JP6893165B2 - Paper leaf strap mechanism and paper leaf processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The techniques disclosed herein relate to a paper leaf bundling mechanism and a paper leaf processing device.

Patent Document 1 describes from a paper band reel to a banknote binding mechanism in a banknote sealing machine that sends a paper band drawn from a horizontally rolled paper band reel to a banknote binding mechanism to bind banknotes. It is described that a transport guide member for twisting and guiding the paper strip is arranged between the two.

Japanese Patent No. 5343411

In a paper leaf processing device equipped with this type of paper banding mechanism, in order to reduce the size of the device, the direction in which the banding paper is wrapped around the reel of the banding paper and the direction in which the paper sheets are banded by the banding paper. Is often different. In this case, the strap is twisted between the reel and the paper strap strap mechanism.

For example, when replacing the reel of the strap, the operator manually mounts the reel on the mounting portion. When the operator sets the tip of the strap drawn from the reel at a predetermined position, the transport unit transports the strap toward the strap and loads the strap. At this time, the strap may be set in the wrong direction due to an operator's mistake. If the banding paper is set in the wrong direction, the transport of the banding paper may become unstable during the banding operation of banding the paper leaves with the banding paper, which may cause the banding paper to be jammed. In addition, glue is attached to one side of the band-wrapping paper in order to bond the stacked band-wrapping papers together, but if the band-wrapping paper is attached in the wrong direction, the glue side of the band-wrapping paper will be on the opposite side. Since it is located, the adhesion between the straps may be poor. In addition, the glue may be excessively heated and an offensive odor may be generated when the glue surface of the straps comes into contact with the heater that melts the glue of the straps when the straps are adhered to each other.

In response to these problems, the banknote sealing machine described in Patent Document 1 attempts to correct the direction in which the paper strip is attached by disposing the transport guide member.

However, in the banknote sealing machine of Patent Document 1, when the paper band reel is attached, the operator causes the tip of the paper band pulled out from the paper band reel to be sandwiched between the paper band feed rollers. The transport guide member of Patent Document 1 is located downstream of the paper strip feed roller. When the operator holds the paper strip in the paper strip feed roller, the paper strip may be misoriented and the paper strip feed roller may hold the paper strip in the wrong direction. In this case, since the direction of the paper strip sent to the transport guide member is wrong in the first place, the paper strip is sent to the bill binding mechanism in the wrong direction. That is, the banknote sealing machine described in Patent Document 1 may not be able to prevent erroneous loading of paper strips.

The technique disclosed herein has been made in view of this point, and the purpose thereof is to prevent the strapping paper for strapping the paper leaves from being accidentally loaded.

The inventor of the present application attaches the reel of the strap-wrapping paper to the mounting portion, sets the tip of the strap-wrapping paper pulled out from the reel at a predetermined position in the transport portion, and then feeds the strap-wrapping paper toward the strap-wrapping portion. Focusing on the operation, when performing this loading operation, it is confirmed whether or not the strap is set in the wrong state.

Specifically, the technique disclosed herein relates to a paper leaf strap sealing mechanism. The paper-strap banding mechanism includes a mounting portion on which a reel of the band-sealing paper is mounted, a band-sealing part for banding the paper leaves with the band-sealing paper pulled out from the reel, and the band-sealing part for banding the paper leaves. At the time of the strapping operation to be performed, the strap includes a transporting unit for transporting the strapping paper from the mounting portion to the strapping portion, and an output unit for outputting information.

Then, when the reel is mounted on the mounting portion and the tip end portion of the strap drawn out from the reel is set at a predetermined position in the transport portion, the transport unit holds the strap. In addition to performing the loading operation of feeding toward the strapping portion, the transporting force of the strapping paper by the transporting portion is reduced during the loading operation than during the strapping operation, and the output unit starts the loading operation. When the loading operation is not completed even after a lapse of a predetermined time from, the information regarding the loading abnormality is output.

When the operator mounts the reel on the mounting portion and sets the tip of the strap at a predetermined position on the transport section, the orientation of the strap is reversed or the strap is unnecessarily twisted. Then, the resistance when the transporting unit transports the straps increases. By reducing the transport force of the transport unit during the loading operation, if the strap is set incorrectly, the transport resistance is high, but the transport force is reduced, so the transport unit smoothly transports the strap. You will not be able to. If the straps are set incorrectly, the loading operation will not be completed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the loading operation was started. The transport force of the transport unit during the loading operation may be reduced to such an extent that the strap can be smoothly transported if the strap is set correctly. By doing so, if the set of the straps is correct, the loading operation is completed by the time when the predetermined time elapses from the start of the loading operation.

Here, if the transporting force of the transport unit during the loading operation is the same as that during the strapping operation, the loading operation may be completed within a predetermined time even if the strapping paper is set incorrectly. By lowering the transporting force of the transporting unit as compared with that during the strapping operation, it is possible to appropriately determine that the strapping paper is set incorrectly during the loading operation.

In the above configuration, when the operator mounts the reel on the mounting portion and loads the strap, it is confirmed whether or not the strap is set incorrectly. When the loading operation is not completed within a predetermined time from the start of the loading operation, the output unit outputs information on the loading error, so that the operator recognizes that the strapping paper is set incorrectly. The operator will correctly reset the straps when the straps are set incorrectly. It is possible to prevent the strapping paper from being loaded in the wrong state and the paper strips being banded in that state. When banding paper leaves, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the transport of the banding paper becomes unstable or the adhesion between the banding paper becomes poor. In addition, it is possible to prevent the generation of an offensive odor caused by the adhesive surface of the strap paper coming into contact with the heater.

Furthermore, when the reel is mounted on the mounting part, the operator who mounts the reel on the mounting part and sets the straps sets the straps in order to check whether the straps are set incorrectly. You will have to start over. In an operation in which the operator who attaches the reel and the operator who performs the strapping work of the paper leaves are different, the operator who performs the strapping work of the paper leaves assumes that the strapping paper is correctly loaded. Since the strapping work is carried out, it is difficult to identify the cause when the strapping paper is unstable, the straps are poorly adhered to each other, or an offensive odor is generated. By encouraging the operator who mounts the reel on the mounting portion to load the straps correctly, the strapping work of the paper leaves can be smoothly operated.

Further, during the strapping operation in which the strapping portion seals the paper sheets, the transporting force of the transporting unit is relatively high, whereas the transporting force of the transporting unit is reduced during the loading operation. During the strapping operation, the strapping paper can be stably conveyed toward the strapping portion.

The output unit may output information on the loading abnormality when the tip of the strap does not reach the predetermined position even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the loading operation.

As described above, if the band-wrapping paper is set incorrectly, the resistance of the transporting unit when transporting the band-wrapping paper increases, while the transporting force of the transporting unit is reduced during the loading operation. The tip of the paper does not reach the predetermined position, or it takes a long time to reach the predetermined position. When the tip of the strap does not reach the predetermined position even after a predetermined time has passed from the start of the loading operation, the output unit outputs information on the loading error, so that the operator can appropriately reset the strap. It becomes possible to urge.

The paper-strap banding mechanism disclosed herein also includes a mounting portion on which a reel of the band-sealing paper is mounted, a band-sealing portion for banding paper leaves with the band-sealing paper pulled out from the reel, and the band-sealing part being the paper. At the time of the strapping operation for banding the leaves, the strap includes a transporting unit for transporting the strapping paper from the mounting portion to the strapping portion and an output unit for outputting information, and the transporting unit is provided with the reel on the mounting portion. When the tip of the strap pulled out from the reel is set at a predetermined position in the transport portion, a loading operation of feeding the strap toward the strap is performed. The output unit outputs information on the loading abnormality when the load applied to the strap during the loading operation becomes a predetermined load higher than the load during the strapping operation.

As described above, if the band-wrapping paper is set incorrectly, the resistance of the transporting unit when transporting the band-wrapping paper increases. When the load applied to the strap during the loading operation becomes a predetermined load higher than the load during the strap operation, it can be determined that the strap is erroneously set. If the strapping paper is set correctly, the load applied to the strapping paper will be the same as or substantially the same as the load during the strapping operation. If the strapping paper is set correctly, the load applied to the strapping paper will not exceed the predetermined load.

Also in this configuration, when the operator attaches the reel to the mounting portion and loads the straps, the operation is performed when the straps are set incorrectly in order to check whether the straps are set incorrectly. Can properly reset the straps. It is possible to prevent the strapping paper from being banded while the paper strips are left loaded in the wrong state. In addition, when strapping paper leaves, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the transport of the straps becomes unstable or the adhesion between the straps becomes poor. Further, it is possible to prevent the generation of an offensive odor caused by the adhesive surface of the strap paper coming into contact with the heater.

In addition, since the operator who attaches the reel to the mounting portion and sets the straps resets the straps as necessary, the operator who mounts the reels and the operator who sets the straps are operated to perform the strapping work. As mentioned above, when the person is different, the operation of the strapping work can be made smooth.

The transport unit may stop transporting the strap when the load applied to the strap becomes greater than or equal to the predetermined load during the loading operation.

Even if the straps are set incorrectly, the straps may be loaded by continuing the transport of the straps. In the above configuration, when the loading is abnormal, the transporting unit stops the transporting of the straps, so that the loading of the straps is prevented from being completed in an erroneous state. The operator can quickly reset the strap.

It may be determined that the load applied to the strap paper exceeds the predetermined load based on the operation of the electric motor that is the drive source of the transport unit.

For example, based on the value of the current supplied to the electric motor, if the load of the electric motor becomes a predetermined load or more, it may be determined that the load applied to the strap has become a predetermined load or more. Further, for example, if the rotation speed of the electric motor is detected by an encoder (mechanical clock) and the rotation speed of the electric motor becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value (including, for example, the rotation stops), the load applied to the strap becomes more than the predetermined load. It may be determined that it has become. With these configurations, it can be appropriately determined that the load applied to the strap has exceeded a predetermined load.

The transport unit has a displacement guide that guides the strap and also displaces according to the magnitude of the load related to the strap, and the load applied to the strap is equal to or greater than the predetermined load. , It may be determined based on the displacement of the displacement guide.

The guide that bends and guides the strap receives a load in the inward direction of the bend due to the tension acting on the strap. If the displacement guide is configured to be displaced inward in the curve according to the magnitude of the load received from the strap, the load applied to the strap becomes greater than or equal to the predetermined load, and the tension acting on the strap becomes stronger. As the size increases, the amount of displacement of the displacement guide increases. Based on the displacement of the displacement guide, it can be appropriately determined that the load applied to the strap has exceeded a predetermined load.

The paper-strap banding mechanism may be provided between the reel and the transport portion and may include a twisting guide that guides the band-wrapping paper to twist.

The twisting guide located on the reel side of the transport section twists the strap, so that the strap can be twisted in the correct direction. It is possible to reduce the situation where the strap paper is set in the wrong state. Further, when the operator mistakenly sets the strap, the load on the strap in the twist guide may be higher when the strap is conveyed during the loading operation. Each of the above configurations makes it possible to appropriately determine that the strapping paper is set incorrectly.

The output unit may output information regarding the loading abnormality and information regarding the elimination of the loading abnormality.

The operator who resets the straps can correctly reset the straps based on the output information regarding the resolution of the loading abnormality.

The output unit may be a display unit that displays the information.

By displaying the information, the information can be appropriately conveyed to the operator who sets the strap.

The paper leaf processing apparatus disclosed herein includes the above-mentioned paper leaf banding mechanism, an accumulating part for accumulating the paper sheets supplied to the paper sheet banding mechanism, and the paper sheets accumulating in the accumulating part. It is provided with an identification unit for identifying.

As described above, according to the paper-leaf banding mechanism and the paper-leaf processing device described above, it is possible to prevent the band-sealing paper for banding the paper sheets from being accidentally loaded.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the banknote organizer. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the banknote organizer. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the reel set portion. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the configuration of the reel set portion. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of control relating to the loading of the strap. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit when the reel is replaced. FIG. 7 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit when the strapping paper is abnormally loaded. FIG. 8 is a flow chart of control relating to loading of the straps, which is different from that of FIG. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example for detecting the load applied to the strap. FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a money processing device including a banknote processing machine. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the banknote processing machine. FIG. 12 is a side view illustrating the schematic configuration of the strap unit. FIG. 13 is a plan view illustrating a reel set portion of the strap unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the paper leaf strap sealing mechanism and the paper leaf processing device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description is an example of a paper leaf bundling mechanism and a paper leaf processing device.

(Configuration example of banknote organizer)
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the banknote organizer 1 as a paper leaf processing device. FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the banknote organizer 1. The banknote organizer 1 is a device that identifies and counts banknotes, classifies them by type, and then creates a banded banknote for each predetermined number of banknotes. In the following description, for convenience, the front left side of the paper surface in FIG. 1 may be referred to as the front side, and the right back side of the paper surface may be referred to as the rear side. According to this, "front" is the left side of the paper in FIG. 2, and "rear" is the right side of the paper in FIG.

The banknote organizer 1 includes a first external collection unit 11 and a second external collection unit 12 for accumulating banknotes that are not subject to banding, an insertion unit 13 for inserting loose banknotes, a reject unit 14 for accumulating reject tickets, and a strap. A throwing unit 15 for withdrawing the bills and a returning unit 16 for returning fractional bills, which will be described later, are provided.

The loading portion 13 is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the housing 100. The front surface of the loading unit 13 is open to the outside of the housing 100. The operator can insert loose bills into the insertion unit 13. The insertion unit 13 can hold a plurality of banknotes in an accumulated state. For example, banknotes containing various denominations are inserted into the insertion unit 13. The loading unit 13 feeds the held banknotes one by one into the inside of the housing 100 by the feeding roller 131.

The first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12 are provided side by side on the upper part of the housing 100 of the banknote organizer 1. In each of the first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12, the outlet for banknotes is open to the outside of the housing 100. Each of the first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12 can accumulate a plurality of banknotes. The operator can manually take out the banknotes accumulated in the first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12.

The reject portion 14 is provided on the front surface of the housing 100, below the throwing portion 13. The front surface of the reject portion 14 is open to the outside of the housing 100. The reject unit 14 can collect a plurality of banknotes. The operator can manually take out the banknotes accumulated in the reject unit 14.

The throwing portion 15 is open to the lower part of the front surface of the housing 100. The strapped banknotes are thrown out of the housing 100 through the slope of the throwing section 15. The strapped banknotes thrown out from the throwing unit 15 enter a container or the like placed in advance.

The return unit 16 is provided on the upper part of the housing 100. The return unit 16 has a tray 161 on which bills are placed. The tray 161 moves in the front-rear direction as shown by the solid line and the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. When the tray 161 on which the banknotes are placed advances as shown by the alternate long and short dash line, the operator can manually remove the banknotes from the tray 161.

A display unit 17 is provided on the upper portion of the bill organizer 1. The display unit 17 is arranged above the return unit 16. The display unit 17 includes a touch panel. The display unit 17 also serves as an operation unit for the operator to perform an operation. The display unit 17 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes performed by the banknote organizer 1. By performing operations according to the screen displayed on the display unit 17, the operator can make various settings related to the banknote organizer 1 and cause the banknote organizer 1 to execute various processes. The display unit 17 is an example of an output unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bill organizer 1 has an identification unit 18, a first reversing unit 21, a second reversing unit 22, a bill transporting unit 3, and first to fifth accumulating units 31 to be inside the housing 100. It includes 35, a bill carrying unit 36, a strap unit 37, a reel setting unit 4, and a control unit 101.

In the banknote transport unit 3, the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, the reject unit 14, the second reversing unit 22, the first to fifth accumulating units 31 to 35, and the first 1 The loose bills are transported between the external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12. The banknote transport unit 3 has a transport path arranged inside the housing 100. Although not shown in detail, the transport path is composed of a large number of rollers, a plurality of belts, a motor for driving them, a passage sensor for detecting the banknotes to be transported, and a plurality of guides. The banknote transport unit 3 transports banknotes one by one along the transport path at predetermined intervals. Although not shown, the banknote transport unit 3 also transports banknotes with the longitudinal edge of the banknote in front.

The identification unit 18 is provided downstream of the insertion unit 13 in the direction of transporting banknotes. The identification unit 18 identifies the denomination, authenticity, front / back, orientation, positive / loss, old / new, transport state, etc. of banknotes transported along the transport path.

The first reversing unit 21 is configured to selectively reverse both the front and back sides and the top-bottom direction of the banknote according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. The bills that have passed through the first reversing portion 21 have at least the front and back sides aligned.

A reject portion 14 is arranged on the front side of the first reversing portion 21. The transport path 141 connected to the reject portion 14 branches from the downstream of the first reversing portion 21 in the transport direction of banknotes. The first reversing section 21 has a branching claw that selectively feeds banknotes to the bypass 212 or the reject section 14. The control unit 101 moves the branch claw according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. As a result, the banknote identified as the reject ticket is conveyed to the reject unit 14.

The second reversing unit 22 is configured to selectively reverse the direction of the banknote in the transport width direction. Although the details of the configuration of the reversing mechanism 224 are omitted, various known configurations can be adopted for the reversing mechanism 224. The bill organizer 1 is provided with two types of reversing portions, a first reversing portion 21 and a second reversing portion 22, as reversing portions, so that the bills that have passed through the first reversing portion 21 and the second reversing portion 22 Both front and back and top-bottom orientations can be aligned.

The first to fifth integrated units 31 to 35 are arranged on the rear side of the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, and the second reversing unit 22. The first to fifth integrated portions 31 to 35 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. The first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35 collect the banknotes to be banded for each denomination, for example. As will be described later, the operator can preset the types of banknotes to be accumulated in the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35.

The transport path for transporting banknotes downstream of the second reversing section 22 is on the front side of the first to fifth accumulating sections 31 to 35, and on the rear side of the identification section 18, the first reversing section 21, and the second reversing section 22. , 1st to 5th integrated portions 31 to 35 are arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction. Five branch paths branched from the transport path extending in the vertical direction are connected to each of the first to fifth integrated portions 31 to 35. Banknotes are inserted into each of the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35 from the front side. The inserted banknotes are accumulated in each of the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35.

Although not shown, branching claws for switching the transport direction of banknotes are provided at the branching points of each branching path. The control unit 101 moves each branch claw according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. As a result, the banknotes are selectively inserted into the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35.

The downstream side of the transport path extending in the vertical direction is branched into two in the middle and is connected to each of the first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12. The first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12 are connected to the downstream of the second inversion unit 22. Although not shown, branch claws are provided at the branch points. The control unit 101 moves the branching claw according to the identification result of the identification unit 18, so that the banknotes are selectively inserted into the first external accumulation unit 11 and the second external accumulation unit 12.

The bill carrying units 36 are arranged on the rear side of the first to fifth collecting units 31 to 35 arranged in the vertical direction. The bill carrying section 36 includes an arm section 361 for gripping banknotes and a guide section 362 for reciprocating the arm section 361 in the vertical direction. The guide portion 362 extends in the vertical direction. The arm portion 361 moves in the vertical direction along the guide portion 362. The arm portion 361 is positioned at the height position of each of the first to fifth accumulating portions 31 to 35, and the banknotes accumulated in the first to fifth accumulating portions 31 to 35 are taken out toward the rear.

The strap portion 37 is arranged below the second reversing portion 22. The strap 37 is located at the lower end of the bill carrier 36. The banknote transport unit 36 transports the banknotes taken out from the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35 to the strap section 37. Although detailed illustration of the configuration of the strap portion 37 is omitted, various known configurations can be adopted for the strap portion 37. The strap 37 may be strapped, for example, by wrapping a strap around the outer circumference of a bundle of banknotes. The strap 37 may also be strapped by inserting a bundle of banknotes into the loop formed by the strap paper.

A belt-type second transport portion 38 is provided on the front side of the strap portion 37. The second transport unit 38 transports the band-sealed banknotes band-sealed by the band-sealing unit 37 forward to the ejection unit 15. The strapped banknotes are thrown out of the housing 100 through the slope of the throwing section 15.

When the banknote organizer 1 performs the sorting process, the banknotes may remain in the first to fifth collecting units 31 to 35 without reaching the number of straps. The banknote transport unit 36 transports the fractional banknotes remaining in the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35 to the return unit 16.

The reel 45 of the strap 451 supplied to the strap 37 is set in the reel set portion 4. The reel set portion 4 is arranged on the lower side of the strap portion 37. As shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2, the reel set portion 4 is configured to be able to be pulled forward from the bill organizer 1. When the reel 45 of the strap 451 is attached to the reel set portion 4, the operator pulls out the reel set portion 4 in front of the bill organizer 1. Although not shown, the reel set unit 4 has a sensor that detects that the banknote organizer 1 has been pulled out from the housing 100 and pushed into the housing 100. Details of the configuration of the reel set unit 4 will be described later.

The banding unit 37 and the reel setting unit 4 constitute a paper leaf banding mechanism 40 for banding the banding paper 451 with respect to the banknote.

Although not shown, the control unit 101 has a first external integration unit 11, a second external integration unit 12, a charging unit 13, a reject unit 14, a return unit 16, an identification unit 18, a first inversion unit 21, and a second inversion unit. The unit 22, the bill transport unit 3, the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35, the bill transport unit 36, the strap unit 37, and the reel set unit 4 are connected so that signals can be exchanged. The control unit 101 includes the first external accumulation unit 11, the second external accumulation unit 12, the input unit 13, the reject unit 14, the return unit 16, the identification unit 18, the first reversal unit 21, the second reversal unit 22, and the banknote. A control signal is output to the transport unit 3, the first to fifth accumulation units 31 to 35, the bill transport unit 36, the strap unit 37, and the reel set unit 4. The banknote organizer 1 identifies and counts banknotes, classifies them by type, and then performs a classification process for creating a predetermined number of banded banknotes.

(Structure of reel set part)
3 and 4 show a configuration example of the reel set unit 4. The reel set unit 4 includes a mounting portion 41 on which the reel 45 of the strap 451 is mounted, a part of the strap transport section 42 that transports the strap 451 pulled out from the reel 45 to the strap 37, and a mounting portion. A printing unit 43 for printing on the strap paper is provided between the band 41 and the strap transport unit 42.

The mounting portion 41 has a table 411 on which the reel 45 is placed so that the reel shaft is in the vertical direction. By making the direction of the reel 45 horizontal, it is advantageous for miniaturization of the banknote organizer 1. The table 411 is configured to rotate in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions about an axis extending in the vertical direction. A reel drive motor 412 is connected to the table 411 via a belt 413. The reel drive motor 412 rotates the table 411 so that the reel 45 rotates in the winding direction of the strap.

Although not shown, the mounting portion 41 has an empty sensor that detects that the number of straps 451 has decreased by detecting the outer diameter of the reel 45. When the control unit 101 receives the detection signal of the empty sensor, the control unit 101 prompts the operator to replace the reel 45 through the display unit 17.

The strap 451 is pulled out horizontally from the reel 45. The front and back surfaces of the strap 451 face horizontally. Although not shown, glue is attached to the back surface of the strap 451 (that is, on the inner surface of the strap 451 wound around the reel 45). After wrapping a bundle of banknotes with the strap 451, the overlapping straps 451 are glued together. Although not shown, the strap 37 has a heater that melts the glue of the strap 451.

The printing unit 43 is composed of, for example, a dot impact printer. The ink ribbon is struck by the print head against the band-wrapping paper 451 drawn out in the horizontal direction, so that printing is performed on the surface of the band-wrapping paper 451 (that is, the outer surface of the band-wrapping paper 451 wound on the reel 45). Will be printed. The printing unit 43 has a support guide 431 that supports the strap 451 when the printing head prints. The support guide 431 is arranged so as to face the print head.

A twisting guide 44 that twists and guides the strap 451 is arranged at a position downstream of the printing portion 43 and upstream of the strap transport portion 42 in the transport direction of the strap 451. The twisting guide 44 twists the strap 451 with the front and back surfaces facing horizontally, and the strap 451 with the front surface facing up and the back surface facing down. The twisting guide 44 is composed of a first guide 441 and a second guide 442. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the first guide 441 and the second guide 442 are arranged so as to face each other on the transport path of the strap 451 with a gap through which the strap 451 can pass. The gap formed by the first guide 441 and the second guide 442 is formed vertically at the entrance and exit of the strap 451 while being formed horizontally at the exit of the strap 451. The gap changes direction from vertical to horizontal between the entrance and exit.

Here, as described above, the strap paper 451 is wound around the reel 45 that rotates about the reel shaft extending in the vertical direction, and is conveyed from the bottom to the top from the reel set portion 4 toward the strap portion 37. At the same time, the strap 37 is wrapped around the bill around an axis extending in the horizontal direction to strap the bill. Therefore, it is necessary to twist the strap 451 between the reel 45 and the strap 37. As will be described later, when the reel 45 of the strap 451 is mounted on the mounting portion 41, the operator inserts the tip of the strap 451 pulled out from the reel 45 into the entrance of the twisting guide 44 to seal the strap. The paper 451 is automatically twisted in the correct orientation so that it comes out of the exit. The twisting guide 44 twists the strap 451 in the correct direction to encourage the strap 451 to be loaded correctly.

The strap-wrapping paper transport unit 42 includes a holding guide 421 for holding the strap-wrapping paper 451 and a feed motor 422 for driving a feed roller (not shown).

The holding guide 421 holds the band-sealing paper 451 transported to the band-sealing part 37 by the band-wrapping paper transporting unit 42 during the band-sealing operation in which the band-sealing unit 37 band-wraps the banknotes or when the band-sealing paper 451 is loaded as described later. It is configured to hold down from above. The presser guide 421 is rotatably supported by an axis, and the presser guide 421 is vertically tilted as shown by the alternate long and short dash line and is in an inverted state in which the strap 451 is pressed by tilting sideways as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is manually switched to an upright state that allows the tip of the strap 451 to be inserted by standing upright. After mounting the reel 45 on the mounting portion 41, the operator raises the pressing guide 421 in order to engage the tip portion of the strap 451 with the feed roller.

The feed motor 422 drives the strap 451 to feed the strap 37. The feed motor 422 is composed of an electric motor. Specifically, the feed motor 422 may be configured by a stepping motor, a DC motor, a brushless motor, or the like. The control unit 101 controls driving and stopping of the feed motor 422. By driving the feed motor 422, the strap paper 451 is conveyed upward from the reel set portion 4 and supplied to the strap portion 37.

The control unit 101 also changes the transport force of the feed motor 422 to convey the strap 451. Although the details will be described later, the carrying force of the strap 451 when the strap 37 carries the strap 451 when the bill is strapped and the new reel 45 are mounted on the mounting section 41 to be strapped. The carrying force of the strap 451 when the loading operation of loading the strap 451 is performed so that the tip of the paper 451 is in a predetermined position is different.

Here, the procedure of the operator when loading the reel 45 will be described. When the empty sensor detects that the strap 45 of the reel 45 set in the reel set unit 4 has run out, the control unit 101 displays the screen D1 as shown in FIG. 6, for example, on the display unit 17. Let me. The screen D1 is an example of a screen for explaining the reel replacement procedure to the operator. On the screen D1, as the procedure for replacing the reel 45, it is indicated that the reel set unit 4 is pulled out from the bill sorting machine 1, a new reel is set in the reel set unit 4, and the reel set unit 4 is returned to its original position. Are listed.

When the operator pulls out the reel set portion 4 to the front side of the bill organizer 1 as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2, the mounting portion 41 is exposed to the outside of the housing 100 of the bill organizer 1. The operator mounts the new reel 45 on the table 411 of the mounting unit 41. The reel 45 is mounted on the table 411 with the strap drawing direction of the strap 451 being the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 and the like. The operator disposes the strap 451 pulled out from the reel 45 between the printing unit 43 and the support guide 431. At this time, the strap 451 is arranged so that the front surface and the back surface face the horizontal direction and the front surface faces the printing portion 43. After that, the operator passes the tip of the strap 451 through the twisting guide 44. As a result, the strap paper 451 is twisted so that the front surface faces upward and the back surface faces downward. The operator lifts the holding guide 421 of the strap carrier 42 in an upright position, and holds the strap 451 by hand until the tip of the strap 451 bites into the feed roller while the back side of the strap 451 remains facing down. send. At this time, the operator turns the feed knob 423 connected to the shaft of the feed motor 422 to bite the strap 451 into the feed roller, if necessary.

When the tip of the strap 451 bites into the feed roller, the operator pushes the reel set portion 4 into the housing 100 of the bill organizer 1. When the sensor detects that the reel set unit 4 has been pushed in and positioned at a predetermined position, the control unit 101 of the bill organizer 1 drives the feed motor 422. The strap 451 is conveyed toward the strap 37 by the feed roller (that is, the loading operation). When the sensor detects that the tip of the strap 451 has reached a predetermined position, the control unit 101 stops the feed motor 422. Here, the predetermined position may be a standby position where the tip of the strap 451 is located when the strap 37 is not performing the strap banding operation of the banknote. In this way, the loading operation of the strap 451 when the reel 45 is replaced is completed.

When the operator installs the reel 45, the tip of the strap 451 is bitten into the feed roller in the wrong direction (for example, the back side of the strap 451 is facing up), or the strap 451 is unnecessary. The tip of the strap 451 may be bitten into the feed roller in a twisted state. The bill organizer 1 confirms whether or not the strap 451 is erroneously set during the loading operation of the strap 451. If the strap 451 is erroneously set, the strap organizer 1 informs the operator of the strap 451. It is configured to encourage a reset of.

(Control regarding loading operation of strap paper)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of control related to the reel loading operation executed by the bill organizer 1. In step S51 after the start, as described above, in the control unit 101, the operator pulls out the reel set unit 4, attaches a new reel 45 to the mounting unit 41, and bites the tip of the strap 451 into the feed roller. After inserting the reel set unit 4, it is determined whether or not the reel set unit 4 has been pushed into the housing of the bill organizer 1. The sensor detects that the reel set unit 4 has been pulled out from the housing of the bill organizer 1 and that the reel set unit 4 has been pushed into the housing of the bill organizer 1 after the withdrawal. Based on this, the control unit 101 may determine that step S51 is YES. Further, in the control unit 101, in addition to the sensor detecting the pulling out and pushing of the reel setting unit 4, a new reel 45 is attached to the mounting unit 41, and / or the tip portion of the strap 451 is attached. It may be determined that step S51 is YES based on the bite into the feed roller. If the determination in step S51 is YES, the control process proceeds to step S52.

In step S52, the control unit 101 drives the feed motor 422 as described above. At this time, the control unit 101 reduces the carrying force of the strap 451 by the feed motor 422 to be lower than the carrying force during the strapping operation in which the strap 37 is strapping the banknotes. If the orientation of the strap 451 set by the operator is reversed or the strap 451 is unnecessarily twisted, the resistance when the feed motor 422 is driven to convey the strap 451 increases. By making the conveying force of the feed motor 422 during the loading operation lower than the conveying force during the banding operation, if the banding paper 451 is set incorrectly, the banding paper 451 cannot be smoothly conveyed. As a result, the loading operation is not completed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the loading operation was started. The transport force of the feed motor 422 may be reduced to such an extent that the strap 451 can be smoothly transported when the strap 451 is set correctly. By doing so, if the set of the strap 451 is correct, the loading operation is completed by the time when the predetermined time elapses from the start of the loading operation.

In step S53, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a preset predetermined time has elapsed (that is, the time has expired) since the loading operation of the strap 451 was started. If the determination in step S53 is NO, the control process proceeds to step S54. In step S54, the strap 451 is conveyed toward the strap 37 by driving the feed motor 422, but it is determined whether or not the tip of the strap 451 has reached a predetermined position. As described above, the predetermined position may be the standby position of the strap 451.

If the determination in step S54 is NO, the process returns to step S52 and the drive of the feed motor 422 is continued. If the determination in step S54 is YES, it can be determined that the strap 451 has been set correctly because the strap 451 is smoothly conveyed even if the transport force of the feed motor 422 is low. After the determination in step S54 becomes YES, the control process proceeds to step S55. In step S55, the control unit 101 stops the feed motor 422, and in the subsequent step S56, the control unit 101 puts the banknote organizer 1 in a standby state.

On the other hand, in step S53, when the time is over before the tip of the strap 451 reaches the predetermined position (that is, when the determination in step S53 becomes YES), the control process proceeds to step S57. In step S57, the control unit 101 notifies the loading abnormality of the strap 451 through the display unit 17. The display unit 17 displays, for example, the screen D2 illustrated in FIG. 7. On the screen D2, it is described that the loading of the strap 451 has failed and that the resetting of the strap 451 is urged. In step S57, the control unit 101 may emit a warning sound in addition to the display of the display unit 17.

The operator resets the strap 451 according to the screen D2 displayed on the display unit 17. When the reel setting unit 4 is pulled out from the bill sorting machine 1 and the resetting of the strap 451 is started, the determination in step S58 becomes YES, and the control process returns to step S51.

Here, between steps S53 and S57, the control unit 101 may drive the reel drive motor 412 to wind the erroneously set strap 451 around the reel 45. By doing so, when the reel set portion 4 is pulled out, the operator can smoothly reset the band seal paper 451 because the band seal paper 451 is wound around the reel 45.

In this way, it is possible to determine whether the set of the strap paper 451 is correct or incorrect by reducing the transport force of the strap paper transport unit 42 during the loading operation after the reel 45 is mounted on the reel set unit 4. it can. When the strap paper 451 is set incorrectly and the strap paper 451 is not loaded correctly, the screen D2 is displayed on the display unit 17, so that the operator can correctly reset the strap paper 451. Correctly resetting the strap 451 prevents the strap 451 from being loaded in the wrong state. It is possible to prevent the banding paper 451 from being banded while the banknotes are being loaded in an erroneous state. In addition, when banding bills, the transport of the banding paper 451 becomes unstable, or the orientation of the glue surfaces of the banding paper 451 is different, so that the banding papers 451 are poorly adhered to each other. Can be prevented. Further, it is possible to prevent the generation of an offensive odor caused by the adhesive surface of the strap 451 coming into contact with the heater.

Further, when the reel 45 is mounted on the reel set portion 4 and the band-sealing paper 451 is being loaded, the reel 45 is mounted on the mounting portion 41 in order to confirm whether or not the strap-wrapping paper 451 is correctly loaded. The operator who puts on the strap and sets the strap 451 will redo the set of the strap 451. When the operator who attaches the reel 45 and the operator who performs the strapping operation of the banknotes are different, the operator who performs the banding operation of the banknotes bands the banknotes because the banding paper 451 is correctly loaded. When the transport of the straps 451 becomes unstable, the straps 451s are poorly adhered to each other, or an offensive odor is generated during the work, it is difficult to identify the cause. By urging the operator who mounts the reel 45 on the mounting portion 41 and loads the strap 451 to correctly load the strap 451, the strapping operation can be smoothly performed.

When confirming whether or not the strap 451 is set correctly during the loading operation, the strap 451 is erroneously set by lowering the transport force of the strap transport unit 42 than the transport force during the band seal operation. It can be appropriately determined that there is. That is, if the carrying force of the strap-wrapping paper transporting unit 42 during the loading operation is the same as that during the strapping operation, the loading operation may be completed within a predetermined time even if the strap-wrapping paper 451 is set incorrectly. By lowering the transporting force of the strap-wrapping paper transporting unit 42 as compared with that during the strap-wrapping operation, if the strap-wrapping paper 451 is set incorrectly and the resistance during transporting becomes high, the loading operation will not be completed within a predetermined time. During the loading operation, it becomes possible to appropriately determine that the strapping paper 451 is set incorrectly.

Unlike during the loading operation, which reduces the carrying force, during the banding operation in which the banding unit 37 binds the bills, the carrying force of the banding paper transporting unit 42 is relatively high, so that the banding paper 451 can be stably held. It can be transported toward 37.

(Modified example of control related to loading operation of strap paper)
FIG. 8 shows a flowchart relating to a modified example of the control relating to the loading operation of the strap 451. The step S81 after the start is the same as the step S51 of the flow of FIG. That is, in the control unit 101, the operator pulls out the reel set unit 4, attaches a new reel 45 to the attachment unit 41, feeds the tip end portion of the strap 451 into the feed roller, and then engages the reel set unit 4. It is determined whether or not the banknote organizer 1 has been pushed into the housing 100. If the determination in step S81 is YES, the control process proceeds to step S82.

In step S82, the control unit 101 drives the feed motor 422 as described above. In step S82, unlike step S52, the control unit 101 does not reduce the carrying force of the strap 451 by the feed motor 422. The control unit 101 may make the transport force of the strap 451 by the feed motor 422 the same as the transport force during the strap operation.

In the following step S83, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the load applied to the strap 451 exceeds a predetermined load. As described above, if the strap 451 is set incorrectly, the resistance when the feed motor 422 is driven to convey the strap 451 increases, so that the load applied to the strap 451 increases. Here, the load applied to the strap 451 may be determined based on the supply current value to the feed motor 422, for example, when the feed motor 422 is a DC motor or a brushless motor. When the load of the feed motor 422 becomes a predetermined load or more and the supply current value to the feed motor 422 becomes a predetermined value or more, it can be determined that the load applied to the strap 451 exceeds the predetermined load. Further, for example, when the feed motor 422 is a stepping motor, the rotation speed of the feed motor 422 is detected by an encoder (mechanical clock), and if the rotation speed of the feed motor 422 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value (note that the rotation of the feed motor 422 is high). It may be determined that the load applied to the band seal 451 exceeds a predetermined load (including stopping). If the determination in step S83 is NO, the control process proceeds to step S84, and if the determination in step S83 is YES, the control process proceeds to step S87.

Step S84 is the same as step S54. The feed motor 422 determines whether or not the tip of the strap 451 conveyed toward the strap 37 has reached a predetermined position. If the determination in step S84 is NO, the control process returns to step S82 and continues driving the feed motor 422. If the determination in step S84 is YES, it can be determined that the strap 451 has been set correctly because the strap 451 is smoothly conveyed without overloading. After the determination in step S84 becomes YES, the control process proceeds to step S85. In step S85, the control unit 101 stops the feed motor 422, and in the subsequent step S86, the control unit 101 puts the banknote organizer 1 in a standby state.

Step S87 is the same as step S57. The control unit 101 notifies the operator of the loading abnormality of the strap paper 451 through the display unit 17 (see, for example, screen D2 in FIG. 7). The operator resets the strap 451 according to the screen D2 displayed on the display unit 17. When the reel setting unit 4 is pulled out from the bill sorting machine 1 and the resetting of the strap 451 is started, the determination in step S88 becomes YES, and the control process returns to step S81. As described above, during the period from step S83 to step S88, the control unit 101 drives the reel drive motor 412 to wind the erroneously set strap paper 451 around the reel 45. You may.

Similarly to the above, the control process shown in FIG. 8 can also determine whether the set of the strap 451 is correct or incorrect during the loading operation after the reel 45 is mounted on the reel set unit 4. When the strap paper 451 is set incorrectly and the strap paper 451 is not loaded correctly, the screen D2 is displayed on the display unit 17, so that the operator can correctly reset the strap paper 451. It is possible to prevent the banding paper 451 from being banded while the banknotes are being loaded in an erroneous state. Further, when banding the banknotes, it is necessary to prevent the transport of the banding paper 451 from becoming unstable and the situation where the banding papers 451 are poorly adhered to each other due to the different orientations of the glue surfaces. Can be done. Further, it is possible to prevent the generation of an offensive odor caused by the adhesive surface of the strap 451 coming into contact with the heater.

(Example of load detection configuration for strap paper)
As described above, the fact that the load applied to the strap 451 during the loading operation exceeds the predetermined load can be determined by a configuration other than the determination based on the operation of the feed motor 422 that conveys the strap 451. .. FIG. 9 schematically shows a configuration example for determining the magnitude of the load applied to the strap 451. In this configuration example, the magnitude of the load applied to the strap 451 is determined based on the displacement of the guide that guides the strap 451. Specifically, a displacement guide 46 for guiding the strap 451 is arranged between the reel 45 of the strap 451 and the feed roller 424. The displacement guide 46 is arranged so as to bend the strap 451 on the side closer to the feed roller 424 than the portion where the strap 451 is twisted in a predetermined direction. As shown by the alternate long and short dash line, the displacement guide 46 is also configured to be displaceable inward of the curve (that is, in the direction indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 9 toward the diagonally upper left of the paper surface). The displacement guide 46 receives a load from the strap 451 toward the inward curve due to the resultant force of the tension acting on the strap 451. The displacement guide 46 is urged outward of the curve by, for example, a urging member 461 made of a spring member.

During the loading operation, the feed motor 422 drives to convey the strap 451 toward the strap 37. At this time, the transport force of the feed motor 422 may be the same as the transport force during the strapping operation. If the strap 451 set in the reel set portion 4 is erroneously set and the load applied to the strap 451 exceeds a predetermined value, the tension acting on the strap 451 increases as shown by the black arrow in FIG. .. When the load received by the displacement guide 46 from the strap 451 exceeds a predetermined value, the displacement guide 46 opposes the urging force of the urging member 461 and moves inward of the curve as shown by the white arrow in FIG. Displace. If the urging force of the urging member 461 is appropriately set and the displacement of the displacement guide 46 is detected by a detection means such as a proximity sensor, it is determined that the load applied to the strap 451 has exceeded a predetermined value. Will be possible.

(Configuration example of banknote processing machine)
The technique disclosed here is not limited to being applied to the banknote organizer 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the like. 10 to 13 show a banknote processing machine 5 as an example of a paper leaf processing apparatus to which the technique disclosed herein can be applied. FIG. 10 shows an overall configuration example of the money processing device 10 including the banknote processing machine 5. The money processing device 10 is set as a cashier of a financial institution such as a bank. The money processing device 10 is not limited to being set as a cashier of a financial institution.

The money processing device 10 is configured by combining a plurality of devices. Specifically, the money processing device 10 shown in FIG. 10 includes a bill processing machine 5 for processing bills, a coin processing machine 91 for processing coins, a display unit 92 which is a human interface portion for an operator, and various slips. A printer 93 for issuing the coins and a control unit 501 (shown only in FIG. 11) for controlling the entire money processing apparatus 10 are provided.

The display unit 92 includes, for example, a touch panel or the like. The display unit 92 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the money processing device 10 and the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the money processing device 10. In addition, the operator can perform various operations via the display unit 92. In the configuration example of FIG. 10, the display unit 92 is arranged above the coin processing machine 91. The display unit 92 is an example of an output unit.

The printer 93 prints information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the money processing device 10 and the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the money processing device 10 on a receipt or the like. In the configuration example of FIG. 10, the printer 93 is arranged on the upper part of the coin processing machine 91.

The bill processing machine 5 can execute deposit / withdrawal processing of loose bills. In addition, the banknote processing machine 5 can create a banded banknote and execute a withdrawal process of the banded banknote.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the intermediate unit 511 (details will be described later) is pulled out forward from the housing 51 of the banknote processing machine 5 in the banknote processing machine 5. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing machine 5. In FIG. 11, the left side is the front side of the bill processing machine 5, and the left-right direction is the depth direction of the bill processing machine 5. The configuration of the banknote processing machine 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the left front side of the paper surface in FIG. 10 may be referred to as the front side, and the right back side of the paper surface may be referred to as the rear side.

The bill processing machine 5 has a substantially rectangular housing 51, and on the front surface of the housing 51, an insertion section 52 for depositing loose bills and a loose bill ejection for withdrawing loose bills. A section 53 and a band note ejection section 54 for withdrawing the band note are provided. The front surface of the insertion unit 52 is open to the outside of the housing 51, and the operator can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 52. On the other hand, shutters 531 and 541 are provided in the loose bill ejection section 53 and the strap-wrapped bill ejection section 54, respectively. When the loose bill ejection section 53 and the strap-wrapped bill ejection section 54 are opened by the shutters 531 and 541, the operator is accumulated in the loose bill and strap-wrapped bill ejection section 54 accumulated in the loose bill ejection section 53. You can take out the strapped banknotes. The loose bill ejection unit 53 functions as a withdrawal unit in the withdrawal processing of the loose bills, and also discharges the loose bills that could not be identified at the time of the deposit processing or the loose bills identified as abnormal. It also functions as a deposit reject section.

Further, below the loose bill ejection section 53, there is a withdrawal reject section 55 in which loose bills determined not to be withdrawn from the loose bill ejection section 53 are accumulated in the loose bill withdrawal process. It is provided. The front cover of the withdrawal reject section 55 is normally closed and the inside of the withdrawal reject section 55 cannot be accessed. The front cover is opened by the operation by an operator having a predetermined authority, and the rejected banknotes inside the withdrawal reject unit 55 can be collected.

As shown in FIG. 11, the insertion section 52 is provided with a feeding section 521 for feeding out the inserted loose bills one by one. The loose bills fed out from the insertion section 52 by the feeding section 521 are conveyed in the housing 51 by the conveying section 56. The transport unit 56 is provided with an identification unit 57, and the identification unit 57 identifies the denomination, authenticity, front and back, positive / loss, old / new, transport state, etc. of the loose bills transported by the transport unit 56. Further, the transport unit 56 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 58, and the loose bills identified by the identification unit 57 are inverted by the front / back reversing unit 58 so that the front and back sides are aligned.

A temporary deposit holding unit 61, a mixed loose bill storage section 62, and a plurality of (three in FIG. 11) denomination loose bill storage sections 63 are connected to the transport section 56, respectively. Stages 611, 621, 631 that can be moved in the vertical direction are provided in the temporary deposit holding section 61, the mixed loose bill storage section 62, and the loose bill storage section 63 for each denomination, respectively. , 631 The loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state. Here, the mixed loose bill storage unit 62 stores loose bills, loss tickets, overflow bills, and the like of denominations that are not assigned to the loose bill storage units 63 for each denomination in a mixed state. In addition, the loose bill storage unit 63 for each denomination stores loose bills of a specific denomination set in advance.

A plurality of (two in FIG. 11) integrated units 64 are connected to the transport unit 56. The loose bills sent from the transport unit 56 are accumulated in the accumulation unit 64 in a stacked state. Further, a banding unit 80 for creating a banded banknote by winding a banded paper around a bundle of banknotes composed of a predetermined number (for example, 100) of loose banknotes is provided in front of the collecting unit 64.

An arm mechanism 66 is provided in the vicinity of the strap unit 80. The arm mechanism 66 is movable between the integration unit 64 and the strap unit 80. The arm mechanism 66 carries a bundle of loose banknotes or a banded banknote between the collecting unit 64 and the banding unit 80.

A strap-wrapping bill lifting section 67 is provided on the front side of the strap-wrapping unit 80. The banded banknote lifting section 67 is provided with a stage 671 that can be moved in the vertical direction in FIG. The strap-wrapped bill forwarding section 67 transports the strap-wrapped bills to the strap-wrapped bill ejection section 54 or the strap-wrapped bill transport section 68.

When the stage 671 on which one or more band-wrapped banknotes are placed moves upward to reach the same level as the lower end of the band-wrapped banknote ejection section 54, and the shutter 541 is opened in this state, the operator moves the band-wrapping banknote ejection section 54. It is possible to access the inside of the band and take out the bandnotes accumulated on the stage 671. Further, when the stage 671 is further raised, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 671 can be delivered to the banded banknote transport unit 68, and the banded banknotes transported by the banded banknote transport unit 68 can be delivered onto the stage 671. Can be accumulated.

A plurality of (four in FIG. 11) band-wrapped banknote storage portions 70 are provided in the upper region inside the housing 51. Inside each of the strap-wrapped banknote storage units 70, a stage 701 that can be moved in the vertical direction is provided. The band-wrapped banknotes created by the band-wrapping unit 80 are stacked on the stage 701 through an opening provided at the upper end of the band-wrapping banknote storage unit 70. When the strap-wrapped bills are taken out from each strap-wrapped bill storage unit 70, the stage 701 is raised and the strap-wrapped bills are pulled out from the opening of each strap-wrapped bill storage unit 70.

Above each strap-wrapped bill storage section 70, a strap-wrapped bill transport section 68 for transporting the band-wrapped banknotes is provided. The banded banknote carrier 68 has a circulation belt 682 in which a plurality of protrusions 681 are provided at equal intervals, and the circulation belt 682 circulates and moves in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Is possible. The band-wrapped banknotes transported by the band-wrapped banknote transport unit 68 move in either the left or right direction while being hooked by the protrusions 681 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 682. Further, an identification unit 69 is provided between the upper end of the strap-wrapped bill lifting section 67 and the strap-wrapped bill storage section 70. The identification unit 69 identifies the denomination of the banded banknote to be transported, for example, from the captured image of the banknote on the lowermost surface thereof. The identification unit 69 also identifies the state of the banded banknotes and the binding band, such as the presence or absence of tears and stains. In the configuration of FIG. 11, the identification unit 69 is provided on the lower side of the transport path, but may be provided on the upper side of the transport path or above and below the transport path, for example.

The above-mentioned insertion section 52, loose bill ejection section 53, withdrawal reject section 55, transport section 56, identification section 57, front / back reversal section 58, two stacking sections 64, strap unit 80, arm mechanism 66, and strap lift. A part of the feed unit 67 constitutes an intermediate unit 511. As shown in FIG. 10, the intermediate unit 511 is configured to be able to be pulled out forward from the housing 51. For example, when a bill jam or the like occurs, the operator can access each part included in the intermediate unit 511 by pulling out the intermediate unit 511 forward, and can take out the jam bill. The operator also pulls out the intermediate unit 511 forward from the housing 51 when taking out fractional banknotes (that is, banknotes remaining in the collecting unit 64 when the strapping process is completed) from the collecting unit 64. Further, as will be described in detail later, when replacing the reel 86 of the strap, the operator pulls out the intermediate unit 511 forward from the housing 51.

(Structure of strap unit)
As shown in FIG. 12, the banding unit 80 carries a banding unit 81 that wraps a banding paper around the outer circumference of a bundle of loose banknotes to banden, a supply unit 82 that supplies the banding paper to the banding unit 81, and a banded banknote. A second transport unit 83 and a second transport unit 83 are provided. The strap section 81, the supply section 82, and the second transport section 83 are grouped together to form one unit. The banding unit 80 is an example of a paper leaf banding mechanism.

The supply unit 82 includes a mounting unit 84 on which the reel 86 is set, and a strap paper transport unit 85 that transports the strap 861 drawn from the reel 86 to the strap 81.

The mounting portion 84 is located at the top of the strap unit 80. The reel 86 is set in the mounting portion 84 so that the reel shaft is in the vertical direction. When the intermediate unit 511 is pulled forward from the housing 51, the reel 86 is exposed upward at the top of the intermediate unit 511, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the operator can easily replace the reel 86.

As shown in FIG. 13, the mounting unit 84 has a conversion unit 841 that converts the transport direction of the strap 861 horizontally pulled out from the reel 86 downward. The strap 861 whose transport direction is changed downward by the conversion unit 841 is sent to the strap transport unit 85. The strap 861 is twisted between the reel 86 and the strap 81.

The mounting portion 84 also has a holding guide 842 that holds the strap 861 pulled out from the reel 86. The pressing guide 842 rotates about an axis extending in the vertical direction as shown by an arrow in FIG. When the reel 86 is set on the mounting portion 84, the pressing guide 842 is positioned at a position away from the reel 86 (that is, the set position) as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. When the reel 86 is set in the mounting portion 84 and the drawn strap-wrapping paper is sent to the strap-wrapping paper transporting section 85 through the conversion section 841, the holding guide 842 is positioned closer to the reel 86 (that is, the guide). position). Although not shown, the pressing guide 842 is urged by an urging member in a direction from the guide position to the set position (that is, in the clockwise direction in FIG. 13).

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the pressing guide 842 is provided with a locking piece 843 that projects upward. The locking piece 843 is configured to hit the locking portion 512 fixed to the housing 51 when the intermediate unit 511 is housed in the housing 51. When the locking piece 843 hits the locking portion 512, the pressing guide 842 is positioned at the guide position by rotating counterclockwise in FIG. 13 against the urging force of the urging member. In this way, when the intermediate unit 511 is housed in the housing 51, the pressing guide 842 guides the strap 861 by being positioned at the guide position. On the other hand, when the intermediate unit 511 is pulled forward from the housing 51, the locking piece 843 is separated from the locking portion 512, and the pressing guide 842 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 13 by the urging force of the urging member. However, the pressing guide 842 is automatically positioned at the set position. When the reel 86 is mounted, the holding guide 842 is located at the set position, so that the operator can easily set the strap 861. When the intermediate unit 511 that has been pulled out is pushed into the housing 51, the locking piece 843 hits the locking portion 512 and the pressing guide 842 rotates, and the pressing guide 842 is located at the guide position again.

As shown in FIG. 12, the strap-wrapping paper transport portion 85 extends from the front side of the upper end portion of the strap-wrapping unit 80 to the rear side of the lower portion of the strap-wrapping unit 80 via a horizontal portion extending in the front-rear direction in the middle. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the strap-wrapping paper transport unit 85 includes a guide for guiding the strap-wrapping paper, a plurality of rollers for feeding the strap-wrapping paper, and a feed motor as a drive source. The strap 81 is arranged on the rear side of the lower end of the strap unit 80.

Although a detailed description of the configuration of the strap 81 is omitted, various known configurations can be adopted for the strap 81.

The second transport portion 83 is provided on the front side of the strap portion 81. The second transport unit 83 is configured to receive the strap-wrapped banknote B band-sealed by the band-wrapping unit 81 from the arm mechanism 66, transport it forward, and send it to the band-wrapped bill lifting unit 67. The second transport unit 83 is configured to move the banded banknote B forward with the banded banknote B sandwiched vertically.

The band-sealing unit 80 is composed of a mounting unit 84, a band-sealing paper transporting unit 85, and a band-sealing unit 81. Therefore, there is no joint between the reel 86 and the strap 81 in the middle of the strap paper path. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of errors such as jam of the strap.

When mounting the reel 86 on the mounting portion 84, as described above, the operator pulls out the intermediate unit 511 forward from the housing 51 of the bill processing machine 5. The mounting portion 84 is exposed to the outside of the housing 51 of the bill processing machine 5. The operator mounts a new reel 86 on the mounting portion 84, and arranges the strap 861 pulled out from the reel 86 so as to reach the conversion portion 841 from the pressing guide 842 as shown by the thick arrow in FIG. .. During this time, the strap 861 is twisted. The tip of the strap 861 is set in the conversion unit 841.

When the tip of the strap 861 is set in the conversion unit 841, the operator pushes the intermediate unit 511 into the housing 51 of the banknote processing machine 5. When the intermediate unit 511 is pushed in and positioned at a predetermined position, the control unit 501 of the money processing device 10 drives the strap-wrapping paper transport unit 85. The strap 861 is conveyed toward the strap 81 (that is, the loading operation). When the sensor detects that the tip of the strap 861 has reached a predetermined position, the control unit 101 stops the strap transport unit 85. In this way, the loading operation of the strap 861 is completed. The control executed by the control unit 501 during this loading operation may be performed according to the flow of FIG. 5 or FIG.

The technique disclosed herein can be widely applied not only to an apparatus for processing banknotes but also to an apparatus for processing paper sheets including valuable media such as checks and gift certificates.

In addition, the various configurations described above can be combined as appropriate.

1 Banknote organizer (paper leaf processing device)
17 Display (output)
18 Identification unit 31-35 1st to 5th integrated parts 37 Banding part 40 Paper leaf banding mechanism 41 Mounting part 42 Banding paper transporting part 422 Feed motor (electric motor)
44 Torsion guide 45 Reel 451 Strap paper 46 Displacement guide 5 Banknote processor (paper leaf processing device)
64 Accumulation unit 80 Strap unit (paper leaf strap mechanism)
81 Strap 84 Mounting section 85 Strap transport section 86 Reel 861 Strap 92 Display section (output section)

Claims (10)

The mounting part where the strap reel is mounted and
A band-wrapping portion for banding paper leaves with the band-wrapping paper pulled out from the reel, and a band-wrapping portion.
When the banding unit performs the banding operation of banding the paper leaves, the transporting unit that conveys the banding paper from the mounting part to the banding part and the transporting unit.
Equipped with an output unit that outputs information
The transport unit seals the strap when the reel is mounted on the mounting portion and the tip of the strap pulled out from the reel is set at a predetermined position in the transport portion. In addition to performing the loading operation of feeding toward the unit, during the loading operation, the conveying force of the band-sealing paper by the transport unit is lower than that during the band-sealing operation.
The output unit is a paper-strap banding mechanism that outputs information regarding a loading abnormality when the loading operation is not completed even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the loading operation. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs information regarding a loading abnormality when the tip of the strap does not reach a predetermined position even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the loading operation. Paper leaf strap mechanism. The mounting part where the strap reel is mounted and
A band-wrapping portion for banding paper leaves with the band-wrapping paper pulled out from the reel, and a band-wrapping portion.
When the banding unit performs the banding operation of banding the paper leaves, the transporting unit that conveys the banding paper from the mounting part to the banding part and the transporting unit.
Equipped with an output unit that outputs information
When the reel is mounted on the mounting portion and the tip end portion of the band-sealing paper pulled out from the reel is set at a predetermined position on the transporting portion, the transporting portion seals the strap-wrapping paper. Perform the loading operation to send to the part,
The output unit is a paper-strap banding mechanism that outputs information on a loading abnormality when the load applied to the band-wrapping paper during the loading operation becomes a predetermined load higher than the load during the band-sealing operation. The paper strip banding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the transporting unit stops the transporting of the banding paper when the load applied to the banding paper becomes the predetermined load or more during the loading operation. The paper-strap banding mechanism according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the load applied to the band-wrapping paper exceeds the predetermined load, which is determined based on the operation of the electric motor that is the drive source of the transport unit. The transport unit has a displacement guide that guides the strap paper and displaces it according to the magnitude of the load related to the strap paper.
The paper-strap banding mechanism according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the load applied to the band-wrapping paper exceeds the predetermined load, which is determined based on the displacement of the displacement guide. The paper-strap banding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is disposed between the reel and the transport unit and includes a twisting guide for guiding the band-wrapping paper so as to twist. The paper-strap banding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the output unit outputs information on loading abnormality and information on elimination of loading abnormality. The paper strip banding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the output unit is a display unit that displays the information. The paper-leaf banding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
An accumulation part for accumulating the paper sheets supplied to the paper leaf bundling mechanism, and
A paper leaf processing apparatus including an identification unit for identifying the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation unit.

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