KR20210144813A - banknote depositing device - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to improve the working efficiency of the deposit processing in the banknote depositing device, the banknote depositing device for accommodating deposited banknotes in a storage in a safe has an identification unit for counting banknotes to be deposited, and a movable stage, the identification unit A stacking unit for accumulating the banknotes counted in the stacking unit on the stage in an upright state; It is configured by a control unit that controls the operation of the stage and the bundle conveying unit so that the banknote bundles accumulated on the stage are stored in the storage box based on the number of sheets reaching the bundle storage number.

Description

banknote depositing device

This invention relates to the banknote depositing apparatus for depositing a banknote.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the banknote depositing apparatus which performs the deposit processing of a banknote is used. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for receiving banknotes and storing them in a storage cassette formed in a lower safe box. This apparatus accommodates the banknote to be deposited into the apparatus from the accommodating part, and conveys it along a conveyance path. The banknotes are accumulated in the accumulation unit in a standing state after the gold paper is identified by the identification unit formed in the middle of the conveyance path. Based on an instruction for storing banknotes input by the operator through the instruction receiving unit, a plurality of banknotes of the accumulating unit are stored in the storage cassette in the safe.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-192004

However, in the prior art, it was necessary to input a storage instruction to the instruction receiving unit in order to receive the banknotes of the accumulation unit in the safe. There is an upper limit to the number of bills that can be accumulated in the accumulation unit, and is set as the maximum number in advance. In the case of depositing banknotes exceeding this maximum number of sheets, whenever the number of banknotes of the accumulating unit reaches the maximum sheet, the operator needs to input a storage instruction to the instruction receiving unit, thereby deteriorating work efficiency. In particular, when an operator performs deposit processing of a banknote in parallel with another operation|work, it will have to perform input operation of a storage instruction|indication while implementing another operation|work, and work efficiency will worsen.

This invention is made in view of the subject by the said prior art, and an object of this invention is to provide the banknote depositing apparatus which can deposit a banknote efficiently.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a banknote depositing device for accommodating banknotes to be deposited in a storage in a safe, comprising: an identification unit for counting banknotes to be deposited; and a movable stage; an accumulation unit for accumulating the banknotes counted by the identification unit in an upright state on the stage; a control unit for controlling the operation of the stage and the bundle conveying unit so as to receive the banknote bundles accumulated on the stage in the storage according to the number of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit reaching the bundle storage number; characterized in that

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the number of sheets stored in the bundle can be changed by setting the maximum number of banknotes that can be accumulated in the accumulation section as an upper limit.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the number of bundles stored is preset in association with each of a plurality of pieces of information, and the number of bundles stored is changed based on the inputted information.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the safe has a first opening and a first shutter for closing the first opening, and the storage includes a second opening formed corresponding to the first opening of the safe. an opening and a second shutter for closing the second opening, and is configured to be detachably mounted inside the safe, wherein the first shutter is opened when a bundle of banknotes is stored in the storage, and is opened after storage closed, and wherein the second shutter remains open while the storage compartment is mounted in the safe.

Moreover, in the said invention, this invention is further provided with the support member which supports the said banknote until the number of sheets of the banknote accumulated in the said accumulation|storage part reaches a predetermined|prescribed number, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the support member advances into the accumulation space of the accumulation unit to support the bills, and when the number of bills to be supported increases, it is characterized in that it is retracted from the accumulation space. .

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the support member rotates about a rotation axis, thereby supporting the banknote face of the banknote accumulated in the accumulation unit from a support position to the accumulation unit. It is characterized in that it moves to a retracted position that does not support the banknote face of the banknote.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the support member is characterized in that it has a center of gravity at a position supporting the banknote face of the banknote accumulated in the accumulating unit while rotating about the rotation axis.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the bundle conveying unit includes a first member for applying a conveying force in contact with the banknote face of the banknote bundle to be conveyed, and a second member for pressing the banknote bundle against the first member. characterized by including.

Moreover, in this invention, in the said invention, the said 1st member is a roller or belt rotationally driven, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Moreover, in this invention, in the said invention, the said 2nd member is a roller formed so that it can rotate freely, or a belt spread over several roller, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the first member is a roller in which an outer circumferential member made of a material softer than a material constituting the core is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the core, and at least a part of the core is integrated It is characterized in that it is exposed to the space.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the second member is a force that generates a frictional force between each bill so that all bills constituting the bill bundle move together with the bills in contact with the first member to hold the bill bundle. It is characterized in that the pressure is applied to the second member.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, an operation unit for receiving an approval operation of an operator is further provided, provided that an approval operation for approving storage of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit is performed in the operation unit, A control unit controls the operations of the stage and the bundle conveying unit, so that the setting can be changed to accommodate the banknote bundles accumulated on the stage in the storage.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, whether or not to request the approval operation from the operator is set in advance in association with each of a plurality of pieces of information, and the setting change is automatically performed based on the inputted information. do it with

In the banknote depositing device according to the present invention, whenever the banknotes of a preset number of bundles stored in the stacking section are accumulated, the banknotes of the stacking section can be automatically stored in the storage. By setting it as this setting, even when depositing the banknote exceeding the number of bundles stored, it becomes possible for an operator to complete the deposit processing of a banknote without performing the input operation of a storage instruction|indication. Thereby, the work efficiency related to a deposit process improves.

1 : is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the counting device.
3 : is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a storage and a banknote depositing apparatus.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining a method for storing a bundle of banknotes accumulated in an accumulation unit in a storage;
5 : is a figure which shows the arrangement position of a support member.
6 : is a figure for demonstrating a conveyance roller and a support member.
7 : is a figure for demonstrating a press part and a stage.
8 : is a figure which shows a press part.
It is a figure for demonstrating the accumulation|aggregation of banknotes in an accumulation|storage part, and conveyance of the accumulated banknote bundle|flux.
It is a figure for demonstrating conveyance of a banknote bundle.
11 : is a figure which shows the positional relationship of a press part, a conveyance roller, and a storage.
12 is a diagram for explaining an example of arrangement of a sensor.
13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the storage mode.
Fig. 14 is a view for explaining an example of a bundle conveying unit using an extruded member.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of the banknote depositing apparatus which concerns on this invention is described, referring an accompanying drawing. 1 : is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment. In each figure which shows the structure of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 in this embodiment, 3 axes of X, Y, and Z orthogonal are shown so that the relationship of each illustrated structure may be known. With the XY plane as a horizontal plane, the positive X-axis direction indicates the front of the device, the positive Y-axis direction indicates the right side of the device, and the positive Z-axis direction indicates upward.

The structure of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote depositing device 1 is comprised combining the counting device 2 which identifies and counts banknotes, and the safe 3 which accommodates and stores banknotes. The safe 3 is configured such that a storage 4 for storing banknotes is detachable. The banknotes identified and counted by the counting device 2 are stored in the storage 4 attached to the inside of the safe 3 .

The storage 4 includes a frame 400 made of a hard material, and a storage portion 410 made of a flexible material attached to the frame 400 . For example, a frame 400 made of plastic with a storage unit 410 made of nylon mounted thereon is used as the storage box 4 . On the upper surface of the storage 4, that is, the upper surface of the frame 400, an opening 400a having a rectangular shape elongated in the device left-right direction is formed. The banknotes which the counting device 2 identified and counted are accommodated in the accommodating part 410 from the opening part 400a of the frame 400. As shown in FIG.

In order to position the storage 4 in the safe 3, guides 401 are formed on each of the width sides of the frame 400 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and on the opposite inner wall of the safe 3 A rail 301 is formed corresponding to each guide 401 . By inserting the left and right guides 401 of the frame 400 into the grooves of the rails 301 in the safe 3 and press-fitting them into the safe 3 , the storage 4 is mounted to the safe 3 . The press-fitted storage 4 stops at a predetermined position in the safe 3 . In this stop position, the opening formed in the upper surface of the safe 3 and the opening 400a of the storage 4 are in a predetermined positional relationship, and the banknotes of the counting device 2 are placed on the bottom of the counting device 2 . It is accommodated in the inside of the storage box 4 via the opening part, the upper surface opening part of the safe 3, and the upper surface opening part 400a of the storage box 4 .

The safe 3 includes a box-shaped main body 300 with an open front surface, and a door 310 for opening and closing the front opening of the main body 300 . An opening is formed in the upper surface of the main body 300 to correspond to the opening 400a of the storage 4 mounted at a predetermined position inside the main body 300 (see Fig. 4). The body 300 and the door 310 are made of a metal material with high fastness. A plurality of wheels 320 are attached to the bottom surface of the main body 300 so that the banknote depositing device 1 including the safe 3 can be moved. Door 310 includes a lock mechanism. For example, the door 310 is closed and the lock mechanism is unlocked by the key inserted in the key hole 311 . Moreover, for example, the operation part of an electronic lock is provided in the door 310, the operation part is operated, and the door 310 is unlocked by the lock mechanism which consists of an electronic lock. By locking the door 310 , it is possible to prevent a large amount of banknotes stored in the storage 4 in the safe 3 from being stolen.

2 is a side view of the counting device 2 . 3 : is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the storage 4 and the banknote depositing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. Fig. 3(a) shows a part of the upper side of the storage room 4 . 3(b) shows the counter 2 and a part of the upper side of the safe 3 . The counting device 2 shown in FIG. 2 is installed and used on the upper surface of the safe 3 as shown in FIG. 3(b) .

As shown in FIG.3(b), the control part 150 which controls the function and operation|movement of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 is provided in the counting device 2 . Information necessary for the operation of the control unit 150 is stored in a storage unit (not shown). Information necessary for bill processing is stored in the storage unit. The function and operation|movement of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 described in this embodiment are implement|achieved by the control part 150 controlling each part, using the various information stored in the memory|storage part.

As shown to Fig.3 (a), in the frame 400, the shutter 420 which opens and closes the opening part 400a of an upper surface is formed. The opening 400a of the storage 4 is normally closed by the shutter 420 . Thereby, the banknote accommodated in the accommodating part 410 cannot be taken out from the opening part 400a.

The shutter 420 is formed so that movement is possible as shown by an arrow from the closed position which closed the opening part 400a as shown to Fig.3 (a). With the operation of fitting the guide 401 of the storage 4 to the rail 301 of the safe 3 and press-fitting the storage 4 into the safe 3, as shown in Fig. 3(b) . , the insertion part 340 fixedly formed in the safe 3 is inserted into the insertion hole formed in the longitudinal side of the frame 400 . As the storage 4 moves to the rear of the device (in the negative X-axis direction), the shutter 420, which contacts the rear portion with the fixed insert 340, moves in the frame 400 toward the front of the device. When the shutter 420 moves within the frame 400 , the opening 420a formed in the shutter 420 and the opening 400a of the frame 400 are in a predetermined positional relationship, and from the outside of the storage 4 Banknotes can be stored in the storage 4 . The opening 400a of the storage 4 is always open while the storage 4 is mounted on the safe 3 . When the insert 340 is pulled out when the storage 4 is taken out from the safe 3, the shutter 420 moves to the rear of the device in the frame 400, and as shown in Fig. 3(a), the opening ( 400a) is occluded.

As shown in FIG. 3(b) , an opening is formed in the upper surface of the main body 300 of the safe 3 . A shutter 330 for opening and closing this opening is formed inside the main body 300 . The shutter 330 is made of the same metal material as the safe 3 . The opening of the safe 3 is normally closed by a shutter 330 . The opening 400a of the storage 4 attached to the safe 3 is open, but the opening 400a of the safe 3 is closed by a metal shutter 330 . Accordingly, even if the counting device 2 is removed from the upper surface of the safe 3 , the banknotes stored in the storage 4 cannot be taken out of the safe 3 .

As shown in FIG.3(b), the stage 100 is formed between the accumulation part 50 of the counting device 2 in which the banknotes 501 are accumulated, and the upper surface of the main body 300 of the safe 3rd. . The stage 100 functions as a shutter that opens and closes a passage connecting the accumulation space and the safe 3 while constituting a part of the accumulation space of the accumulation unit 50 in which the banknotes 501 are accumulated. The stage 100 of the counting device 2 and the shutter 330 of the safe 3 are opened and closed when the banknote 501 of the accumulating unit 50 is stored in the storage 4, and details will be described later.

The counting device 2 has a depositing part 20 on the upper surface of the device. A plurality of banknotes 500 to be deposited are placed in the depositing unit 20 in an accumulated state. The guide member 21 provided in the deposit part 20 guides so that the accumulation|aggregation state of the banknote 500 may not be disturbed. The counting device 2 has a display section 30 made of a liquid crystal display device and an operation section 31 comprising a plurality of keys on the front side. Information regarding the deposit processing is displayed on the display unit 30 . The operator of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 can operate the operation part 31, confirming the information of the display part 30, and can perform operation related to setting and execution of a deposit processing.

Below the display part 30 and the operation part 31, the reject part 40 in which the reject banknotes which cannot be deposited are accumulated is formed. Below the reject unit 40, an accumulation unit 50 for accumulating depositable banknotes is formed. A shutter 51 that opens and closes an opening in the front surface of the device is formed in the integration unit 50 . As shown in FIG. 1, the shutter 51 which blocks an opening part opens the accumulation|storage part 50 as shown in FIG. 2 by moving downward.

The shutter 51 is automatically opened and closed by a driving unit (not shown). The shutter 51 is automatically closed when the counting device 2 starts banknote processing. The shutter 51 opens automatically when it is necessary to take out the banknotes 501 accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 . Moreover, when the bill processing is completed, the shutter 51 is opened automatically.

The banknote depositing device 1 includes a shutter 51 of the accumulating unit 50 and , a stage 100 functioning as a shutter, a shutter 330 of the safe 3 , and a shutter 420 of a storage 4 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the counting device 2 is divided into three units 11-13. As for the upper unit 11, the left side opens upward as shown by the arrow centering on the axis in the apparatus formed in the position of the lower right direction in FIG. The intermediate unit 12 including the depositing unit 20 , the display unit 30 , and the operation unit 31 is similarly opened from the left side to the upper side around an axis formed on the lower right side in the device. A printer 17 is formed on the right side of the lower unit 13 including the reject section 40 and the accumulation section 50 . For example, a thermal printer that prints information on roll paper is used as the printer 17 . The roll paper 18 on which the information is printed is discharged from the printer 17 , that is, from the right side of the lower unit 13 .

The lower unit 13 is provided with a dust receiver 14 detachable from the rear surface of the counting device 2 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2 . The dust receiver 14 has a box shape with an open upper surface. The dust receiving section 14 is disposed below the conveying section 70 that conveys the banknotes in the device so as to receive the dust that has fallen from the banknote in the device. As shown in FIG. 2 , the dust receiving portion 14 is taken out from the rear side of the lower unit 13 and separated, and the dust accumulated in the tray can be discarded.

As shown in FIG. 2 , a plurality of leg portions 15 and 16 are formed on the bottom surface of the counting device 2 . When the shutter 51 of the integration part 50 is opened downward, the shutter 51 is accommodated in the leg part 16 of the front side, as shown by the broken line in FIG.3(b). In order to position the position of the counting device 2 on the upper surface of the safe 3 , on the upper surface of the main body 300 of the safe 3 , corresponding to each leg portion 15 , 16 of the counting device 2 , A recess is formed. As shown in Fig. 3(b), the counting device 2 is fixed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the safe 3 by fitting a plurality of leg portions 15 and 16 into corresponding recesses, respectively. Thereby, the opening formed in the bottom surface of the counting device 2 and the opening formed in the upper surface of the safe 3 are in a predetermined positional relationship, and when the stage 100 and the shutter 330 are opened, the The banknote 501 can be conveyed into the safe 3 .

As shown in FIG. 3(b) , the deposit portion 20 includes a kicker roller 22 , a feed roller 23 , and a gate roller 24 . The kicker roller 22 kicks the lowest banknote out of the plurality of banknotes 500 placed with the length parallel to the Y axis toward the conveyance path in the apparatus. The feed roller 23 feeds the taken out banknotes to the conveyance path in an apparatus. The feed roller 23 and the gate roller 24 opposingly arrange|positioned rotate in the reverse direction to the feeding direction of the banknote by the feed roller 23, and pushes back the other banknote which the banknote of a feeding object is going to take out. Thereby, the banknotes 500 of the deposit part 20 are separated one by one, and are fed out to the conveyance path in an apparatus. Although not shown in FIG.3(b), the some sensor which detects a banknote is provided in the counting device 2. As shown in FIG. For example, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a bill is provided in the depositing unit 20 , the rejecting unit 40 , and the accumulation unit 50 . The banknote depositing apparatus 1 can detect the banknote of the depositing part 20, and can start the drawing|feeding-out process of a banknote, or can detect the banknote of the accumulation|storage part 50, and can open and close the shutter 51.

The banknotes fed one by one into the apparatus are conveyed by the conveying unit 70 . The conveyance part 70 contains the some belt which conveys a banknote, some roller, and the guide member which guides a banknote in a conveyance direction. The conveyance part 70 conveys a banknote along the conveyance path formed in the apparatus. The conveyance path is extended from the deposit part 20 toward the back side of an apparatus. In the middle of this upper conveyance path, the identification part 60 which identifies the banknote conveyed by the conveyance part 70 is provided. When the upper unit 11 shown in FIG. 2 is opened upward, the conveyance surface of an upper conveyance path is opened, and the banknote and dust which filled the conveyance path can be removed.

The identification unit 60 includes a thickness sensor 61 , a line sensor 62 , a magnetic sensor 63 , and a fluorescence sensor 64 . The thickness sensor 61 measures the thickness of the banknote. The line sensor 62 acquires the reflected image of the entire front surface of the banknote, the reflected image of the entire back surface, and the transmitted image. The magnetic sensor 63 detects the magnetic characteristic of the whole banknote. The fluorescent sensor 64 irradiates an ultraviolet light, and detects the fluorescence characteristic of the whole surface of a banknote, and the fluorescence characteristic of the entire back surface. The identification unit 60 identifies a bill based on the information acquired by each of the sensors 61 to 64 . For example, the identification unit 60 identifies the gold type, authenticity, and genuineness of the banknote. The identification unit 60 counts, based on the identification result, the number of banknotes and the amount of money for each type of banknote to be deposited, and the total number of sheets and the total amount of money. The identification coefficient result by the identification unit 60 is stored in a storage unit (not shown), and is used for post-processing of the deposited banknote. Further, the identification coefficient result is printed by the printer 17 .

The identification part 60 character-recognizes the number of each banknote from a banknote image. The character-recognized number is stored in a storage unit (not shown), and is used for post-processing of the deposited banknote. It can also be set as the setting which prints a serial number by the printer 17. For example, when the evaluation value indicating the certainty of the character recognition result of the original number is lower than a predetermined threshold value, the banknote depositing device 1 prints the character recognition result and the image of the original number part cut out from the banknote image to the printer ( 17) is printed by An operator can perform operation which confirms the image of the printed code|region number, and corrects this, if there is an error in the character-recognized code number.

As shown in FIG.3(b), the conveyance path is folded back into a substantially U shape downstream of the identification part 60, and is extended toward the apparatus front side. This lower conveying path diverges into two on the way. A branching member (not shown) is formed in the branching portion. A branching part is controlled based on the identification result by the identification part 60, and a banknote is conveyed in either one of the branch conveyance paths divided into upper and lower two parts. The banknotes that cannot be deposited are conveyed as rejected banknotes in the upper branch conveying path and are accumulated in the reject unit 40 . The banknotes which can be deposited are conveyed by the lower branch conveyance path, and are accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50. When the intermediate unit 12 shown in FIG. 2 is opened upward, the conveyance surface of the lower conveyance path and the conveyance surface of the upper branch conveyance path connected to the reject part 40 are open|released, and the banknote filled with the conveyance path is opened. and dust can be removed.

The accumulation unit 50 is provided with an accumulation vehicle 52 having a plurality of blades on its outer peripheral surface. For example, two integration vehicles 52 are formed in the device left-right direction (Y-axis direction). The two integration vehicles 52 are fixed on one rotating shaft by aligning the positions of the blades viewed from the Y-axis direction. When the banknotes are accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 , the two accumulation vehicles 52 rotate. The integration vehicle 52 shown in Fig. 3(b) rotates counterclockwise. Each accumulation vehicle 52 receives the banknote conveyed by the conveying unit 70 between the two blades, and, as shown in FIG. accumulate The banknotes 501 are stacked in an upright state in which the length is in contact with the upper surface of the stage 100 .

In order to accumulate the banknotes 501 in the upright state, the accumulating part 50 is provided with the support member 110 which supports a banknote. For example, in the accumulation|storage part 50, the accumulation|storage space in which 200 sheets of banknotes can be accumulated is formed. When the accumulation of bills is started in the accumulation space in which 200 bills can be accumulated, while the number of bills is small, the bills may fall over in the large accumulation space, making it impossible to accumulate the bills in the upright state. For this reason, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 supports a banknote by the support member 110 advanced in the direction which narrows the accumulation space after the start of accumulation of a banknote until the banknote sheet|stake reaches a predetermined number. When the number of sheets of accumulated banknotes reaches a predetermined number, the support member 110 is retracted from the accumulation space, and the accumulation space is enlarged. Details of the support member 110 will be described later.

The banknote depositing device 1 accommodates the banknotes in the storage 4 in the safe 3 when the number of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 reaches a preset number of sheets. In other words, the banknote depositing device 1 temporarily holds banknotes until the number of banknotes in the accumulating unit 50 reaches a predetermined number of banknotes, and then stores the bundles of banknotes in the storage 4 . . When the number of banknotes to be deposited exceeds the preset number of sheets accumulated in the accumulation unit 50, the accumulation of the banknotes in the accumulation unit 50 and the storage of the accumulated banknote bundles in the storage 4 are repeated a plurality of times. will become

4 : is a figure for demonstrating the method of storing in the storage 4 the bundle of banknotes 501 accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50. As shown in FIG. When the banknote bundle 501 is stored in the storage 4, the stage 100 of the accumulating unit 50 and the shutter 330 of the safe 3 are moved to form a conveyance path for the banknote bundle 501 . do. The stage 100 which advances out of the accumulation surface 101 and constitutes a part of the accumulation space moves to the inside of the accumulation surface 101, that is, to the outside of the accumulation space. The stage 100 is opened and closed by the stage driving unit 121 (see FIG. 7 ). The shutter 330 of the safe 3 moves to a position where the opening on the upper surface of the main body 300 and the opening 330a formed in the shutter 330 overlap. The shutter 330 is opened and closed by a driving unit (not shown).

As shown by the broken line in FIG. 4, the conveyance path of the banknote bundle 501 which continues from the accumulation|storage part 50 to the inside of the storage room 4 is formed. The space through which the banknote bundle 501 passes when it goes straight in the conveyance direction parallel to the banknote surface is ensured as a bundle|bundle conveyance path. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, it will be in the state which can accommodate the banknote bundle 501 of the accumulation|storage part 50 in the storage 4. As shown in FIG. Although the side view is shown in FIG. 4, each opening part of the counter 2, the safe 3, and the storage 4 which forms a bundle|bundle conveyance path has a rectangular shape elongate in the Y-axis direction. Each of the openings is formed so that a bundle of banknotes of the maximum number (for example, 200) that can be accumulated in the accumulating unit 50 can be conveyed.

The counting device 2 is provided with a bundle conveying section that conveys the banknote bundles 501 accumulated in the standing state while they are in the bundled state. The bundle conveying unit includes a plurality of conveying rollers 91 and 92 and a pressing unit 80 that presses the banknote bundle 501 to the conveying rollers 91 and 92 . The pressing portion 80 includes a plurality of rollers supported so as to be able to rotate freely, and a belt placed over the outer peripheral surfaces of these rollers. For example, the pressing portion 80 is constituted by placing a rubber belt on a roller made of resin or metal. The pressing unit 80 brings the freely rotatable belt into contact with the banknote face of the banknote last accumulated in the accumulating unit 50, and carries the banknote bundle 501 containing the banknote to the conveying rollers 91 and 92. ) and pressurize it to the outer peripheral surface of

As shown in FIG.3(b), the press part 80 exists in the position retracted from the accumulation|storage space so that the accumulation|storage of a banknote may not be obstructed while a banknote is accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50. As shown in FIG. When conveying the banknote bundle 501, the pressing part 80 moves as shown in FIG. 4 to the front of an apparatus. The banknote bundle 501 pressurized by the conveying rollers 91 and 92 by the pressing unit 80 is conveyed along the bundle conveying path by the rotationally driven conveying rollers 91 and 92 . The banknote bundle 501 is conveyed in a bundle state in the downward direction parallel to the banknote surface, and is accommodated in the storage 4 .

The support member 110 shown in FIG.3(b) is demonstrated. 5 : is a figure which shows the arrangement position of the support member 110. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, only the structure necessary for description of the support member 110 is shown. As shown in FIG. 5, the some conveyance roller 91 is being fixed on the axis|shaft 91a parallel to a Y-axis. On the shaft 92a parallel to the shaft 91a, corresponding to each conveyance roller 91, the some conveyance roller 92 is being fixed. Each conveyance roller 92 is spaced apart from each corresponding conveyance roller 91, and is opposingly arrange|positioned. The some support member 110 is arrange|positioned one by one between the conveyance rollers 91 which adjoin. For example, the three conveyance rollers 92 are provided below the three conveyance rollers 91, and the two support members 110 are formed above the three conveyance rollers 91. As shown in FIG.

The support member 110 includes a frame body 110b, a bearing 110d mounted to the frame body 110b via a shaft 110c, and a bearing 110d extending from the frame body 110b in the opposite direction to the bearing 110d. and a thin plate-shaped arm 110e. The bearing 110d is pivotally supported inside the frame body 110b whose shape seen from above is a U-shape. The arm 110e is being fixed to the outer side of the side surface of the frame body 110b. A shaft 110a passing through the frame 110b and the arm 110e is attached to a member constituting the counting device 2 . The support member 110 is rotatably supported about an axis 110a having a fixed position. The axis 110a of each support member 110 is on the same straight line parallel to the axes 91a and 92a of the conveying rollers 91 and 92, that is, parallel to the Y axis.

6 : is a figure for demonstrating the conveyance roller 91 and the support member 110. As shown in FIG. The accumulation surface 101 is formed perpendicularly|vertically with respect to the stage 100 which a banknote contact|connects length. The banknotes of the accumulating unit 50 are stacked in an upright state in which the length is in contact with the stage 100 and the banknote face is parallel to the accumulating face 101 . The angle α between the accumulation plane 101 and the horizontal plane shown in FIG. 6 is set to 45 to 90 degrees. The accumulation in the upright state as used in the present embodiment includes the accumulation state in which the banknote face is at an angle of 45 to 90 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. For example, the angle α is set to about 65 degrees. The conveying roller 91 and the arm 110e are arranged so that a part thereof comes out from the opening formed in the accumulation surface 101 to the outside, that is, so as to be exposed in the accumulation space of the accumulation portion 50 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the conveyance roller 91 has the shape in which the outer peripheral member 91c which has a fixed thickness was fixed to the outer peripheral surface whole surface of the core 91b fixed to the shaft 91a. The core 91b is made of a hard material. For example, a roller made of resin or metal is used as the core 91b. The outer circumferential member 91c is made of a high friction material that is softer than the material of the core 91b and has a large coefficient of friction. For example, rubber or sponge is used as the outer peripheral member 91c. The outer circumferential member 91c also functions as a protective material that prevents a banknote from being directly pressed against the outer circumferential surface of the core 91b to cause scratches or wrinkles on the banknote face.

Even when the pressing part 80 shown in FIG. 4 presses the banknote bundle 501 to the conveying roller 91, and the outer peripheral member 91c shown in FIG. 6 is deformed and crushed, a conveying force is applied to the banknote bundle 501 The conveying roller 91 is arrange|positioned so that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the core 91b may protrude outside the accumulation|storage surface 101 so that it can apply. For example, the dimension A (protrusion allowance) from the surface of the accumulation surface 101 shown in FIG. 6 to the outer peripheral surface of the core 91b is set to about 2-4 mm.

As for the support member 110 freely rotatable about the axis 110a, when there is no banknote on the stage 100, a part of the arm 110e is exposed to the outside of the accumulation surface 101, and the arm 110e It is formed by adjusting the arrangement position and the center of gravity so as to retract to the inside of the accumulation surface 101 when the number of the banknotes to be supported reaches a predetermined number. The center of gravity is adjusted by the moment on the bearing 110d side and the moment on the arm 110e side.

In the stop position in which the bearing 110d side and the arm 110e side are balanced, a part of the arm 110e of the support member 110 is exposed from the accumulating surface 101 . The support member 110 supports the banknote accumulated in the accumulation space by the arm 110e exposed to the accumulation space. When a force is applied to the arm 110e by the accumulated banknotes, the arm 110e protruding from the opening of the accumulation surface 101 is pushed back to the inside of the accumulation surface 101 . The arm 110e is gradually pushed back with the increase of the accumulated banknotes. For example, when ten banknotes are accumulated, the entire arm 110e enters the accumulation surface 101 .

The pressing part 80 and the stage 100 are demonstrated. 7 : is a figure for demonstrating the press part 80 and the stage 100. As shown in FIG. A belt 132 is spread over the outer peripheral surfaces of a plurality of rollers including a roller fixed to the shaft 91a of the conveying roller 91 and a roller fixed to the shaft 92a of the conveying roller 92 . When the roller drive part 131 rotationally drives the belt 132, the conveyance rollers 91 and 92 are rotationally driven in the same direction which conveys a banknote bundle downward.

The stage 100 includes holding portions 100a on both sides of the apparatus width direction (Y-axis direction), and is parallel to the through hole of each holding portion 100a by fixing a position to the counting device 2 . The two formed shafts 120 are respectively inserted and supported so as to be slidably moved along the shaft 120 . A plate 100b having a long hole is fixed to the holding portion 100a on the positive Y-axis side. A rotation plate 133 rotatably supported is formed in the vicinity of the plate 100b, and a pin 133a on the outer periphery of the rotation plate 133 is inserted into the long hole of the plate 100b. The stage drive unit 121 rotationally drives the belt 122 , thereby rotationally driving the rotation plate 133 . With the rotation of the rotary plate 133 , the pin 133a moves the plate 100b along the shaft 120 while moving in the elongated hole of the plate 100b . As a result, the stage 100 slides along the axis 120 and is retracted to the outside of the accumulating portion 50 as shown in FIG. 4 . Similarly, by converting the rotational motion of the rotary plate 133 into a linear motion, the stage 100 is returned to its original position.

The pressing part 80, similarly to the stage 100, inserts the shaft 120 through the through-holes of the holding parts 80a on both outer sides in the device width direction (Y-axis direction), along the shaft 120 . It is supported so that sliding movement is possible. The pin 80b of each holding part 80a is inserted in the long hole of the connecting plate 100c fixed to each holding part 100a of the stage 100. As shown in FIG. Corresponding to the two holding parts 100a of the stage 100 and the two holding parts 80a of the pressing part 80, two tension coil springs 130 are formed. Each coil spring 130 has one end being fixed to the holding part 100a of the stage 100, and the other end being fixed to the holding part 80a of the pressing part 80. As shown in FIG. When the stage driving unit 121 slides the stage 100 along the axis 120 , the pressing unit 80 connected by the coil spring 130 also slides along with the stage 100 . At this time, if there is a bundle of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 in the moving direction of the pressing unit 80 , the distance between the pressing unit 80 and the stage 100 is increased by the thickness of the banknote bundle. According to the enlarged distance, the pin 80b of the holding part 80a of the pressing part 80 moves in the long hole of the connecting plate 100c. The coil spring 130 is stretched by the enlargement of the distance between the pressing part 80 and the stage 100, and by the restoring force of the coil spring 130, the pressing part 80 is attached to the banknote bundle of the accumulating part 50. is pressed, and the banknote bundle is pressed against the outer peripheral surfaces of the conveying rollers 91 and 92 . The greater the thickness of the banknote bundle, the greater the distance between the stage 100 and the pressing portion 80 , and the greater the pressing force of the pressing portion 80 generated by the coil spring 130 .

As shown in FIG. 7, the press part 80 corresponds to the some conveyance roller 91, 92, and is provided in plurality in the Y-axis direction. Each pressing part 80 is arrange|positioned so that the outer peripheral surface of the belt which presses a banknote bundle may oppose the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding conveyance rollers 91, 92. As shown in FIG. 8 : is a figure which shows the press part 80. As shown in FIG. The pressing portion 80 is formed on the pressing plate 81 . The pressing portion 80 includes a plurality of rollers 82 supported so as to be freely rotatable by the pressing plate 81 , and a belt 83 placed over the outer peripheral surface of the roller 82 .

The pressing plate 81 has a shape in which the spaces between the adjacent pressing portions 80 are cut out. The notch is formed according to the accumulation difference 52 of the accumulation|storage part 50. Thereby, the pressing plate 81 including the pressing part 80 can move while avoiding the accumulation vehicle 52 . The belt 83 of the press part 80 is formed so that the outer peripheral surface may protrude outside the surface of the press plate 81. As shown in FIG. When the pressing part 80 and the pressing plate 81 approach the banknote bundle 501 as shown in FIG. 4 , the outer peripheral surface of the belt 83 contacts the banknote bundle 501 . The distance (protrusion allowance) from the surface of the pressing plate 81 to the outer peripheral surface of the belt 83 is set to about 2 mm.

Between the side walls 53a, 53b of the accumulation|storage part 50 shown in FIG. 8, accumulation|storage of a banknote and conveyance of a banknote bundle are performed. The distance between the side wall 53a and the side wall 53b is set so that the banknote depositing apparatus 1 can process the banknote with the largest length dimension among several types of banknotes made into deposit object. The pressing part 80 is arrange|positioned so that, as shown in FIG. 8, even when the banknotes 502a, 502b are biased toward one side in the width direction, the banknotes 502a, 502b can be pressed by the some pressing part 80. has been

Specifically, as shown in Fig. 8, even when the smallest bill 502a having the shortest length dimension C1 is biased toward the side wall 53a, the two pressing parts 80 press the bill 502a, The distance from the side wall 53a to the center of the width direction of the belt 83 of the central pressing part 80 is set smaller than the dimension C1 (C1>B1+B2). Similarly, even when the smallest banknote 502b is biased toward the sidewall 53b, the belt of the central pressing part 80 in the sidewall 53b so that the two pressing parts 80 press the banknote 502b. The distance to the center in the width direction of (83) is set smaller than the dimension C1 (C1 > B3 + B4). For example, the pressing portion 80 is disposed so that the dimension B1 and the dimension B4 are equal, and the dimension B2 and the dimension B3 are equal.

The accumulation and bundle conveyance of banknotes will be described. 9 : is a figure for demonstrating accumulation of the banknote in the accumulation|storage part 50, and conveyance of the accumulated banknote bundle. FIG. 9(a) shows a state immediately after starting the accumulation of banknotes into the accumulation unit 50 . When there are no bills in the accumulating portion 50 , the arm 110e of the supporting member 110 is in a state protruding outward from the opening of the accumulating surface 101 , that is, into the accumulating space. The accumulation vehicle 52 rotates clockwise as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 9 , receives bills conveyed by the conveying unit 70 , and accumulates them on the stage 100 .

As shown by the broken line in Fig. 9(a), the broken and soft banknote 503 falls into the accumulation space formed between the accumulation vehicle 52, the stage 100, and the accumulation surface 101, and the bill surface is staged. When the state comes into contact with the surface of (100), it is impossible to accumulate banknotes in an upright state. In order to prevent this, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 supports a banknote by the support member 110. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the arm 110e of the support member 110 advanced into the accumulation space supports the banknote face of the banknote 503 . Thereby, as shown by the solid line in Fig.9 (a), the banknote 503 does not fall on the stage 100, but comes in contact with the stage 100 in length, and a part of the banknote surface is in contact with the arm 110e. accumulated in the state. The arm 110e has a shape in which the support surface for supporting the banknote 503 greatly protrudes outside the accumulation surface 101 as it is closer to the stage 100 .

As the accumulation car 52 accumulates subsequent bills one by one, the previously accumulated bills are pressed toward the side of the accumulation surface 101 . The arm 110e of the support member 110 is gradually pressed in from the opening of the accumulation surface 101 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 9(b) with the increase in the number of accumulations. When about 10 bills 504 are accumulated, the entire support member 110 is in a state accommodated inside the accumulation surface 101 . The multiple sheets of banknotes 504 contact the upper surface of the stage 100 in length, and make the banknote surface substantially parallel to the accumulation surface 101, and are accumulated.

When the number of sheets of the accumulated banknotes 504 reaches a preset number of sheets (the number of temporarily held sheets), the banknote depositing device 1 stops the rotation of the accumulation vehicle 52, as shown in Fig. 9(c) . A bundle conveying process for storing the banknote bundle 504 in the storage 4 in the safe 3 is performed. Specifically, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 presses the banknote bundle 504 to the outer peripheral surface of the conveying roller 91 by the pressing part 80 while retracting and moving the stage 100 to the outside of the accumulation space. Thus, the conveying rollers 91 and 92 are rotationally driven. By the rotating conveying rollers 91 and 92, the banknote bundle 504 is conveyed in the downward direction parallel to the banknote face, in a bundle state. The banknote bundle 504 is conveyed between the conveying rollers 91 and 92 and the pressing part 80, and is accommodated in the storage 4, as shown in FIG.

10 : is a figure for demonstrating conveyance of the banknote bundle 504. FIG. Among the plurality of banknotes forming the banknote bundle 504 , the conveying roller 91 is in contact with the banknote face of the first banknote accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 , and The pressing part 80 is in contact with the banknote face. As shown in FIG. 10, according to the rotation torque F1 of the conveyance roller 91, to the banknote which the outer peripheral surface of the conveyance roller 91 contacts, conveying force f1 in the downward conveyance direction parallel to the banknote surface, applied On the other hand, in accordance with the pressing force F2 of the pressing portion 80 , a frictional force f2 is generated between each banknote forming the banknote bundle 504 . The rotation torque F1 and the pressing force F2 are set so that all the banknotes forming the banknote bundle 504 may move together with the banknote which received the conveyance force f1 by the frictional force f2.

A resistance force f3 that prevents movement of the banknotes acts on the banknotes in the banknote bundle 504 in contact with the pressing portion 80 . When a force exceeding the resistive force f3 acts on this banknote, the banknote can move together with other banknotes. By constituting the pressing portion 80 with the freely rotatable roller 82 and the belt 83, the resistive force f3 is made small, and the force acting in the conveying direction by the conveying force f1 and the frictional force f2 is The rotation torque F1 and the pressing force F2 are set so that the resistance force f3 is exceeded.

That is, when the conveying force f1 in the conveying direction is applied to the banknote bundle 504, the bundle state is maintained by the frictional force f2, and the bundle state is not disturbed by the resistive force f3, and the banknote bundle ( The rotation torque F1 of the conveyance roller 91 and the pressing force F2 of the press part 80 are adjusted so that 504 may move in a conveyance direction. Thereby, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 can convey the banknote bundle|flux 504 accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50 in a conveyance direction with a bundle|flux state.

FIG. 11 : is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the press part 80, conveyance rollers 91, 92, and the storage room 4. As shown in FIG. For example, four axes with the Y axis as the axial direction are formed parallel to the accumulation surface 101 with an interaxial distance D1 of 20 mm, and the inner ring of a bearing having an outer diameter of 20 mm is fixed to each axis, and a roller ( 82), and the pressing portion 80 is constituted by placing the belt 83 on the outer peripheral surfaces of these four rollers 82.

The distance F between the axes of the conveying roller 91 and the conveying roller 92 is the conveying roller 91 and the conveying roller ( 92) is set so that both sides of it can come into contact with the banknote face of the same banknote at the same time (E>F). Moreover, the distance G in the conveyance direction from the rotation shaft of the conveyance roller 92 located downstream of the conveyance direction of the banknote bundle 504 to the opening part of the storage 4 is the smallest dimension E in the width direction. While the conveying roller 92 is in contact with the banknote face of the banknote bundle 504 of banknotes, the front end of the banknote bundle 504 in the conveying direction is set to reach the inside of the storage 4 (E>G) . For example, the dimension G is set so that it may become 10 mm or more shorter than the dimension E.

The banknote bundles 504 are stacked, for example, with the banknote face parallel to the accumulation face 101, where the angle α with the horizontal plane is about 65 degrees. The conveyance direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 11 turns into the direction parallel to the banknote surface of the accumulation|storage surface 101 and the banknote bundle 504. As shown in FIG. The center of each roller 82 of the pressing portion 80 is on the same straight line parallel to the accumulation surface 101 . The centers of the conveying rollers 91 and 92 are also on the same straight line parallel to the accumulation surface 101 .

The banknote depositing apparatus 1 has the some sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50, and the accumulation|storage state. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of arrangement of a sensor. For example, a plurality of sensors for transmitting and receiving detection light are arranged to transmit and receive detection light at a plurality of points of the banknote 505a accumulated in contact with the stage 100 in length, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 12 . .

Each sensor detects the presence or absence of a banknote based on the change in the amount of detection light transmitted through it between when there is a banknote and when there is no banknote. As shown in FIG. 12 , by arranging a plurality of sensors that transmit the detection light, the banknote 505a can be detected by at least any one sensor even in the state where the banknote 505a is biased.

Moreover, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 12, the some sensor is arrange|positioned so that a detection light may pass through the position outside the upper side rather than the banknote face of the banknote 505a accumulated in contact with the stage 100 in length. The accumulation state of banknotes is disturbed, and, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 12 , when there is a banknote 505b accumulated without contacting the length on the stage 100, the sensor detects the banknote 505b. Thereby, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 can detect that there exists an abnormality in the accumulation|aggregation state of a banknote. If there is a disorder in the accumulation state of banknotes, there is a possibility that the bundle conveyance to the storage 4 may not be performed well. For this reason, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 which detected that there was a problem in an accumulation|storage state opens the shutter 51 of the accumulation|storage part 50 while interrupting a bill process and notifying an operator of accumulation|storage abnormality. The notification is performed, for example, by displaying information on the display unit 30 and emitting a notification sound. The operator who received the notification performs predetermined operation in the operation part 31 after arranging the accumulation|aggregation state of the banknote of the accumulation|storage part 50. In response to this operation, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 closes the shutter 51 of the accumulation|storage part 50, and restarts the process of the banknote which was interrupted|interrupted.

The banknote process performed by the banknote depositing apparatus 1 is demonstrated. The operator of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 operates the operation part 31, and can perform a deposit processing in the depositing mode selected from some depositing mode. The deposit mode includes a counting mode in which banknotes are not stored in the storage 4 and a storage mode in which banknotes are stored in the storage 4 .

The counting mode will be described. When the operator operates the operation unit 31 to start deposit processing in the counting mode, the control unit 150 closes the shutter 51 . The operator places the banknote to be deposited on the deposit part 20 . The depositing part 20 feeds out the several placed banknote one at a time to the conveyance path in an apparatus. The conveyance part 70 conveys the drawn-out banknote along a conveyance path. The identification unit 60 identifies and counts the bills conveyed by the conveyance unit 70 .

Bills that cannot be deposited are conveyed to the reject unit 40 as reject bills. The depositable banknotes are conveyed to the accumulation|storage part 50. After counting all the banknotes to be deposited, the shutter 51 is opened, and the result of the counting is displayed on the display unit 30 . The operator can operate the operation unit 31 to print the identification coefficient result with the printer 17 .

The storage mode will be described. In the storage mode, the number of bills to be conveyed in a bundle can be set. The number of bundles conveyed can be set to a maximum number of sheets or less, with the maximum number of banknotes stackable on the stage 100 being the upper limit. In the case where the number of bundles conveyed is not set, the deposit processing is performed with the maximum number of sheets conveyed as the number of bundles conveyed.

Specifically, when the maximum number of banknotes that can be accumulated on the stage 100 is 200, if the number of sheets conveyed is not set, deposit processing is performed with the number of sheets conveyed as a bundle of 200 sheets. In this case, the banknote depositing device 1 performs deposit processing while repeating the accumulation processing of accumulating 200 banknotes in the accumulating unit 50 and the bundle conveying processing of accommodating the accumulated 200 banknote bundles in the storage 4 . proceed with For example, when the number of bundle conveyed sheets is set to 100, the banknote depositing device 1 performs an accumulation process of accumulating 100 banknotes in the accumulating unit 50 and storing a bundle of 100 banknotes in the storage 4 . The deposit processing is advanced while repeating the processing of conveying the bundle to be accommodated.

When depositing processing in storage mode, the setting which performs an approval operation before storing a banknote bundle in the storage 4, and the setting which does not perform an approval operation can be selected. When it is set as the setting which does not perform an approval operation, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 performs a bundle conveyance process every time the banknote of the bundle conveyance number of sheets is accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50, and the banknote of the accumulation|storage part 50. The deposit processing proceeds while the bundle is stored in the storage 4 . That is, the operation of forming a bundle conveying path from the accumulating unit 50 to the inside of the safe 3 and conveying the banknote bundle of the accumulating unit 50 along the bundle conveying path and accommodating it in the storage 4 is banknote deposit. It is executed automatically by the control unit 150 of the device 1 .

When it is set as the setting which performs an approval operation, the banknote depositing apparatus 1 displays deposit information on the display part 30 every time the banknote for bundle conveyance sheets is accumulated in the accumulation|storage part 50. As shown in FIG. The deposit information includes at least any one of the number of bills accumulated in the accumulation unit 50, that is, the bills stored in the storage 4 after carrying out the forward bundle transfer process, the number of sheets by type, the amount of money by type, the total number of sheets, and the total amount. dogs are included. In addition, the deposit information includes at least any one of the number of sheets by type, amount of money by type, total number of sheets, and total amount of all banknotes that have been identified and counted along with information on the banknotes stored in the storage 4 after the start of the deposit processing. You may.

The banknote depositing device 1 sends, together with the deposit information, information for requesting approval from the operator for depositing the banknote accumulated in the accumulating unit 50 , that is, storing the banknote in the storage 4 . displayed on the display unit 30 . An operator confirms the information displayed on the display part 30, and performs approval operation in the operation part 31. As shown in FIG.

When the operator approves the storage of the banknotes in the storage 4 , the banknote depositing device 1 executes a bundle conveyance process to store the banknote bundles in the accumulating unit 50 in the storage 4 . When the operator does not approve the storage of the banknote, the banknote depositing device 1 opens the shutter 51 of the accumulating unit 50 and returns the banknote of the accumulating unit 50 to the operator. An operator may take out a banknote from the accumulation|storage part 50, place it in the depositing part 20, and may make it reprocess, and may exclude the taken-out banknote from a deposit object.

The flow of processing in the storage mode will be described by taking the case where the maximum value settable as the number of bundles conveyed is 200, the number of bundles conveyed is set to 100 and the setting is set to perform an approval operation as an example.

13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the storage mode. When an operator operates the operation part 31 and starts the deposit processing by the storage mode, the control part 150 of the banknote depositing apparatus 1 closes the shutter 51 of the accumulation|storage part 50 (step S1). When the operator places the banknote to be deposited in the depositing unit 20, the control unit 150, which has detected this by the sensor of the depositing unit 20, draws out the banknotes of the depositing unit 20 one by one into the apparatus, and the conveying unit The banknote is conveyed by (70) (step S2). The control unit 150 identifies and counts bills by the identification unit 60 (step S3). The control unit 150 accumulates the banknotes determined to be depositable (step S4; No) in the accumulation unit 50 (step S5), and collects the rejected banknotes determined not to be deposited (step S4; Yes), It accumulates in the reject part 40 (step S6).

When banknotes remain in the depositing unit 20 (step S7; No), then the control unit 150 determines whether or not the number of banknotes in the accumulation unit 50 has reached 100 set as the bundle conveyed sheet number. do (step S8). When 100 sheets are not reached (step S8; No), the control unit 150 repeats the processing of steps S2 to S8.

When the number of banknotes of the accumulation|storage part 50 reaches 100 sheets (step S8; Yes), the control part 150 stops the process of integrating|accumulating a banknote in the accumulation|storage part 50. That is, the control part 150 stops feeding|feeding out of the banknote from the depositing part 20, and conveyance of the banknote by the conveyance part 70. As shown in FIG. The control unit 150 displays the deposit information on the display unit 30 to request the operator's approval (step S9). When the operator approves the deposit (step S9; Yes), that is, when the execution of the bundle conveying process for storing 100 banknotes in the storage 4 is approved, the control unit 150 executes the bundle conveying process to accumulate The bundle of 100 banknotes of the unit 50 is stored in the storage 4 (step S10). Specifically, the control unit 150 moves the stage 100 and the pressing unit 80 to accommodate the banknote bundle as described with reference to FIG. 9(c), and then moves the stage 100 and the pressing unit 80 It returns to the original position, and the accumulation of banknotes is restarted as demonstrated in Fig.9(a).

When the operator does not approve the deposit (step S9; No), the control unit 150 opens the shutter 51 to return 100 bills to the operator (step S11). When the operator takes out all the bills from the accumulation unit 50 , the control unit 150 which has detected this with the sensor of the accumulation unit 50 closes the shutter 51 to restart the process.

When a banknote remains in the depositing part 20 (step S12; No), the control part 150 repeats the process of step S2-S12 and performs. When the processing of all the bills of the depositing unit 20 is finished (step S12; Yes), the control unit 150 ends the depositing processing.

Even when the number of bills accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 does not reach 100, which is the bundle conveyance number, if all bills in the deposit unit 20 are accumulated in the reject unit 40 and the accumulation unit 50, (Step S7; Yes), the control unit 150 requests the operator to approve the payment (step S9). When the operator approves the deposit (step S9; Yes), the control unit 150 executes a bundle conveying process, and stores less than 100 banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 in the storage 4 . (Step S10). When the operator does not approve (step S9; No), the control unit 150 opens the shutter 51 and returns fewer than 100 bills accumulated in the accumulation unit 50 to the operator (step S11). After receiving or returning a banknote, the control part 150 which finished the process of all the banknotes (step S12; Yes) complete|finishes a deposit process.

When it is set as the setting which does not request|require approval operation from an operator, the process of steps S9 - S11 shown in FIG. 13 is abbreviate|omitted, and a deposit process is performed. In the case where the number of bundles stored is not set, in the determination of step S8, it is determined whether or not the accumulated number of banknotes has reached 200, which is the maximum accumulated number of sheets of the accumulating unit 50 .

The number of bundles stored in the storage mode can also be set to change according to conditions. By preparing in advance setting information that determines the condition and the number of bundles stored when the conditions are satisfied, the control unit 150 changes the number of bundles stored based on the setting information.

For example, the number of bundles stored by operator A is 100, and the number of bundles stored by operator B is 150, for example, setting information in which the number of bundles stored is set for each operator is prepared. When the operator operates the operation unit 31 to start deposit processing in the storage mode, the control unit 150 requests the operator to perform an authentication operation. For example, if the operator inputs the ID and password from the operation unit 31 , the control unit 150 specifies the operator based on the authentication information prepared in advance. The control unit 150 reads and outputs the number of bundles stored for a specific operator from the setting information, and executes the deposit processing as described above with the number of bundles stored and read out.

In addition, for example, when the banknote depositing device 1 is used for depositing banknotes collected from a plurality of cash registers at a store, setting information that determines the number of bundles stored for each register number is prepared. When the register system operates the operation unit 31 and inputs the register number to start deposit processing in the storage mode, the control unit 150 reads out the number of bundles stored for the register number from the setting information, reads and outputs The deposit processing is performed by the number of bundles of storage.

In the present embodiment, an aspect has been shown in which the rotationally driven conveying rollers 91 and 92 and the pressing unit 80 for pressing the banknote bundle to the outer peripheral surfaces of the conveying rollers 91 and 92 function as the bundle conveying unit. The configuration of the carrying unit is not limited to this. For example, instead of or in addition to the conveyance rollers 91 and 92, the aspect which conveys a banknote bundle by rotationally driving the conveyance belt which spanned the outer peripheral surface of several rollers may be sufficient. Further, for example, the belt 83 of the pressing part 80 is rotationally driven to apply a conveying force to the banknote bundle, and the conveying rollers 91 and 92 are formed so that they can rotate freely and followed by rotation, The aspect which rotates both of the press part 80 and the conveyance rollers 91 and 92 synchronously, and applies a conveyance force to a banknote bundle may be sufficient.

An aspect using an extrusion member for conveyance of a banknote bundle may be sufficient. 14 is a view for explaining an example of a bundle conveying unit using the extruding members 181 and 281 . As shown to Fig.14 (a), the extrusion member 181 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the belt 183 of the press part 180 which spanned the some roller 182. When the conveyance belt 183 is rotated by rotationally driving the roller 182 of the pressing unit 180 pressed against the banknote bundle 506, the extruding member 181 is moved as indicated by an arrow in Fig. 14(a). The banknote bundle 506 is extruded from above in the conveyance direction. When the tip of the extruding member 181 is made to pass through the slit hole formed in the surface of the accumulation surface 101, the banknote bundle 506 can be reliably extruded and accommodated in the storage 4. The aspect driven by rotation may be sufficient as the conveyance rollers 91, 92, and the aspect which follows and rotates with the movement of the banknote bundle 506 may be sufficient as it.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.14(b), instead of the conveyance rollers 91 and 92, the extruding member 281 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the belt 283 which spanned the some roller 282, and the conveyance belt 280 ) may be used as When the pressing unit 80 presses the banknote bundle 506 against the conveying belt 283, the roller 282 is rotationally driven to rotate the belt 283, and the extruding member 281 is shown in Fig. 14(b). It moves as indicated by an arrow, and the banknote bundle 506 is extruded in a conveyance direction from upper direction. When the tip of the extruding member 281 passes over the banknote bundle 506 and passes through the position between the adjacent pressing parts 80, the banknote bundle 506 is reliably extruded and stored in the storage 4 can do. The pressing part 80 may be an aspect driven by rotation, and the aspect which follows and rotates with the movement of the banknote bundle 506 may be sufficient as it.

In this embodiment, although the aspect in which opening and closing of the shutter 51 of the integration part 50 is performed automatically was shown, the opening and closing method of the shutter 51 is not specifically limited. For example, the control unit 150 may display information instructing the opening and closing of the shutter 51 on the display unit 30 to manually open and close the shutter 51 to the operator. Moreover, an aspect may be sufficient as the control part 150 performs only either one of occlusion and opening|closing of the shutter 51, and makes an operator perform the other manually. Moreover, it is not limited to the aspect which normally closes the shutter 51 which is normally open at the time of the start of banknote processing, Usually, the shutter 51 is closed and it is necessary to take out the banknote of the accumulation|storage part 50 after a banknote processing start. An aspect in which the shutter 51 is opened only in this case may be sufficient.

In this embodiment, although the example of the storage 4 formed by attaching the storage part 410 of a flexible material to the frame 400 which consists of a hard material was shown, the structure of the storage 4 is specifically limited. doesn't happen For example, the aspect using the cassette-type storage 4 which consists of a hard material as a whole may be sufficient. Moreover, the shutter 420 of the storage 4 is not limited to the aspect which is opened by the insertion part 340 as demonstrated with FIG.3(b), For example, it opens and closes by the drive part which includes a motor or a solenoid. It may be an aspect to be.

In this embodiment, the support member 110 advances into the accumulation space at the start of bill accumulation by the weight balance centered on the rotation shaft 110a to support the bills, and when the number of accumulated bills increases, the support member 110 moves out of the accumulation space. A evacuation configuration was shown. The usage aspect of the support member 110 is not limited to this, The aspect which performs advancing and retraction of the support member 110 by a drive part may be sufficient. For example, a motor or a solenoid is used as a driving unit to control the operation of the support member 110 . The banknotes are supported by the supporting member 110 until the number of sheets of accumulated banknotes reaches a predetermined number of sheets, and when the predetermined number of banknotes is reached and support by the supporting member 110 becomes unnecessary, the supporting member 110 is removed from the storage space. By retracting, the banknote can be processed as mentioned above.

In this embodiment, although the aspect which the press part 80 moves with the stage 100 connected by the coil spring 130 was shown, the aspect which the press part 80 moves independently from the stage 100 may be For example, an aspect in which a driving unit is formed separately from the stage driving unit 121 and the driving unit moves the pressing unit 80 may be employed. Moreover, although the aspect which the press part 80 receives the force by the coil spring 130 and presses the banknote bundle to the conveyance rollers 91, 92 was shown, if the press part 80 can be elastically supported, a spring The type of is not particularly limited. Moreover, it is not limited to the aspect which uses an elastic support member like a spring, The aspect which elastically supports the pressing part 80 by a drive part may be sufficient. The moving method and driving method of each part are not specifically limited as long as the function and operation|movement of each part mentioned above can be implement|achieved.

In the present embodiment, in the case of deposit processing in the storage mode, the operator can set whether or not to perform the approval operation before storing the banknote bundle of the accumulation unit 50 in the storage 4 . showed The setting operation in the present embodiment is not limited to the operation of selecting one of a plurality of types of options, for example, the operation of canceling the setting is also included. Specifically, for example, a check box is displayed on the setting screen of the display unit 30 together with information indicating that an approval operation is performed. A state in which a check box is checked is a default setting, and in the default state, an approval operation is requested from the operator before storing the banknote bundle. When the operator operates the operation unit 31 to uncheck the check box, the operation becomes a setting operation, the setting is changed, and the banknote bundle is automatically stored without requiring an approval operation from the operator.

Similarly, the operation for setting the number of bundles stored in the accumulation unit 50 is not limited to operations such as selecting one from a plurality of types of options or inputting the number of banknotes, for example, canceling the setting. operation is also included. Specifically, for example, on the setting screen of the display unit 30, a check box is displayed together with information indicating setting the number of bundles stored. A state in which the check box is checked is a default setting, and in the default state, the number of bundles stored is set to a predetermined number. When the operator operates the operation unit 31 to uncheck the check box, the operation becomes a setting operation, the setting is changed, and the number of bundles stored is set to the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the accumulation unit 50 . For example, when the maximum number of sheets is 200, if the check box is checked, the number of bundles stored becomes 100, and if the check box is unchecked, the number of bundles stored becomes 200.

As described above, according to the banknote depositing device, the banknotes counted for identification are stacked in a standing state, and the accumulated banknotes can be conveyed in a bundled state in a direction parallel to the banknote face, and stored in the storage in the safe. Since the banknote bundle is stored in an upright state, the opening formed in the safe for storing banknotes can be formed into a long and thin slit shape. Compared with the case where a banknote surface is leveled and accommodated, the area of an opening part becomes small, and the protection property of a banknote depositing apparatus can be improved.

The banknote depositing device can store a large amount of banknotes in a bundled state in the storage in the safe. Although the accumulating space of the accumulating section becomes large according to the amount of bills, the bills can be accumulated in the upright state by supporting the bills that are about to fall down in the accumulating space with the support member immediately after the start of accumulating. Since the support member automatically retracts from the storage space when the support of banknotes becomes unnecessary, a large amount of banknotes can be stacked and conveyed as a bundle.

In the banknote depositing device, the number of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit and stored in the storage in a bundle state can be preset as the bundle storage number. The number of sheets stored in the bundle can be set to an arbitrary number with the maximum number of bills that can be accumulated in the accumulation unit as an upper limit. Moreover, in the deposit processing apparatus, the bundle|bundle conveyance process which accommodates the banknote bundle of an accumulation|storage part in a storage can be set as the setting which the banknote depositing apparatus automatically performs, without waiting for the instruction|indication operation by an operator. By setting this setting, even when banknotes exceeding the number of bundles stored are deposited, the operation of storing the banknote bundles of the stacking section into the storage is automatically carried out every time the banknotes of the stacked number of stacks are accumulated in the stacking section. Since the accumulation of banknotes in the accumulation section and the storage of banknote bundles in the storage are automatically performed until all the banknotes to be deposited are stored in the storage, the working efficiency of the deposit processing is improved.

Industrial Applicability

As mentioned above, since the banknote depositing apparatus which concerns on this invention improves the work efficiency of a deposit processing, it is useful.

1: banknote depositing device
2: counting device
3: safe
4: storage
14: dust receiving part
17: printer
20: deposit
30: display
31: control panel
40: reject unit
50: integration
51, 330, 420: shutter
60: identification unit
70: transfer unit
80, 180: pressurized part
91, 92: conveying roller
100: stage (shutter)
110: support member
150: control unit
181, 281: extruded member
280: conveying belt

Claims (15)

As a bill depositing device for storing bills to be deposited in a storage in a safe,
An identification unit for counting banknotes to be deposited;
an accumulation unit having a movable stage and accumulating the bills counted by the identification unit in a standing state on the stage;
a bundle conveying unit for conveying the bundles of banknotes for the number of bundles stored in the accumulation unit to the storage in an upright state;
a control unit for controlling the operation of the stage and the bundle conveying unit so as to receive the banknote bundles accumulated on the stage in the storage unit based on the number of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit reaching the bundle storage number; Bill deposit device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The banknote depositing device according to claim 1, wherein the number of bundles stored can be changed by setting the maximum number of banknotes that can be accumulated in the accumulation section as an upper limit. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The banknote depositing device according to claim 1, wherein the number of bundles stored is preset in association with each of a plurality of pieces of information, and the number of bundles stored is changed based on the inputted information. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the safe has a first opening and a first shutter for closing the first opening;
The storage unit has a second opening formed corresponding to the first opening of the safe, and a second shutter for closing the second opening, and is configured to be detachably mounted inside the safe;
and the first shutter is opened when the banknote bundle is stored in the storage, and is closed after being stored, and the second shutter is opened while the storage is installed in the safe. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A banknote depositing device further comprising a support member for supporting the banknote while the number of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit reaches a predetermined number of sheets. 6. The method of claim 5,
The support member advances into the accumulation space of the accumulation part to support the bills, and when the number of bills to be supported increases, the support member is retracted from the accumulation space. 7. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
The support member, by rotating about the rotation axis, from a support position for supporting the banknote face of the banknote accumulated in the accumulating unit to a retracted position that does not support the banknote face of the banknote accumulated in the accumulating unit. Bill deposit device, characterized in that. 8. The method of claim 7,
The support member, while rotating about the rotation shaft, banknote depositing apparatus, characterized in that it has a center of gravity at a position supporting the banknote face of the banknote accumulated in the accumulation unit. 9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The bundle transfer unit,
A first member for applying a conveying force in contact with the banknote face of the banknote bundle to be conveyed;
and a second member for pressing the banknote bundle against the first member. 10. The method of claim 9,
The first member is a banknote depositing device, characterized in that the rotation-driven roller or belt. 11. The method according to claim 9 or 10,
The said 2nd member is a roller formed so that it can rotate freely, or a belt spread over a plurality of rollers, The banknote depositing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
The first member is a roller in which an outer circumferential member made of a material softer than a material constituting the core is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the core, and is disposed by exposing at least a part of the core to the integration space of the accumulator. banknote depositing device. 13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12,
The second member presses the banknote bundle to the second member with a force generated by a frictional force between each banknote so that all banknotes constituting the banknote bundle move together with the banknotes in contact with the first member. banknote depositing device. 14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Further comprising an operation unit for receiving the operator's approval operation,
On the condition that an approval operation for approving the storage of banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit is performed in the operation unit, the control unit controls the operations of the stage and the bundle conveying unit to receive the banknote bundle accumulated on the stage. Banknote depositing device, characterized in that the setting can be changed to be stored in the vault. 15. The method of claim 14,
Whether or not to request the operator for the approval operation is set in advance in association with each of a plurality of pieces of information, and the setting change is automatically executed based on the inputted information.

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