JP6738953B2 - Paper processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a paper sheet processing apparatus that divides a processing target paper sheet group in batch processing units by a partition card and processes at least two or more collectively. For example, in the paper sheet processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, a color detection unit including a color sensor or the like is installed, a colored area is provided in the partition card, and the colored area of the partition card is detected by the color detection unit. Then, the partition card and the paper sheet are identified, and each paper sheet group to be processed is divided.

JP, 2007-079695, A

However, in the paper sheet processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to provide the color detection unit, which may increase the cost.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can suppress an increase in cost.

The present invention, at least one sheet to be processed, and a sheet group having a partition card in which at least one identification hole group is formed in the main surface portion, the partition card, the processing target sheet in order. A loading port for taking in, a detection unit installed near the loading port, for detecting loading of the paper sheet group from the loading port, and for detecting the identification hole group, and transporting the loaded paper sheet group. A paper sheet for which the transport unit and the detection unit have detected the intake and the identification hole group are the partition cards, and the detection unit detects the intake and does not detect the identification hole group. When the paper is determined to be the processing target paper sheet and the paper sheet is determined to be the partition card, the loading of the paper sheet group is temporarily stopped, while the transportation by the transport unit is continued, In addition, when it is determined that the previous paper sheet group that has been taken in before the partition card is exhausted, the control unit that restarts taking in the temporarily stopped paper sheet group is provided.

It is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can suppress an increase in cost.

It is the schematic block diagram which looked at the paper sheet processing apparatus concerning one embodiment of the present invention from the front side. It is a perspective view showing a sheet processed by a sheet processing device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part showing a paper sheet processing apparatus and a partition card according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part showing the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing the arrangement state of the partition card in the insertion port. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part showing the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing another arrangement state of the partition card in the insertion port. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing still another arrangement state of the partition card to the insertion port. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing still another arrangement state of the partition card to the insertion port. It is a top view of the important section showing the example of a change of the sheet processing device and the partition card concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the important section which shows the other example of modification of the paper sheet processor and partition card concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part showing still another modified example of the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part showing still another modified example of the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing a modified example of an input port of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing the paper sheet processing apparatus and the partition card according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a modified example of the arrangement state of the partition card in the insertion port.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The paper sheet processing apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 performs a predetermined process on the inserted paper sheets S. Specifically, the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 performs the identification processing with the processing target banknote S(a) shown in FIG. 2 as the paper sheet S as the processing target, and identifies the processing target banknote S(a). Then, the processing for calculating the total amount and the like by counting according to the type of money is performed.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of processing target banknotes S(a) are continuously accumulated in the thickness direction and are grouped into a sorting section B(a). Can be continuously processed. At that time, a partition card S(b), which is a paper sheet S, is used to determine the boundary of each sorting unit B(a), in other words, to sort each sorting unit B(a).

Here, each sorting part B(a) collects the processing target banknotes S(a) for each batch processing unit. In the sorting section B(a), a plurality of processing target banknotes S(a) are often continuously accumulated in the thickness direction as described above and are grouped together, but only one processing target banknote is provided. It may consist of S(a).

As shown in FIG. 2, from a sorting unit B(a) composed of a plurality of processing target banknotes S(a) of one batch processing unit and a plurality of processing target banknotes S(a) of another batch processing unit. The partition card S(b) is used to determine the boundary with the divided section B(a). Further, a sorting section B(a) made up of one processing target banknote S(a) in one batch processing unit and a sorting section B( consisting of one processing target banknote S(a) in another batch processing unit. The partition card S(b) is also used to determine the boundary with a). Further, a sorting section B(a) made up of one processing target banknote S(a) in one batch processing unit and a sorting section B( consisting of a plurality of processing target banknotes S(a) in another batch processing unit. The partition card S(b) is also used to determine the boundary with a). Therefore, the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 includes at least one processing target banknote S(a) and a partition card S(b) arranged so as to overlap the at least one processing target banknote S(a). At least two paper sheet groups G to be set can be set together, and these at least two paper sheet groups G can be continuously processed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the paper sheet handling apparatus 11 is provided at the lower portion of the right side surface thereof, and has an opening 12 that opens to the right side, and also at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the right side surface. Alternatively, it has a reject unit 13 that opens to the right and to the front, and a plurality (specifically, 12 places) of accumulating units 14 that are arranged to the left of the inlet 12 and the reject unit 13 and open to the front of the device. doing.

The paper sheets S are set in the input port 12 in a state of being vertically stacked, and the input port 12 separates the set paper sheets S one by one from the lowermost one and feeds them. And takes it into the paper sheet processing apparatus 11. Inside the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, a conveyance unit 21 that conveys the paper sheets S taken in from the input port 12 and a paper sheet S that is being conveyed by the conveyance unit 21 are identified, and the processing target banknote of them is identified. An identifying unit 22 that counts while identifying the denomination of S(a) and the like is provided.

The transport unit 21 selectively distributes the paper sheet S to the reject unit 13 and the plurality of stacking units 14 based on the identification result of the identification unit 22 in the downstream side of the identification unit 22. The transport unit 21 is appropriately separated so as to connect the respective units, and is configured to transport the paper sheets S, and a plurality of sorting units that are provided at the respective branch positions of the transport route 25 to sort the paper sheets S. And a section 26.

Of the processing target banknotes S(a) taken into the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 at the insertion port 12, the reject unit 13 rejects the reject processing target banknotes S(a) identified as other than normal banknotes by the identifying unit 22. The sheet S including the sheet S is removably excluded from the sheet processing apparatus 11. The reject unit 13 stacks the paper sheets S delivered from the transport unit 21 from bottom to top in the delivery order (in other words, the loading order of the input port 12).

Of the processing target banknotes S(a) taken into the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 at the insertion port 12, the plurality of stacking units 14 store the normal processing target banknotes S(a) identified as normal by the identifying unit 22. The sheets are removably stacked outside the paper sheet processing apparatus 11. Each of the plurality of stacking units 14 stacks the processing target banknotes S(a) fed out from the transport unit 21 from bottom to top in the feeding order (in other words, the taking-in order of the insertion port 12).

An operation display unit 31 that receives an operation input and displays information is provided on the front surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11. Further, inside the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, there are provided a control unit 32 that controls each unit, and a storage unit 33 that stores master data that is a reference of identification, data of an identification count result, and the like.

As described above, the input port 12 is provided on the right side surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 so as to open to the right side, and has a bottom portion 40 that is inclined slightly to the left with respect to the horizontal, and a bottom portion. A wall portion 41 that is arranged to extend perpendicularly to the bottom portion 40 from a position on the inner side of 40, and a wall portion that extends perpendicularly to the bottom portion 40 from one end edge of the bottom portion 40 in the width direction. 42 and a wall portion 43 extending perpendicularly to the bottom portion 40 from the other widthwise edge of the bottom portion 40. The wall portion 42 and the wall portion 43 are arranged in parallel, and the wall portion 41 is arranged vertically to them. The wall portion 42 is arranged on the front side of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, and the wall portion 43 is arranged on the rear side of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the paper sheet S is placed on the bottom 40, between the walls 42 and 43, and placed on the input port 12 so as to abut at least the wall 41.

A rectangular paper sheet S is set in the input port 12 with its long side along the wall portion 41 and its short side along the wall portions 42, 43. In other words, the longitudinal direction (long side direction) of the paper sheet S coincides with the direction connecting the wall portions 42 and 43, which is the longitudinal direction (width direction) of the insertion port 12, and the short side direction (short side direction). (Direction) is perpendicular to the wall portion 41, and is set in the inlet 12. The insertion port 12 has a length between the walls 42 and 43 that is substantially the same as the longest length of the processing target banknote S(a) shown in FIG. It is slightly longer than the longest one. As shown in FIG. 1, the charging port 12 has a bill press 45 which is provided above the bottom portion 40 and moves up and down along the wall portion 41. The bill press 45 is placed on the bottom portion 40. The paper sheet S is pressed toward the bottom portion 40.

The input port 12 is kicked by the kick roller 51 that kicks the lowest paper sheet S of the paper sheets S set on the bottom 40 toward the transport unit 21, and the kick roller 51. A pickup roller 52 that takes in the paper sheets S inside the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 and delivers them to the conveyance unit 21, and a separation roller 53 that separates the paper sheets S taken in by the take-in roller 52 one by one. Have The insertion port 12 is a paper sheet group G made up of at least one processing target banknote S(a) shown in FIG. 2 and a partition card S(b) that is arranged so as to overlap the processing target banknote S(a). It is taken into the inside of the leaf processing apparatus 11.

Since the input port 12 is provided on the right side surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 so as to open to the right, the width direction thereof coincides with the front-back direction of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the take-in roller 52 is provided substantially in the center of the loading port 12 in the width direction, and the separating roller 53 shown in FIG. It is provided at a substantially central portion of the mouth 12 in the width direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 is provided with a take-in sensor 55 (detection unit) that detects whether or not the paper sheet S has been taken in, in the vicinity of the input port 12. The take-in sensor 55 is provided on the far side (downstream side) in the carrying direction perpendicular to the width direction of the taking-in port 12 with respect to the taking-in port 12, and the paper sheet S moving in the carrying path 25 shown in FIG. It is provided at a position to pass through. As shown in FIG. 3, the intake sensor 55 is arranged at a position displaced by a predetermined distance in the width direction with respect to the widthwise central portion of the input port 12 in order to avoid interference with the intake roller 52. There is. Specifically, the intake sensor 55 is arranged at a predetermined distance on the wall portion 43 side in the width direction of the input port 12 with respect to the center portion in the width direction.

The take-in sensor 55 is a light-transmissive sensor having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element that are arranged so as to pass the paper sheets S taken in from the input port 12 therebetween. The take-in sensor 55 detects that there is no sheet S at the position of the take-in sensor 55 when the light-receiving element receives light emitted from the light-emitting element, and the light-receiving element receives the light emitted from the light-emitting element. When it is in a light-shielding state where it does not receive light, it is detected that the sheet S is at the position of the intake sensor 55. The take-in sensor 55 is provided at a position where the partition card S(b) placed between the walls 42 and 43 and taken in and the processing target bill S(a) of all denominations can be detected. The uptake of the paper sheet group G from the mouth 12 is detected.

The partition card S(b) has a rectangular shape, and the length in the longitudinal direction thereof is equal to the length of the processing target banknote S(a) having the longest length, and slightly longer than the length between the wall portions 42 and 43. It's getting shorter. Therefore, the partition card S(b) has a length equal to or slightly longer than the processing target bill S(a). The partition card S(b) is set in the slot 12 with its long side along the wall portion 41 and its short side along the wall portions 42, 43. Further, the partition card S(b) is set in the insertion port 12 so as to contact the wall portion 41 and the wall portion 43. The insertion port 12 conveys the partition card S(b) and the processing target banknote S(a), both of which are paper sheets S, to the wall portion 41 side along their respective lateral directions, and the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 As a result, the transport unit 21 also transports the partition card S(b) and the processing target bill S(a) along their respective lateral directions.

In the partition card S(b), four identification hole groups 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d are formed on the main surface portion 61 having the largest area. Here, the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the partition card S(b), and the longitudinal length of the principal surface portion 61 coincides with the longitudinal direction length of the partition card S(b). The lateral direction of the main surface portion 61 coincides with the lateral direction of the partition card S(b), and the lateral direction length of the principal surface portion 61 coincides with the lateral direction length of the partition card S(b).

The identification hole groups 62a to 62d have the same shape, and each is composed of two through holes 63 provided side by side in the lateral direction of the main surface portion 61. Since the partition card S(b) is conveyed so as to move along the lateral direction thereof, the two through holes 63 provided side by side in the lateral direction of the partition card S(b) are arranged in the conveying direction. It can be said that they are lined up. All the through holes 63 penetrate from one main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b) to the main surface portion 64 shown in FIG. 6 behind the partition card S(b). Therefore, the main surface portion 64 also has the identification hole groups 62a to 62d. Are formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the eight through holes 63 forming all the identification hole groups 62a to 62d have the same rectangular shape, specifically, a rectangular shape, and all the through holes 63 are in the longitudinal direction. Are aligned with the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61. Further, the two through-holes 63 forming the same identification hole group have the longitudinal positions of the main surface portion 61 aligned with each other. In all the identification hole groups 62a to 62d, the main surface portions 61 of the two through holes 63 forming each of the identification hole groups are arranged at regular intervals in the lateral direction.

One identification hole group 62a is formed so as to be displaced to one side from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 and to be displaced to one side from the central portion in the lateral direction, and the other identification hole group 62a. The group 62b is formed so as to be displaced to the other side from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 and to be displaced to the other side from the central portion in the lateral direction. Still another identification hole group 62c is formed so as to be displaced to the other side from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 and to be displaced to the one side from the central portion in the lateral direction. One identification hole group 62d is formed so as to be displaced to one side from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 and to be displaced to the other side from the central portion in the lateral direction. That is, the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are the first direction (hereinafter, referred to as a conveyance orthogonal direction) orthogonal to the conveyance direction (hereinafter, referred to as the conveyance direction) by the conveyance unit 21 of the main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b). Is formed in a position displaced in this direction from the central portion of the. The identification hole groups 62a to 62d have two identification hole groups 62a and 62d formed in one of the conveyance orthogonal directions (longitudinal direction) of the main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b) and two identification holes in the other. Hole groups 62b and 62c are formed.

The identification hole groups 62a and 62c are aligned in the longitudinal direction by aligning the positions of the principal surface portion 61 in the lateral direction, and the identification hole groups 62b and 62d are also aligned in the longitudinal direction by aligning the positions of the principal surface portion 61 in the lateral direction. Lined up. The identification hole groups 62a and 62d are aligned in the lateral direction by aligning the positions of the main surface portion 61 in the longitudinal direction, and the identification hole groups 62b and 62c are also aligned in the lateral direction by aligning the positions of the main surface portion 61 in the longitudinal direction. Lined up.

These identification hole groups 62a to 62d have the same distance L1 from the short side of the closest main surface portion 61 and the same distance L2 from the long side of the closest main surface portion 61. ..

As described above, the identification hole groups 62a and 62d are arranged such that, in the main surface portion 61, the short side on the side close to them (the short side on the right side in FIG. 3) to the short side on the side far from them (the short side on the left side in FIG. 3). Is arranged at a position deviated by a predetermined distance L1 toward. The identification hole groups 62b and 62c are arranged from the short side (the left short side in FIG. 3) of the main surface portion 61 closer to them to the short side (the right short side in FIG. 3) farther from them. The identification hole groups 62a and 62d are arranged at positions deviated by a predetermined distance L1 which is the same as the distance between the identification hole groups 62a and 62d and the short side closer to them.

Further, the identification hole groups 62a and 62c are arranged such that, in the main surface portion 61, from the long side (upper long side in FIG. 3) closer to the identification hole groups 62a and 62c, the longer side (lower side in FIG. It is arranged at a position displaced by a predetermined distance L2 toward the long side). The identification hole groups 62b and 62d are arranged from the long side (the lower long side in FIG. 3) closer to the main surface portion 61 to the long side (the upper long side in FIG. 3) farther from these. , The identification hole groups 62a and 62c and the long side on the side close to them are displaced by a predetermined distance L2.

Further, one of the identification hole groups 62a and 62d in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 and the other of the identification hole groups 62c and 62b are formed symmetrically with respect to the central portion of the main surface portion 61 in the longitudinal direction. In addition, one identification hole group 62a, 62c in the lateral direction of the main surface portion 61 and the other identification hole group 62d, 62b are formed symmetrically with respect to the central portion of the main surface portion 61 in the lateral direction. ..

The length in the longitudinal direction between the identification hole groups 62a to 62d and the short side of the main surface portion 61 closest to each of them is the widthwise end of the intake sensor 55 and the inlet 12 on the side close thereto. The length between the wall portion 43 and the wall portion 43 is the same as the widthwise length. The length in the conveyance orthogonal direction between one of the identification hole groups 62a and 62d in the conveyance orthogonal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61, and one end in the conveyance orthogonal direction of the main surface portion 61 on the side closer thereto. And the length in the transport orthogonal direction between the other identification hole groups 62b and 62c in the transport orthogonal direction and the other end in the transport orthogonal direction of the main surface portion 61 on the side close to them. The length in the width direction between the intake sensor 55 and the wall portion 43, which is the end portion in the width direction of the insertion port 12 on the side close to the intake sensor 55, is the same as the length in the width direction.

As described above, when the partition card S(b) is taken in from the insertion port 12, the take-in sensor 55 becomes a light-shielding state in the body part other than the identification hole groups 62a to 62d of the partition card S(b) and the identification hole. Among the groups 62a to 62d, the position in the longitudinal direction of the partition card S(b) is in a light-transmitting state at the two through holes 63 at each of two positions where the partition sensor S and the take-in sensor 55 are aligned. That is, the take-in sensor 55 detects the presence/absence of the paper sheet S forming the paper sheet group G and the presence/absence of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d of the paper sheet S by light transmission/light shielding.

Here, when the paper sheet S is taken in from the state of being set between the wall portions 42 and 43 of the input port 12, the control unit 32 causes the take-in sensor 55 to start detection after the paper sheet S is shielded from light. Whether the paper sheet S is the partition card S(b) or the processing target bill S(a) depending on whether or not one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is detected by the light transmission within the predetermined monitoring time. Identify what is. Here, the above-mentioned monitoring time is, for example, the maximum between the long side of the partition card S(b) near the identification hole group 62a and the through hole 63 on the side far from this long side of the identification hole group 62a. A value obtained by dividing a predetermined length, which is longer than the distance and is shorter than the minimum distance between the long side and the through hole 63 on the side close to the long side of the identification hole group 62d, by the conveying speed of the loading by the input port 12. Has become.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the partition card S(b) is inserted with the main surface portion 61 facing upward in the vertical direction and the identification hole groups 62a and 62c closer to the wall 41 than the identification hole groups 62b and 62d. When placed in the mouth 12, the capture sensor 55 detects the identification hole group 62a close to the wall portion 41 and close to the wall portion 43 within the monitoring time after the detection of the partition card S(b) by the light shielding is started. It will be detected by transmitting light once.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the partition card S(b) is inserted so that the main surface portion 61 faces upward in the vertical direction and the identification hole groups 62b and 62d are closer to the wall portion 41 than the identification hole groups 62a and 62c. When it is placed in the mouth 12, the capture sensor 55 detects the identification hole group 62b close to the wall portion 41 and close to the wall portion 43 within a monitoring time after the detection of the partition card S(b) by the light shielding is started. It will be detected by transmitting light once.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the partition card S(b) is inserted so that the main surface portion 64 faces vertically upward and the identification hole groups 62a and 62c are closer to the wall portion 41 than the identification hole groups 62b and 62d. When placed in the mouth 12, the capture sensor 55 generates the identification hole group 62c close to the wall portion 41 and close to the wall portion 43 within the monitoring time after the detection of the partition card S(b) by the light shielding is started. It will be detected by transmitting light once.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the partition card S(b) is inserted with the main surface portion 64 facing upward in the vertical direction and the identification hole groups 62b and 62d being closer to the wall portion 41 than the identification hole groups 62a and 62c. When placed in the mouth 12, the intake sensor 55 detects the identification hole group 62d close to the wall 41 and close to the wall 43 within the monitoring time after the detection of the partition card S(b) by the light shielding is started. It will be detected by transmitting light once.

The control unit 32 detects the start of taking-in of the paper sheet S when the detection state of the take-in sensor 55 changes from the light-transmitting state for a predetermined time or more corresponding to the shortest taking-in interval of the paper sheet S to the light-blocking state. When the state of the light-transmitting, light-shielding, light-transmitting, or light-shielding pattern changes within the monitoring time after detection of the start of loading of the paper sheet S, the paper sheet S is identified as the partition card S(b). .. If there is no change in the state of the light-transmitting, light-shielding, light-transmitting, or light-shielding pattern within the monitoring time after the detection of the start of taking in the paper sheet S, the paper sheet S is identified as the processing target bill S(a). That is, the control unit 32 determines that the paper sheet S in which the capture sensor 55 has detected one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d and the capture from the insertion port 12 is the partition card S(b), and the capture sensor 55 detects the incorporation from the insertion port 12 and identifies the paper sheet S that did not detect one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d as the processing target bill S(a).

The control unit 32 divides the plurality of paper sheet groups G set in the input port 12 into the respective paper sheet group G, and distributes the respective division units B(a) to the plurality of stacking units 14. In addition, the control unit 32 divides each paper sheet group G into a partition card S(b) and a processing target banknote S(a), and the partition card S(b) to the reject unit 13 and the processing target banknote S. (A) is conveyed to the stacking unit 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the main surface portion 61, numerical values, characters, etc. for distinguishing from each other are provided at the center position in the lateral direction between the identification hole groups 62a and 62c and the identification hole groups 62b and 62d. An identification display portion 71 such as a barcode showing the identification information of is printed. In other words, since the identification display portion 71 is formed in the center portion of the main surface portion 61 in the lateral direction, the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are located at positions displaced from the center portion of the main surface portion 61 in the lateral direction. Has been formed. Here, the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are arranged such that their positions overlap with the identification display portion 71 in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61. In the one partition card S(b), the same one as the identification display portion 71 printed on the main surface portion 61 is the same as the identification hole group 62a, 62c and the identification hole group 62b, 62d on the main surface portion 64 shown in FIG. It is printed at the center position in the lateral direction between and.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the partition card S(b), a portion between the identification hole groups 62a and 62d and the identification hole groups 62b and 62c is in contact with the take-in roller 52 and the separation roller 53, and the space between them. (The area between the two-dot chain lines shown in FIG. 3 indicates the passing range of the take-in roller 52 and the separation roller 53). In other words, the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are displaced from the longitudinal center portions of the main surface portions 61 and 64 because the longitudinal central portions of the principal surface portions 61 and 64 pass through the take-in roller 52 and the separation roller 53. It is formed in the open position.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment, in one paper sheet group G, the sorting portion B(a) that is one of the outer sides of the respective sorting portions B(a) in the stacking direction (thickness direction). The partition card S(b) for identifying the partition portion B(a) at the immediately following position is arranged only at the immediately preceding position on the front side (the lower side in the state of being set in the insertion port 12) in the stacking direction. Has become. That is, the partition card S(b) is used as a start card for identifying the respective starting ends of the sorting section B(a). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only at the position immediately after the rear side (the upper side in the state of being set in the insertion port 12) of each of the partition portions B(a) in the stacking direction, the end of the partition portion B(a) at the immediately preceding position is provided. The partition card S(b) may be arranged as an end card for identifying the. Alternatively, two partition cards S(b) are provided as a start card and an end card for identifying the start end and the end of each partition B(a) on the front and rear sides in the stacking direction of the partition B(a). It may be arranged.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, when performing the identification processing of each sorting unit B(a), each sorting unit B(a) and the partition card S(b) are identified based on the operation input to the operation display unit 31 by the operator. Setting processing for storing the one-to-one correspondence relationship with the identification display unit 71 in FIG. After that, the operator sets the partition card S(b) having the identification display portion 71 in the corresponding slot B(a) in the stacking direction front side of the corresponding slot B(a) so as to set them in the slot 12. .. At this time, a plurality of partition sections B(a) can be processed at one time, and in that case, the partition cards S corresponding to the front side in the stacking direction by the respective inlets 12 of the plurality of partition sections B(a) in a one-to-one correspondence. (B) is arranged and set in the inlet 12.

Then, when an operation instruction input for starting the process is input to the operation display unit 31, the control unit 32 causes the kick roller 51 and the take-in roller 52 of the input port 12 and the paper sheet S of the input port 12 to be a transport unit. The transport unit 21 is driven while being driven in the take-in direction that is fed toward 21. Then, the lowermost sheet S is kicked out to the take-in roller 52 side by the take-out roller 51, separated one by one by the take-in roller 52 and the separation roller 53, and taken in to the conveying section 21 side, and conveyed. It is transported in the section 21. The paper sheet S taken in by the input port 12 is first detected by the take-in sensor 55 before being delivered to the transport section 21. In the control unit 32, the capture sensor 55 detects capture of light from the inlet 12 by blocking light, and one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is transmitted twice through light during the monitoring time after the detection of the capture is started. The detected sheet S is distinguished from the partition card S(b), while the light is blocked to detect the loading from the inlet 12, and the light transmission does not occur twice during the monitoring time after the detection of the loading is started. The paper sheet S that has not been detected by any of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is identified as the processing target bill S(a).

Hereinafter, two different partition cards S(b) will be distinguished as a first partition card S(b) and a second partition card S(b), and other configurations will be similarly distinguished and described.

In the insertion slot 12, the second partition card S(b) and the second partition card S(b) are formed on the first sheet group G composed of the first partition card S(b) and the first sorting section B(a). A second sheet group G composed of two sorting sections B(a) is arranged in an overlapping manner, and the first partition card S(b) and the second partition card S(b) are loaded. When the first partition card S(b) is arranged so as to come into contact with the wall portion 41 and the wall portion 43 of the mouth 12 and is conveyed by the conveying portion 21, the first identification display portion 71 of the first partition card S(b) is identified by the identification portion 22. Will be read in. The control unit 32 causes the transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26 to transport the first partition card S(b) read by the identification unit 22 to the reject unit 13.

Then, the processing target bill S(a) conveyed subsequently to the first partition card S(b) is first identified by the first identification display portion 71 of the first partition card S(b). The bills to be processed S(a) that form the first sorting unit B(a) corresponding to the information are sequentially identified and counted by the identifying unit 22. Of the processing target banknotes S(a) that form the first sorting unit B(a), the control unit 32 selects the normal processing target banknotes S(a) that are identified as normal banknotes from the identification result of the identification unit 22. The transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26 cause the first stacking unit 14 corresponding to the first sorting unit B(a) to stack, and the reject processing target banknotes S(a) identified as other than normal banknotes. Are transported to the reject unit 13 by the transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26.

When the take-in sensor 55 detects the second partition card S(b) next to the first partition card S(b), the control unit 32 stops the kick roller 51 and the take-in roller 52, The loading of the paper sheets S forming the paper sheet group G by the input port 12 is temporarily stopped. At this time, the second partition card S(b), which is the paper sheet S, stops between the take-in roller 52 and the separation roller 53. The control unit 32 does not stop the transport unit 21 when the taking-in is stopped, and the processing target banknote S(a) constituting the first sorting unit B(a) is identified by the identification unit 22 and the normal processing target bill S( The conveyance of a) to the first stacking unit 14 and the conveyance of the reject processing target banknote S(a) to the reject unit 13 are continued.

Then, all the processing target banknotes S(a) that form the first sorting unit B(a) are transported to either the first stacking unit 14 or the reject unit 13, and the processing target banknotes S on the transport unit 21. When it is determined that (a) has disappeared, the control unit 32 determines that the processing of the first paper sheet group G including the first partition card S(b) and the first sorting unit B(a) has ended. Then, the kick roller 51 and the take-in roller 52 are re-driven, and the second partition card S(b) of the second sheet group G stopped between them is transferred to the transport section 21. .. Then, the second partition card S(b) is transported by the transport unit 21, and the second identification display unit 71 is read by the identification unit 22. The control unit 32 causes the transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26 to transport the second partition card S(b) read by the identification unit 22 to the reject unit 13.

Then, the processing target bill S(a) conveyed subsequently to the second partition card S(b) is identified by the second identification display section 71 of the second partition card S(b). The bills to be processed S(a) that constitute the second sorting unit B(a) corresponding to the information are sequentially identified by the identifying unit 22 and counted. Of the processing target banknotes S(a) that form the second sorting unit B(a), the control unit 32 selects the normal processing target banknote S(a) that is identified as a normal banknote from the identification result of the identification unit 22. The transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26 cause the second stacking unit 14 corresponding to the second sorting unit B(a) to stack the stacks, and the reject processing target banknotes S(a) identified as other than the normal banknotes. Are transported to the reject unit 13 by the transport unit 21 and the sorting unit 26.

In this way, the control unit 32 sets the first paper sheet group G including the first partition card S(b) and the second paper sheet group G including the second partition card S(b). Divide.

By appropriately repeating the above, when it is detected that the light-transmitting state of the intake sensor 55 continues for a predetermined time, it is detected that the sheets S are no longer present in the input port 12, and the control unit 32 causes the accumulation units 14 to accumulate the sheets. The operation display unit 31 is caused to display, for example, the total amount of money based on the identification result of the normal processing target banknotes S(a) of the sorting unit B(a) and the counting result of the counting in association with the identification of each stacking unit 14.

According to the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 described above, when the insertion port 12 takes in the paper sheet group G having at least one processing target bill S(a) and the partition card S(b), the take-in sensor 55 , Is configured to include at least two through holes 63 that are provided in the main surface portions 61 and 64 of the partition card S(b) and that are arranged side by side in the conveyance direction while detecting the loading of the paper sheet group G from the input port 12. One of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is detected. Then, the control unit 32 determines that the paper sheet S, for which the capture sensor 55 has detected one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d, is the partition card S(b), and the capture sensor 55 detects the capture. The paper sheet S that does not detect any of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is determined to be the processing target bill S(a), and the paper sheet group G is sorted. As described above, the take-in sensor 55 includes the identification hole groups 62a to 62d formed by the at least two through holes 63 provided side by side in the conveyance direction on the main surface portions 61 and 64 of the partition card S(b). Since it suffices to detect the presence or absence of one, it is possible to reduce the cost of the configuration for identifying the partition card S(b) and the processing target bill S(a). Therefore, the cost increase can be suppressed. In addition, the configuration for identifying the partition card S(b) and the processing target bill S(a) can be simplified and downsized.

Further, according to the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, the identification hole group formed at the position displaced from the central portion of the main surface portions 61 and 64 of the partition card S(b) in the transport orthogonal direction orthogonal to the transport direction in this direction. The length in the conveyance orthogonal direction between 62a, 62d and the end of the principal surface portions 61, 64 of the partition card S(b) on the side closer to these, the identification hole groups 62b, 62c, and the partition card S( The length in the conveyance orthogonal direction between the ends of the principal surface portions 61 and 64 in b) in the conveyance orthogonal direction on the side closer to these is displaced in this width direction with respect to the center portion in the width direction of the charging port 12. Since the length in the width direction between the intake sensor 55 arranged at the position and the end of the insertion port 12 on the side closer to the width direction is the same as the length in the width direction, the identification hole group 62a is detected by the intake sensor 55. One of ~62d can be detected well.

Further, according to the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, the partition card S(b) is provided with two identification hole groups 62a and 62d on one side in the conveyance orthogonal direction and two identification hole groups 62b and 62c on the other side. Is formed, and the conveyance orthogonal direction between one of the identification hole groups 62a and 62d in the conveyance orthogonal direction and one end of the main surface portions 61 and 64 of the partition card S(b) close to them in the conveyance orthogonal direction. Of the length and the other identification hole group 62b, 62c in the transport orthogonal direction and the other end of the main surface portions 61, 64 of the partition card S(b) on the side closer to them in the transport orthogonal direction. Since the length of the partition card S(b) is the same as the length in the width direction between the intake sensor 55 and the widthwise end of the insertion port 12, the direction of insertion of the partition card S(b) (front and back and top and bottom). )), one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d can be detected by the intake sensor 55. Therefore, it is not necessary to align the loading direction of the partition card S(b), and workability is good.

Further, according to the paper sheet processing apparatus 11, the control unit 32 divides the paper sheet S into the partition card S(b) by detecting one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d by the intake sensor 55. When the determination is made, based on this determination, the taking-in of the paper sheet group G is temporarily stopped, so that the processing target banknotes S(a) before and after the partition card S(b), that is, the processing target banknotes S(a) having different classifications are taken in. Can be spaced. Therefore, the processing target banknotes S(a) that are differently sorted when a jam occurs or the like can be favorably and easily sorted. Moreover, since the take-in sensor 55 is installed in the vicinity of the input port 12, when the paper sheet S is determined to be the partition card S(b) and the taking-in of the paper sheet group G is temporarily stopped, the partition card S(b The sheet S on the downstream side of () can be left in the input port 12. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processing target banknotes S(a) having different classifications from being mixed in the paper sheet processing apparatus 11.

In other words, when the partition card S(b) and the processing target banknote S(a) are identified by the identification unit 22 incorporated in the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 to divide each paper sheet group G, for example, a paper sheet is jammed or the like. Until the processing of the previous sorting unit B(a) is completed, the next sorting unit B(a) is completed so that the processing target banknotes S(a) of different sorting units B(a) do not mix when the class processing device 11 is stopped. Even if control is performed so as to temporarily stop taking in the processing target bill S(a) of (a), since the partition card S(b) and the processing target bill S(a) are distinguished by the identification unit 22, Actually, some of the processing target banknotes S(a) of the next sorting section B(a) exist in the transport path 25 between the insertion slot 12 and the identification section 22. As a result, the banknotes S(a) to be processed in different sorting sections B(a) may be mixed. On the other hand, since the partition card S(b) and the processing target banknote S(a) can be identified in the vicinity of the insertion slot 12 to separate each paper sheet group G, the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 It is possible to prevent the processing target banknotes S(a) of different sorting units B(a) from being mixed (in the transport unit 21).

Further, if the existing paper sheet processing apparatus is provided with a take-in sensor for detecting the take-in of paper sheets in the input port, the software modification and the partition card S(b) can be performed without changing the hardware configuration. The above-described paper sheet processing apparatus 11 can be obtained only by creating the above.

According to the partition card S(b), when the banknote S(a) to be processed is placed on the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 and taken in from the insertion port 12, the take-in sensor 55 is provided. The paper sheet processing apparatus 11 is made to sort the paper sheet group G by detecting one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d formed by at least two through holes 63 arranged side by side in the carrying direction. In this way, in order to make the intake sensor 55 detect the presence or absence of one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d formed by at least two through holes 63 arranged side by side in the carrying direction, the processing target bill S(a ) Can reduce the cost of the structure for distinguishing it. Therefore, the cost increase of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 can be suppressed. Moreover, it is possible to simplify and downsize the configuration for distinguishing the bill S(a) to be processed.

Further, according to the partition card S(b), the identification hole groups 62a and 62d formed at positions displaced from the central portion in the transport orthogonal direction orthogonal to the transport direction in this direction and the main surface portions 61 on the side close to these are formed. A length in the conveyance orthogonal direction between 64 and an end portion in the conveyance orthogonal direction, and identification hole groups 62b and 62c formed at positions displaced from the central portion in the conveyance orthogonal direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction in this direction. Arranged at a position where the length in the orthogonal direction of conveyance between the main surface portions 61 and 64 on the side closer to them in the orthogonal direction of conveyance is displaced in the width direction with respect to the central portion of the inlet 12 in the width direction. One of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d is taken in because it has the same length in the width direction between the taken-in sensor 55 and the end in the width direction of the insertion port 12 on the side close thereto. The sensor 55 can be detected favorably.

Further, according to the partition card S(b), two identification hole groups 62a and 62d are formed on one side in the conveyance orthogonal direction and two identification hole groups 62b and 62c are formed on the other side. Of the identification hole groups 62a, 62d and one end of the main surface portions 61, 64 on the side close to them in the conveyance orthogonal direction, and the other identification hole group 62b in the conveyance orthogonal direction. , 62c and the other end of the main surface portions 61, 64 on the side closer thereto in the conveyance orthogonal direction, the length in the conveyance orthogonal direction is the width direction of the loading sensor 55 and the inlet 12 on the side closer thereto. Since the length is the same as the length in the width direction between the end of the identification sensor and one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d, the capture sensor 55 detects the same regardless of the direction of insertion (front and back and top and bottom). be able to. Therefore, workability is good because it is not necessary to align the throwing directions.

The embodiment described above can be modified as follows.

In one paper sheet group G, the partition cards S(b) may be set both before and after the sorting section B(a). In this case, as the first paper sheet group G, the first first partition card S(b), the first sorting section B(a), and the second first partition card S(b) are used. The sheets are stacked in order, and then, as the second paper sheet group G, the first second partition card S(b), the second sorting section B(a), and the second second partition card S(b). ) Are stacked in this order according to the number of paper sheet groups G. The control unit 32 detects the first partition card B(a) after detecting the first partition card S(b) of the first sheet, and then detects the first partition card S(b) of the second sheet. Is detected by the take-in sensor 55, the take-in by the throw-in port 12 is temporarily stopped before the kick-out roller 51 kicks the sheet S immediately after the second first partition card S(b). The first partition card S(b) of the first sheet, the first partition section B(a), and the first partition card S(b) of the second sheet are respectively stored in the stacking section 14 and the reject section 13. Transport to the corresponding one. After that, the loading of the input port 12 is restarted, the second partition card B(a) is detected after the detection of the first second partition card S(b), and then the second second card S(b) is detected. When the partition card S(b) of No. 2 is detected by the loading sensor 55, the sheet S immediately after the second partition card S(b) is loaded by the loading slot 12 before the kick roller 51 kicks it. Stop once. The above control is repeated as appropriate.

The partition card S(b) in one sheet group G may be set only after the sorting section B(a). In this case, as the first sheet group G, the first sorting section B(a) and the first partition card S(b) are stacked in this order, and then the second sheet group G is set as the second sheet group G. The sorting unit B(a) and the second partition card S(b) are stacked in this order in accordance with the number of paper sheet groups G. When the first partition card B(a) is detected and then the first partition card S(b) is detected by the loading sensor 55, the control unit 32 detects the first partition card S(b). Before the kicking roller 51 kicks out the immediately following paper sheet S, the taking-in by the insertion port 12 is temporarily stopped, and the first sorting section B(a) and the first partitioning card S(b) are collected respectively. The sheet is conveyed to the corresponding one of the section 14 and the reject section 13. After that, when the loading of the insertion port 12 is restarted and the second partition card S(b) is detected by the loading sensor 55 after the detection of the second sorting section B(a), the second partition card S(b) is detected. Before the kick roller 51 kicks the sheet S immediately after S(b), the take-in by the insertion port 12 is temporarily stopped. The above control is repeated as appropriate.

Each of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d may be composed of three or more through holes 63. That is, each of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d may be formed of at least two through holes 63. By configuring each of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d with three or more through holes 63, it is possible to more reliably identify the partition card S(b) and the processing target bill S(a).

The through-holes 63 forming each of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are preferably formed in a rectangular shape in order to absorb the positional deviation with the intake sensor 55 in the longitudinal direction of the partition card S(b). It may be formed in any shape such as a circular shape, a square shape, or another polygonal shape as long as it can be detected by the embedded sensor 55.

It is preferable that four identification hole groups 62a to 62d are formed on the main surface portions 61 and 64 of the partition card S(b), but if the detection sensor 55 can detect the identification hole groups 62a to 62d. It is sufficient that at least one of them is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the identification hole groups 62a to 62d are arranged so as to overlap with the identification display section 71 in the longitudinal direction of the partition card S(b), but this is not a limitation. However, as shown in FIG. 8, depending on the position of the take-in sensor 55, it is arranged so that the position does not overlap with the identification display portion 71 in the longitudinal direction of the partition card S(b). In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, two identification hole groups 62e and 62f may be formed in the center portion of the main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b) in the lateral direction. Also in this case, at least one identification hole group may be formed.

As shown in FIG. 10, the take-in roller 52 is provided at a position deviated in the width direction from the central portion in the width direction of the loading port 12, and the loading sensor 55 is provided in the central portion in the width direction of the loading port 12 and this width. Two identification hole groups 62g and 62h may be formed at the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b) by arranging the positions in the same direction. That is, the two identification hole groups 62g and 62h may be formed in the central portion of the main surface portion 61 of the partition card S(b) in the transport orthogonal direction. As a result, the take-in sensor 55 can detect the identification hole groups 62g and 62h regardless of the insertion direction of the partition card S(b). Therefore, it is not necessary to align the loading directions (front and back and top and bottom) of the partition card S(b), and workability is good. Also in this case, at least one identification hole group may be formed. That is, only one identification hole group is formed on the front side in the transport direction with respect to the center portion in the lateral direction of the main surface portion 61, or one identification hole group is formed on the rear side in the transport direction with respect to the center portion in the lateral direction of the main surface portion 61. It is possible to form only the identification hole groups, or to form the identification hole groups on the front side and the rear side in the transport direction with respect to the central portion of the main surface portion 61 in the lateral direction.

The control unit 32 preferably suspends the loading of the sheet S based on the detection of the partition card S(b) by the loading sensor 55, but it does so. You don't have to.

As described above, the partition card S(b) is not limited to the short-side direction as the carrying direction, and may have the long-side direction as the carrying direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, each of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d has a configuration in which the through holes 63 are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction (conveying direction) of the partition card S(b) at a predetermined interval. Also in this case, the above changes can be appropriately adopted.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the input port 12 is not limited to being provided on the right side surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 so as to open to the right side, and as shown in FIG. You may make it provided in the right side surface of the similar processing apparatus 11 so that it may be opened rightward and forward. That is, the inlet 12 may be provided without the wall 42. As described above, even when the input port 12 is opened on the right side surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 to the right and the front and the wall portion 42 is not provided, as in the case where the wall portion 42 is provided, the input port 12 is provided. The partition card S(b) is set in 12 so as to abut against the wall portion 41 and the wall portion 43, so that, as in the case where the wall portion 42 is provided, the take-in sensor 55 is used to identify the identification hole groups 62a to 62d. One can be detected well. Further, since the paper sheets S can be set in the input port 12 from the front side of the apparatus, the workability is better than that in the case of opening only on the right side. Furthermore, the bottom portion 40 or the wall portion 41 is movable in the width direction of the insertion port 12, and is positioned by contacting the end portion of the partition card S(b) opposite to the end portion contacting the wall portion 43. A positioning unit may be provided. As a result, even when the right side surface of the paper sheet processing apparatus 11 is opened rightward and forward and there is no wall portion 42, the partition card S(b) can be positioned more reliably. The capture sensor 55 can detect one of the identification hole groups 62a to 62d better.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, it is preferable that the partition card S(b) is disposed in the insertion port 12 so as to contact the wall portion 41 and the wall portion 43. It has a predetermined length in the width direction of 12 and can cope with the positional deviation of the insertion port 12 with respect to the intake sensor 55 in the width direction when the partition card S(b) is arranged in the insertion port 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the partition card S(b) is provided at the slot 12 with a gap between the end of the partition card S(b) and the wall 43 in the width direction of the slot 12. (B) may be arranged.

The intake sensor 55 has been described as an example in which the intake sensor 55 is arranged at a position displaced toward the wall portion 43 side with respect to the center portion of the input port 12 in the width direction. You may make it arrange|position in the position displaced to the wall part 42 side with respect to a part.

In the above embodiment, the paper sheet processing device 11 is described as an example of a bill depositing device that deposits bills, but it may be a bill depositing and dispensing device that deposits and dispenses bills. It may be a money depositing device for depositing coins and bills, or a money depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing coins and bills. Further, it can be applied to a paper sheet processing apparatus that processes various other paper sheets S such as securities other than banknotes and cash vouchers as the paper sheets to be processed.

At least one sheet to be processed and an identification hole group, which is arranged so as to overlap with the sheet to be processed, and which is formed by at least two through holes arranged side by side in the transport direction, is formed on at least the main surface portion. An input port for taking in a paper sheet group having one formed partition card, a detection unit for detecting the intake of the paper sheet group from the input port and for detecting the identification hole group, and the detection unit At least two through-holes that form the identification hole group by determining the paper sheet that has detected at least two through-holes that form the identification hole group as the partition card, and that the detection unit detects the uptake. And a control unit that classifies the paper sheet that did not detect the paper sheet as the processing target paper sheet and divides the paper sheet group.

As a result, when the input port takes in a paper sheet group having at least one sheet to be processed and a partition card, the detection unit detects the intake of the paper sheet group from the input port, and at the same time, the main part of the partition card. An identification hole group including at least two through holes provided side by side in the transport direction on the surface portion is detected. Then, the control unit determines that the paper sheet in which the detection unit has taken in and detected the identification hole group is a partition card, and the paper sheet in which the detection unit has detected the intake and does not detect the identification hole group is the processing target paper. It is judged as a leaf and the paper sheet group is divided. In this way, the detection unit only needs to be able to detect the presence or absence of the identification hole group formed by at least two through holes provided side by side in the transport direction on the main surface of the partition card. It is possible to reduce the cost of the configuration for identifying the paper sheet. Therefore, the cost increase can be suppressed. Moreover, it is possible to simplify and downsize the configuration for identifying the partition card and the paper sheet to be processed.

The detection unit is arranged at a position displaced in the width direction with respect to the central portion of the insertion port in the width direction, and the identification hole group is a first direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the main surface portion of the partition card. It is characterized in that it is formed at a position displaced from the central portion in the first direction.

As a result, the identification hole group is formed at a position displaced in the first direction from the central portion of the main surface of the partition card in the first direction orthogonal to the transport direction, so that the detection unit can properly detect the identification hole group. be able to.

At least one identification hole group is formed in one of the first directions and at least one identification hole group is formed in the other.

As a result, the identification hole group is formed in one of the first directions and the other in the partition card, so that the detection unit can detect the identification hole group regardless of the insertion direction of the partition card. You can Therefore, it is not necessary to align the loading direction of the partition card, and workability is good.

The detection unit is arranged by aligning a position in the width direction with a position in the width direction of the insertion port, and the identification hole group is a center of a main surface of the partition card in a first direction orthogonal to the transport direction. It is formed in the part.

As a result, the partition card has the identification hole group formed in the central portion in the first direction orthogonal to the carrying direction, and the detection unit aligns the widthwise central portion of the insertion opening with the position in the widthwise direction. Since they are arranged, the identification hole group can be detected by the detection unit regardless of the insertion direction of the partition card. Therefore, it is not necessary to align the loading direction of the partition card, and workability is good.

The detection unit is installed in the vicinity of the input port, and when the control unit determines that the paper sheet is the partition card, based on the determination, the control unit temporarily stops the loading of the paper sheet group. Is characterized by.

Thus, when the control unit determines that the paper sheets are partition cards due to the detection and detection of the identification hole group being performed, the control unit temporarily stops the acquisition of the paper sheet groups based on this determination, and therefore the partition card It is possible to set intervals for taking in the paper sheets to be processed before and after, that is, the paper sheets to be processed having different classifications. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily and easily sort the processing target paper sheets that are differently sorted when a jam occurs or the like. Furthermore, since the detection unit is installed near the input port, when the paper sheets are judged as partition cards and the loading of the paper sheet group is temporarily stopped, the paper sheets downstream of the partition card are set as the input port. You can leave. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processing target sheets having different classifications from being mixed in the apparatus.

At least one sheet to be processed is arranged so as to be superposed, and an identification hole group constituted by at least two through holes arranged side by side along the transport direction is formed on the main surface portion, and the sheet to be processed is formed. Together with the paper sheet group, the identification hole group is formed in at least one in one of the first direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the main surface portion and at least one in the other, the input port and the When the paper sheet processing apparatus has a detection unit that detects the intake of the paper sheet group from the input port and that detects the identification hole group, the detection unit configures the identification hole group when input from the input port. It is characterized in that at least two through holes are detected to cause the paper sheet processing apparatus to divide the paper sheet group.

As a result, when at least one sheet to be processed is placed on the sheet processing apparatus and taken in from the input port, at least two penetrating holes arranged side by side in the transport direction are provided in the detection unit. An identification hole group composed of holes is detected, and the paper sheet processing apparatus is made to sort the paper sheet group. As described above, since the detection unit detects the presence or absence of the identification hole group including at least two through-holes that are arranged side by side in the conveyance direction, the configuration for identifying the paper sheet to be processed is low cost. Can be converted. Therefore, the cost increase of the paper sheet processing apparatus can be suppressed. Moreover, it is possible to simplify and downsize the configuration for distinguishing the paper sheet to be processed.

In addition, since the identification hole group is formed in one side in the first direction and is formed in the other side, it is possible to cause the detection section to detect the identification hole group regardless of the insertion direction. Therefore, workability is good because it is not necessary to align the throwing directions.

At least one sheet to be processed is arranged so as to be superposed, and an identification hole group constituted by at least two through holes arranged side by side along the transport direction is formed on the main surface portion, and the sheet to be processed is formed. Together with the paper sheet group, the identification hole group is formed at least one on one side of the main surface portion in the transport direction and at least one on the other side, and has an input port and the paper from the input port. At least two through-holes that form the identification hole group in the detection unit when taken in from the input port of the paper sheet processing apparatus that has a detection unit that detects the incorporation of the leaf group and also detects the identification hole group Is detected to cause the paper sheet processing apparatus to divide the paper sheet group.

11 Paper Sheet Processing Device 12 Input Port 32 Control Unit 55 Intake Sensor (Detection Unit)
61, 64 Main surface part 62a-62d Identification hole group 63 Through hole B(a) Division part G Paper sheet group S(a) Processing target banknote (paper sheet, processing target paper sheet)
S(b) Partition card (paper sheets)

Claims (4)

At least one sheet to be processed, and a sheet group having a partition card in which at least one identification hole group is formed on the main surface portion, the partition card, and an input port for taking in the sheet to be processed in order. ,
A detection unit that is installed in the vicinity of the input port and that detects the identification hole group while detecting the intake of the paper sheet group from the input port,
A transport unit that transports the captured paper sheet group,
The paper sheet in which the detection unit has detected the uptake and the identification hole group is determined as the partition card, and the paper sheet in which the detection unit detects the uptake and does not detect the identification hole group is subjected to the processing. When it is determined that the target paper sheet and the paper sheet is the partition card, the loading of the paper sheet group is temporarily stopped, while the transport by the transport unit is continued, and the partition is placed on the transport unit. A paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit for restarting the taking-in of the temporarily stopped paper sheet group when it is determined that the previous paper sheet group taken in before the card has run out. The detection unit is arranged at a position displaced in the width direction with respect to the center portion of the insertion port in the width direction,
The paper according to claim 1, wherein the identification hole group is formed at a position displaced in a first direction from a central portion of a main surface of the partition card in a first direction orthogonal to the transport direction. Leaf processing equipment. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one identification hole group is formed in one of the first directions and at least one identification hole group is formed in the other direction. The detection unit is disposed by aligning the widthwise central portion of the input port with the position in the widthwise direction,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification hole group is formed in a central portion of a main surface portion of the partition card in a first direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

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