. Process,
A sheet processing method comprising:

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