JPH07234955A - Paper money processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select only the required unit by making a bundling means separated unit and to operate a bundling function and a classification counting function independently of each other. CONSTITUTION:The device consists of a paper money receiving/dispensing machine and a bundling and small bundle delivering machine. The paper money receiving/dispensing machine consists of a taking in means for taking in paper money, carrying path 101 carrying the paper money, audit part 34 discriminating the kind of paper money, reject gate 35a distributing the paper money discriminated by the part 34, and two or more bundling collection parts 61a and 61b collecting the paper money distributed through the reject gate 35a by a prescribed number of sheets. The bundling, small bundle delivering machine is provided with a bundling horizontal carrier 63a carrying the paper money collected in the parts 61a and 61b and a bundling means for bundling the carried paper money by the carrier 63a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus applied as a cash management system for a bank store, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of bill processing apparatus, the deposited bills are sorted and counted by a sort / counter according to their denominations, and the sort / counted bills are processed by a sealing machine every 50 or 100 sheets. There is one that can be sealed and withdrawn.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, since the sealing machine is integrally incorporated inside the bill processing apparatus, it is good for the customer who needs the sealing machine.
There was a problem that it was a wasteful expense for customers who did not need a banding machine.

Further, since the classification counter and the banding machine are integrated, if one of the classification counter and the banding machine is abnormal, the apparatus must be stopped, and the processing efficiency is lowered. There was a problem.

In view of this, the present invention provides a bill processing apparatus in which the banding means is provided as a separate unit so that only the necessary unit can be selected, and the banding function and the classification / counting function can be operated independently. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit is a take-in means for taking bills. , First conveying means for conveying the bills taken in by the taking means, discriminating means for discriminating the kind of bills conveyed by the first conveying means, and the conveying conducted by the discriminating means. The sorting unit sorts the banknotes conveyed by the sorting unit, and two or more stacking units that stack a predetermined number of banknotes sorted by the sorting unit. The second unit is a stacking unit. It is provided with a second transporting means for transporting the banknotes accumulated in the means, and a sealing means for sealing the banknotes transported by the second transporting means.

A second aspect of the present invention comprises a first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit conveys bills taken in by a take-in means for taking in the bills. First transporting means, and first discriminating means for discriminating the types of banknotes transported by the first transporting means,
A bill storage unit that stores the bills that have been discriminated by the first discriminating unit and that are conveyed by the conveying unit, a takeout unit that takes out the bills from the bill storage unit, and a bill that has been taken out by the takeout unit. A second conveying means, a second discriminating means for discriminating the type of banknote conveyed by the second conveying means, and a second conveying means for discriminating the bill by the second conveying means. The second unit is constituted by a stacking unit for stacking a predetermined number of banknotes, and the second unit is transported by the third transporting unit for transporting the banknote group stacked in the stacking unit. And a sealing means for sealing the banknotes.

Further, the third invention comprises a first unit,
The first unit is composed of a second unit, and the first unit includes a take-in means for taking in a bill, a first conveying means for conveying the bill taken in by the taking-in means, and a first conveyer. First discriminating means for discriminating the type of bills to be conveyed, and first discriminating bills which are discriminated by the first discriminating means and which are conveyed by the conveying means, into bills for sealing and bills for storage. And a banknote storage section for accumulating the banknotes for storage that are distributed via the first distribution means,
A take-out means for taking out the bills from the bill storage section, a second conveying means for conveying the bills taken in by the taking-in means, and a first type for discriminating the kind of bills conveyed by the second conveying means. A second discriminating means, a second discriminating means for discriminating the banknotes discriminated by the second discriminating means and conveyed by the second conveying means and the banknotes for banding discriminated by the first distributing means, and The second unit includes a stacking unit that stacks a predetermined number of banknotes sorted by the second sorting unit, and the second unit transports the banknotes stacked in the stacking unit, and a third transport unit. It comprises a sealing means for sealing the bills conveyed by the third conveying means.

[0009]

According to the first to third inventions, the first unit and the second unit are provided. By providing the second unit with the sealing means, the customer who does not need the sealing function is the first unit. Only the unit of can be purchased, and waste can be eliminated.

Further, by separating the first unit and the second unit, even if an abnormality occurs in one of the units, the work can be continued without stopping the operation of the other unit.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the bills are taken in by the taking-in means, the taken-in bills are accumulated in the accumulating section via the first conveying means, the inspection section and the sorting means, and the accumulated bills are collected. Is conveyed to the sealing means via the second conveying means, it is possible to seal the bills inserted into the take-in section without the operator's hand.

A second aspect of the invention is to deposit money by taking in banknotes by the taking-in means and storing the taken-in banknotes in the banknote storing section via the first conveying means and the first inspecting section. Further, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section are taken out by the takeout means and are accumulated in the accumulating means via the second conveying means and the second discriminating means. By sending the bills to the sealing means via the fourth conveying means, the bills stored in the bill storing portion can be sealed and withdrawn without the operator's hand.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a bill is taken in by the take-in means, and the taken-in bill is stored in the bill storing section via the first conveying means, the first inspection section and the first sorting means. By doing so, it is possible to make a deposit transaction, and the bills stored in the bill storage section are taken out by the taking-out means, and the second conveying means and the second discriminating means are further provided.
The banknotes stored in the banknote storage section are operated by stacking them on the stacking means via the second sorting means and sending the stacked banknotes to the sealing means via the third and fourth conveying means.
It is possible to carry out withdrawal by bundling without the intervention of a hand, and further, the banknotes for bundling distributed by the first distribution means are accumulated in the accumulation means via the second distribution means. Then, the accumulated bills are sent to the sealing means via the third and fourth conveying means, so that the bills inserted into the take-in means are directly sealed without the operator's hand. Can be withdrawn.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cash management system for a bank store. This system is composed of two Terras machines 1a, 1a that operate the entire system and process data.
b. Further, the system described above is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 as a first unit for depositing / dispensing loose banknotes, and excess cash of this banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 is sealed and stored in the machine body, and banknotes in a small bundle. It is provided with a banding / small bundle payment machine 3 as a second unit for paying out. Further, the system includes a coin depositing machine 4 for depositing loose coins and a coin dispensing machine 5 for dispensing loose coins. Further, the system includes a coin dispenser 6 and a tellers machine stand 7 for dispensing coins (coins) packaged every 50 sheets.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 comprises a banknote depositing slot 11 and a deposit reject box 12 for accumulating rejected banknotes at the time of depositing. In addition, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2
Is a withdrawal reject box 13 for accumulating rejected banknotes at the time of withdrawal, and a withdrawal opening 1 for accumulating banknotes withdrawn.
It is equipped with 4. The input port 11, the deposit reject box 12, the dispense reject box 13, and the dispense port 14 are arranged in a line in the vertical direction on the front surface of the machine body. Further, a journal printer 15 for printing the contents of each transaction is arranged on the upper surface of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2. In the vicinity of the input port 11, the withdrawal port 14, and the journal printer 15, which one of the above-mentioned two Terras machines 1a and 1b is installed,
Occupancy lamps 16, 17, which indicate whether or not it is occupied by 1b,
18 are provided. Further, on the front surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is provided a remaining amount display 19 for displaying the amount of remaining banknotes in a banknote storage box described later inside the machine body. Further, on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is a temporary band storage return door 20 for returning a banding fraction, which will be described later, and has a mechanism for hopping up to the upper part of the machine when the banknotes are returned. On the front surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, from the top, a pay-in transfer path withdrawal door 21, a temporary stacking door 22 for returning a banknote at the time of deposit, and a storage door 23 for withdrawing a banknote storage are arranged.

On the other hand, the banding / small bundle paying machine 3 has a dispensing door 24 for paying a small bundle at the upper part, and the small bundle dispensed can be taken out by opening this door. An occupancy lamp 25 similar to the occupancy lamp of the bill depositing / dispensing unit is arranged near the dispensing door 24. At the upper part of the withdrawal door 24, there is a band set door 26 for exchanging the band, and the band 16 is opened for exchanging the band. A safe deposit takeout door 27 is arranged below the withdrawal door 24 so that a safe deposit box, which will be described later, can be taken out.

Detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, the coin dispensing machine 5 and the coin dispenser 6 will be omitted here. Next, the internal configurations of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the banding / small bundle paying machine 3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the inside of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. This banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 2
In order to deposit a banknote, the banknote is placed in the slot 11, and when a deposit start command is sent from the tellers machine 1a (1b), the banknote is taken in from the slot 11 one by one.

FIG. 4 shows a take-in means 10 for taking in bills from the above-mentioned insertion slot 11, which is constituted by a group of rollers and takes in by utilizing friction. The mechanism of this take-in is almost the same as that shown in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 57-12787 (Fuji Giken (Billcon)), but the nipping roller shown in this patent is the feeding roller 2
9 and 29 and the pinch rollers 30 and 30 are different. In addition, the gate rollers 31, 31
Is a configuration using a one-way clutch as disclosed in JP-B-57-25314 (Tateishi: sheet take-out device). Two gap adjusting levers 32a and 32b for supporting the rollers on the left and right sides are provided with a gap adjusting motor, respectively. It is connected to 33a and 33b, and is automatically adjusted depending on the state of taking out bills. The description of the mechanism / control method of this part is omitted.

The banknotes taken in through the slot 11 pass through the pre-inspection conveyance path 101 as the first conveyance means and are guided to the inspection section (inspection means) 34. The denomination, shape, front / back, authenticity, damage, etc. of the bill taken in the inspection unit 34 are discriminated. Based on the discrimination result, the control unit (not shown) sorts the bills to the stacking units by using the sorting gate groups 35a to 35k as the sorting unit installed in the transport path. The banknotes output from the inspection unit 34 are sorted and accumulated in the deposit reject box 12 by the first deposit reject gate 35a in the case of the undecidable bill.
This undecidable ticket is set again in the slot 11 to be taken in again, or manually input into the counting data.

Further, the judged banknotes are then transferred to the front and back gates 3
The front and back tickets are sorted by 5b, the front ones are guided to the front conveyance path 66 as shown by an arrow a, and the back ones are guided to the back conveyance path 67 as shown by an arrow b.
This back-side bill is pressed against the front and back gate 35b by a knocking wheel (not shown),
It goes into the inversion path 65 as a switchback transportation path along the transportation surface of b. Further, when the bill enters and the leading end of the bill reaches the stopper 68 of the inversion path 65, the bill is temporarily stopped. The banknote to be stopped is detected by the switchback timing sensor 37, and by this detection, the inversion tapping lever 38 operates and the inversion roller 36.
Press on. From this state, the reversing roller 36 rotates and the bill is conveyed in the opposite direction. When the bill is conveyed in the opposite direction, a part of it is sandwiched between the reversing roller 38 and the belt and conveyed to the back conveyance path 67. This completes the switching of the front and back of the bill. After that, the reversal merging guide 39 enters the same conveyance path as the front ticket that has passed through the front ticket conveyance path 66, and post-processing is performed.

When the above-mentioned front and back arrangement is carried out, back tickets temporarily stay in the switchback conveyance path 65, so that the staying time may vary. The residence time of this can be measured by the switchback timing sensor 37, and the subsequent transportation check in the transportation path can be corrected. When such control is performed, stable switchback conveyance can be performed without increasing the number of jams caused by the conveyance time check in the switchback conveyance, which tends to vary over time.

The banknotes whose front and back are arranged are next selected by the sorting gate 35c to be transported to the lower storage compartment or to the dispensing transport path. Although it will be described later when it is guided to the withdrawal / conveyance path, it is conveyed to the lower storage compartment in general depositing work. The banknotes conveyed to the lower stage are safe gate 35d
And enters the sorting and conveying path 40. Processing after the safe gate will not be described here. Sorted transport path 4
The banknotes having entered 0 are accumulated in the temporary accumulation boxes 41a to 41d by the denominations and the damages by the temporary storage gates 35e to 35g. The mechanism of the temporary storage boxes 41a to 41d is shown in FIG. Longitudinal alignment mechanisms 42a to 42d are attached to the stacking boxes 41a to 41d, respectively, so that the incoming banknotes can be hit one by one and pushed into the back side of the stacking boxes 41a to 41d. The banknotes accumulated by this alignment operation are aligned in the longitudinal direction.

In the short side direction of the bill, the short side aligning mechanisms 43a to 43d installed on the left side surface of the stacking unit are pressed against the wall on the opposite side of the stacking unit for alignment. The short side aligning mechanisms 43a to 43d are eccentrically mounted on the shaft of a cone roller 44 arranged at the entrance, and the lever moves back and forth when the cone roller 44 rotates. ing. The banknotes that have entered the stacking unit are aligned by the long-range aligning mechanisms 42a to 42d and the short-side aligning mechanisms 43a to 43d, and the flapper group 4 installed in the temporary stacking bins 41a to 41d.
5a to 45d are accumulated. This flapper 45a-4
5d is set to the position shown in FIG. 6 for all four sheets 45a to 45d at the start of stacking, and incoming banknotes are stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b. The flappers 45a to 45d are the flapper drive solenoid 4 respectively.
6a to 46d, and drive solenoid 46
a flapper 45a-4 by driving a-46d
5d is configured to rotate downward by about 90 °.

When the number of banknotes to be accumulated increases, the upper surface of the banknotes rises up to near the exit of the cone roller 44, and this upper surface is detected by an accumulation full sensor (not shown).

When the stack full sensor detects that the banknotes are full, the flappers 45a and 45b rotate downward by about 90 °, and the stacked banknotes are supported by the lower flappers 45c and 45d. It will be. If the banknotes continue to be stacked in this state, the upper surface of the banknotes will be detected again by the stacking full sensor, and when detected, the flappers 45c and 45d also rotate downward by about 90 °. At this time, the banknotes are stacked on the shutter 47 attached to the bottom of the stacking unit.

Further, when the banknotes continue to be stacked, the upper surface of the banknotes is detected again by the full sensor, but for the first time, the control unit notifies the tellers machine 1a (1b) of the full stacking area. By configuring the temporary stacking box in this way, it becomes possible to stack banknotes at a proper stacking depth at all times, and a problem that tends to occur in the stacking unit, that is, a standing ticket caused by a large stacking unit depth Etc. can be prevented, and a large capacity can be integrated. When the stacking of banknotes is completed, the banknotes in the stacking unit are moved by 5 mm in the longitudinal direction by the longitudinal pushing mechanism 50.
The longitudinal pushing mechanism 50 is installed on the side opposite to the surface on which the longitudinal aligning mechanism 42 is mounted, and the pushing drive solenoid 51 pushes the guide-shaped plate out of the back wall to the stacking section. It is a mechanism.

By carrying out this operation, the bills pushed to the back position for aligning at the stacking unit can be returned to the positions at the time of taking out. As a result, when the bills are taken out from the storages 48a to 48d thereafter, the insertion port 11
The sheet can be taken out at the same position as when it was inserted from the inside, and a large transport margin can be secured on the transport path. The pushed bills are stored on the shutter 47 at a position suitable for taking out, but the shutter 47 is opened left and right by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the accumulated bills fall into the storages 48a to 48d. The storage 48a-
The separators 49, 49 are standing by at the upper end in 48d, and the dropped banknotes fall on the separators 49, 49. When the shutter 47 opens, the temporary stacking unit 41
The pusher mechanism 52 waiting at the top is driven to store all the banknotes remaining in the temporary stacking storage 41 in the storage 48a.
Move within ~ 48d.

When this movement is completed, the pusher 52 rises and the shutter 47 is closed. In this state, the next deposit is ready. The above storages 48a to 48
The separators 49, 49 in d are shown in FIG.
The banknotes moved into the storages 48a to 48d are left on the separators 49 and 49, and the separators 4 and 5 are driven together with the separators 49 and 49 by the separator vertical drive mechanism 53.
Move downward in 8. When there are banknotes in the storage 48, the separators 49, 49 are stopped on the stored banknotes by the limiter mechanism 54.

From this state, the separators 49, 49 are moved downward by about 90 by the separator rotation drive mechanism 55.
It rotates and retracts from the banknote stacking unit in the storage 48. When the separators 49, 49 retreat, the separators 49, 49
The upper deposit banknotes fall on the already stored banknotes, and the storing operation is completed. The separators 49, 49 will pass through the outside of the stored banknotes and move upward again.

At this time, the separators 49, 49 can be selected between the downward rotation and the upward rotation depending on the height of the stored bills. The height of the stored bills is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the control unit controls the height. The best method is selectively adopted. When there are many banknotes in the storage 48, it is preferable to adopt such a method, because when inserting the separators 49, 49 again onto the banknotes, the space can be effectively used by inserting the separators from above. The deposit is completed by the series of operations described above.

Next, the dispensing operation will be described. The dispensing operation is realized by sending the tickets accumulated in the storage 48 to the dispensing port 14. Teller's machine 1a
When it is transmitted from (1b) to the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2, the control unit of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 stores the storage bank 48 in which dispensed bills are accumulated.
The take-out mechanism 56 is driven. The take-out mechanism 56 is the same as the take-in mechanism attached to the inlet 11.
The take-out mechanism 56 is rotated to take out the bills one by one, and the take-out counting sensor 57 installed immediately after the take-out port counts the number of the taken-out bills. When the count reaches the number of paid-out sheets, the take-out mechanism 56 stops driving and the take-out is completed. The taken out banknotes are conveyed to the inspection section 59 through the storage under-conveyance path 58. In the withdrawal inspection unit 59, two banknotes are taken, the denomination is confirmed, and if there is no problem, the bills are sent to the upper withdrawal conveyance path. At this time, if there is a problem with the bill, the take-out mechanism is instructed to take out additional bills. The banknotes passing through the withdrawal inspection unit 59 pass through the close inspection gate 35h, enter the upper stage withdrawal / conveyance path, and are conveyed to the withdrawal port by the sealing gate 35i.

Tickets conveyed to the opposite side by the gates 35 and 35i will be described later. With respect to the banknotes conveyed to the withdrawal port side by the sealing gate 35i, with the withdrawal reject gate 35j, the ticket determined to have a problem by the withdrawal inspection is withdrawn to the withdrawal reject box 13 and the withdrawal target ticket is withdrawn. Collect in each mouth 14. When the banknotes designated in the dispensing port 14 have been accumulated, the electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released, the dispensing port is opened, and it becomes possible to take out the sprue . This completes the withdrawal process. Further, the banknotes in the storage 48 are normally weighed by the litter, and are pressed against the feeding roller of the takeout mechanism 56 to be stably taken out. However, when the amount of remaining banknotes becomes small, a backup mechanism is provided in the storage. 60 is driven,
The banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d can be pushed from above. This bill remaining amount is stored in the storage box 4 by a sensor (not shown).
This is done by detecting the position of the upper surface of the banknote within 8a to 48d.

Next, the detailed examination work in the safe will be described.
The in-safe scrutiny business is a business for counting the number of banknotes stored in the storages 48a to 48d, and its purpose is to count the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d that cannot be confirmed due to withdrawal. When a scrutinization request is issued from the tellers machine 1a-1b, first, the taking out of banknotes from one of the storages 48a-48d is started. The denomination of the taken-out banknotes is determined by the withdrawal inspection, and the identifiable banknotes are accumulated in any of the temporary accumulation boxes 131a to 131d located above the extracted storage boxes 48a to 48d.
In addition, the banknotes that cannot be determined are the withdrawal reject storage 13
However, there is no problem even if the temporary storage boxes 41a to 41d above the non-target storage box 48 are used. Temporary collection box 41
When the banknotes accumulated in a to 41d are full in the accumulation box,
Although stored in the storages 48a to 48d in the same process as when depositing, the separators 49, 49 do not rotate even after storage,
Separated scrutinized and non-scrutinized banknotes. In this state, the bills in the storage boxes 48a to 48d are fixed when the bills before the scrutiny are exhausted and all the fertilizers are taken out. At this time, the storages 48a to 48
If there is a large amount of bills remaining in d, the shutter 47 cannot be closed, but bills can be inspected even with the shutter 47 open. In this way, when the close inspection is performed with the shutter 47 open, the accumulation temporary storage 41 can have a large capacity due to the operation of the separators 49, 49, and therefore the storages 48a to 48.
There is a merit that a detailed examination can be performed without stopping the removal from d.

Next, a large number of deposited banknotes are stored in the storages 48a to 48.
The operation of automatically rotating the banknotes in the banding machine 3 when the number of banknotes in d becomes large will be described. Sealing the banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is called storage automatic sorting, and the storage 4
When the number of banknotes in 8a to 48d exceeds a certain number, it is automatically started. This fixed number is equal to the Terras machine 1a (1
The setting can be made from b), and by making this setting, the number of bills in the storages 48a to 48d can be always kept constant. When the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d becomes equal to or larger than the set value, the storage control is automatically started and the removal from the storages 48a to 48d is started. The taken-out banknotes are discriminated by the withdrawal inspection section 59 such as denomination confirmation, and only the banknotes suitable for sealing are conveyed to the sealing and accumulating section by the sealing gate 35i. When 100 sheets are conveyed to the sealing / stacking unit, they are sent to the sealing unit by a mechanism / process described later.

On the other hand, in the control of the above-mentioned storages 48a to 48d, the remaining amount of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is checked every time 100 sheets are taken out, and when the remaining amount becomes less than the set value, the taking out is stopped. By controlling in this way, the storage 48a
The number of banknotes within 48d is always kept constant.

Next, the sealing and accumulating section 61 as accumulating means will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the sealing and stacking unit 61 is a stack of upper and lower two stages. The switching of the two-stage integration is switched by the integration switching gate 35k. The banknotes first taken out from the safes 48a to 48d are stacked in the upper-stage sealing and stacking unit 61a. The accumulated bills are accumulated on the sealing and accumulating backup 62a, and a certain height is secured from the accumulating outlet. As the stacking progresses and the upper surface of the banknotes approaches the stacking exit, the fullness is detected by a sealed stacking full sensor (not shown). When the fullness is detected, the stacking and accumulating backup 62a is lowered to the lower end by its drive mechanism, and the bills are moved to the sealing horizontal carrier 63a. As the stacking further progresses, the upper sealed stacking unit 61a has 10
When the stack of 0 banknotes is completed, the stacking switching gate 35
By k, the subsequent bills are stacked in the lower stage stacking stacking unit 61b.

On the other hand, 1 accumulated in the upper sealing and accumulating portion 61a
The 00 bills are moved to the sealing machine 3 side by the sealing horizontal carrier 63a as the second conveying means while being pressed from above by the sealing stacking clamp 64a. At this time, the sealing integrated clamp 64a is attached to the sealing horizontal carrier 63a.
Since it is fixed on the top, they will move together.
The 100 banknotes thus moved are pulled out by the mechanism of the banding machine 3 described later. When it is detected that the bill has been pulled out, the sealing horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the sealed stacking backup 62a and the sealed stacking clamp 64a also return to their original positions.

One cycle is completed by the above operation, and then the lower stage stacking and accumulating section 61b sends 100 bills to the sealing machine 3 by the same operation. In this way, the upper / lower sealing and stacking units 61a, 6a
1b sequentially sends the banknotes to the banding machine 3, whereby the banding can be continuously performed. Further, when the fractions remain during the sealing, the entire sealing and stacking units 61a and 61b hop up together with the pre-stage transport path as shown in FIG. 2 so that the banknotes in the stacking units 61a and 61b can be taken out. Has become.

Next, the banding / small bundle paying machine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3. In the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, banknotes are sent from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 via the banding stacking units 61a and 61b. When the stacking / stacking units 61a and 61b are inserted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2 into the sealing / small bundle paying machine 3, the small bundle hand unit 7
1 moves to receive the bill. The small bundle hand unit 71 has a two-stage structure including an upper hand unit 71a and a lower hand unit 71b, and can hold a bill regardless of whether the bill is supplied from the upper stage of the sealing and stacking unit 61 or from the lower stage. You can do it.

Further, the small bundle hand parts 71a and 71b are constructed on the same base so that they can be moved up and down together. The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b can detect three positions of a bill clamp position, a bill release position, and a standby position by a hand position detection sensor (not shown).

The operation for receiving the bills from the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 is such that when the designated number of bills are stacked on the sealing / collecting unit 61, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 transfers the bills to the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 and the upper or lower stage. Is signaled. Upon receiving the signal, the banding / small-bundle paying machine 3 sets a backup mechanism, which will be described later, in the upper or lower stage according to the signal from the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2.

After that, the small bundle hand parts 71a and 71b waiting at the standby position move to the bill clamp position, and the bill is clamped by the bill clamp mechanism (not shown).
When the clamping is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b move to the banknote release position while dragging the banknote, and wait for the backup to clamp the banknote. When the backup clamps the bill, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a, 7a
1b releases the bill and returns to the standby position. With the above operation, one cycle of the small bundle hand mechanism is completed, and the drawing of bills is completed.

Next, the backup mechanism 72 will be described. The backup mechanism 72 has a bill receiving tray 74 and a backup clamp mechanism 73 above it in the mechanism. Further, the backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a carrier transfer position by a sensor group (not shown). The backup mechanism 72 that receives the banknotes from the small bundle hand mechanism 71 is
After returning to the standby position, the movement starts from the upper banknote receiving position or the lower banknote receiving position and moves to the carrier transfer position. At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a clamped state and holds the banknotes on the backup so as not to drop.

When the backup mechanism 72 moves to the carrier transfer position, the bills are set to have the same height as that on the carrier 75 as the third conveying means. When the carrier 75 moves forward in this state, the banknotes are pushed by the back plate of the carrier 75 and taken out from the backup 72. The above operation completes the transfer from the backup 72 to the carrier 75. When the carrier 75 starts to move forward, the banknotes are clamped by a carrier clamp (not shown) so as not to drop from the carrier 75. Further, the sealing shutter 76 arranged in front of the carrier 75 is structured so as to be pushed by the banknotes on the carrier 75 and rotate in the carrier moving direction while passing the banknotes. Further, the carrier 75 can detect three positions of a bill receiving position, a bundle holding position, and a vertical carrier delivering position by a sensor group (not shown).

The bills on the carrier 75 are stored in the carrier 75.
Is moved to the bundling mechanism 91 to be bunched. The bundling means 91 is a supply part 93 of a banding band 92, and this supply part 93.
A feeding roller 94 for feeding the bandage 92 supplied from the device, a winding mechanism 95 for winding the bandage 92 around the bill, and a cutter 9 for winding the bandage 92 around the bill and then cutting the band 92.
6 is provided.

The bundled banknotes ride on the carrier 75 and move from the bundled position to the vertical carrier delivery position, and the carrier 75 stops there. At this time, the bill hits the outer side surface of the sealing shutter 76 and stops at a certain position. At this time, the vertical carrier 77 becomes the carrier 7.
It rises from the standby position below 5 and moves to the position where the banknotes on the carrier 75 can be grabbed. The vertical carrier 77 that has completed the movement holds the banknotes on the carrier 75 by the vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 provided side by side. When the vertical carrier clamp 78 grips the bill, the carrier 75 starts moving further and returns to the bill receiving position. At this time, the banknote is pushed by the sealing shutter 76 and comes off the carrier 75. The banknotes completely placed on the vertical carrier 77 descend together with the vertical carrier 77 and enter the small bundle conveying path 79.

The small bundle conveying mechanism has a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 and a picker mechanism 81 on the upper surface of the conveying path, and a conveying shutter mechanism 8 for guiding the small bundle on the conveying path into the small bundle safe 83 on the lower surface.
2a and 82b are provided. Four small-bundle safes 83 are arranged below the transport path, and can be stored in each safe 83 depending on the denomination of the small bundle. In addition, the stopper mechanism 84 and the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 arranged in the safe 83 can also return the small bundle in the safe 83 into the transport path.

Next, a detailed description will be given of how the small bundle moved by the vertical carrier 77 is stored in the small bundle safe 33 through the transport path. When the vertical carrier 77 approaches the inside of the conveyance path with the small bundle clamped, the conveyance path opening / closing mechanism 86 is opened by a drive motor (not shown).

The vertical carrier 7 entering the transport path from here
7 moves to a fixed position in the transport path and waits for the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 to close. When the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is closed, the small bundle is transported in the transport path by the vertical carrier 77 and the drive roller arranged in the nest. Next, the small bundle is stopped on the small bundle safe 83 in which the small bundle should be stored, and stands by in a storable state. At this time, the small bundle is picker mechanism 81 described later.
By this, the stop position is adjusted. When the small bundle stands by right above the small bundle storage 83, the left and right transport shutters 82a and 82a are driven by a driving mechanism (not shown).
The bunch is driven so as to rotate downward and the small bundle falls into the safe 83. At this time, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is also driven in the pushing direction at the same time as the transport shutter 82 is driven, and the small bundle is pushed in so that the small bundle is not caught in the middle.
The small bunch that fell down first rides on the stopper mechanism 84,
It is further pushed into the safe 83 by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The stopper mechanism 84 is a safe 8 together with a small bundle.
When the small bundle reaches a certain position, it is urged by a spring or the like so as to return to the original position by itself. When the small bundle pusher 80 finishes pushing in to the position where the stopper mechanism 84 returns, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 returns to the fixed position, the transport shutter 82 closes, and the storage of the small bundle in the safe 83 ends. The small bundle stored in the safe 83 is constantly urged upward by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 in the safe 83, and the small bundle is held by the stopper mechanism 84.

To dispense a small bundle, first open the transport shutters 82a, 82b of the safe 83 to be dispensed and push the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 into the safe 83. At this time, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed upward by the small bundle pusher mechanism,
The stopper mechanism 84 becomes rotatable.

The rotatable stopper mechanism 84 is rotated and fixed in the safe 83 by a drive mechanism (not shown). After that, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pulled upward, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed up by the small bundle safe backup 85 and lifted to the upper end position of the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. When the small bundle moved to the upper end is driven by the picker mechanism 81 shown in FIG. 8, only the uppermost small bundle is caught by the picker mechanism and the small bundle conveying path 79 is shown.
Will be introduced in. The introduced small bundle is driven by the drive roller on the transport path to move in the transport path. Further, when continuously dispensing, if the picker mechanism 81 is driven again as it is, the next small bundle is dispensed.
When the withdrawal of the small bundle is completed, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed in as with the deposit, and the remaining small bundle is stored in the safe 83 to complete the withdrawal process.

The small bundle transferred to the small bundle transfer path 79 moves in the transfer path and drops into the elevator 87 from the exit of the transfer path. When all the small bundles to be dispensed enter the elevator 87, the elevator 87 starts rising and moves to the dispensing position. When the elevator 87 stops at the dispensing position, the small bundle dispensing door 24 opens and the small bundle can be taken out. When a small bundle is taken out of the elevator 87, a sensor (not shown) detects that there is no small bundle, closes the dispensing door 24, and ends the transaction.

Further, when it is desired to continuously discharge small bundles out of the machine for bill rearranging, etc., the small bundle chute door 89 is opened and the elevator 87 is moved upward to drop from the small bundle conveying path 79. It is also possible to discharge the coming small bundle as it is. This has the advantage that the elevator 87 has a finite capacity, but can continuously withdraw money indefinitely.

Further, an unfit banknote safe 90 is installed below the elevator 87 so that a small bundle not suitable for withdrawal, for example, a small bundle of unfit banknotes or a defective small bundle can be stored. In the case of storing in the unfit banknote safe 90, when the small bundle is dropped from the small bundle transport path, the elevator 217 is raised to be directly stored in the unfit banknote safe 90.

Next, an example of a transaction using the above cash management apparatus will be shown. First, when making a deposit transaction, the cash to be deposited is set in the slot 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2. Next, a capture start operation is performed from the tellers machine 1a (1b).
By doing this, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 starts counting the banknotes, and after the counting is completed, the counting result is displayed on the tellers machine 1a.
Send to (1b). An operator who is performing a deposit operation inputs deposit data such as a slip amount and an account number by using the operation keys of the tellers machine 1a (1b) during bill counting. If the count result from the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 matches the slip amount, the operator depresses the completion button to complete the deposit transaction. In addition, the transaction content is the Terra's Machine 1a (1
Recorded by a journal printer installed in b).

Next, in the case of the withdrawal operation, the operator inputs the withdrawal data such as the withdrawal amount and the account number from the tellers machine 1a (1b) and presses the start key. The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2 conveys banknotes from the safes 48a to 48d to the dispensing port 11 according to a dispensing request from the tellers machine 1a (1b).
If the withdrawal request is for a small bundle, the withdrawal / small bundle payment machine will withdraw a bundle.

If a jam or the like occurs in the machine body during the banknote dispensing process, the banknotes in the transport path are still machine body managed banknotes, so the tellers machine 1a (1b) judges the rank of the operator and An operator of the rank touched by banknotes releases the electromagnetic lock of the dispensing mechanism and waits for the operator to clear the jam. The operator rank is low,
If you cannot touch the cash inside the machine, the operator with a higher rank is requested and the card waits. By performing such control, security is protected against cash in the body, and it becomes possible to know who operated the cash.

In addition, the deposit processing overlaps and the safes 48a to 48a
When the banknotes are accumulated in d, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2 automatically performs a process of turning the banknotes in the safe 138 to be sealed.
By this processing, the amount of banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d is always maintained at a substantially constant amount, and surplus banknotes are accumulated in the small bundle safe 83.

[0060]

As described above, the first invention to the third invention
According to the invention, since it is composed of the first unit and the second unit, and the second unit is provided with the sealing means, the customer who does not need the sealing function can purchase only the first unit. It becomes possible to reduce waste.

Further, since the first unit and the second unit are separated, even if an abnormality occurs in one of the units, the work can be continued without stopping the operation of the other unit, and the processing efficiency is improved.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the bills are taken in by the take-in means, the taken-in bills are accumulated in the accumulating section via the first conveying means, the inspection section, and the sorting means, and the accumulated bills are collected. Is conveyed to the sealing means via the second conveying means, it is possible to seal the bill inserted into the take-in section without the operator's hand.

Further, in the second invention, since the bill is taken in by the taking-in means and the taken-in bill is stored in the bill storing section via the first conveying means and the first inspection section,
A deposit transaction is made possible, and the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section are taken out by the takeout means and are accumulated in the accumulating means via the second conveying means and the second discriminating means. Since the bills are sent to the sealing means via the third and fourth conveying means, the bills stored in the bill storing portion can be sealed and dispensed without the operator's hand.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the bill is taken in by the take-in means, and the taken-in bill is stored in the bill storing section via the first conveying means, the first inspection section and the first sorting means. Therefore, the deposit transaction can be performed, and the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section are taken out by the takeout means, and the banknotes are taken out through the second conveying means, the second discriminating means, and the second sorting means. Since the banknotes are stacked in the stacking means and the stacked banknotes are sent to the sealing means via the third and fourth conveying means, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section are sealed without the operator's hand. Further, the banknotes for banding sorted by the first sorting means are stacked on the stacking means via the second sorting means, and the stacked banknotes are stacked on the third and third stacking means. Since it is sent to the banding means through the transport means of No. 4, it is thrown to the intake means. Bill the operator - without the intervention of the hand of data directly, an effect that can be dispensed by wrapping.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a bill processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a bill depositing / dispensing machine of the bill processing system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the bill depositing / dispensing machine of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bill taking-in unit of the bill depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 2;

5 is a configuration diagram showing a feedback transport path of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device shown in FIG. 2;

6 is a perspective view showing a cashbox section of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism of the separator of the safe section in FIG.

8 is a configuration diagram showing a banding / bundling bundling machine of the banknote processing system of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a picker portion of the banding and bundling machine of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine (first unit), 3 ... Sealing. Small bundle payment machine (second unit), 10 ... Intake means, 101 ...
Conveyance path (first conveying means), 34 ... Inspecting section (discriminating means), 35a ... Reject gate (sorting means), 61
a, 61b ... Sealing and accumulating portion (accumulating means), 63a ... Sealing transverse carrier (second conveying means), 91 ... Sealing means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit includes a take-in means for taking in a bill, and a first conveying means for conveying the bill taken in by the take-in means. A discriminating means for discriminating the types of banknotes conveyed by the first conveying means, a sorting means for sorting the banknotes discriminated by the discriminating means and conveyed by the conveying means, and the sorting means The second unit is composed of two or more stacking units for stacking a predetermined number of banknotes distributed through the stack, and the second unit is a second transport unit for transporting the banknotes stacked in the stacking unit, and the second transport unit. A banknote handling apparatus comprising: a banking unit configured to band the banknotes transported by the transporting unit. 2. A first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit includes a take-in means for taking in a bill, and a first conveyer for conveying the bill taken in by the take-in means. Means, first discriminating means for discriminating the type of bill conveyed by the first conveying means, and bill storage for accommodating bills discriminated by the first discriminating means and conveyed by the conveying means. Section, a take-out means for taking out a bill from the bill storage section, a second conveying means for conveying the bill taken out by the taking-out means, and a type of bill conveyed by the second conveying means. And a stacking unit that stacks a predetermined number of banknotes that are sorted by the second sorting unit and that are transported by the second transporting unit, the second unit comprising: Transport banknotes accumulated in the means That a third conveying means, a bill processing device comprising a wrapping unit, in that it consists of banding banknotes conveyed by the third conveying means. 3. A first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit includes a take-in means for taking in a bill, and a first conveyer for conveying the bill taken in by the take-in means. Means, a first discriminating means for discriminating the type of bills conveyed by the first conveying means, and a bill for discriminating by the first discriminating means and conveyed by the conveying means. First sorting means for sorting bills and bills for storage, a bill storage part for accumulating bills for storage sorted by the first sorting device, and taking out bills from the bill storage part Means, second conveying means for conveying the bills taken in by the taking means, second discriminating means for discriminating the type of bills conveyed by the second conveying means, and this second discrimination And is conveyed by the second conveying means. Second sorting means for sorting the banknotes and the sealing banknotes sorted by the first sorting means, and stacking means for stacking a predetermined number of bills sorted by the second sorting means The second unit includes a third conveying unit that conveys the banknotes accumulated in the accumulating unit, and a sealing unit that seals the banknotes conveyed by the third conveying unit, A banknote processing device comprising: