JPS631671A - Sheet dividing and accumulating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to very much easily cope with an increase in kinds of sheets such as bank notes or the like to be divided, by independently providing dividing and accumulating members so that the sheets such as bank notes or the like may be stored therein, being classified by kinds thereof, and by arranging the dividing and accumulating members along a conveying path. CONSTITUTION:Bank notes taken into one by one from a supply device 10 are conveyed through conveying paths 301-303 which are arranged in a substantially Z-like shape by way of a thickness detecting section 21 and a bank note audit section 20, and are distributed by means of distributing gates 401, 402, 403 being classified by kinds of moneys to be divided into and accumulated in dividing and accumulating members 501, 502 or a reject accumulating member 50r. When the kind of bank notes P are required to be increased, the second conveying path 302 is prolonged and is added with a distributing gate 40n and a dividing and accumulating member 50n, and they are attached to frames, respectively. Thus, it is possible to very much easily cope with problems when kinds of bank notes to be divided are required to be increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an improvement of a paper sheet sorting and stacking device.

(Prior Art) For example, a desirable component of a paper sheet sorting and stacking device that continuously separates and takes in paper sheets such as banknotes and slips one by one, sorts them by type, etc., and stacks them. One advantage is that when it becomes necessary to increase the types of paper sheets to be sorted, this requirement can be easily met.

However, the current situation is that conventional paper sheet sorting and stacking devices of this type cannot easily cope with the demand when it becomes necessary to increase the types of paper sheets to be sorted.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent paper sheet sorting and stacking device that can extremely easily meet the above-mentioned requirements.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is a paper sheet sorting and stacking device that separates and takes in paper sheets one by one, sorting and stacking them at least according to type, and which collects loaded paper sheets into a single sheet. A sheet feeding device that feeds each sheet one by one to the next device, a sheet inspection device that distinguishes the various sheets supplied from this feeding device, and a sheet inspection device that passes through the paper sheet inspection device and transfers the various sheets that have passed through the sheet inspection device to the next device. a conveyance path for conveying the paper sheets to the conveyance path; a plurality of sorting gates for sorting the sheets conveyed by the conveyance path according to type based on signals from the paper sheet inspection device;
This sorting is composed of a sorting stack that stores the paper sheets sorted by the gate by type, and the sorting stack is made into a separate body so that each paper sheet can be stored by type,
Moreover, each of the divided stacks is arranged along the conveyance path.

(Function) When it becomes necessary to increase the types of paper sheets to be sorted, the present invention can extremely easily meet this requirement.

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

1 to 5 show a paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional front view explanatory diagram when three sorting and stacking bodies are arranged, and FIG. 2 is a sorting and stacking device. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional front view explanatory diagram showing a state where each section S assembly and each conveyance path are expanded and the sheet feeding device is pulled out from the machine frame. , Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional front view explanatory view showing the state in which each sorted stack and each conveyance path are expanded and the paper sheet feeding device and paper sheet inspection device are pulled out from the machine frame. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional front view explanatory diagram.

In the figure, E denotes a paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to this embodiment, which includes a paper sheet feeding device 10 that feeds the loaded paper sheets (hereinafter referred to as banknotes P) one by one to the next device, and A paper sheet inspection device 20 that performs discrimination such as whether or not the supplied various banknotes P are stacked, whether cellophane tape or the like is attached, denomination discrimination 2, authenticity inspection, fitness inspection, etc.; Conveyance path 30 that conveys the various banknotes P that have passed to the next device
The banknotes P conveyed through the conveyance path 30 are sorted into a plurality of denominations based on the signal from the paper sheet inspection device 20, and this sorting is done by the gate 40. It is composed of a sorted stack 50 that stores banknotes P by denomination.

And in this invention, in particular, the above-mentioned segmented aggregate 50
The banknotes P are separated into separate bodies so that each banknote P can be stored by denomination, and each sorted stack 50 is arranged along the conveyance path 30.

To further explain this structure, the above-mentioned conveyance path 30 is
A first IM feed path 30 □ that guides the banknotes P passed through the paper inspection device 20 upward, and each of the above-mentioned sorted stacks 50 □ 5025
03... and reject aggregates 50r arranged in a stepwise manner, and a third conveyance path 303 that connects each of the first conveyance paths 301 and the 211th conveyance path 302. , and each of these transport paths 30130
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 2303 is arranged to have a substantially Z-shape.

Therefore, when it becomes necessary to increase the types of paper sheets such as banknotes P to be sorted, the second photographing and feeding path 30° is extended, and a gate 40n and a sorting stack 50n are added to this for sorting. Just by installing it, you can deal with it very easily.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 in this embodiment, the sorted stack 50 includes a main body 51 that collects and stores banknotes P, and a lid 5 that is openable and closable to cover the opening of the main body 51.
Furthermore, a magnetic member 52a is attached to the opening/closing side of the lid body 52.

Therefore, the banknotes P accumulated and stored in the main body 51 can be reliably prevented from deviating from the banknotes P, and the banknotes P accumulated and stored in the main body 51 can be bent and easily taken out from the main body 51. The banknotes P taken in one by one from the feeding device 10 are inspected by the thickness detection unit 21 and the banknote inspection device 20 to determine whether or not they are overlapped, whether cellophane tape or the like is attached, the denomination, authenticity inspection, fitness inspection, etc. are arranged in a substantially Z-shape, and transported through each transport path 30 □ 302303 as shown by the arrows in FIGS.
+40°403...40. The denominations are sorted by denomination through the denominations 5015025 (h...50n) or rejected collections 50r.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each segmented aggregate 5 (h 50z 503...50
1, l are attached in a stair-like manner, and a frame F2 is attached with gates 401402403...40n and a conveyor belt 32 constituting the second conveyance path 302 for each sorting. In addition to being separated,
The outer ends of the frames F1 and F2 are rotatably supported on the machine frame G.

Therefore, when various troubles occur such as paper money getting caught, by expanding each of the frames F1 and F2 as shown, it is possible to deal with it quickly and extremely easily. can be easily maintained.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the supply device 10 and/or the banknote inspection device 20
This is so that it can be pulled out from the machine frame G.

That is, the feeding device 10 and the banknote inspection device 20 are connected to the machine frame G.
It is mounted so that it can be taken in and out of the guide rail 60 laid at the bottom of the.

Therefore, when various troubles occur, the feeding device 10 and/or the banknote inspection device 20 are moved to the machine frame G as shown in the figure.
By extracting the information from the manufacturer, it is possible to deal with the problem quickly and extremely easily, and maintenance such as periodic inspections and repairs can be easily performed.

Moreover, as shown in the figure, the supply device 10 is designed to be tiltable using one side of its base as a fulcrum. As a result,
Furthermore, maintenance can be facilitated.

In addition, a is a passage detector for banknotes P using a light emitting diode and a photocell as bare elements, and a shift control for sorting;
Used to detect jams, residue, etc.

In addition, work 1 is a receiving part when a foreign object such as a coin is accidentally put into the feeding device 10, M is a drive motor, N is a power supply, C is a control part, and Yl and Yl are display operation parts. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in this invention, the sorted stacks are made into separate bodies so that each paper sheet can be stored by type, and each sorted stack is arranged along the conveyance path. If it becomes necessary to increase the number of types of leaves, this can be handled very easily by simply extending the conveyance path and adding and installing gates and sorting stacks for sorting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 show a paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional front view explanatory diagram when three sorting and stacking bodies are arranged, and FIG. 2 is a sorting and stacking device. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional front view explanatory diagram showing a state in which each divided stack and each transport path are expanded and the paper sheet feeding device is pulled out from the machine frame; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional front view explanatory diagram showing a state in which each sorted stack and each conveyance path are expanded and the sheet feeding device and paper sheet inspection device are pulled out from the machine frame, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the sorted stack. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view explanatory diagram. 10... Paper sheet feeding device 20... Paper sheet inspection device 30... Conveyance path 40... Sorting is done by gate 50... Sorting stack

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A paper sheet sorting and stacking device that separates and takes in paper sheets one by one, sorting and stacking them at least by type, and supplies the loaded paper sheets one by one to the next device. A device, a paper sheet inspection device that discriminates the various paper sheets supplied from this paper sheet inspection device, a conveyance path that conveys the various paper sheets that have passed through this paper sheet inspection device to the next device, and this conveyance path. Consisting of a plurality of sorting gates that sort the conveyed paper sheets by type based on the signal from the paper inspection device, and a sorting stack that stores the paper sheets sorted by the sorting gates by type, The paper sheet sorting and stacking device is characterized in that the sorting and stacking bodies are separate bodies so that each paper sheet can be stored by type, and each of the sorting and stacking bodies is arranged along the conveyance path. (2) The paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to claim 1, wherein each sorting and stacking body is arranged in a stepwise manner along the conveyance path. (3) The paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance path is arranged in a substantially Z-shape.