JPS5818668B2 - banknote processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a banknote processing device for sorting and sorting banknotes by type of note, fitness or loss, or front and back.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, for example, banks, department stores, supermarkets, gambling parlors, etc., collect a large amount of securities or currency, and it takes a lot of manpower to sort them out.

Conventionally, there are sorting machines, counting machines, wrapping machines, etc. for coins, and counting machines, wrapping machines (sealing machines), etc. for banknotes.

However, these are all single-function machines, and the sorting of banknotes, the arrangement of the front and back sides, and the classification of good and bad banknotes based on the degree of soiling of the banknotes are performed manually.

Therefore, it takes a lot of effort to sort out the huge amount of banknotes these days, and there is a lot of room for errors.

Therefore, it is desired to put into practical use a device that automatically sorts these large amounts of banknotes by type of banknote, whether it is good or bad, or whether it is front or back.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to take banknotes set one by one into a supply unit regardless of their type, front or back, top or bottom (top or bottom), and whether they are fit or not, and to automatically process them. Banknotes can be used for a variety of purposes, such as banknote type sorters, fitness sorters, front/backs sorters, etc., by visually distinguishing, sorting, and counting, and sorting them according to the sorting details specified by the operator. The purpose is to provide a processing device.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 schematically shows, for example, a banknote sorting machine.
A banknote storage box 2 is provided on the right side of the machine body 1 as a note supply section, and banknotes P are mixed in this storage box 2 regardless of type, front or back, top or bottom (top or bottom), or whether they are good or bad. Approximately 10 in condition
It can be loaded with 00 sheets.

Then, the banknotes P in the storage box 2 are suctioned one by one into the machine body 1, starting from the banknote P at the forefront, by a take-in loaf 3 as a take-in device provided in front of the storage box 2. After that, it is conveyed while being held in a conveyance path 4 consisting of a pertona, etc., and passes through an inspection section 5.

During this time, the inspection department 5 determines the type and authenticity of the passing banknotes, whether they are front or back, whether they are good or bad, and distinguishes between genuine and other rejected banknotes. Judge the ticket.

Here, a genuine note is a regular bank note, and at this point the type of note has already been changed.
The front and back sides are also checked for fitness.

Excluded tickets include counterfeit tickets, unidentifiable tickets (tickets that are badly soiled or torn), foreign cards (tickets that are not eligible for handling), and uncountable tickets such as stacked tickets.

Genuine banknotes are genuine and unstained banknotes that will be recirculated in the market, and damaged notes are genuine banknotes that are soiled or torn and will not be recirculated in the market. .

In addition, a front note is a regular bank note with the front side facing up, and a back note is a regular bank note with the back side facing up.

Further, in the vicinity of the storage box 2, a single sheet inlet 6 is provided as a group single sheet supply section.

This single-sheet input slot 6 is for an operator to manually input bank notes one by one, and the bank notes input from here are supplied to the starting end of the conveyance path 4. .

Therefore, the banknotes that were determined to be excluded notes and the following.

Banknotes that are not designated by the classification designation device 39 described above are
A sorting gate I7 provided in the middle of the conveyance path 4 sorts the tickets into a rejected ticket stacking section 8, and the tickets are stacked there.

On the other hand, the banknotes determined to be genuine are further conveyed and led to the stacking section 9, where they are sorted by sorting gates 10,
Banknotes corresponding to the sorting items of the first accumulation room are transferred to the first accumulation room 11, banknotes corresponding to the sorting items of the second accumulation room are transferred to the second accumulation room 112 by the sorting gate 102, and banknotes corresponding to the sorting items of the second accumulation room are transferred to the second accumulation room 112 by the sorting gate 103. Banknotes corresponding to the sorting items in the third accumulation room are sorted to the third accumulation room 113, and finally banknotes corresponding to the sorting items in the fourth accumulation room reach the fourth accumulation room 114 and are respectively accumulated. It has become.

Furthermore, lot partitions 12□, 122, 123, and 124 are provided in the first to fourth accumulation chambers 11□ to 114, respectively, for partitioning banknotes into lofts and temporarily accumulating them.

Each of these loft partitions 121 to 124 is formed in a comb-like shape and extends horizontally into each of the accumulation chambers 11 and 114 through slits provided in the side walls of each of the accumulation chambers 11 and 114. By being rotated downward by a low resolenoid (not shown), each of the accumulation chambers 11, -
114 is configured to go outside.

Regarding genuine notes (other than rejected tickets), the examination results are determined by the inspection unit 5, and they are counted for each category near the entrance of each collection room 11, ~114.The total number is calculated based on the judgment results of the inspection section 5. The data is counted up to the time before it is divided into sections 9, and if necessary, each of these counted values is compared to detect a counting error, and the data without errors is printed by a journal printer 35, which will be described later. It is ready to be printed.

FIG. 2 shows the operation panel 20 of the above-mentioned banknote sorting machine.
A power off switch 22 that is pressed to cut off the power, a supply start switch 23 that is pressed to start supplying banknotes, and a ready lamp 24 that lights up when the machine is ready for operation.
, Supply stop switch 2, which is pressed when stopping the supply of banknotes.
5. When an abnormality such as a jam occurs, remove the cause and take the prescribed measures, then press 1 to rubble switch 26. Single sheet insertion switch 27, pressed when inserting bank notes one by one.
, an all-clear switch 28 that is pressed to clear all counts, etc., a count verification switch 29 that is pressed to verify the number of banknotes, and a paper feed switch 30 that is pressed to send paper (journal tape) to the printer 45, which will be described later. It is provided.

The operation panel 20 also includes a jam lamp 31 that lights up when a jam occurs in the conveyance system, a count abnormality lamp 32 that lights up when the result of count verification does not match, and one of the stacking chambers 111 to 114 of the stacking section 9. An integrated full lamp 33 that lights up when even one of the inspection parts is full, and a detection abnormality lamp 34 that lights up when the detection function in the inspection section 5 or the like fails.

Further, the operation panel 20 is provided with a journal printer 35.

This printer 35 performs count verification when the verification switch 29 is pressed, and starts printing when there is no abnormality as a result.The printer 35 records the number of sheets for each category, the amount, the total amount, and the total amount for each category on the waist journal tape 36. The cumulative number of sheets processed by category, amount, and total amount are printed.

Here, an example of the print format is shown in Figure 3a.
Figure A is an example of the format when classifying the ticket type, Figure B is an example of the format when classifying the ticket type, and Figure C is an example of the format when classifying the front and back.

In addition, 37 in the figure is a loft print part, and 38 is a total print part.

Further, the operation panel 20 is provided with a category designation device 39.

This classification designation device 39 allows the operator to
This is for selecting and specifying the content of classification into 1, - 114, and the content to be collected in each collection room 111 - 114 is specified from two elements: ticket type and classification. For example, it is configured as shown in FIG.

That is, a column 40 for the ticket type and a column 41 for the classification are provided horizontally as specification items, and the column 40 for the ticket type contains "500 yen,""1,000yen,""5,000yen," and "10,000 yen." For each item, the classification column 41 is divided into the following items: ``ticket type,'' ``true note,'' ``unfit note,'' ``front note,'' and ``back note.''

In contrast, the vertical direction is still marked with the collection number.■■■
(2), and these numbers correspond to the first to fourth accumulation chambers 11□ to 114, respectively.

Slide switches 420 and 42 can be set in four stages corresponding to each item in the ticket type column 40.
□, 423, 424 are each accumulation! Slide switches 4 are provided corresponding to the numbers ■ to ■, and can be set in five stages corresponding to each item in the column 41 of the above classification.
31,432°433.434 are provided corresponding to each collection number (■) to (■).

For example, a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note, a 1,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note,
When classifying the ticket type of a 100 yen bill, press the operation button K of the switch 421 to set the ticket type column 400 to "10,000 yen" as shown in Figure 4.
The operation button K of the switch 422 is set to the item "5,000 yen", the operation button K of the switch 423 is set to the item "1,000 yen", and the switch 42 is set to the item "5,000 yen".
4 operations.

The button K is set to the item "500 yen", and the operation buttons K of the switches 43□ to 434 are set to the item "ticket type" in the category column 41, respectively.

As a result, 10,000 yen notes are placed in the first accumulation chamber 11, 5,000 yen notes are placed in the second accumulation chamber 112, 1,000 yen notes are placed in the third accumulation chamber 113, and 5000 yen notes are placed in the fourth accumulation chamber 114°. 100 yen notes are designated to be classified into different categories.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a classification control circuit, in which the output of the inspection section 5 and the output of the classification designation device 39 are supplied to a classification designation circuit 44, respectively.

The category designation circuit 44 is a circuit that specifies the category based on the determination result of the inspection section 5 and the content specified by the category designation device 390, and is composed of, for example, a large number of gate circuits.

The output of the division designation circuit 44 is supplied to a gate control circuit 45.

This gate control circuit 45 is a circuit that selectively drives and controls each of the division gates 7.101 to 103 according to the output of the division designation circuit 44.

FIG. 7 shows the division designation circuit 44 and the gate control circuit 4.
5 specifically shows an example of the switch 42□~
Gate circuits 511 to 514 provided corresponding to 424 and 43□ to 434, these gate circuits 51□ to 51
drivers 521 to 523 that drive the division gates 101 to 103 by 1 according to the output of 3;
Inverter circuits 1□ to 14 for inverting the respective outputs of impark circuits 11 to 14, AND circuit A1 to take the logical product of the outputs of these impark circuits 11 to 14,
and an OR circuit 01□ which calculates the logical sum of the output of the output and the rejected ticket signal output from the inspection section 5, and a driver 524 that drives the sorting gate door 1 according to the output of the OR circuit 0□1. be done.

The gate circuits 51 and 514 are connected to the switches 42 and 4
Signals from the contact points corresponding to each item of 24 and each ticket type signal output from the inspection section 5 (500 yen, 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen)
AND circuits A2□ to A24, which take the logical product of the AND circuits A2□ to A24, an OR circuit 021 which takes the logical sum of the outputs of these AND circuits A21 to A24, the output of this OR circuit 021, and the switch 43,
AND circuit A that calculates the AND with the signal from the contact corresponding to the item "ticket type" in item 434 31, switches 43, to 43
4. Signals from contacts corresponding to each item "good note", "unfit note", "front note", and "back note" and positive notes output from the inspection unit 5.
AND circuit A4□~ which takes logical product with loss, heads and tails ticket signals
A44, an AND circuit A5 that calculates the AND of each output of the AND circuits A2□ to A24 and the output of the AND circuit A4;
~A54, to the AND circuit that takes the logical product of each output of the AND circuits A21 to A24 and the output of the AND circuit A42 〇□ ~A6 Logic of each output of the AND circuits A21 to A24 and the output of the AND circuit A43 Take the product A7, ~A74
, AND circuits A8□ to A8 which take the AND of each output of the AND circuits A2□ to A24 and the output of the AND circuit A44.
Consisting of 4.

And the above AND circuit A5□~A54 t A61~
A64. A7□～A74. The respective outputs of A81 to A84 and the AND circuit A3□ are connected to the output terminal 53 through a wired OR connection.

Therefore, for example, each switch 42, ~424°43
, ~434 are set to the state shown in FIG. .

Furthermore, when it is determined that it is a 10,000 yen note, the AND circuit A2 of the gate circuit 51□. , A31 is established, the driver 521 operates to drive the sorting gate 10
I will guide you to 11.

If it is determined that it is a 5,000 yen note, the game goes to game 1 and the AND circuit A22 of circuit 512. A3□ is established, and the driver 522 operates to drive the sorting gate 10□ and guide the 5,000 yen bill to the second accumulation chamber 11□.

Further, when it is determined that it is a 1,000 yen note, the AND circuit A23 of the gate circuit 513. A31 is established, and the driver 523 operates to drive the sorting gate 103 and guide the 1,000 yen bill to the third accumulation room 113.

Furthermore, when it is determined that it is a 500 yen note, the AND circuit A24 of the gate circuit 514. A31 is established and the gate of the AND circuit A1□ is closed, so each driver 52□
~524 does not work, so the 500 yen note is stored in the fourth collection room 11.
You will be guided to 4.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained.

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By pressing the power supply switch 21 without changing the machine, various checks are automatically performed, and when the machine is ready for operation, the ready lap 24 lights up.

Next, the operator selects and specifies the desired classification contents using the classification designation device 39.

For example, a 10,000 yen note is 5,000 yen. When classifying the ticket types into a ticket, a thousand yen ticket, and a five hundred yen ticket, the operation buttons K of the switches 42° to 424 and 43□ to 434 are set to the state shown in FIG. 4, as described above.

For example, when classifying the fitness of 10,000 yen notes and 1,000 yen notes, switch 42. , .

422, each operation button K to "Item 10,000 yen", switch 423
．． Set each operation button K of 424 to "Item 1,000 yen", switch 43
□, 433 operation buttons K to the item "Fine ticket", switch 4
3. Set each operation button K of □ and 434 to the item "unfit note".

As a result, the first stacking room 111 has genuine 10,000 yen bills, the second stacking room 11□ has unfit bills, the third stacking room 113 has regular 1,000 yen bills, and the fourth stacking room 114 has regular bills of 1,000 yen. The 1,000 yen unprofitable notes are specified to be classified separately.

Furthermore, when separating the front and back sides of a 5,000 yen note and a 500 yen note, for example, switches 421 and 422 are used as shown in FIG.
Set each operation button K to the item "5,000 yen" and switch 423, 4.
24 operation buttons K to the item "500 yen", switch 431
゜Change each operation button K of 433 to the item "table ticket" and switch 43
The operation buttons K of ゜ and 434 are respectively set to the item "-back ticket".

As a result, the 5,000 yen ticket is placed in the first collection room 11, and the second
The stacking room 11□ is designated to have 5,000 yen back tickets, the third stacking room 113 has 500 yen front tickets, and the fourth stacking room 114 has 500 yen back tickets. It is something.

When the classification contents are selected and designated in this manner, the designated contents are supplied to the classification designation circuit 44.

When the selection and designation of the classification contents is completed, a large number of banknotes P to be processed are set in the storage box 2 in a mixed state regardless of the type of the banknote, front or back, top or bottom, and whether it is fit or not.

In this state, by pressing the supply start switch 23,
The intake loaf 3, conveyance path 4, etc. start operating. The intake loaf 3 sequentially captures banknotes P in the storage box 2 one by one.
It is fed into the conveyance path 4.

The banknotes conveyed on the conveyance path 4 pass through the inspection section 5, where they are judged as to type, authenticity, front and back, correctness, etc., and based on this, genuine notes and others are rejected. The banknotes are determined to be genuine and unfit, or front and back, and the results of these determinations are supplied to the classification designation circuit 44.

In this case, when the classification designation device 39 assigns the classification content to the ticket type classification, no determination is made as to whether it is front or back or whether it is fit or damaged, and if it is designated as the fitness or loss classification, no determination is made whether it is front or back, and it is further designated as the front or back classification. If this happens, the fitness/damage judgment will not be performed.

The sorting designating circuit 44 then specifies where the corresponding banknotes are to be sorted and stacked based on the judgment result of the inspection section 5 and the contents specified by the sorting specifying device 39.

The gate control circuit 45 drives a predetermined sorting gate in accordance with the designation, and sorts banknotes into corresponding stacking sections.

That is, each switch 421 to 42 of the classification designation device 39
4. When 43□ to 434 are set to the state shown in FIG. 4 and the classification content is specified as the ticket type classification, when the inspection section 5 determines that the ticket is a rejected ticket, the rejected ticket accumulation section 8 is designated and the countermeasure is taken. When the sorting gate 7 is determined to be a 10,000 yen bill, the first stacking room 1 is operated.
11 to drive the corresponding sorting gate 101, and in the same manner, if it is determined that it is a 5,000 yen note, the sorting gate 102 is driven, and if it is determined to be a thousand yen note, the sorting gate 103 is driven. If it is determined to be a 100 yen note, it will be divided into gates 10□~10.
3 does not drive any of them.

As a result, the rejected tickets are stored in the rejected ticket stacking section 8, the 10,000 yen bills are stored in the first collection room 111, the 5,000 yen bills are stored in the second collection room 112, the 1,000 yen bills are stored in the third collection room 113, and the 500 yen tickets are stored in the third collection room 113. are divided into fourth accumulation chambers 114, and are temporarily accumulated in a polymerized state on the lot partitions 12, to 124 in each of the accumulation chambers 11□ to 114, respectively.

In addition, each switch 42□ to 424 . of the classification designation device 39 .
43, to 434 are set to the state shown in Figure 6a, and if the classification content is specified as fitness classification of 10,000 yen notes and 1,000 yen notes, if it is determined to be an excluded note, it will be classified in the same way as in the above case. The gate 7 is driven 1, and when it is determined that the note is a good 10,000 yen note, the first accumulation chamber 11 is designated and the corresponding sorting gate 101 is driven 1, and in the same manner, when it is determined that the note is unfit 10,000 yen, the sorting gate is activated. 10°, if it is determined to be a regular thousand yen note, the sorting gates 103 are driven once, and if it is determined to be a thousand yen unfit note, the sorting gates 1 to 103 are driven.
does not drive either.

As a result, rejected tickets are stored in the rejected ticket stacking section 8, genuine bills of 10,000 yen are stored in the first collection room 111, unfit bills of 10,000 yen are stored in the second collection room 112, and genuine bills of 1,000 yen are stored in the third collection room 113. Lost yen notes are in the 4th collection room 1
14, respectively.

Furthermore, each switch 42□ to 424 of the classification designation device 39
,43. -434 is set to the state shown in Figure 6, and the classification content is specified as front and back divisions of 5,000 yen notes and 500 yen notes, and if it is determined to be an excluded ticket, the classification gate will be activated in the same way as in the above case. 7, and when it is determined that it is a front ticket of 5,000 yen, the first accumulation chamber 111 is designated and the corresponding sorting gate 101 is driven 1, and in the same manner, when it is determined that it is a back ticket of 5,000 yen, the sorting gate 1
02 is determined to be a front ticket of 500 yen, the sorting gates 103 are driven seven times, and when it is determined to be a back ticket of 500 yen, none of the sorting gates 101 to 103 are driven.

As a result, the rejected tickets are stored in the rejected ticket stacking section 8, the 5,000 yen front tickets are stored in the first collection room 111, the 5,000 yen back tickets are stored in the second collection room 112, and the 500 yen front tickets are stored in the third collection room 113. The 500 yen hidden ticket is the 4th one.
The banknotes 6 are respectively sorted and accumulated in the accumulation room 114. In any of these cases, all banknotes of items not specified by the sorting designation device 39 are treated as excluded notes.

In addition, if there are two or more specified stacking numbers with exactly the same ticket type and classification, priority will be given to the stacking room with the lowest number.
Other settings are checked as necessary, and if there are any abnormalities, the operator is notified.

In this way, the banknotes that are sorted and accumulated in each of the accumulation chambers 111 to 114 are activated by detection signals from banknote detectors (not shown) provided near the entrances of each of the accumulation chambers 11 and 114. A counter (not shown) counts each category, and the total number is determined by a detection signal from a banknote detector (not shown) installed between the rejected note stacking section 8 and the stacking section 9. It is counted by an operating counter (not shown).

Further, based on the determination result of the inspection unit 5, a counter (not shown) performs counting for each determination.

When all 10 tons of banknotes P are loaded into the storage box 2, the supply stop switch 25 is pressed to stop the operation of the intake loaf 3 and the transport path 4. .

Here, by pressing the verification switch 29, a comparison is made between the counted value of each division by each counter and the counted value of each determination.

As a result of this comparison, if there is no error in each count value, the printer 35 starts printing operation according to each count value,
As shown in FIG. 3 a, b or c, the number of sheets, amount, and total amount for each lot are printed on the journal tape 36; the amount and the cumulative number of sheets processed so far, amount, and total amount for each category are printed on the journal tape 36. It is something to do.

Further, when the inquiry switch 29 is pressed and the printer 35 starts operating when there is no error in each count value, the loft partitions 12□ to 124 are rotated downward at the same time, and the items are temporarily accumulated on top of them. Each banknote is stored in each collection room 111-114.
is dropped to the bottom of the

That is, only after 10 feet worth of banknotes P are conveyed and sorted to ensure that there are no errors in counting, are they stacked at the bottom of each of the loft partitions 12□-124.

Therefore, in the processing up to that point, banknotes for unfinished lofts are on each of the loft partitions 121 to 124.

As a result of the counting comparison, if a counting error is detected due to occurrence of a jam during transportation, counting error, etc., the counting error lamp 32 lights up and the operator is notified of this.

In this case, the banknotes on each of the lot partitions 121 to 124 will be processed again from the beginning.

In addition, the processing of several lots progresses, and each accumulation room) 11, ~
'114 If more than a specified number of banknotes (for example, 1000 banknotes) are accumulated, the accumulation full lamp 33 lights up and an alarm (chime, etc.) not shown is activated, and which accumulation chamber is full? Each accumulation room 1
1. This is displayed using a lamp (not shown) provided near 114 to prompt the operator to perform the process.

In this way, a large number of banknotes P are set in the storage box 2 regardless of type, front or back, top or bottom, and whether they are fit or not, and the taking rotor 3 takes in the banknotes one by one, and the inspection section 5 performs the necessary inspection. After that, the banknotes are discriminated, sorted, and counted, and the counted banknotes are accumulated in each accumulation chamber 11□ to 114 of the accumulation section 9 in a superposed state for each category.

This makes it possible to process a large amount of banknotes continuously, efficiently and reliably, and also to perform counting with high reliability.

1. Since the banknote is provided with a classification designation device 39 that allows the operator to select and specify a plurality of classification items, the banknotes are classified according to the classification contents specified by the classification designation device 39. The contents can be selected arbitrarily, and it can be used for a variety of purposes, such as a bank note type sorter, a fitness sorter, a front/back sorter, etc.

In the above embodiment, the ticket type and classification are specified using a slide switch in the classification specifying device, but the invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to specify the

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the banknotes set in the supply section are taken in one by one regardless of the type, front or back, upside down, whether good or bad, and the banknotes are automatically distinguished, sorted, and counted, and the banknotes are automatically distinguished, sorted, and counted by the operator. Since the banknotes are sorted according to the sorting contents specified by
Not only can it speed up processing and save labor,
For example, it can be used for a variety of purposes, such as a banknote type sorting machine, a fitness sorting machine, a front/back sorting machine, etc., and can provide a very convenient and practical banknote processing device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall configuration of the device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel, and FIG. 3 a = c is a diagram showing an example of a print format by a printer. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the division designation device, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the division control circuit, FIG. 6 a, t) is a diagram for explaining the operation of the division designation device, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram specifically showing an example of a division designation circuit and a gate control circuit in FIG. P... Bank note, 2... Supply department, 3...
...Intake device, 4...Transport path, 5...
...Inspection Department, 7...Division Gate, 9...
・Accumulation part, 101-103...Division gate, 1
11-114... Collection room, 12]-124...
...Loft partition, 20...Operation panel,
29... Count verification switch, 39...
Classification designation device, 44... Classification designation circuit, 45.
...Gate control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A supply section for setting banknotes, a taking-in device for taking in the banknotes set in this feeding section one by one, a conveyance path for conveying the banknotes taken in by this taking-in device, and a conveyance path for conveying the banknotes taken in by this taking-in device. an inspection section that performs necessary inspections by detecting banknotes conveyed on the conveyance path, and then determines the banknote type, whether it is good or bad, and whether it is front or back; and a sorting gate that sorts the banknotes conveyed on the conveyance path into a collection section. a classification designation device that designates the type of banknote and designates its classification content as a bill type classification, fitness classification 2 front and back classification, and a combination of the designation content of this classification designation device and the determination result of the inspection department. A banknote processing device comprising: a classification designation circuit that operates in accordance with the classification gate and supplies a control signal to the classification gate.