JPH0328995A - Paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently utilize a storing processing means and to improve operability by suitably discharging housed defective tickets, to which inspection processing is executed, and executing seal processing. CONSTITUTION:In a control means 100, the regulated number of the defective tickets, which are set in advance, to be stored is stored and when paper sheets are taken in one by one, an inspection processing means 3 discriminates whether the paper ticket is proper or defective and the number of these tickets is counted. The paper sheet processed by the inspection processing means 3 is housed by a storing processing means 4 based on the processed result of the inspection processing means 3 and the control means 100 stores information concerning the number of the defective tickets in the storing processing means 4 based on the counted result of the number. Next, the control means 100 compares information concerning the regulated number of the tickets to be store with these information concerning the number of the defective tickets and the housed defective tickets are conveyed to a seal processing means 5 and sealed up. Thus, the storing processing means can be efficiently utilized and the operability of an operator can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Purpose of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device that performs inspection processing and banding processing of banknotes and the like.

(Prior art) For example, a device that takes in and inspects banknotes one by one distinguishes the type of banknote and whether it is a genuine banknote or a soiled or damaged unfit note, and eliminates the unfit note. However, a deposit inspection device that sorts and stores genuine bills into, for example, 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, etc., has been put into practical use.

Furthermore, as a device for bundling banknotes, a kind of bundling processing device for bundling banknotes has been put into practical use.

When inspecting banknotes and bundling them, separate devices have been used.

In addition, this deposit inspection device did not classify unfit notes, such as defaced or damaged bank notes, by type of note, so these unfit notes had to be sorted manually. After sorting the tickets by type, they were bundled.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Since the conventional device was configured as described above, there was a problem in that the operability for the operator was poor.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and
To provide a paper sheet processing device capable of properly discharging unfit bills that have been inspected and stored in a storage processing means from the storage processing means and banding them, and improving the usage efficiency of the storage processing means and the operability of the operator. The purpose is to

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The apparatus of the present invention includes an inspection processing means that takes in paper sheets, performs inspection processing, distinguishes between good notes and unfit notes, and counts the number of these sheets; Based on the processing results of the inspection processing means, storage processing means stores the paper sheets separately into good and damaged paper sheets, and also performs discharge processing of each stored paper sheet, and performs bundling processing of the paper sheets. It stores information on the number of unfit notes in the storage processing means based on the number counting result by the bundling means and the inspection processing means, and also stores information on the predetermined storage number of unfit notes set in advance, and a basis for comparison of these two number information. The present invention is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the conveyance of the unfit notes to the bundling means and for controlling the bundling of the bundling means.

(for production) The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

A predetermined number of unfit notes to be stored is stored in the control means of this device.

When the paper sheets are taken into the apparatus one by one, the inspection processing means determines whether the paper sheets are good or unfit and counts the number of these sheets.

The paper sheets processed by the inspection processing means are stored by the storage processing means based on the processing results of the inspection processing means.

The control means stores information on the number of unfit bills in the storage processing means based on the result of counting the number of bills by the inspection processing means.

Next, the control means compares the storage regulation number information stored in advance with this unfit bill number information, and based on the comparison result, the control means transports the unfit bills stored in the storage processing means to be transported to the bundling means. Control.

Subsequently, the control means performs bundling control so that the unfit bills conveyed to the bundling means are bound.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a paper sheet processing apparatus.

This device 1 is provided at the upper part of the device 1, and includes a take-in section 2 that takes in paper sheets 8 one by one, which are banknotes such as 10,000 yen bills and 5,000 yen bills, and separates the paper sheets 8 by type. , an inspection processing means 3 for distinguishing between good and unfit notes, and counting the number of bills, and a storage processing means 4 for storing good and unfit notes separately based on the processing results of the inspection processing means 3, and also for discharging them. A bundling means 5 for bundling the conveyed paper sheets 8;
It has a conveying means 6 equipped with a belt or the like for conveying between the inspection processing means 3, storage processing means 4, and bundling means 5, and a bundling storage 7 that stores paper sheets 8 bound by the bundling means 5. ing.

The intake section 2 includes two side plates that support the edges of the paper sheets 8;
A bottom plate 22 that receives the surface of the paper sheets 8, and a bottom plate 22 that holds the paper sheets 8.
It has a presser plate 23 that presses the paper sheets 8, and a take-in roller 24 that takes in the paper sheets 8 one by one.

The inspection processing means 3 further converts the paper sheet 8, which has been determined to be a normal sheet 8 or a defective sheet 8 such as soiled or damaged paper, into a ticket of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, etc. The number of sheets is counted by classifying each type.

The storage processing means 4 includes a storage 41a for storing genuine ten thousand yen bills and a storage 4l for storing genuine thousand yen bills.
b, defective paper sheets 8a, 8b, normal 5,000 yen bill 8C
A storage 41c that stores the
Impellers 42a to 42c are provided at the front stage of the storage compartments 41a to 41c, respectively, to take in paper sheets 8 one by one and accumulate them in the storage compartments 41a to 41c. It has discharge rollers 43a to 43c for discharging 8 sheets one by one.

The bundling means 5 includes a impeller 51 provided at the entrance of the bundling means 5 for taking in paper sheets 8 one by one and accumulating them in the bundling means 5, and a impeller 51 for taking in paper sheets 8 one by one and accumulating them in the bundling means 5; A receiving plate 52 for receiving the receiving plate 52, and a tape supply unit 53 for supplying the banding tape 53a for the paper sheets 8 accumulated on the receiving plate 52.
A wheel 54 that holds the tape 53a in a wound state, a guide roller 55 that takes out the tape 53a from the wheel 54, and an arm 56 that winds the tape 53a around the accumulated paper sheets 8. have. After a predetermined length of tape 53a is taken out by the guide roller 55, it is cut by a cutter 58. Additionally, a drive mechanism (
After the tape 53a is wound around the paper sheet 8 on the receiving plate 52 using a tape (not shown), the tape 53a is thermally bonded and fixed by a thermal bonding section 57.

The conveyance means 6 includes a conveyance path 61 for conveying the paper sheets 8 taken in from the take-in section 2 to the inspection processing means 3.
, a conveyance path 62 for conveying paper sheets 8 from the inspection processing means 3 to the bundling means 5, and each storage 41a to 41c.
It has a conveyance path 63 for conveying from there to the inspection processing means 3, and a conveyance path 64 for conveying to each of the storages 41a to 41c in the conveyance path 62. Further, a sorting gate 65 such as an electromagnetic solenoid is provided at a branch point between the conveyance path 62 and the conveyance path 64, and the paper sheets 8 conveyed from the inspection processing means 3 are transferred by the electromagnetic force of the sorting gate 65 to the CPUIO, which will be described later. Under the control of , the products are branched and conveyed to the banding means 5 or the storages 41a to 41c.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of the apparatus 1 of this embodiment.

This device 1 electrically connects a display operation section 11, a storage section 12, an inspection processing means 3, the storage processing means 4, a banding means 5, and a conveyance means 6 to a CPU 10 that controls each part of the apparatus 1. It is configured as follows.

Note that the CPUIO, the display operation section 11, and the storage section 12
This constitutes a control means.

The display operation unit 11 includes a switch (not shown) for instructing the device 1 to turn on the power, start operation, stop, etc.
A keyboard (not shown) for setting information on the specified number of unfit notes 8a and 8b to be stored in the storage processing means 4, a defect indicator lamp for indicating a mixture of unfit notes that are soiled or damaged, and a display lamp for indicating the completion of the deposit inspection process. and an unfit note wrapping switch (not shown) for starting the bundling process for the unfit note.
(not shown).

The storage unit 12 includes a specified number of storage notes memory 12a that stores the specified number of notes to be stored, a number memory 12b of unfit notes that stores the number of unfit notes and a part of the number of good notes, and a program memory 12c.
It has

For example, as shown in FIG.
, the information on the number of sheets inspected and counted by the inspection processing means 3 is sequentially stored as Nyu to N3 in correspondence with the 10,000 yen loss note 8a, the 1,000 yen loss note 8b, and the 5,000 yen normal note 8C, respectively,
The storage regulation number memory 12a includes the display operation section 11.
By key operation from , information on the storage regulation number of sheets that can be stored in the storage processing means 4 is set in advance to the 10,000 yen unfit note 8a and 1000 yen unfit note 8b.
, 5,000 yen normal ticket 8C, respectively, Na to N
It is stored as c.

Further, the program memory 12c includes the display operation section 1.
A program for performing a series of processes based on the operation of an operation switch (not shown) to turn on the power and start operation is stored.

In addition, the other storage 41a is stored in the unfit note number memory 12b.
, 4lb are also stored as described above.

The operation of the apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4, particularly focusing on the banding process of the paper sheets 8a to 8c stored in the storage 41c.

The operator presses the switch (not shown) on the display operation section 1■.
Operate to turn on the power, and input the specified storage number Na to Nc by operating the keyboard (not shown) (STI)
.

The CPU I O reads a program stored in the program memory 12c and executes a series of processes shown below. Then, the CPUIO stores the storage prescribed number of sheets Na to Nc input into the display operation section 11 in the storage prescribed sheet number memory 12a (ST2).

The operator operates the operation start switch (not shown) on the display operation section 11 to perform the deposit inspection processing operation (ST3).
.

The operator inserts a plurality of paper sheets 8 mixed with 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, etc. into the receiving unit 2. The paper sheets 8 inputted into the receiving section 2 may also include soiled and damaged unfit bills as in this example. The paper sheets 8 taken in by the taking part 2 are conveyed to the inspection processing means 3 via the conveyance path 61 under the control of the CPUIO, and are subjected to inspection counting processing. C
The PU 10 receives the count information from the inspection processing means 3, and
This information is stored in the counting memory 12a (ST4).

All the paper sheets 8 are taken into the receiving section 2 and stored in the storage 41a.
41c, the CPUIO detects this and lights up the end indicator lamp of the display operation section 1l to notify the end of the deposit inspection process (ST5).

The operator is wondering if there is a faulty indicator lamp on the display/operation section l1? Check to see if it is lit (ST6).

Here, if the defect indicator lamp of the display operation section 11 is not lit, the process returns to step ST3 and the deposit inspection operation for new paper sheets 8 that have not yet been inspected is started.

If the failure indicator lamp on the display operation unit 11 is lit,
The operator selects the paper sheets 8 that he/she wishes to bundle using the display/operation section 11.
Operate the unfit note bundling switch to specify the unfit note 8a, 8
Perform the banding process of b.

Hereinafter, the case where the ten thousand yen unfit note 8a is bound will be explained.

The CPUIO searches the number information stored in the specified storage number memory 12a and the number information stored in the unfitted note number memory 12b and compares the two (ST7).

Here, if the number N1 of unfit notes is less than the prescribed storage number Na, the process returns to step ST3, and the operator starts a deposit inspection operation for other paper sheets 8 that have not yet been inspected.

If the number of unfit notes N■ is equal to or exceeds the specified storage number Na, the CPUIO
Paper sheets 8a to 8C stored in c are conveyed to the conveyance path 63.
(ST8).

Subsequently, the CPUIO controls the transport means 6 to move the transport path 6.
3, the paper sheets 8a to 8C discharged to inspection processing means 3
and the inspection processing means 3 performs type counting processing. Next, paper sheets 8a to 8C transported from the inspection processing means 3
is conveyed through the conveyance path 62 and when it reaches the sorting gate 65, only the unfit bills 8a set in advance at the small type level are conveyed to the bundling means 3 and subjected to the bundling process by the bundling means 5 (ST9).

After the other paper sheets 8b and 8c are sorted by the sorting gate 65, they are conveyed to the conveying path 64 by the conveying means 6 under the control of the CPUIO, and are stored in the original storage 41c (STIO).

Since the device according to the embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, the 10,000 yen unfit notes 8a, the 1,000 yen unfit notes 8b, and the 5,000 yen normal notes 8c are counted and stored, respectively. The number of storages 41a to 41c held can be reduced to three, and thereby the storage processing means 4 can be used efficiently.

In addition, a series of processes from classification to wrapping can be performed efficiently with simple operations, improving operability for the operator.

Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without changing the gist thereof.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, unfit bills that have been inspected and stored in the storage processing means are appropriately discharged from the storage processing means and bundled by the control means. It is possible to provide a paper sheet processing device with improved utilization efficiency of storage processing means and improved operability for the operator.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the device shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing values stored in a memory, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 1... Paper sheet processing device, 3... Inspection processing means, 4. 、． Storage processing means, 8, 8a to 8C... paper sheets, 100... control means. Diagram

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Inspection processing means that takes in paper sheets, performs inspection processing, distinguishes between good notes and unfit notes, and counts the number of these sheets; a genuine ticket,
A storage processing means that stores each unfit paper sheet separately and also discharges each stored paper sheet, a bundling means that performs a bundling process on the paper sheet, and a storage processing means that stores the paper sheets separately and also performs a process of discharging each paper sheet; a bundling means that performs a bundling process on the paper sheets; Information on the number of unfit bills is stored, as well as information on a predetermined number of unfit bills to be stored, and based on a comparison of both pieces of number information, the transport control of the unfit bills to the bundling means and the bundling control of the bundling means are performed. A paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by having a control means for controlling.