JPS62196262A - Sorting stacker for paper sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To aim at improvement in the efficiency of sorting and stacking disposal, by stopping the feed of paper sheets to a conveying part at a time when a stacking part reaches the stacking limit but, when this stacking part is made possible to stack these paper sheets, controlling a stacker to start the feed of them again. CONSTITUTION:In this device, there is provided with a conveying part 10 which conveys bills, taken out in succession by rotation of an uptake roller 4A of a bill takeout part 4, to those of first, second and third stacking parts 5, 6 and 7. Likewise, in these stacking parts 5, 6 and 7, there are provided with detectors C2, C3 and C4 which detect the passing of these bills being conveyed and also detects a fact that they reach their stacking limits. In addition, there is provided with a control part which performs feed control over these bills out of a feeding part, without stopping the conveying passage 10, on the basis of each stacking limit signal out of these detectors C2-C4. With this constitution, even in the case where the stacking limit is entailed in the midway of counting, a sharp drop in handling efficiency is preventable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is directed to detecting and determining paper sheets to be conveyed based on a specified operation mode, and sorting and stacking paper sheets. It relates to a sorting and accumulating device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, this type of sorting and stacking device counts mixed paper sheets, such as banknotes, and sorts them by denomination, fitness, front and back, etc. at high speed.

Devices that can sort and process paper sheets of many types at high speed usually have multi-layered operations.
In addition, it is necessary to stabilize the conveyance speed of the paper sheet conveyance path.Therefore, conventionally, the conveyance path is driven for a certain period of time, and when the conveyance speed is stabilized, the paper sheets to be conveyed are In addition, if the stacking unit that collects separated paper sheets reaches its stacking limit (hereinafter also referred to as full) in the middle of the 81 number of paper sheets being conveyed, for example, banknotes. In this case, the intake of paper sheets to be conveyed is stopped and the paper sheets remaining on the conveyance path are removed, and one shell feeding path is driven for a certain period of time in order to accumulate the remaining banknotes. Thereafter, the conveyance path is stopped, the banknotes are removed from the stacking section, and the conveyance start operation is performed again to continue taking in the sorted paper sheets.

Once, when the accumulation section became full during counting,
If the process is to be continued, the conveyance path is idled by stopping and re-driving, that is, the Ifυ conveyance path is driven for a certain period of time to stabilize it, and the h1 several-time operation is performed again. There is a problem in that processing efficiency is significantly reduced due to the time and effort consumed and the operational errors associated with the operation.

(Problem that I am trying to solve) Previous) In the system, when the accumulating unit reaches the accumulating limit (full state) in the middle of counting, it continues to process 11 times. If 1J is exceeded, additional operations are performed such as stopping and re-driving the conveying path, i.e. driving for a certain period of time to stabilize the fl & feeding path, and restarting the counting operation. Therefore, there is a problem in that processing efficiency is significantly reduced due to the time and labor consumed for this purpose and the operational errors associated with the operation.Therefore, in the paper sheet sorting and stacking device of the present invention, the stacking section is An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet sorting and stacking device that can prevent a significant drop in processing efficiency even if a stacking limit, ie, a full state, occurs during counting.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in the paper sheet sorting and stacking device of the present invention, it is possible to detect when the paper sheets in the stacking section for stacking the sorted paper sheets have reached the stacking limit. A detection means for detecting the paper sheets is provided, a control section is provided for controlling the supply of paper sheets from the supply section based on a stacking limit signal from the detection means, and a stacking section for stacking paper sheets in the middle of the stacking section is provided. It is necessary to be configured to stop the supply of paper sheets when the stacking limit is reached, and to control the supply of paper sheets when it is determined that it is possible to supply paper sheets to the stacking section. Ru.

(Function) The paper sheet processing device of the present invention stops supplying paper sheets to the conveying section when the stacking section reaches the stacking limit, and when the stacking section becomes able to stack the paper sheets. It is designed to start and control the supply of paper sheets.

(Embodiment) An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

In this embodiment, an example of an apparatus for sorting and stacking banknotes as an object according to a predetermined sorting operation mode will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outside I2 configuration of the water B4 is based on the operation section 1 for specifying the operation mode, etc., and the specified operation mode. f! −Display the contents etc.?
A display section 2 is installed at the top of the frame 3, and on the sides of the operating section 1 and display section 2 there is a processing section H (a banknote ejector for stocking banknotes and taking them out one by one). Part 4 or 5
] being kicked. A first stacking section 5, a second stacking section 6, and a third stacking section (where bills to be rejected are (banknotes are accumulated) 7 is the frame 3
They are arranged sequentially from above in front of the Note that the banknotes stacked in each stacking section 5°6.7 can be taken out from the front of the device. In addition, a printer 8, for example, is connected as a printing unit that prints the results of the stacking process, such as the number of banknotes sorted and stacked by this device and the abnormal state code of the device.

The interior of this device having such an external configuration v′! The i side dishes are as shown in Figure 2. V, that is, the take-in roller 4 of the bill take-out section 4 is suppressed by the back-up plate 4A.
A conveyance section 10 is provided which conveys banknotes sequentially taken out by the rotation of A to the first accumulation section 5, second accumulation section 6, and third accumulation section 7. In the figure, the conveyance section 10 is shown as a conveyance path for banknotes, or has a structure in which the banknotes are conveyed while being held between them by a conveyance belt (not shown), and the conveyance belt is moved by a conveyance drive motor shown at 10A. It is designed to be driven. A detection unit 11 that detects the type (denomination, fitness, damage, front and back, etc.) and authenticity of the banknotes taken out from the banknote takeout unit 4 and transported is placed oppositely across the banknote transport path. . A first gate section 12 switches the banknotes that have passed through the detection section 11 toward the third stacking section 7 or other stacking sections (first stacking section 5, second stacking section 6). Then, a second gate part 13 that switches the banknotes conveyed through the first gate part 12 in the direction of the first stacking part 5 or in the direction of the second stacking part 6 is located on the banknote conveyance path. It is set in. Both gate sections 12 and 13 are configured to rotate flappers 12Δ and 13A using a built-in drive section (not shown) to switch the direction in which banknotes are conveyed. Further, the banknote takeout unit 4 is provided with a stock detector AO for detecting whether or not banknotes are stocked.
A first passage detector C1 is provided to detect the passage of banknotes in order to count the number of banknotes taken out.

Further, in front of the first stacking section 5, a second passage detector C2 is provided to detect the passage of banknotes in order to count the number of bills conveyed to the first stacking section 5. In addition, an object presence/absence detection means, for example, a first accumulation detector A1, for detecting whether or not banknotes are accumulated in the first accumulation section 5 is provided. Further, in front of the second stacking section 6, a third passage detector C3 is provided to detect the passage of banknotes in order to count the number of bills conveyed to the second stacking section 6. At the same time, an object presence/absence detection means, for example, a second accumulation detector A2, for detecting whether or not banknotes are accumulated in the second accumulation section 6 is provided. Roughly in front of the third stacking section 7, a fourth passage detector C4 is provided to detect the passage of banknotes in order to count the number of bills conveyed to the third stacking section 7. A detector A3 is also provided for detecting whether or not banknotes are stacked in the third stacking section 7.

Note that the detector C2 detects the passage of banknotes conveyed to the first stacking section 5, the detector C3 detects the passage of banknotes conveyed to the second stacking section 6, and the third stacking section 7. A case where the number of bills counted and sorted by the detector C4 that detects the passage of conveyed bills and the designated number of sorted bills coincides is called the accumulation limit (full).

In other words, the detector C2, the detector C3, and the detector C4 constitute a detection means.

Next, details of the operation section 1 and the display section will be explained based on FIG. 3. The operation section is equipped with various operation members that give instructions for sorting and stacking banknotes, and includes a counting button 151, front and back buttons 16, and 16. A fit button 17 and a fit/loss button 18 are arranged in one horizontal row, and below these are marked the type (e.g., denomination) and quantity (e.g., number of coins) of the object (e.g., banknote). For example, a numeric keypad 21 is arranged as a quantity specifying means, and a start/stop button for instructing the start and stop of operation of the device is provided.
'Stop button (one of the start instruction means for instructing the start of operation of the device)
For example) 22. Restart button (an example of restart instruction means for instructing the start of operation of the device) 23. Verification/(Print) button (This is an example of verification operation means.) 24. Reset button 25 and blank button 19 used for entering transaction numbers and account numbers. A syrup button 2Q is arranged.

In particular, among the above operating members, the operation mode specifying means 15.1
6, 17, and 18, the numeric keypad 21, the start/stop button 22, and the restart button 23 are arranged in one direction from the top in accordance with the operating procedure of this device (details will be described later), improving operability. be able to.

The numeric keypad 21 is used for type designation means for specifying the type (e.g., denomination) of objects (e.g., banknotes) to be accumulated, and accumulation quantity specification means for specifying the quantity (e.g., number of sheets) of objects (e.g., banknotes) to be accumulated. This is an example of a method. When setting the number of coins to be accumulated, the number of coins corresponding to the pressed key is entered, and when specifying the denomination, the denomination (10,000, 5,500 The desired denomination is specified by pressing the key (1,000, 1, 500).

In this way, the numeric keypad 21 is used to specify the denomination to be accumulated, the number of coins to be accumulated, and the blank button 19. Since the sharp button 20 is used for inputting the transaction number 2 and the locus number, the operation unit 1 can be made smaller.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display section 2 consists of five display spaces 2A to 2F, and the first to fourth display spaces 2A to 2D display banknotes sorted and accumulated according to the operation mode described later. Display the quantity (number of sheets or amount), and
In the display space 2E of the first row, the sum of those displayed in the display spaces 28 to 2D of the first to fourth rows is displayed.
The number of sheets or amount) is displayed. When the total is not displayed, a status code indicating the status of the device is displayed in the three digits on the left side of the display space 2E, and the input contents from the numeric keypad 21 are sequentially shifted from the right digits and displayed to the left. It has become. and the first
Each of the display spaces 28 to 2D from the fourth stage to the fourth stage is
The displayed content changes depending on the operating mode. That is, the first row display space 2A displays the quantity of regular or -10,000 yen bills, the second row display space 2B displays the quantity of unfit bills or 5,000 yen bills, and the third
In the display space 2C of the tier, the number ω of the name ticket or 1,000 yen note is displayed, and in the display space 2D of the fourth tier, the number ω of the name ticket or 500 yen note is displayed. In addition, each display space 2A to 2D
In order for the operator to accurately recognize what content is displayed in the display spaces 2A to 2D, content display lamps LP4 to LP11 are placed to the left of the characters indicating the displayed content in the display spaces 2A to 2D.
δ has been completed, and the corresponding item is lit up and displayed. Display spaces 2A to 2 display the roughly accumulated quantity, mainly either the amount or the number of banknotes.
Show it on E! ;7J exchange amount/quantity switching means (
A price/number of coins changeover switch (hereinafter also simply referred to as a changeover switch) 26 is provided above the display space.

In addition, the number of sheets set using the numeric keypad 21 is displayed in the first stage display space 2A up to three digits from the left side in the third diagram (the area marked as number of sheets division in FIG. 3). It has become.

In addition, a power-on display lamp LP3. Operation confirmation display lamp LPI 2
．． Device internal confirmation display lamp LP13゜ Upper stack full display lamp LP14 that indicates that the first stacking section 5 provided in the upper stage is full, second display lamp provided in the lower stage
The lower stacking full display lamp LP15. indicates that the stacking section 6 is full. A reject full indicator lamp LP16 is provided to indicate that the third stacking section 7 provided at the lowest stage for rejecting is full, and the main part of the device is pattern printed to prevent jammed banknotes. Abnormal position indicator lamp LP17A, LP that lights up corresponding to the abnormal position when the device stops due to an abnormal condition such as
17B, LP17C.

LPl 7D and LP17E are placed. In addition, the four buttons 15 to 18 for specifying the operation mode are provided with an operation mode display lamp LP18 that lights up when pressed.
△, LP18B, LP18C.

LP18D is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, this apparatus is provided with a control means (hereinafter simply referred to as a control section) 30 as a means for realizing various functions. This control section 30 includes the operation section 1° detection section 11. Stock detector AO, first integrated detector AI, second integrated detector A
2. Reject detector A3. While inputting the output signal from each passage detector (first to fourth passage detectors CI, C2, C3, C4), displaying on the display section 2;
Maki (the banknote retrieval unit 4 via the Toma control unit 31)
゜The operation of each accumulation section (first to third accumulation sections 5, 6.7), W1 sending section 10, etc., and the display lamp (LP3 to LP16゜LPI7A-L) through the output control section 32
It controls the lighting of the PI7E, LP18A to LP18D), and fulfills 190% of the functions as a means for realizing various functions. The control unit 30 includes a program up memory 33 in which various programs are stored, a data memory 34 in which various data are stored, and a backup memory (in which data requiring backup is stored).
Battery 3 is installed to maintain memory contents even when the power is turned off.
5A is installed), and the program memory 3 stores a program according to the contents instructed by the operation section 1.
3 and controls each part of l. Note that the control unit 30 has a configuration in which an alarm device 9 is connected.

The operation modes of the paper sheet sorting and stacking device of the present invention configured as described above can be roughly divided into a counting mode (1) in which bills of multiple denominations or a mixture are counted, and a counting mode (1) in which bills are counted while being sorted into front and back sides. front/back mode (2), fitness mode (3) for classifying banknotes of one specified denomination into good or bad, and normal mode (3) for classifying banknotes of a specified denomination into normal notes on the front and normal notes on the back. Ticket mode (4
) and can be selected and executed.

The counting mode (1) and the front/reverse mode (2) can be divided into up to two denominations, and in all operation modes, if there is a designated denomination, bills other than the designated denomination will be rejected and will not be counted. It has become. Furthermore, it is also possible to set the number of sheets to be sorted within a predetermined range for all operations.

Here, among the operation modes of this apparatus, particularly the counting mode will be explained with reference to the operation processing flowchart of FIG.

First, when the power is turned on, an initial state is achieved. That is, the data memory 34 is initialized, the operation mode is set to counting mode, and the number of sheets to be sorted is set to a predetermined number of 200 sheets1. Denomination.

The designation is initially set to all denominations and the display section 2
are displayed in each display area (steps 81 to 33).

Then, the back-up plate 4A of the banknote takeout section 4 is raised (step 34). At this time, the operator usually puts the banknotes to be sorted and stacked under the backup board 4A. Next, the start/stop button 22 or restart button 23
It is determined whether or not an instruction has been issued to start the operation of the device immediately (step 35), and if rYESJ, the back-up plate 4A of the front extractor 4 is lowered (step S6), and further, Based on the output signal from the stock detector AO, it is determined whether there is a banknote to be pulled into the banknote takeout unit 4 (step S7). returns to step S2.

If it is determined in step S7 that there are banknotes, it is determined whether or not the start/stop button has been pressed (step S8), and when it is determined that the start is to be started, the first and second stacking sections 5 and 6 are judged from the outputs from the first and second integrated detectors AI and A2 (step 39).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the applicant will remain, the start instruction will not be accepted. That is, a status code reporting an operation error or abnormality, an operation confirmation lamp LP12, and an alarm from the alarm device are displayed (step 59A), and the process returns to step S2.

If it is determined in step S9 that there is no banknote remaining, or if the start button 22 is not pressed (restart button 23 is pressed) in step S8, the transport drive motor of the transport unit 10 is driven (step 510). Then, after a certain time delay (step S11), the take-out clutch 4C of the post-take-out section 4 is turned ON (step 512), and the power of the transport drive is connected to move the take-out roller 4B to take out the banknotes one by one.

Next, a counting process is started, and the count display and conveyance classification control is performed based on the detection result of the detection unit 11 and the operation mode designation (
Step 513). Then, whether or not there is an instruction to stop the device by pressing the start/stop button 22, step S14>,
If there are no banknotes in the banknote takeout unit 4 (step 515) or whether each stacking unit is full (step 816), and rYEsJ is determined in step S14 and step S15. The extraction clutch 4c is turned off and stopped (step 517).
), and after a certain time delay (step 318), the w1 feed path drive motor is turned off (step 519) to stop the conveyance.

In step S'1'6, when the accumulation section is full, the monitoring timer of the full accumulation section is set for a certain period of time.Steps 1 to 5
21) When the stacking section is roughly full, the display section 2 (LP14, LP15, LP16) displays a flickering lamp indicating that the stacking section is full, and an alarm is activated to instruct the operator to handle the banknotes when the stacking section is full. (step 522) and determines whether there are banknotes in the full stacking section (
Step S23>, it is determined whether a stop instruction is given or not, that is, whether the start/stop button 22 is pressed (step S23).
24>, it is sequentially determined whether or not the extraction timer value set in step 321 has been reached (step 525), and if there are no banknotes in the full stacking section in step S23 (the banknotes have not been handled) In case), the process returns to step S12, and it becomes possible to continue counting without performing a restart operation.

If the stop button is pressed in step S24, the process moves to step 319.

After that, the next counting becomes impossible unless a start operation instruction is given.

Next, if it is determined in step 325 that the monitoring time has not exceeded, the process returns to step 322. If the monitoring time is over, the alarm is turned off in step 326), and the transport drive Tanabata 10A is turned off.
The conveyance is stopped as a state (step 527). Next, in order to return to step S2 and continue the process, it is necessary to press the restart button after removing the banknotes from the stacking section (not shown in the flowchart).

As described above, in the conventional process when the device is full, the processing steps proceed from step 316 to step 320 and then step S27. was established.

Therefore, by adding steps S21 to 325 in this processing operation, not only can the operator immediately recognize the full state, but since the transport path remains driven, it is possible to start the transport path to maintain a constant speed. It is possible to eliminate the slow elapsed time. Furthermore, since no start instruction operation is required, an apparatus with good processing efficiency can be realized.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the one embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment described above, the paper sheet was limited to banknotes, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to various securities.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, there is provided a supply unit that supplies sorted paper sheets, a stacking unit capable of stacking paper sheets sequentially conveyed for each type, and In a paper sheet sorting and stacking device having a conveyance path for conveying paper sheets in the aluminum between a supply section and a stacking section, a detection means is installed to detect that the paper sheets in the stacking section have reached the stacking limit. , by having a control section that controls the supply of paper sheets from the supply section without stopping the conveyance path based on the accumulation limit signal from the detection means,
A paper sheet sorting and stacking device with good sorting and stacking processing efficiency can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing the internal structure of the apparatus according to the embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram showing the display section and operation section of the same embodiment device, FIG. 4 is a direct configuration block diagram of the same embodiment device, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart of processing operations. 4... Supply section, 5, 6.7... Accumulation section, 10...
Conveyance path, 30...control unit, C2, C3, C4...detection means. V Figure 2

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A supply section that supplies paper sheets to be sorted, a stacking section that can stack paper sheets that are sequentially conveyed for each type, and transporting paper sheets between the supply section and the stacking section. A paper sheet sorting and stacking device having a conveyance path is provided with a detection means for detecting that the paper sheets in the stacking section have reached a stacking limit, and the paper sheet sorting and stacking device has a conveyance path that A paper sheet sorting and stacking device characterized by having a control section that controls the supply of paper sheets from a supply section without stopping. (2) The paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs supply control based on whether or not the number of paper sheets stacked in the stacking unit is at the stacking limit. . (3) The paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stacking limit of the stacking section is a full state of the stacked paper sheets. (4) The paper sheet sorting and stacking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stacking limit of the stacking section is a predetermined number of sheets set in advance.