WO2014174724A1

WO2014174724A1 - Paper sheet processing device

Info

Publication number: WO2014174724A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/083980
Authority: WO
Inventors: 毅山縣
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-04-22
Filing date: 2013-12-18
Publication date: 2014-10-30
Also published as: JP6098331B2; CN104919499A; JP2014215623A

Abstract

Provided is a paper sheet bundling and organizing device that is capable of encouraging efficient use of paper sheets. The present invention pertains to a paper sheet processing device for processing paper sheets. This paper sheet processing device has an accumulating means equipped with a plurality of accumulating units for accumulating paper sheets, a recognition means for recognizing at least the type of paper sheet and whether the paper sheets correspond to folded paper sheets formed with a folded portion, and a paper sheet feeding means for feeding paper sheets recognized by the recognition means to an accumulating unit corresponding to a recognition result.

Description

Paper sheet processing equipment

The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus, for example, a banknote bundling arrangement apparatus that classifies and counts banknotes into denominations, accumulates the counted classified banknotes in a temporary stacking unit, and binds and organizes them every predetermined number. It can be applied to.

In stores that handle a large number of banknotes in a day such as a main branch of a financial institution or a large retail store, a banknote bundling and organizing device has been introduced, and banknotes collected at the time of scrutiny, etc. are bundled and arranged at regular intervals. ing. In addition, in a center that collects banknotes from a plurality of main branches and retail stores, a banknote bundling and organizing device is introduced, and banknotes collected from each store are bundled and arranged every predetermined number.

As a conventional banknote bundling and organizing apparatus, there is a technology described in JP2011-113152A (Patent Document 1). In the conventional banknote bundling and organizing apparatus, a large number of banknotes set in the input unit are conveyed one by one to the discrimination unit, and discrimination of denominations, correct bills or damaged bills is performed, Based on the designation, it is sorted and collected into a plurality of temporary stacking units. In the conventional banknote bundling apparatus, when the number of stacked sheets reaches a predetermined number in the primary stacking unit, the predetermined number of banknotes are bundled and released by a binding material such as a paper tape.

In the following description, the banknotes after being bound are referred to as “banknote bundles”, and the banknotes before being bound are referred to as “bound banknotes”.

By the way, in the conventional banknote bundling and organizing apparatus, a banknote in which a part of the banknote is bent (hereinafter referred to as “folded ticket”) may be input as a banknote to be bound.

In the conventional banknote bundling and organizing device, it is designed to be inserted after correcting the folding of the folded bill, and that fact is clearly stated in the nameplate and instruction manual of the take-in part, but actually the folding is corrected It may be thrown without. When a folded ticket is inserted into a conventional banknote bundling and organizing device, it seems that the folded part is missing on a plane, so it is handled as a banknote to be rejected such as a damaged ticket, and a pocket for rejecting (hereinafter, “ RJ pocket ”). However, unlike other non-performing tickets, there are many cases in which folded bills are correct, so conventional banknote bundling and organizing devices sometimes hinder efficient use of banknotes.

Therefore, a paper sheet processing apparatus (for example, banknote bundling and organizing apparatus) that can promote efficient use of paper sheets (for example, banknotes) is desired.

The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention includes (1) a stacking unit including a plurality of stacking units that stack paper sheets, and (2) a folded paper sheet in which at least a type of paper sheet and a folded portion are formed. Recognizing means for recognizing whether it falls under the category, and (3) a paper sheet supply means for supplying the paper sheets subjected to the recognition processing by the recognizing means to the stacking unit according to the recognition result. Have.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that promotes efficient use of paper sheets.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the schematic side view (schematic side view which looked after removing one side plate) which shows the internal structure of the banknote bundling arrangement device concerning an embodiment. It is an enlarged side view which expands and shows the upper structure of the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the operation part in the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a side view which shows the detail of the accumulation | aggregation mechanism in the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a side view which shows the detail of the banknote binding mechanism in the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing shown about the example of the content of the setting information memorize | stored with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the flowchart shown about operation | movement in case the banknote binding organization apparatus (control part) which concerns on embodiment receives the input of setting information. It is explanatory drawing shown about the content example of the setting information input screen displayed with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing shown about the example of the content of the ticket type selection screen displayed with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the flowchart shown about the operation | movement in case the banknote binding organization apparatus (control part) which concerns on embodiment performs a counting and binding process. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) shown about the example of the display screen during a count displayed with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) shown about the example of the display screen during counting displayed with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing shown about the example (the 3) of the during-counting display screen displayed with the banknote binding organization apparatus which concerns on the modification of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing shown about the example of the during-counting display screen which a banknote binding organization apparatus displays with the modification which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view of the banknote recognized as a folded ticket by the banknote bundling arrangement device concerning an embodiment.

(A) Main Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a banknote bundling apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings.

(A-1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 2 is a schematic side view (side view of the banknote bundling apparatus according to the embodiment with one side plate removed) showing the internal structure of the banknote bundling arrangement apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing the upper structure in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the banknote bundling organizer of this embodiment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the operation unit 7 in FIG. The same and corresponding parts are denoted by the same and corresponding reference numerals in addition to FIGS.

A bill insertion unit 1 is provided on the front upper part of the bill bundling device 100 according to this embodiment. The discriminating unit 2 as “recognition means” is provided in the apparatus, and the authenticity (genuine bill, fake note), denomination, and correctness (correct bill, non-conforming bill) of the bill inserted from the input unit 1. In addition to performing discrimination and counting of front and back surfaces, folded tickets (whether they are folded tickets / whether they include folded sections), etc., they also detect conveyance abnormalities. The detail of the conveyance path 3 which conveys the identified banknote is mentioned later.

The front / back reversing unit 4 is provided so as to be located at the rear stage of the discrimination unit 2, and performs the front / back reversal of banknotes under the control of the control unit 50 described later.

The two

open pockets

5a and 5b are provided on the upper surface of the apparatus, and banknotes (for example, banknotes of non-bundling type) are discharged into the

open pockets

5a and 5b under the control of the control unit 50 described later. Is done. The banknotes accumulated in the

open pockets

5a and 5b can be directly accessed by the operator.

The reject pocket 8 is basically used for accumulating the banknotes discriminated from the reject banknotes by the discrimination unit 2. In the case of this embodiment, under the control of the control unit 50 which will be described later, of the reject banknotes, the reject banknotes that are not to be discharged to the

open pockets

5a and 5b and the temporary stacking unit 61 are discharged into the reject pocket 8. The reject pocket 8 is provided, for example, above the input unit 1, and the operator can directly access the banknotes accumulated in the reject pocket 8. Of course, the reject pocket 8 may be used for stacking banknotes other than reject banknotes.

The upper limit number that can be discharged to the reject pocket 8 is set to a preset number (for example, 190). This is because if the number of rejected banknotes discharged from the reject pocket 8 exceeds a predetermined number, the banknotes may spill out of the reject pocket 8 and fall out of the apparatus. For example, when the banknotes accumulated in the reject pocket 8 reach the set number, the control unit 50 may temporarily stop the insertion of the banknotes and display a message requesting the operator to remove the banknotes from the reject pocket 8. .

The operation unit 7 is provided on one side of the input unit 1 (right side in the figure). The operation unit 7 is provided with a counting start button 7a for instructing counting of banknotes, a completion button 7b for instructing completion of counting and bundling processing, a reset button 7c for restarting the apparatus when the apparatus is recovered from a failure, and the like. ing.

The operation display unit 13 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus so as to be located behind the open pocket 5a. The operation display unit 13 includes a liquid crystal display and a touch panel disposed on the surface thereof. The operator can operate the operation display unit 13 to specify a mode and set a denomination of banknotes to be accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 61 described later. The operation display unit 13 displays the denominations of the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 2 and the counting results under the control of the control unit 50 described later.

In the case of this embodiment, the stacking mechanism 6 as the “stacking means” has five temporary stacking units 61 (61a to 61e) arranged in a line in the vertical direction in the apparatus. Each of the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e can stack specified types of banknotes with an upper limit of a predetermined number (for example, 100) under the control of the control unit 50 described later. Note that the number of temporary stacking units is not limited to five.

The transfer mechanism 9 is for transferring the stacked banknotes of the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e to the banknote binding mechanism 10. The banknote binding mechanism 10 binds the transferred stacked banknotes with a binding material such as paper tape. Both the transfer mechanism 9 and the banknote bundling mechanism 10 are provided in the apparatus. Details of the transfer mechanism 9 and the banknote bundling mechanism 10 will be described later. The discharge port 11 is an opening for discharging a banknote bundle formed by binding of the banknote binding mechanism 10. The door 12 provided in front of the apparatus above the discharge port 11 is opened so that the operator can access the stacking mechanism 6.

Next, the conveyance path 3 will be described in detail. The conveyance path 3 includes a roller, a conveyance belt, a sensor that detects passage, a drive motor, and the like. Hereinafter, the conveyance path 3 will be described from the aspect of a banknote path. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport path 3 is roughly divided into five parts (hereinafter also referred to as transport paths) 3a to 3e.

The conveyance path 3a is a part that reaches the branch point A from the input unit 1 through the discrimination unit 2. Therefore, all the inserted bills are transported on the transport path 3a.

The conveyance path 3b is a part from the branch point A to the reject pocket 8. Accordingly, reject banknotes whose discrimination results are accumulated in the reject pocket 8 are transported on the transport path 3b.

The conveyance path 3c is a part from the branch point A to the branch point B, and the front / back reversing unit 4 is provided in the middle thereof, and the transport path 3c conveys the banknote so as not to pass the front / back reversing unit 4. You can also. The front / back reversing part 4 has a groove shape, and the conveyed paper piece is inserted into the front / back reversing part 4 from one end and pulled out from the other end so that the front and back are reversed. Of the inserted banknotes, banknotes other than banknotes facing the reject pocket 8 are transported on the transport path 3c. Of the banknotes introduced on the transport path 3 c, those identified as needing front / back inversion pass through the front / back inversion unit 4.

The conveyance path 3d is a part from the branch point B to the lowest temporary accumulation part 61e (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The banknotes identified as being collected and bound by the discrimination unit 2 are transported on the transport path 3d and inserted into the temporary stacking parts 61a to 61e where the banknotes are to be stacked.

The conveyance path 3e is a part from the branch point B to the branch point C. And the conveyance path 3f is a part from the branch point C to the open pocket 5a. Moreover, the conveyance path 3g is a part from the branch point C to the open pocket 5b.

As described above, in the banknote bundling apparatus 100, the “paper sheet supply means” supplies the banknotes input from the operator to the stacking mechanism 6 (temporary stacking sections 61a to 61e) by the transport path 3, the discrimination section 2, and the like. Is formed.

A switching blade (not shown) for switching the bill conveyance direction is provided in the vicinity of each of the branch points A, B, and C on the conveyance path 3 and is switched under the control of the control unit 50 described later.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the configuration of the stacking mechanism 6 in more detail than FIG. In the stacking mechanism 6, as described above, the five temporary stacking portions 61a to 61e are arranged in the vertical direction. Since these temporary stacking units 61a to 61e have the same structure, details will be described below using the temporary stacking unit 61a as an example.

The banknotes transported by the transport path 3d are taken toward the stacking plate 21 by the sorting gate 27 of the temporary stacking unit 61a, and the banknotes that have entered the temporary stacking unit 61a are hit by the impeller 20 and stacked. It is configured to be accumulated on the plate 21. The banknotes entering thereafter are also stacked on the banknotes stacked on the stacking plate 21 by the same operation.

The banknotes entering the temporary stacking unit 61a are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes by a longitudinal positioning means (not shown) provided on one side of the temporary stacking unit 61a (for example, the front side in the normal direction of the paper surface of FIG. 6). Further, the position in the short direction is aligned by short positioning means (not shown) provided on the rear end side of the temporary accumulating portion 61a. The above-mentioned longitudinal alignment mechanism aligns the banknotes by pressing them against a reference surface installed on the opposite side. In addition, the short positioning mechanism described above is positioned by biasing the accumulated banknotes toward the entrance side.

When banknotes accumulate on the accumulation plate 21 and the accumulation number (values of counters 51a to 51e described later) exceeds the set number, the accumulation plate 21 automatically descends to widen the space of the temporary accumulation unit 61a. By this operation, the stacking can be stably performed even if the stacking height differs depending on the state of the banknote caused by the wrinkles or folds. A presser plate 24 is provided above the stacking plate 21 so as to face the presser plate 24. The presser plate 24 stands by at the upper end of the temporary stacking unit 61a during stacking of banknotes on the stacking plate 21, and is sequentially taken in So as not to get in the way.

When a set number of banknotes are stacked on the stacking plate 21 of the temporary stacking unit 61a, the gate sorting mechanism 27 is operated in a posture that does not take in banknotes, and a predetermined number of banknotes are, for example, other temporary stacking units 61b. It is controlled to be accumulated in any one of .about.61e.

In the temporary stacking unit 61a where the banknotes have stopped entering, the stacking plate 21 is raised and the presser plate 24 is lowered to hold the banknotes. By this operation, the thicknesses of banknotes having different stacking heights are made constant according to the state of banknotes such as bags, and delivery to the transfer mechanism 9 is facilitated. The banknotes clamped by the stacking plate 21 and the pressing plate 24 are pulled out by the banknote clamp unit 30 (see FIG. 2) of the transfer mechanism 9 entering the temporary stacking unit 61a from the short positioning mechanism 23 side. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer mechanism 9 as the “bundle conveying means” includes a bill clamp part 30, a clamp part moving mechanism 31, and a vertical movement mechanism 32. The configuration of the transfer mechanism 9 will be clarified through movement.

A series of movements of the transfer mechanism 9 will be described by taking as an example a case where banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 61a are pulled out. At the same time as the banknote clamp part 30 is raised to the position of the position sensor related to the temporary stacking part 61 a together with the clamp part moving mechanism 31 by the vertical movement mechanism 32, and the rise is stopped at the position where the position sensor detects the clamp part moving mechanism 31. The clamp part moving mechanism 31 is locked by a locking means (not shown), and the clamp part moving mechanism 31 is fixed at a position corresponding to the temporary stacking part 61a. In this state, the clamp moving mechanism 31 opens the

clamp claws

33a and 33b of the banknote clamp part 30 in the vertical direction to prepare to clamp the stacked banknotes, and the clamp moving mechanism 31 moves the banknote clamp part 30 to the temporary stacking part 61a. Extrude into. The

clamp claws

33a and 33b of the pushed bill clamp mechanism 30 are inserted into an opening provided on the short positioning mechanism 23 side of the temporary stacking unit 61a and are sandwiched between the stacking plate 21 and the pressing plate 24. Hold the banknotes from above and below. Next, by opening the stacking plate 21 and the holding plate 24 to release the holding of the banknotes by both, 100 banknotes are passed to the banknote clamping unit 30. Therefore, the

clamp claws

33a and 33b The banknote clamp part 30 holding the banknote is pulled back by the clamp part moving mechanism 31. When the banknote clamp part 30 is pulled back to the original position, the locking of the clamp part moving mechanism 31 is released, and the clamp moving mechanism 31 is moved to the lowermost end of the moving path by the vertical movement mechanism 32 together with the banknote clamp part 30 holding the banknote. The banknote binding mechanism 10 is moved to the position, and the banknotes held by the

clamp claws

33 a and 33 b of the banknote clamp unit 30 are delivered to the banknote binding mechanism 10.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 7, the banknote binding mechanism 10 includes a transport means 40 composed of rollers and a belt, a binding tape 41 such as a paper tape, a printing means 42, and a supply means 43 that supplies the tape 41. A cutter 44 for cutting the tape 41 to a predetermined length and a binding means (not shown) are used to bind banknotes as follows.

The transport means 40 collectively receives the banknotes to be bound from the banknote clamp part 30 of the transfer mechanism 9 and transports them to the binding position. The tape supply means 43 supplies the tape 41 to the bundling means, and at that time, the printing means 42 prints information related to the banknotes to be bundled on the tape 41 under the control of the control unit 50. The printed tape 41 is cut to a predetermined length by a cutter 44, and the cut tape is wound around and bundled with the bill conveyed by the bundling means to the bundling position to form a bill bundle. The banknote bundle thus created is further transported by the transport means 40 and sent to the discharge port 11.

When all the banknotes set in the insertion unit 1 are inserted and the processing (counting and stacking) for the last banknote is completed, banknotes that are not bound to the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e often remain. The number of remaining fractions can be taken out by the operator by opening the door 12 described above.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the banknote bundling apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, the control part 50 performs operation control of the said banknote binding organization apparatus 100 whole. In the control unit 50, the components of the input unit 1 (driving elements such as motors and solenoids, sensor elements, etc .; the term “components” is omitted in FIG. 1 via the I / O interface circuit 51. In the following description, the term “component” is omitted), the discrimination unit 2, the conveyance path 3, the front / back reversing unit 4, the stacking mechanism 6, the operation unit 7, the transfer mechanism 9, the bill binding mechanism 10, and the operation display unit. 13 and counters 51a to 51e are connected.

Each of the counters 51a to 51e has a one-to-one correspondence with the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e. For example, each time a sensor provided at a predetermined position of the corresponding temporary stacking unit 61a to 61e detects an incoming bill. Count up. Here, hardware counters are applied as the counters 51a to 51e, but a software counter using the memory unit 51 may be applied to the control unit 50.

Next, the internal configuration of the control unit 50 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 50 has a storage unit 52 for storing various information necessary for control processing and the like. The control unit 50 can be constructed, for example, by installing the paper sheet processing program of the embodiment in a computer (for example, a microcomputer) having a processor and a memory. Can be shown as:

As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 52 stores at least setting information 521.

First, the contents of the setting information 521 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the setting information 521 is information indicating a stacking destination (temporary stacking unit 61a to 61e or any of the

open pockets

5a and 5b) for each type of banknote (combination of denomination and ticket type). is there. As shown in FIG. 8, in the setting information 521, the type of banknote is determined according to the combination of denomination and ticket type.

In FIG. 8, the denomination is determined according to the face value of the banknote. In this embodiment, the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 is a six-denomination banknote (100 yuan banknote, 50 yuan banknote, 20 yuan banknote, 10 yuan banknote, 5 yuan banknote, 1 yuan) of the People's Republic of China (renminbi). Bills) can be processed. Moreover, in FIG. 8, a bill type shall show the attribute of a banknote. Specifically, the bill type of the bill is determined based on items such as the authenticity of the bill and the degree of damage of the bill. In the discrimination part 2 of this embodiment, it shall rank into three steps, an ATM ticket, a circulation ticket, and a non-use ticket according to the degree of the damage of a banknote. It is assumed that the ATM ticket is a bill that is used less frequently than the official sealed ticket. The circulation ticket is not suitable for use in ATM, but is not damaged enough to be returned to the bank issuing bank. Furthermore, the banknote is a banknote in a state where it is preferable that the banknote is severely damaged and returned to the banknote issuing bank.

And in the setting information 521 of this embodiment, the contents to be set in the item of ticket type are “none” (not limiting the type of banknote), “ATM ticket”, “distribution ticket”, “damaged ticket”, "ATM + distribution" (ATM ticket and circulation ticket), "distribution + loss" (distribution ticket and loss ticket), "true / false RJ" (banknote to be rejected as a false ticket), or "folded ticket" is set It will be described as a thing. Note that the type, number, and condition combination of information set in the ticket type item of the setting information 521 are not limited to the above example.

However, when the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 of this embodiment is a banknote recognized as corresponding to either an ATM ticket or a circulation ticket, the banknote type of the banknote is “ It shall be handled as a “folded ticket”. Moreover, even if it is a banknote corresponding to a folded ticket, the banknote bundling arrangement | sequence apparatus 100 of this embodiment corresponds to a genuine RJ ticket or a damage ticket, and the banknote type of the said banknote is a "true / false RJ ticket". Or it shall be handled as a “non-use ticket”. That is, in the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment, if a fold is corrected, an ATM ticket or a circulation ticket corresponding to either an ATM ticket or a distribution ticket is handled as a “folded ticket”. In other words, in the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 of this embodiment, a folded portion is formed, but if the fold is corrected, a bill that can be handled as a genuine note (a genuine note that does not correspond to a damaged note) without a missing portion is displayed as “ It shall be handled as a “folded ticket” (folded paper sheet).

Here, I explain about folded tickets. A folded ticket is, for example, a banknote in a state in which a part (a folded part) that is folded in part is formed as shown in FIG. The banknote M shown in FIG. 17 is in a state in which a folded portion M1 is formed and the paper is folded in the region A1. Since the folded ticket M appears to be missing a portion of the area A2 in plan view due to the folding, it is recognized as a damaged ticket in a normal banknote discrimination process. However, the discrimination unit 2 of this embodiment will be described as being able to recognize whether it is a folded ticket that is simply folded or a damaged ticket that has a missing portion. The method in which the discrimination unit 2 distinguishes the folded portion and the missing portion is not limited, and various methods can be applied. For example, the discrimination unit 2 tries to detect a folded area (for example, the area A1 in FIG. 17) of a banknote having an area (for example, the area A2 in FIG. 17) that appears to be missing in a plan view. Only when the region is a line-symmetrical similar shape, the portion may be recognized as a folded portion. For example, the discrimination unit 2 can detect a folded area of banknotes based on the thickness of each area and the light transmission degree of each area.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the setting information 521, each accumulation destination is represented by an ID assigned to each accumulation destination (hereinafter referred to as “accumulation destination ID”). As the collection destination IDs, IDs 1 to 7 are assigned to the temporary collection units 61a to 61e and the

open pockets

5a and 5b. For example, the accumulation destination ID of the temporary accumulation unit 61a is 1, the accumulation destination ID of the open pocket 5a is 6, and the accumulation destination ID of the open pocket 5b is 7. And the control part 50 controls the conveyance path 3 etc. so that the banknote discriminated by the discrimination part 2 may be integrated | stacked on the collection destination according to the setting information 521. FIG.

In this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the content shown in FIG. In the setting information 521 shown in FIG. 8, a banknote with a denomination of 100 yuan banknotes and a banknote of “ATM + distribution” is a temporary stacking unit 61e (stacking destination ID: 5), and a denomination is 100 yuan banknotes. Is set to the open pocket 5a (stacking destination ID: 6), and the banknote stacking destination of the bill type “true / false RJ” is set to the open pocket 5b (stacking destination ID: 7). ing.

(A-2) Operation of Embodiment Next, the operation of the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described.

(A-2-1) Setting Information Input Process FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process performed by the control unit 50 when receiving the contents of the setting information 521 from the operator.

First, the control unit 50 operates a setting information input screen (see FIG. 10) for receiving the contents of the setting information 521 from the operator in response to an operation on the operation display unit 13 (for example, an operation on a menu screen or the like). It is assumed that it is displayed on the display unit 13 (S101).

Next, it is assumed that an accumulation destination as a target for receiving information input is selected by the operator (S102). Specifically, in the setting information input screen shown in FIG. 10, to select one of the button B11 for selecting the open pocket 5a, the button B12 for selecting the open pocket 5b, and the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e. Button B13 is arranged, and the collection destination is selected by pressing any button. Here, the following description will be given assuming that the button B11 for selecting the open pocket 5a is pressed by the operator.

When the collection destination (open pocket 5a) is selected, the control unit 50 accepts the operation of the button B14 for specifying the denomination and the button B15 for specifying the ticket type on the setting information input screen. . Here, as shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that “100 yuan banknote” has already been set for the denomination corresponding to the open pocket 5a (OP1). Here, it is assumed that the button B15 for designating the ticket type is pressed by the operator (S103).

When the button B15 for specifying the ticket type is pressed on the setting information input screen shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 50 pops up a ticket type selection screen (see FIG. 11) for allowing the operator to select the ticket type. Displayed (S104).

In the ticket type selection screen shown in FIG. 11, buttons B201 to B208 corresponding to each ticket type are arranged. Here, it is assumed that the confirmation button B209 is pressed after the operator presses the button B208 for designating “folded ticket” (S105).

And the control part 50 updates the content of the setting information 521 according to the input content in a ticket type selection screen (S106).

Through the processing as described above, it is assumed that the banknote bundling device 100 receives registration of the setting information 521 and the content thereof is as shown in FIG.

In the banknote bundling organizing apparatus 100 of this embodiment, the specific processing (screen configuration etc.) for accepting the registration of the contents of the setting information 521 is not limited, and various interfaces can be applied.

(A-2-2) Counting and Bundling Processing FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation when the counting and bundling processing is performed in the banknote bundling arrangement device 100.

When the counting start button 7a of the operation unit 7 is pressed by the operator (S201), the control unit 50 starts counting and binding processing, and first performs initial setting of each unit (S202).

When the initial setting is completed, the controller 50 starts counting and bundling operations for the banknote set in the slot 1 (S203). Note that a bill may be added to the insertion slot 1 by the operator while the bill bundling device 100 is counting.

Further, when starting the counting process, the control unit 50 displays a counting display screen for displaying the counting status in the format shown in FIG.

Note that the counting display screen shown in FIG. 13 has contents according to the setting information 521 shown in FIG.

In the counting display screen, as shown in FIG. 13, the denominations currently accumulated (item “sealing” in FIG. 13) are currently accumulated in the field F22 for each temporary accumulation unit 61 in a table format. The number of sheets (item “number of fractions” in FIG. 13) and the number of banknote bundles bundled (sealed) for the currently accumulated denominations (item “number of bundles” in FIG. 13) are displayed. Note that the numbers 1 to 5 in the item “sealing” in FIG. 13 are accumulation unit IDs. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 13, according to the setting information 521 shown in FIG. 8, since the item of sealing is “5: 100 yuan banknote”, 100 yuan is included in the temporary stacking unit 61 e (temporary stacking unit ID: 5). It shows that a banknote is allocated. In the example of FIG. 13, 58 yuan banknotes are currently collected (“fractional number” item is “58”), and one bundle has been bound (sealed) (“bundling”). The item “number” is “1”).

On the counting display screen, as shown in FIG. 13, in the field F21, in the table format, for each

open pocket

5a, 5b, the currently accumulated ticket type (item “pocket” in FIG. 13), the current number ( The number of sheets currently accumulated) and the set number (the upper limit number of sheets accumulated in each pocket) are entered. In the item “Pocket” of the field F21, “1” represents the first open pocket 5a, “2” represents the second open pocket 5b, and “RJ” represents the reject pocket 8. In the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 of this embodiment, it is set so that banknotes with a bill type of “folded ticket” are accumulated in the first open pocket 5a in accordance with the setting information 521 shown in FIG. The place for collecting folded tickets may be any place according to the operator's operation (temporary stacking unit 61 (61a to 61e,

open pockets

5a, 5b, reject pocket 8). By applying it, it is possible to correct the fold of the folded ticket and immediately re-insert it, and the convenience is enhanced.

Further, in the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100, according to the setting information 521 shown in FIG. 8, the banknotes of “true / false RJ” (banknotes determined to be unauthenticated or false) are accumulated in the second open pocket 5b. It is set to be.

In the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100, it is assumed that the bill pocket is set so as to stack banknotes with a non-performing bill in the reject pocket 8.

And the control part 50 takes in one banknote set to the insertion slot 1, and makes the discrimination part 2 perform a discrimination process (S204).

And the control part 50 receives the report of a money type and a ticket type for every banknote from the discrimination part 2, and confirms whether the ticket type of the identified banknote is a broken ticket (S205). The control unit 50 operates from step S206, which will be described later, when the bill type of the identified banknote is a folded ticket, and from step S207, which is described later, otherwise.

In the above-described step S205, when the bill type of the identified banknote is a folded ticket, the control unit 50 performs a process of notifying the operator that a folded ticket has been generated (S206). That is, in this embodiment, the control unit 50 and the operation display unit 13 function as a reporting unit that reports that a folded ticket has been detected.

The content of the process in which the control unit 50 notifies the operator that a folded ticket has been generated is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG. May be displayed. In addition, when a folded ticket is generated, the control unit 50, as shown in FIG. 15, displays the name of the place where the folded ticket is accumulated in the field F23 of the counting display screen together with the message “Folded ticket generated” ( A message that notifies (identification information) (a message “collected in the open pocket 1” in FIG. 14) may be displayed. The display of the field F23 is desirably red or the like so as to stand out. In addition, as a method of notifying the operator that a folded ticket has occurred, other methods such as voice output from a speaker (not shown), lighting of a rotating lamp (not shown), and the like may be used.

And the control part 205 performs control so that the banknote discriminated in the above-mentioned step S204 is conveyed to a corresponding accumulation destination (S207). In the banknote binding and arranging apparatus 100, when the banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking units 61a to 61e reach the set number, the banknote bundle mechanism 10 binds the banknotes, but in the flowchart of FIG. The operation related to the bundling process is not shown.

And the control part 205 confirms whether the banknote inserted into the insertion part 1 remains (S208), and when it remains, it operate | moves from the process of the above-mentioned step S204, and when it does not remain (inserted banknote) Is completed), the counting and binding process is stopped (S209).

As described above, the banknote bundling apparatus 100 performs measurement and bundling processing.

(A-3) Effects of Embodiment According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

In the banknote bundling and organizing apparatus 100 of this embodiment, when a broken ticket is detected, a message to that effect is displayed on the counting display screen for notification. Thereby, the operator can know the timing which detected the folded ticket, and the convenience improves. In particular, even when counting and bundling processing is performed while adding banknotes to the insertion slot 1 (when the processing is not stopped for banknote replenishment), the operator can recognize the timing at which a folded ticket is detected. It is valid. Thereby, the operator can correct the folds of the folded tickets accumulated in the open pocket 5a and re-insert them into the input unit 1. As a result, the folded ticket is not brought into the bank and discarded together with the banknote, and the banknote can be used more efficiently.

(B) Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may include modified embodiments as exemplified below.

(B-1) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the banknote bundling apparatus, but the application apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the banknote bundling apparatus. In short, the present invention can be applied to any device that performs discrimination of inserted banknotes and appropriately separates from the original transport path and discharges it to the discharge port depending on the result of the discrimination. If these conditions are satisfied, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a cash processing apparatus such as an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM).

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a banknote bundling apparatus that handles banknotes. However, paper sheets to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to banknotes, but also to checks, gift certificates, and the like. It may be a paper sheet.

(B-2) In each of the above embodiments, the banknote bundling device has been described as continuing the process even if a folded ticket is detected during the counting and bundling process. It is good also as a structure which restarts a process. For example, when an arbitrary set number of folded tickets (for example, 3) is detected, the banknote bundling device is automatically paused and the processing is resumed by the operation of the operator. In this case, for example, the fact that the process has been stopped because a broken ticket has been detected may be displayed in the field F23 of the counting display screen, and the process may be stopped (see FIG. 16).

(B-3) In the above embodiment, when a folded ticket is generated, a notification to that effect (message display, etc.) is configured. However, the configuration for performing the notification may be omitted. .

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-089477 is incorporated herein by reference.

All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

An accumulating means comprising a plurality of accumulating units for accumulating paper sheets;
Recognizing means for recognizing at least the type of paper sheet and whether or not the paper sheet is a folded paper sheet in which a folded part is formed;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a paper sheet supply unit configured to supply the paper sheet subjected to the recognition process by the recognition unit to the stacking unit according to the recognition result.
2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a stacking unit for stacking folded paper sheets is assigned by the recognition unit in the stacking unit.
3. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising notification means for issuing a notification indicating that the folded paper sheet has been recognized when the recognized paper sheet is recognized by the recognition means.
4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the recognition means recognizes the folded paper sheet, the reporting means displays and outputs a message indicating that the folded paper sheet has been recognized.
When the recognition unit recognizes the folded paper sheet, the notification unit displays and outputs the identification information of the stacking unit in which the folded paper sheet is stacked together with a message indicating that the folded paper sheet has been recognized. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4.
The processing stop control means for performing stop control processing for stopping the processing operation of the paper sheets of the paper sheet processing apparatus when a predetermined number of folded paper sheets are stacked on the stacking means. The paper sheet processing apparatus as described.