JPH107306A - Treating device for paper sheet or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheets treating device, capable of being constituted miniaturely and compactly despite equipping primary and secondary reserving parts for paper sheets, performing high-speed treatment, and clarifying the posts of the paper sheets even when abnormality is caused during treating. SOLUTION: In this paper sheets treating device wherein paper sheets, etc., reserved in reserving parts 29-31 are transferred to and accumulated in accumulating parts 32-34, the reserving parts 29-31 are formed of first and second reserving parts, and a first transferring means is provided wherein paper sheets, etc., reserved in the first reserving part are transferred in a vertical direction to the plane of the paper sheets, etc., to be transferred to the second reserving part, also a second transferring means is provided wherein paper sheets, etc., reserved in the second reserving part are transferred in a vertical direction to the plane of the paper sheets, etc., to be transferred to the accumulating parts 32-34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to paper sheets such as banknotes handled by a ticket vending machine or a checkout machine for a transportation business, an automatic teller machine in a finance business, and other various papers. The present invention relates to a sheet processing apparatus for processing leaves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bill processing machine of a ticket vending machine (transaction processing machine) for handling bills will be described as an example of paper sheets.
Conventionally, there is an apparatus shown in FIG. In this device, a discriminating unit 2 for discriminating the authenticity or denomination of a bill is connected to a stage subsequent to a bill insertion slot 1 and a conveying path 3 formed by a conveying belt or a conveying roller or the like is provided at a stage subsequent to the discriminating unit 2. The cassettes for 1,000 yen, the cassettes for 5,000 yen, and the cassettes for 10,000 yen, which accumulate banknotes of the denominations to be handled, are connected. A 1,000-yen holding unit 8, a 5,000-yen holding unit 8, and a 10,000-yen holding unit 9 are connected as a primary holding unit to hold until established, and a change or return bill is stored in the 5,000-yen holding unit 8. A discharge port 10 for discharging is connected.

Further, a temporary holding unit 1 as a secondary holding unit for holding the taken banknotes until the next customer starts a transaction is provided on the side where the banknotes of the cassettes 4, 5 and 6 are taken in.
1, 12, 13 are formed, and further, stacking units 14, 15, 16 for stacking the banknotes held in the temporary holding units 11, 12, 13 are formed in the upper or lower portion in the vertical direction. Each of the temporary holding units 11 to 13 has the
A pusher plate (not shown) is provided for pushing the bills held in 1 to 13 into the upper or lower stacking units 14 to 16.

[0004] In the banknote processing apparatus thus configured, when a banknote is inserted into the insertion slot 1, as shown in FIG. Reservation unit 7 of the denomination, which is the primary reservation unit of the denomination determined through
9 and hold in this section, and when there are a plurality of input bills, the bills are sequentially superimposed on the holding sections 7 to 9 corresponding to denominations and held until a transaction is established.

[0005] Next, when the ticket sales transaction is completed, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknotes that have been temporarily reserved in the holding units 7 to 9 of the respective denominations are stored in the secondary holding units of the cassettes 4 to 6 corresponding to the denominations. The banknotes are sent to the temporary storage units 11 to 13 and held until the transaction of the next customer, and when the next customer starts the transaction, the banknotes that have been secondarily stored at the start of the transaction are accumulated in the accumulation units 14 to 16.

By the way, in the above-mentioned bill processing apparatus,
The purpose of forming the holding units 7 to 9 of each denomination, which is the primary holding unit, is as follows.
Since the banknotes held in the units 7 to 9 are before the conclusion of the transaction, it is the customer's money, and when the transaction is canceled, it is possible to return the banknote with the actual input, and an apparatus due to an error during the transaction. This is to enable the staff to easily take out and return the bills of the input goods at the time of stoppage.

[0007] Temporary holding units 11 to 11 as secondary holding units.
The purpose of forming 13 is to cope with a trouble with the customer after the transaction is completed, and the actual input of the customer is suspended until the transaction of the next customer starts. However, since this reserved banknote is owned by the device, it must have a configuration that cannot be physically returned, and must be configured to be able to be taken out through a lockable door for cash management.

However, as described above, the holding portions 7 to 9 of the primary holding portion and the temporary holding portions 11 to 13 of the secondary holding portion are separately provided for the purpose of forming them, so that the size of the mechanism portion can be reduced and the size can be reduced. It is difficult to increase the price, and the banknotes are transported from the primary storage unit to the secondary storage unit. Therefore, a long transport distance and a long transport time are required, and high-speed processing cannot be performed. Further, after the transaction is determined to be completed, when an abnormality occurs during the conveyance of the banknote from the primary holding unit to the secondary holding unit, the banknote on the transfer path should be stored or returned to the customer. There is a problem that it is difficult for a person who handles the abnormality to determine whether the bill is a bill.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a primary storage unit and a secondary storage unit for paper sheets, but can be configured to be small and compact, can perform high-speed processing, and even if an abnormality occurs during processing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus in which the belonging of the paper sheet is clear.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus for transferring sheets held in a holding section to a stacking section and stacking the sheets. The first
And a second holding section, and the paper sheets held in the section are transferred to the first holding section in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper sheet, and the second A first transfer unit for transferring the sheet to the holding unit is provided, and the sheets held in the unit are transferred to the second holding unit in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the sheet and transferred to the stacking unit. The sheet processing apparatus is provided with a second transfer unit that performs the transfer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, when a return command is issued to the first holding section, the sending out of the held sheets is performed. It is a sheet processing apparatus provided with a means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, after one transaction is completed in the second holding unit, the next transaction is started. It is a sheet processing apparatus provided with a holding control means for maintaining the holding of sheets during the period.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the first transporting means transports the first transporting means in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the stored paper sheets. It is a sheet processing apparatus formed of a pusher member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the structure of the first aspect, the second transporting means transports the second transporting means in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the stored paper sheets. It is a sheet processing apparatus formed of a pusher member.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus configured to serve both as the first transfer means and the second transfer means in addition to the structure of the first invention. It is characterized by being.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the dual-purpose transfer means includes a sheet storing section for storing sheets stored in the second storing section. The sheet processing apparatus is characterized in that the transfer timing is set at the start of the transaction.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first storing unit and a second storing unit in addition to the configuration of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh aspect of the present invention. The paper processing apparatus is characterized in that the paper processing apparatus is provided with a door that can be opened and closed to take out the paper.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eighth aspect, the door is allowed to be opened when sheets are present only in the first holding section, It is a sheet processing apparatus provided with a door regulating means for regulating the door to be closed when a sheet is present in the second holding section.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus in which the door regulating means according to the ninth aspect is linked to the dual-purpose transfer means according to the sixth aspect.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the first holding unit and the second holding unit form the holding unit for holding the sheets to be stacked on the stacking unit. The paper sheets stored in the storage section are transferred to the second storage section by the first transfer section, and further,
Since the paper sheets held in the second holding unit are stacked in the stacking unit by the second transfer unit, a transport path having a long distance between the first and second holding units is not required, and as a result, In addition, the configuration is simplified, the size becomes small and compact, and high-speed processing can be performed. As described above, there is no transport path between the holding units,
Even in the event of an abnormality, the primary holding of the first holding unit and the secondary holding of the second holding unit can be clearly distinguished, and the meaning of the holding is clear, so that there is no confusion for the attendant and the processing is easy. (Effect of Claim 1).

Since the first holding unit is provided with a sending means for sending out a banknote when a return command is issued, for example, in a transaction processing apparatus, when a customer cancels a transaction, the first holding unit is used. Can be returned without deteriorating the function as the primary holding unit (effect of claim 2).

In the second holding unit, the holding control unit controls the holding of the paper sheets after one transaction is completed and before the next transaction is started. By performing the setting when the transaction starts, the function as the secondary holding unit can be exhibited without impairing the function (effects of claims 3 and 7).

When the first transfer means or the second transfer means is formed by a pusher member which transfers the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper sheet, the transfer distance can be minimized,
Further downsizing and high-speed processing can be achieved.
(Effect of 5), when the first and second transfer means are also used, further reduction in size and size can be achieved (effect of claim 6).

Further, since a door for opening and closing the storage section is provided in the storage section separately from the storage section, the paper sheets in the storage section can be taken out without touching the paper sheets in the storage section. The reserved paper sheets can be easily confirmed while ensuring safety (the effect of claim 8).

Further, when sheets are present in the second holding section, the door is closed by the restricting means to restrict fraudulent acts on the sheets and to properly manage the sheets. (The effect of claim 9).

By interlocking the door regulating means with the first and second transfer means, a driving means for driving the door regulating means is not required, so that space and cost can be reduced. 10 effects).

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows, for example, a bill processing device built in a ticket vending machine (transaction processing device) for a ticket, and FIG.
In this apparatus, a discriminating unit 22 for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of a banknote is connected to a stage subsequent to a bill insertion slot 21 and a conveying path 23 formed by a conveying belt or a conveying roller or the like is provided at a stage subsequent to the discriminating unit 22. , 1000 yen cassette 2 for stacking banknotes of handling denominations
A cassette 25 for 4, 5,000 yen and a cassette 26 for 10,000 yen are removably connected, and a change holding section 27 and a discharge port 28 are connected to the transport path 23.

[0028] The cassettes 24, 25, and 26 have a holding section 29, 30, 31 for temporarily storing the banknotes and a stacking section 32 for stacking the banknotes thereon. , 33, 34, and each of the holding portions 29 to 31 has a pusher plate 35, 36, 3
7, the pusher plates 35 to 37 act in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the banknotes that are primary or secondary and transfer the banknotes, so that the banknotes are transferred from the primary storage to the secondary storage. , And can be transferred from the secondary storage to the accumulation units 32-35.

The 1,000 yen cassette 24 and the 5,000 yen cassette 25 are provided with payout portions 38 and 39 for feeding the accumulated bills, respectively, in order to use the accumulated bills as change. In the upper surface portion of the cassette 26, a forgotten banknote collecting unit 41 is formed for collecting the forgotten banknotes when the banknotes discharged to the discharge port 28 are forgotten.

In the stacking process of the bills in the cassettes 24, 25, and 26, the bills held in the holding units 29 to 31 are pushed into the stacking units 32 to 34 by the pusher plates 35 to 37 and evacuated to the lower part. Thus, the banknotes in the holding units 29 to 31 can be stacked.

FIG. 4 shows the above-mentioned 1,000 yen cassette 24. The holding unit 29 holds the transported bills and the transport rollers 43 in order to successively overlap and hold the fed bills. Is provided so as to be able to take in and send out bills, and the reserved amount of bills is set to, for example, 20 sheets.

A partition plate 44 is provided between the holding unit 29 and the stacking unit 32 to support both sides of the banknote and to allow the center of the banknote to pass through the pusher plate 35. The banknotes are stacked on the partition plate 44. You.

The above-mentioned holding unit 29 has a function of holding the taken-in banknotes temporarily and secondarily.
As shown in FIG. 4, the holding position 29a is held on the transfer surface of the transfer belt 42. At the holding position 29a, the received banknote is transferred for return by reversing the transfer belt 42 and the transfer roller 43. It can be sent to the route 23.

In the above-mentioned secondary holding, as shown in FIG. 5, the banknotes on the conveyor belt 42 are lifted by a predetermined amount by the pusher plate 35 to the holding position 29b.
In 9b, since the bill is lifted from the transport belt 42, the bill cannot be returned.

FIG. 6 shows the appearance of the above-mentioned 1,000 yen cassette 24. Doors 45 and 46 which can be opened and closed are provided on the side surfaces of the holding unit 29 and the stacking unit 34, respectively. Opening and closing of the banknotes to be held is regulated by the holding state of the primary holding and the secondary holding.
7 controls opening and closing.

These components are used in other cassettes 2
The same is true for the cassettes 5 and 26. However, in the case of the cassette 24 for 5,000 yen and the cassette 25 for 5,000 yen, since the feeding portions 38 and 39 are provided, the pushing plates 35 and 36 are respectively moved to the feeding portions 38 and 39. Ascends and accumulates the bills,
9 to perform a feeding operation. Then, any of the cassettes 24, 25, and 26 can be attached to and detached from the bill processing apparatus.

FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10 show the cassette 2
7 and 8, the lower edge side of the door 45 is pivotally attached to the cassette body 51 by a pin 50, and an appropriate spring (not shown). ) Urges in the closing direction, and an inward locking edge 52 is connected to the lower edge.

The lock plate 5 is horizontally provided inside the door 45 described above.
3 is located at a substantially intermediate position of the lock plate 53, and is pivotally attached to the cassette body 51 side by a pin 54, and is urged in a locking direction by a spring 55.

At one end of the lock plate 53, which is opposite to the locking edge 52 of the door 45, the locking edge 5
A lock piece 56 for locking the cam follower 2 is connected to the other end of the lock plate 53 on the opposite side.
7 is fixed. This cam follower pin 57 is
3 is bent upward, its axis is horizontal inside the bent inside, and it is attached parallel to the door 45 (it may be rotatable or fixed).

An operation piece 58 for operating the cam follower pin 57 is connected to the cam follower pin 57 at the position of the pusher plate 35 which overlaps with the movement locus of the pusher plate 35 moving up and down. An inclined cam surface 59 for contacting and operating the cam follower pin 57 is formed on the piece 58.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, the pusher plate 35 is at the position where the secondary holding position 29b is raised, and
8 is separated from the cam follower pin 57 of the lock plate 53,
The lock plate 53 is urged in the lock direction by a spring 55,
Since the lock piece 56 locks the locking edge 52 of the door 45, the door 45 is in a locked state, and the door 45 cannot be opened from the outside. That is, when the holding unit 29 is secondarily holding the banknote at the second holding position 29b, the door 4
5 is locked and cannot be released.

9 and 10, the pusher plate 35 is at the lowered position of the primary holding position 29a, and when the pusher plate 35 is lowered, the inclined cam surface 59 of the operation piece 58 is moved.
Contact the cam follower pin 57 of the lock plate 53 to move the pin 57 in the lateral direction.
Is rotated in the unlocking direction, the locking piece 56 releases the locking of the door 45 with the locking edge 52, and the door 45 can be opened from the outside. That is, the holding part 29 is in the primary holding position 2
When the banknote is held at 9a, the door 45 is unlocked and can be opened from the outside. In addition, since the above-mentioned regulation structure of the door 45 is a common structure of each of the cassettes 24 to 26, its details are omitted.

FIG. 11 shows a control circuit block of the banknote handling machine. The CPU 61 drives and controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 62 and
Stores data necessary for the bill processing operation. The transport path drive control unit 64 controls the drive of the transport path 23 in the bill taking-in direction and the change releasing direction.

The 1,000 yen cassette drive control unit 65 controls the driving of the primary and secondary reservation processing, accumulation processing, and feeding processing of the 1,000 yen cassette 24. The 5,000-yen cassette drive control unit 66 controls the drive of the 5,000-yen cassette 25 primary and secondary holding processing, accumulation processing, and feeding processing. The 10,000-yen cassette drive control section 67 controls the primary and secondary reservation processing and the accumulation processing of the 10,000-yen cassette 26.
The change holding unit drive control unit 68 controls the change holding process and the release process of the change holding unit 27. The forgotten banknote collection unit drive control unit 69 performs drive control of the forgotten banknote collection unit 41 for taking in banknotes.

The CP of the banknote processing apparatus configured as described above
The bill processing operation of U61 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. Referring to FIG. 12, the banknote processing apparatus stores the banknotes traded by the previous customer in the secondary storage units 29 to 31 of cassettes 24 to 26 of the denominations used in the transaction, as shown in FIG. 5. Position 29b (30 in FIG. 15)
b, 31b). Therefore, when the start of the transaction is detected, for example, by inserting a bill or operating a selection key of a ticket, the pusher plates 35 to 37 are moved upward to accumulate the bills that are secondarily held, and the secondary The banknotes held at the holding position 29b are stacked on the upper stacking units 32-34 (steps n1 and n2).
Next, when the insertion of the bill based on the transaction is detected, the discrimination unit 22
And the transport path 23 is driven in the take-in direction, and then the discriminating unit 22 determines the authenticity and denomination of the bill, and if the discrimination is poor or the banknote is not handled, the discriminating unit 22 is reversed and returned to the slot. (Steps n3, n4, n5, n
6).

When the handling denomination is identified in the above step n5, the denomination is transferred to the holding units 29, 30, 31 of the cassettes 24, 25, 26 of the corresponding denomination, and the primary holding position 29a is set.
(Corresponding also to 30a and 31a in FIG. 14) is temporarily reserved (step n7). When the primary reservation is completed (step n8), it is determined whether or not the next bill is inserted (step n9). If there is an insertion, the flow returns to step n4 to accept the next bill. Note that, when the inserted bill is held at the primary holding position 29a, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the door 45 of the holding unit 29 is not locked,
When an abnormality occurs, the door 45 can be opened to check the bill.

Referring to FIG. 13, when the completion of bill insertion can be confirmed in step n9 described above, it is next determined whether or not a ticket selling transaction has been established (step n10). Next, it is determined whether or not there is a change (step n11). If there is a change, the change is paid out from the corresponding cassettes 24, 25, and 26 and stored in the change storage unit 27 (step n12). When the required amount is superimposed on the change holding unit 27, it is discharged to the discharge port 28 (steps n13 and n14).

In step n11, if there is no change, steps n12 to n14 are skipped, and in step n15, the banknote groups temporarily stored in the primary storage positions 29a of the storage units 29 to 31 are stored in the upper two Next hold position 29
In order to make a second hold at b, the corresponding pusher plate 35,
36 and 37 are raised to the secondary holding position 29b, and the secondary holding is performed (step n16), and the process ends.

When the banknote is secondarily held at the second holding position 29b, as shown in FIGS.
Is locked and cannot be released.

In step n10 described above, if the establishment of the transaction cannot be determined, and if the cancellation is determined by the cancel / return button (step n17), the aforementioned steps n7 and n8 are performed.
The banknotes temporarily stored in the cassettes 24, 25,
26 are sent from the primary holding positions 29a of the holding units 29, 30, and 31 and are held in the change holding unit 27. If there is a primary holding of a plurality of denominations, they are superimposed on the change holding unit 27 (step n18). ).

When the above-mentioned superposition of the returned bills is completed (step n19), this is discharged to the discharge port 28 (step n20), and when the removal of the returned bills is detected (step n21), the transaction is completed. .

FIG. 14 shows the operation of the primary reserving in steps n7 and n8 described above, and the inserted and discriminated bills are stored in the reserving section 2 of the cassettes 24, 25 and 26 corresponding to the denominations.
Primary holding positions 29a, 30a, 31a for 9, 30, 31
When there are a plurality of banknotes of each denomination, the primary storage positions 29a, 30a, 3 corresponding to the denominations are stored.
It overlaps and reserves in 1a.

Next, when the transaction is completed, as shown in FIG. 15, the banknotes held in the primary holding positions 29a, 30a, 31a of the holding unit are transferred to the upper secondary holding positions 29b, 30b, 30b.
The transaction is transferred to the storage 31b and temporarily stored until the next customer starts a transaction (corresponding to step n16 described above).

FIG. 16 shows a return operation when a transaction is canceled in the primary hold state shown in FIG.
When a return instruction is given, the primary storage positions 29a, 30a, 30a, 30a, 30a, 31 of the cassettes 24, 25, 26,
The banknotes temporarily stored in 31a are sent out to the outside and conveyed to the change storage unit 27, where they are overlapped (corresponding to steps n18 and n19 described above), and FIG.
As shown in (1), the inserted actual banknotes are collectively returned and released (corresponding to step n20 described above).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the primary holding positions 29a to 31a and the secondary holding positions 29b to 31b are formed in the holding portions 29 to 31 of the cassettes 24 to 26, respectively. The banknotes temporarily stored in the primary storage positions 31a to 31a are stored in the secondary storage positions 29b to
31b, and further stored at the secondary holding positions 29b to 31b.
Pusher plates 35 to 3
At 7, it is transferred to the stacking units 32 to 34 for stacking, and the pusher plates 35 to 37 are transferred vertically upward with respect to the plane of the bill, so that the primary holding positions 29 a to 31 a and the secondary holding positions 29 b to 31 b Transport distance is shortened, and as a result,
The structure is simplified, small and compact, and high-speed processing can be performed.

The holding at the primary holding positions 29a to 31a is a returnable hold until the transaction is completed, and the holding at the secondary holding positions 29b to 31b is a holding after the business is established. Is clear, the staff member is not confused when an abnormality occurs, and the process is easy.

Further, since the doors 45 for opening and closing the holding units 29 to 31 are provided separately from the doors 46 of the stacking units 32 to 35, the holding units 29 to 31 do not touch the bills in the stacking units 32 to 35. ~ 31 sheets can be taken out, and the banknotes can be easily checked while securing the security of the stacking unit.

Further, when bills are present in the secondary holding sections 29b to 31b, the lock piece 56 of the lock plate 53 is locked by closing the door 45, thereby preventing fraudulent acts on the bills (cash), Can be properly managed.

By operating the lock plate 53 with pusher plates 35 to 37 which move up and down, the lock plate 53 can be operated.
There is no need to provide a dedicated driving means for driving the device, so that space saving and cost reduction can be achieved.

In the embodiment, the ticket vending machine has been described. However, the present invention can be used for other transaction processing apparatuses, and is also used for processing other paper sheets regardless of bills. be able to.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the cassettes 24 to 26 of the embodiment. Corresponding to the primary holding positions 29a to 31a, the second holding portion corresponds to the secondary holding positions 29b to 31b, and the first and second transfer means, the combined transfer means and the pusher member are
The delivery means for sending out the primary storage sheets corresponding to the pusher plates 35 to 37 includes a transport belt 42 and a transport roller 43.
In response to the above, the holding control means corresponds to the control function of the CPU 61 for holding the banknotes secondarily until the next transaction is started, and the door controlling means includes the pusher plates 35 to 37, the door 45, the locking edge 52, Lock plate 53, lock piece 56, cam follower pin 5
7, the present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional bill processing device of a ticket vending machine.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing secondary holding of a conventional banknote processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill processing device of a ticket vending machine based on the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cassette.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a cassette showing secondary storage.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the cassette.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a regulation structure that regulates opening and closing of a door.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a regulation structure that regulates opening and closing of a door.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory plan view showing the operation of the door opening / closing regulating structure.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory front view showing the operation of the door opening / closing restriction structure.

FIG. 11 is a control circuit block diagram of a bill processing device of the ticket vending machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of bill processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the primary suspension processing.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a secondary holding process.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of return processing.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the release processing.

[Description of Signs] 24, 25, 26 ... Cassettes 29, 30, 31 ... Reservation units 29a, 30a, 31a ... Primary reservation positions 29b, 30b, 31b ... Secondary reservation positions 32, 33, 34 ... Stacking units 35, 36 37, pusher plate 45, door 52, locking edge 53, lock plate 56, lock piece 57, cam follower pin 58, operation piece 59, inclined cam surface

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A sheet processing apparatus for transferring sheets stacked in a holding section to a stacking section to stack the sheets, wherein the holding section is formed by a first holding section and a second holding section. The first holding section is provided with first transfer means for transferring the sheets held in the section in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the sheets and transferring the sheets to the second holding section. Paper sheets provided in the second holding section with second transfer means for transferring the paper sheets held in the section in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper sheets and transferring the sheets to a stacking section. Processing equipment. 2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sending unit that sends out the held sheets when the return instruction is issued to the first holding unit. 3. The holding means according to claim 1, wherein said second holding unit is provided with holding restriction means for holding paper sheets until one transaction is completed and until the next transaction is started. Paper processing equipment. 4. A paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transfer means is formed by a pusher member for transferring the stored paper sheets in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the stored paper sheets. 5. A sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second transfer means is formed by a pusher member which transfers the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the held sheets. 6. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transfer means and said second transfer means are combined. 7. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a timing for transferring the paper sheets held in the second holding section to the paper stacking section is set in the dual-purpose transfer means at the start of the transaction. 8. The first, second, and third holding sections are provided with doors that can be opened and closed so that sheets can be taken out. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the above. 9. A door control for permitting opening of the door when sheets are present only in the first holding section and for closing the door when sheets are present in the second holding section. 9. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising means. 10. A sheet processing apparatus in which the dual-purpose transfer device according to claim 6 is linked to the door control device according to claim 9.