JPS60117389A - Paper money sorter/settler - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a banknote processing machine, and particularly to a banknote sorting and settlement device that allows a large number of banknotes to be sorted and stacked into desired categories or stacked all at once.

[Technical Background of the Invention and Problems with the Background Art] Conventionally, as a banknote sorting service in banks, etc., banknote denominations,
It distinguishes front and back, good and bad, etc., eliminates different denominations, aligns the front and back sides, and sorts good and unfit notes, and finally bundles a predetermined number of good and bad notes for each denomination. There are also cases where unfit notes are tied together. Recently, banknote sorting machines have been introduced to automate these tasks.9
, Organizing work can now be done easily and in a short time.

However, when we analyze the operational status of banks throughout their business hours, we find that this sorting work is concentrated in the morning and after closing in the afternoon.
Currently, it is not used during the rest of the day.

Furthermore, in banks, etc., there is a business called settlement business in addition to the above-mentioned sorting business. This work involves settling customer deposits, such as sales proceeds, collected from night deposit boxes (night safes), etc., from customers such as retail stores.This work is done during bank business hours, and the more cases are collected, the better. The work was taking a long time, and a machine specifically for payment processing had been installed. However, this payment processing machine was not always in operation.

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a device that can be used commonly for both sorting work and settlement work, thereby improving the operating rate of the device.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a banknote processing machine according to the present invention. At the top of the machine body, that is, the sorting unit 1, there is a hole e2 into which banknotes to be processed are loaded. A feed roller 3 is provided at the side end of the hopper e-2 to feed out the banknotes in the hopper one by one. Reference numeral 4 denotes a conveyance path for conveying the banknotes fed out one by one, and on the conveyance path, banknote discrimination values tw, 5 are displayed.
is installed. The discrimination device determines the denomination of the passing banknote,
It has the function of determining front and back, fitness, etc.

G□, G2. G3. G4. G5 is a guide plate for distribution, and Go is for switching and conveying banknotes conveyed to conveyance path 4 to conveyance path 6 or conveyance path 7. 8', 9, 10?
Reference numerals 11 and 12 are respectively segmented accumulation parts, and in this embodiment, these accumulation parts are used in two different modes.
It is determined that banknotes of the types shown in the table are to be accumulated.

In Table 1, the first denomination, second denomination, and remaining denominations refer to the predetermined first denomination among the denominations to be processed;
The second denomination and denominations other than the first and second denominations are respectively meant; for example, the one with the highest circulation amount and the second highest denomination are the first denomination and the second denomination, respectively. determined. Below, the objects of processing are the current banknotes of our country, and the first
A case will be explained in which the denomination is a 10,000 yen note, the second denomination is a 1,000 yen note, and the other denominations are a 5,000 yen note and a 500 yen note.

Further, in Table 1, "reject" means an unidentifiable ticket.

The stacking section 12 has a function of sorting and stacking the transported banknotes into a predetermined number of bills and sequentially discharging them to the transport path 13.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a stacked banknote discharge conveyance path for conveying the banknotes sorted and stacked in the stacking section 12 to the subsequent banknote binding section 14.

15 is a payment unit that is separate from the sorting unit 1 and can be connected to the sorting unit 1.
' is the conveyance path 6 in the sorting unit 1 and the banknote inlet 18.
It is designed to be connected to the bank via the bank to enable the transfer of banknotes. In addition to mechanical connections, electrical connections (
(power supply line, signal line) are also formed.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a bulk stacking section, which has the function of collectively stacking banknotes sent from the conveyance path 6' and returning the banknotes that have been collectively accumulated through the conveyance path 6'.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a removable safe for storing banknotes in the bulk stacking section 16. This storage is performed by operating the deposit permission key. The safe 17 can be taken out and loaded into the saw 2, and the sheets can be fed out one by one by the feeding roller 3. Therefore, for example, after the banknotes have been stored in the safe in one transaction, the banknotes can be taken out and loaded into the hopper 2 to be processed by the sorting machine.

Incidentally, as the bulk stacking section having the storage/return function as described above, for example, those shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 can be used.

In other words, Fig. 2 shows its vertical front view, and Fig. 3 shows Fig. 2 11.
As shown in the vertical side surface of the line-corresponding portion and as shown in the plane in FIG.
, 218 are erected, and the side ends are partitioned by side walls 219, 219 to define an accumulation space A.

A plurality of notches 220, 220, . A bearing portion 222.221 is formed protrudingly from the base of the bearing portion 222.
222 is fitted and protrudes from the outer surface of the partition plates 218, 218, and shafts 223, 223 are inserted into the bearing portions 222, 222.

Coil springs 224, 22 are attached to the shafts 223, 223.
4 is wound around the springs 224, 224, and the first
The receiving members 221, 221 are kept in a horizontal state by contacting a stopper (not shown), and can be pivoted downward against the force of the springs 224, 224. Also, the first receiving member 221゜22
1 is narrow enough to support the lower surface of the front and rear ends in the direction of entry of the banknote P, and each inner end edge is a slope that slopes slightly downward.

One end of the shafts 223, 223 is fixed to the moving member 225, and the other end is fitted into the vertical groove of the guide rod 226, 226 and supported so as to be movable up and down.

The moving member 225 is cantilevered and movably vertically via rollers 228, 228, 228 on guide rods P227, 227 fixedly attached to the outer surface of one of the partition plates 218 by means of fittings 226, 226. has been done. This moving member 225 is connected to a wire rope 233 wound around a boo 9-229 driven by a motor M1 and pulleys 230, 231 provided above and below the guide rod 227, 227. , motor M
0 drives the wire rope 233 to move the moving member 225 up and down. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 234, 234° 234 is a sensor for detecting the moving position of the moving member 225, and the drive of Ml is controlled based on the signal.

A horizontal shaft 235 is installed outside one of the partition plates 218, and the notches 220, 220 of the partition plate 218 are attached to the shaft 235.
The second receiving member 236, which is made of a plurality of rods that can pivot and enter from below into the accumulation space A through . . . (7), is biased counterclockwise in FIG. It is provided.

When the second receiving member 236 turns and enters between the partition plates 218 and 218 and assumes a horizontal position as shown in FIG. It has a trapezoidal portion 236a that is bent into a trapezoidal shape when viewed from the side so that the upper surface thereof is flush with the upper surface of the first receiving member 221.

Each of the first receiving members 221, 221 has a notch 221a on the inner edge into which each rod of the second receiving member 236 can fit,
221a is formed. Furthermore, the length is such that it can be moved outward from the inner surface of the partition plate 218 when pivoted downward.

A return pushing plate 237 is provided between the partition plates 218 and 218 so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the partition plates 218 and 218. This pushing plate 237 has a lower base 23
A roller 239.
A wire rope 242 wound around a pulley 240 and a driven pulley 241 is tied to the base 237a to drive the motor M2. 3, the pushing plate 237 is moved over a range from the one end side shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the pushing position shown by the chain line in the same figure.

A push-in plate 234 is disposed above the stacking section 16 so as to be movable up and down. As is well known, this pushing plate 243 pushes the banknotes P stored in the stacking section 214 into the storage box 201, and moves from the raised position shown in FIG. It is configured to be able to be driven up and down.

In the figure, reference numerals 244 and 244 are microswitches that detect the moving position of the pushing plate 237, and the signals thereof are used to control the drive of the motor M2. Reference numeral 245 denotes a return port provided in the machine body 246, which protrudes to the extent that the edge of the banknote P pushed by the pushing movement of the pushing plate 237 can be grasped, and is normally closed by the shirt flap plate 247. It is kept locked and can be opened by a return signal.

At the time of starting stacking of banknotes P, the first receiving members (10) 221, 221 and the second receiving member 236 are placed in the raised position shown by solid lines in FIG. P is counted by the counting device 217 and then accumulated on the trapezoidal portions 236a of the first receiving members 221, 221 and the second receiving member 236.

In the above stacking process, when the number of stacked sheets reaches, for example, 70 sheets, the motor M1 is driven to move the wire rope 233, the moving member 225, and the shafts 223, 223 to the first receiving member 22.
1, 221 is lowered, and when the second sensor 234 from the top detects the position of the moving member 225, it is stopped at that position. At this time, the first receiving member 221 on the left side in FIG.
The second receiving member 236 is pushed down and retracted.

When the stacking continues and reaches the set number (for example, 200 sheets), the motor M1 is driven again and the first receiving member 22
1,221 further descends and when the lowest sensor 234 detects the position of the moving member 225, it is stopped at that position.

The supplied banknotes P are exhausted, and the banknotes P are stored in the stacking section 216.
When no longer enters, the first receiving members 221, 221 wait at the lowest position.

If it is OK to take the money into the safe 17 in this state,
That is, when the storage permission key is operated, the push plate 243 descends and presses the stacked banknotes P. As a result, the left and right first receiving members 221, 221 pivot downward against the springs 224, 224, allowing the bill P to pass through.

The banknotes P that have passed between the first receiving members 221 and 221 are pushed through the opening 17a of the safe 17 as shown in FIG.
7 in place.

When the pushing is completed, the pushing plate 243 returns to its normal position, and the first receiving members 221, 221 also rise due to the reverse rotation of the motor M0 and return to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, waiting for the next accumulation. do. This first receiving member 221, 22
As No. 1 returned to the upward trend, No. 2, which had been held down by this,
The receiving member 236 also follows and rises eastward, returning to the state shown in FIG.

If the collation results do not match when the stacking is completed, and the stacked banknotes P need to be collected, the stacked banknotes P must be collected through the return slot 245.
When the shutter plate 247 is opened and the motor M2 is driven to move the pushing plate 237 to the right in FIG. and is ejected from the return slot 245. Pushing plate 237
The base 237a is the microswitch 244 on the right side of FIG.
When detected, motor M2 is stopped at that position.

When the banknote P protruding from the return slot 245 is removed, a detection means (not shown) detects the removal, and the shutter plate 247 is closed and the pushing plate 237 is returned to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3.

Although the bulk accumulation section 16 has been explained in detail above, such an accumulation section was proposed in Utility Model Application No. 1199-1985 by the present applicant.
It is also disclosed in No. 47.

A detector PH14 provided at the entrance of the stacking section 16 detects banknotes to be stacked.

FIG. 5 shows details of the operation display section of the banknote handling machine of this embodiment. Reference numerals 21A, 21B, and 22 are Morr select keys, 21A is for inputting the arrangement 1 mode, 21B is the arrangement 2 mode, and ρ is for inputting the payment mode, respectively. Otsu, 24, 25.26 is the denomination designation key and is sorted 2
This key is used to input the appropriate denomination when in mode. Reference numerals 41 to 48 are devices that display the characters shown within the broken lines, and 41 to 44 are displayed in the arrangement 1 mode, and 45 to 48 are displayed in the arrangement 2 mode P.

The county is a level adjustment volume for determining unfitness. Criteria for determining the limits of banknote damage are difficult to quantify and therefore vary from user to user and device to device. Therefore, in order to adjust this, there is a volume that can be used to determine loss and change the probability.

31 is a clear key, which is a key for clearing all of the various count storage values. The displays 51 to 54 are displays for displaying each denomination or each monetary value such as positive, loss, tail, different denominations, etc., and the display between the displays is a display for displaying the total value of these. Displays 56 to 59 are for displaying the number of sheets for each type, and (a) is for displaying the total number of sheets.

n is the display switching key, and when sorting 10,000 yen notes, 5000 yen notes, 1000 yen notes, and 500 yen notes in order in sorting 2 mode, it will be displayed when sorting by each denomination. The containers 45 to 48 display all lines, and the contents are displayed on the front of a normal note, an unfit note, a reverse note,
The amount and number of bills of each different denomination are displayed, but when the display change key is pressed, the displays 41 to 44 display the number and amount of regular bills of each denomination sorted so far. .

Reference numeral 32 is a start key for activating the apparatus, and each time the key is pressed, the displays 51 to 60 are cleared (memory of display contents is not cleared) and the apparatus is activated. 33 is a restart key, and when this key is used to start up the device, the display is not cleared. Therefore, if the key 43 is manipulated to start the program, the display will be added to the display contents at that time.

Reference numeral 61 denotes a deposit permission key, which is pressed when the invoice and the displayed amount or number of bills match and match. When this key is pressed, banknotes are stored from the bulk stacking section 16 into the safe 17.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a return instruction key, which is pressed when returning banknotes in the bulk stacking section 16.

Reference numeral 63 is a customer number key, which is pressed prior to inputting the number of a customer (retail store, etc.) in the payment mode.

TK is a numeric keypad consisting of numbers 0 to 9 and is used to input numerical data such as customer number.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram of the banknote processing machine of this embodiment. Reference numeral 101 denotes an arithmetic control unit which controls all terminals through the path line 102t and performs arithmetic operations on data obtained from the terminals. Reference numeral 103 denotes a memory device that stores various calculation control programs executed by the calculation control section, and also includes a buffer section that stores the count data for each denomination and predetermined category for each processing, and a total memory for cumulative storage and other calculations. It includes various registers. Reference numerals 104 and 105 are device controllers that control the drive portion and detector of this apparatus based on instructions from the arithmetic control section. The device controller includes a take-in drive section 106, a conveyance drive section 107, a banknote discrimination circuit 108, a drive section 109 for distribution, and a stacked banknote discharge drive section 1.
10, a bundling drive unit 111, etc. are connected. The take-in drive section 106 drives the feed roller 3 and the like shown in FIG. The conveyance drive unit 107 drives a mechanism that sequentially conveys banknotes taken in one by one from the take-in unit by a conveyance belt or the like along the conveyance paths 4 and 6 or 7. The banknote discriminating circuit 108 determines the denomination, front and back, and whether the banknote is fit or not and generates a signal when the banknote is conveyed along the conveyance path 4, and also generates an indistinguishable signal such as when two banknotes overlap.

The banknote discrimination circuit 108 identifies the banknotes being conveyed and provides a discrimination signal to the arithmetic control unit 101. Arithmetic control unit 101
Based on the discrimination signal, as shown in Table 2, a coded signal is generated depending on which category (food, condition) the banknote belongs to. Five bits B5-B of the coded signal
1 is distinguishable/discernible as described at the bottom of Table 2.
Impossible, denomination (2 bits indicate 4 types), positive/loss,
This indicates front/back, and the x in the front indicates that either 1.0 is possible in each category. and arithmetic control section 101
stores the encoded signals sequentially in the transport register described below in the CPU in the order in which they are generated. Note that in this embodiment, the maximum number of banknotes that can stay downstream of the banknote discriminator 5 on the banknote conveyance path is 4 due to its structure (211 ＼ Table 2 (18)) In the case of overlapping banknotes, the maximum number of banknotes is 1 here. ).

That is, each detector P H'2 t P ■3+ PH5+
The conveyance interval is set so that each sheet is retained one by one during P1(-t).

The transport position of these banknotes is detected by each of the detectors. In addition, the device controller 104 has gate plates G l * G 2 r G 3 + G 4 t G for each image to detect passing banknotes.
Detector PH2+PH3+PH5 placed in front of s
+PH7+PH is connected. Arithmetic control device 101
3. Every time each of the detectors PH2, PH31PH5 + PH71PH detects a banknote, the distribution provided immediately after that is the gate plate G 1 * G 2 + G 3 r
A gate table 117 in the memory device 103 is used to determine whether or not the banknotes are to be sorted from the conveyance path by G4.
See.

However, the gate plate G5 always passes the banknotes backward during the counting sorting mode R1 sorting mode P and is in a retracted state. For example, when PH2 detects the passage of a banknote, it is determined to which category in Table 2 the banknote belongs based on a Co-P conversion signal stored in a transport register, which will be described later. The type of banknotes to be sorted from the conveyance path differs depending on the type of sorting 1 mode or 1 sorting 2 mode.
In addition, when sorting 2 morsels, it differs depending on the designated denomination. In the case of the currently specified mode P and organizing 2 mode,
It is determined whether the specified denomination code and the code indicating the division number of the banknote detected by the PH2 match, and when a match is obtained, the gate plate G The arithmetic control unit 101 operates the transport register to bring the banknotes into a distributed state.

When a match is not obtained, the gate plate is not operated and the banknote is conveyed downstream, and the arithmetic control unit 101 operates the conveyance register so that the banknote is conveyed downstream. Matching is determined in the same manner for the gate plates G2 to G4. The codes of banknotes to be distributed by the gate for each distribution are shown in Gate Table 1 in Table 3.
17.

Table 3 In Table 3, G4 is sorted based on the match of the top 4 bits when the sorting 2 mode is selected, while it is sorted based on the match of the top 3 bits when the sorting 1 mode is selected.

The distribution drive unit 109 is, for example, a step motor drive circuit for driving the distribution guide plate G11G21G31G4tG5 shown in FIG. It is also possible to use a solenoid instead of the step motor.

The stacked banknote ejection drive unit 110 drives a sorting device C21) which separates banknotes from those that continue to be stacked every time the number of banknotes stacked in the sorting and stacking unit 12 reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100, and also drives the sorting device C21). This drives a mechanism for discharging the 100 banknotes from the lower part of the sorting and stacking section.

Each sorting stacking section 8, 9, '10.11.12.16 is equipped with a detector PH4, PH6+ PKg + P■, (+t
P) I, 4 is provided.

Although not shown, the 100
A drive unit is provided for transporting each banknote through the transport path 13 to the banknote bundling unit 14 .

The bundling drive section 111 includes various drive circuits for accepting banknotes conveyed through the conveyance path 13 and bundling them with a bundling tape, and sensors for drive control.

Operation keys 112 and display 113 correspond to each device on the operation panel shown in FIG. Operation console I/F1141d operation key 1
12 and an interface circuit between the display 113 and the pass line 102. The printer 115 prints out counting data for each category and total data (22) for each process and as cumulative results. The printer I/F 116 is an interface circuit between the printer device and the pass line.

The checkout unit 5 and the detector PH14 are connected to the path 102 via a denomination controller 120 which acts as an interface, as previously described in FIG.

The detector PH15 detects when the payment unit I5 is electrically and mechanically connected to the sorting unit 1.

The payment processing terminal 130 is connected to the path 102 via the communication interface 131 and is also connected to the coin sorting and counting machine 132, and obtains and stores counting data from the banknote sorting and settlement device and the coin sorting and counting machine 132, and stores it as necessary. In other words, the information is displayed on the CRT 133 or printed by the printer 134 in response to a request.

Next, the operation will be explained.

First, the sorting 2 mode will be explained. In sort 2 mode, 1. These are sorted and accumulated into four denominations: the front side of the normal note, the back side of the normal note, the damaged note, and a different denomination, and the front side of the normal note is bound with a binding tape every predetermined number of sheets, for example 100 sheets.

To operate the banknote handling machine in sorting mode 2, the operator first presses the mode select keys 21 and 22.

Press the swamp cleaning 2 mode designation key 22. As a result, the arithmetic control 5101 is set to the arrangement 2 mode P. Next, the operator presses one of the denomination keys 23 to 26 to instruct the arithmetic control section 101 as to which denomination of banknotes to sort out. If the 1,000 yen bill designation key δ is pressed, the arithmetic control unit 101 stores this denomination and thereafter discriminates banknotes based on this denomination. Next, the operator, for example 1
Load a 0,000 yen bill into the Hotsuno e-2 and press the start switch 32. As a result, the take-in drive unit 106 and the conveyance drive unit 107 operate, and the banknote discriminating unit 5 waits for the arrival of banknotes.

The 1,000 yen bill in front of the clearing liquid of the feeding roller in the Hola Gu-2 is fed out by the feeding roller, and the fed out 1,000 yen notes are spaced at appropriate intervals and are carried along the conveyance path 4 (23). It is transported to the downstream side of the transport path. Conveyance path 4
When the 1,000 yen bill being conveyed passes through the banknote discriminating section 5, its denomination, fitness, and front and back sides are determined. When the first 1,000 yen note that has now arrived is determined by the discriminating unit 5 to be the front of a regular 1,000 yen note, the arithmetic control unit 101 receives this signal, and from then on, this 1,000 yen note is transferred to the corresponding sorting and accumulating unit, i.e. In order to track the conveyance of the ticket until it is switched to the sorting and accumulating section 12, a code 10111 t- is generated as the positive face of the 1,000 yen note, and the arithmetic control section 101 stores this in the conveyance register. When the second bill that arrives at the banknote discriminating unit 5 is determined to be the positive back of a 1,000 yen note, the arithmetic control unit 101 receives this signal and generates a code 1o1io indicating that the banknote is the positive back of a 1,000 yen note. , which is stored in the transport register. Similarly, each time a banknote passes through the banknote discrimination unit 5, a code indicating the type and condition of the banknote is sent to the calculation control unit 1.
01, the banknote is set in the transport register, and thereafter the banknote is tracked for transport and distribution based on the register.

In addition, when the banknote discriminating unit 5 determines that two banknotes are being fed 9 or cannot be read, the signal is output, and the arithmetic control (24) unit 46 selects the ID 01111 for sorting and stacking the banknotes in the reject stacking unit 8. occurs.

The banknotes discriminated as described above are continuously transported on the transport path 4 or 6 at predetermined intervals.

During transportation, these banknotes are detected by a detector P H21P H
When passing through +PH5, PH7, the conveyance position is detected. For example, the positive side of a thousand yen bill is the detector PH2.
When it is picked up, the arithmetic control section refers to the gate table 117, determines that it should be distributed to the sorting and accumulation section, and switches the guy P plate G1 to the conveyance path 7 side. As a result, the banknote is fed into the conveyance path 7,
It is accumulated in the sorted accumulation section I2.

In the stacking unit 12 of the sorting stack 5, the number of banknotes sent into the stacking unit is counted by the detector PH1o, and when the number reaches 100, the banknotes are separated from the banknotes that will be fed into the sorting stacking unit 12 thereafter, and the stacked banknotes are discharged and transferred to the drive unit. 110 transport path 13
is discharged to. The discharged banknotes in units of 100 sheets are counted by the detector PH,1. The banknotes in units of 100 sheets discharged to the conveyance path 13 are sent to the banknote bundling section 14,
Here, they are bound with binding tape and discharged.

If the positive back of the 1,000 yen note blocks the detector PH2, the arithmetic control unit 101 refers to the gate table 117 and determines that it should be sent to the conveyance path 6. 6 side, and if the bill blocks the detector PH3, the guide plate G2 is switched to the downstream side of the conveyance path G6, and if the bill blocks the detector PH5, the guide plate G2 is switched to the downstream side of the conveyance path G6. Then, the guide plate G3 is switched to the sorted stacking section 9 side, and thus the positive back side of the 1,000 yen note is stacked in the sorted stacking section 9. Also at this time, the detector PH6
Then, the banknotes sent to the eli sorting/accumulating section 9 are counted.

As described above, the 1,000 yen banknotes loaded into the hot spring 1 are eventually transferred to the sorting/accumulating parts 8, 9, 10, . The front banknotes of normal bills that are sorted into one of the piles 12 and stacked in the sorted stacking section 12 are collected in the bill bundling section 14 in units of 100.
They are fed into the storage box, bound with binding tape, and discharged to a storage box (not shown). At this time, in the operation display section, the displays 45 to 48 display information, and the sorting and accumulating section 12
, 8 , 9 , tO, 11 , the display section 5 corresponds to the front side of the regular note, horizontal roll, the back side of the regular note, and the amount and number of different denominations.
1-54 and 56-59.

Next, the case of arrangement 1 mode P will be explained. In sorting 1 mode, mixed denomination banknotes are sorted and accumulated into four types: positive front of 10,000 yen, reverse of 10,000 yen, loss of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 500 yen, and 1,000 yen. . Then, while the displays 41 to 44 start displaying, the display 51 shows the positive face of the 10,000 yen bill.
Reference numeral 52 indicates the amount of a 5,000 yen note, 53 indicates a 1,000 yen note, and C indicates the amount of a 500 yen note, and displays 56 to 59 display the number of bills corresponding to each of the above amounts.

Further, the front side of ten thousand bills is divided into 100 sheets and sent through the conveyance path 13 to the banknote binding section 14, where they are bound with binding tape and discharged.

To operate the banknote handling machine in sorting 1 mode, the operator presses the sorting 1 mode designation key 21 among the mode select keys 21, 22, and 23. This sets the arithmetic control unit to sorting 1 mode P, and each Bill is a detector pH2
When passing through ePH3tPH51PH7, each gate 01~
The part of gate table 117 sorting 1 mode P that is referred to for controlling G4 is now referred to. Next, when the operator loads 10 mixed denomination banknotes into Hotsunozo-2 and presses the start key 42, the banknotes are discriminated and sorted in the same way as in Sorting 2 mode-P, so the steps are described below. is omitted. Here, the difference from the sorting mode P is that the part of the gate table referred to by the arithmetic control section 101 is the part of the sorting 1 mode, and the counter used for counting differs depending on the counting pulse detected in each sorting and accumulating section.

Next, the processing of the payment mode P will be explained. This settlement mode P is a mode P that settles the customer's deposit (retail store sales proceeds, etc.) collected from the night safe.

For depositing, banknotes, hard cash, and slips with their details written are placed in bags for each customer, and the collected bags are opened for each customer to take out the cash and slips.

Settlement mode key 4 has been pressed in advance, the settlement unit is connected to the sorting unit, and connection check (4) detector PH15 detects that mechanical and electrical connections are made. Gate G5 is in a state to allow banknotes to pass through. Therefore, in order to enter the customer number after looking at the slip, the clerk first presses the customer number key 61, and then inputs the customer's number, for example 1234, using the numeric keypad TK. Then, the user loads cash into the Hotsuno e2 and presses the start key 32.

The denomination of the banknotes is discriminated by the discriminating device 5, and the amounts for each denomination are displayed on the displays 91 to 54, the number of bills for each denomination is displayed on the displays 56 to 59, and the total amount is displayed on the display 55, respectively.

All the discriminated banknotes are stacked in the bulk stacking section 16.

When all the banknotes in the banknote 2 have been distinguished and counted, the feeding ends. When the counting is completed, the light on the deposit permission key 61 flashes to prompt the operator to operate it. Then, the clerk checks the displayed data and the details on the slip, and if they match, presses the deposit permission key 61, and if they do not match, presses the return key 62. By operating any of these keys, the blinking of the light on the deposit permission key 61 ends and the light goes out.

(30) When the deposit permission key 61 is pressed, the banknotes in the bulk stacking section 16 are taken into the safe 17. On the other hand, when the return key 62 is pressed, the banknotes in the bulk stacking section 16 are returned.

In this way, payment is made for each customer. Count data for each customer is transmitted to the settlement processing terminal 130 via the communication interface 131, and the number of coins by denomination is stored for each customer.

Coins are stored in the same manner as banknotes based on the customer number input from the coin sorting and counting machine 132.

These data are stored on CRT 133 or printer 134.
is output by

When the settlement process for all banknotes is completed, the safe 17
Take it out, load it into the Hotsuno e-2, set it to sorting mode (sorting 1 or 2 mode), and perform the sorting process.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, a single device can be used for both sorting processing and settlement processing. Therefore, the operating rate of the device increases. In addition, since the sorting unit is configured as described above, various banknote processing operations can be performed with a small number of sorting/accumulating sections, and in the sorting 2 mode, it is possible to obtain already sorted categories that can be used for bundling.
In addition, in sorting 1 mode, the first denomination (for example, ten thousand yen notes, which are currently the most common type of notes in circulation) is sorted and accumulated for bundling, so that banknote processing work can be carried out efficiently.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a banknote processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the batch stacking section 16, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same portion, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation display 8IX of the banknote processing machine in FIG. 1,
FIG. 6 is a control block diagram of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. 1. 2...Banknote hopper, 4, 6.7...Transportation path, 5.
...Banknote discrimination device, 8, 9, 10, 11, +1
2... Sorting and accumulation section, 15... Settlement unit, 16.
...Bulk collection section, 17...Safe, 21A, 21B, 2
2...Mode selection key, O...Denomination specification key, 61...Deposit permission key, 62...Return key, 6
3...Customer number key. gong weight

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[Claims] The bills of mixed denominations loaded in the bill hopper are separated and taken in one by one, sent to a conveyance path, and after being discriminated on the conveyance path, the bills are sorted and stacked into predetermined categories based on the discrimination results. In a banknote processing machine, a mode P designation means for specifying switching between a sorting mode and a settlement mode, a denomination designation means for specifying a denomination of a banknote to be determined, and a discriminating device for determining the denomination, front and back sides, and fitness of a conveyed banknote. , a stacking section that separates and stacks the classified banknotes, a bulk stacking section that stacks the classified banknotes all at once, and a safe that stores the banknotes in the bulk stacking section. The banknotes are sorted and stacked in the above-mentioned stacking section according to whether they are the front side of a normal note of a certain type, the back side of a normal note of a specified denomination, a damaged note of a specified denomination, a different denomination, or an unidentifiable note, and when the settlement mode is specified, the above banknotes are A banknote sorting/settlement system characterized by counting the number of mixed denomination banknotes loaded in the banknote/e-, temporarily accumulating them all at once, and storing them all at once in the safe according to a deposit permission signal given separately. Device.