JPS5821746B2 - Paper sheet processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device for sorting paper sheets such as banknotes.

For example, a banknote sorting machine is known as this type of processing device.

This banknote sorting machine sets a large number of banknotes in the supply section, takes in the set banknotes one by one, and then checks the taken-in banknotes to determine whether they are good or bad and whether they are genuine or not. The separated banknotes are piled up in a temporary stacking section and then bundled into a predetermined number of banknotes.

However, in the past, the inspection functions of determining whether the bills are fair or not and whether they are genuine or false always operate in an integrated manner. It was extremely inconvenient as it was impossible to keep track of the counts.

In addition, since the function to determine whether the device is fit or defective is also activated, it is not possible to simply replace the frenulum, that is, to redo the bundle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a switch that selectively turns on and off the integrity determination function of the inspection functions, thereby enabling counting with the authenticity determination function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a very convenient paper sheet processing device that can easily perform bundle processing, and can therefore efficiently process, for example, bundles of unfit bills or simply redo the bundle.

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

FIG. 1 shows, for example, a banknote sorting machine, in which a banknote supply section 3 is provided at the rear right end of a table 2 protruding from the front right side of the machine body 1, and this supply section 3 has a large Approximately 1,000 banknotes P of different sizes (for example, 1,000 yen notes and 10,000 yen notes) can be selectively loaded into the magazine.

Then, the banknotes P in the supply unit 3 are suctioned out one by one from the frontmost banknote P by a takeout rotor 4 provided in front of the supply unit 3, and sent into the note conveyance path 5. While the banknotes P held on the path 5 are being conveyed, an inspection section 6 determines whether they are good or bad, as well as whether they are genuine or false, and then they are determined to be genuine, unfit, or rejected.

Here, a genuine bank note is a genuine and uncontaminated bank note that will be recirculated, and a damaged note is a genuine bank note that is soiled or torn and cannot be circulated again. Tickets refer to counterfeit tickets, mismatched tickets, back-conveyed tickets, badly soiled and torn tickets, and stacked tickets.

Thus, the banknotes P that have been classified as good notes, unfit notes, and rejected notes are sorted by the sorting gates 71 and 72 into a good note pocket 8, an unfit note pocket 9, and a rejected note pocket 10, which are temporary accumulation parts, respectively. , are accumulated in each of these pockets 8 to 10, respectively.

In addition, in the genuine bill pocket 8, each 100 coins are separated by a separator 8a, and each 100 coins in the genuine bill pocket 8
After the banknotes P are sorted into sheets, they are conveyed to the paper band nipping section 12 by the bundle conveying section 11, and the leading end of the paper band 13 is sandwiched between the bundles of the banknotes P.

Then, the paper band 13 is tightly wrapped around the bundled banknote P by the Pandora 14, and then the paper band 13 is cut and glued by the cutting and glue unit 15. ) to be done.

The bundled banknotes P are conveyed to the stamp section 16, where the date and handler's name are stamped on the top surface of the paper strip 13, and then passed through the chute 17 to the ejector provided on the left front side of the machine body 1. It is configured to be discharged from an outlet 18 and accumulated in a receiving box 19.

On the other hand, an operation panel 20 is provided on the table 2, and as shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 20 is provided with various switches, indicator lamps, sheet number display, etc., respectively.

That is, the substantially horizontal portion 20. of the operation panel 20. There is a power switch 21 that turns on the power of this device, a power off switch 22 that turns off the power of this device, a count verification switch 23 that is pressed when checking the number of banknotes, and a device that eliminates the cause of abnormalities such as jams when they occur. The leaf reprocessing switch 24 is pressed after taking the prescribed measures, the bundle reprocessing switch 25 is pressed after removing the cause and taking the prescribed measures when an abnormality occurs in the bundle part, and the bank note P is removed. A supply start switch 26 that is pressed to start the banknote P, a ready lamp 27 that lights up when the banknote P can be taken out, a supply stop switch 28 that is pressed to stop the withdrawal of the banknote P, and the type of banknote to be handled is specified.
A bill type designation switch 29 for switching the discrimination criteria of the inspection section 6 and the like to match the bill type, and an unfit bill level switch 30 for switching the discrimination criteria of unfit bills in the inspection section 6 to two levels are provided.

Further, on the substantially inclined portion 20□ of the operation panel 20, there is a jam lamp 31 that lights up when a jam occurs in the conveyance system.
Accumulation abnormality lamp 32 that lights up when an abnormal accumulation or separator abnormality is detected in the correct and unfit bill pockets 8 and 9, a count abnormality lamp 33 that lights up when the result of count verification does not match, and a bank in the unfit bill pocket 9. The unfit note expiration lamp 34 lights up when the number of tickets exceeds a predetermined number, the detection abnormality lamp 35 lights up when the detection function in the inspection section 6 malfunctions, and the ticket type designation switch 29 or the genuine bill pocket 8 can be switched. A switching error lamp 36 that lights up when the types do not match, a no paper band lamp 37 that lights up when the paper band 13 for bundling is below a predetermined amount, and a no-glue lamp that lights up when the amount of glue for bundling falls below a predetermined amount. Lamp 38, an unfit note processing instruction lamp 39 for instructing the disposal of unfit notes in the unfit note pocket 9;
, a 4-digit fit note number display 40 for displaying the number of fit banknotes, a 4-digit fit note count display 41 for displaying the number of unfit banknotes, and a 4-digit fit note count display 41 for displaying the number of fit and unfit banknotes. For example, a four-digit total display 42 that displays the total of , a handler key 43 that limits the function of the power switch 21 and clears the total number of sheets, etc., and an arrangement that turns on and off the fitness determination function of the inspection section 6, etc. A switch 44 is provided respectively.

FIG. 3 shows the control system of the banknote sorting machine configured as described above, and the inspection section 6 is connected to the main control section 51.

The inspection section 6 includes a detection section 52 that detects the thickness, transmitted light, reflected light, winding width, tears, front and back sides, etc. of the banknote P that is being conveyed, and determines whether it is good or bad based on the signal from this detection section 52. It also includes a discrimination control section 53 that performs authenticity discrimination.

A continuous exclusion ticket counter 54 is connected to the discrimination control section 53.

This counter 54 uses an up/down counter that counts up in response to a rejected bill signal from the discrimination control section 53 and counts down in response to a good or unfit note signal, so that the discrimination control section 53 continuously discriminates rejected bills. If this continues for a preset number of times or more, a stop signal is output.

Further, a mechanism control section 55 is connected to the main control section 51, and a take-out conveyance control section 56, a sorting control section 57, and a bundle stamping control section 58 are connected to the mechanism control section 55, respectively.

The takeout conveyance control section 56 controls the takeout rotor 4, the ticket conveyance path 5, etc., and the sorting control section 57 controls the sorting gate section 7. .

72, etc., and the bundle stamp control section 58 further controls the bundle conveyance section 11, paper band nipping section 12, Pandora 14, cutting glue section 15, stamp section 16, etc.

Further, a counting calculation control unit 59 is connected to the main control unit 51, and a valid bill counter 60 is connected to the counting calculation control unit 59.
, an unfit note counter 61, a total counter 62, the fit note count display 40, an unfit note count display 41, and a total count display 42 are connected, respectively.

The genuine banknote counter 60 is, for example, a four-digit counter, and counts the number of genuine banknotes by being supplied with a detection signal from a banknote detector 63 provided at the entrance of the regular banknote pocket 8. The contents are supplied to the counting calculation control section 59.

The unfit note counter 62 is, for example, a four-digit counter, and counts the number of unfit notes by being supplied with a detection signal from a bank note detector 64 provided at the entrance of the unfit note pocket 9. The contents are supplied to the counting calculation control section 59.

The total counter 62 counts the total number by being supplied with a detection signal from the bank note detector 65 provided in front of the sorting gate section 72, and supplies the count contents to the counting calculation control section 59.

Further, the total counter 62 outputs a stop signal when the count reaches a predetermined value, for example, "9999" immediately before overflow.

Then, the counting calculation control section 59 controls the discrimination control section 5.
3 through the main control unit 51, the number of good notes and the number of unfit notes are counted respectively, and when the supply stop switch 28 is pressed, the number of good notes and the number of bad notes are counted. The number of fit notes, the number of unfit notes, and the total number calculated from each of these values are calculated by a fit note counter 60 and an unfit note counter 6.
1. Check whether they match each content of the total counter 62, and if they match, check the number of genuine bills,
The number of unfit bills and the total number are displayed on the corresponding display devices 40 and 4L42, respectively.

In addition, when the count verification switch 23 is pressed, the cumulative numbers of good and unfit notes stored at the time of the previous count verification and the current count values, that is, the cumulative numbers of good and unfit notes, are displayed. By performing a predetermined calculation with the number of sheets, the number of sheets for each loft is calculated for each of the correct banknotes, unfit banknotes, and their total, and these are displayed on each display 40, 4L42, respectively.

Furthermore, an operation control section 66 is connected to the main control section 51, and this operation control section 66 is connected to the count verification switch 2.
3. A leaf reprocessing switch 24, a bundle reprocessing switch 25, a supply start switch 26, a bill type designation switch 29, an unfit bill level switch 30, a clear switch 43, and a sorting switch 44 are connected, respectively.

Further, the signal from the supply stop switch 28 is supplied to an OR circuit 67, and each stop signal from the consecutively rejected ticket number counter 54 and total counter 62 is also supplied to this OR circuit 67, respectively.

The output signal of the OR circuit 67 becomes a stop command signal and is supplied to the operation control section 66.

Further, a display control section 68 is connected to the main control section 51, and the display control section 68 is connected to each of the lamps 27 and 3.
Display lamps C9 such as 1 to 39 are connected.

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

First, when performing normal banknote sorting, the sorting switch 44
Leave it in the off state.

Then, depending on the type of note to be handled, the corresponding note type is specified using the note type designation switch 29 and the regular note pocket switching lever (not shown), and the magazine is selected.

Also, at this time, the unfit note level switch 30 is set to a predetermined level.

After that, by pressing the power switch 21,
Various checks are automatically performed, and the ready lamp 27 lights up, indicating that the machine is ready for operation.

Also, at this time, signals from the note type designation switch 29 and the unfit note level switch 30 are sent to the discrimination control unit 53 via the operation control unit 66 and the main control unit 51.
Authenticity discrimination criteria and the like are set to match the type of bill, and the discrimination criteria for unfit bills is also set to a predetermined level.

Then, a large number of banknotes to be processed are loaded into the previously selected corresponding magazine, and the magazine is set in the supply section 3.

In this state, by pressing the supply start switch 26, the signal is sent to the main control section 51 via the operation control section 66, and as a result, the signal is sent from the main control section 51 via the mechanism control section 55 to the take-out conveyance control section. An operation start signal is sent to 56.

Therefore, the take-out rotor 4, the note transport path 5, etc. start operating, and the take-out rotor 4 sequentially takes out bank notes P from the supply section 3 one by one and sends them into the note transport path 5.

The banknotes P conveyed on the note conveyance path 5 pass through the inspection section 6 to determine whether they are fit or not and whether they are genuine or not.
Based on this, the bills are discriminated as normal bills, unfit bills, and rejected bills, and these discrimination result signals are supplied to the main control section 51.

As a result, a classification signal corresponding to the above-described determination result is sent from the main control section 51 to the classification control section 57 via the mechanism control section 55.

Therefore, the division gate section 7. , 72 operate accordingly, and the banknotes P that have been determined by the inspection section 6 as either a good note, an unfit note, or a rejected note are sorted by the sorting gate sections 71 and 72 into a fit note pocket 8, an unfit note pocket 9, They are divided into exclusion ticket pockets 10, respectively.

At this time, the correct bill counter 60, the unfit bill counter 61, and the total counter 62 are connected to the corresponding detector 63°64.65.
It is operated by a signal from the bank, and counts normal bills other than rejected bills, unfit bills, and their total.

On the other hand, the counting calculation control section 59 counts the number of good notes and unfit notes, respectively, by being supplied with the discrimination results from the inspection section 6, that is, a good note signal and an unfit note signal.

Then, the main control section 51 sends, for example, a 100 sheet sorting command to the sorting control section 57 via the mechanism control section 55 based on the count in the counting operation control section 59 .

As a result, the separator 8a of the genuine note pocket 8 performs a predetermined operation, so that the banknotes P accumulated in the genuine note pocket 8 are divided into 100 banknotes each, and the banknotes P are divided into 100 banknotes.
The bundles are sequentially conveyed to the paper band nipping section 12 by the bundle conveyance section 11 operating at this time.

The paper band sandwiching unit 12 inserts the paper band 13 between arbitrary parts of the 100-sheet bundle.
Pinch the tip and send it to Pandora 14.

In the Pandora 14, the paper band 13 is wrapped around the banknote P in the gripped state by rotating it once, and the paper band 13 is sent to the cutting glue section 15.

The cutting and gluing section 15 cuts the paper strip 13, glues the cut portion, and sends it to the stamp section 16.

The stamp unit 16 stamps the date, handler's name, etc. on the paper band of the banknote bundle bundled with the paper band 13,
1 into a receiving box 19 from a discharge port 18.

When all the banknotes P set in the supply section 3 are taken out, the supply stop switch 28 is pressed, and the signal is transmitted to the OR circuit 67 and the operation control section 66.
is sent to the main control section 51 via the main control section 51.
A stop signal is sent from 1 to the take-out conveyance control section 56 via the mechanism control section 55.

Therefore, the take-out rotor 4 and the ticket conveyance path 5 stop operating.

At this time, the number of good banknotes P processed so far, the number of unfit banknotes, and the total number thereof are displayed on each display 40, 41, and 42, respectively.

If you want to know the number of sheets for each loft, press the count verification switch 23 to calculate the number, and display them on the displays 40, 41 and 42, respectively.

That is, for example, a lot A of a sheet, a lot B of b sheets,
Assuming that c lots C are processed continuously, if the supply stop switch 28 is pressed when the processing of lot C is finished, the value of (a+b+c) will be divided into good notes, unfit notes, and the total after the above operation. displayed for each.

For example, when the processing of lot A and lot B is completed, the count verification switch 23 is pressed, and even when the processing of lot C is completed, the count verification switch 23 is pressed.
When you press 3, the lot C goes through the operations described above.
The value of is displayed.

That is, it is possible to know the number of lofts processed between pressing the count verification switch 23 and then pressing the count verification switch 23 again.

The above description is about the operation when performing normal inspection and sorting processing, but next we will explain the case when performing simple counting bundle processing, which is a feature of the present invention.

In this case, the organizing switch 44 is pressed to turn it on.

When this switch 44 is turned on, the signal is sent to the discrimination control section 53 of the inspection section 6 via the operation control section 66 and the main control section 51, which causes the discrimination control section 53 to turn off its fitness/damage discrimination function. state.

Therefore, the inspection unit 6 does not determine whether the bank note P is good or bad.

Only authenticity determination will be performed. As a result, banknotes are no longer sorted into the unfit note pocket 9, and the machine becomes a counting machine with an authenticity discrimination function.

Therefore, for example, it is possible to count bundles of 100 sheets without determining whether they are good or bad, or to bundle only unfit bills that have been sorted during normal processing, or even just a small band (paper band).
The hanging can be easily replaced.

In this case, when the sorting switch 44 is turned on, the main control section 51 sends a command to the sorting control section 57 to prohibit the operation of the sorting gate section 71, so that the back conveyed bills, which are normally excluded bills, are sorted into the unfit bill pocket 9. It has become.

That is, normally, when the discrimination control section 53 outputs a rejected note (reverse conveyance note) signal, the sorting gate section 7 is operated and controlled to sort the corresponding bank note into the rejected note pocket 10. , when the sorting switch 44 is turned on, if the discrimination control unit 53 outputs a rejected note (back-conveyed note) signal, the sorting gate unit 72 operates and puts the corresponding bank note (back-conveyed note) into the unfit note pocket. It is controlled to classify into 9.

This is effective in processing banknotes that have both front and back sides mixed together.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a bank note sorting machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a processing apparatus that sorts paper sheets such as bills.

In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and 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, a switch is provided to selectively turn on and off the quality discrimination function among the inspection functions, so that counting and bundle processing accompanied by the authenticity discrimination function can be easily performed. Therefore, for example, it is possible to efficiently process bundles of unfit notes or simply re-bundle them, and furthermore, the entire process of counting bundles can be performed automatically by a machine, resulting in various effects such as significantly improving the reliability of counting. It is possible to provide a paper sheet processing device that can obtain the following.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view of the entire device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control system. P... Paper sheet (bank note), 3... Supply section, 4... Take-out rotor, 5... Note conveyance path, 6...・・Inspection Department, 71.7□・・・Separation Gate Department, 8・・・Temporary Accumulation Department, 44・・・・
・Organization switch, 52...Detection section, 53...
...Discrimination control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Set the paper sheets in the supply section, take in the set paper sheets one by one, and classify the taken paper sheets after determining whether they are good or bad and whether they are genuine or false, etc., in the inspection department, In a paper sheet processing device that stacks the sorted paper sheets in a temporary stacking section and then bundles them by a predetermined number of sheets, by providing a switch that selectively turns on and off the fitness determination function of the inspection section, A paper sheet processing device characterized by being able to perform counting bundle processing with an authenticity determination function.