RU2533052C2 - Device for handling of paper sheets and device for handling of banknotes - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device incorporates module (16) to feed paper sheets, one after the other, kept in store module (14), that can vary the feed rate. Modules (50, 66, 88) define intervals between paper sheets and paper sheet length in direction of feed. Module (60) effects the control over feed module (16). Said control module (60) performs the control over feed module (16) so that paper sheet feed rate varies proceeding from intervals between paper sheets and paper sheet length in direction of feed defined by modules (50, 66, 68) every time said feed module (16) outputs paper sheets.

EFFECT: accelerated operation.

39 cl, 74 dwg

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manipulating paper sheets that manipulates paper sheets such as banknotes, and an apparatus for manipulating banknotes that manipulates banknotes.

State of the art

Paper sheet handling apparatuses that manipulate a paper sheet, such as banknotes, are known in the art. In such apparatuses for manipulating paper sheets, a plurality of paper sheets — objects of manipulation — are stacked in a loading pocket, and paper sheets in a loading pocket are introduced into the apparatus one by one. The paper sheets are then transported one by one by the transport module and recognized by the recognition module, and finally transported and stacked in a stack either in the stacking module or in the reject module. Meanwhile, the feed module and the transport module are driven by various drive systems. Typically, the transport module transports paper sheets at a higher speed than the paper feed rate of the feed module.

In traditional paper sheet handling apparatuses, the feed rate of the paper sheets by the feed module is set lower than the transport speed of the transport module so that a transport interval long enough so that the largest paper sheet is deflected at a deflection point on the transport path can be provided. This feed rate is set even lower due to the skewed condition of the largest paper sheet. More specifically, in a banknote manipulation apparatus that manipulates banknotes, the feed rate of the banknote by the feed module is set to be low in accordance with the banknote of that face value, which is the largest in the currency system, in which banknotes of various face value have different sizes. When the banknote manipulator manipulates banknotes of a different nominal value, the feed rate of the banknote by the feeding module is set relatively low, regardless of their smaller size. This prevents the efficiency of processing banknotes.

For example, among European banknotes, the feed rate of banknotes by the feed module is set based on the size of a banknote of denomination of 500 euros, which is the largest in size. However, in real processing, banknotes are most often processed in which the nominal value is lower or equal to 20 euros and the sizes are less than 500 euros. For these European banknotes having a comparatively smaller size, the feed rate of the banknote by the feed module is set low based on the banknote size of 500 euros, and therefore the intervals between banknotes transported by the transport module become excessively long. This results in inefficient processing of banknotes.

The banknote feeder disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-1669631 includes a feed detection sensor that detects banknotes dispensed from the feed module. When the transport interval between the front banknote and the subsequent banknote is shorter than a certain predetermined value, which can be estimated based on the detection signal output from the feed detection sensor, the feed module is forced to stop the banknote feeding in order to adjust the banknote transport interval. Thus, in the banknote feeder disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. H8 - 169631, when the transport interval between the front banknote and the subsequent banknote is small, the banknote feeding by the feeding module is stopped. Due to this suspension of the process, the processing efficiency of banknotes is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The tasks to be solved in the invention

The present invention was conceived in the light of the above issues. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus that has the function of varying the paper feed speed of the feeding module based on the intervals between the paper sheets or the length of the paper sheet in the feeding direction, each time the feeding module issues each of the paper sheets, so that the interval between the paper sheets can be made closer to some predefined value for paper sheets of any sizes that give Xia feed module, thereby increasing the efficiency of processing paper sheets. An object of the present invention is also to provide an apparatus for handling various types of banknotes.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a holding module into which a plurality of paper sheets are stacked; a feed module that dispenses paper sheets stacked in a stack in the holding module, one after another and can change the feed rate of the paper sheets; a transport module, which is driven by a drive system different from the drive system for the feed module, and conveys, one after the other, paper sheets issued by the feed module; a determining module, which determines the intervals between the paper sheets, the interval between two consecutive paper sheets, is the distance between the rear edge of the previous paper sheet, which is issued by the feeding module, and the front edge of the subsequent issued paper sheet; and a control module that controls the feed module, the control module causing the feed module to change the paper feed speeds based on the intervals between the paper sheets determined by the determining module.

In the aforementioned paper sheet handling apparatus, each time the feed unit feeds the paper sheets, the feed rate of banknotes in the feed unit can be changed based on the intervals between the paper sheets. Therefore, the feed rate can be adjusted so that the interval between the paper sheets can be close to some pre-set value for paper sheets of any size, which are issued by the feed module. With this kind of design, in the case where paper sheets having a short length in the feed direction are to be processed, the feed speed of the paper sheets by the transport module can be increased. This prevents the interval between the paper sheets transported by the transport module to become unnecessarily large, and therefore increases the processing efficiency of banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a paper sheet handling apparatus, in the control unit, a functional dependence of the intervals between the paper sheets and the feed speeds of the paper sheets is predetermined in the control unit, and after the determining module determines the interval between the paper sheets, the control unit calculates the feed rate paper sheet feed module using this functional dependency.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, this functional relationship is predefined so that as the intervals between the paper sheets increase, the feed speed of the paper sheets by the feed module increases.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for manipulating paper sheets further includes a banknote length determination unit that determines a length in the feed direction of each of the paper sheets that are output by the feeding module, wherein the control module controls the feeding module in such a way so that the feed speed of the paper sheet by the feeding module is reduced in the case where the length of the paper sheet in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determination module is pain e than a predetermined value.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a paper sheet handling apparatus includes a holding module into which a plurality of paper sheets are stacked; a feed module that dispenses paper sheets stacked in a stack in the holding module, one after another and can change the feed rate of the paper sheets; a transport module, which is driven by a drive system different from the drive system for the feed module, and transports, one by one, paper sheets issued by the feed module; a determining module that determines lengths in the feed direction of paper sheets that are issued by the feeding module; and a control module that controls the feed module, wherein the control module causes the feed module to change the paper feed speeds based on the lengths of paper sheets in the feed direction determined by the determining module.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a paper sheet handling apparatus, in the control unit, a functional dependence of the lengths of paper sheets in the feed direction and feed speeds of the paper sheets by the feed unit is predefined, and after the determining unit determines the length of paper sheets in the feed direction, the control unit the module calculates the feed rate of the paper sheets by the feeding module using this functional relationship.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, this functional relationship is predefined so that as the length of the paper sheets increases in the feed direction, the feed speed of the paper sheets by the feed module decreases.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a paper sheet handling apparatus, a control module controls the feed module so that when the length of the paper sheet in the feed direction determined by the detecting module is greater than some predetermined preset value, the feed rate paper sheet feed module decreased.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a banknote handling apparatus includes a receiving module that feeds a plurality of banknotes one by one into the banknote handling apparatus; a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus; recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes banknotes transported by the transport module; a stacker of a large capacity stack that is connected to the transport module and is capable of stacking banknotes transported by the transport module in a stack; a stacker of a small capacity stack having a lower capacity than a stacker of a large capacity stack, and which is connected to the transport module and is capable of stacking banknotes transported by the transport module in a stack; a module for specifying sorting types that defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack; a stacker stack task module that assigns a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack to stack a stack of banknotes of each sort type specified by the sort type specifier module; and a control module that controls the transport module so that it conveys the banknote to any one stacker from among the stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack, based on a combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module, settings made by the module job stacker, and the recognition of banknotes received by the recognition module.

In the aforementioned banknote handling apparatus, a sorting type setting unit defines a combination of sorting types for banknotes to be sorted between a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack. The stacker job module assigns, for stacking banknotes of each sort type specified by the sorting module the stacker of banknotes, either a large capacity stacker or a small capacity stacker. The control module controls the transportation module in such a way that, based on the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module, on the settings made by the stacker stack task module and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module, send the banknote to any one stacker from: a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack. Therefore, sorting types of banknotes can be selectively set based on the state of banknotes placed in the receiving module, so as to be transported by the transport module to the stacker of a large capacity stack and the stacker of a small capacity stack from the first time that the banknotes are pulled one after another from the receiving module inside the device. Thus, the number of banknotes that are sent to the stacker of the small capacity stack during the first counting process can be reduced, and the banknote processing efficiency can be improved. In particular, for example, having decided that among the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulator, the number of banknotes of one sort type is greater than the number of banknotes of another sort type, the operator can use the module for specifying sort types in order to specify a combination of banknote sort types as banknotes of these types of sorting, and the stacker stack task module in order to specify a stacker of a large capacity stack for stacking a stack of banknotes of the first sort, and a stacker of a small capacity stacker and for stacking a stack of banknotes of the last (of these two) sortings, so that banknotes of the first sorting, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stacker of a stack of large capacity, and banknotes of the last sorting, the number of which is comparatively smaller, are stacked a stack in a stacker of a stack of small capacity. Due to the reduction in the number of banknotes that are sent to the stacker of a small-capacity stack during the first counting process, counting is only required for a relatively smaller number of banknotes stacked in a stacker of a small-capacity stack, and therefore, the processing efficiency of banknotes can be improved.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, a sorting type setting module is capable of selectively setting any one of a combination of banknote sorting types; a combination of suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, a combination of face-up banknotes and face-down banknotes, a combination of new-type banknotes and old-style banknotes, a combination of banknotes of some indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values, and a combination of banknotes with a portrait, facing up, and banknotes with a portrait facing down.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, a control module controls the transport module so as to transport rejected banknotes that are rejected due to an adverse recognition result by the recognition module or due to a transport error to the stacker of small capacity stackers.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the control module realizes a processing retry function whereby, after processing by stacking all the banknotes received by the receiving module into stacker of a large capacity stacker and stacker of small capacity stacker, banknotes stacked in a stacker of small capacity, re-processed, being removed from the stacker stacks of small capacity and re-placed in the receiving module, without removing banknotes, ennyh stacked in the large-capacity stacker stacks, and when this function retry processing controls the conveying unit in such a way that the banknotes transported in accordance with the settings made for the processing of the task handler module stack.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the control module performs the function of a second processing, whereby after processing the stacking of all banknotes received by the receiving module into stacker of a large capacity stacker and stacker of small capacity stacker, banknotes stacked in a stacker of small stacker containers are recycled when banknotes stacked in a stack both in a stacker of a large capacity stack and in a stacker of a small capacity stack are removed, and banknotes stacked Stacks of small capacity in the stacker are again placed in the receiving module and are reprocessed. When this function of the second processing is realized, the control module controls the transport module in such a way that the banknotes are transported to the opposite destination, in a way that is inverse to the settings made for this processing by the stacker job module related to the stacker of a large capacity stacker and the stacker of a small capacity stack.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the control module, after all banknotes received by the receiving module, have been processed and stacked in a stacker of a large capacity stacker and a small capacity stacker, confirms the number of banknotes sent to the large capacity stacker, and the number of banknotes sent to the stacker of a stack of small capacity, if among the banknotes stacked in a stacker of a stack of small capacity, not a single rejected banknote is contained.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, in the banknote handling apparatus, the stacker stack specifying module makes adjustments based on a command given to the control module by the operator through an operation module connected to the control module based on accounting information of processing banknotes or based on based on the recognition result of the first banknote recognized by the recognition module.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the banknote handling apparatus further includes a storage module that pre-stores data about the relationship between each sort type and each stacker for each face value of the banknotes, in the case where settings are made on the basis of the recognition result of the first banknote received by the recognition module, the stacker job module determines settings based on the result those recognition and content stored in the storage module.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the banknote handling apparatus further includes a storage module that pre-stores data about the relationship between each sorting type and each of the stackers in stacks in the form associated with accounting information of banknote processing objects, in this case, when settings are made on the basis of accounting information of banknotes-processing objects, the stacker job module makes settings based on information accounting records of banknotes-processing objects and contents stored in the storage module.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the banknote handling apparatus further includes a storage module that preliminarily stores data about the relationship between each sorting type and each stacker for each banknote accounting information of processing objects, as well as for each face value of banknotes, in this case, when settings are made on the basis of accounting information of banknotes-processing objects, as well as on the basis of the result, Ia first banknotes received recognition module, the task handler module stack is tuned based on the recognition result of the banknotes are recognized first, and contents stored in the storage unit for each accounting information banknote processing objects.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a banknote handling apparatus includes a receiving module that feeds banknotes one after another into a banknote manipulating apparatus; a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus; recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes and counts banknotes transported by the transport module; a stacking module that is connected to the transport module and in which banknotes recognized by the recognition module as predefined banknotes are stacked in a stack; a rejection module, which is connected to the transport module and in which banknotes are stacked in a stack and are not to be stacked in a stack in a stacking module; a display module that displays on itself the result of the counting of banknotes obtained by the recognition module; a mode switching module that switches from the normal mode to some special mode in the case when it is necessary to re-recognize the banknotes in the reject module, after in normal mode all the banknotes were fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module and sent to the stacking module or reject module; and a control module, which, when the mode switch sets this special mode, controls the transport module so that the recognition module recognizes the banknote without at least one of the recognition processes and, based on the recognition result, sends the banknote to any one of the following: the stacking module and the reject module, and also controls the display module so that the display module displays itself in a different manner the result of the counting of banknotes obtained in the normal mode, and the result of the counting of banknotes obtained in the special mode.

In the aforementioned banknote handling apparatus, after all the banknotes supplied from the receiving module to the apparatus are sent in normal mode to the stacking module or the reject module, the mode switch switches from normal mode to special mode, repeatedly recognizing banknotes stacked in the stack in the reject module. When the mode switch sets a special mode, the recognition module performs recognition of a banknote without at least one of the recognition processes. Following this, banknotes in the reject module can be automatically counted during the counting process in normal mode, without requiring manual entry. This improves banknote processing efficiency and reduces counting errors. In addition to this, the results of counting banknotes in normal mode and in special mode are displayed in different ways on the display module. The operator can identify the number of banknotes in the stacking module and in the reject module separately during the normal counting process.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote manipulator, a recognition module, in normal mode, recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. In a special mode, when banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked in a stacking module, the recognition module recognizes only nominal values of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. In a special mode, when in a stacking module stacks of banknotes of a single face value are stacked, and any other face value banknotes are stacked in a rejection module, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from among: face value and authenticity of banknotes , and counts the number of banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal value, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. In the special mode, when in the stacking module stacks of either suitable banknotes or worthless banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from the number: authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the control module controls the display module so that the display module displays in different ways the counting results obtained in the normal mode for valid banknotes and for unusable banknotes, and the counting result obtained in a special mode for suitable banknotes banknotes or for worthless banknotes.

In accordance with another another aspect of the present invention, in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal value, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. In the special mode, when in the stacking module the stacked banknotes are either valid banknotes or worthless banknotes of only a single nominal value, and other banknotes are stacked in a stack in the rejection module, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from among: value, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the control module controls the display module so that the display module displays in different ways the counting results obtained in the normal mode for valid banknotes and for unusable banknotes, and the counting result obtained in a special mode for suitable banknotes banknotes or for worthless banknotes.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote manipulation apparatus, a control module controls the transport module so that the banknote transport speed in the special mode is lower than the banknote transport speed in the normal mode.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, in a case where the recognition module in a special mode recognizes banknotes with respect to a transportation error and even when a transportation error is detected with respect to a banknote other than being transported in superimposed state and abnormal length, the control module treats this banknote as a banknote that does not have a transport error.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a banknote handling apparatus includes a receiving module that feeds banknotes one by one into the banknote handling apparatus; a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus; a recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes and counts banknotes transported by the transport module, the recognition module, recognizes at least whether the banknote belongs to the first or second form; a first stacker stack, which is connected to the transport module and in which the banknotes sent by the transport module are stacked in a stack, the first stacker stack having an opening through which the first stacker stack is accessible from outside the banknote handling apparatus; the second stacker stack, which is connected to the transport module and in which the banknotes sent by the transport module are stacked in a stack, and the second stacker stack is accessible from outside the apparatus for manipulating banknotes; a shutter which is arranged in accordance with the first stacker of the stack and which opens and closes an opening of the first stacker of the stack; a damper drive module that drives the damper; and a control module that controls the transport module so as to send the banknote recognized by the recognition module as belonging to the first view to the first stacker of the stack, and the banknote recognized as not belonging to the first view to the second stacker, while the control module controls the shutter drive module so that the shutter closes the opening of the first stacker at a time when the receiving module feeds banknotes one by one into the bank manipulator and after all banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, the control module controls the flapper drive module so that the flap keeps the opening of the first stacker closed when there is a banknote in the second stacker that does not belong to the second type, and so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker in the case when there is not a single banknote in the second stacker of the stack that does not belong to the second type.

In the aforementioned banknote handling apparatus, a banknote recognized by the recognition module as belonging to the first kind is sent to the first stacker of the stack, and a banknote recognized as not belonging to the first kind is sent to the second stacker of the stack. At a time when the receiving module feeds banknotes one by one into the apparatus, the shutter closes the opening of the first stacker of the stack. In the case when in the second stacker of the stack, after all the banknotes have been fed by the receiving module into the apparatus, there is a banknote that does not belong to the second view, the shutter keeps the opening of the first stacker of the stack closed. In contrast, when there is not a single banknote in the second stacker that does not belong to the second type, the control module controls the shutter drive module so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker of the stack. Since in the second stacker, after all the banknotes have been fed into the machine by the receiving module, there is a banknote that does not belong to the second view, the opening of the first stacker is kept closed by a flap, the operator can remove banknotes only from the second stacker . This makes it easier for the operator to work, and prevents erroneous operations that the operator can perform.

In particular, if the opening of the first stacker is kept open regardless of the type of banknote sent to the second stacker during the first counting operation after all the banknotes have been fed into the machine by the receiving module, the operator can remove banknotes from both the first stacker and second stacker stack. If the banknote handling apparatus is of a relatively simple type including only two stackers, the recoverable banknotes can be counted by simply removing the banknotes from the reject module, which is the second stacker. When banknotes are removed from the stacking unit, which is the first stacker, or when banknotes are removed from the stacking unit after removing banknotes from the reject module, a second counting operation can be performed on banknotes that were stacked in a stack in the stacking unit. Thus, in accordance with where the banknotes are removed: from the first stacker of the stack (stacking module) or from the second stacker of the stack (reject module), various operations can be performed. If, however, the opening of the stacking module is kept open by the flap after the first counting operation is completed, then the operator can remove banknotes from the first stacker of the stack (stacking module) and also from the second stacker of the stack (reject module). This can complicate the operator's work, leading to an erroneous operation. In contrast, in a banknote handling apparatus according to this aspect of the invention, if after all the banknotes have been fed into the apparatus by the banknote in the second stacker, there is a banknote other than a second kind of banknote, the shutter keeps the opening of the first stacker bank closed . The operator, therefore, can only remove banknotes from the second stacker. This makes it easier for the operator to work, and prevents erroneous operations that the operator can perform.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, a banknote of the first kind means a valid banknote, and a banknote of a second kind means a worthless banknote.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a banknote of the first type means a banknote located face up and a banknote of a second type means a banknote located face down.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, in a case where the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module and when banknotes are removed from the second stacker and placed in the receiving module, the control module controls the receiving module so that banknotes are fed one by one into the apparatus for manipulation by the receiving module annotations.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the banknote handling apparatus further includes a display unit on which a banknote counting result obtained by the recognition module is displayed; and an operation module, by means of which the operator gives the command to the control module, in this case, when the opening of the first stacker of the stack is held by the shutter open after all the banknotes have been fed by the receiving module into the banknote manipulation apparatus, and when the operation module gives the command to the control module a confirmation with respect to the banknote counting result displayed on the display unit, the control unit confirms the banknote counting result obtained by the recognition unit .

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in the case where the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, and when the operation module sends a confirmation command to the control module, the control module controls the module display so that a message is displayed on the display module instructing the operator to perform an additional counting operation.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, when the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed by the receiving module into the banknote manipulation apparatus, and when the operation module instructs the control module to perform an additional counting operation, the control module controls the flapper drive module so that the flap opens the opening of the first stacker.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, when, after a command issued to the control unit, notes are placed in the receiving unit to perform an additional counting operation, the control unit controls the shutter drive module so that the shutter closes the opening of the first stacker of the stack.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, during an additional counting operation, the control module controls the transport module so that banknotes recognized by the recognition module as belonging to the first or second kind are sent to the first stacker of the stack, and banknotes recognized as not belonging neither to the first species, nor to the second species, were sent to the second stacker of the pile.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, during an additional counting operation, the control module controls the flapper drive module so that the flap keeps the opening of the first stacker stack open after all banknotes have been fed into the apparatus for receiving manipulating banknotes, there is a banknote in the second stacker, and so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker if there are no baners in the second stacker knots.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in a banknote handling apparatus, in a case where the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, a control module if in the second stacker there is only one or more counterfeit banknotes, after the operation module sends the confirmation command to the control module, it controls the display module in such a way that A message was displayed indicating that there was a fake banknote in the second stacker of the stack.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, in the case where the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed by the receiving module into the banknote manipulator, the control module if there is only one or more counterfeit banknotes in the second stacker , after the operation module sends a confirmation command to the control module after removing this banknote from the second stacker, it controls the damper drive module, thus, In order for the shutter to open the opening of the first stacker, and the control module also confirms the result of the bill counting received by the recognition module.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a banknote handling apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the internal structure of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes corresponding to the first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 4 is a graph of the functional dependence of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes.

Figure 5 shows a system of equations showing the functional dependence of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes.

Figures 6A through 6D are diagrams for explaining a relationship between a banknote length in a feed direction and a banknote detection result by a first passage sensor in a case where a first method for calculating a banknote feed rate is used.

7 is a graph of the functional dependence of the length of the banknote and the feed rate of banknotes.

On Fig is a system of equations showing the functional dependence of the length of the banknote and the feed rate of banknotes.

Figures 9A through 9D are diagrams for explaining a relationship between a banknote length in a feed direction and a banknote detection result of a first passage sensor in a case where a second method of calculating a banknote feed rate is used.

10 is a diagram for explaining another relationship between a banknote length in a feed direction and a banknote feed rate.

11 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.

12 is a flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

13A is another flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

13B is another another flowchart of a banknote handling apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

14A is another another flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 14B is another other flowchart of a banknote handling apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig is a schematic representation of the composition of the operating / display module in the apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the second embodiment of the invention.

Figures: 16A to 16F are schematic views showing display details on a display module included in the operation / display module shown in Fig. 15.

Figures: 17A through 17E are schematic views showing display details on a display module included in the operation / display module shown in Fig. 15.

Fig. 18 is a table showing the relationship between banknote sorting methods for each face value and stackers, the data of which are stored in a memory module of the banknote manipulation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 19 is a table showing the relationship between sorting types of banknote-processing objects and stackers of stacks, the data of which are stored in a storage unit of the banknote handling apparatus according to the second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 20 is a table showing the relationship between banknote sorting methods for each face value of banknotes — processing objects and stackers, the data of which are stored in a memory module of a banknote handling apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig.21 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention.

Fig is a schematic representation of the composition of the operating / display module in the apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention.

23A is a flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention in mixed face value mode (in MIX mode (″ MIXTURE ″)).

23B is another flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention in mixed face value mode (in MIX mode (″ MIXTURE ″)).

Figures 24A and 24B are schematic views showing display details on a display module included in the operating / display module shown in Fig. 22 in mixed face value mode (in MIX mode (″ MIXTURE ″)).

Figa is a block diagram of the algorithm of operation of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention in a single face value mode (in DD mode).

Figv is another block diagram of the algorithm of operation of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention in a single face value mode (in DD mode).

Figures 26A, 26B are schematic views showing details of display on a display module included in the operating / display module shown in Fig. 22 in a single face value mode (in DD mode).

Fig is a table that shows the recognition processes carried out by the recognition module and counting in mixed face value mode (in MIX mode (″ MIXTURE ″)) and in a single nominal value mode (in DD mode), in accordance with normal and special modes.

28A is a flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention in the “validity / mixed facets” mode (in FIT (MIX) mode).

Figv is another block diagram of the algorithm of operation of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes, corresponding to the third embodiment of the invention, in the mode of "validity / mixed nominal values" (in FIT (MIX) mode).

FIG. 28C is another other flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention in the “validity / mixed face value” mode (in FIT (MIX) mode).

Figures: 29A to 29C are schematic views showing display details on a display module included in the operating / display module shown in Fig. 22 in the ″ valid / mixed nominal value ″ mode (in FIT mode (MIX )).

30A is a flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention in the “validity / single face value” mode (in the FIT (DD) mode).

FIG. 30B is another flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention in the “validity / single face value” mode (in FIT (DD) mode).

FIG. 30C is another another flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention in the “valid / single face value” mode (in FIT (DD) mode).

Figures: 31A to 31C are schematic views showing display details on a display module included in the operating / display module shown in Fig. 22 in the ″ valid / single face value ″ mode (in FIT mode (DD )).

32 is a table showing recognition processes conducted by the recognition and counting module in the ″ validity / mixed nominal values ″ mode (in FIT (MIX) mode) and in the ″ validity / single nominal value ″ mode (in FIT mode ( DD)), in accordance with normal and special modes.

Fig. 33 is a flowchart of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 34 is a flowchart of a banknote handling apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 35 is a schematic view showing details of a display on a display unit included in an operating / display unit in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 36 is a schematic view showing details of display on a display module included in an operating / display module in accordance with a modification of the fourth embodiment of the invention.

Best Mode (s) for Carrying Out the Invention

The first embodiment of the invention

Below with reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed explanation of the first embodiment of the present invention is given. Figures: 1 to 10, are schematic representations of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a banknote handling apparatus according to these embodiments of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the internal structure of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes corresponding to the first embodiment of the invention.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the banknote handling apparatus (10) includes: a housing (12), a loading pocket (holding module) 14, into which a plurality of banknotes to be counted are stacked, a feeding module (16) that feeds banknotes one after the other from the bottom of the stack of banknotes in the loading pocket (14) into the housing (12), and the transport module (18), which is located inside the housing (12) and conveys one by one banknotes fed into the housing (12) by the feeding module (16). Along the transport module (18) is the module (20) recognition and counting. The recognition and counting module (20) recognizes and counts banknotes filed in the housing (12) by the feeding module (16).

The feeding module (16) includes an ejecting roller (16a), which is in contact with the surface of the banknote at the very bottom of the banknotes stacked in a loading pocket (14), and a feeding roller (16b), which is located relative to the ejecting roller (16a) ), back in the direction of the banknote feed, and feeds into the body (12) banknotes ejected by the ejecting roller (16a). The return roller (16c) (shutter roller) is positioned so as to face the feed roller (16b). A passage (G) is formed between the feed roller (16b) and the return roller (16c). Banknotes ejected by the ejecting roller (16a), one after another pass through the passage (G) and are fed from it in the direction of the transport module (18) inside the housing (12). The drive module drive mechanism (17) is located inside the housing (12) and drives the feed module (16) (see FIG. 3). This feed module drive mechanism (17) includes a feed motor that rotates the eject roller (16a) and a feed roller (16b), a rotational speed sensor that senses rotation speed of the eject roller (16a) and the feed roller (16b), and a controller a speed that controls the rotation speed of the feed motor based on the rotation speed detected by the rotation sensor.

As shown in figure 2, in the boot pocket (14) is a sensor (15) the presence / absence of banknotes. This banknote presence / absence sensor (15) detects the presence or absence of a banknote in the loading pocket (14). More specifically, the presence / absence of the banknote sensor (15) is a reflective photodetector in which the light source and the light receiver are combined. In the case when a banknote is present in the loading pocket (14), the light emitted from the light source is reflected by the banknote and reaches the light receiver. In the case where no banknote is present, no light reaches the light receiver, since no light is reflected by any banknote. The presence / absence sensor (15) of the banknote detects the presence or absence of the banknote in the loading pocket (14) in this way.

The transport module (18) includes a plurality of sets of conveyor belts, each of which is tensioned between a plurality of conveyor rollers, and a plurality of pairs of rollers. The banknote is located between the rotating conveyor belts or rollers, and is transported along the transport path. The mechanism (19) of the drive of the transport module is located inside the housing (12) and drives the transport module (18) (see Figure 3). This transport module drive mechanism (19) includes a transport motor that rotates the transport belts and a speed controller that controls the speed of the transport motor. The drive module drive mechanism (17) and the transport module drive mechanism (19) are arranged separately from each other, so that the feed module (16) and the transport module (18) are driven by various drive systems.

As mentioned above, along the transport module (18), there is a recognition and counting module (20), which recognizes and counts banknotes fed into the housing (12) by the feed module (16). As shown in FIG. 2, the recognition and counting module (20) includes a line sensor (20 a), a thickness detection sensor (20b), and a magnetic sensor (20c). The line sensor (20a) includes a light source and a photo detector, which are arranged so as to accommodate the banknote transport path. Light emitted from a light source (e.g., infrared light) is received by a photo detector. When a banknote is sent to the line sensor (20a), the light emitted from the light source passes through the banknote and reaches the photodetector, and some determined value is calculated based on the light received by the photodetector. The thickness detection sensor (20b) determines the thickness of the banknote that passes through the thickness detection sensor (20b). The thickness detection sensor (20b) has a function of determining, based on this determined thickness of the banknote, whether a part of the banknote has been folded, two or more banknotes overlapping, or a piece of tape attached or the like attached to some area of the banknote , etc. The magnetic sensor (20c) detects magnetism emanating from magnetic elements contained in ink or the like in a banknote that passes through the magnetic sensor (20c). The magnetic sensor (20c) calculates some detectable value related to the magnetic characteristic of the banknote. Based on the determination results obtained by the line sensor (20a), the thickness detection sensor (20b) and the magnetic sensor (20c), the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes authenticity, validity, face value and the like for a banknote and recognizes the occurrence of a transportation error banknotes. The recognition and counting module (20) also counts the number of banknotes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transportation module (18) at a location located upstream of the recognition and counting module (20) branches out into two different transportation routes. A stacking module (30) is connected to the rear (downstream) end of one transport path, while a reject module (40) is connected to the rear (downstream) end of the other transport path. Banknotes recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) are selectively transported to the stacking module (30) or to the rejection module (40). On the front side of the stacking module (30) of the stack (on the left side in FIG. 2) there is an opening through which the operator can remove banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30). An opening is also located on the front side of the reject module (40) through which the operator can remove banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40).

As shown in FIG. 2, in that place of the transport module (18) in which it forks into two transportation paths, there is a deflector (22) having a deflecting element and its drive module (not shown in the drawing). Banknotes transported from the front (downstream) side of the deflector (22) are selectively transported by the deflector (22) on either of the two branch routes.

In the stacking module (30), in a place on the rear side of the housing (12) (on the right side of the stacking module (30) of the stack shown in FIG. 2), there is a stacking mechanism (32) related to the wheel type. This wheel stacking mechanism (32) of a wheel type includes a stacking wheel (32a) and a drive module (not shown). The stacking wheel (32a) in FIG. 2 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2) around a shaft that extends in a substantially horizontal direction orthogonal to the sheet of drawing. A plurality of vanes (32b) are located on the stacking wheel (32a), which extends from the peripheral surface of the stacking wheel (32a) outward in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation (clockwise in FIG. 2). These blades (32b) are located on the peripheral surface of the stacking wheel (32a) at equal intervals, as shown in FIG. 2.

During operation of the banknote handling apparatus (10), the drive module always rotates the stacking wheel (32a) included in the wheel-type stacking mechanism (32) in a counterclockwise direction, as shown in FIG. 2, so that the banknotes are sent one after another from the transport module (18) to the stacking wheel (32a). Following this, the stacking wheel (32a) receives the banknote sent from the transport module (18) into the space between the two blades (32b) and sends the banknote to the stacking module (30). Thus, the banknotes are sent one after the other from the stacking wheel (32a) of the stack in the stacking module (30), and in the stacking module (30), the banknotes are aligned and stacked in a stack.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a shutter (34) is arranged in the apparatus for manipulating banknotes (10), which closes the hole on the front side of the banknote stacking module (30). Therefore, the opening on the front side of the stacking module (30) can be selectively closed by this shutter (34). Inside the housing (12), there is a mechanism (35) of the damper drive (see Figure 3), which actuates the damper (34). The damper (34) is moved by the damper drive mechanism (35) between the open position (see the dotted line in FIG. 2), in which the damper (34) is diverted under the stacking module (30), opening the hole in the stacking module (30), and closed position (see the solid line in FIG. 2), in which the hole on the front of the stacking module (30) is closed. Thus, when the shutter (34) is held in the open position, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, the operator can access the banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30). In contrast, when the shutter (34) is held in the closed position, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the hole on the front of the stacking module (30) is closed by the shutter (34) so that the operator cannot access to banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30).

In the module (30) for stacking the stack, there is a sensor (36) for the presence / absence of a banknote. This banknote presence / absence sensor (36) detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the stacking unit (30). More specifically, the presence / absence sensor (36) of the banknote includes a light source and a light receiver. In the case when no banknotes are stacked in the stacking unit (30), the light emitted from the light source is received by the light receiver. In contrast, when a banknote is present in the stacking unit (30), the light emitted from the light source is blocked by the banknote and does not reach the light receiver. Thus, the presence / absence sensor (36) of the banknote detects that a banknote has been stacked in the stacking unit (30).

In contrast, the reject module (40) does not have a shutter that closes the hole on the front side of the reject module (40). As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a pair (42) of banknote alignment elements is located on the left and right sides in the reject module (40). Banknote alignment elements (42) are configured so that the operator can manually tilt them forward from the housing (12) (i.e., toward the left side in FIG. 2) from the position shown in FIG. 2. Banknotes sent from the transport module (18) to the reject module (40) are aligned with the banknote alignment element (42) and stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). The operator can remove these banknotes from the reject module (40) by tilting the banknote alignment element (42) forward from the housing (12).

In the module (40) rejection is a sensor (44) the presence / absence of banknotes. This banknote presence / absence sensor (44) detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the reject module (40). More specifically, the presence / absence sensor (44) of the banknote includes a light source and a light receiver. In the case when no banknotes are stacked in the reject module (40), the light emitted from the light source is received by the light receiver. In contrast, in the case where a banknote is present in the reject module (40), the light emitted from the light source is blocked by the banknote and does not reach the light receiver. Thus, the banknote presence / absence sensor (44) detects that a certain number of banknotes are stacked in the reject module (40).

As shown in FIG. 2, passage sensors (50, 52, 54, and 56) are located along the transport module (18). More specifically, the first passage sensor (50) is located between the feed module (16) and the transport module (18). The first pass sensor (50) detects a banknote issued by the feed module (16). The first passage sensor (50) detects banknotes that are not yet transported by the transport belt included in the transport module (18).

The second passage sensor (52) and the third passage sensor (54) are located along the transport module (18), respectively, in front (along) and behind (along) from the recognition and counting module (20). The second passage sensor (52) detects banknotes that have not yet been sent to the recognition and counting module (20), while the third passage sensor (54) detects banknotes that have been recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20). The fourth passage sensor (56) is located along the transport module (18) in front of (downstream) from the diverter (22). The fourth passage sensor (56) detects banknotes whose transport direction has not yet been separated by the diverter (22).

Each of the sensors (50, 52, 54 and 56) of the passage includes a light source and a light receiver, which are located to accommodate a banknote transported by the transport module (18). When there is not a single banknote between the light source and the light receiver included in the transmission sensors (50, 52, 54 or 56), the light emitted from the light source is received by the light receiver. In contrast, when the banknote passes through the sensor (50, 52, 54 or 56), the light emitted from the light source is not transmitted by this banknote and does not reach the light receiver. Thus, the sensors (50, 52, 54 and 56) detect a banknote.

As shown in FIG. 1, an operating / imaging module (62) is located on the front side of the housing (12). This operation / display module (62) includes a display module (62a), such as a liquid crystal display, and a plurality of operation buttons (62b). On the display module (62a), the banknote processing state is displayed by the banknote manipulator (10), or, more specifically, information such as the number of banknotes of each face value and the total amount of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) . In addition, when the operator presses the operation buttons (62b), various commands can be given to the control unit (60), which will be explained later.

As shown in FIG. 2, a control module (60) is located inside the housing (12), which controls the structural components of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes. Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a detailed structure of the control module (60) is explained. As shown in FIG. 3, the following are connected to the control module (60): a feed module drive mechanism (17) that drives the feed module (16), a transport module drive mechanism (19) that drives the transport module (18) , recognition and counting module (20), diverter (22), stacking mechanism (32) related to the wheel type, damper drive mechanism (35) that drives the damper (34), sensors (15, 36 and 44) presence / absence of banknote sensors (50, 52, 54 and 56) of passage, operational / displaying The module (62), and the like. The recognition and counting results of banknotes received by the recognition and counting module (20) are sent to the control module (60), and the control module (60) sends command signals to the feed module drive mechanism (17), the transport module drive mechanism (19), the deflector (22) , a stacking mechanism (32) related to the wheel type, a damper drive mechanism (35), an operating / display module (62) and the like, and thus controls these structural components. To describe this more specifically, the control module (60) sends a signal to the drive module (17) that relates to the set values for the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b), so that the incoming speed controller into the mechanism (17) of the drive of the feed module, could control the feed motor so as to bring the actual rotation speeds of the throwing roller (16a) and the feed roller (16b) to these specified values. Similarly, the control module (60) sends a signal to the transport module drive mechanism (19) that relates to a set value for the speed of the transport belt included in the transport module (18), so that the speed controller of the transport module drive mechanism (19) could control the transport motor based on this setpoint for speed. The detection results obtained by the sensors (15, 36 and 44) of the presence / absence of the banknote and the sensors (50, 52, 54 and 56) of passage are sent from these sensors to the control module (60).

As shown in FIG. 3, a storage module (64) is connected to the control module (60). For example, in the storage module (64), information is stored on the processing status of banknotes by the banknote manipulator (10), or, more specifically, information such as the number of banknotes of each nominal value and the total amount of banknotes calculated by the module (20) recognition and counting. The memory module (64) also stores the functional dependencies of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes issued by the feed module (16), and the length of the banknotes in the feed direction and the feed rate of banknotes by the feed module (16). These functional dependencies will be explained in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 3, an interval determination element (66) is connected to the control module (60). The interval determination element (66), based on the banknote detection result obtained by the first passage sensor (50), determines the interval between banknotes, which is the interval between the rear edge of the banknote issued by the feed unit (16) and the front edge of the subsequent banknote issued by the next . Also, an element (68) for determining the length of the banknote is connected to the control module (60). The banknote length determining element (68), based on the banknote detection result obtained by the first passage sensor (50), determines the length of banknotes issued by the feeding module (16) in the feeding direction. The first passage sensor (50), the interval determination element (66) and the banknote length determination element (68) form a determining module that determines the interval between banknotes and the banknote length in the feed direction. In the control module (60), there is an element (70) for calculating the feed rate. The feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) based on the interval between banknotes determined by the interval determination element (66) and the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determination element (68). One specific method for calculating the feed rate of banknotes used by the feed rate calculating element (70) will be explained later. In Fig. 3, the feed rate calculation element (70) is described as being separate from the control module (60); however, the feedrate calculation element (70) is actually part of the control module (60).

The following is an explanation of the work performed by the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes having the above construction. The operation of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes is implemented by the control module (60), which controls the structural components of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes.

First, we explain the basics of the functioning of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes.

First, the operator places the banknotes to be counted in a stacked state in the loading pocket (14). After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), instructs the control module (60) to start counting banknotes, banknotes in the loading pocket (14) are fed one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12). To describe this more specifically, the control module (60) sends signals (related to the set values for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) that make up the feeding module (16) to the drive module (17)) . The speed controller of the feed module drive mechanism (17) controls the feed motor so that it rotates the eject roller (16a) and the feed roller (16b) so that the actual rotation speeds of the eject roller (16a) and the feed roller (16b) are detected by the speed sensor rotations corresponded to these setpoints. Banknotes fed by the feed module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18). To describe it more specifically, the control module (60) sends a signal to the transport module drive mechanism (19), which refers to the set value for the speed of the transport belt included in the transport module (18), and the speed controller of the transport drive mechanism (19) The module controls the transport motor so that it rotates the transport belt based on this setpoint for speed.

Banknotes transported by the transport module (18) are recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20) is sent to the control module (60). The control module (60), based on the recognition result, evaluates the banknotes. Banknotes assessed by the control module (60) as genuine banknotes are transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30). During this operation, banknotes are sent one after another from the transport module (18) to the stacking wheel (32a), which is part of the wheel-type stacking mechanism (32), and the stacking wheel (32a) receives each banknote transported transport module (18), between two blades (32b) and sends a banknote received between these blades (32b), in the module (30) storing the stack. Thus, the banknotes can be aligned and stacked in the stacking module (30) of the stacking mechanism by the stacking mechanism (32) of the wheel type. In contrast, banknotes that are not evaluated by the control module (60) as genuine banknotes, and banknotes that cannot be recognized by the recognition and counting module (20), are sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) as rejected banknotes.

During the banknote counting process by the banknote handling apparatus (10), the opening on the front side of the stacking unit (30) is closed by a shutter (34), as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2. When the banknote presence / absence sensor (15) in the loading pocket (14) detects the absence of banknotes after all the banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and when the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) completes the banknote counting process, the shutter (34) moves to the retracted position, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, so that the hole on the front side of the stacking unit (30) becomes open. Thus, the operator can remove banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Since the hole on the front of the reject module (40) is always kept open, the operator can remove the banknotes from the reject module (40) by tilting the banknote alignment elements (42) forward from the housing (12).

The feed rate of banknotes in the feed module (16) is explained in detail with reference to Figures: 4 to 10.

As discussed above, signals that relate to setpoints for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are sent from the control module (60) to the feeding module drive mechanism (17), which drives the feeding module (16 ) The feed rate of banknotes in the feed module (16) is calculated by the feed rate calculation element (70). The following is an explanation of the first method for calculating the banknote feed rate.

As discussed above, the interval determination element (66) determines the interval between banknotes, which is the interval between the rear edge of the banknote issued by the feed unit (16) and the front edge of the subsequent banknote issued next, based on the result of detecting these banknotes obtained first passage sensor (50). The feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) based on the interval between banknotes determined by the interval determination element (66). To describe this more specifically, in the control module (60), a functional dependence of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes by the feed module (16) is predefined. When the interval determination element (66) determines the interval between banknotes, the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates the banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) based on this functional dependence. Each time the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate, the control unit (60) sends signals to the drive unit drive mechanism (17) that relate to the set values for the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) . In other words, every time the interval determining element (66) determines the interval between banknotes that are issued by the feeding module (16), the control module (60) sends a signal to the drive module (17) of the feeding module.

To describe this more specifically, the functional dependence of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes is predefined in the control module (60) in such a way as shown in the graph shown in Figure 4 and in the equations shown in Figure 5. This function is stored in the storage unit (64), and is read from the storage unit (64) when the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates the banknote feed rate. As shown in the graph of FIG. 4 and in the equations of FIG. 5, in the case where the ″ x ″ interval between banknotes is less than or equal to ″ a ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = c ( constant). In the case where the ″ x ″ interval between banknotes is greater than ″ a ″ and less than or equal to ″ b ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = c + e (x - a) (where ″ e ″ is some positive number). In the case where the ″ x ″ interval between banknotes is greater than ″ a ″ and less than or equal to ″ b ″, the banknote feed rate increases with increasing interval between banknotes. In the case where the ″ x ″ interval between banknotes is greater than ″ b ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = d (constant). As shown in FIG. 4, the feed rate ″ d ″ is higher than the feed rate ″ c ″. Thus, the functional dependence of the interval ″ x ″ between banknotes and the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is as shown in the graph shown in FIG. 4 and in the equations shown in FIG. 5.

Next, with reference to the Figures: 6A to 6D, an explanation is given of the relationship between the banknote length in the feed direction and the banknote detection result obtained by the first passage sensor (50) when the banknotes in the loading pocket (14) are actually fed one after the other by the feeding module ( 16) and are detected by the first transmission sensor (50). As shown in the Figures: 6A through 6D, the “ON” lines indicate a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote (a state in which light emitted from a light source is blocked by a banknote) while the lines are “OFF” ″ Indicate the state in which the first passage sensor (50) does not detect a single banknote (a state in which the light emitted from the light source is not blocked by the banknote). FIG. 6A shows a state in which a first pass sensor (50) detects a banknote when a plurality of banknotes having a standard length in the feed direction are stacked one after the other by the feed module (16). A banknote having a standard length in the feed direction may, for example, be a face value banknote having a substantially average size among banknotes of various face values having different sizes. one

FIG. 6B shows a state in which the first pass sensor (50) detects a banknote when a plurality of banknotes having a large length in the feed direction are stacked one after another in the feed pocket (14). Since the initial values for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are always constant when the first banknote is issued by the feeding module (16), the interval between the first banknote and the next banknote is reduced by the difference in the length of the banknote in the feed direction with respect to the banknote having a standard length in the feed direction, which is shown in FIG. 6A. In other words, since the initial values for the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are constant, when the first banknote is issued by the feeding module (16), the distance p1 between the front end of the first banknote and the front end of the next banknote, both of which detected by the first passage sensor (50), is also constant for banknotes of any size. For this reason, as the length (q1) of the banknotes in the feed direction increases, the interval (r1) between the banknotes decreases. When the interval between banknotes decreases, the feed rate of banknotes calculated by the feed rate calculation element (70) is also reduced, as shown in the graph shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, the set values for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b), which are sent from the control module (60) to the feeding module drive mechanism (17), also decrease, and the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller ( 16b) are decreasing. When the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are reduced, the distance (p2) between the front end of the second banknote and the front end of the third banknote detected by the first passage sensor (50) becomes greater than p1. As a result, the interval (r2) between banknotes becomes greater than r1.

FIG. 6C shows a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote when a plurality of banknotes having a short length in the feed direction are stacked in the loading pocket (14) and delivered one after another. Since when issuing the first banknote by the feed module (16), the initial values for the rotational speeds of the throwing roller (16a) and the feed roller (16b) are always constant, the interval between the first banknote and the next banknote is increased by the difference in the length of the banknote in the feed direction with respect to the banknote having a standard length in the feed direction, which is shown in FIG. 6A. In other words, as discussed above, since the initial values for the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are constant, when the first banknote is issued by the feeding module (16), the distance p1 between the front end of the first banknote and the front end of the next banknotes, both of which are detected by the first passage sensor (50), is constant for banknotes of any size. Therefore, as the length (q2) of the banknotes increases in the feed direction, the interval (r3) between the banknotes increases. As shown in the graph of FIG. 4, as the interval between banknotes increases, the feed rate of banknotes calculated by the feed rate calculation element (70) increases. Therefore, the setpoints for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b), which are sent from the control module (60) to the feeding module drive mechanism (17), also increase, and the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller ( 16b) increase. When the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) increase, the distance p3 between the front end of the second banknote and the front end of the third banknote, both of which are detected by the first passage sensor (50), becomes less than p1. As a result, the interval r4 between banknotes becomes less than r3.

In the case where the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) based on the interval between banknotes determined by the interval determination element (66) using the functional dependencies shown in Figures 4 and 5, the feed rate the banknote by the feed module (16) is changed so that for banknotes having a large length in the feed direction, the interval between banknotes becomes longer than in the initial state, and so for banknotes having a small length in the direction supply research institutes, the interval between the notes became less than the original condition. In the above calculation method for the banknote feed rate, the banknote feed speed can be adjusted so that the interval between the banknotes can be close to a predetermined value for banknotes of any size that are issued by the feed module (16). Therefore, in the case when banknotes having a small length in the feed direction are to be processed, the feed rate of the banknotes by the feeding module (16) can be increased. This does not allow the interval between banknotes transported by the transport module (18) to become unnecessarily large, and therefore increases the efficiency of processing banknotes.

In the case where the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determining element (68) is greater than a certain predetermined value, the feed rate calculating element (70) reduces the banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16). To describe this more specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the banknote length determined by the banknote length determination element (68) is abnormally large due to two banknotes interlocked with each other by the feed module (16), preferably so that the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) included in the feeding module (16) are reduced so that these two banknotes interlocked with each other can be separated from each other. For this reason, in the case where the banknote length determined by the banknote length determination element (68) is larger than this predetermined value, the feed rate calculation element (70) reduces the feed rate of the banknote by the feeding module (16) before the determination element (66) interval will determine the interval between banknotes. This predefined value is set as a value that is sufficiently higher than the length of the largest banknotes in the feed direction to be counted. When the transportation error, such as transportation of mated banknotes, is corrected, and the banknote length determined by the banknote length determining element (68) becomes smaller than this predetermined value after the banknote feed rate by the feeding unit (16) is reduced, the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate by the feed module (16) using the functional dependencies shown in Figures 4 and 5 based on the interval between banknotes defined by the element (66) interval definitions.

In the case where the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determination element (68) is greater than a certain predetermined value, the banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) is reduced so that a transportation error such as transporting the mated ones can be quickly corrected each other banknotes.

In the first calculation method for the banknote feed rate, it is possible to refuse to place the banknote length determination element (68). In this kind of design, it is not possible to quickly correct a transportation error, such as transporting mated banknotes, as shown in Fig. 6D; however, without determining the length of the banknotes in the feed direction, the feed rate of the banknotes can be appropriately calculated by the feed rate calculating element (70) using the interval between the banknotes defined by the interval determining element (66).

The calculation method for the feed rate of banknotes, which can be used by the feed rate calculation element (70), is not limited to the method described above. The following is an explanation of the second method of calculating the feed rate of banknotes.

As discussed above, the banknote length determining element (68), based on the banknote detection result obtained by the first passage sensor (50), determines the length of banknotes issued by the feeding module (16) in the feeding direction. Following this, the feed rate calculation element (70), based on the length of the banknotes in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determination element (68), calculates the feed rate of the banknotes by the feed unit (16). To describe this more specifically, the functional dependence of the banknote length in the feed direction and the feed rate of the banknote by the feed module (16) is predefined in the control module (60). When the banknote length determination element (68) determines the banknote length in the feed direction, the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates the banknote feed rate in the feed module (16) using this function. Each time the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate, the control unit (60) sends signals to the drive unit drive mechanism (17) that relate to the set values for the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) . In other words, the control module (60) sends a signal to the drive module (17) of the feed module each time when the length of the banknotes issued by the feed module (16) in the feed direction is determined by the banknote length determining element (68).

To describe this more specifically, in the control module (60), a functional dependence of the banknote length in the feed direction and the feed rate of banknotes is set, as shown in the graph shown in Fig. 7 and in the equations shown in Fig. 8. This functional dependence is stored in the storage unit (64) and is read from the storage unit (64) when the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates the feed rate of the banknotes. As shown in the graph of FIG. 7 and in the equations of FIG. 8, when the length ″ x ″ of banknotes in the feed direction is less than or equal to ″ f ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = h (constant). In the case where the length of ″ x ″ banknotes in the feed direction is greater than ″ f ″ and less than or equal to ″ g ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = h - j (x - f) (where ″ j ″ is some positive number). In the case where the length ″ x ″ of banknotes in the feed direction is greater than ″ f ″ and less than or equal to ″ g ″, the feed rate of banknotes decreases with increasing length of banknotes in the feed direction. In the case where the length ″ x ″ of banknotes in the feed direction is greater than ″ g ″, the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is y = i (constant). As shown in FIG. 7, the ″ i ″ feed rate is lower than the ″ h ″ feed rate. Thus, the relationship between the length ″ x ″ of banknotes in the feed direction and the feed rate of ″ y ″ banknotes is expressed as a function, which is shown in the graph shown in Fig. 7, and the equations shown in Fig. 8.

Next, with reference to Figures: 9A to 9D, an explanation is given of the relationship, which is determined using the second method of calculating the feed rate, between the banknote length in the feed direction and the banknote detection result obtained by the first pass sensor (50) when the banknotes are in the loading pocket (14) are actually fed one after the other by the feed module (16), and detected by the first transmission sensor (50). In Figures: 9A through 9D, the “ON” lines indicate a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote (a state in which light emitted from a light source is blocked by a banknote), while the “OFF” lines indicate a state in which the first passage sensor (50) does not detect a single banknote (a state in which the light emitted from the light source is not blocked by the banknote). Fig. 9A shows a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote in the case when a plurality of banknotes having a standard length in the feed direction are handed out one after the other by the feeding module (16).

Fig. 9B shows a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote in the case when banknotes having a large length in the feed direction are stacked one by one in the loading pocket (14). When the first banknote is issued by the feed unit (16) and the length of the banknote in the feed direction is determined by the banknote length determining element (68), the banknote feed speed calculated by the feed rate calculating element (70) is reduced since the banknote length (q1) in the feed direction is large, as shown in the graph shown in Fig.7. Therefore, the setpoints for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b), which are sent from the control module (60) to the drive module (17) of the feeding module, are also reduced, and the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) ) are decreasing. The distance between the front edge of the first banknote and the front edge of the second banknote, both of which are detected by the first passage sensor (50), is designated as p1, and the distance between the first banknote and the second banknote is indicated as r1. As discussed above, when the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) are reduced, the distance p2 between the front edge of the second banknote and the front edge of the third banknote, both of which are detected by the first passage sensor (50), becomes greater than p1. As a result of this, the interval r2 between the second banknote and the third banknote becomes greater than r1.

Fig. 9C shows a state in which the first passage sensor (50) detects a banknote in the case when banknotes having a small length in the feed direction are stacked in the loading pocket (14) and delivered one after the other. When the first banknote is issued by the feed unit (16) and the length of this banknote in the feed direction is determined by the banknote length determining element (68), the banknote feed speed calculated by the feed rate calculating element (70) increases because the banknote length (q2) is small, as shown in the graph shown in Fig.7. Therefore, the setpoints for the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b), which are sent from the control module (60) to the drive module (17) of the feeding module, are also reduced, and the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) ) increase. The distance between the front edge of the first banknote and the front edge of the second banknote, both of which are detected by the first pass sensor (50), is designated as p3, and the distance between the first banknote and the second banknote is indicated as r3. As discussed above, when the rotation speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) increase, the distance p4 between the front edge of the second banknote and the front edge of the third banknote, both of which are detected by the first passage sensor (50), is less than p3. Therefore, the interval r4 between the second banknote and the third banknote becomes less than r1.

As discussed above, in the case where the feed rate calculation element (70) calculates, using the functional dependencies shown in Figures 7 and 8, the feed rate of the banknotes by the feed module (16) based on the length of the banknotes in the feed direction determined by the element ( 68) to determine the length of the banknote, the feed rate of the banknote by the feeding module (16) is changed so that the interval between banknotes having a large length in the feed direction is longer than in the initial state, and so that the interval between banknotes having a small length in the feed direction, was less than in the original state. In the method for calculating the banknote feed speed described above, the banknote feed speed of any size that is output by the feeding module (16) can be adjusted so that the interval between the banknotes can be close to a certain predetermined value for these banknotes. Therefore, in the case when banknotes having a small length in the feed direction are to be processed, the feed rate of the banknotes by the feeding module (16) can be increased. This does not allow the interval between banknotes transported by the transport module (18) to become unnecessarily large, and therefore increases the efficiency of processing banknotes.

The banknote length determining element (68) determines the banknote length in the feed direction earlier than when the interval determining element (66) determines the interval between banknotes. Therefore, in the case where the banknote feed rate is calculated based on the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determining element (68), the banknote feed rate by the feed unit (16) can be changed even more quickly.

In the case where the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determining element (68) is larger than a certain predetermined value, the feed rate calculating element (70) reduces the banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16). To describe it more specifically, for example, as shown in Fig. 9D, when the banknote length determined by the banknote length determining element (68) is abnormally large due to two mated banknotes issued by the feed module (16), preferably so that the rotational speeds of the ejecting roller (16a) and the feeding roller (16b) in the feeding module (16) are reduced so that these two banknotes interlocking with each other can be separated from each other. For this reason, in the case where the banknote length determined by the banknote length determination element (68) is larger than this predetermined value, the feed rate calculation element (70) reduces the feed rate of the banknote by the feeding module (16) before the element (66) determining the interval will determine the interval between banknotes. This predefined value is set as a value sufficiently higher than the length of the banknotes having the largest size in the feed direction, which are subject to counting. After the feed rate of the banknotes by the feeding module (16) is reduced and a transportation error, such as the transportation of banknotes interlocked with each other, is corrected when the banknote length determined by the banknote length determining element (68) becomes less than this preset value, the element (70) calculating the feed rate calculates the feed rate of the banknotes by the feed module (16) based on the length of the banknotes in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determination element (68) using the functional dependencies Which are shown in Figures 7 and 8.

In the case where the banknote length in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determining element (68) is greater than a certain predetermined value, the banknote feed rate by the feeding module (16) can be reduced so that a transportation error such as transportation of banknotes interlocked with each other.

When using the second method of calculating the feed rate of banknotes, you can refuse the element (66) for determining the interval.

In the case where the feed rate calculating element (70) calculates a banknote feed rate based on the length of the banknotes in the feed direction determined by the banknote length determining element (68), it is not necessary that the functional relationship shown in Figures 7 and 8 is always used. For example as shown in FIG. 10, a functional dependence of the range of banknote length in the feed direction and the feed rate of banknotes based on the length of the banknotes in the feed direction defined by the determination element (68) is predetermined Ia banknote length. The banknote feed rate may be selected from among a plurality of feed rate options.

The banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the first embodiment of the invention is not limited to the above examples, and various changes can be made to it.

For example, the functional dependence of the interval between banknotes and the feed rate of banknotes by the feeding module (16) is not limited by the functional dependence, which is shown in Figures 4 and 5. The functional dependence of the length of banknotes in the feed direction and the feed rate of banknotes by the feeding module (16) is not limited by the functional dependence, which is shown in Figures 7 and 8 or functional dependence shown in Fig.10.

The banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the first embodiment of the invention is also not limited to the type that counts banknotes, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The banknote manipulating apparatus may be of a type having, for example, a plurality of stacking units, of which the banknotes fed into the case by the feeding module and recognized by the recognition module are stacked in accordance with their nominal values, or it can be of a type with feeding banknotes stored inside m a banknote storage unit or inside a cassette, and not to a type with banknote feeding from the outside, as, for example, from a loading pocket (14).

The paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a banknote handling apparatus that manipulates banknotes. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets in accordance with the present invention can, instead of banknotes, manipulate, as objects of processing, checks and gift vouchers.

Second Embodiment

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed explanation of the second embodiment of the present invention is given. Figures: 11 to 20, are diagrams of an apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention. When considering the second embodiment of the invention given below, those parts that are similar to the parts in the first embodiment of the invention are denoted by the same reference characters, and detailed explanation thereof is not given.

11 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 11, a module (166) for specifying sort types is connected to the control module (60). Module 166) for specifying sorting types (defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted for the stacking module (30) and reject module (40). In particular, module (166) for specifying sorting types selectively sets any of the following combinations of banknote sorting types namely, suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes; banknotes located face up and banknotes located face down; banknotes of a new type and banknotes of an old type; banknotes of some indicated common noun costs and banknotes of other nominal values; and banknotes with a portrait facing up and banknotes with a portrait facing down. More specifically, if, for example, a combination of types of sorting banknotes to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is specified by the module (166) for specifying the sort types as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, then among valid banknotes and unusable banknotes, banknotes of one type are stacked in a stack in module (30) of stacking a stack, while banknotes of another type of stacking tsya stack module (40) Rejection of. Thus, valid banknotes are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and unusable banknotes are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), or vice versa. The stacker stacker task module (168), explained later, assigns the sorting module (30) for stacking the stack (or the reject module (40)) for stacking any one category of the stack from: suitable banknotes and worthless banknotes.

Similarly, if, for example, the combination of banknote sorting types to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is defined by the module (166) for specifying the sorting types as: banknotes of a new pattern and banknotes of an old pattern, then among banknotes of a new a sample and old-style banknotes, banknotes of one kind are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), while banknotes of another kind are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). Similarly, if the combination of banknote sorting types to be sorted between the stacking unit (30) and the reject module (40) is specified by the sorting unit (166), the sorting types are: banknotes facing up and banknotes facing down, then among banknotes located face up and banknotes located face down, banknotes of one kind are stacked in a stacking module (30), while banknotes of another kind are stacked in a module (40) rejection. So, also, if the combination of banknote sorting types to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is specified by the module (166) for specifying the sorting types as: banknotes of some indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values, then among banknotes with a nominal value specified by the operator, and banknotes of other nominal values, banknotes of one type are stacked in a stacking module (30), while banknotes of another type are stacked in a module e (40) rejection. Similarly, if the combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is specified by the sorting type setting module (166) as: banknotes with a portrait facing up and banknotes with a portrait facing down, then among banknotes with a portrait facing up and banknotes with a portrait facing down, banknotes of one kind are stacked in a stacking module (30), while banknotes of another kind are stacked in a stack in a rejecting module (40).

The combination of banknote sorting types defined by the sorting type setting module (166) can be performed using the operation / display module (62) each time banknotes are processed. Alternatively, the combination of banknote sorting types defined by the sorting type setting module (166) can be made upon initial installation of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10), and this combination is used every time banknotes are processed. In the latter case, the operator can, using the operating / display module (62), appropriately modify the combination of sort types specified during installation.

As shown in FIG. 11, a stacker stack job module (168) is connected to the control module (60). The stacker stack task module (168) assigns each of the sort types specified by the sort type specifier module (166) for each module from: a stacking module (30) and a reject module (40). In particular, if, for example, the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, then the stacker stack task module (168) assigns the stacking stacking module (30) for stacking a stack of or one category from: good banknotes and bad banknotes. If the stacking module (30) is designated for stacking valid banknotes, then unusable banknotes are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). On the other hand, if the stacking module (30) is designated for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack, then suitable banknotes are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40).

Similarly, if the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: banknotes of a new sample and banknotes of an old sample, then module (168) of the stacker job assigns a module (30) of stacking the stack for stacking any one category from among: banknotes of a new sample and banknotes of an old sample. Similarly, if the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: banknotes facing up and banknotes facing down, then the stacker stack task module (168) assigns the module (30) stacking stacks for stacking any one category of stacks: banknotes arranged face up and banknotes arranged face down. So, also, if the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: banknotes of some indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values, then the stacker stack task module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) for stacking a pile of any one category from: banknotes of this indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values. Similarly, if the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: banknotes with a portrait facing up and banknotes with a portrait facing down, then the stacker setting task module (168) assigns a stacking module (30) stacks for stacking a pile of any one of the following categories: banknotes with a portrait facing up, and banknotes with a portrait facing down.

The stacker stacker task module (168) makes settings based on a command given to the control module (60) by the operator by means of an operating / display module (62) connected to the control module (60), or on the information of accounting for banknote processing objects or on the recognition result of the first banknotes recognized by the recognition and counting module (20). Next, a detailed explanation will be given of how the stacker job module (168) makes these settings.

The control module (60) controls the diverter (22) in the transport module (18) so that, based on a combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166), the settings made by the stacker stacker task module (168), and the result recognition of a banknote received by the recognition and counting module (20), send the banknote to any one of the following modules: a stacking module (30) for stacking and a rejecting module (40). In particular, if, for example, the combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: valid banknotes and unusable banknotes, and the stacker stack task module (168) has designated a stacking module (30) for stacking stacking stacks of valid banknotes, and appointed a reject module (40) for stacking worthless banknotes from the number of banknotes fed into the housing (12) by the feed module (16) and to be recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), then the rejector (22) sends the banknotes, which s banknote recognized as available in the module (30) placing the stack, and sends the banknote recognized as an unfit banknote to a module (40) Rejection of. On the other hand, if the combination of banknote sort types specified by the sorting type setting module (166) is: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, and the stacker stack task module (168) has designated the stacking module (30) for stacking the stack of unusable banknotes, and assigned rejection module (40) for stacking valid banknotes, from the number of banknotes fed into the housing (12) by the feeding module (16) and to be recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), then the deflector (22) sends banknotes that are recognized as unsuitable banknotes to the stacking module (30), and sends banknotes recognized as valid banknotes to the reject module (40).

In addition, in the case of a banknote, which is estimated to be a rejected banknote due to an unfavorable outcome of recognition by the recognition module (20) and the calculation or error during transportation, the control module (60) controls the diverter (22) in the transport modules (18) in this way to send this banknote to the reject module (40).

Below, with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in the Figures: 12 to 14B, an explanation is given of the operation of the banknote manipulator (10) according to the second embodiment of the invention. This functioning of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) is implemented by a control module (60), which controls the structural components of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10).

First, the sorting type setting module (166) defines a combination of banknote sorting types to be sorted between the stacking unit (30) and the reject module (40), and the stacker setting unit (168) assigns the stacking unit (30) and the module (40 ) rejection for stacking banknotes of each sort type specified by the module (166) for specifying sort types. In particular, in the case where the operator presses the button (162b1) ″ YEAR ″ on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) from the number of operation buttons (62b) on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62 15), (the answer is “Yes” in Step 1 shown in FIG. 12), the sorting type setting module (166) defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between the stacking unit (30) and the module ( 40) rejection, such as: suitable banknotes and unsuitable bans bills, and the stacker job specifying module (168) assigns the stacking stacking module (30) for stacking suitable banknotes, and assigns a rejection module (40) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack (Step 2 shown in FIG. 12). When the operator presses the ″ YEAR ″ (162b1) button again (the answer is Да Yes ’in Step 4 shown in FIG. 12), the stacker setting task module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) to stack the worthless banknotes, and assigns a reject module (40) for stacking suitable banknotes (Step 5 shown in FIG. 12). When the operator presses the ″ YEAR ″ (162b1) button again, even though the ″ YEAR ″ (162b1) button has already been pressed twice, that is, when the ″ YEAR ″ (162b1) button has been pressed three times (the answer is ″ Yes ″ in Step 7 shown on Fig), the task as a combination of types of sorting banknotes: good banknotes and bad banknotes, is canceled (Step 8 shown in Fig.12).

The following is an explanation of the situation in which the sorting type setting module (166) defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the rejecting module (40), such as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, and module (168) assigns the stacker stack assigns a stacking module (30) for stacking suitable banknotes, and a reject module (40) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack (Step 2 shown in FIG. 12). In this case, the screen image in the standby state on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62), before counting the banknotes, will be as shown in FIG. 16A.

The operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14) in a stacked state. After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62), instructs the control module (60) to start calculating banknotes, (the answer is “Yes” in step 3 shown in FIG. 12), banknotes stacked in a stack in a loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 11 shown in FIG. 13A). The banknote fed by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) is transported by the transport module (18).

The banknote transported by the transport module (18) is recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 11 shown in FIG. 13A), and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20) is sent to the control module (60) . In particular, the recognition and counting module (20) makes a judgment on whether the banknote is a rejected banknote. If the banknote is not a rejected banknote, then the recognition and counting module (20) makes a judgment on whether the banknote is a valid banknote. In particular, if there is an error in transporting the banknote evaluated by the recognition and counting module (20), then the banknote is evaluated as being a rejected banknote. In addition, if the banknote does not have a face value to be processed when evaluating the face value of the banknote performed by the recognition and counting module (20), then this banknote is evaluated as being a rejected banknote. If, when evaluating the authenticity of a banknote performed by the recognition and counting module (20), the banknote is evaluated as not being a genuine banknote, then the banknote is evaluated as being a rejected banknote. The banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer is “Yes” in step 12 shown in FIG. 13A) is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 13 shown in FIG. 13A). If the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 12 and the answer is “Yes” at step 14 shown in Fig. 13A), then it is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 15 shown in FIG. 13A). Banknotes are sent one after another from the transport module (18) to the stacking wheel (32a), which is part of the stacking mechanism (32) of the stack type. The stacking wheel (32a) receives each banknote transported by the transport unit (18) between two vanes (32b) and sends the banknote received between the vanes (32b) to the stacking unit (30). Thus, banknotes by this wheel-laying stacking mechanism (32) can be aligned and stacked in the stacking module (30). If the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a valid banknote (the answer is “No” in Steps 12 and 14 shown in FIG. 13A), then it is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 16 shown in FIG. 13A) as an unusable banknote.

During the banknote counting process executed by the banknote manipulator (10), the shutter (34), which is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, closes the hole on the front side of the stacking unit (30). After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the first counting process, the shutter (34) moves in the retracted position, which is shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, so that the hole on the front of the stacking module (30) becomes open. Thus, the operator can remove banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Since the hole on the front side of the reject module (40) is always kept open, the operator can remove banknotes from the reject module (40) at any time by tilting the banknote alignment elements (42) forward from the housing (12).

On the display module (62 a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), the total amount of banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30) and the total amount of unusable banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) are displayed in real time ) rejection, (step 17 shown in Fig.13A). After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the first counting process, the image displayed on the module ( 62a) the display included in the operating / display module (62) will, for example, be as shown in FIG. 16B. The screen image on the display unit (62a) shows, for example, 500 euros as ″ YEAR (valid banknotes) ″, the total amount of valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30), and 100 euros as ″ WRONG (unfit banknotes) ″ , the total amount of unusable banknotes stacked in a pile in the module (40) rejection. In the case when a banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on is sent to the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) (see Fig. 15) lights up on the operation / display module (62) and the display module (62a) displays the word "rejection" as shown in Fig.16B. In FIG. 16B, the word “DISPATCH ″ is shown enclosed in a rectangular frame; however, in this embodiment, the word “DISCARD” appears on the display unit (62a), enclosed in a rectangular frame, in an inverse display (white on black).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the rejection module (40) (the answer is “Yes” in step 18 shown in FIG. 13A ), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “No” at step 19 shown in Fig. 13A), then after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operating buttons (62b) opera unit / display module (62), or when the operator removes banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer “Yes” at step 20 shown in FIG. 13A), the number of banknotes (valid banknotes) sent to the stacking module (30) the stacks and the number of banknotes (unusable banknotes) sent to the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 21 shown in FIG. 13A).

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) ) rejection, contains a banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “Yes” at step 19 shown in FIG. 13 A), the operator extracts banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 22 shown in FIG. 13A). In this case, the operator does not extract banknotes from the stacking unit (30). After the banknotes have been removed from the reject module (40), the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) will be as shown in FIG. 16C. After the banknotes have been removed from the reject module (40), the word “reject”, which is seen in FIG. 16B, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62a), and as shown in FIG. 16C, the total amount is “UNWANTED ( unusable banknotes) ″ becomes 0, and the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ (the total amount of valid banknotes and unusable banknotes) also decreases (that is, the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ coincides with the total amount of ″ YEAR (valid banknotes) ″).

The control module (60) implements the retry processing function (step 24 shown in FIG. 13B). During the implementation of this retry processing function, after the completion of the first counting process, banknotes from the reject module (40) are subjected to secondary processing, being removed from the reject module (40) and placed again in the loading pocket (14), in a situation in which the operator did not remove banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30) (answer “No” in step 23 shown in FIG. 13B). When the retry processing function is implemented, the settings made by the stacker job module (168) are stored and, based on these settings, the control module (60) controls the diverter (22) in the transport module (18) in order to transport banknotes. In particular, in the case when the operator removes the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), places them in the loading pocket (14) without removing the banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and presses the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display unit (62), the operations of steps 11 through 18 shown in FIG. 13A are performed again. In particular, when implementing the function of retrying the processing, banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feeding module (16) one after another to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) for recognition and counting by the recognition module (20) and counting (step 11 shown in FIG. 13A). The banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer is “Yes” in step 12 shown in FIG. 13A) is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 13 shown in FIG. 13A). Since the settings made by the stacker stack task module (168) remain unchanged, the purpose of the stacking module (30) for stacking suitable banknotes and the reject module (40) for stacking unusable banknotes remains unchanged. Therefore, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is a valid banknote (the answer is “No” in Step 12 and the answer is “Yes” in step 14 shown in Fig. 13A), then it transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 15 shown in FIG. 13A). On the other hand, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at steps 12 and 14 shown in FIG. 13A), then it is transported further by conveyance module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 16, shown in Fig.13A). The total amount of banknotes stacked in a stack in each module from: the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is displayed in real time on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62) (step 17 shown in Fig.13A).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the second counting process (answer “Yes” to step 18 shown in FIG. 13A), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error, and so on (the answer is “No” in step 19 shown in FIG. 13A), then after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which represents one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / display module (62), or after the operator has removed banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” at step 20 shown in FIG. 13A), the number of banknotes (valid banknotes) sent to the stacking module (30) and the number of banknotes (unusable banknotes) sent to the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 21 shown in FIG. 13A). On this, the sequence of counting processes performed by the control module (60) ends when the function of the retry processing is implemented.

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were processed and stacked either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in the module ( 40) rejection, there are banknotes rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “Yes” at step 19 shown in FIG. 13A), the processing retry function explained above can be realized again. Alternatively, instead of the retry processing function, a second processing function may be implemented. If the operator can visually recognize fake banknotes among the banknotes stored in the rejection module (40), the operator can confirm the number of valid banknotes sent to the stacking module (30) and the number of unusable banknotes sent to the rejection module (40) during the function of retrying the processing by pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) folders.

The banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the second embodiment of the invention performs a function (step 25 shown in FIG. 13B). In this function of the second processing, after all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were processed and stacked either in the stacking module (30) or in the rejection module (40), that is, after the completion of the first counting process, secondary processing is performed on the banknotes removed by the operator from the stacking module (30) of the stack and the reject module (40), (the answer is “Yes” at Step 23 shown in FIG. 13B) and placed again in the loading pocket (14). When the second processing function is implemented, the control module (60) controls the deflector (22) so that the banknotes are transported to the opposite destination in the opposite way to the settings made by the stacker job module (168) related to the stacking module (30) and the module ( 40) rejection. Thus, when the second processing function is realized, valid banknotes are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), and unusable banknotes are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30).

The following is a more detailed explanation of how the second processing function is implemented. When the operator removes banknotes from the stacking unit (30) after the first counting process is completed, a message is displayed on the display unit (62a), as shown in FIG. 16D, calling for a second counting of banknotes stacked in the stack in the reject unit (40). After that, the operator removes banknotes (which include both unusable banknotes and rejected banknotes, or one of the number of unusable banknotes and rejected banknotes), stacked in a pile in the reject module (40), and places them in the loading pocket ( fourteen). In this case, the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) will be as shown in Fig. 16E. After the banknotes from the reject module (40) are removed, the word “DISPOSAL”, which is visible in FIG. 16B, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62a), and, as shown in FIG. 16E, the total amount of “UNWANT (unfit) banknotes) ″ becomes 0, and the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ (the total amount of valid banknotes and unusable banknotes) also decreases (that is, the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ coincides with the total amount of ″ YEAR (valid banknotes) ″); in addition, the word ″ UNWANTED ″ appears enclosed in a rectangular frame.

As explained above, after the operator removes banknotes from both the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) and places the banknotes (unusable banknotes) removed from the reject module (40) in the loading pocket (14) , the operator presses the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62) in order to instruct the control module (60) to start counting the banknotes, after whereby banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) for recognition and counting by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 26 shown in FIG. 13B). The banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer is “Yes” at step 27 shown in FIG. 13B) is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 28 shown in FIG. 13B). Due to the reversal of the settings made by the module (168) of the stacker job assignment related to the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40), unusable banknotes are stacked in a stack in a stacking module (30), and good banknotes are stacked in a module (40 ) rejection. Therefore, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is an unusable banknote (the answer is “No” at step 27 and the answer is “Yes” at step 29 shown in Fig. 13B), then it transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 30 shown in FIG. 13B). On the other hand, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a worthless banknote (the answer is “No” at steps 27 and 29 shown in FIG. 13B), then it is considered valid the bill and is transported further by the transport module (18) to be sent by the diver (22) to the reject module (40) (step 31 shown in FIG. 13B). The total amount of banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30) and the total amount of valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) are displayed in real time on the display module (62 a) included in the operating / display module ( 62) (step 32 shown in FIG. 13B).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were processed and sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completes the second counting process (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 33 shown in FIG. 13B) if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on (the answer is “No ″ at step 34 shown 13B), after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ AGR SIE ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / display module (62), or when the operator removes banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” in step 20 shown in FIG. 13A) , the number of banknotes (unusable banknotes) sent to the stacking module (30), and the number of banknotes (banknotes) sent to the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 21 shown in FIG. 13A). This completes the sequence of counting processes performed by the control module (60) when the second processing function is implemented.

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) ) rejection, contains banknotes rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “Yes” at step 34 shown in FIG. 13B), the rejection indicator (62c) on the operation / display module (62) (see Fig. 15) , and on the display unit (62a) the word ″ DISPATCH ″ is displayed as It is shown in Fig.16F. After that, the operator removes the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) rejection, and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 35, shown in Fig.13B). After the banknotes have been removed from the reject module (40), the word “reject”, which is visible in FIG. 16F, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62 a) included in the operating / display module (62), and the general the sum of valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) is set to ″ 0 ″. After that, the banknote manipulator (10) can again carry out the function of the second processing explained above (steps: 26 to 33 shown in FIG. 13B). If the operator can visually recognize fake banknotes among banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), then the operator can confirm the number of unusable banknotes sent to the stack module (30) and the number of valid banknotes sent in the reject module (40) during performing the second processing function by pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or removing banknotes from the stacking module (30).

The following is an explanation of the situation in which the sorting type setting module (166) defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40), such as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, and module (168) assigns the stacker stack assigns a stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack, and reject module (40) for stacking valid banknotes in a stack (Step 5 shown in FIG. 12). For example, when the operator decides that among the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulator (10), there are much more worthless banknotes than suitable banknotes, the operator can use the stacker job module (168) in such a way as to assign the stacking module (30) stacks for stacking a stack of unusable banknotes, and a reject module (40) for stacking a stack of valid banknotes. In particular, as explained above, in the case when the operator presses the button (162b1) ″ APPROVED ″ from the number of operation buttons (62b) on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) on the display unit (62a) included in the operating / 15, the stacker job module (168) assigns a stacking stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes, and assigns a reject module (40) for stacking valid banknotes in a stack (step 5 shown in Fig. 12). In this case, the screen image in the standby state on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62), before counting the banknotes, will be as shown in FIG. 17A.

The operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14) in a stacked state. After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62), instructs the control module (60) to start calculating banknotes, (the answer is “Yes” at step 6 shown in FIG. 12), banknotes stacked in a stack in a loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 41 shown in FIG. 14A). The banknote fed by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) is transported by the transport module (18).

The banknote transported by the transport module (18) is recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 41 shown in FIG. 14A), and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20) is sent to the control module (60) . In particular, the recognition and counting module (20) makes a judgment on whether the banknote is a rejected banknote. If the banknote is not a rejected banknote, then the recognition and counting module (20) makes a judgment on whether the banknote is an unusable banknote. If the banknote is evaluated by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer is “Yes” at step 42 shown in FIG. 14A), then it is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the module (40 ) rejection (step 43 shown in Fig.14A). If the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is an unusable banknote (the answer is “No” at step 42 and the answer is “Yes” at step 44 shown in Fig. 14A), then it is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 45 shown in FIG. 14A). If the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at steps 42 and 44 shown in FIG. 14A), then it is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 46 shown in FIG. 14A) as a valid note.

On the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), the total amounts of banknotes stacked in a stack in each module from the following are displayed in real time: stacking module (30) for stacking and reject module (40), (step 47 shown in FIG. 14A). After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are processed and sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the first counting process, the image displayed on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) will, for example, be as shown in FIG. The screen image on the display unit (62a) shows, for example, 500 euros ″ ANNUAL (valid banknotes) ″, as the total amount of valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), and 100 euros ″ UNWANT (unfit banknotes) ″, as the total amount of unusable banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30). In the case when a banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on is sent to the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) (see Fig. 15) lights up on the operation / display module (62) and the display module (62a) displays the word "rejection" as shown in Figv.

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the rejection module (40) (the answer is “Yes” at step 48 shown in FIG. 14A) if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on (the answer is “No” at step 49 shown in Fig. 14A), then after pressing the confirmation button ( ″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operating buttons (62b) opera ion / imaging module (62), or after the operator has removed the banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” in step 50 shown in FIG. 14A), the number of banknotes (unusable banknotes) stacked in the module (30) stacking the stack, and the number of banknotes (valid banknotes) stacked in the stack in the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 51 shown in FIG. 14A).

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) ) rejection, contains a banknote rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “Yes” at step 49 shown in FIG. 14A), the operator extracts banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 52 shown in FIG. 14A). In this case, the operator does not extract banknotes from the stacking unit (30). In this situation, the display on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) will be as shown in FIG. 17C. After the banknotes have been removed from the reject module (40), the word “DISPERSION”, which is seen in FIG. 17B, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62a), the total amount of “ANNUAL (valid bank notes) ″ becomes 0, and the value ″ AMOUNT ″ (the total amount of eligible banknotes and unusable banknotes) is also decreasing (that is, the value opposite the ″ IN AMOUNT ″ indicator is the same as the total amount of ″ OPEN (unfit banknotes) ″).

If the banknotes are not removed from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “No” at step 53 shown in FIG. 14B), the control module (60) realizes the function of retrying the processing (step 54 shown in FIG. 14B) . As mentioned above, when this function is retried, the settings made by the stacker job module (168) related to the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) are saved and, based on these settings, the diverter is controlled (22 ) in the transport module (18) when transporting banknotes. In particular, in the case when the operator removes the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14), without removing the banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and presses the operating room a button (62b) (in particular, a ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display unit (62), the operations of steps 41 to 48 shown in FIG. 14A are performed again. In particular, when implementing the retry processing function, banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feeding module (16) one by one to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) for recognition and counting by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 41 shown in FIG. 14A). The banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer is “Yes” at step 42 shown in FIG. 14A) is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 43 shown in FIG. 14A). Since the settings made by the stacker stack task module (168) remain unchanged, the purpose of the stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes and the reject module (40) for stacking valid banknotes remains unchanged. Therefore, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is an unusable banknote (the answer is "No" at Step 42 and the answer is "Yes" at step 44 shown in Fig. 14A), then it transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 45 shown in FIG. 14A). On the other hand, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a worthless banknote (the answer is “No” at steps 42 and 44 shown in FIG. 14A), then it is transported further by conveyance module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 46 shown in FIG. 14A) as a valid note. The total amount of banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) is displayed in real time on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) (step 47 shown in FIG. 14A).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the second counting process (answer “Yes” to step 48 shown in FIG. 14A), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error, and so on (the answer is “No” in step 49 shown in FIG. 14A), then after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which represents one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after the operator has removed banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” at step 50 shown in FIG. 14A), the number of banknotes ( unusable banknotes) sent to the stacking unit (30) and the number of banknotes (valid banknotes) sent to the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 51 shown in FIG. 14A). On this, the sequence of counting processes performed in the control module (60) ends when the function of the retry processing is implemented.

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) ) rejection, there are banknotes rejected due to a transportation error and so on, (the answer is “Yes” at step 49 shown in FIG. 14A), the processing retry function explained above can be realized again. Alternatively, instead of the retry processing function, a second processing function may be implemented. If the operator can visually recognize fake banknotes among the banknotes stored in the reject module (40), the operator can confirm the number of unusable banknotes sent to the stacking module (30) and the number of valid banknotes sent to the reject module (40) during the function of retrying the processing by pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) folders.

Even in the case in which the stack stacker job module (168) assigns the stack stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes and the reject module (40) for stacking suitable banknotes, the control module can implement the second processing function (step 55, shown in FIG. 14 B), when the operator, after the first counting process, removed banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30) (“Yes” in step 53 of FIG. 14B).

The function of the second processing is explained in more detail below. When the operator removes banknotes from the stacking unit (30) after the first counting process is completed, a message is displayed on the display unit (62a), as shown in FIG. 16D, calling for a second counting of banknotes stacked in the stack in the reject unit (40). After that, the operator removes banknotes (which include both unusable banknotes and rejected banknotes, or one of the number of unusable banknotes and rejected banknotes), stacked in a pile in the reject module (40), and places them in the loading pocket ( fourteen). In this case, the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) will be as shown in Fig. 17D. After the banknotes are removed from the reject module (40), the word “DISPERSION”, which is visible in FIG. 17B, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62a), and, as shown in FIG. banknotes) ″ becomes 0, and the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ (the total amount of valid banknotes and unusable banknotes) also decreases (that is, the value ″ IN AMOUNT ″ coincides with the total amount of ″ UNWANTED (unusable banknotes) ″); in addition, the word "SUITABLE" appears enclosed in a rectangular frame.

As explained above, the operator after he removes the banknotes from both the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) and places the banknotes (valid banknotes) extracted from the reject module (40) in the loading pocket ( 14), presses the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″) on the operation / display module (62) in order to instruct the control module (60) to start the banknote recount, after which the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after nother into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) for discriminating and counting module (20) discriminating and counting (step 56 shown in 14B). The banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being a rejected banknote, (the answer “Yes” at step 57 shown in FIG. 14B) is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 58 shown in FIG. 14B). Due to the reversal of the settings made by the module (168) of the stacker job assignment related to the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40), valid banknotes are stacked in a stack in a stacking module (30), and unusable banknotes are stacked in a module (40 ) rejection. Therefore, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, is a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 57 and the answer is “Yes” at step 59 shown in Fig. 14B), then it transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 60 shown in FIG. 14B). On the other hand, if the banknote, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as being not a rejected banknote, does not constitute a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at steps 57 and 59 shown in FIG. 14B), then it is transported further by conveyance module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 61, shown in Fig.14B) as an unusable banknote. The total amount of banknotes stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30) and the total amount of unusable banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) are displayed in real time on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) ) (step 62 shown in FIG. 14B).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) were sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completes the second counting process (the answer is “Yes ″ in step 63 shown in FIG. 14B), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote rejected due to a transportation error, and so on (the answer is “No” in step 64 shown in FIG. .14B), after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), the second one is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after the operator has removed the banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” at step 50 shown in Fig. 14A), the number banknotes (valid banknotes) sent to the stacking unit (30) and the number of banknotes (unusable banknotes) sent to the reject module (40) are confirmed (step 51 shown in Fig. 14A). On this, the sequence of counting processes performed in the control module (60) ends when the second processing function is implemented.

On the other hand, after all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) have been processed and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), if among the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) ) rejection, contains banknotes rejected due to a transportation error and so on (answer “Yes” at step 64 shown in FIG. 14B), the rejection indicator (62c) lights up on the operation / display module (62) (see Fig. 15) , and on the display unit (62a) the word ″ DISPATCH ″ is displayed as It is shown in Fig.17E. After that, the operator removes the banknotes stacked in a stack in the module (40) rejection, and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 65, shown in Fig.14B). After the banknotes have been removed from the reject module (40), the word “reject”, which is displayed on the screen image shown in FIG. 17E, disappears from the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module ( 62), and the total amount of valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) is set to ″ 0 ″. Thereafter, the banknote handling apparatus (10) can again perform the second processing function explained above (steps: 56 to 63 shown in FIG. 14B). If the operator can visually recognize fake banknotes among banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), the operator can confirm the number of valid banknotes sent to the stack module (30) and the number of unusable banknotes sent to the reject module (40) during the second processing function, by pressing the confirmation button by pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or removing banknotes from the mode A (30) placing the stack.

The above explanation related to a situation in which the module (166) for specifying the sort types defines a combination of sort types as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes. However, a similar process is also performed if the module (166) for specifying the sort types must specify any other combination of sort types, namely: old-type banknotes and new-type banknotes, banknotes located face up, and banknotes located face down , banknotes of some indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values, and banknotes with a portrait facing up, and banknotes with a portrait facing down.

In a banknote handling apparatus (10) according to a second embodiment of the invention, the sorting type setting module (166) defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between the stacking unit (30) of the stack (stacker of a large capacity stack) and the reject module (40) (small stacker), while the stacker job module (168) assigns each of the sort types defined by the sorting task module (166) to each module from: stacking module (30) and module (40) rejection. The control module (60) controls the diverter (22) in the transport module (18) so as to send a banknote to any one of the following modules: a stacking module (30) and a reject module (40) based on a combination of banknote sorting types defined by the sorting type setting module (166), the settings made by the stacker stack setting module (168), and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20). Therefore, banknote sorting modes can be selectively set based on the state of banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) so as to be transported by the transport module (18) to the stacking module (30) and to the rejection module (40) the first time that banknotes are fed one after another from the loading pocket (14) into the apparatus. Thus, the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process, and the banknote processing efficiency can be improved. In particular, for example, having decided that among the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulator (10), the number of unusable banknotes is greater than the valid banknote, the operator can use the sorting module (166) to specify a combination of banknote sorting types as : valid banknotes and worthless banknotes, and the stacker stack task module (168) in order to designate the stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes, and the reject module (40) for stacking valid banknotes, such so that unsuitable banknotes, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and good banknotes, the number of which is comparatively smaller, are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). Due to the reduction in the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process, recounting (performing the function of retry processing or the function of the second processing) is required only for a relatively smaller number of banknotes, and therefore, the processing efficiency of banknotes promoted.

The banknote manipulation apparatus (10) according to the second embodiment of the invention is not limited to what is explained above, but can be changed in a variety of ways.

During the operation performed by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) explained in relation to the Figures: 12 to 14B, the banknotes are sorted and stacked in a stack either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40) based on the recognition result whether the banknote is a valid banknote or a worthless banknote, regardless of the face value of the banknote. However, banknotes can be sorted and stacked in a pile either in the stacking module (30) or in the reject module (40), even taking into account the nominal value. In particular, during the operation performed by the banknote handling apparatus (10) explained with reference to Figures: 12 to 14B, during the first banknote counting process, the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) may be stored in the storage module (64), and the banknote, starting from the second banknote and further, which is recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as having a nominal value that differs from the nominal value of the first banknote, can be sent to al (40) Rejection of.

In addition, instead of making adjustments based on a command given to the control module (60) by the operator by means of an operating / display module (62) connected to the control module (60), the stacker job module (168) can assign each of the types sorting defined by the sorting type setting module (166) to each module from: a stacking module (30) and a rejecting module (40) based on the recognition of the first banknote obtained by the recognition and counting module (20).

In this case, data on the relationship between each sorting type and stackers (stacking module (30) for stacking and rejecting module (40)) can be previously stored in a storage module (64) connected to a control module (60) for each common value of banknotes. In particular, in the case where the combination of banknote sorting types is valid banknotes and unusable banknotes, data on the relationship between each sorting type (valid banknote and unusable banknote) and stackers can be previously stored in the storage module (64) for each face value of banknotes, as shown in Fig. 18.

During the first banknote counting process, the operator places the banknote to be counted in the loading pocket (14) in a stacked state and instructs the control unit (60) to start banknote counting by pressing the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62), after which the banknotes stacked in a loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the banknote stack to the transport module (18) ) in the housing (12). Information about the face value of the banknote, which was first submitted to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) and recognized by the recognition and counting module (20), is sent to the control module (60). After that, the stacker stack task module (168) assigns each sort type to the stacking stack module (30) and the reject module (40) based on the face value of the first banknote that is recognized in accordance with the relationship between each sort type and stacker stacks, data about which is stored in a storage module (64) for each face value, as shown in Fig. 18.

If the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is, for example, a banknote of 10 euros, then the stacker stack task module (168) based on the relationship between each sort type and stackers for each face value, according to to what is shown in FIG. 18, assigns the module (30) for stacking the stack for stacking suitable banknotes, and the module (40) for rejection for stacking the stack of unusable banknotes. In this case, for the second and subsequent banknotes, processing is performed corresponding to the steps: 11 to 35 shown in the flowcharts of the algorithm shown in Figures 13A and 13B. On the other hand, if the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is, for example, a 5-euro banknote, then the stacker stack task module (168) based on the relationship between each sort type and stackers for each nominal value, according to what is shown in Fig. 18, assigns a stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes and a rejection module (40) for stacking valid banknotes in a stack. In this case, for the second and subsequent banknotes in is satisfied processing corresponding stages: from 41 to 65, listed on the blocks - algorithm circuitry shown in Figures 14A and 14B.

During each process, from among: the first counting process and the second counting process, a banknote that has a face value different from the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) during the first counting process is sent to the reject module (40) .

With this kind of functioning of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10), the purpose of the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) for stacking banknotes of each sort can be changed based on the nominal values of the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) . In other words, if the operator has decided that the face value of almost all banknotes that are to be processed by the banknote manipulator (10) is the same, then when setting the processing mode explained above, that is, while the module (168) for specifying the stacker assigns the module (30) stacking the stack and the reject module (40) for stacking banknotes of each sort type, based on the recognition result of the first banknote obtained by the recognition and counting module (20), then t and processing that is suitable for the face value of banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10).

In particular, if, for example, among banknotes with a value of 5 euros and banknotes with a value of 20 euros, there are usually more worthless banknotes than good banknotes, then due to the preliminary storage of data on the relationship between each type of sorting (good banknote unusable banknote) and stackers of stacks, for each face value of banknotes, according to what is shown in Fig. 18, in the case when the banknote manipulator (10) calculates banknotes of 5 euros and banknotes of 20 Euro, the stacker job module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack, and the reject module (40) for stacking valid banknotes in a stack. Therefore, unusable banknotes, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and good banknotes, the number of which is relatively smaller, are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). If among banknotes of other nominal values there are more suitable banknotes than worthless banknotes, then due to the preliminary storage in the storage module (64) of data on the relationship between each type of sorting (valid banknote and worthless banknote) and stackers, for each face value of banknotes, according to to that shown in Fig. 18, in the case when the banknote manipulator (10) calculates banknotes of other nominal values, the stacker job module (168) assigns the stacker module (30) Ania stack for stacking stack fit banknotes, and a module (40) Rejection of - for placing a stack of worthless bills. Therefore, valid banknotes, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and unusable banknotes, the number of which is relatively smaller, are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40).

Thus, regardless of the face value of the banknotes that are to be counted by the banknote manipulator (10), the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process can be reduced. Due to the reduction in the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process, recounting (performing the function of retry processing or the function of the second processing) is required only for a relatively smaller number of banknotes, and therefore, the processing efficiency of banknotes promoted.

According to another aspect of the second embodiment of the invention, the stacker stack task module (168) can assign a stack stacker module and a reject module (40) for banknotes of each sort type specified by the sort type task module (166) based on banknote accounting information processing objects. The term ″ accounting information ″ refers to information related to a commercial enterprise, manager, and so on, from which banknotes have been received to be processed by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10).

In this case, data on the relationship between each sort type and stackers (stacking module (30) and stacking module (40)) can be pre-stored in the storage module (64), which is connected to the control module (60), associative form with information accounting for banknote processing objects. In particular, in the case when the combination of sorting types is specified as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, the storage device (64) could previously store, for example, as shown in Fig. 19, the relationship between each of the types of sorting and stackers stacks (stacking module (30) and reject module (40)) in associative form with accounting information (in particular, serial numbers of commercial enterprises from which the banknotes are received) of banknotes processing objects, as shown in Fig. 19.

When counting banknotes using an apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes, the operator first enters the accounting information of banknote-processing objects into the control module (60) through an operating / display module (60). After entering the information, accounting of banknote processing objects in the control module (60), the stacker job module (168), based on the entered information and the contents stored in the storage module (64), assigns the stacking module (30), the reject module (40) for stacking banknotes of each type of sorting. In particular, for example, if the operator enters into the control module (60) the serial number ″ 12345 ″ corresponding to the AA magazine, then the stacker job module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) for stacking suitable banknotes, and the module (40) rejection - for stacking a stack of unusable banknotes. In this case, the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) performs banknote processing corresponding to the steps: 11 to 35 shown in the flowcharts of the algorithm shown in Figures 13A and 13B. On the other hand, when performing banknote counting using a banknote manipulator (10), if the operator enters into the control module (60) the serial number ″ 54321 ″ corresponding to the BB magazine, the stacker job module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) stacks for stacking a stack of unusable banknotes, and a reject module (40) for stacking a stack of worthy banknotes. In this case, the banknote handling apparatus (10) performs banknote processing corresponding to steps 41 to 65 shown on the flowcharts the rhythms shown in Figures 14A and 14B.

With this kind of functioning of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10), the purpose of stacking modules (30) and the reject module (40) for stacking banknotes of each sort can be changed based on banknote accounting information to be counted by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) . Thus, even if the banknotes to be processed by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) are received from many commercial enterprises or managers, the stacker job task module (168) can assign either the stacking module (30) or the module (40 ) rejection for banknotes of each type of sorting and stackers for each commercial enterprise and manager.

In particular, if among banknotes accepted by the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes from, for example, a BB store, there are more unusable banknotes than valid banknotes, then due to the preliminary storage of data on the relationship between each sorting type in the storage module (64) (valid banknote and unusable banknote) and stackers of stacks, for each accounting information, according to what is shown in Fig. 19, in the case when the banknote manipulator (10) calculates banknotes received from the BB magazine, the stacker job module (168) from the furnace is assigned by the stacking module (30) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack, and the reject module (40) - for stacking suitable banknotes in a stack. Therefore, unusable banknotes, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and good banknotes, the number of which is relatively smaller, are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). On the other hand, if among the banknotes accepted by the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes from, for example, the AA store, there are more suitable banknotes than worthless banknotes, then due to the preliminary storage in the memory module (64) of data on the relationship between each sort of sorting ( good banknote and bad banknote) and stackers, for each accounting information, according to what is shown in Fig. 19, in the case when the banknote manipulator (10) calculates banknotes received from the AA store, task module (168) laying The stack head designates a stacking module (30) for stacking suitable banknotes, and a reject module (40) for stacking unusable banknotes in a stack. Therefore, valid banknotes, the number of which is relatively larger, are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and unusable banknotes, the number of which is relatively smaller, are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40).

Thus, even if the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) come from various commercial enterprises, managers, and so on, the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process can be reduced. Due to the reduction in the number of banknotes that are sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting process, recounting (performing the function of retry processing or the function of the second processing) is required only for a relatively smaller number of banknotes, and therefore, the processing efficiency of banknotes promoted.

According to yet another aspect of the second embodiment of the invention, the stacker stack task module (168) can assign a stack stacker module and a reject module (40) for banknotes of each sort type specified by the sort type set module (166) based on information accounting, and on the recognition result of the first banknote received by the recognition and counting module (20).

In this case, the storage module (64), which is connected to the control module (60), can preliminarily store the data on the relationship between each sort type and stackers (stacking module (30) for stacking and reject module (40)) in associative form with each accounting information of banknotes-processing objects, as well as with each face value. In particular, when the combination of sorting types is defined as: suitable banknotes and unusable banknotes, the storage module (64) can pre-store, for example, as shown in Fig. 20, data on the relationship between each of the sort types (valid banknote and unusable banknote ) and stackers of piles in associative form with each face value of banknotes for each banknote accounting information-processing object.

When performing banknote counting using a banknote manipulation apparatus (10), the operator first enters into the control module (60) accounting information of banknote processing objects by, for example, an operating / display module (62) and so on.

After that, the operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14) in a stacked state for the first counting process and instructs the control module (60) to start counting banknotes by pressing the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62), after which the banknotes stacked in a loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the banknote stack to the transport module (18) ) in the housing (12). Information about the face value of the banknote, which was first submitted to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) and recognized by the recognition and counting module (20), is sent to the control module (60). After that, the stacker stack job module (168) assigns a stacking stacking module (30) and a rejection module (40) for stacking banknotes of each sort type based on the first banknote accounting information entered into the control module (60) and the common information the value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20).

In particular, for example, if the operator enters into the control module (60) the serial number ″ 12345 ″ of the AA store, and the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote of 5 euros, then task module (168) the stacker assigns the module (30) for stacking the stack for unusable banknotes, and the reject module (40) for suitable banknotes. In this case, for the second and subsequent banknotes, it performs the processing corresponding to the steps: 41 to 65 shown in the flowcharts of the algorithm shown in Figures 14A and 14B. On the other hand, if the operator enters the serial number ″ 54321 ″ of the BB magazine into the control module (60), the stack stacker task module (168) assigns the stacking module (30) for suitable banknotes and the reject module (40) for unusable banknotes, regardless of the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20). In this case, for the second and subsequent banknotes, processing corresponding to the steps is performed: from 11 to 35 shown in the flowcharts of the algorithm shown in Figures 13A and 13B.

In each process, from the first counting process and the second counting process, a banknote that has a face value different from the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) during the first counting process is sent to the reject module (40).

With this kind of functioning of the apparatus for manipulating banknotes (10), the purpose of the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) can be changed for stacking banknotes of each sort type based on banknote accounting information that must be counted by the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes, and the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20). Thus, if it can be considered that the nominal value of banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) of the banknote manipulator (10) is essentially the same, then due to the fact that the stacker job module (168) is assigned by the module (30 ) stacking the stack and the reject module (40) for stacking banknotes of each sort, based on the banknote accounting information entered in the control module (60) and the recognition result of the first banknote received by the recognition and counting module (20), may be a processing has been performed that is suitable for the commercial enterprise or manager from whom the banknotes were received, as well as the face value of the banknotes to be counted by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10).

Option (3) of the invention

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed explanation is given of a third embodiment of the present invention. Figures: from 21 to 32, are diagrams of an apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention. When considering the third embodiment of the invention below, components similar to the components of the first and second embodiments of the invention are assigned the same numbers and their detailed explanation is not given.

Fig.21 is a structural diagram of a control apparatus for manipulating banknotes in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 21, a mode switch (266) is connected to the control module (60). This mode switch (266) can switch from a later explained normal mode to a later explained special mode when repeatedly recognizing banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) after the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) into the housing (12) and are transported in normal mode to the stacking module (30) or the reject module (40). In the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention, the normal mode means the mode for the first execution of the counting process on banknotes, and the special mode means the mode for executing the counting process on banknotes after completion of the normal mode. Normal mode and special mode will be explained in detail later.

When a special mode is set by the mode switch (266), the control module (60) controls the recognition and counting module (20) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes banknotes without at least one of the recognition processes, and also, based on this recognition result, controls the transport module (18) and the diverter (22) so that the banknote is sent to any one of the following modules: stacking module (30) for stacking and reject module (40). A specific example of such a control will be explained later. The control module (60) controls so that the counting result obtained in the special mode and the counting result obtained in the normal mode are displayed on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display modules (62) in a different manner.

The following is an explanation of the basic operations of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention. These operations of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) are implemented by the control module (60), which controls the structural components of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10).

First, the operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14). When the operator presses the operation button (62b) (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″) on the operation / display module (62), giving the control module (60) the command to start counting banknotes, banknotes , stacked in a pile in the loading pocket (14), are fed one after the other by the feeding module (16) sequentially from the bottom of the banknote stack to the transport module (18) in the housing (12). Banknotes fed by the feed module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18).

Following this, banknotes transported by the transport module (18) are recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), and the banknote recognition result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20) is sent to the control module (60). If the banknote recognition result sent to the control module (60) shows that this banknote belongs to some predefined type of banknote, then the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30). In this case, the banknotes are sent one after another from the transport module (18) to the stacking wheel (32a), which is part of the stacking mechanism (32) of the wheel type, and the stacking wheel (32a) receives each banknote transported by the transport module (18) between the two blades (32b) and sends the banknote received between these blades (32b) to the stacking module (30). Thus, the banknotes are aligned and stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30) of the stack by the stacking mechanism (32) of the stack related to the wheel type. In contrast, if the banknote recognition result sent to the control module (60) indicates that the banknote cannot be stacked in the stacking module (30), then the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40). When the banknote presence / absence sensor (44) detects a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) (see FIG. 22), which is part of the operation / display module (62), lights up.

During the above banknote counting process executed by the banknote manipulator (10), the shutter (34), which is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, closes the hole on the front side of the stacking unit (30). After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent either to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) has completed the counting process, the shutter (34) moves to the retracted position, which is shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, in order to open the hole on the front side of the stacking module (30). Thus, the operator can remove banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Since the hole on the front side of the reject module (40) is always kept open, the operator can remove banknotes from the reject module (40) at any time by tilting the banknote alignment elements (42) forward from the housing (12).

Further, the specifics of the operation of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) corresponding to the third embodiment of the invention is explained for each banknote processing mode.

First, with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in Figures 23A and 23B, an explanation is given of the mode of mixed nominal values (hereinafter also referred to as ″ MIX mode ″ (″ MIX mode ″)), in which the stacking unit is placed in the module (30) stacked in a stack of banknotes of various nominal values.

When the operator presses the button (262b1) ″ MIXTURE ″, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62), as shown in Fig.22, the control module (60) sets the processing mode as the MIX mode (mode "MIXTURE"). After that, the operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14) and presses the operation button (62b) on the operation / display module (62) in order to instruct the control module (60) to start the banknote counting. After receiving this command, banknotes stacked in a stack in a loading pocket (14) are fed in one by one in succession from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (block 101 shown in Fig. 23A) ) The banknote manipulation apparatus (10) corresponding to the third embodiment of the invention performs the first banknote counting process in normal mode, as discussed below. Banknotes fed by the feed module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18). Following this, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value and authenticity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes (step 102 shown in Fig. 23A). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 103 shown in FIG. 23A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent a diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 107 shown in FIG. 23A). If the recognition and calculation module (20), during the assessment of the nominal value of the banknote, estimates that the banknote does not refer to any of the nominal values (the answer is “Yes,” at step 104 shown in FIG. 23A), then this banknote is transported further by transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 107, shown in Fig.23A). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) was evaluated as an authentic banknote during the authentication assessment (the answer is “Yes” at step 105 shown in FIG. 23A), then the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector ( 22) into the stacking module (30) (step 106 shown in FIG. 23A). At the same time, in the stacking module (30), the stacks are stacked with a stack of banknotes of mixed nominal values. In contrast, in the case where the recognition and counting module (20) during the authentication assessment estimates that the banknotes are not genuine (the answer is “No” at step 105 shown in FIG. 23A), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18 ) as a rejected banknote and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 107 shown in FIG. 23A).

On figa shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), after all the banknotes stacked in a stack in the boot pocket (14), sent to the module (30) storing the stack or the reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the first counting process (normal counting mode) of banknotes (the answer is “Yes” at step 108 shown in FIG. 23A). As shown in FIG. 24a, on the display unit (62a, the result of counting banknotes per each face value is displayed. In particular, as shown in the display image on the display unit (62a) shown in FIG. 24A, for example, a representation of (data) ″ 50 × 3 + 0 ″ in the displayed image indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process) three banknotes with a value of 50 euros were counted. In addition, ″ 0 ″ on the right edge indicates the number of banknotes that are counted in a special mode (during WTO of the counting process), which will be described later, in the displayed image on the display unit (62a), as shown in Fig. 24A, when the operator presses the ″ PCS / AMT ″ (pieces / sum) button (see Fig. 22) displayed the image on the display unit (62a) switches between the number of banknotes per face value and the total amount of bank notes per face value. In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operating room / display m module (62) (see Fig. 22).

When all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 109 shown in Fig. 23A), then after pressing the button confirmation (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 119, 23A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition module (20) pointing and counting and sent to the stacking module (30), (step 120 shown in FIG. 23A), and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, when there is a banknote in the reject module (40) after completing the first banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” in step 109 shown in FIG. 23A), the operator retrieves banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 110 shown in Fig. 23B, so that banknotes stacked in the reject module (40) can be re-recognized. The mode switch (266) switches the banknote processing mode from the normal mode which is shown on and in steps: 101 to 108 shown in Fig. 23A, to a special mode (step 111 shown in Fig. 23B). In the case when a special mode is set by the mode switch (266), during the second counting process of stacked banknotes in the reject module (40), the recognition and counting module (20) performs banknote recognition without performing at least one of the recognition processes In other words, during the first banknote counting process in the normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) performs recognition face value and authentication of banknotes, while during a second counting process of banknotes in a special mode, the module (20) discriminating and counting only performs detection face value of banknotes, but not the authenticity of banknotes. In the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the third embodiment of the invention, no matter which mode: from among the normal mode and the special mode is specified, the recognition and counting module (20) always counts the number of banknotes.

The operator visually verifies the authenticity of each of the banknotes that were stacked in a module in the rejection module (40), removing them from the rejection module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14). In the case when the operator evaluates the banknote as not a genuine banknote, the operator selects the banknote and does not put this banknote in the loading pocket (14).

When the operator presses the F1 button (see Fig. 22), which corresponds to the word ″ MANUAL ″ displayed on the display unit (62a) (see Fig. 24A), the mode switch (266) switches the banknote processing mode from normal mode to special mode (step 111 shown in Figv).

After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes, the banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 112 shown in Fig.23B). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) can recognize the nominal value of the banknotes and count the number of banknotes (step 113, shown in Figv). Banknote authentication is not performed. The reason for this is that the mode switch (266) switched the banknote processing mode from the normal mode to a special mode in which, among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20), authentication is not performed.

More specifically, in the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 114 shown in FIG. 23B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 117 shown in FIG. 23B). In the case where the recognition and counting module (20) estimates that the banknote does not refer to any of the nominal values (the answer is “Yes” at step 115 shown in FIG. 23B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 117 shown in FIG. 23B). If the banknote is not a banknote having a transportation error, and the nominal value can be estimated on this banknote (the answer is "No" at step 114 shown in Fig. 23B, the answer is "No" at step 115 shown in Fig. 23B) , then the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 116 shown in FIG. 23B). At the same time, stacking piles are mixed and stacked in a stacking module (30) with banknotes of various nominal values.

In the case when a special mode is specified, the control module (60) can control the transport module drive mechanism (19) so that the banknote transport speed in the transport module (18) in a special mode is lower than the banknote transport speed in the normal mode. Therefore, the speed of banknotes passing through the recognition and counting module (20) in a special mode is also reduced, and therefore, the recognition and counting module (20) can recognize banknotes even more accurately.

Upon recognition by the module (20) of recognition and calculation of whether there was a banknote transportation error in the special mode, even if a transportation error was detected, except for transportation in a superimposed state and of an abnormal length, the control module (60) can handle this banknote as if there was no transportation error. In the processing mode switched from the normal mode to the special mode, authentication is not performed from among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20). Therefore, the recognition and counting module (20) can perform predefined recognition on the banknote (for example, whether the banknote is a banknote having a transportation error), and counting even when in a special mode there is a slight transportation error, such as transportation in a skewed state, and the control module (60) can confirm the recognition result and the counting result of such a banknote.

On Fig shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), after all the banknotes stacked in a stack in the boot pocket (14), sent to the stacking module (30) or a reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the second banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 118 shown in FIG. 23B). As shown in FIG. 24B, on the display module (62a), the result of counting banknotes in a special mode (during the second counting process) and the counting result in normal mode (during the first counting process) attributable to each face value are displayed in different ways. In particular, in the displayed image on the display module (62a) shown in FIG. 24B, for example, the ″ 50 × 3 + 1 ″ representation indicates that three 50-euro banknotes were counted in normal mode (during the first counting process) , and one banknote of 50 euros was counted in a special mode (during the second counting process). In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

After that, after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62 b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 119 shown in FIG. 23A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) during the first and second counting processes (step 120, shown in Fig. 23A), and ends the bill counting process.

Let us explain with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in Figures 25A and 25B, the single face value mode (hereinafter referred to as “DD mode”), in which stacks of banknotes of a single face value are stacked in the stacking unit (30). Usually, in the single face value mode, the banknote manipulator (10) counts banknotes of the same face value.

When the operator among the various operation buttons (62b) on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) shown in FIG. 22, presses the ″ DD ″ button (262b2) on the displayed screen image (initial screen image), the control module (60) sets the processing mode as DD mode. After the operator places the banknotes to be counted in the loading pocket (14) and, pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start the banknote counting, banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed one by one by the feeding module (16) sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 301 shown in Fig. 25A). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value and authenticity of the banknotes and counts the number of banknotes (step 302 shown in FIG. 25A). Following this, the recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote is the first banknote filed in the housing (12), from the number of banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14), and recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) (the answer is “Yes” at step 303 shown in FIG. 25A), then the face value of this first banknote is set as a predefined face value (step 304 shown in FIG. 25A). For example, in the case when the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote of 10 euros, then 10 euros is set as a predefined face value.

In the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 305 shown in FIG. 25A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 309 shown in FIG. 25A). In the case when the recognition and calculation module (20) gives an estimate during the face value assessment that the banknote is not related to this predefined face value (the answer is “No” at step 306 shown in FIG. 25A), this banknote is transported further by transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 309 in Fig.25A). In the case where the recognition and calculation module (20), during the assessment of the face value, estimates that the banknote belongs to this predefined face value, and also gives an estimate that the banknote is genuine (answer “Yes ″ at step 306, and the answer ″ Yes ″, at step 307 shown in FIG. 25A), the banknote is transported further by the transport unit (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking unit (30) (step 308 shown in FIG. 25A). In the case when the recognition and counting module (20) gives an assessment during the authenticity assessment that the banknote is not genuine (the answer is “No” at step 307 shown in FIG. 25A), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as rejected the banknote and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 309 shown in FIG. 25A). Thus, in the case when 10 euros is set as the predefined nominal value, only genuine banknotes of 10 euros are sent to the stacking module (30), the transportation of which was carried out without transportation error.

26A shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or a reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the first banknote counting process (normal mode) (the answer is “Yes” in step 310 shown in FIG. 25A). As shown in FIG. 26A, on the display unit (62a), the result of counting banknotes of this predetermined nominal value (for example, banknotes of 10 euros) is displayed. In particular, for example, the ″ 10 × 5 + 0 ″ representation on the display device (62a), which is shown in FIG. 26A, indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process), three 10-denomination banknotes were counted. Here ″ 0 ″ from the right edge indicates the number of banknotes counted in a special mode (during the second counting process), which will be described later. In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

When all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 311 shown in Fig. 25A), then after pressing the button confirmation (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 320, 23A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the module (20) located knowing and counting and sent to the stacking module (30), (step 321 shown in Fig. 25A), and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, when there is a banknote in the reject module (40) after completing the first banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 311 shown in FIG. 25A), the operator retrieves banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 312 shown in FIG. 25B) so that banknotes in the reject module (40) can be re-recognized. Moreover, when the operator presses the F1 button (see Fig. 22) corresponding to the word "MANUAL", which is displayed on the display module (62a) (see Fig. 26A), the mode switch (266) switches the mode processing banknotes from the normal mode to the special mode (step 312 shown in FIG. 25B). In the case when a special mode is set by the mode switch (266), when performing the second counting process on banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40), the recognition and counting module (20) performs banknote recognition without at least one of recognition processes. That is, during the first banknote counting process in normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value and authenticity of the banknotes. During the second banknote counting process in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the nominal values of banknotes or the authenticity of banknotes, or does not recognize any nominal values or the authenticity of banknotes.

The following is an explanation of the special mode in which the module (20) recognition and counting does not recognize any nominal values or the authenticity of banknotes. In this special mode, for example, the recognition and counting module (20) only recognizes whether each banknote is a banknote having a transport error and counts the number of banknotes. The operator, removing banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the authenticity and face value of each banknote. In the case when the operator estimates that the banknote is not genuine or is not a banknote of a predefined nominal value, the operator selects this banknote and does not put this banknote in the loading pocket (14).

After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62 b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes, the banknotes located in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 314 shown in Fig.25B). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes and counts the banknotes (step 315 shown in FIG. 25B ) Moreover, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the authenticity and nominal values of banknotes. The reason for this is that the mode switch (266) switched the banknote processing mode from the normal mode to a special mode in which, among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20), authentication and face value recognition are not performed.

More specifically, in the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 316 shown in FIG. 25B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and is sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 318 shown in FIG. 25B). In the case where the banknote is not a banknote having a transportation error (answer “No” at step 316 shown in FIG. 25B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the stacking module (30) stacks (step 317 shown in FIG. 25B).

26B shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or a reject module (40), and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the second banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 319 shown in FIG. 25B). As shown in FIG. 26B, on the display module (62a), the counting results are displayed in different ways in the normal mode (during the first counting process) and in the special mode (during the second counting process), for banknotes of a predefined nominal value (for example, banknotes worth 10 euros). In particular, the ″ 10 × 5 + 2 ″ representation displayed on the display module (62a), which is shown in FIG. 26B, indicates that five 10-euro banknotes were counted in normal mode (during the first counting process), and two 10 euro banknotes were counted in a special mode (during the second counting process). In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

After that, after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ in step 320 shown in FIG. 25A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and transported to the stacking module (30) during each process from among: the first and second counting processes (step 321 shown in FIG. 25A) and Zack Starts the counting process.

A special mode in the DD mode, in which stacking modules of a single nominal value banknote are stacked in a stacking module (30), is not limited to a mode in which the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the nominal value or authenticity of banknotes. Recognition and counting module (20) may in a special mode not recognize face value or authenticity of banknotes. For example, in the case when recognition of banknote authenticity is not performed in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. In this case, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), the operator visually verifies the authenticity of each banknote. If the operator estimates that the banknote is genuine, then this banknote is not placed in the loading pocket (14), but is selected by the operator. During the second banknote counting process, banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values of the banknotes and counts the number banknotes. Banknotes having a predetermined nominal value (i.e., the nominal value of the first banknote recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) during the first banknote counting process) are transported to the stacking module (30), while banknotes of any nominal values other than this predefined nominal value are transported to the reject module (40). In the special mode of this example, also on the display module (62a), the counting results are displayed in different ways in the normal mode (during the first counting process) and in the special mode (during the second, counting process).

In the case when in DD mode, banknotes of a single nominal value are stacked in a stacking module (30), the recognition and counting module (20) may not recognize the nominal values of banknotes in a special mode. If in the special mode recognition of the nominal values of banknotes is not performed, then the module (20) recognition and counting recognizes the authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. The operator, removing them from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the nominal value of each of the banknotes. If the operator estimates that the banknote is not a banknote having this predefined nominal value (i.e., the nominal value of the first banknote recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) during the first banknote counting process), then the operator selects this banknote, without putting it in the loading pocket (14). During the second banknote counting process, banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the authenticity of the banknotes and counts the number of banknotes . In this case, genuine banknotes are sent to the stacking module (30), while banknotes other than genuine banknotes, such as counterfeit banknotes, are sent as rejected banknotes to the rejection module (40). In a special mode, also on the display module (62a), the counting results obtained in the normal mode (during the first counting process) and in the special mode (during the second, counting process) are displayed in a different way.

On Fig shows the recognition processes performed by the module (20) recognition and counting in normal mode and special mode for the above MIX mode and DD mode. As shown in FIG. 27, in normal MIX mode (MIXTURE), the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of banknotes, as well as counts the number of banknotes. In contrast, in the special mode of the MIX mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value of banknotes, without authenticating the recognition process, and counts the number of banknotes. In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually verifies the authenticity of the banknotes.

As shown in FIG. 27, in the normal mode of the DD mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. In contrast, in the special mode of DD mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not carry out at least one of the number of recognition processes: recognition of nominal value and recognition of authenticity. In particular, in special mode 1, the recognition and counting module (20) does not conduct recognition of the nominal value from among the recognition processes, performs recognition of the authenticity of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the face value of each of the banknotes. In special mode 2, the recognition and counting module (20) does not perform authentication recognition from among the recognition processes, recognizes the nominal values of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually verifies the authenticity of the banknotes. In special mode 3, the recognition and counting module (20) does not carry out recognition of authenticity or recognition of nominal value from among the recognition processes. In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the authenticity and nominal value of each of the banknotes. During the initial installation of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes, one of the special modes: 1 to 3, is pre-selected as the initial setting. Alternatively, the operator can set one of the special modes: from 1 to 3, or switch from one of the special modes: from 1 to 3. to another on the operating / display module (62).

Further, with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in the Figures: 28A to 28C, an explanation is given of the “suitability / mixed face value” mode (hereinafter also referred to as the “FIT (MIX) mode”), in which banknotes are calculated for each types of validity: suitable and unfit, and banknotes of various nominal values, mixed and stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30).

When the operator presses the (262b3) ″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) button once and the (262b1) ″ MIX ″ (″ MIXTURE ″) button on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) from among various operation buttons (62b) once on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62), as shown in FIG. 22, the control module (60) sets the processing mode as the FFT (MIX) mode. Following this, when the operator gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes by pressing the operation buttons (62b) on the operating / display module (62), after stacking the banknote to be counted in a stack in the loading pocket (14), banknotes stacked stack in the loading pocket (14), are fed by the feed module (16) one after another sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 401 shown in Fig.28A). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value, authenticity and validity of the banknotes, and also counts the number banknotes (step 402 shown in FIG. 28A). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 403 shown in FIG. 28A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and sent a diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 408 shown in FIG. 28A). If the module (20) recognizes the counts during the assessment of the nominal value, an estimate that the banknote does not belong to any of the nominal values to be processed (the answer is “Yes” at step 404 shown in Fig. 28A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 408 shown in FIG. 28A). If the recognition and counting module (20) estimates, during the authenticity assessment, that this banknote is not genuine (the answer is “No” at step 405 shown in FIG. 28A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as rejected the banknote and is sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 408 shown in FIG. 28A). If the recognition and counting module (20) during the validation assessment gives an estimate that this banknote is a valid banknote, (the answer is “Yes” at step 406 shown in FIG. 28A), then the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) into the stacking module (30) (step 407 shown in FIG. 28A). At the same time, in the stacking module (30), the stacks are mixed and stacked in a stack of banknotes of various nominal values. In contrast, if the recognition and counting module (20) gives an assessment during the validity assessment that the banknote is not a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 406 shown in FIG. 28A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module ( 18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 408 shown in FIG. 28A).

On figa shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), after all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are sent to the module (30) storing the stack or module (40) rejection, and the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes completed the first process of counting banknotes (normal counting mode) (the answer is “Yes” at step 409 shown in Figa). As shown in FIG. 29A, on the display unit (62a), the results of counting banknotes attributable to each face value are displayed in different ways for valid banknotes (″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) in FIG. 29) and unusable banknotes (″ UNF ″ ( ″ WRONG ″) in FIG. 29). In particular, for example, the ″ 20FIT × 3 ″ representation on the display module (62a), which is shown in FIG. 29A, indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process) three valid banknotes of 20 euros are counted. The representation ″ 20UNF × 0 + 0 ″ or the like will be explained later. In the event that there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see FIG. 22).

When all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stack in the stacking module (30), and there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 410 shown in FIG. 28A), then after pressing the button confirmation (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes” at step 431, shown in Fig. 28A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the module (20) located knowing and counting and sent to the stacking module (30), (step 432 shown in FIG. 28A), and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, when there is a banknote in the reject module (40) after completing the first banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 410 shown in FIG. 28A), the operator extracts banknotes (valid banknotes) from the module (30) stacking the stack, and removes banknotes from the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 411 shown in FIG. 28B). In FIT (MIX) mode, when after the first counting process the banknotes are removed from the stacking module (30), the control module (60) switches to the second processing, during which the unfit banknotes are stacked in the stacking module (30), and good banknotes are stacked in a module in the rejection module (40). Following this, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), instructs the control module (60) to start counting banknotes, banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16 ) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 412 shown in FIG. 28B). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value, authenticity and validity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes (step 413 shown in FIG. 28B). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

In the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 414 shown in FIG. 28B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 419 shown in FIG. 28B). In the case where the recognition and counting module (20), during the assessment of the nominal value, estimates that the banknote does not refer to any of the nominal values to be processed (the answer is “Yes” at step 415 shown in FIG. 28B), this the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 419 shown in FIG. 28B). In the case when the recognition and counting module (20) gives an assessment during the authenticity assessment that this banknote is not genuine (answer “No” at step 416 shown in FIG. 28B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 419 shown in FIG. 28B). In the case where the recognition and counting module (20), during the validation assessment, estimates that this banknote is an unusable banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 417 shown in FIG. 28B), the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 418 shown in FIG. 28B). At the same time, in the module (30), the stacks of the stack are mixed and stacked in a stack of banknotes of various nominal values. In contrast, in the case where the recognition and counting module (20) during the validation assessment gives an estimate that the banknote is not a worthless banknote or, in other words, that the banknote is a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 417 shown in FIG. .28B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 419 shown in FIG. 28B).

Fig. 29B shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or the module (40) rejection, and the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes completed the second process of counting banknotes (the answer is "Yes" at step 420, shown in Figv). For example, as shown in FIG. 29B, the ″ 20UNF × 1 + 0 ″ representation on the display unit (62a) indicates that in a normal mode (during the second counting process) one worthless banknote of 20 euros was counted. Here, ″ 0 ″ from the right edge indicates the number of banknotes counted in a special mode (during the third counting process), which will be described later. In the event that there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see FIG. 22).

After the second one, the bill counting process is completed and all the banknotes stacked in a pile in the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stacking module (30) if there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (answer “No” at the stage 421 shown in FIG. 28B) after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)) from the number of operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 431 shown in FIG. 28A), the control module (60) confirms the quantity the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) (step 431 shown in FIG. 28A), and ends the banknote counting process.

In contrast, when there is a banknote in the reject module (40) after completing the second banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” in step 421 shown in FIG. 28A), the operator extracts banknotes from the reject module (40) and places them into the loading pocket (14) (step 422 shown in FIG. 28C) so that banknotes located in the reject module (40) can be re-recognized. Moreover, when the operator presses the F1 button (see Fig. 22) corresponding to the word ″ MANUAL ″ (see Fig. 29B) on the display module (62a), the mode switch (266) switches the banknote processing mode from normal mode to special mode (step 423 shown in FIG. 28C). In the case when the mode switch (266) sets a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) performs a third counting process on banknotes that were stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) without at least one of the banknote recognition recognition processes. That is, during the first and second banknote counting processes in normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) performs recognition of nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes. However, during the third banknote counting process in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize banknote authenticity or banknote validity. Alternatively, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize banknote authenticity or banknote validity.

The following is an explanation of a special mode in which the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the authenticity or validity of banknotes. In a special mode in this case, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. The operator, removing banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually verifies the authenticity of each banknote. In the case when the operator estimates that the banknote is not genuine, the operator selects the banknote and does not put the banknote in the loading pocket (14).

After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62 b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes, banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16 ) one after the other sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 424 shown in FIG. 28C). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value of the banknotes and counts the number of banknotes (step 425 shown on figs). In this case, recognition of the authenticity and validity of banknotes is not carried out.

More specifically, in the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 426 shown in FIG. 28C), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 429 shown in FIG. 28C). In the case where the recognition and calculation module (20) gives an estimate during the face value assessment that the banknote does not refer to any of the face values to be processed (the answer is “Yes” at step 427 shown in FIG. 28C), this the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 429 shown in FIG. 28C). In the case where the banknote is not a banknote having a transportation error, and the nominal value can be estimated on this banknote (answer “No” at step 426 and the answer “No” at step 427 shown in FIG. 28C), this banknote is transported then, by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 428 shown in FIG. 28C). At the same time, stacking piles are mixed and stacked in a stacking module (30) with banknotes of various nominal values.

Fig. 29C shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or the module (40) rejection, and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the third banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 430 shown in FIG. 28C). As shown in FIG. 29C, on the display module (62a), the results of counting suitable banknotes per each face value are displayed in normal mode (during the first counting process) and also the results of counting unfit banknotes per each face value are displayed, differing way for the normal mode (second counting process) and special mode (third counting process). In particular, for example, the ″ 20FIT × 3 ″ representation on the display module (62a), which is shown in FIG. 29C, indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process) three valid banknotes of 20 euros were counted. The presentation ″ 20UNF × 1 + 1 ″ indicates that one unusable banknote of 20 euros was counted in the normal mode (during the second counting process), and another unusable banknote of 20 euros was counted in a special mode (during the third counting process ) If, among the recognition processes by the recognition and counting module (20), no validity assessment is carried out in a special mode, then banknotes recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) are treated as unusable banknotes. The scheme is not limited to this, and can be such that in the case when, among the recognition processes by the recognition and counting module (20), validity is not evaluated in a special mode, banknotes recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the module (30) stacking piles, can be processed as good banknotes. In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

After that, after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)) from the number of operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes ″ at the step 431 shown in FIG. 28A), the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) during each of the processes: from the first to the third counting processes (step 432, shown in FIG. 28A), and ends the bill counting process.

The special mode for the FIT (MIX) mode is not limited to the mode in which the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the authenticity or validity of banknotes. This special mode may be configured such that the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the authenticity or validity of banknotes. For example, in the case when the recognition of banknote authenticity is not performed in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. Alternatively, in the case when banknote validity recognition is not performed in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal value and authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes.

Further, with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in the Figures: 30A to 30C, an explanation is given of the “validity / single face value” mode (hereinafter also referred to as the “FIT (DD) mode”), in which banknotes are calculated for each of the types: suitable and unfit, and in the module (30) of stacking the piles are stacked with a stack of banknotes of a single nominal value. In this kind of single nominal value mode, the banknote manipulator (10) usually counts the number of banknotes of the same nominal value.

When the operator presses the (262b3) ″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) button once and also presses the (262b2) ″ DD ″ button once on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) from among the various operation buttons (62b) on the module ( 62a) of the display included in the operating / display module (62), as shown in FIG. 22, the control module (60) sets the processing mode as the FIT (DD) mode. After stacking the banknotes to be counted in a pile in the loading pocket (14), the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) on the operation / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting the banknotes. In response to this, the banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed one by one in succession from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (block 501 shown in Fig. 30A) ) Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes (step 502 shown in FIG. 30A). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is the first banknote fed into the housing (12) from the number of banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14), and (the answer is “Yes” at step 503 shown in FIG. 30A ), the face value of this first banknote is set as the predefined face value (step 504 shown in FIG. 30A). That is, if the face value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is, for example, a banknote of 20 euros, then a predetermined face value is set to 20 euros.

If the banknotes recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) are a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 505 shown in FIG. 30A), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and sent a diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 309 shown in FIG. 25A). In the case when the recognition and calculation module (20) gives an estimate during the face value assessment that the banknote does not belong to this predefined face value (the answer is “No” at step 506 shown in FIG. 30A), this banknote is transported further by transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 510 in Fig.30A). In the case when the recognition and counting module (20) gives an estimate during the authenticity assessment that the banknote is not genuine (the answer is “No” at step 507 shown in FIG. 30A), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as rejected the banknote and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 508 shown in FIG. 30A). In contrast, in the case where the recognition and counting module (20), during the validation assessment, estimates that the banknote is not a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 508 shown in FIG. 30A), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 510 shown in FIG. 30A). Thus, in the case when 20 euros is set as the predefined nominal value, only genuine and valid banknotes of 20 euros are sent to the stacking module (30), the transportation of which was carried out without transportation error.

On figa shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), after all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) sent to the module (30) storing the stack or module (40) rejection, and the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes completed the first process of counting banknotes (normal mode) (the answer is “Yes” at step 511, shown in Fig.30A). As shown in FIG. 31A, the display unit (62a) displays the result of counting banknotes of this predetermined nominal value (for example, banknotes of 20 euros) in a different way for valid banknotes (″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) in FIG. 31) and unusable banknotes (″ UNF ″ (″ UNWELL ″) in FIG. 31). In particular, for example, the ″ 20FIT × 5 ″ representation on the display device (62a) shown in FIG. 31A indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process) five valid banknotes of 20 euros were counted. The representation ″ 20UNF × 0 + 0 ″ or the like will be described later. In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

When all the banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30) and there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” in step 512 shown in FIG. 30A), then after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ ACCEPT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ in step 532 shown in FIG. 30 A), the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted x a recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) (step 533 shown in FIG. 30A), and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, in the case where in the reject module (40), after the completion of the first banknote counting process, there is a banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 512 shown in FIG. 30A), the operator extracts banknotes (valid banknotes) from the module (30) stacking the stack and extracts banknotes from the reject module (40) and places them in the loading pocket (14) (step 513 shown in FIG. 30B). In FIT (DD) mode, after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) after the completion of the first counting process, the control module (60) switches the processing mode to the second processing, during which the unfit banknotes are stacked in the stacking module (30), and the valid ones banknotes are stacked in a reject module (40). Following this, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes, banknotes, from the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one by one another sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 514 shown in FIG. 30B). Banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes (step 515 shown in FIG. 30B). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

In the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (“Yes” in step 516 shown in FIG. 30B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 521 shown in FIG. 30B). In the case when the recognition and calculation module (20) gives an estimate during the face value assessment that the banknote is not a banknote with a predetermined face value (the answer is “No” at step 517 shown in FIG. 30B), this banknote is transported then transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the module (40) rejection (step 521, shown in Fig.30). The predefined nominal value is, as described above, the nominal value of the first banknote, which is fed into the housing (12) from among the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14), and is recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20). In the case where the recognition and counting module (20) estimates, during the authenticity assessment, that the banknote is not genuine (answer “No” at step 518 shown in FIG. 30B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as the rejected banknote and sent by the rejector (22) to the rejection module (40) (step 521 shown in FIG. 30B). In the case when the recognition and counting module (20) gives an assessment during the validity assessment that this banknote is an unusable banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 519 shown in FIG. 30B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking module (30) (step 520 shown in FIG. 30B). In contrast, in the case where the recognition and counting module (20) during the validation assessment gives an estimate that the banknote is not a worthless banknote or, in other words, that the banknote is a valid banknote (the answer is “No” at step 519 shown in FIG. .30B), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40) (step 521 shown in FIG. 30B). Thus, in the case when 20 euros is set as the predefined nominal value, only genuine and valid banknotes of 20 euros are sent to the stacking module (30), the transportation of which was carried out without transportation error.

FIG. 31B shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or the module (40) ) rejection, and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the second banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 522 shown in FIG. 30B). For example, as shown in FIG. 31B, the ″ 20UNF × 1 + 0 ″ representation on the display unit (62a) indicates that in a normal mode (during the second counting process), one worthless banknote of 20 euros was counted. In this displayed image, ″ 0 ″ from the right edge indicates the number of banknotes counted in a special mode (during the third counting process), which will be described later. In the case when there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see Fig. 22).

If after completion of the second banknote counting process, all banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30) and no banknotes are stacked in the reject module (40) (answer “No” at step 523 shown in FIG. 30B), then after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)) from the number of operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (the answer is “Yes ″ at the stage 532 shown in FIG. 30A), the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) (step 533 shown in FIG. 30A), and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, when there is a banknote in the reject module (40) after completing the second banknote counting process (Yes answer in step 523 shown in FIG. 30B), the operator extracts banknotes from the reject module (40) and places them in loading pocket (14) (step 524 shown in FIG. 30C) so that banknotes that were stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) can be re-recognized. When the operator presses the F1 button (see FIG. 22 ) corresponding to the word ″ MANUAL ″ (″ MANUAL MANAGEMENT ″), displayed on the display module (62a) (see Fig. 31B), the mode switch (266) switches the banknote processing mode from the normal mode to the special mode (step 525 shown in Fig. 30C). In the case where the mode switch (266) sets special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not conduct at least one of the recognition processes and performs banknote recognition during the third counting process, which is performed on banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). That is, in normal mode during the first and second banknote counting processes, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes. In contrast, in a special mode, during the third banknote counting process, the recognition and counting module (20) does not perform at least one of recognition processes from among face value recognition, authenticity recognition and banknote validity recognition.

The following is an explanation of a special mode in which the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes. In this kind of special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) only recognizes whether each banknote is a banknote having a transportation error or a banknote without a transportation error and counts the number of banknotes. The operator, removing banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the authenticity and face value of each banknote. In the case where the operator estimates that the banknote is not genuine or not a banknote of a predetermined nominal value (i.e., the nominal value of the first banknote recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) during the first banknote counting process), the operator selects this banknote and does not put this banknote in the loading pocket (14).

After that, when the operator, by pressing the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), gives the control module (60) a command to start counting banknotes, banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are fed one by one by the feeding module (16) sequentially from the bottom of the stack of banknotes into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 526 shown in FIG. 30C). Banknotes supplied by the feed module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) so that the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes and counts the banknotes (step 527 shown in FIG. 30C) .

More specifically, in the case where the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 528 shown in FIG. 30C), this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) as a rejected banknote, and is sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 530 shown in FIG. 30C). In the case where the banknote is not a banknote having a transportation error (answer “No” at step 528 shown in FIG. 30C), the banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the stacking unit (30) ( step 529 shown in FIG. 30C).

Fig. 31C shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62) after all banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or the module (40) rejection, and the banknote manipulator (10) completed the third banknote counting process (the answer is “Yes” at step 531 shown in FIG. 30C). As shown in FIG. 31C, the display unit (62a) displays the result of counting suitable banknotes of a single nominal value in the normal mode (during the first counting process) and displays the counting result of unfit banknotes of this single nominal value in a different way for the normal mode (second counting process ) and a special mode (third counting process). More specifically, the ″ 20FIT × 5 ″ representation on the display module (62a) shown in FIG. 31C indicates that in normal mode (during the first counting process) five valid banknotes of 20 euros were counted. The presentation ″ 20UNF × 1 + 1 ″ indicates that one unusable banknote of 20 euros was counted in the normal mode (during the second counting process), and another unusable banknote of 20 euros was counted in a special mode (during the third counting process ) As described above, in the case when, among the recognition processes, the recognition and counting module (20) does not perform a special assessment of validity, banknotes recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30), processed like junk banknotes. In the event that there is a banknote in the reject module (40), the reject indicator (62c) located on the operation / display module (62) lights up (see FIG. 22).

After that, after pressing the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62 b) of the operating / display module (62), or after removing banknotes from the stacking module (30) (answer ″ Yes ″ at step 532 shown in FIG. 30A) the control module (60) confirms the number of banknotes counted by the recognition and counting module (20) and sent to the stacking module (30) during each of the processes: first to third counting (step 533 shown in Fig.30A), and ends the process a counting banknotes.

The special mode for the FIT (DD) mode is not limited to the mode in which the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize any indicator from among: nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes. In this special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) can be configured so as not to perform one or two processes of three recognition processes from among the recognition of nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes.

On Fig shows the recognition processes performed by the module (20) recognition and counting in normal mode and special mode for the aforementioned FIT mode (MIX) and FIT mode (DD). As shown in FIG. 32, in normal FIT (MIX) mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. However, in a special mode, among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20), at least one of the following processes is not performed: authenticity recognition and validity recognition (see special modes: 1 to 3, in FIT mode ( MIX) shown in FIG. 32). In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually verifies the authenticity of the banknotes. One of the special modes: 1 to 3, for the FIT (MIX) mode shown in Fig. 32, is preselected as the initial setting during the initial installation of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10). Alternatively, the operator can set or switch to one of the special modes: from 1 to 3, for the FIT (MIX) mode, using the operating / display module (62).

As shown in Fig. 32, in the normal FIT (DD) mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. However, in a special mode, among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20), at least one of the following processes is not performed: recognition of nominal value, recognition of authenticity and recognition of validity (see special modes: 1 to 7, for the FIT (DD) mode shown in FIG. 32). In this case, the operator, removing the banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually checks the face value and / or authenticity of each banknote. In particular, in special modes: 1, 3, 5, and 7, in which the face value recognition is not performed from the recognition process by the recognition and calculation module (20), the operator, removing banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket ( 14), visually checks the nominal value of each banknote. In special modes: 2, 3, 6, and 7, in which authentication is not performed by the recognition and counting module (20) from the number of recognition processes, the operator, removing banknotes from the reject module (40) and placing them in the loading pocket (14), visually verifies the authenticity of banknotes. One of the special modes: 1 to 7, for the FIT (DD) mode shown in Fig. 32, is preselected as the initial setting during the initial installation of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10). Alternatively, the operator can set or switch to one of the special modes: from 1 to 7, for the FIT (DD) mode, using the operating / display module (62).

In the above FIT (MIX) mode or FIT (DD) mode, during the first banknote counting process, among valid banknotes and unusable banknotes, valid banknotes are stacked in a stacking unit (30), while unusable banknotes are stacked in a stack ( 40) rejection; however, customization is not limited to this. As a modification of the present embodiment, if the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity, and validity of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes, then the processing mode in which unusable banknotes are stacked can be selected as the first banknote counting process a stack in the stacking module (30), and good banknotes are stacked in a stack in the reject module (40). In the case when this kind of processing mode is selected, valid banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) during the first banknote counting process are placed in the loading module (14), the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes nominal values, authenticity and validity of these valid banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. After completion of the second banknote counting process, the mode switch (266) switches from the normal mode to the special mode, the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) during the second banknote counting process are placed in the loading pocket (14), and above these banknotes In special mode, the third banknote counting process is performed. Moreover, the recognition and counting module (20) does not conduct at least one recognition from among: face value recognition, authenticity recognition and banknote validity recognition, and counts the number of banknotes.

In the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention, after all the banknotes supplied by the feeding module (16) from the loading pocket (14) to the housing (12) are sent in normal mode to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), the mode switch (266) switches from the normal mode to a special mode in which the banknotes stacked in a stack in the reject module (40) are re-recognized. In the case when the mode switch (266) sets a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) performs banknote recognition without at least one of the recognition processes. Therefore, banknotes in the reject module (40) can be automatically counted during the counting process in the normal mode without requiring a manual input operation. This increases the efficiency of banknote processing and reduces counting errors. In addition, the results of counting banknotes in normal mode and in special mode are displayed in different ways on the display module (62a), which is part of the operating / display module (62). During the normal counting process, the operator can identify the number of banknotes in the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40) separately from each other.

In the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention, as shown in the lines of the MIX mode (“MIXTURE”) in FIG. 27, in normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of the banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. If in the stacking module (30) stacks are mixed and stacked in a stack of banknotes of various nominal values, then in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes only the nominal values of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. In addition, as shown in the DD mode lines of FIG. 27, in normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of the banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. If the stacking unit (30) contains stacks of banknotes of a certain nominal value, and the rejecting unit (40) stacks banknotes of other nominal values, then in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize at least one any indicator from among: nominal values and authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes.

In the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention, as shown in the lines of the FIT (MIX) mode in Fig. 32, in normal mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. If in the stacking module (30), stacks of mixed or unfit banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked, then in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize at least one indicator from the number: authenticity and validity of banknotes , and counts the number of banknotes. As shown in the FIT (DD) mode lines in FIG. 32, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. If in the stacking module (30) the stacks are stacked with either suitable or worthless banknotes of a single nominal value, and other banknotes are stacked in the module (40) of rejection, then in a special mode the recognition and counting module (20) does not recognize at least , one indicator from among: nominal values, authenticity and suitability of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes.

As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention, the control module (60) can control the transport module drive mechanism (19) so that the banknote transport speed in a special mode is lower than the transport speed banknotes in normal mode. Therefore, the speed at which banknotes pass through the recognition and counting module (20) can be reduced in a special mode, and the recognition and counting module (20) can recognize banknotes with high accuracy.

As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention, when in a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) recognizes whether each banknote is a banknote having a transport error or not, even if a transport error was detected with respect to the banknote, in addition to transportation in a superimposed state and of an abnormal length, the control module (60) can nevertheless treat this banknote as a banknote, not it guide transport error. Therefore, for example, when it is detected with respect to a banknote that is to be recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), a slight transportation error occurs, such as transportation in a skewed state, this banknote is treated as a banknote without a transportation error. In the case where the processing mode is switched from the normal mode to a special mode in which, among the recognition processes performed by the recognition and counting module (20), authentication is not performed, the recognition and counting module (20) can, however, preliminarily a predetermined recognition (such as recognizing whether a banknote is a banknote having a transportation error), and counting a banknote with respect to which a slight transportation error occurs in a special mode, such as transportation in a skewed state. Therefore, the recognition result and the counting result for such banknotes can be used in the control module (60) as reliable data.

The banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the third embodiment of the invention is not limited to the above construction, but various changes can be made to it.

For example, recognition processes for banknotes that are to be recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) are not limited to recognition of nominal values, authenticity and / or validity. The recognition process for banknotes to be recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) may be recognition of a new / old pattern, front / back, portrait orientation, and so on. With this kind of design, in the case when the mode switch (266) sets a special mode, the recognition and counting module (20) can recognize banknotes without at least one of the recognition processes: new / old pattern, front / back side and portrait orientation.

Fourth Embodiment

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed explanation is given of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Figures: 33 to 36, are diagrams of a banknote manipulation apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the invention. When considering the fourth embodiment of the invention, components similar to the components of the options (from first to third) embodiments of the invention are assigned the same numbers, and their detailed explanation is not given.

Below, with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in Figures 33 and 34, a detailed explanation is given of the banknote counting method used by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention. The banknote counting method described below relates to a single-face value sorting mode (including DD mode), in which single face-value banknotes are stacked in a stack in the stacking unit (30). With this kind of validity sorting mode with a single nominal value, the banknote manipulator (10) usually counts the number of banknotes of the same nominal value.

When the operator presses the DD button on the displayed screen image (initial screen image) from among the various operation buttons (62b) on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62), which is shown in Figures 15 and 22, the control module (60) sets the processing mode as DD mode. Following this, when the operator presses the operation buttons (62b) (in particular, (in particular, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) on the operation / display module (62), thereby returning to the control module ( 60) a command to start counting the number of banknotes, after placing the banknotes to be counted in a pile in the loading pocket (14), the shutter (34) moves to the closed position, which is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and closes the hole of the stacking module (30) (step 601 shown in Fig. 33). After the opening of the module (30) is off stacking of the stack is closed by a shutter (34), banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feed module (16) one after the other from the bottom of the stack to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) (step 602 shown in FIG. .33). Banknotes fed by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) and are recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 603 shown in FIG. 33). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a fake banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 604 shown in FIG. 33), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the module (40 ) rejection (step 609 shown in FIG. 33). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 605 shown in FIG. 33), then this banknote is transported further by the transportation module (18) and sent by the rejector (22 ) to the reject module (40) (step 609 shown in FIG. 33). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a nominal value error (the answer is “Yes” at step 606 shown in FIG. 33), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22 ) to the reject module (40) (step 609 shown in FIG. 33).

The following is a detailed explanation of a banknote having a nominal value error. If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is the first banknote from the number of banknotes that were placed in the loading pocket (14), fed into the housing (12) and recognized by the recognition and counting module (20), then the face value of this first banknotes are specified as a predefined nominal value. Thus, if the first banknote from the number of banknotes recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote of 10 euros, then 10 euros is set as a predefined nominal value. The recognition and counting module (20) estimates that the banknote is a banknote having a nominal value error in the case when the nominal value of the banknote is not this predetermined nominal value of the first banknote (in particular, a banknote other than a 10 euro banknote ) Thus, this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the diverter (22) to the reject module (40).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a valid banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 607 shown in FIG. 33), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the module (30 ) stacking the stack (step 608 shown in FIG. 33). In contrast, if the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is an unusable banknote (the answer is “No” at step 607 shown in FIG. 33), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to reject module (40) (step 609 shown in FIG. 33).

After all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or to the rejection module (40) (the answer is “Yes” at step 610 shown in FIG. 33), the presence sensor (44) the absence of a banknote determines whether there is a banknote rejection module (40). In the case when there is not a single banknote in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 611 shown in FIG. 33), the shutter (34) moves to the open position, which is shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, thus so that the opening of the stacking module (30) becomes open (step 612 shown in FIG. 33). Therefore, the operator can remove the banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Fig. 35A shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) in the case when, after all the banknotes from the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40), there is not a single banknote in the reject module (40). Thus, when there is not a single banknote in the reject module (40), the display unit (62a) displays the result of counting genuine, valid banknotes of only a predefined nominal value (″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) in FIG. 35A). Since unusable banknotes (″ UNFIT ″ ″ UNWANT ″ in Fig. 35A) were not counted, the counted result for unusable banknotes is not displayed on the display unit (62a). When the operator presses the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ ACCEPT ″)), which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), the control module (60) confirms the bill counting result displayed on the module (62a ) display, and ends the bill counting process.

In contrast, when the banknote presence / absence sensor (44) detects that there is a banknote in the reject module (40) (the answer is “Yes” at step 611 shown in FIG. 33), the control module (60) determines whether there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40). The term ошиб erroneous banknote ’means a banknote sent to the reject module (40) different from genuine, unsuitable banknotes of a predetermined nominal value, or more specifically it means a fake banknote, a banknote having a transportation error, or a banknote having a nominal value error. In the case when among the banknotes in the rejection module (40) there is not a single erroneous banknote (the answer is “No” at step 614 shown in FIG. 33), or in other words, in the case when all the banknotes sent to the module (40) rejections are genuine, worthless banknotes of a predetermined face value, the shutter (34) is moved to the open position, which is shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, so that the hole of the stacking module (30) becomes open (step 612 shown in FIG. .33). Therefore, the operator can remove the banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Fig. 35B shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62), in the case when among the banknotes in the rejection module (40) there is not a single erroneous banknote. In particular, on the display unit (62a), the results of counting valid banknotes (″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) in FIG. 35B) and unusable banknotes (″ UNFIT ″ (″ Wrong ″) in FIG. 35B) are displayed separately from each other. When the operator presses the confirmation button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) (the answer is “Yes” at step 613 shown in FIG. 33), the control module (60) confirms the banknote counting results, displayed on the display unit (62a), and ends the bill counting process.

In the case where among the banknotes in the rejection module (40) there is an erroneous banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 614 shown in FIG. 33), or, more specifically, in the case when a counterfeit note is sent to the rejection module (40), a note having a transportation error or a note having a nominal value error, the shutter (34) remains in the closed position, which is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, keeping the opening of the stacking module (30) closed. At the same time, FIG. 35C shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operation / display module (62), if the reject module (40) has a genuine, unusable banknote of a predetermined nominal value. In particular, on the display unit (62a), the results of counting valid banknotes (″ FIT ″ (″ YEAR ″) in FIG. 35C) and unusable banknotes (″ UNFIT ″ (″ Wrong ″) in FIG. 35C) are displayed separately from each other. In contrast, if in the reject module (40) there is not a single genuine, unusable banknote of a predefined nominal value, then on the display module (62a) only the result of counting suitable banknotes is displayed, while the count of unfit banknotes is not displayed on the module ( 62a) display.

Accordingly, FIG. 35D shows the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) in the case when the operator presses the confirmation button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / display module (62), (the answer is “Yes” at step 615 shown in FIG. 33). In particular, a message is displayed on the display unit (62a) instructing to “remove banknotes from the stacking unit (30) and perform the second counting operation ″ (step 621 shown in FIG. 34). In contrast, in the case where the operator removes the banknotes from the reject module (40) and re-stacks them in a stack in the loading pocket (14) without pressing the confirmation button (the answer is “Yes” at step 616 shown in FIG. 33), banknotes from the reject module (40) are recounted. Thus, the processing in steps: 602 to 610 shown in FIG. 33 is performed on banknotes that have been stacked in a stack in the reject module (40).

When the operator, using the operation buttons (62b), instructs the control unit (60) to execute the second counting operation (the answer is “Yes” at step 622 shown in FIG. 34), while on the operation / display module (62a) of the display module (62), a display image is shown, which is shown in Fig. 35D, the shutter (34) moves to the open position, which is shown by the dashed line in Fig. 2, so that the hole of the stacking module (30) becomes open (step 623 shown in Fig. 34). In particular, if while the display image shown in Fig. 35D is displayed on the display unit (62a) of the operation / display unit (62D), the operator presses the confirmation button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / the display module (62), the control module (60) is given a command to perform the second counting operation. The flap (34) moves to the open position, which is shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, and the opening of the stacking module (30) becomes open so that the operator can remove banknotes from the stacking module (30) (step 624 shown in FIG. .34). To perform the second counting operation, the operator extracts the banknotes from the reject module (40) and re-stacks these extracted banknotes in the loading pocket (14) (step 625 shown in FIG. 34). In the case where the reject module (40) contains a genuine, unusable banknote of a predetermined nominal value, and the operator extracts this banknote from the reject module (40), the result of counting the unfit banknotes (″ UNFIT ″ (″ UNWANT ″) in FIG. 35E) on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) is set to 0, as shown in FIG. 35E.

When the operator presses the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) (more specifically, the ″ START / STOP ″ button (″ START / STOP ″)) to instruct the control module (60) to start counting banknotes after re-stacking a stack of banknotes in a loading pocket (14), the shutter (34) moves to the closed position, which is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, so that the opening of the stacking module (30) is closed by the shutter (34) (step 626 shown in FIG. 34). After the opening of the stacking module (30) is closed by a shutter (34), the banknotes stacked in a stack in the loading pocket (14) are fed by the feeding module (16) one after the other from the bottom of the stack into the transport module (18) in the housing (12) ) (step 627 shown in FIG. 34). Banknotes fed by the feeding module (16) to the transport module (18) in the housing (12) are transported by the transport module (18) and are recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20) (step 628 shown in FIG. 34). The recognition result and the result of counting banknotes are sent to the control module (60).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a fake banknote (the answer is “Yes” at step 629 shown in FIG. 34), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the module ( 40) rejection (step 635, shown in Fig.34). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a transportation error (the answer is “Yes” at step 630 shown in FIG. 34), then this banknote is transported further by the transportation module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the reject module (40) (step 635 shown in FIG. 34). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a banknote having a nominal value error (the answer is “Yes” at step 631 shown in FIG. 34), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22 ) to the reject module (40) (step 635 shown in FIG. 34).

If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is a valid banknote, (the answer is “Yes” at step 632 shown in FIG. 34), then this banknote is transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to the module (30) stacking the stack (step 633 shown in FIG. 34). If the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) is an unusable banknote (the answer is “No” at step 632 shown in FIG. 34), then this banknote is also transported further by the transport module (18) and sent by the rejector (22) to stacking module (30) (step 634 shown in FIG. 34).

When all banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the stacking module (30) or to the reject module (40) (the answer is “Yes” at step 636 shown in FIG. 34), the banknote presence / absence sensor (44) determines whether there is a banknote in the reject module (40). If there is not a single banknote in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 637 shown in FIG. 34), then the shutter (34) moves to the open position, which is shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, so that the hole the stacking module (30) became open (step 638 shown in FIG. 34). Therefore, the operator can remove the banknotes from the stacking unit (30). Fig. 35F shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module (62), in the case when after all the banknotes placed in the loading pocket (14) are sent to the module (30) stacking the stack or into the reject module (40); there is not a single banknote in the reject module (40). In particular, if during the second counting operation a genuine, unusable banknote of a predefined nominal value is sent to the stacking module (30), then the result of counting valid banknotes counted during the first counting operation are displayed separately from each other, (″ FIT ″ (″ APPROXIMATE ″) in Fig. 35F), and the counting result of unusable banknotes counted during the second counting operation, (″ UNFIT ″ (″ OPPORTUNITY ″) in Fig. 35F). When the operator presses the confirmation button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) (the answer is “Yes” at step 639 shown in FIG. 34), the control module (60) confirms the result of the bill counting, displayed on the display unit (62 a), and completes the banknote counting process.

In contrast, in the case where there is a banknote in the rejection module (40) (the answer is “Yes” in step 637 shown in FIG. 34), the operator extracts banknotes from the rejection module (40) (step 640 shown in FIG. 34) . At that, Fig. 35F shows an example of the displayed image on the display module (62a), which is part of the operation / display module (62), in the case when, during the second counting operation, a genuine, unfit note is previously sent to the stacking module (30) given nominal value. When the operator presses the confirmation button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) (the answer is “Yes” at step 641 shown in FIG. 34), the shutter (34) moves to the open position, which shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, so that the opening of the stacking module (30) becomes open (step 642 shown in FIG. 34). The operator can remove banknotes from the stacking module (30). Regarding banknotes sent to the reject module (40), the operator manually enters information on these banknotes into the control module (60) using the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / display module (62). When the operator removes banknotes from the stacking unit (30), the bill counting process is completed.

If the operator removes the banknotes from the reject module (40) and re-stacks them in a stack in the loading pocket (14) without pressing the confirmation button (answer “Yes” at step 643 shown in FIG. 34), then the banknotes that were stacked in reject module (40), are recounted. Thus, the operations in steps: 627 to 636 shown in FIG. 34 are repeatedly performed on those banknotes that were in the reject module (40).

In the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, during the first counting operation (in steps: 604 to 609 shown in FIG. 33), the banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as a genuine, valid banknote of a predetermined nominal value is sent to the stacking module (30), while a banknote recognized as not genuine, valid banknote of a predetermined nominal value, is sent to the reject module (40). When feeding banknotes one by one into the housing (12) by means of a receiving module, which includes a loading pocket (14), a presence / absence sensor (15), and a feeding module (16), the opening of the stacking module (30) is closed by a shutter (34) (step 601 shown in Fig. 33). If after all the banknotes have been submitted by the receiving module to the housing (12), there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40) that is different from a genuine, unusable banknote of a predetermined nominal value (for example, a fake banknote, a banknote having a transportation error, or banknotes, having a nominal value error) (the answer is “Yes” at step 614 shown in FIG. 33), then the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by the shutter (34). In contrast, if there is not a single erroneous banknote in the reject module (40) other than a genuine, unusable banknote of a predetermined nominal value (answer “No” at step 611 and the answer “No” at step 614 shown in FIG. 33) , the control module (60) controls the shutter drive mechanism (35) so that the shutter (34) moves to the open position and the opening of the stacking module (30) is thus opened (step 612 shown in FIG. 33 ) If after all the banknotes have been submitted by the receiving module to the housing (12), there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40) that is different from the genuine, worthless banknote of a predetermined nominal value, then the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34) . The operator, therefore, can only extract banknotes from the reject module (40). This facilitates the work of the operator and prevents erroneous operations that the operator can perform.

In particular, if after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept open regardless of the type of banknote sent to the reject module (40) during the first counting operation, the operator can remove the banknotes both from the stacking module (30) and the reject module (40). If the banknote handling apparatus is of a simple type including a single stacking module (30) and a single rejecting module (40), then the extracted banknotes can be counted by simply removing the banknotes from the rejecting module (40). When the banknotes are removed from the stacking unit (30), or when the banknotes are removed from the stacking unit (30) after removing the banknotes from the reject module (40), a second counting operation can be performed on the banknotes that were stacked in the stack in the unit (30) stacking piles. Thus, in accordance with the sequence of operations in which banknotes are removed from the stacking unit (30) and / or the reject unit (40), various processes can be performed. However, if the opening of the stacking module (30) keeps the shutter (34) open after the first counting operation is completed, the operator can remove banknotes from the stacking module (30) and also from the reject module (40). This can complicate the work of the operator, leading to an erroneous operation. In contrast, in the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, if after all the banknotes have been inserted by the receiving module into the housing (12), there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40) that is different from the genuine, unusable banknote of a predetermined nominal value, the shutter (34) keeps the hole of the module (30) for stacking the stack closed. The operator, therefore, can only extract banknotes from the reject module (40). This facilitates the work of the operator and prevents erroneous operations that the operator can perform.

In the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, in the case where the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34) after all the banknotes are fed into the housing (12) by the receiving module after the operator removes the banknotes from the reject module (40) and re-places these extracted banknotes in the loading pocket (14) (the answer is “Yes” at step 616 shown in FIG. 33), the banknotes are fed by the receiving module one by one into the housing (12) ( steps: 602 to 610 shown in Fig. 33).

In the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, when the opening of the stacking module (30) is kept open by the shutter (34) (step 612 shown in FIG. 33) after all the banknotes are served by the receiving module into the housing (12), after the operator gives the control module (60) a confirmation command using the operation buttons (62b) regarding the banknote counting result displayed on the display module (62a) included in the operating / display module I (62), the control module (60) confirms the banknote counting result obtained by the recognition and counting module (20) (the answer is “Yes” at step 613 shown in FIG. 33).

In a banknote handling apparatus (10) according to a fourth embodiment of the invention, when the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34) after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), after the operator issues a confirmation command to the control unit (60) using the operation buttons (62b) of the operation / display unit (62) (the answer is “Yes” at step 615 shown in FIG. 33), the control unit (60) controls the display unit (62a) included in the opera Discount / display displaying unit (62) so as to display a message instructing the operator to perform a second counting operation (step 621 shown in Figure 34, and Fig.35D).

In the case when the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34), after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), after the operator instructs the control module (60) to perform the second counting operation using the operating buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62) (answer “Yes” at step 622 shown in FIG. 34), the control module (60) controls the shutter drive mechanism (35) so that the hole of the stacking module (30) was opened by a shutter (34).

After the operator instructs the control unit (60) to perform the second counting operation and places the banknotes in the loading pocket (14) (step 625 shown in FIG. 34), the control unit (60) controls the shutter drive mechanism (35) in such a way so that the opening of the stacking module (30) is closed by a shutter (34) (step 626 shown in FIG. 34).

During the second counting operation, the recognition and counting module (20) sends valid banknotes and unusable banknotes to the stacking module (30), and other erroneous banknotes (unusable banknotes, banknotes that have a transportation error, and banknotes that have a nominal value error) to the module (40) rejection (steps: 629 to 635 shown in FIG. 34).

During the second counting operation, if after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), there is a banknote in the reject module (40) (the answer is “Yes” at step 637 shown in FIG. 34), then the hole of the module ( 30) the stacking of the stack is held closed by the shutter (34). In contrast, during the second counting operation, if after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), there are no banknotes in the reject module (40) (the answer is “No” at step 637 shown in FIG. 34 ), then the control module (60) controls the shutter drive mechanism (35) so that the hole of the stacking module (30) is opened by the shutter (34) (step 638 shown in Fig. 34).

The design of the banknote handling apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention is not limited to the construction explained above, but various modifications of this design can be made.

For example, during the first counting operation, if the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34), after all banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), and if there is only one or more of the rejection module (40) counterfeit banknotes, then on the display module (62 a), which is part of the operating / display module (62), when the operator presses the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which is one of the operating buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), may, as shown Fig.35G on, a message appears indicating that the module (40) has Rejection of counterfeit banknotes. The operator thereby understands that there is only one or more counterfeit banknotes in the reject module (40). After that, the operator extracts this banknote from the reject module (40) and either re-places this banknote in the loading pocket (14) so that this banknote can be fed back into the housing (12), or directly enters information regarding the banknote removed from the module (40) rejection, to the control module (60) using the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62).

According to another modification example, during the first counting operation, the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed by a shutter (34) after all banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), and if there is only one or more fake banknotes, the control module (60) controls the damper drive mechanism (35) so that when the operator, after removing this fake banknote from the reject module (40), presses the confirmation button (″ ACCEPT ″ (″ CONSENT ″)), which represents one of the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62), the shutter (34) opened the hole of the stacking module (30). Moreover, the counting result of banknotes sent to the stacking module (30), which (result) is obtained by the recognition and counting module (20), is confirmed.

According to yet another modification example, during the first counting operation, banknotes recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) as belonging to some first kind can be sent to the stacking module (30), and banknotes can be sent to the reject module (40) recognized as not belonging to this first species. At the same time, during the first counting operation, if after all the banknotes have been submitted by the receiving module to the housing (12), there is a banknote in the reject module (40) that is different from the banknote of a certain second kind, then the hole of the stacking module (30) is kept closed damper (34). In the explanation of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes given with reference to the flowcharts of the algorithms shown in Figures 33 and 34, the first type is defined as a group of genuine, valid banknotes of a predetermined nominal value, and the second type is defined as a group of genuine, unfit banknotes previously specified nominal value; however, these definitions are not limited to this. For example, the first type can be defined simply as a group of valid banknotes, and the second type can be defined simply as a group of unusable banknotes.

Alternatively, the first view may be defined as a group of banknotes arranged face up, and the second view may be defined as a group of banknotes arranged face down. In the determination made in this way, during the first counting operation, banknotes recognized by the recognition and counting module (20) located face up are sent to the stacking module (30), and banknotes recognized as banknotes not facing up. Even so, the shutter (34) closes the hole of the stacking module (30) when the receiving module feeds banknotes one by one into the housing (12). If after all the banknotes have been submitted by the receiving module to the housing (12), there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40) different from the banknote located face down (for example, a fake banknote or a banknote having a transportation error), then the hole the stacking module (30) is held closed by the shutter (34). In contrast, if no banknotes are sent to the reject module (40), or if only banknotes located face down are sent to the reject module (40), the control module (60) controls the shutter drive mechanism (35) so that the shutter (34) moved to the open position, opening the hole of the stacking module (30). In these modifications of the banknote handling apparatus (10), the hole of the stacking module (30) is also kept closed by a shutter (34) if, after all the banknotes are fed by the receiving module into the housing (12), there is an erroneous banknote in the reject module (40), different from a face down banknote. The operator, therefore, can only extract banknotes from the reject module (40). This facilitates the work of the operator.

The banknote counting method used by the banknote manipulation apparatus (10) according to the fourth embodiment of the invention is not limited by the validity sorting mode with a single face value, in which stacking modules are stacked with banknotes of a single face value in the stacking unit (30). Another method of counting banknotes that can be used by the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the invention is the “validity / mixed face value” mode (″ FIT (MIX) ″ mode), in which the valid banknotes and unfit are separately counted banknotes, and in module (30) of stacking the stacks, banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked in a stack. In this mode, the first type is defined as a group of genuine, valid banknotes of all nominal values, and the second type is defined as a group of genuine, unfit banknotes of all nominal values.

In DD mode, in which stacking units of a single face value banknote, which is the face value of the first recognized banknote, are stacked in stacking unit (30), the following operation can be performed when the operator manually enters information regarding the banknote sent to unit (40) rejection, to the control module (60) using the operation buttons (62b) of the operating / display module (62).

First, we explain the traditional way to manually enter information. For the traditional input method, FIG. 36A shows an exemplary displayed image on the display unit (62a) included in the operation / display unit (62) after the banknote counting process is completed in the banknote manipulator (10). In this case, when the operator presses the manual control button, which is one of the operation buttons (62b), the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) switches to the screen for manual input, which is shown in FIG. .36B. In this screen image, the cursor (shown in Fig. 36B as a transversely extending line) indicates the highest of the four nominal values, 50 euros. When manually entering information, for example, for banknotes of 5 euros, the operator three times presses the button with the downward arrow, which is one of the operation buttons (62b). In response to this, the cursor on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) becomes pointing at 5 euros, as shown in Fig. 36C. Following this, the operator manually enters the number of banknotes in denominations of 5 euros using the operation buttons (62b). In particular, in the case where a button with an arrow pointing to the right is pressed twice, which is part of the operation buttons (62b), ″ 2 ″ is manually entered for banknotes of 5 euros, as shown in Fig. 36D.

In contrast, in the case of the proposed manual input method, the displayed image on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62) after the banknote counting process is completed in the banknote manipulator (10) is shown in Figa. When the operator presses the manual control button included in the number of operation buttons (62b), the cursor indicates the face value of the first banknote recognized and counted by the recognition and counting module (20), which is part of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10). In particular, in the case when the recognition and counting module (20), which is part of the banknote manipulation apparatus (10), is the first to recognize a banknote of 5 euros in DD mode, then when the operator presses the manual control button, which is one of the operating buttons (62b), the display image for manual input, which is shown in Fig. 36B, is not displayed on the display module (62a) included in the operation / display module (62). Instead, a screen for manual input is displayed, which is shown in FIG. 36C. In this case, the cursor points to 5 euros, which is the nominal value of the first banknote recognized by the recognition and counting module (20), which is part of the apparatus (10) for managing banknotes. After that, as shown in Fig. 36D, the operator manually enters the number of 5 euro banknotes using the operation buttons (62b).

In the case of the proposed manual input method, in DD mode, in which only banknotes of a single nominal value, which is the nominal value of the first recognized banknote, are stacked in the stacking module (30), the cursor automatically indicates the nominal value of the first recognized banknote that was recognized and counted by the module (20) recognition and counting, which is part of the apparatus (10) for manipulating banknotes. This increases the efficiency of the operator, and prevents the appearance of an error in the calculation caused by an error in moving the cursor.

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1. An apparatus for manipulating paper sheets, containing:
a holding module into which a plurality of paper sheets are stacked;
a feed module that dispenses paper sheets stacked in a stack in the holding module, one after another and can change the feed rate of the paper sheets;
a transport module, which is driven by a drive system different from the drive system for the feed module, and conveys, one after the other, paper sheets issued by the feed module;
a determining module, which determines the intervals between the paper sheets, the interval between two consecutive paper sheets, is the distance between the rear edge of the previous paper sheet, which is issued by the feeding module, and the front edge of the subsequent issued paper sheet; and
a control module that controls the feed module, while
a control module, causes the feed module to change the paper feed speeds based on the intervals between the paper sheets defined by the determining module. 2. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to claim 1, in which
in the control module, a functional dependence of the intervals between the paper sheets and the feed speeds of the paper sheets by the feed module is predefined, and
after the determining module determines the interval between the paper sheets, the control module calculates the feed rate of the paper sheet by the feeding module using this functional dependence. 3. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to claim 2, in which this functional dependence is set so that as the intervals between paper sheets increase, the feed rate of the paper sheets by the feed module increases. 4. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a module for determining the length of the paper sheets, which determines the length in the feed direction of each of the paper sheets that are issued by the feeding module, wherein
the control module controls the feed module so that the feed rate of the paper sheet by the feed module decreases when the length of the paper sheet in the feed direction determined by the paper sheet length determination unit is greater than a certain predetermined value. 5. An apparatus for manipulating paper sheets, comprising: a holding module into which a plurality of paper sheets are stacked;
a feed module that dispenses paper sheets stacked in a stack in the holding module, one after another and can change the feed rate of the paper sheets;
a transport module, which is driven by a drive system different from the drive system for the feed module, and transports, one by one, paper sheets issued by the feed module;
a determining module, which determines the lengths in the feed direction of the paper sheets that are issued by the feeding module; and
a control module that controls the feed module, while
the control module causes the feed module to change the feed speeds of the paper sheets based on the lengths of the paper sheets in the feed direction determined by the determining module. 6. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to claim 5, in which
in the control module, the functional dependence of the lengths of the paper sheets in the feed direction and the feed speeds of the paper sheets by the feed module is pre-set, and
after the determining module determines the length of the paper sheets in the feed direction, the control module calculates the feed rate of the paper sheets by the feeding module using this functional dependence. 7. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to claim 6, in which this functional dependence is set so that with an increase in the length of the paper sheets in the feed direction, the feed speed of the paper sheets by the feeding module decreases. 8. The apparatus for manipulating paper sheets according to any one of claims 5 to 7, in which the control module controls the feed module so that when the length of the paper sheet in the feed direction determined by the determining module is greater than some predetermined preset value, the feed rate of the paper sheet by the feed module was reduced. 9. An apparatus for manipulating banknotes, comprising:
a receiving module that feeds a plurality of banknotes one after another into the apparatus for manipulating banknotes;
a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus;
recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes banknotes transported by the transport module;
a stacker of a large capacity stack that is connected to the transport module and is capable of stacking banknotes transported by the transport module in a stack;
a stacker of a small capacity stack having a lower capacity than a stacker of a large capacity stack, and which is connected to the transport module and is capable of stacking banknotes transported by the transport module in a stack;
a module for specifying sorting types that defines a combination of sorting types of banknotes to be sorted between a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack;
a stacker stack task module that assigns a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack to stack a stack of banknotes of each sort type specified by the sort type specifier module; and
a control module that controls the transport module in such a way that it conveys the banknote to any one stacker from among the stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack, based on a combination of banknote sorting types specified by the sorting type setting module, settings made by the task module stacker stack, and the result of recognition of banknotes received by the recognition module. 10. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 9, in which the module for specifying types of sorting is capable of selectively setting any one of the following combinations of types of sorting banknotes:
a combination of good notes and bad notes,
a combination of banknotes located face up and banknotes located face down,
a combination of new banknotes and old banknotes,
a combination of banknotes of some indicated nominal value and banknotes of other nominal values, and
a combination of banknotes with a portrait facing up and banknotes with a portrait facing down. 11. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the control module controls the transport module in such a way as to transport rejected banknotes to the stacker of small capacity stacks that are rejected due to an unfavorable recognition result by the recognition module or due to a transportation error. 12. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 9 or 10, in which the control module implements the function of retrying processing, by which, after processing by stacking all the banknotes received by the receiving module in stackers of a large capacity stacker and a stacker of a small capacity stack, banknotes , stacked in a stacker stacks of small capacity stacks, are recycled, being removed from the stacker stacks of small capacity and re-placed in the receiving module, without removing banknotes, s stacked in the stacker stacks of high-capacity, and
when this retry processing function is realized, the control module controls the transport module so that the banknotes are transported according to the settings made for this processing by the stacker stack task module. 13. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 9 or 10, in which
the control module performs the function of the second processing, by which, after processing by stacking all the banknotes received by the receiving module into the stacker of a large capacity stacker and a stacker of a small capacity stacker, banknotes stacked in a stacker of a small capacity stacker are recycled when the banknotes stacked a stack both in the stacker of the large capacity stack and in the stacker of the small capacity stack are removed, and banknotes stacked in the stacker of the small capacity stack are again placed in the tray a washing module, and
when this function of the second processing is realized, the control module controls the transport module in such a way that the banknotes are transported to the opposite destination, in a way that is inverse to the settings made for this processing by the stacker job module related to the stacker of large capacity stacker and stacker of small capacity stack. 14. The banknote manipulator according to claim 9 or 10, in which the control module after all banknotes received by the receiving module have been processed and stacked in a stacker in a stacker of a large capacity stack and a stacker of a small capacity stack, confirms the number of banknotes sent in a stacker of a large-capacity stack, and the number of banknotes sent to the stacker of a small-capacity stack, if among the banknotes stacked in a stacker of a stack of small-capacity stacks, not a single rejected banknote is contained. 15. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 9 or 10, in which the stack stacker setting module makes adjustments based on a command given to the control module by the operator through an operation module connected to the control module based on accounting information of banknote processing objects, or based on based on the recognition result of the first banknote recognized by the recognition module. 16. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to clause 15, further comprising a storage module that pre-stores data on the relationship between each of the types of sorting and each of the stackers of stacks for each face value of banknotes,
in this case, when settings are made on the basis of the recognition result of the first banknote received by the recognition module, the stacker stack task module makes settings based on the recognition result and the contents stored in the storage module. 17. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to Claim 15, further comprising a storage module that preliminarily stores data about the relationship between each sorting type and each stacker in a form associated with accounting information of banknote processing objects,
in this case, when settings are made on the basis of information accounting for banknotes-processing objects, the stacker job module, if accounting information for banknotes-processing objects is entered, makes settings based on accounting information of banknotes-processing objects and the contents stored in the storage module. 18. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to clause 15, further comprising a storage module that preliminarily stores data on the relationship between each sort type and each stacker for each banknote accounting processing information, as well as for each face value banknotes
in this case, when settings are made based on the accounting information of banknotes-processing objects, as well as on the basis of the recognition result of the first banknote received by the recognition module, the stacker stack task module makes settings based on the recognition result of the banknote recognized by the first and contents, stored in the storage module for each accounting information of banknotes processing objects. 19. An apparatus for manipulating banknotes, comprising:
a receiving module that feeds banknotes one by one into the apparatus for manipulating banknotes;
a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus;
recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes and counts banknotes transported by the transport module;
a stacking module that is connected to the transport module and in which banknotes recognized by the recognition module as predefined banknotes are stacked in a stack;
a rejection module, which is connected to the transport module and in which banknotes are stacked in a stack and are not to be stacked in a stack in a stacking module;
a display module that displays on itself the result of the counting of banknotes obtained by the recognition module;
a mode switching module that switches from the normal mode to some special mode in the case when it is necessary to re-recognize the banknotes in the reject module, after in normal mode all the banknotes were fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus and sent to the stacking module or reject module; and
a control module, which, when the mode switch sets this special mode and the recognition module recognizes the banknote without at least one of the recognition processes, controls the transport module so that, based on the recognition result, send this banknote to or one module from among: a stacking module and a reject module, and also controls the display module so that the display module displays on itself in a different manner the result of the counting of banknotes obtained in the normal mode, and the result of the counting of banknotes obtained in the special mode. 20. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 19, in which
in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes, and
in a special mode, when stacks of banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked in a stacking module, the recognition module recognizes only the nominal values of banknotes and counts the number of banknotes. 21. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 19, in which
in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal values and authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes, and
in a special mode, when in a stacking module stacks of banknotes of a certain nominal value are stacked in a stacking module, and banknotes of any other nominal values are stacked in a rejection module, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from among: nominal value and authenticity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. 22. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 19, in which
in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal values, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes, and
in a special mode, when in the stacking module stacks of suitable banknotes or worthless banknotes of various nominal values are mixed and stacked, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from the number: authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. 23. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the control module controls the display module in such a way that the display module displays in a different manner the counting results obtained in normal mode for valid banknotes and unusable banknotes, and the counting result obtained in special mode for suitable banknotes or for unusable banknotes. 24. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 19, in which
in normal mode, the recognition module recognizes the nominal value, authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes, and
in a special mode, when in the stacking module the stacked banknotes are either valid banknotes or worthless banknotes of only a single face value, and other banknotes are stacked in a stack of rejection modules, the recognition module does not recognize at least one indicator from among: face value authenticity and validity of banknotes, and counts the number of banknotes. 25. The banknote manipulator according to paragraph 24, in which the control module controls the display module in such a way that the display module displays in a different manner the counting results obtained in the normal mode for valid banknotes and for unusable banknotes, and the counting result obtained in special mode for suitable banknotes or for unusable banknotes. 26. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to any one of paragraphs.19-25, in which the control module controls the transport module so that the speed of transportation of banknotes in a special mode is lower than the speed of transporting banknotes in a normal mode. 27. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to any one of paragraphs.19-25, in which, when the recognition module in a special mode recognizes banknotes in relation to a transportation error, and if a transportation error is detected that is different from transportation in a superimposed state and abnormal banknote length, the control module treats this banknote as a banknote that does not have a transport error. 28. An apparatus for manipulating banknotes, comprising:
a receiving module that feeds banknotes one by one into the apparatus for manipulating banknotes;
a transport module that conveys, one after another, banknotes that are fed by the receiving module into the banknote handling apparatus;
a recognition module, which is located along the transport module and which recognizes and counts banknotes transported by the transport module, the recognition module, recognizes at least whether the banknote belongs to the first or second form;
a first stacker stack, which is connected to the transport module and in which the banknotes sent by the transport module are stacked, the first stacker stack, has an opening through which the first stacker stack is accessible from outside the banknote manipulator;
the second stacker stack, which is connected to the transport module and in which the banknotes sent by the transport module are stacked in a stack, and the second stacker stack is accessible from outside the apparatus for manipulating banknotes;
a shutter which is arranged in accordance with the first stacker of the stack and which opens and closes an opening of the first stacker of the stack;
a damper drive module that drives the damper; and
a control module that controls the transport module so as to send the banknote recognized by the recognition module as belonging to the first view to the first stacker of the stack, and the banknote recognized as not belonging to the first view to the second stacker, while
a control module, controls the shutter drive module so that the shutter closes the opening of the first stacker at a time when the receiving module feeds banknotes one by one into the banknote handling apparatus, and
after all the banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, the control module controls the shutter drive module so that the shutter keeps the opening of the first stacker closed when there is a banknote in the second stacker that does not belong to the second type , and so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker when there is not a single banknote in the second stacker of the stack that does not belong to the second view. 29. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 28, wherein the first type banknote means a valid banknote and the second type banknote means an unusable banknote. 30. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to claim 28, wherein the first type banknote means a banknote located face up and the second type banknote means a banknote located face down. 31. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to any one of paragraphs 28-30, wherein when the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all banknotes have been fed into the banknote manipulator by the receiving module, and when the banknotes are removed from the second stacker piles and placed in the receiving module, the control module controls the receiving module so that the banknotes are fed by the receiving module one after another into the apparatus for manipulating banknotes. 32. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to any one of paragraphs 28-30, further comprising:
a display module on which a banknote counting result obtained by the recognition module is displayed; and
an operation module that is used by the operator to issue a command to the control module, wherein
in the case when the opening of the first stacker of the stack is kept open by the shutter after all the banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, and when the control module has been issued from the operation module to the control module to confirm the banknote count result displayed on the display module, the module confirms the result of counting banknotes obtained by the recognition module. 33. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 32, wherein when the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, and when a confirmation command has been issued from the operation module to the control module , the control module controls the display module so that a message is displayed on the display module instructing the operator to perform an additional counting operation. 34. The banknote manipulation apparatus according to claim 32, wherein, in the case when the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed by the receiving module into the banknote manipulation apparatus, and when the control module is instructed from the operation module to execute an additional counting operation, the control module controls the flapper drive module so that the flap opens the opening of the first stacker of the stack. 35. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to clause 34, in which, when, after a command issued to the control module, banknotes are placed in the receiving module to perform an additional counting operation, the control module controls the damper drive module so that the damper closes the opening of the first stacker piles. 36. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to clause 34 or 35, in which, during an additional counting operation, the control module controls the transport module so that the banknotes recognized by the recognition module as belonging to any kind from the first type or second type are sent to the first stacker of the stack, and banknotes recognized as not belonging to any kind from among: the first kind and the second kind, were sent to the second stacker of the stack. 37. The apparatus for manipulating banknotes according to any one of claims 34 or 35, in which, during an additional counting operation, the control module controls the flapper drive module so that the flap keeps the opening of the first stacker stacked, if, after all the banknotes were fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, there is a banknote in the second stacker, and so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker in the event that there is no banknote in the second stacker bottom of the banknote. 38. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 32, wherein, in the case where the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, a control module in the case when the second stacker has only one or more counterfeit banknotes, and when a confirmation command is issued from the operation module to the control module, it controls the display module so that a message is displayed on the display module, I indicate The second stacker has a fake note. 39. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 32, wherein in the case when the opening of the first stacker is closed by a shutter after all the banknotes have been fed into the banknote handling apparatus by the receiving module, the control module is in the case when the second stacker has only one or more fake banknotes, and when a confirmation command is issued from the operation module to the control module after this banknote has been removed from the second stacker of stacks, it controls so that the shutter opens the opening of the first stacker of the stack and confirms the result of counting banknotes obtained by the recognition module.

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