JPH0319017Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a banknote sorting and counting machine that takes out banknotes one by one from a batch of banknotes and stores them in different storage sections for each denomination.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional banknote sorting and counting machine of this type is, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 117389/1983.

This device takes out banknotes one by one from a loaded banknote bundle, sorts them by denomination, stacks the classified banknotes by denomination on a support plate, temporarily holds them, and after the sorting process is completed, the banknotes are placed on the support plate. The banknotes stacked on top are moved to and stored in a storage section provided below.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

By the way, since banknotes are fed at high speed onto the support plate of the temporary storage section, one end of the banknotes may remain in contact with the wall of the temporary storage section, and in this case, the banknotes may remain tilted. Banknotes may be stacked or bent during stacking. In particular, folded or damaged banknotes are susceptible to this situation, and they may not move smoothly to the storage compartment below, or may become jammed and become impossible to store. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote sorting and counting machine that can improve the piled-up state of banknotes in the temporary storage section and smoothly store the stacked banknotes in the storage section.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, there is a take-out section that takes out banknotes stacked one by one, an identification section that identifies the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the bills taken out by the take-out section; There is a sorting section that sorts out banknotes by denomination, a temporary holding section that stacks and temporarily holds the banknotes sorted by denomination in this sorting section, and a temporary holding section that sorts out the banknotes by denomination. In the banknote sorting and counting machine, the banknote sorting and counting machine includes a storage section that collectively stores piled banknotes temporarily held by type according to denomination, wherein the temporary storage part receives and stacks the sorted banknotes. a drive mechanism that lowers the support plate to store banknotes received on the support plate in the storage section; a spring member that biases the support plate upward; The bill is characterized by comprising a control unit that operates the drive mechanism intermittently and vibrates the support plate vertically in cooperation with the spring member so that the stacked banknotes are in a good stacked state. There is.

[Effect]

Sorted banknotes are piled up on the support plate of the temporary storage unit, but the drive mechanism is driven by a command from the control unit to move the support plate downward, and when this drive is stopped, the spring member The action causes the indicator plate to move upward. By intermittently driving the drive mechanism in this manner, the support plate repeatedly vibrates up and down. As a result, the stacked banknotes reach the correct position on the support plate and are properly stacked, so that the stacked banknotes on the support plate can be smoothly stored in the storage section.

[Example of idea]

1A to 1C schematically show the entire structure of a main body of a banknote sorting and counting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A banknote insertion slot 1 is provided on the upper front side of the counting machine body. There is a mounting table 2 on which banknotes to be counted are placed at the back of the banknote insertion slot 1, and an operator (operator)
It is designed so that bundles of banknotes can be placed by hand. A feeding roller 3 slightly protrudes downward from the upper surface of the insertion slot 1 above the mounting table 2, and feeds out the stacked banknotes one by one from above.

The banknotes fed out by the feeding roller 3 are transferred to gate rollers 4 and 5 provided at the gate entrance GX.
, so that only one sheet passes through, and is conveyed one by one by the conveyor belt 6.

The banknotes transported one by one are identified by the recognition unit 7 for authenticity, denomination, front and back, fitness, thickness, chain, skew, tear, etc. As this identification technique itself, any known technology may be used, and since it is not a feature of the present invention, a detailed explanation will be omitted.

The conveyance belt 6 serves as a conveyance member MPM and is driven by drive motors HPM1 to HPM2 (FIG. 1c), and constitutes conveyance systems a to q. Further, impellers HA1 to HA6, which will be described later, are also rotationally driven in synchronization with the conveyor belt 6.

According to the identification result in the identification unit 7, the banknote is
- Classified and stored in the seventh storage sections S1 to S7. The types of banknotes stored in each storage section differ depending on the classification mode, as shown in the table of FIG. 6.

Between transport systems e to i, banknotes are sorted by gate plates GB1 to GB5 according to the identification results,
Sent to each storage section.

The banknotes sent by the conveyance systems k to p are transferred to impellers HA1 to HA1, which rotate counterclockwise in the drawing, respectively.
The support plates P1a of the temporary holding parts SH1 to SH6 are moved downward by HA6 (by sandwiching them one by one with blade plates).
~ P6a, P1b ~ Superimposed on P6b. The support plates P1a to P6a and P1b to P6b are normally connected to the impeller HA1 by spring members 208 shown in FIG. 2a.
~It is urged upward to approach the blade of HA6. The banknotes conveyed by the impeller hit the guide plate and move downward from the impeller, that is, from the support plates P1a to P6.
a, P1b to P6b are stacked on top of each other, so that the support plate gradually descends against the spring force as shown in FIG. 2b.

That is, support plates P1a to P6a, P1b to P6b
is normally kept horizontal (indicated by a solid line) by the mechanism shown in Figure 2;
It opens left and right as shown (indicated by broken lines), causing the banknotes to fall. The fallen banknotes are received and held by the receiving plates R1 to R7. That is, it is stored. The receiving plates R1 to R6 are driven by the pulse motor TPM and change their positions, but are initially located at the upper side and move downward depending on the amount of bills pushed into them. Sensors HEV1 to HEV6 are used to control the positions of the receiving plates R1 to R6. That is, the receiving plate R
1 to R6 are the clutches (TCL1 to
It is lowered by the pulse motor TPM by operating the applicable TCL6).

The seventh storage section S7 stores banknotes and the like that are identified as abnormal by the identification section 7. When the gate plate GB7 operates, the banknotes are stored in the storage section S7 through the conveyance system q. Further, the conveyance system d has a role of making subsequent banknotes wait after counting a predetermined number of banknotes.

Various optical sensors will now be described with reference to FIG. 1b.

The banknote detector KSE detects when the banknotes placed on the mounting table 2 are being pushed toward the gate rollers 4 and 5 by the feed roller 3, and is located downward from the gate GX of the banknote insertion slot 1. Light is emitted toward the insertion opening 1, and a light receiver is provided on the back side of the back wall of the insertion slot 1 to receive the light.

Sensors GSE1 to GSE of the gate drive detection section
Reference numeral 5 is provided to operate the gate plates GB1 to GB5 depending on the type of banknote by detecting the leading edge of the banknote being conveyed.

Sensors HSE1 to HSE6 of the banknote passage detection section detect the rear end of the banknote that has passed through the gate plate.
It is provided to restore GB1 to GB5.

Sensors SSE1 to SSE6 of the pending banknote detection unit are
Temporary storage section SH of the first to sixth storage sections S1 to S6
Support plates P1a to P6a,
The banknotes indicated by P1b to P6b are detected. Sensors HEV1 to HEV6 are on receiving plates R1 to R6
This is to control the position of the receiving plate R until the top surface of the banknotes placed on the receiving plates R1 to R6 is detected.
1 to R6 are lowered. sensor
HTE1 to HTE6 detect the presence or absence of banknotes placed on receiving plates R1 to R6. Sensor HAN1~
HAN3 detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the transport system d. The sensor HAN4 detects passage of banknotes to be stored in the seventh storage section S7, and returns the gate plate GB7. The sensor RSE detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the storage section S7. Sensor LEV1~LEV6
are P1a to P that support when inserting the separator
6a, the lowered positions of P1b to P6b are detected. Sensors TPL1 to TPL6, LPL1 to LPL6 and
HPL1 to HPL6 will be explained with reference to FIG.
The sensors LSL1 to LSL6 are used to detect the lowest position of the receiving plates R1 to R6 when they are lowered to stop the lowering, and are also used to detect fullness.

Next, various drive sources will be explained with reference to FIG. 1c.

The feeding section uses a pulse motor KPM to rotate the feeding roller 3 intermittently, thereby feeding out the banknotes one by one. Furthermore, during this rotation, the gate roller 4 also rotates.

The transport part MPM is a transport drive motor HPM1,
The HPM 2 rotates belts (indicated by 6) of conveyance systems a to q. Impeller HA1~
HA6 is also rotationally driven in synchronization. To accomplish this, it may be driven by the transport drive motor HPM2, or it may be driven by a separate motor.

The gate drive unit consists of a rotary solenoid or pulse motor GPM1 to GPM6, and the gate plate
Switch and drive GB1 to GB6.

The storage drive unit uses pulse motors IKM1, IKM2,
It is constituted by TPM and drives the vertical movement of the receiving plates R1 to R6 and the supporting plates P1a to P6a and P1b to P6b. Support plates P1a to P6a, P1b to P
Lowering of 6b is performed by motor IKM1, and opening and closing is performed by motor IKM2. As shown in FIG. 2, the clutches CL1-CL6 are in the "engaged" state when the support plates P1a-P6a, P1b-P6b are individually lowered.

In addition, the clutches TCL1 to TCL6 are connected to the receiving plate R1 to
The R6 is individually driven up and down.

As shown in Fig. 2 a, b, support plates P1a, P
1b is attached to support shafts 201a, 201b, and the support shafts 201a, 201b are rotatably attached to the support moving member 202. The support moving member 202 includes sensors TPL1, LPL1,
A position detection plate 203 that is detected by the HPL 1 is attached, and when the support and movement member 202 is lowered, each of the sensors described above sequentially detects the position of the support and movement member 202.

An opening/closing plate 203 is attached to the support shaft 201b so as to rotate with rotation of the support shaft 201b. Also, support plate opening/closing levers 204 and 205 are attached which rotate the support shaft 201a clockwise when the opening/closing operation plate 203 rotates clockwise.

The support moving member 202 is regulated by a guide rod 206 and a guide plate 207 to move up and down. This guide rod 206 includes a lower support plate 218 and an upper support plate 217.
installed on.

Further, the support moving member 202 is urged upward by a spring member 208, and can be moved downward by rotation of a fixed drive belt 209.

This drive belt 209 has pulleys 210, 21
1, and the pulley 211 is connected to the motor
Support plate drive shaft 2 rotationally driven by IKM1
10 rotations are transmitted by clutch CL1.
Further, the pulley 210 is rotatably attached to the upper support plate 217.

Support plate opening/closing member 2 is driven by motor IKM2.
11 to the right, the lock guide plate 21
3, the opening/closing drive lever 212 rotatably supported by the second
It is attached to the tip of the opening/closing drive lever 212 when it is lowered to the position shown in Figure b. Opening/closing pin 2
12a engages with the opening/closing operation plate 203, thereby opening the support plates P1a, P1b.

Sensor from the top position of the support moving member 202
Even if the support plates P1a and P1b are manually opened until the position where the LPL1 detects the position detection plate 203, the lock pin 214 hits the lock guide plate 211 and cannot be opened.

Therefore, when the clutch CL1 is activated while the support plate drive shaft 210 is rotating, the pulley 211 is rotated and the support moving member 202 is lowered, and when the clutch CL1 is disconnected, the spring member 208 causes the support moving member 202 to move downward. will rise.

In addition, FIG. 2a is a schematic view of the banknote sorting and counting machine seen from the back side, and shows the wall plate 215 and the guide wall 216.
a, 216b, and the space surrounded by the support plates PLa and PLb indicates one of the temporary storage sections SH1 to SH6.

The wall plate 215 includes a guide plate 207 and an upper support plate 2.
17, a lower support plate 218 is attached, and the lock guide plate 213 is separately attached to the support plate apart from the wall plate 215.

FIG. 3 shows the control system.

The arithmetic processing unit CPU operates according to the program stored in the program memory ROM and controls the entire counter, and stores various data and flags in the data memory RAM as necessary. The memory areas within the data memory RAM will be explained later with reference to FIG.

The operation input section CUNT is used when using the counting machine.
It is used to input various data, operation instructions, etc., and will be explained in detail later with reference to FIG.

The data display section DISP displays various counting data, denomination data, etc.

Identification unit 7, transport unit MPM, feeding unit KPM,
Gate drive unit GPM1 to GPM6, clutch CL1
~CL6, storage drive unit TPM, banknote detection unit
KSE, gate drive sensors GSE1 to GSE6, bill passing sensors HSE1 to HSE7, and pending bill sensors SSE1 to SSE7 are as already explained with reference to FIG.
It is connected to the arithmetic processing unit CPU via the BUS.

Next, referring to Figure 4, select the operation input section CUNT.
Each will be explained in detail.

KPB is a denomination key and can specify values from $1 to $100.

KHO is a denomination determination off switch that prohibits denomination determination processing in the recognition unit. Note that instead of doing this, even if denomination determination processing is performed, the CPU may not process it as a denomination signal.

TK is a numeric keypad, consisting of keys "0" to "9". CLK is a clear key and is used to clear input from the numeric keypad TK.

MDS is a mode switch that is used to select and specify the mode, and allows you to select between classification batches and fitness/loss batches.For fitness/loss batches, the denomination key
By selecting and specifying KPB, it is also possible to perform a fitness/loss batch of a specified denomination, and there are modes shown in the table in Figure 6.

SAK is a switch that is operated when converting the counted number of banknotes into a monetary value and displaying it, and is used when one display in the data display section is used for both the number of banknotes and the monetary value.

STP is a stop key. When this is pressed, the classification process stops. It is used when banknotes become jammed in the conveyance system.

OKK is the OK (permit) key, which is used to transfer banknotes from the temporary holding section onto the receiving plate.

SAT is the start key, which is pressed to start the counter manually. Instead of starting with the start key SAT, the sensor KSE may detect that a banknote is placed on the placing table 2, and the process may be started automatically.

Next, the memory area of the data memory RAM will be explained with reference to FIG.

The buffer memory unit (BM) stores the number of banknotes (MBM) and amount (KBM) in units of 1 lot.
Each denomination from $100 to $100 and the total of these are stored separately as to whether they are good or bad, and the number of reject banknotes is also stored. Reject banknotes here include banknotes that are abnormally thick, chained, skewed, torn, etc., as well as reverse banknotes.

The main memory unit (MM) stores cumulative values of the number of coins (MMM) and the amount (KMM) for each denomination from 1 dollar to 100 dollars and the total value of these, separately for fitness and loss. In other words, after 1 lot is completed, the permission key is
When OKK is pressed, the contents of the buffer memory section are added. When this addition is performed, the buffer memory section is cleared.

The batch count memory unit BT stores count values during batch processing.

The evacuation count memory section RV stores the banknotes that have already been dispensed by the dispensing section when the count value matches the set value, and the banknotes that were identified later than the banknotes that made the count value match the set value (therefore, are stored in the evacuation path). )
Store data about.

When a denomination is specified by the denomination key KPB, the denomination designation flag (DFG) becomes "1" for the denomination corresponding to the specified denomination (others remain "0"). .

The mode specification flag MFG is the mode switch
When a mode is specified by MDS, the value corresponding to the specified mode becomes "1".

The BCM is a batch number memory that stores the number of batches entered using the numeric keypad TK during batch mode (classification batch, fitness batch).

KHF is the denomination determination prohibition flag and is set when the denomination determination off switch KHO is pressed.

IHF is a match flag, and when the number of coins matches in any type (denomination, fitness) during batch processing,
The number corresponding to that type is "1".

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the operation of the above-mentioned apparatus in the classification batch mode will be explained.

First, transport drive motors HPM1, HPM2,
101 for driving motor IKM1; Thereafter, the pulse motor KPM is driven 102, and the payout roller 3 pays out only one banknote at the lowest position from the stacked banknotes placed on the second stack in the direction of the gate roller 4, and conveys it to the conveyor belt 6. do. and,
The sent banknote is identified 103 by the identification unit 7. Identification items include authenticity, denomination, front and back,
Identify thickness, chains, skew, tears, etc. (no defects). Then, if abnormal thickness, chain, skew, or tear is detected on the back, 104, gate plate GB7
is switched by the motor GB7 of the gate drive section, and is determined to be an abnormal banknote, and is transported to the seventh storage section S7 (reject pocket) 105.

If it is normal, the batch counting memory area BT of the identified denomination is used (since it does not distinguish whether it is good or bad, it uses the memory area for one of the denominations, for example, a "good note".)
Add 1 to the number of coins to 106, and temporarily hold the designated denomination.
107 to be stored in SH ₁ to SH ₆ . At this time, as will be explained in detail later, support plates P1a to P6a, P1b to
The support plate of the corresponding denomination of P6b is caused to vibrate. For example, in this sorted storage, bills are stored in each storage section according to each denomination, as shown in column A of FIG. When the tip of a dollar bill is detected, the gate drive motor
Activate the GPM 4, rotate the gate plate GB 4 upward and clockwise, and transport the 10 dollar bill toward the transport system n.
Stack them horizontally using impeller HA4.

Next, the contents of batch number setting memory BCM,
It is determined whether or not the number data of the batch counting memory unit of the corresponding denomination (for the identified banknote) matches 109. However, no match will be determined for other denominations. If they do not match, it is determined 121 whether or not there is a banknote on the placing table 2. If there is (according to the placing table banknote detection unit KSE), the process returns to step 103 and the banknote is continuously fed out.

When the banknotes run out, the pulse motor KPM is stopped 122, and then, after a predetermined time, the transport drive motors HPM1 and HPM2 are stopped 123. This predetermined time is set as a time period until the last banknote is reliably classified. Then, the first mode ends.

If the batch numbers match in step 109, the match flag IHF for the corresponding denomination is set to "1". Then display the match. That is, a corresponding match display lamp (not shown) is turned on (110). Then, the pulse motor KPM is temporarily stopped to stop feeding out the banknotes (111).

Even after stopping the motor KPM, the banknotes that have already been fed out are still conveyed and pass through the identification section. Therefore, the identification unit identifies the banknotes (112).If the banknotes are abnormal, the banknotes (113) are guided to the reject storage box (113).
4. If the banknote is not abnormal, add 1 to the contents of the evacuation counting memory of the corresponding denomination to 115 and guide it to the conveyance path d11
6.

After a predetermined period of time, the motors HPM1 and HPM2 are stopped (117). As a result, several (usually about three) banknotes are held in the waiting path d. These banknotes are banknotes fed out after the banknotes whose counts have been matched, and are stored in storage boxes of respective denominations during the next batch process.

After the motors HPM1 and HPM2 have stopped, the operator manually inserts the separate plate into the temporary holding section corresponding to the denomination for which the match indicator lamp is lit1.
18. In this case, the clutch of the denomination that matches the count
Turn on CL1 to CL6 to drive motor IKM1, and the top surface of the bill held on the support plate will be detected by the sensor.
Lower the support plate until it no longer blocks the light from LEV1 to LEV6 (sensor of the corresponding denomination) (about the support plate position in Figure 1). This facilitates insertion of the separate plate by an attendant. When the clutch is turned off by the next start instruction, the support plate will rise due to the spring force. Then, for the matching denominations, the data in the batch counting memory section and the data in the buffer memory section are added, and the sum is stored in the buffer memory section. Thereafter, the batch counting memory for the corresponding denomination is reset 119.

Next, the temporary holding section by denomination shown in Figure 2
For SH1 to SH6, any support plate P1a
~P6a, P1b~P6b is lowered by the stacked banknotes and is detected by the corresponding one of the sensors LPL1~LPL6 125. Then, storage processing is performed in the corresponding storage sections S1 to S6 (126). That is, for the detected denomination, clutches CL1~
Turn on only the applicable CL6 and set the motor IKM.
1 is driven. As a result, when the support plate is lowered and detected by the sensors HPL1 to HPL6, the motor IKM1 is stopped. Then motor IKM
2, the lever is moved to the left in the figure to open the support plate, and the banknotes stacked there fall and are stored on the receiving plates R1 to R6. Then, the clutches CL1 to CL6 are turned off and the support plate is raised by the spring force. On the other hand, sensor HEV1~
When a banknote blocks HEV6, the clutches TCL1 to TCL6 of the corresponding denomination are turned on and the motor TPM is turned on.
drive and lower it until it is no longer detected,
Keep all the tops of stacked banknotes in the same position.

Next, when the operator presses the start switch, 12
7. Reset 128 the coinciding banknotes, and if there are banknotes on the conveyance path (standby path d) 129, sort and store those banknotes 130, 131, 132, 13
3. If there are banknotes on the placing table 136, drive the conveyance system mochi MPM1 and MPM2 137, and then,
Drive motor KPM 138 step 103
Move on to continue counting.

If there are no banknotes on the placing table in step 136, then step 136, and step 13 if forced accommodation is to be performed next.
9. Conducting forced detention 140. Forced accommodation is used to forcibly store the rejected banknotes in steps 105 and 114 in each storage section.The operator takes out the rejected banknotes from the seventh storage section S7 and visually sorts them by denomination ( (excluding counterfeit banknotes, if any), put each denomination into slot 1 and press the forced storage switch, specify the denomination one by one, and forcefully store the banknote in the storage section for that denomination. be. In steps 104 and 113, since the back notes are rejected as "abnormal banknotes," they must be put into the respective denomination storage areas from the reject storage area. In addition, banknotes that are chained, have an abnormal thickness, or are skewed are forced to be accommodated because they are normal genuine banknotes.

Next, a control operation for vibrating the support plate will be explained with reference to FIG.

This operation is performed in parallel with step 107 in FIG.

When the vibration control operation starts, first, the sensor SSEn (n = 1 to 6) of each retained banknote detection unit
After waiting for the banknotes to be stored in the temporary storage section SHn (n=1 to 6) and the tip of the sensor to be blocked, the vibrations in steps 202 and subsequent steps are started. This operation is performed separately in each reservation section.

When the vibration starts, first the clutch CC1 of the corresponding denomination
Make CC6 work. As a result, the drive belt 209
The support moving member 202 is lowered through 20
2.

When a first predetermined time set by a program timer, for example 200 msec, has elapsed since the clutch CLn was turned on (203), the clutch is turned off (204). Next, wait 205 for a second predetermined time, for example, 500 msec. During this time, the support moving member 202 is moved upward by the spring member 208.

It is determined 206 whether the corresponding sensor SSEn is off, that is, whether the banknotes in the temporary holding section SHn have been removed. If it is not removed, then check whether the sensor LPLn is off, that is, whether the support moving member 202 has been lowered due to storage of banknotes and the position detection plate 203 has blocked the light from the sensor LPLn, in other words, the sensor LPLn is temporarily suspended. Determine whether the section is full 207. If it is not full yet, it is then determined in step 208 whether classification counting has ended; otherwise, the process returns to step 202. As a result, vibration continues as the clutch turns on and off. If the process is completed in step 208, the motor IKM1 is stopped 209. This causes vibrations to stop in all temporary holding sections.

When a banknote is removed from the corresponding temporary holding section in step 206, and when the corresponding temporary holding section becomes full in step 207, the vibration of the temporary holding section is stopped (steps 202 to 20).
5), sensor SSE in other temporary holding section
Determine whether 1 to SSE6 are all off (i.e., a bill has been removed) and all sensors LPL1 to LPL6 are on (i.e., full)2.
10. If the above conditions are met, the motor
209 to stop IKM1. If it is not satisfied, wait 211 for the classification counting to be completed, and then stop the motor IKM1 209.

As mentioned above, during the sorting and counting operation, as long as there are banknotes in each temporary storage section and it is not full,
The support moving member vibrates. This vibration is caused by the movement of the supporting member being lowered by turning the clutch on and off.
This occurs by repeating the upward movement by the spring member 208 in short cycles.

In addition, in the above explanation, it was stated that each time a banknote is taken out in the buffer memory section and main memory section of the data memory RAM, the "number of bills" of the corresponding type is updated, but the "denomination" is also updated automatically. be done.
Additionally, the total number of coins and denomination are also updated. Furthermore, when data in the buffer memory section is added to the main memory section, not only the number of sheets but also the amount is added.

[Variation of the idea]

Incidentally, the arrangement order of the first to seventh storage sections S1 to S7, the configuration of the temporary storage section, the shapes of its support plate, receiving plate, pusher, separation piece, etc. are not limited to those of the above embodiment.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, the support plate of the temporary storage section is intermittently lowered through the drive mechanism according to instructions from the control section, and raised by the spring member to vibrate. It is possible to improve the piled-up state of banknotes and to smoothly store them in the storage section.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 a to c are diagrams showing an outline of a banknote sorting and counting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 a and b are diagrams showing how the temporary holding section is driven, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing the control system. 4 is a diagram showing the operation input section, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the memory area of the data memory, FIG. 6 is a chart showing the allocation of storage sections in each mode, and FIGS. 7 and 8. is a flowchart showing the operation. 2...Placement table, 3...Feeding roller, 4,5
... Gate roller, 6 ... Conveyance belt, 7 ... Identification section, 202 ... Support moving member, 208 ... Spring member, GB1 to Gb6 ... Gate plate, S1 to S7 ...
...Storage section, SH1 to SH6...Temporary storage section, IKM
1...Motor, CL1~CL6...Clutch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A take-out unit that takes out banknotes one by one from a stack; an identification unit that identifies the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the banknotes taken out by the take-out unit; and this identification unit. A sorting section that sorts banknotes into denominations for the denominations identified in , a temporary holding section that stacks and temporarily holds the banknotes sorted by denomination in this sorting section according to denomination, and this temporary holding section. In the banknote sorting and counting machine, the banknote sorting and counting machine includes a storage section that collectively stores stacked banknotes temporarily held by denomination by denomination, the temporary holding part receiving and stacking the sorted banknotes. a drive mechanism that lowers the support plate to store banknotes received on the support plate in the storage section; a spring member that biases the support plate upward; a control unit that intermittently operates the drive mechanism and vibrates the support plate vertically in cooperation with the spring member so that the banknotes stacked on the banknotes are in a good stacked state. A bill sorting and counting machine featuring: