JPH0246991B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a paper sheet sorting and counting machine that receives, for example, banknotes input in bulk and automatically sorts or counts them.

(Conventional technology) Conventionally, by accepting multiple banknotes of multiple denominations at once and performing denomination discrimination, it is possible to calculate the total amount or classify the banknotes by denomination. , a banknote sorting and counting machine that calculates the number of banknotes for each denomination or aligns the direction of banknotes.
being developed. For example, see Utility Model Application No. 54-3589 (Utility Application No. 51-85366).

However, with such banknote sorting and counting machines, when the above sorting and counting processes are performed,
There was a drawback that when removing the accumulation part, the contents of the accumulation could not be known.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the present invention eliminates the drawback that the accumulated contents cannot be known when the accumulating section is removed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a banknote sorting and counting machine that can be used to classify and count banknotes.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The banknote sorting and counting machine of the present invention includes a plurality of stacking units for sorting and stacking paper sheets by type, and the number of sheets, amount, etc. of the sorted and stacked paper sheets for each type. A storage section for cumulatively storing; a detector provided for each of the above-mentioned stacking sections to detect removal of the above-mentioned stacking section; and a detection output of this detector to store accumulated contents corresponding to the stacking section whose removal is detected from the above-mentioned storage section. It is composed of a control unit that reads and outputs data, and a printer that prints the accumulated contents output from this control unit.

(Operation) This invention separates and stacks paper sheets by type in a plurality of stacking sections, cumulatively stores the number of sheets, amount, etc. of these sorted and stacked paper sheets for each type in a storage section, and A detector provided for each stacking section detects the removal of the stacking section, and based on the detection output, the stacked contents corresponding to the stacking section whose removal is detected are read out from the storage section and printed out. be.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a banknote sorting and counting machine according to the present invention, which is constructed as follows. That is, a display/operation section 2 is provided at the top of the main body 1, and an input port 3 and a reject port 4 are provided in parallel in front of this section. A take-out section 5 is provided in the main body 1 facing the input port 3, and a conveyance path 6 is provided facing the take-out direction. A detection unit 7 is disposed in the middle of the conveyance path 6, and a reject conveyance path 8 branches off on the discharge side. A conveyance end of the reject conveyance path 8 faces the lower part of the reject port 4. The conveyance path 6 faces downward from the branching part of the reject conveyance path 8, and further curves in the horizontal direction. A section 9 is provided in this horizontally extending portion, and stacking sections 10 ₁ , 10 ₂ , 10 ₃ , and 10 ₄ are arranged facing each other below the section 9 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the display operation section 2 includes a power switch 11, a mode designation switch 12, a confirmation key 13, a numeric keypad 14, an operation key group 15, a display section 16, a card insertion slot 17, and a slip issuing slot 1.
It consists of 00. The mode designation switch 12 is used to designate a processing mode such as classification, front/back, counting, front/back classification/counting, or counting/classification. The operation key group 15 is the denomination specification key group 15.
a, account number key 15b, processing number key 15
c, an operator number key 15d, a print key 15e, a start key 15t, and a stop key 15g. The display unit 16 also includes a display 16a that displays the number of coins for each denomination, a display 16b that displays the number of coins accumulated in each stacking section, a display 16c that displays the total amount, and a display 16d that displays the total number of coins. and a display 16e for displaying numeric keypad input.

The take-out section 5 is designed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and has a space between the guide plates 18a, 18b and the backup plate 19 in which banknotes P can be received all at once. Note that the bill P is received with its longitudinal direction facing between the guide plates 18a and 18b. The backup plate 19 is connected to a biasing mechanism (not shown), and
It is designed to press elastically. A take-out roller 20 is pivotally supported on the side opposite to the backup plate, and a feed roller 21 is supported on the side in the rotational direction of the take-out roller 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the feed roller 21 has a friction plate 23 attached to the inside of the separation plate 22.
is transposed. The separation plate 22 has one end rotatably supported, and a free end pressed by a pressing spring 24. The gap between the friction plate 23 and the feeding roller 21 is made slightly narrower than the wall thickness of the banknote P, so that the banknote P is given a squeezing phenomenon and sent out. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a position detector 25 is provided near the take-out roller 20, which detects the presence or absence of banknotes P and controls the drive mechanism (not shown) of the take-out roller 20 and the feed roller 21. It's starting to send a signal.

The conveyance path 6 includes a longitudinal conveyance path 26 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a direction changing section 27 as shown in FIG. 6, and a short conveyance path 2 as shown in FIG.
8. The longitudinal conveyance path 26 includes a plurality of rollers 29... and a conveyor belt 30...
... are strung around so as to run endlessly, so that the banknotes P sent out from the feed roller 21 can be held and conveyed in the longitudinal direction. Note that a fixed position detector 31 is installed on the entrance side of this longitudinal conveyance path 26.
is provided to send a signal to the drive mechanism for the take-out roller 20 and the feed roller 21. A gate 32 is provided at the connection portion between the direction changing section 27 and the longitudinal conveyance path 26, and
The banknotes P that have been conveyed are distributed to the direction changing section 27 or the reject conveyance path 8. The operation timing of this gate 32 is gate 3
The signal is taken based on the detection signal of the gate operation detector 33 provided on the 2nd entrance side.

The direction changing section 27 changes the direction of the bill P guided by the gate 32 so as to stop it at the temporary stop plate 27a and change the direction from longitudinal conveyance to short conveyance. Its structure is as shown in FIG. 6, where 34 is a rotary solenoid. The main gear 35 fitted on this rotation shaft 34a is connected to the support shaft 3.
A follower gear 37 fitted to the gear 6 meshes with the gear 37. Support shaft 36
A support shaft 38 of the same shape is pivotally supported in parallel with the support shaft 38, and a follower gear 39 that meshes with the follower gear 37 is fitted onto this support shaft 38. One end of a lever 40 is fitted onto each of the support shafts 36 and 38, and a rotary roller 41 and a small pulley 42 are rotatably supported on the other end. Furthermore, a roller 43 constituting the short conveyance path 28 is rotatably fitted to each of the support shafts 36 and 38, and a pulley 44 is integrally provided to this roller 40. A belt 45 is wrapped around the pulley 44 and the small pulley 42 so as to run endlessly. Therefore, as the rotary solenoid 34 changes in magnetization and demagnetization, the main gear 35 rotates the support shafts 36 and 38 in opposite directions via the slave gears 37 and 39. As a result, the lever 40 rotates, and the lower rollers 41 at its free ends roll into and out of contact with each other. The rotary solenoid 34 is electrically connected to a position detector 27b provided near the gate 32, and is energized when the rear end of the banknote P is detected.

The short conveyance path 28 is for conveying the banknotes P in the short direction, and runs endlessly along the rollers 43, the conveyance belt 46, and a plurality of rollers 43 as shown in FIG. 7. A short conveyance path 28 consisting of a conveyance belt 46 that is stretched over the direction extends from the direction changing section 27 toward the lower end and is curved in the horizontal direction from this lower end.
and is extended at a predetermined interval.

The detection unit 7 is disposed facing between the fixed position detector 31 and the gate operation detector 33 in the middle of the longitudinal conveyance path 26, and is configured to detect denominations and denominations as shown in FIG. A counterfeit/front/back detection device 47 and a thickness detection device 48 as shown in FIG. 9 are provided.

The denomination/authenticity/front/back detection device 47 reads the pattern by optically scanning the front surface of the banknote P being conveyed, and calculates a value obtained by integrating the read pattern and each preset value. By comparing the integrated values of standard patterns in four directions, front and back, forward and reverse, for each denomination, denomination type discrimination, front and back discrimination, and authenticity determination are performed.

The thickness detection device 48 includes a detection lever 50 which is made of a plate spring fixed at one end and has a bent piece 50a at the free end, and is rotatably supported on the free end side of the detection lever 50. It also includes a detection roller 51 that rolls into contact with the roller 29, and a detector 52 that detects the bent piece 50a of the detection lever 50. What is shown in FIG. 9A is the normal conveyance state of banknotes P.
The bill P is interposed between the roller 29 and the detection roller 51, and since the detector 52 detects the folded piece 50a at this time, the signal emitted from this does not change.
However, as shown in FIG. 9B, if, for example, two bills P and P are conveyed in an overlapping state, the detection roller 51 is displaced and the detection lever 50 that supports it becomes deflected by a large amount, and the detector 52 becomes unable to detect the bent piece 50a and the signal changes. Therefore, abnormal thickness of banknotes P can be detected.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the redirect conveyance path 8 consists of a plurality of rollers 53... and a conveyance belt 54 that runs endlessly around these rollers 53. It faces the redirect pocket 10a provided at the lower part of the redirect port 4.

As shown in FIG. 7, the dividing section 9 includes a plurality of dividing gates 55a, 55b, and 55c provided at predetermined intervals on the short conveyance path 28. All the division gates 55a, 55b, 55c have the same shape and are driven as shown in FIG.
That is, for example, the section gate 55a has a wedge-shaped cross section, and its base end is connected to the rotary solenoid 56.
The rotating shaft 56a of is fitted. Further division gate 5
Notches 57 are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of 5a.
is provided. These notches 57 face the conveyor belt 46 of the short conveyance path 28 and are wider than the conveyor belt 46 . Therefore, the rotary solenoid 56
For example, 55
a is rotationally displaced. As shown in FIG. 11A, the upper end surface of the sorting gate 55a is parallel to the conveyor belt 46, and as shown in FIG. 11B, the notch 57 intersects with the conveyor belt 46. . Each gate 55a, 55b, 55c has a tip detector 5 on the short conveyance path 28 on the carry-in side.
7a, 57b, and 57c are provided facing each other. These tip detectors 57a... detect the tip of the banknotes P being conveyed, and energize the rotary solenoids 56 connected to the respective sorting gates 55a... at the appropriate timing.

The above-mentioned accumulation part 10 has each division gate 55a, 55
b, 55c and below the conveyance end of the short conveyance path 28. That is, this is as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, and 58 has a plurality of blade plates 58a on the peripheral wall.
...is an impeller installed. This impeller 58
is designed to always rotate clockwise in the figure. A collection box 59 is disposed in the rotational direction of the impeller 58, and the blade plate 58a is inserted into a part of the side wall.
The bottom of this accumulation box 59 is open, and the partition plate 6
It can be opened and closed freely by 0. That is, the partition plate 60 is held between support rollers 61, 61 and drive rollers 62, 62, and as these rotate, the collection box 59
It can be freely protruded into the bottom opening. In addition, the partition plate 60
Projections are formed on the upper surface at predetermined intervals, and the lower end of the collection box 59 is formed in an uneven shape in accordance with the projections. Therefore, even when the partition plate 60 is removed from the collection box 59, the banknotes P placed on the partition plate 60 are
can be prevented from getting caught. Also, collection box 59
A safe 63 is removably disposed in the device main body 1 at a position facing the bottom of the device body 1 . The safe 63 has an open top surface, and light-transmitting holes 65, 65 for the detector 64 are formed facing each other near the top end. Further, a guide groove 67 of the lid plate 66 is provided along the upper edge, so that the upper opening of the safe 63 ₁ can be closed and locked as necessary. A backup board 68 is inserted into the safe ₆₃₁ .
One end of this backup plate 68 protrudes from a vertically elongated guide hole 69 formed in one side wall of the safe ₆₃₁ . The elevator mechanism 70 engages with this protruding end. That is, a belt 72 is looped around pulleys 71, 71 which are pivotally supported apart from each other in the vertical direction, so as to run endlessly, and one pulley 71 is connected to a drive motor 73 which can freely rotate in forward and reverse directions. The detector 64 and drive motor 73 are electrically connected. A hook 74 having a groove 74a is attached to a part of the belt 72. A switch 75 is disposed opposite the lowest end position of the latch 74, and when the latch 74 comes into contact with the switch 75 and turns on, an alarm (not shown) is activated. Further, the protruding end of the backup plate 68 is attached to a hook 74.
It is engaged with the groove 74a of the safe 63 and can be displaced in the vertical direction within the safe 63 by driving the drive motor 73. Then, if the safe 63 is moved in the direction of the groove 74a,
The backup plate 68 is designed to be able to be hooked into and removed from the groove 74a.

Further, a detector 10 ₁ is provided near the safe 63 ₁ of the accumulation section 10 ₁ . This detector 10
1 ₁ detects whether or not the safe 63 ₁ has been removed. In addition, other accumulation parts 10 ₂ , 10 ₃ , 1
0 ₄ also has the same configuration as above, and these safes 63 ₂ , 63 ₃ , 63 ₄ are also each equipped with a detector 101.
₂ , 101 ₃ and 101 ₄ detect removal. Note that as shown in _FIG .
A temporary storage door 76 is provided on the front side of the upper portion of each safe 63 ₁ , . . . in . These temporary storage doors 76... are the storage boxes 5
This temporary storage door 7 is located in front of the
6... can be opened to take out the banknotes P in the collection box 59. The temporary storage door 76 can be opened and closed by the switch that is part of the switch group 15 of the display operation section 2, but after the processing is completed, by pressing the confirmation switch 13, the door 76 is locked and cannot be opened or closed arbitrarily. .

On the other hand, as shown in the figure, a post 77 is provided in the vicinity of the temporary storage door 76, and is used for posting the reject banknotes _P1 and slips in a paper tube. Further, a reject storage box 78 is provided near the redirect port 4.
Reject banknotes _P1 in the redirect pocket 8a can be artificially accommodated in the redirect pocket 8a.
Note that a control section 79a is provided on the upper part of the device main body 1, and a power supply section 7 is provided on the back side of the accumulation section ₁₀₁ ...
9b is placed.

FIG. 15 shows the main part of the electric circuit of this banknote sorting and counting machine. That is, the control unit 79a uses signals indicating the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc. supplied from the denomination/authenticity/front/back detection device 47, mode designation by the mode designation switch, denomination designation key 15a, etc. , the total amount of processed banknotes, the total number of banknotes, the number of banknotes for each denomination, or the number of banknotes for each stacking section 10 ₁ , . . .
6a, . . . are displayed. In this case, the account number specified by the various keys,
The processing number, operator number, ID code from the card reader 82, etc. are stored in correspondence with each other. In addition, the control section 7
Reference numeral 9a prints out various stored contents using a printer 83 in response to signals from the print key 15e.

Furthermore, the control unit 79a controls the detectors 101 ₁ ,
In response to a sampling detection signal of each safe 63 ₁ , ... of the stacking units 10 ₁ , . . . supplied from . It is. Note that the above account numbers indicate ordinary deposits, time deposits, and savings deposits, the processing number indicates the time period during which processing was performed, and the operator number indicates the operator.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. For example, if the operator sets the mode designation switch 12 to "classification counting", the control section 79a is set to the classification counting mode. Then, input the account number key 15b and input the account number using the numeric keypad 14, input the processing number key 15c and input the processing number using the numeric keypad 14, input the operator number key 15d, and input the operator number using the numeric keypad 14.
Insert at 4. The account number entered using the numeric keypad 14 is displayed on the display 16e and confirmed. After that, put the banknotes P that you brought in the same direction into the slot 3 in a standing position,
Insert the start key 15f. Then, banknote P
is conveyed to the detection section 7 by the conveyance path 6, and the detection section 7
detects the denomination, authenticity, front and back of the transported banknote P, and also detects the thickness. As a result, the control unit 79a transports the 10,000 yen bill to the stacking unit ₁₀₁ ,
The 5,000 yen bills are transported to the stacking section 10 ₂ , the 1,000 yen bills are transported to the stacking section 10 ₃ , and the 500 yen bills are transported to the stacking section 10 ₄ . As a result, banknotes of each denomination are stored in each stacking section 10 ₁ ,
... are accumulated in each safe 63 ₁ , .... In this case, the control unit 79a counts the number of coins for each denomination, calculates their total amount, and stores them in the storage unit 81 along with the account number, processing number, and operator number. Further, at this time, the control section 79a causes the display 16a to display the number of coins for each denomination, and causes the display 16c to display the number of coins accumulated for the stacking section ₁₀₁ . Thereafter, when the operator inserts the print key 15e, the control unit 79a displays the account number, processing number, operator number, number of coins for each denomination/denomination, and total number/denomination.
The amount is printed by the printer 83.

Assume that the operator pulls out (removes) the safe 63 ₁ from the stacking section 10 ₁ in this state. Then, the detector 101 ₁ detects the removal and outputs the detection signal to the control section 79a. Thereby, the control section 79a reads out the denomination, the number of stacked coins, etc. corresponding to the stacking section ₁₀₁ from the storage section 81, and prints them out using the printer 83, thereby issuing a slip. Further, the same operation is performed when the safes 63 ₂ , . . . of the other stacking units 10 ₂ , . . . are removed. Furthermore, the same operation occurs when processing is performed in other processing modes.

In this way, each safe 63 ₁ of the accumulation unit 10 ₁ , ...
. . . When a coin is extracted, a slip is issued with the denomination and number of coins accumulated in the safe, so that the user can know the contents accumulated in the safe of the accumulation section from which the item was extracted.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a banknote sorting and counting machine that allows the user to know the contents of the stack when the stacking section is removed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a schematic perspective view of the whole, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the display operation section, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the take-out section, the detection section, the reject conveyance path, and a part of the conveyance path, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the third section.
5A and 5B are plan views showing different takeout states in the takeout section, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the direction changing mechanism in the conveyance path, and FIG. 7 is a short conveyance path and division. , a schematic configuration diagram of the stacking section, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the detection status of the denomination/authenticity/front/back detection device in the detection section, and FIGS. 9A and B are different detection states of the thickness detection device in the detection section. Figures 10A and 10B are longitudinal side views showing the state of direction change in the conveyance path, and Figures 11A and 11B are diagrams showing the state.
12 is a partially omitted perspective view showing the sorting state, FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sorting section and the accumulation section, FIG. 13 is a partially omitted perspective view of the accumulation section, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the safe in the accumulation section. 15 are block diagrams schematically showing the main parts of the electric circuit. 2... Display operation section, 7... Detection section, 9... Sorting section, 10 ₁ , 10 ₂ , 10 ₃ , 10 ₄ ... Accumulating section, 1
2...Mode designation switch, 15...Operation key group, 15a...Denomination key, 16...Display section, 16
a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e...Display device, 47...Denomination, authenticity, front/back detection device, 79a
...control section, 81 ... storage section, 101 ₁ , 101
₂ , 101 ₃ , 101 ₄ ...detector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of stacking sections that sort and stack paper sheets by type; a storage section that cumulatively stores the number of sheets, amount, etc. of the sorted and stacked paper sheets for each type; and each of the above stacking sections. a detector provided for each of the storage units to detect removal of the stacking unit; a control unit configured to read out and output the stacked content corresponding to the stacking unit whose removal is detected based on the detection output of the detector; A paper sheet sorting and counting machine comprising: a printer that prints the accumulated contents output from a control section; and a paper sheet sorting and counting machine.