JPS6112572A - Sorting and totalizing device for paper sheets - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make paper sheets in the specified number possible to be taken out so easily, by serving with a notice when the specified sheet number is stacked in each stacking chamber, while stacking these paper sheets as sorting them at every specified sheet number, in case of paper sheets sorting and totalizing device for paper money or the like. CONSTITUTION:A paper sheets sorting and totalizing device is provided with an indicator 105, which detects a fact that a total amountof paper money P in each stacking chamber 61 reaches the specified sheet number and serves with a notice that the sheet number in any of the stacking chamber 61 becomes the specified one, and a sorting member insertion port 106 which is formed in a specific surface of the stacking chamber 61 and used for inserting sorting paper 108 into the stacking chamber 61 regarded as the sheet number of the paper money P inside the stacking chamber 61 has reached the specified amount by the indicator 105. This sorting member insertion port 106 is formed into a cruciate form having a slit 106b along a stacking direction of the paper money P and another slit 106a in a direction orthogonal with the former, and installed in a front cover of the stacking chamber 61. In addition, a guiding device 107 guiding the sorting paper 108 is installed in the stacking chamber 61, and a projection 108a is engaged with the guide groove 107a.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for counting and counting paper sheets, for example, fathoms of banknotes.
The present invention relates to a paper sheet classification and tabulation device for sorting and collecting paper sheets by type.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, cash sorting and aggregation machines that accept banknotes of multiple denominations in batches, automatically inspect them, and sort and count them have been put into practical use.

This cash sorting and aggregation machine is used for 1,000,000 yen, and 5,000 yen.

The structure is such that 1,000 yen and 500 yen banknotes are sorted and stacked in their respective stacking sections, and it is also possible to detect when a predetermined stacking amount has been reached.

On the other hand, when users at banks etc. set cash in automatic teller machines, etc., it is recommended to set it in units of 100 or 1000 coins for each denomination, and when sorting and accumulating cash using a cash sorting machine, it is recommended to There has been a demand for the development of something that can be classified by number of sheets.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to notify when a predetermined number of sheets have been stacked in each stacking section, and to sort and stack the sheets according to the predetermined number. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet sorting and tabulation device that can easily take out a predetermined number of paper sheets.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides S
The stacking operation is temporarily stopped by notifying that the number of stacked sheets has reached a predetermined number, and by inserting a sorting member into the stacking section, it is possible to sort and stack sheets by a predetermined number.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

2 and 3 show a cash sorting and counting system. 1. Bill sorting and counting device as a paper sheet sorting and counting device.
It is composed of a coin sorting and counting device 2 and an operation display device 3. The operation display device 3 includes an operation section 4. CRT optical display Bit 5b printer section 6. Collateral part 7 that collateralizes the whole
．． Memory section 81 clock device 9. Storage unit 1o and banknote classification and counting device 1. It is constituted by an interface 11 that performs take and take operations with the coin sorting and counting device 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the above operation 18Is 4 includes the mode designation switch 2, the numeric keypad 22. Maintenance key 23, denomination designation key 24. Function key 25 indicating the type of check. It consists of a start key 261 for specifying the start of counting, a completion key 27 for indicating the end of classification, a reset key 28 and a clear key 29 for indicating the end of abnormality recovery by the operator. The above mode designation switch 2) is OFF
F, operator, sorting, settlement, etc. processing mode is specified. Note that the maintenance keys 2 and q, the start key 26, etc. are self-illuminating keys.

The bill sorting and counting device 1 is constructed as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5. That is, a bill slot 32 and a reject slot 33 are provided in the upper right corner of the main body 3, and inside the main body 3 facing the bill slot 32,
A banknote take-out device 34 is provided, and the banknotes P placed in the input slot 32 are taken out one by one and transferred to the take-in conveyance path 3.
It is designed to be sent within 5 minutes.

Then, the taken-out banknote P passes through a discriminating section 36 that determines the banknote's denomination, authenticity, whether it is normal or not, and whether it is front or back, etc., while being conveyed through the take-in conveyance path 35. This discrimination part 3
6, the banknotes P determined to be abnormal are sent to the banknote rejection port 33, and the normal banknotes P are guided to the left in the figure by the sorting gate 37. Further, the banknotes P determined as front by the above-mentioned discrimination section 36 are guided to the first conveyance path 38, and the banknotes P determined as back are guided to the second conveyance path, that is, front and back, by the second distribution gate 39. It is guided to the reversing conveyance device 40 and corrected from the back to the front. Furthermore, the passage times of the first conveyance path 38 and the second conveyance path (front/back reversal conveyance device) 40 are set to be the same passage time, and the banknotes P... are conveyed at a constant pitch. Even if they are sorted by the second sorting gate 39 and pass through separate conveyance paths 38 and 40, when they merge at the merging section 4, there is no collision or pitch jamming.

It is designed to merge and transport at a certain pitch.

Furthermore, the banknotes P with one mounting are conveyed to a sorting conveyance path 42 as a sorting section connected to one merging section 4, and are sorted by denomination. Below the 1-section conveyance path 42, there is a stacking device 5.4s a that stacks banknotes sorted by denomination in a sequentially stacked manner in the plane direction.
4 s b.

43e, 43d and this integrating device 43a, 4
3 b, 43 c, 43 d, and a storage 44 a for supporting banknotes P... accumulated thereon and as needed.

44b, 44c, 44d-\A shutter device 45 is provided for storage. In addition, each storage $, (4
A pushing device 46 for pushing banknotes P... is provided to ensure storage in a to 44d.

Therefore, the two paper banknotes are conveyed while being held between the belts in the taking-in conveyance path 35, and the banknotes P which are discriminated by the discrimination unit 36 and determined to be genuine or false or abnormal are transferred to the first sorting gate 37. True paper,
The banknotes are distributed to the banknote transport department. Next, even if the banknotes P are normal, the banknotes P that are determined to be heads are exclusively sent to the first transport path 38, and the banknotes P that are determined to be backs are sorted out at the gate 39 and transported to the second transport path. It is guided to a path 40 (table handling and reversing conveyance device W). Here, the banknote P determined to be the back side is reversely conveyed by the twist belt 47, but both ends of the banknote P are connected to the guide pair (
After correcting the good banknotes P to front banknotes P by reversing them by 180° while being firmly backed up and guided by the guide shown in FIG.
After making the correction at 8, the merging section 41 shows 81! The front banknotes P are sent out from the conveyance path 38 of 1.

The bills are combined and conveyed without the pitch between them being out of order.

Further, banknotes P... which are conveyed through the divided conveyance path 42, the first conveyance path 38 and the second conveyance path (mounting reversing conveyance device) 40 and merged at the merging section 41 are separated by denomination. It separates the stacking devices 43a to 43d, and is configured as follows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the divided conveyance path 42 includes a plurality of guide rollers 5.
A conveyor belt 51 is stretched across a conveyor belt 51, and a plurality of conveyor belts are stretched through guide rollers 52 so that a portion of the conveyor belt 51 is in contact with the substantially horizontal lower surface of the conveyor belt 5. The banknotes P are held and conveyed in the direction of the arrow at the mutually opposing surfaces with the conveyor belts 53 . Further, distribution gates 54a, 54b, and 54c, which are rotatable by rotary solenoids (not shown), are arranged at positions corresponding to the second to fourth accumulation devices 43a to 43c, so that the distribution gates 54a, 54b, and 54c are rotatable by rotary solenoids (not shown). Appropriate stacking device N for banknotes P...
It is designed so that it can be guided to the 43a to 43c side. Further, the banknotes P sorted by the sorting gates 54m, 54b, and 54c are stretched through guide rollers 55 and 55 so that a part of the bills P is in contact with the substantially vertical part of the conveyor belt 53. The first to
It is configured to be carried out to the third accumulation devices 48a to 43C.

Further, the banknotes P guided to the fourth stacking device 43d are formed by the mutually opposing surfaces of the conveyor belt 51 and the conveyor belt 53 at the right end in FIG. I'm on my way. The segmented conveyance path 42 configured in this manner conveys the banknotes P sent out from the merging section 41 in the short direction while sequentially sandwiching them via the conveyance belts 51 and 53 . And the discrimination ill? 6
If the denomination of the banknote P to be conveyed is, for example, a 100 yen banknote as a result of the denomination determination, the rotary renoid (not shown) is excited and the sorting gate 54a is opened at the sixth
The two banknotes P are rotated upward from the state shown in the figure, that is, to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. After this.

The rotary lenoid shown in the figure is demagnetized, and the sorting gate 54m is returned to the state shown in FIG.
b operates in the same way as the first one.

In the case of a thousand yen bill, the sorting gate 54c operates in the same manner as described above. In the case of a 500 yen bill, it is naturally conveyed and guided at the terminal end of the sorted conveyance path 42 without being sorted on the way.

The banknotes P... guided to the sorting conveyance path 42 are sorted into denominations in this way. The stacking device 43a stacks banknotes P separated by denomination in this way.

43b, 43C, and 43d will be explained based on FIGS. 6, 7, and 8. A first integration device 43a provided below the division gate 54m, and the division gate 5
4b, a third stacking section m4sh provided below the sorting gate 54C, and a third accumulating section m4sh provided below the sorting gate 4b, and a third accumulating section m4sh provided below the sorting conveyance path 42. The fourth stacking device 43d provided therein has approximately the same configuration, and after being sorted by the sorting gates 54a to 54c, the banknotes P/
. . . or an impeller mechanism 60 for stacking the banknotes P .
and a stacking chamber 61 as a stacking section that guides and stacks the sides of banknotes. The above impeller mechanism 6
The concrete structure of the storage chamber 6 and the storage chamber 6 is as shown in FIGS. A driven gear 65 is fitted onto the shaft 62. Father's distribution/f
The support shaft 62a of the guide roller 62 is attached to the drive frame 63.
An intermediate gear mechanism 67 is provided between the drive gear 66 fitted on the guide row 262 and the driven gear 65, and the guide roller 52 is rotated by the rotation of the drive belt 59. Then, the rotating force is sequentially transmitted to the drive gear 66, intermediate gear mechanism 67, and driven gear 65, and the impeller 68 mounted on the intermediate portion of the support shaft 62 rotates. The impeller 68 is.

It is composed of a ring-shaped impeller main body 6811 and a plurality of blade plates 68b whose base end portions protrude radially from the support shaft 62 on the circumferential surface thereof and are bent in a predetermined direction. ing. Further, each blade plate 68b is formed in a spiral shape, with a distance mJ between the distal ends being wide and gradually narrowing toward the base end. Further, the impeller 68.68 is mounted outside the fold at a distance that allows the fold of the paper bill to be avoided.

Further, each of the accumulation chambers 6... has the blade plates 68b, 68.
A notch 69a is formed so that b can pass through.

The left side wall plate 69 with 69a broken and the banknote P in the direction of the surface.
A space is provided so that they can be stacked together, and a transparent acrylic plate 71 is provided on the front side of the left side wall plate 69 so as to be openable and closable.

The FliJ pushing device 46 will be explained with reference to FIG. 8. In other words, the side frame 6 fixed to the main body 3
3, a vertically movable slide rail 90 whose one end is fixed to the side frame 63, and this slide rail 90.
A frame 91 as a movable body that is surrounded by light on the moving side 90a of the frame 91 and the frame 91 corresponding to each accumulation chamber 6...
The frame 9 is configured to be vertically movable (in the direction of arrow B in the eighth section). In addition, the drive of the frame 9 is carried out by a pump 93 installed in the main body 3 and this bracket I.
A motor 94 and a bearing box 95 are attached to 93. A bevel gear 96 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 94, and a bevel gear 98 is also attached to one end of the shaft 97 that is not fitted into the bearing box 95, and a power transmission mechanism is provided in which power is transmitted from the pair of gears 96°98. The output from the motor 94 is transmitted through the shaft 99 to the shaft 97, which is heated. or.

An arm 100 is fixed to the other end of the shaft 97, and a link 102 is rotatably attached via the arm 100 and a pin 101. Further, a fixed pin 103 is fixed to the frame 91, and the link 102 is fitted onto the fixed pin 103, so that the rotational force of the motor 94 is converted into vertical movement and transmitted to the frame 91.

As shown in FIG. 2, the coin sorting and counting device 2 distinguishes and sorts the coins inserted into the input slot 80 and then collects them in a plurality of temporary collections for each two-person safe.
, 81c, Rld, ale, 81f.
After being accumulated in the accumulating section 82 of and, the number of coins M183 a, /? 3b, 8
3c, 83d.

It is separated from the storage section 84 consisting of 83e and 83f.

Further, the CRT display section 5 displays bill machine counting data and manually input gator as usual.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 9, 10, and 111￥1, there are stacking chambers 61 at positions corresponding to the stacking chambers 61 as each stacking section of the stacking devices 43a to 43d. A predetermined number of banknotes P (for example, 100)
An indicator 05 such as an LED or 7 lamp is disposed as a notification means for notifying that the amount has been reached. Furthermore, the front cover 2) that covers the front surface of each stacking section 61... has a dividing member insertion opening ioe... corresponding to each stacking section 6... . When the number of banknotes P in the accumulation chamber 6 reaches a predetermined amount, this sorting member insertion opening 106f: through the sorting member insertion opening 106f, the banknote paper 10B as a sorting member is inserted.
The structure is such that it can be inserted into the accumulation chamber 61.

The above-mentioned sorting member insertion opening 106 tpJlOAs shown in the figure, a vertical slit 10 along the stacking direction of banknotes P...
6m and a horizontal slit 106 in a direction that intersects with the trap.
The BF temple is shaped like a cross. Lateral force direction sulin) J (
The vertical slit 106a is for inserting the sorting paper 108, and the vertical slit 106a is for inserting the banknotes P... stacked in a floating state by folding or the like with a finger or a stick.
09 to enable the insertion of the sorting paper 108.

Further, the accumulation chamber 6) into which the sorting paper 108 is inserted has a first
As shown in FIG. 1, a guide means 107 for movably guiding the sorting paper JOB along the stacking direction is provided, one sorting paper 108 is provided, and the sorting paper 108 is placed in the stacking chamber 61.
This is to prevent poor integration due to contact with the side wall surfaces 69 and 70 of the. That is, the one-section paper 10B has protrusions 108a as retaining parts on both the front and rear end surfaces, and a guide hole 10711 as a secured part formed on the back side of the J surface cover 71. They are in a movably engaged state.

Next, the operation of such a configuration will be explained.

For example, now, the operator sets the mode designation switch 2) to operator mode, then inserts cash, that is, banknotes P, all at once into the banknote slot 32 of the banknote sorting and counting device 1, and presses the start key 26. Then, the control (goods) section 7 drives the banknote sorting and counting device 1, and the five banknotes P are conveyed to the discriminating section 36 via the taking-in conveyance path 35, and the discriminating section 36 determines the denomination, authenticity, and authenticity of the conveyed banknotes P. etc. to determine. As a result, the banknotes are sorted into separate stacking sections 61 for each denomination according to the results of 1 bill pH denomination discrimination 1 front and back discrimination. If counting is performed normally in this ζ.

The banknote sorting and counting device 1 through the interface 11
The count data is supplied to the control unit 7, which adds the count data to the storage unit 10 and causes the CRT display unit 5 to display the total count data. In addition, counting is performed in the same way in the coin fraction counting device, and the counting data is
Supplied. At the same time, data inputted by the operator through the operating section 4 is also supplied to the determining section 7.

In addition, the counting data supplied from the banknote counter fR1 to the counter 114 y is stored in each stacking unit @4ss, ash, 43
A counting cheater is provided for each of the numbers c and 43d.

By monitoring the counting cheaters by this accumulator,
It is detected whether the amount of sheets accumulated in each of the stacking devices 43m to 43d has reached a predetermined number.

When it is detected that the stacking amount of each of the stacking devices f1t4Jm to 43d has reached a predetermined number by detecting the predetermined number of sheets, the 2 indicators are turned on.

Notify that the accumulated amount has reached a predetermined number.

Here, the driving of the conveyance path is stopped, the stacking is temporarily stopped, the sorting paper IOS is inserted through the sorting member insertion opening 106 of the front cover 77 that covers the front of the stacking devices 43m to 43d, and the stacking is started again. It becomes possible to collect the data while classifying it according to the criteria.

Although the above embodiment describes the case where banknotes are classified and totaled, the present invention is of course not limited to this and may be applied to the case where paper sheets other than banknotes are classified and totaled.

Although the description has been given of a case in which the protrusion 108a as a retaining part is provided on the partition paper 108 of the trench 1, and the guide #107a as a secured part is provided on the back side of the front cover 71, the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, it is also possible to form four parts and provide a protrusion on the front cover side.

Other 2 It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified in various ways without changing the spirit of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

5. In the device that appraises and counts paper sheets, sorts them by type, and stacks them in respective stacking sections as explained above, the number of stacked paper sheets in the stacking section reaches a predetermined number. The stacking operation is temporarily stopped by notifying the operator, and by inserting a sorting member into the stacking section, the paper sheets can be sorted and stacked by a predetermined number of sheets, making it easy to take out a predetermined number of sheets. This has the effect of being able to provide a totaling device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a bill sorting and counting device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external fitting of a cash sorting and counting system to which the present invention is applied. Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of Figure 2;
The figure is a plan view showing the structure of the operation section of the operation display device. FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a sectional view schematically showing the accumulating device section, FIG. 8 is a sectional view schematically showing the pushing device section, FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the configuration of the main part of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the configuration. FIG. 11 is also a schematic plan view. P... paper sheets (banknotes), no... paper sheet classification and counting device (banknote classification and counting device), 6... stacking section (accumulation room),
1OS...Notification means (indicator), 106...Division section +A insertion slot, 106a, 106b...Surin), 7 (
77...Guide means, 108...Dividing member (dividing paper), 1ota...Retaining part (protrusion). 107B... Part to be secured (guide groove). Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) In a paper sheet classification and aggregation device that inspects and counts paper sheets, sorts them by type, and stacks them in respective stacking sections,
a notification means for detecting that the amount of paper sheets accumulated in each stacking section has reached a predetermined number, and notifying that the number of sheets in one of the stacking sections has reached a predetermined number; and a specific surface of the stacking section. and a sorting member insertion opening for inserting the sorting member into the stacking section where the number of paper sheets in the stacking section is determined to have reached a predetermined amount by the notification means. Paper sheet classification and aggregation device. (2) Claim 1, characterized in that the sorting member insertion opening has a cross shape with a slit along the stacking direction of paper sheets and a slit in a direction perpendicular to this.
Paper sheet classification and aggregation device described in Section 1. (3) The paper sheet sorting and tabulation device according to claim 1, wherein the sorting member insertion opening is provided in a front cover that covers the front surface of the stacking section. (4) The stacking section into which the sorting member is inserted is provided with guide means for movably guiding the sorting member along the stacking direction. Category classification aggregation device. (5) The guide means is formed of an engaged portion that is nestedly engaged with an engaging portion that is a protrusion or a recess provided on the dividing member. Paper sheet classification and aggregation device.