TWM660573U - New and old banknote sorting system - Google Patents

Abstract

A new and old banknote sorting system includes an input device, a sorting device, a conveying device, a detection device, and a control device. The conveying device is connected to the input device and the sorting device to transport a plurality of banknotes from the input device to the sorting device one by one. The control device is electrically connected to the sorting device and the detection device, and according to a plurality of detection signals generated by the detection device when detecting the banknote being transported by the conveying device, it is determined whether the corresponding banknote is a new banknote or an old banknote, so as to generate a corresponding control signal, and then the sorting device is controlled by the control signal to perform corresponding sorting.

Description

New and old banknotes sorting system

The invention relates to a banknote sorting system, and in particular to a new and old banknote sorting system for sorting new banknotes and old banknotes.

For banking operators, there is often a large demand for recycling old banknotes and issuing new banknotes at certain times of the year (such as the Chinese New Year). Since each bank has many business locations, how to correctly classify the new and old banknotes received by each business location, and more importantly, how to complete it efficiently and time-savingly has become an important issue.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and old banknote sorting system that can effectively classify new banknotes and old banknotes.

Therefore, the present invention provides a new and old banknote sorting system, which is applicable to a plurality of banknotes and includes an input device, a classification device, a conveying device, a detection device, and a control device.

The input device is used for accommodating the banknotes. The sorting device includes a first sorting box and a second sorting box, and is used for receiving a control signal to sort one of the banknotes into the first sorting box or the second sorting box.

The conveying device is connected to the input device and the sorting device to convey the banknotes to the sorting device one by one. The detecting device detects the banknotes being conveyed by the conveying device to generate a plurality of detection signals.

The control device is electrically connected to the classification device and the detection device, and determines whether the corresponding banknote is a new banknote or an old banknote according to the detection signals to generate the corresponding control signal, thereby controlling the classification device to perform corresponding classification.

In some embodiments, the detection device includes a first image capture module, the first image capture module captures a bill plane image of the bill being transported by the transport device, and transmits the bill plane image to the control device, one of the detection signals is the bill plane image. The control device performs image recognition on the bill plane image to obtain an image recognition degree of the bill, and then generates the control signal at least according to the image recognition degree.

In some embodiments, the detection device further includes a second image capture module, the second image capture module captures a side image of the bill being transported by the transport device, and transmits the side image of the bill to the control device, and another one of the detection signals is the side image of the bill. The control device determines a flatness of the bill based on the side image of the bill, and then generates the control signal based on at least the image recognition and the flatness.

In some embodiments, the conveying device includes a tubular roller and a conveyor belt, and the tubular roller is in contact with the conveyor belt. The detection device also includes a pressure detection module. When the conveyor belt moves, the banknote is conveyed from the input device through the tubular roller and the conveyor belt to the sorting device. The pressure detection module detects the force applied to the tubular roller to obtain a force value, and transmits the force value to the control device, and another one of the detection signals is the force value. The control device determines a friction level of the banknote based on the force value, and then generates the control signal based on the image recognition, the flatness, and the friction level.

In some embodiments, the classification device further includes a first binding module and a second binding module, the first binding module and the second binding module are respectively arranged in the first classification box and the second classification box, and are both electrically connected to the control device. The control device calculates and generates a first cumulative number and a second cumulative number of the control signal corresponding to the first classification box and the second classification box respectively. When the control device determines that the first cumulative number is equal to a predetermined value, the first binding module is controlled to bind the banknotes in the first classification box, and the first cumulative number is reset to zero. When the control device determines that the second accumulated number is equal to the predetermined value, the second binding module is controlled to bind the banknotes in the second classification box and the second accumulated number is reset to zero.

The effect of the present invention is that the detection device detects the banknotes being transported by the transport device one by one to generate different detection signals, so that the control device determines whether the corresponding banknote belongs to the new banknote or the old banknote according to the detection signals to generate the corresponding control signal, and controls the classification device to classify the banknotes into the first classification box or the second classification box accordingly, thereby efficiently and time-savingly completing the classification of the new and old banknotes.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that similar components are represented by the same reference numerals in the following description.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the novel old and new banknote sorting system is applicable to a plurality of banknotes and comprises an input device 2 , a classification device 5 , a conveying device 4 , a detection device 3 , and a control device 1 .

The input device 2 is used to accommodate the banknotes, and is, for example, a mechanism similar to the banknote outlet of an ATM, but is not limited thereto. The sorting device 5 is electrically connected to the control device 1, and includes a first sorting box 51, a second sorting box 52, a first binding module 53, and a second binding module 54, and is used to receive a control signal from the control device 1 to sort the banknotes from the conveying device 4 into the first sorting box 51 or the second sorting box 52, for example, when the banknote is a new banknote, it is sorted into the first sorting box 51, and when the banknote is an old banknote, it is sorted into the second sorting box 52. The first binding module 53 and the second binding module 54 are respectively arranged in the first classification box 51 and the second classification box 52, and are used to receive the control of the control device 1 to bind the banknotes in the first classification box 51 and the second classification box 52 respectively, for example, by means of gears, connecting rods, cutters, banknote binding paper tapes and other mechanism designs.

The conveying device 4 includes a tubular roller 41 and a conveyor belt 42, and is connected to the input device 2 and the sorting device 5 to convey the banknotes 9 accommodated in the input device 2 to the sorting device 5 one by one. The tubular roller 41 is in contact with the conveyor belt 42, and when the conveyor belt 42 moves, for example, when it is driven by another roller, the banknotes 9 are conveyed from the input device 2 to the sorting device 5 through the tubular roller 41 and the conveyor belt 42.

The detection device 3 is electrically connected to the control device 1 and includes a first image capture module 31, a second image capture module 32, and a pressure detection module 33, and detects the banknote 9 being transported on the conveyor belt 42 of the conveyor device 4 to generate a plurality of detection signals. In more detail, the first image capture module 31 captures a banknote plane image of the banknote 9 being transported on the conveyor belt 42 of the conveyor device 4, and transmits the banknote plane image to the control device 1. The second image capture module 32 captures a bill side image of the bill 9 being transported on the conveyor belt 42 of the transport device 4, and transmits the bill side image to the control device 1. The pressure detection module 33 detects the force applied to the tubular roller 41 to obtain a force value, and transmits the force value to the control device 1. In other words, the detection signals are the bill plane image, the bill side image, and the force value.

The control device 1 is, for example, a microcontroller, and is electrically connected to the first image capture module 31, the second image capture module 32, and the pressure detection module 33 of the detection device 3, and the first classification box 51, the second classification box 52, the first binding module 53, and the second binding module 54 of the classification device 5, and determines whether the corresponding banknote is a new banknote or an old banknote based on the detection signals to generate the corresponding control signal, thereby controlling the classification device 5 to perform corresponding classification.

Since the surface cleanliness, flatness, and surface friction of the banknote are different whether it is a new banknote or an old banknote, the control device 1 performs image recognition on the plane image of the banknote to determine the surface cleanliness of the banknote by using the image recognition degree obtained by recognition, and performs image recognition on the side image of the banknote to determine the flatness of the banknote by using the flatness obtained by recognition, and when the banknote passes between the tubular roller 41 and the conveyor belt 42, the control device 1 determines the change in the force value to obtain a corresponding friction degree, and further determines the surface friction of the banknote. The control device 1 then compares the image recognition, the flatness, and the friction level with three preset thresholds to determine whether the banknote is the new banknote or the old banknote.

The control device 1 also calculates and generates a first cumulative number and a second cumulative number of the control signals corresponding to the first classification box 51 and the second classification box 52, respectively. When the control device 1 determines that the first cumulative number is equal to a predetermined value, the first binding module 53 is controlled to bind the banknotes in the first classification box 51 and the first cumulative number is reset to zero. When the control device 1 determines that the second cumulative number is equal to the predetermined value, the second binding module 54 is controlled to bind the banknotes in the second classification box 52 and the second cumulative number is reset to zero. For example, if the predetermined value is one hundred, the banknotes in the first classification box 51 belonging to the new banknotes will be bundled into a stack when the number reaches one hundred.

In summary, the detection device 3 detects the banknotes being transported by the transport device 4 one by one to generate different detection signals, so that the control device 1 determines whether the corresponding banknote belongs to the new banknote or the old banknote according to the detection signals, and generates the corresponding control signal, and controls the classification device 5 to classify the banknotes to the first classification box 51 or the second classification box 52 accordingly, and controls the first binding module 53 and the second binding module 54 to bind the banknotes according to the first cumulative number and the second cumulative number, thereby efficiently and time-savingly completing the classification of the new and old banknotes. Therefore, the purpose of the novel device can be achieved.

However, the above is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present patent.

1: Control device 2: Input device 3: Detection device 31: First image capture module 32: Second image capture module 33: Pressure detection module 4: Conveyor device 41: Tubular roller 42: Conveyor belt 5: Sorting device 51: First sorting box 52: Second sorting box 53: First binding module 54: Second binding module 9: Banknote

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation method of the reference drawings, among which: Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an implementation example of the present invention's new and old banknote sorting system.

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Claims (5)

A new and old banknote sorting system is applicable to a plurality of banknotes and comprises: an input device for accommodating the banknotes; a sorting device, comprising a first sorting box and a second sorting box, and for receiving a control signal to sort one of the banknotes into the first sorting box or the second sorting box; a conveying device, connecting the input device and the sorting device, to convey the banknotes one by one to the sorting device; a detection device, detecting the banknotes being conveyed by the conveying device to generate a plurality of detection signals; and A control device is electrically connected to the classification device and the detection device, and determines whether the corresponding banknote is a new banknote or an old banknote according to the detection signals to generate the corresponding control signal, thereby controlling the classification device to perform the corresponding classification. A new and old banknote sorting system as described in claim 1, wherein the detection device includes a first image capture module, the first image capture module captures a banknote plane image of the banknote being transported by the transport device, and transmits the banknote plane image to the control device, one of the detection signals is the banknote plane image, the control device performs image recognition on the banknote plane image to obtain an image recognition degree of the banknote, and then generates the control signal at least based on the image recognition degree. A new and old banknote sorting system as described in claim 2, wherein the detection device further includes a second image capture module, which captures a banknote side image of the banknote being transported by the transport device and transmits the banknote side image to the control device, and another one of the detection signals is the banknote side image. The control device determines the flatness of the banknote based on the banknote side image, and further generates the control signal based on at least the image recognition and the flatness. The new and old banknote sorting system as described in claim 3, wherein the conveying device includes a tubular roller and a conveyor belt, the tubular roller is in contact with the conveyor belt, and the detection device further includes a pressure detection module. When the conveyor belt moves, the banknote is conveyed from the input device through the tubular roller and the conveyor belt to the sorting device. The pressure detection module The detection module detects the force applied to the tubular roller to obtain a force value, and transmits the force value to the control device. Another of the detection signals is the force value. The control device determines a friction level of the banknote according to the force value, and further generates the control signal according to the image recognition, the flatness, and the friction level. The new and old banknote sorting system as described in claim 4, wherein the sorting device further includes a first binding module and a second binding module, the first binding module and the second binding module are respectively arranged in the first sorting box and the second sorting box, and are both electrically connected to the control device, and the control device calculates and generates a first cumulative number and a second cumulative number of control signals corresponding to the first sorting box and the second sorting box, respectively. When the control device determines that the first accumulated number is equal to a predetermined value, the first binding module is controlled to bind the banknotes in the first classification box and the first accumulated number is reset to zero. When the control device determines that the second accumulated number is equal to the predetermined value, the second binding module is controlled to bind the banknotes in the second classification box and the second accumulated number is reset to zero.

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