JP3980736B2 - Sealing bundle management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sealed bundle management device such as a sealed bundle dispenser that has a function of enclosing, for example, 100 bills in units of a band and counting the bills as a bundle of bills and dispensing them.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The sealed small bundle payment machine is configured to classify and count the received banknotes for each denomination and to seal the banknotes that have been classified and counted for every 100 sheets.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When banknotes are counted and sealed inside a small bundle payment machine and stored in an internal safe, they are stored in the safe specified by the denomination by the firmware, so they always remain inside. The number of small bundles that have been determined for each money type.
[0004]
However, in the case of manual loading in which an arbitrary number of small bundles of any denomination brought by the operator are manually loaded into the safe, or small bundles that are stored by opening the small bundle safe for error recovery processing, etc. When the number is matched with the stock amount, the number of small bundles actually loaded in the safe due to an operator's operation mistake or the like does not match the number of small bundles of the machine stock managed by the firmware.
[0005]
In such a case, counting cannot be guaranteed unless the operator again confirms the number of small bundles in the safe. However, there is a circumstance that it is not desirable to check the number of small bundles manually, in order to avoid unforeseen circumstances.
[0006]
Accordingly, the present invention is a sealed small bundle management device having a function capable of counting and determining the number of small bundles stored therein easily and accurately inside a paper sheet storage such as a safe without relying on human hands. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The sealed small bundle management device according to the present invention is a storage for storing small bundles of banknotes sealed by a certain number.And a small bundle counting means provided in the storage, and the small bundle counting means is provided movably over the entire length in the stacking direction of the small banknotes in the storage. It has a detection means for detecting the bundled bundling.
[0009]
  Moreover, the sealing small bundle management apparatus of this invention accommodates the banknote small bundle hand-loaded from the outside.StorageAnd means for inputting the number of small bundles of the manually loaded banknote bundle,StorageA small bundle counting means for counting the number of small bundles of banknotes bundled manually, and the number of small bundles of banknotes input and the number of small bundles counted by the small bundle counting means. And a collating means for collating whether or not coincides with each other.
[0010]
  With the above configuration, for exampleStorageSince the number of banknotes stored in the bank can be deterministically counted by the small bundle counting means provided inside without relying on human hands, the sealed small bundle management device that can easily manage the banknotes small bundle is provided. can get.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 shows a cash management system used in a bank office.
[0013]
This system includes two Tera's machines 1a and 1b for operating the entire system and processing data. Moreover, the said system seals the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 as a 1st unit which deposits / withdraws a rose banknote, and the surplus cash of this banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 and stores it in the body, and the banknote in a small bundle Is provided with a sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 as a second unit.
[0014]
Further, the system includes a coin depositing machine 4 that deposits loose coins and a coin dispenser 5 that dispenses loose coins. Further, the system includes a bar payment machine 6 and a Terras machine table 7 for dispensing coins (bars) packed every 50 sheets.
[0015]
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 includes a slot 11 for depositing banknotes and a deposit reject box 12 for collecting reject banknotes when depositing. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 includes a withdrawal / rejection box 13 for collecting rejected banknotes at the time of withdrawal and a withdrawal port 14 for collecting banknotes to be withdrawn.
[0016]
The insertion slot 11, the deposit rejection box 12, the withdrawal reject box 13, and the withdrawal slot 14 are arranged in a vertical row on the front surface of the machine body. Further, a journal printer 15 for printing the contents of each transaction is disposed on the upper surface of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2.
[0017]
In the vicinity of the input port 11, the withdrawal port 14, and the journal printer 15, a pair of each of the above-described two Tera's machines 1 a and 1 b indicating which Tera's machine 1 a and 1 b is occupied Occupied lamps 16, 17, 18 are arranged.
[0018]
In addition, a remaining amount display 19 for displaying the remaining amount of bills in a bill storage to be described later inside the machine body is disposed on the front surface of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2. In addition, there is a sealing temporary storage return door 20 for returning the number of sealing ends, which will be described later, on the upper surface of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, and a mechanism for hopping up to the upper part of the machine body when the banknotes are returned.
[0019]
On the front face of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, a depositing conveyance path drawer door 21, a temporary stacking door 22 for returning banknotes when depositing, and a storage door 23 for pulling out a banknote storage are disposed.
[0020]
On the other hand, the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 has a dispensing door 24 for small bundle payment at the top, and the small bundle dispensed can be taken out by opening this door. In the vicinity of the withdrawal door 24, a pair of occupation lamps 25 similar to the occupation lamps of the banknote depositing and dispensing unit are arranged.
[0021]
A band set door 26 for replacing the sealing band is provided above the dispensing door 24, and the sealing band is exchanged by opening the door 26. A safe depositing door 27 is disposed below the withdrawal door 24 so that a cash safe described later can be removed.
[0022]
Detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, the coin dispensing machine 5, and the bar payment machine 6 is omitted here.
[0023]
Next, the internal structure of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described in detail.
[0024]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the inside of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2 from the side, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. In this bill depositing / dispensing machine 2, when a bill is to be deposited, the bill is placed in the insertion slot 11, and a deposit start command is sent from the Terras machine 1a (1b). Captured inside.
[0025]
FIG. 4 shows a take-in means 10 for taking bills from the insertion slot 11, which is constituted by a group of rollers and takes in using friction. This taking-in mechanism is almost the same as that shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-12787, but the nipping roller shown in this gazette is composed of feeding rollers 29, 29 and pinch rollers 30, 30. It has become a point.
[0026]
The gate rollers 31 and 31 have a configuration using a one-way clutch as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-25314. The two gap adjusting levers 32a and 32b for supporting the rollers on the left and right sides are respectively a gap. It is connected to adjustment motors 33a and 33b, and is automatically adjusted according to the state of banknote removal. The description of the mechanism / control method of this part is omitted.
[0027]
Returning to FIG. 2, the bill taken in from the insertion slot 11 passes through the pre-inspection conveyance path 101 as the first conveyance means and is guided to the inspection unit (inspection means) 34. The banknotes taken into the inspection unit 34 are distinguished by their denomination, shape, front and back, authenticity, correctness and the like.
[0028]
Based on this discrimination result, a control unit configured by a CPU or the like, which will be described later, sorts banknotes to each stacking unit using sorting gate groups 35a to 35k serving as sorting means installed in the transport path.
[0029]
The banknotes that come out from the inspection unit 34 are sorted and accumulated in the deposit reject box 12 by the first deposit reject gate 35a in the case of an undecidable ticket. This indeterminable ticket is set again in the insertion slot 11 and retaken, or is manually entered into the count data.
[0030]
Further, the determined banknote is then sent to the front / back aligning mechanism by the front / back gate 35b to align all banknotes face up. This front / back alignment mechanism has the configuration shown in FIG.
[0031]
In FIG. 5, among the banknotes distributed to the front and back bills by the front and back gate 35b, the front facing one is guided to the front transport path 66 as shown by the arrow a, and the back facing one is shown by the arrow b. Then, it is guided to the back conveyance path 67. The banknote facing backward enters the reversing path 65 as a switchback transport path along the transport surface of the front and back gate 35b while being pressed against the front and back gate 35b by a hitting wheel (not shown).
[0032]
Further, when the bill enters and the tip of the bill reaches the stopper 68 of the reversing path 65, the bill is temporarily stopped. The bill to be stopped is detected by the switchback timing sensor 37, and by this detection, the reverse lever 38 is operated and pressed against the reverse roller 36. From this state, the reverse roller 36 rotates and the bills are conveyed in the reverse direction.
[0033]
When the bill is conveyed in the reverse direction, a part of the bill is sandwiched between the reverse roller 36 and the belt and conveyed to the back conveyance path 67. This completes the switching of the front and back of the banknote. Thereafter, the reverse joining guide 39 enters the same transport path as the front ticket that has passed through the front ticket transport path 66, and post-processing is performed.
[0034]
When the above-described front and back alignment is performed, the back ticket temporarily stays in the switchback conveyance path 65, and thus the staying time may vary. The dwell time is measured by the switchback timing sensor 37, and the subsequent conveyance check in the conveyance path can be corrected. When such control is performed, stable transfer can be performed without unnecessarily increasing jams due to the transfer time check in switchback transfer, which tends to vary in time.
[0035]
In FIG. 2, it is selected whether the banknotes arranged front and back are next conveyed to the lower storage part or led to the withdrawal conveyance path by the organizing gate 35c. Although it will be described later when it is guided to the withdrawal conveyance path, it is conveyed to the lower storage in a general depositing operation. The bills conveyed to the lower stage pass through the safe gate 35d and enter the sorting conveyance path 40. The processing after the safe gate 35d is not described here. The banknotes entering the sorting and conveying path 40 are accumulated in the temporary accumulation boxes 41a to 41d by denominations and correctness by the temporary warehouse gates 35e to 35g.
[0036]
The mechanism of the temporary stackers 41a to 41d is representatively shown in FIG. Longitudinal alignment mechanisms 42a to 42d are respectively attached to the respective stackers 41a to 41d, and the banknotes entering are tapped one by one and pushed into the back side of the stackers 41a to 41d. The banknotes accumulated by this positioning operation are aligned in the longitudinal direction.
[0037]
Further, the short direction of the banknotes is pressed against the wall on the opposite side of the stacking unit by the short positioning mechanisms 43a to 43d installed on the left side of the stacking unit. The short positioning mechanisms 43a to 43d are mounted eccentrically on the shaft of the cone roller 44 disposed at the entrance, and the lever moves forward and backward as the cone roller 44 rotates. ing.
[0038]
The banknotes that have entered the stacking unit are positioned by the above-described longitudinal positioning mechanisms 42a to 42d and the short positioning mechanisms 43a to 43d, and are placed on the flapper groups 45a to 45d installed in the temporary stackers 41a to 41d. Accumulate. The four flappers 45a to 45d are all set to the positions shown in FIG. 6 at the start of stacking, and the banknotes entering are stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b. Further, the flappers 45a to 45d are linked to the flapper drive solenoids 46a, 46b,..., Respectively, and the flappers 45a to 45d are configured to rotate about 90 ° downward by driving the drive solenoids 46a, 46b. ing.
[0039]
When the number of banknotes stacked on the flappers 45a and 45b increases, the upper surface of the banknotes rises to the vicinity of the exit of the cone roller 44. This upper surface is detected by an unpacked full sensor.
[0040]
When the accumulation sensor detects that the accumulation of banknotes is full, the flappers 45a and 45b rotate about 90 ° downward, and the accumulated banknotes are supported by the lower flappers 45c and 45d. . If the banknotes are continued to be accumulated, the upper surface of the banknotes is again detected by the accumulation full sensor, and when detected, the flappers 45c and 45d are similarly rotated about 90 ° downward. At this time, banknotes are stacked on the shutters 47a to 47d attached to the bottom of the stacking unit.
[0041]
Further, when the banknotes are continuously accumulated, the upper surface of the banknotes is detected again by the full sensor. However, the control unit first notifies the Tera's machine 1a or 1b that the stacking part is full. By configuring the temporary storage in this way, it becomes possible to always stack banknotes at an appropriate stacking depth, and the trouble that tends to occur in the stacking unit, that is, the standing ticket generated by the large depth of the stacking unit Etc., and a larger capacity can be integrated.
[0042]
When the stacking of banknotes is completed, the banknotes in the stacking unit are moved 5 mm in the longitudinal direction by the longitudinal push-out mechanism 50. The longitudinal pushing mechanism 50 is installed on the side opposite to the surface on which the longitudinal positioning mechanism 42 is attached, and a guide-shaped plate is pushed out from the back wall by the pushing drive solenoid 51 to the stacking portion. It is a mechanism.
[0043]
By performing this operation, it is possible to return the banknote pressed to the position on the back side for alignment at the stacking portion to the position at the time of taking out. Thereby, when taking out banknotes from storage 48a-48d after this, it can take out in the same position as the state which entered from input slot 11, and can take a conveyance margin large on a conveyance way.
[0044]
The pushed banknotes are stored on the shutter 47 at a position suitable for removal, but the shutter 47 is opened to the left and right by a driving mechanism (not shown), and the accumulated banknotes are dropped into the storage boxes 48a to 48d. The separators 49 and 49 are waiting at the upper ends in the storage boxes 48a to 48d, and the dropped bills fall on the separators 49 and 49. When the shutter 47 is opened, the pusher mechanism 52 that has been waiting at the upper part of the temporary stacking unit 41 is driven, and all the banknotes remaining in the temporary stacking box 41 are moved into the storage boxes 48a to 48d.
[0045]
When this movement is completed, the pusher 52 rises and the shutter 47 is closed. In this state, the state of receiving the next deposit is completed.
[0046]
The separators 49 and 49 in the storage boxes 48a to 48d are shown in FIG. The banknotes moved into the storage boxes 48a to 48d are moved down in the storage box 48 together with the separators 49 and 49 by the separator vertical drive mechanism 53 while being placed on the separators 49 and 49. When there are banknotes in the storage 48, the separators 49 and 49 are stopped on the already stored banknotes by the limiter mechanism 54.
[0047]
From this state, the separators 49, 49 are rotated about 90 ° downward both left and right by the separator rotation drive mechanism 55, and retreat from the banknote stacking unit in the storage 48. When the separators 49 and 49 are retracted, the deposited banknotes on the separators 49 and 49 are dropped onto the already stored banknotes, and the storing operation is completed. The separators 49 and 49 are moved upward again through the outside of the stored banknotes.
[0048]
At this time, the separators 49 and 49 can select the lower rotation and the upper rotation according to the height of the banknotes already stored, the height of the banknotes is detected by a sensor (not shown), and selectively selected by the control unit. The best way is to be taken. In the case where there are many banknotes in the storage case 48, it is desirable to use such a method because the space can be used more effectively when the separators 49 and 49 are inserted again onto the banknotes. Depositing is completed by the above series of operations.
[0049]
Next, the withdrawal operation will be described.
[0050]
The withdrawal operation is established by sending the tickets accumulated in the storage 48 to the withdrawal port 14. When a withdrawal start command is transmitted from the Terrars machine 1a (1b) to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the control unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 drives the withdrawal mechanism 56 of the storage 48 in which the withdrawal banknotes are accumulated. . The take-out mechanism 56 is the same as the take-in mechanism attached to the insertion port 11. The take-out mechanism 56 is rotated to take out banknotes one by one. The take-out counting sensor 57 installed immediately after the take-out port counts the number of banknotes taken out. When the count reaches the number of withdrawals, the take-out mechanism 56 stops driving and the take-out ends. The taken banknote passes through the storage path 58 under the storage, and the withdrawal is transported to the inspection unit 59. The withdrawal inspection unit 59 collects two bills, checks the denomination, and sends them to the upper withdrawal delivery path if there is no problem. At this time, if there is a problem with the banknote, the takeout mechanism is instructed to take out additional money. The bill that has passed through the withdrawal inspection unit 59 passes through the scrutiny gate 35h, then enters the upper withdrawal delivery path, and is conveyed to the withdrawal opening by the sealing gate 35i.
[0051]
The ticket conveyed to the opposite side by the gates 35 and 35i will be described later.
[0052]
Banknotes transported to the withdrawal port side by the sealing gate 35i are withdrawn to the withdrawal reject box 13 with a ticket determined to have a problem in the withdrawal inspection by the withdrawal gate 35j. Each accumulates in the mouth 14. When the accumulation of the banknote specified in the withdrawal port 14 is finished, the electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released, the withdrawal port is opened,ShiitakeCan be taken out. This completes the withdrawal process. Further, the banknotes in the storage 48 are usually weighed and pressed against the feeding roller of the take-out mechanism 56 to perform stable take-out, but when the remaining amount of banknotes is reduced, the backup mechanism is placed in the storage. 60 is driven and the banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d can be pushed from above. The remaining amount of banknotes is obtained by detecting the position of the upper surface of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d by a sensor (not shown).
[0053]
Next, the inspection work in the safe will be described. The in-safety examination operation is an operation of counting the number of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d, and aims to count the number of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d that cannot be determined by withdrawal. When there is a scrutiny request from the Terras machines 1a to 1b, first, the taking out of banknotes in one storage 48a to 48d is started. The taken banknotes are denominated by the withdrawal inspection, and the banknotes that can be discriminated are accumulated in any of the temporary accumulation boxes 131a to 131d located above the removed storage boxes 48a to 48d. Moreover, although the banknote which became undecidable is accumulate | stored in the withdrawal rejection store | warehouse | chamber 13, there is no problem even if it is the temporary accumulation | storage stores 41a-41d above the storage 48 which is not object. The banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation boxes 41a to 41d are stored in the storage areas 48a to 48d in the same process as when depositing when the accumulation area becomes full. However, the separators 49 and 49 do not rotate after the accumulation. , Scrutinized banknotes and pre-scrutinized banknotes are separated. In this state, the banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d are fixed when the banknotes before the scrutiny are exhausted and all the items are taken out. At this time, if the remaining amount of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d is large, the shutter 47 cannot be closed, but the banknotes can be scrutinized even when the shutter 47 remains open. If the inspection is performed with the shutter 47 opened as described above, the temporary collection box 41 can have a large capacity due to the operation of the separators 49 and 49, so that the inspection from the storage boxes 48a to 48d can be performed without stopping. The merit of being able to do arises.
[0054]
Next, the operation | movement which turns a banknote to the sealing machine 3 automatically, when there are many deposit | banking banknotes and the banknotes in storage 48a-48d increases.
[0055]
Sealing the banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d is called automatic storage arrangement, and is automatically started when the number of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d exceeds a certain level. This fixed number can be set from the Terras machine 1a or 1b. By making this setting, the number of bills in the storage boxes 48a to 48d is always kept constant. When the number of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d becomes equal to or greater than the set value, the storage arrangement is automatically activated, and taking out from the storage boxes 48a to 48d is started. The picked-up banknote is subjected to determination such as denomination confirmation by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and only the banknote suitable for sealing is conveyed to the sealing stacking unit 61 by the sealing gate 35i. When 100 sheets are conveyed to the sealing stacking unit 61, they are sent to the sealing unit by a mechanism / process described later.
[0056]
On the other hand, the control of the storages 48a to 48d checks the remaining amount of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d every time 100 sheets are taken out, and stops taking out when the remaining amount falls below a set value. By controlling in this way, the number of banknotes in the storage boxes 48a to 48d is always kept constant.
[0057]
Next, the sealing and accumulating unit 61 as an accumulating unit will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the sealing and accumulating unit 61 is composed of two upper and lower accumulating units 61a and 61b. Switching between the two-stage stacking units 61a and 61b is switched by a stacking switching gate 35k.
[0058]
The banknotes first taken out of the safes 48a to 48d are accumulated in the upper sealing and accumulating unit 61a. The accumulated banknotes are accumulated on the sealing accumulation backup 62a, and a certain height is secured from the accumulation outlet. When the stacking progresses and the upper surface of the bill approaches the stacking exit, the fullness is detected by a sealed stacking full sensor (not shown).
[0059]
When fullness is detected, the sealing accumulation backup 62a is lowered to the lower end by the drive mechanism, and the bill is moved onto the sealing horizontal carrier 63a. When the accumulation further proceeds and 100 banknotes have been accumulated in the upper stage sealing and accumulating part 61a, the subsequent banknotes are accumulated in the lower stage sealing and accumulating part 61b by the accumulation switching gate 35k.
[0060]
On the other hand, 100 banknotes accumulated in the upper-stage sealing / stacking unit 61a are moved toward the sealing machine 3 side by a sealing lateral carrier 63a as a second conveying means while being pressed from above by a sealing / stacking clamp 64a. Is done. At this time, since the sealing accumulation clamp 64a is fixed on the sealing horizontal carrier 63a, it moves together.
[0061]
The 100 bills thus moved are pulled out from the sealing lateral carrier 63a by the mechanism of the sealing machine 3 described later. When it is detected that the bill has been pulled out, the sealing horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the sealing accumulation backup 62a and the sealing accumulation clamp 64a are also returned to their original positions.
[0062]
One cycle is completed by the above operation, and next, the lower-stage sealing and stacking unit 61b sends 100 bills to the sealing machine 3 by the same operation. In this manner, the upper / lower sealing stacking portions 61 a and 61 b sequentially send 100 banknotes to the sealing machine 3 in order, thereby enabling continuous sealing.
[0063]
Further, when the fraction remains at the time of sealing, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire sealing stacking portions 61a and 61b hop up together with the preceding transport path so that the bills in the stacking portions 61a and 61b can be taken out. It has become.
[0064]
Next, the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a view of the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 as viewed from the side.
[0065]
Bills are fed into the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 via the sealing stacking portions 61 a and 61 b of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2. When the sealing stacking units 61a and 61b are inserted from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 into the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3, the small bundle hand unit 71 moves to receive the banknotes. The small bundle hand unit 71 has a two-stage configuration of an upper stage hand part 71a and a lower stage hand part 71b. Even if a banknote bundle is supplied from the upper stage 61a of the sealing stacking part 61, a banknote bundle is supplied from the lower stage 61b. The banknote bundle can be held.
[0066]
Further, the small bundle hands 71a and 71b are configured on the same base, and are moved up and down together.
[0067]
The small bundle hands 71a and 71b can detect three positions of a banknote clamp position, a banknote release position, and a standby position by a hand position detection sensor (not shown).
[0068]
The banknote receiving operation from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 is as follows. When a specified number of banknotes are accumulated on the sealing stacking unit 61, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 delivers it to the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3, and an upper or lower signal Will be sent. Upon receipt of the signal, the sealing / bundling machine 3 sets a backup mechanism, which will be described later, on the upper stage or the lower stage according to the signal from the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2.
[0069]
Thereafter, the small bundle hands 71a and 71b that have been waiting at the standby position move to the banknote clamping position, and clamp the banknote bundle by a banknote clamping mechanism (not shown). When the clamping is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b move to the banknote release position while drawing the banknote bundle, and wait for the backup mechanism 72 to clamp the banknote bundle. When the backup mechanism 72 clamps the banknote bundle, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b release the banknote bundle and return to the standby position. With the above operation, one cycle of the small bundle hand mechanism is completed, and the drawing of the banknote bundle is completed.
[0070]
Next, the backup mechanism 72 will be described. The backup mechanism 72 has a bill receiving tray 74 in the mechanism and a backup clamp mechanism 73 above it. Further, the backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a carrier delivery position by a sensor group (not shown). The backup mechanism 72 that receives the banknotes from the small bundle hand mechanism 71 waits for the small bundle hand mechanism 71 to return to the standby position, starts moving from the upper banknote receiving position or the lower banknote receiving position, and moves to the carrier delivery position. . At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a clamped state and holds the bills on the backup mechanism 72 so as not to fall.
[0071]
When the backup mechanism 72 moves to the carrier delivery position, the banknote is set to have the same height as the carrier 75 as the third transport means. When the carrier 75 moves forward in this state, the banknote is pushed by the back plate of the carrier 75 and extracted from the backup mechanism 72. With the above operation, the delivery from the backup mechanism 72 to the carrier 75 is completed.
[0072]
When the carrier 75 starts to move forward, the bill is clamped so as not to fall from the carrier 75 by a carrier clamp (not shown). Further, the sealing shutter 76 arranged in front of the carrier 75 is configured to pass the bill while being pushed by the bill on the carrier 75 and rotating in the carrier moving direction.
[0073]
The carrier 75 can detect three positions of a bill receiving position, a bundle position, and a vertical carrier delivery position by a sensor group (not shown).
[0074]
The bills on the carrier 75 are moved to the bundle mechanism 91 by the carrier 75 and bundled. The bundling mechanism 91 includes a supply unit 93 for the sealing band 92, a feed roller 94 for sending the sealing band 92 supplied from the supply unit 93, a winding mechanism 95 for winding the sealing band 92 around the banknote bundle, and a banknote. A cutter 96 for cutting the sealing band 92 after winding the sealing band 92 around the bundle is provided.
[0075]
The bundled banknote bundles ride on the carrier 75 and move from the bundled position to the vertical carrier delivery position, and the carrier 75 stops on the spot. At this time, the banknote bundle hits the outer side surface of the sealing shutter 76 and stops at a fixed position. At this time, the vertical carrier 77 rises from the standby position below the carrier 75 and moves to a position where the banknote bundle on the carrier 75 can be grasped.
[0076]
The vertical carrier 77 that has completed the movement holds the banknote bundle on the carrier 75 by the vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 that is provided side by side. When the vertical carrier clamp 78 grips the banknote bundle, the carrier 75 starts to move further and returns to the banknote receiving position. At this time, the sealed banknote bundle is pushed by the sealing shutter 76 and deviates from the carrier 75.
[0077]
A bundle of 100 banknotes, that is, a small bundle, completely placed on the vertical carrier 77 descends together with the vertical carrier 77 and enters the small bundle conveyance path 79.
[0078]
The small bundle conveyance mechanism has a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 on the upper surface of the conveyance path and the picker mechanism 81 shown in FIG. 9, and has conveyance shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b for guiding the small bundle on the conveyance path into the small bundle safe 83 on the lower surface. is doing. Four small bundle safes 83 are arranged below the conveyance path, and can be stored in each safe 83 depending on the denomination of the small bundle. Further, the small bundle in the safe 83 can be returned to the conveyance path by the stopper mechanism 84 and the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 arranged in the safe 83.
[0079]
Next, the process until the small bundle moved by the vertical carrier 77 is stored in the small bundle safe 83 through the conveyance path will be described in detail.
[0080]
When the vertical carrier 77 approaches the conveyance path with the small bundle clamped, the conveyance path opening / closing mechanism 86 is opened by a drive motor (not shown).
[0081]
From here, the vertical carrier 77 entering the transport path moves to a fixed position in the transport path, and waits for the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 to close. When the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is closed, the small bundle is transported in the transport path by the vertical carrier 77 and the driving roller disposed in the nest.
[0082]
Next, the small bundle stops on the small bundle safe 83 in which the small bundle is to be stored, and waits in a state where it can be stored. At this time, the stop position of the small bundle is adjusted by the picker mechanism 81 shown in FIG.
[0083]
When the small bundle stands by just above the small bundle storage 83, the right and left transport shutters 82a and 82b are driven to rotate downward by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the small bundle falls into the safe 83. At this time, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is simultaneously driven in the pushing direction in accordance with the driving of the conveyance shutters 82a and 82b, and is pushed in so that the small bundle is not caught in the middle.
[0084]
The dropped small bundle is initially placed on the stopper mechanism 84 and further pushed into the safe 83 by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The stopper mechanism 84 is pushed together with the small bundle so as to rotate into the safe 83, and is biased by a spring or the like so as to return to the original position by itself when the small bundle reaches a certain position.
[0085]
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the stopper mechanism 84 is opened. When the small bundle pusher 80 finishes pushing until the stopper mechanism 84 returns, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 returns to a fixed position, the transport shutters 82a and 82b are closed, and the storage of the small bundle in the safe 83 is completed.
[0086]
The small bundle stored in the safe 83 is always urged upward by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 in the safe 83, and the small bundle is pressed by the stopper mechanism 84.
[0087]
For dispensing a small bundle, first, the transport shutters 82 a and 82 b of the safe 83 to be dispensed are opened, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed into the safe 83. At this time, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed downward by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80, and the stopper mechanism 84 can be rotated.
[0088]
The stopper mechanism 84 that can be rotated is rotated into the safe 83 by a drive mechanism (not shown) and fixed. Thereafter, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is lifted upward, the small bundle in the safe 83 is pushed up by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 and rises to the upper end position of the small bundle pusher mechanism 80.
[0089]
By driving the picker mechanism 81 shown in FIG. 9 for the small bundle that has moved to the upper end, only the small bundle located at the uppermost part is caught by the picker mechanism and introduced into the small bundle conveyance path 79A. The introduced small bundle is driven by a drive roller on the conveyance path 79A and moves in the conveyance path 79A. Further, when continuously withdrawing, the next small bundle is withdrawn if the picker mechanism 81 is driven again as it is. When the dispensing of the small bundle is completed, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed in in the same manner as when depositing, and the surplus small bundle is stored in the safe 83 to complete the dispensing process.
[0090]
The small bundle transferred to the small bundle conveyance path 79A moves in the conveyance path 79A and falls into the elevator 87 from the conveyance path 79A exit. When all the small bundles to be withdrawn enter the elevator 87, the elevator 87 starts to rise and moves to the withdrawal position. When the elevator 87 stops at the dispensing position, the small bundle dispensing door 24 opens and the small bundle can be taken out. When a small bundle is taken out from the elevator 87, a sensor (not shown) detects that there is no small bundle, closes the dispensing door 24, and ends the transaction.
[0091]
Also, when it is desired to continuously release a small bundle to the outside of the machine for banknote arrangement or the like, the small bundle chute door 89 is opened and the elevator 87 is moved upward from the small bundle conveyance path 79A. It is also possible to discharge a small bundle that falls. This has an advantage that the desired number of bundles can be withdrawn continuously while the capacity of the elevator 87 is finite.
[0092]
That is, a non-use bank safe 90 is installed below the elevator 87, and can store small bundles that are not normally suitable for withdrawal, such as non-use banknotes or small bundles. When the small bundle is continuously discharged in banknote arrangement or the like, when it is stored in the banknote safe 90, the elevator 87 is raised when the small bundle is dropped from the small bundle transport path 79A, so Store it.
[0093]
Hereinafter, the small bundle scrutiny operation will be described. This scrutiny means an operation of confirming whether or not the manually entered amount is equal to the counting result. The small bundle scrutiny is an operation of counting the number of small bundles in the small bundle safe 83. For example, the small bundle safe that cannot be determined after an attendant loads the small bundle by hand or an error occurs. The number of small east bundles in 83 is counted and confirmed.
[0094]
In addition to the counting of the small bundle, the denomination of the small bundle is also determined at the time of withdrawal, which is performed by the denomination sensor 133 in FIG. This will be described later.
[0095]
The small bundle inspection mechanism of the small bundle safe 83 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the small bundle safe 83, and FIG. 11 is a top view thereof.
[0096]
The small bundle safe 83 has a box-shaped safe main body 111, and a small bundle counting unit 112 is attached to the front side of the main body.
[0097]
As shown in FIG. 11, the small bundle counting unit 112 includes two counting sensors 113 in which two sensors 113a and 113b are arranged in the horizontal direction, a rail 114 for moving the counting sensor 113 up and down, and a timing belt 115. And timing pulleys 116 and 117. The counting sensor 113 is directly connected to the timing belt 115, and has a structure that moves up and down along the rail 114 by obtaining a driving force from a driving unit 118 described later.
[0098]
Sensors 119 and 120 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the rail 114, respectively, so that the upper and lower positions of the counting sensor 113 can be detected.
[0099]
The driving unit 118 includes a motor 121 and a reduction gear 122, which are connected to a timing pulley 117 by a timing belt 123 to drive the timing belt 115.
[0100]
Further, the gear of the encoder 124 is engaged with the reduction gear 122 of the drive unit 118, and the encoder-124 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 121. When the encoder-124 rotates, the light reaching the photoelectric conversion element through the slit is interrupted, thereby detecting the rotation of the motor 121, that is, measuring the moving distance of the counting sensor-113. Yes. In addition to the photoelectric type, the encoder 124 may be an electromagnetic type combined with a magnet and a coil, for example.
[0101]
The upper end positions of the sensor elements 113a and 113b of the counting sensor-113 are arranged near the lower side of the stopper mechanism 84 as shown in FIG. S is a position where it can be detected. The lower end position is arranged so that the counting sensor-113 is below the lowermost position of the backup 125 of the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85, and an end mark (not shown) is marked on the end surface of the backup 125 on the counting sensor-113 side. Then, by reading this end mark with the counting sensor-113, the position of the backup 125, that is, the position of the lowermost bundle of a plurality of bundles of small bundles can be recognized.
[0102]
Each of the four small bundle safes 83 of the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 includes a small bundle counting unit 112 configured in the same manner, and a power source for moving the small bundle counting unit 112 and a small bundle scrutiny unit 170. The signal exchange with the CPU 162 in FIG. 13 is performed via a float connector 134 provided at the lower part of each small bundle safe 83.
[0103]
As described above, the counting sensor-113 includes the two reflection sensors 113a and 113b, and is arranged at a position facing the band S of the small bundle P as shown in FIG. By moving this up and down along the rail 114, the band S of the small bundle P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83 and the brightness of the break of the band S are read to determine the number of bundles of the small bundle P. Further, the two reflection sensors 113a and 113b of the counting sensor-113 detect the band S of the small bundle P, respectively, but if one of the sensors can detect even if the band position varies and cannot be detected by one sensor, for example, both The number of bundles can be determined by taking the logical sum of the sensor outputs. Further, even when the two reflection sensors of the counting sensor-113 cannot read the band, the number of bundles is determined by judging the thickness of the small bundle of the unreadable portion from the moving distance of the counting sensor-113 detected by the encoder-124. be able to.
[0104]
Next, a swinging mechanism of the sensor 113 when the counting sensor-113 moves up along the side surface of the small bundle P group will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a side view of the swing mechanism of the counting sensor-113 and the small bundle P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83 as viewed from the side.
[0105]
The counting sensor-113 is fixed to a sensor bracket 126, and the sensor bracket 126 is rotatably provided by a rotation shaft 128 attached to the sensor base 127. The sensor bracket 126 is provided with a roller 129 that can rotate in the vertical direction, and the tip end in the small bundle P direction is disposed at a position slightly protruding from the lens tip of the counting sensor-113.
[0106]
The sensor bracket 126 is biased by a compression coil spring 130 as an elastic member attached to the sensor base 127 so that the roller 129 and the counting sensor-113 are pressed against the small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83.
[0107]
The small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83 varies from front to back and left and right within the range of the rib 131 and the side inner wall 132 of the small bundle safe. Since it moves in close contact with the small bundle P according to the shape, the counting sensor 113 and the small bundle P are always kept at the optimum lens focal length.
[0108]
The side inner wall 132 of the small bundle safe 83 is provided so as to be fixed at a position corresponding to each longitudinal width of each denomination, and by restricting the left and right width, the variation in the left and right direction of each denomination is within a certain range. To be inside.
[0109]
Here, a schematic configuration of a control system of the terrars machines 1a and 1b, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2 and the sealing / bundling machine 3 in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to a block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, for example, one Terras machine 1a includes an MPU 140 having a memory 140a, and this MPU 140 has a PROM 141, a program memory 142, a total data memory 143, a keyboard 144, a CRT display unit 145, an HDD 148, a journal, via a bus. A printer 15 is connected.
[0110]
An I / F 147 is further connected to the MPU 140, and the Terras machine 1 a is connected to the I / F 151 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the I / F 161 of the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 through the I / F 147.
[0111]
The bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 controls the operation of the CPU 152, the ROM 153, the RAM 154, the cutting mechanism 155, the pushing mechanism 156 for pushing out the bills accumulated in the sealing stacking unit 61 to the sealing / small bundle payment device 3, and the operation of the transport path. The transfer control unit 157, the storage control unit 158 for controlling the storage of banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d, the deposit inspection unit 159 including the inspection unit 34, and the withdrawal inspection unit 160 are provided in the interface (I / F) 151. Connected and configured.
[0112]
The CPU 152 controls the entire bill depositing / dispensing machine 2, and a control program of the CPU 152 is stored in the R0M 153. The RAM 154 is used for storing various types of information relating to banknotes and the like that have been inspected and processed by the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2. The conveyance control unit 157 is configured to drive and control the conveyance path following the feeding roller 29 based on the determination signal from the deposit inspection unit 159 or the withdrawal inspection unit 160.
[0113]
The storage control unit 158 controls the sorting gate (not shown) so as to sort the bills conveyed by the conveying path to the temporary stackers 41a to 41d according to the determination signal of the inspection unit 34. The storage controller 158 stores the stacked banknotes in the temporary storage boxes 41a to 41d in the storage boxes 48a to 48d by the movement control of the shutters 47a to 47d, and drives the take-out mechanism 56 including a feeding roller. By controlling, the banknotes are fed from the respective storage boxes 48a to 48d to the transport path.
[0114]
The I / F 151 is connected to the unit interface 147 of the Terrasmann 1a.
[0115]
The sealing / small bundle payment unit 3 includes a CPU 162, an R0M 163, a RAM 164, an extrusion mechanism 165 for extruding a banknote bundle from the small bundle hand unit 71 to the sealing mechanism 91, and a conveyance control unit that controls operations of the conveyance paths 79 and 79A. 166, a storage control unit 167 that controls the storage of a small bundle in the safe 83, a sealing control unit 168 that controls the operation of the sealing mechanism 91, an elevator unit 169 that controls the elevator 87, and a safe 83 that will be described later. The small bundle scrutinizing unit 170 is connected to the I / F 161.
[0116]
The CPU 162 controls the entire sealing / small bundle payment unit 3, and the ROM 163 stores a control program of the CPU 162. The RAM 164 is used to store various types of information related to banknotes and the like that have been sealed by the sealing / small bundle payment unit 3. The conveyance control unit 166 controls the conveyance path including the conveyance paths 79 and 79A shown in FIG. 8 so that a small bundle of banknotes from the sealing unit 71 is conveyed. Under the control of the sealing control unit 168, a small bundle as a banknote bundle is created by winding a paper tape or the like on the stacked banknotes dropped from the temporary sealing box 72 to the sealing section 91. Yes.
[0117]
The conveyance control unit 166 performs distribution control to a corresponding small bundle storage 83 based on the denomination designated for conveyance conveyed by the conveyance path 79A by driving and controlling a distribution gate (not shown). Further, the transport control unit 166 takes out a small bundle from each storage 83 to the transport path 79A by driving and controlling a take-out mechanism (not shown).
[0118]
The small bundle scrutinizing unit 170 counts the number of small bundles P stored in the storage 83 and confirms whether or not it matches the input amount.
[0119]
Although FIG. 13 shows a state in which the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the sealing / bundling machine 3 are connected to the terrars machine 1a, the other terrars machines 1b are similarly connected via the interfaces 151 and 161, respectively. Connected to.
[0120]
Hereinafter, a series of operations of the small bundle scrutinizing unit 170 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0121]
The counting sensor-113 normally stands by at the lower end position of the safe 83 so as not to touch the small bundle placed on the backup 125 when the small bundle is not inspected. When the above is performed, a small bundle scrutiny request is generated from the Terrars machine 1a or 1b.
[0122]
When the small bundle is loaded in step S41 of FIG. 19, the denomination of the banknote loaded by the operator and the total loading amount are input in the next step S42. As a result, the number of all small bundles in the safe 83 is measured in step S43. That is, the motor 121 of the requested small bundle safe 83 is driven, the encoder 124 is driven and the count sensor 113 is raised in step S1 of FIG. 14A, and sensor data capturing is started. The captured sensor data is sequentially stored in the RAM 164 under the control of the CPU 162 in FIG.
[0123]
In the next step S2, the detection of the small bundle portion at the start position is started, and the counting sensor 113 starts detecting the reflected light from the front while rising, and in step S3, the counting sensors 113a and 113b shown in FIGS. Output A and B and output data C of the encoder 124 are read into the RAM 164. FIGS. 16 and 17 are graphs showing the sensor waveforms when the plurality of small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83 are counted while raising the counting sensor-113 and the output waveform of the encoder-124 at that time.
[0124]
The output levels A and B of the two sensors 113a and 113b of the counting sensor 113 are shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 16 until reaching the position of the backup 125 when the sensor 113 moves from the bottom to the top in the safe 83. 17 is maintained at the low values indicated by the levels A1 and B1, but when an end mark (not shown), that is, a bundle start mark attached to the backup 125 in step S4 is detected, the levels A2 and B2 shown in FIGS. High value. These levels A2 and B2, which will be described later, have values higher than the slice levels set in the sensors 113a and 113b.
[0125]
When this bundle start mark is detected, the small bundle start position is set, for example, in the form of raising a flag on the RAM 164 in step S5.
[0126]
When the small bundle start position set is completed, the process proceeds to the process of FIG. 14B, and the small bundle part detection process at the end position is started in step S6. With the start of this process, the process of reading the output data A, B, C of the counting sensor 113 and encoder 124 into the RAM 164 is continued in step S7.
[0127]
As the sensor 113 continues to rise, output data A and B whose levels change as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 are obtained from the two sensors 113a and 113b, and at the same time, a continuous pulse output C is output from the encoder 124. can get.
[0128]
That is, since the two sensors 113a and 113b of the counting sensor-113 are reflection-type sensors, the emitted light is not reflected in the portion where there is no small bundle P in the small bundle safe 83, so that the portions A1 and B1 in FIG. Although the output voltage of the sensor is low, the reflected light becomes strong when it comes to the backup 125 where the end mark is attached, so that it shows a high value like A2 and B2. When the backup 125 is removed, the reflected light once disappears, so that the output voltage once decreases as in A3 and B3. However, when it moves to the position of the band S of the first small bundle P, it is reflected by the band S, so A4 and B4 Like the part, the output voltage of the sensor goes up. Furthermore, when the counting sensor-113 moves and reaches the band break, the reflected light becomes weak at the band break, so that the output voltages of the sensors 113a and 113b are lowered as shown by A5 and B5.
[0129]
When the counting sensor-113 further moves and reaches the band S of the next small bundle P, the reflected light is strengthened again by the band S, so that the output voltage of the sensor 113 becomes higher as shown by A6 and B6 in FIG. .
[0130]
In this state, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the output of the encoder 124 becomes constant at a low level C1, it is detected in step S8 that the encoder 124 has stopped. The encoder 124 may stop in a state where the output is constant at a high level. At this time, the sensor 113 is stopped at a position where the upper end detection sensor 119 is blocked.
[0131]
When it is detected in step S8 that the encoder 124 has been stopped, the sensor 113 has come to the top of the small bundle group, the small bundle end position is set in step S9, and the end processing is performed in step S10. Done.
[0132]
In this state, the output levels of the sensors 113a and 113b stored in the RAM 164 are verified in step S11, and the sensor output levels of the paper band S portion attached to the small bundle P, for example, the levels A3 and B3 in FIG. The levels As and Bs that can be detected at the same time are determined as slice values and stored in the RAM 164.
[0133]
Subsequently, the data stored in the RAM 164 is read out, and the end mark of the backup 125 detected during this time, the number of times of light and dark of the band of the small bundle P and the small bundle P, and the light and dark interval measured by the encoder 124 are also obtained. In step S12, the number of small bundles P is determined, and the small bundle counting process is terminated.
[0134]
Since the four small bundle safes 83 of the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3 have the same mechanism, it is possible to scrutinize only the necessary safe according to the request of the Terrars machine 1a, 1b. It is also possible to examine a small bundle at the same time.
[0135]
Next, the small bundle counting process in step S12, that is, a method for determining the number of bundles from the output data of the sensor 113 and the encoder 124 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0136]
In the following description with reference to FIG. 15, output data from the sensor 113 stored in the RAM 164 is read in the reverse order of writing and the number of bundles is counted, but of course, the reading may be performed in the order of writing.
[0137]
Under the control of the CPU 162, the small bundle scrutinizing unit 170 performs the bundle count start process in step S21, and reads the sensor value of the sensor 113 and the encoder value of the encoder 124 stored in the RAM 164 in step S22.
[0138]
In this case, since data is read in reverse from the RAM 164, it is assumed that sensor data at levels A6 and B6 are first read in FIG. 16, for example. At the same time, the slice values As and Bs stored in the process of FIG. 14 and the average thickness data of the banknote bundle P of 100 new tickets are also read out.
[0139]
These levels A6 and B6 are checked in step S23 and are lower than the end mark levels A2 and B2, respectively, so the process proceeds to step S25. If the end mark levels A2 and B2 are detected, the process proceeds to step S24, where "end" processing is performed.
[0140]
In step S25, the sensor values A6 and B6 are compared with the slice values As and Bs. In this case, since the sensor value is larger, the process returns to step S22.
[0141]
When the sensor levels A5 and B5 are read, the slice values As and Bs become larger. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S26, where the sensor movement distance data represented by the encoder value and the read thickness data of the small bundle P are read. Is compared.
[0142]
If the thickness data is larger, the process returns to step S22, and if the sensor value data indicating the sensor moving distance is larger than the thickness data, the process proceeds to step S27, and the sensor value data becomes one bundle thickness. A division is performed to detect how many times it is increased.
[0143]
If the sensor value is 2 times or less, the process proceeds to step S28, where 1 is added to the total number of small bundles detected so far and the result is stored as the new total number of bundles, and the sensor movement distance until then is indicated. The encoder value is cleared and the process returns to step S22.
[0144]
Similarly, if the sensor value is 2 times or more and 3 times or less, the process proceeds from step S27 to S30 to S31, and 2 is added to the total number of small bundles detected so far to obtain the new total number of bundles. And the encoder value indicating the sensor movement distance until then is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.
[0145]
Further, if the sensor value is 3 times or more and 4 times or less, the process proceeds from step S30 to S32 to S33, and 3 is added to the total number of small bundles detected so far to obtain a new total number of bundles. The encoder stores the stored encoder value indicating the sensor movement distance up to that point, and the process returns to step S22.
[0146]
In step S32, if it is detected that the sensor value is four times or more the thickness of the small bundle, the difference between the thickness of the four small bundles of the new ticket and the thickness of the four small bundles of the circulation ticket becomes large, resulting in erroneous counting. In step S34, error processing is performed, and in step S24, end processing of the bundle count processing is performed.
[0147]
In FIG. 16, when the sensor values A3 and B3 are obtained through the sensor values A4 and B4 after the sensor values A5 and B5 are read out, the sensor moving distance during this time indicates just the thickness of one bundle. Therefore, the process proceeds from step S27 to S28 and S29. However, for example, if there is something dirty on the side surface of the small bundle band seal, the low values A7 and B7 may be read immediately after the sensor values A5 and B5 are read as shown in FIG.
[0148]
In such a case, since the moving distance between A5 and A7 and between B5 and B7 is shorter than one bundle, the process returns from step S26 to S22, and this portion is mistakenly recognized as a small bundle. Absent.
[0149]
16 and 17, when the sensor values A2 and B2 corresponding to the end marks are read, it is detected in step S23 that all the small bundle reading has been completed, and the process proceeds to S24 and the process is terminated.
[0150]
When all the small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83 are detected in this way, the waveform of the portion where the output voltage of the band S portion is high and the portion where the output voltage of the band S and the cut of the band S is low is the number of small bundles P. Since it is obtained, the number of small bundles P can be determined.
[0151]
In the middle of the small bundle counting, the sensor value A8 part of FIG. 18 is read by the sensor-113a and the output voltage is lowered by the sensor-113a. However, the sensor value B8 of the corresponding sensor 113b is the sensor value B8. Cannot be read and there is no change in the output voltage.
In such a case, it is possible to determine that the output decrease portion A8 of the sensor-113a is a band-to-band break from the sensor movement distance detected by the encoder 124 using the output A8 of the sensor 113a, and FIG. Even the method described in steps S27 and S28 can be counted as one bundle.
[0152]
In FIG. 18, the portion A10 higher than the slice value As between the sensor values A8 and A9 and the portion A11 between A10 and A1 can be counted as one bundle, but at this time, the sensor value of the other sensor 113b is counted. B8 to B11 can also be used as reference values to check the counting results.
[0153]
When the number of small bundles in the safe 83 is counted in step S43 as described above, the process proceeds to step S44 in FIG. 19 and the number of small bundles input by the operator and the actually counted number of small bundles. Are compared, and if they do not match, error processing is performed in step S45, and a message to that effect is displayed as necessary. If they match, the number of small bundles is confirmed and counting guarantee is obtained.
[0154]
Here, the denomination discrimination function of the small bundle will be further described with reference to FIG.
[0155]
A reflective denomination sensor-133 is disposed near the exit of the small bundle conveyance path 79A, and the small bundle passes through the exit of the small bundle conveyance path 79A when dispensing and releasing the small bundle P in other operations. A plurality of positions on the surface of P are detected by the denomination determining sensor-133. By discriminating the reflection pattern, the denomination of the withdrawal and the emission bundle is discriminated.
[0156]
Next, an example of a transaction using the above-mentioned sealed banknote management apparatus will be shown.
[0157]
First, when performing a deposit transaction, the cash to deposit is set in the insertion slot 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 of FIG. Next, for example, an acquisition start operation is performed from the Terras machine 1a. If it does in this way, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 will start the count of a banknote, and will transmit the count result to the Terrars machine 1a after completion | finish of a count.
[0158]
The operator who is making a deposit operation inputs deposit data such as a slip amount and an account number by using operation keys included in the keyboard 144 of the Terras machine 1a during bill counting. If the counting result from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 matches the slip amount, the operator presses a completion button to complete the deposit transaction. The transaction contents are stored in the total data memory 143 in the Terras machine 1a and recorded by the journal printer 149 attached thereto.
[0159]
Next, in the case of a withdrawal operation, the operator inputs withdrawal data such as a withdrawal amount and an account number from the keyboard 144 of the Terras machine 1a and presses a start key. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 conveys banknotes from the safes 48a to 48d to the dispensing port 11 in accordance with the withdrawal request from the Terrars machine 1a. If the withdrawal request is a small bundle, one or more small bundles are dispensed from the withdrawal and door 24 of the sealing / small bundle payment machine 3.
[0160]
If a jam or the like occurs in the machine during the banknote dispensing process, the banknotes in the transport path are still machine management banknotes, so the Terras machine 1a determines the rank of the operator, The operator releases the electromagnetic lock of the dispensing mechanism and waits for the operator to perform jam processing. If the operator's rank is low and the in-flight cash cannot be touched, an operator with a high rank is requested, and the card waits. By performing such control, security is protected against the cash in the aircraft and it becomes possible to know who operated the cash.
[0161]
Further, when the deposit process is overlapped and banknotes are accumulated in the safes 48a to 48d, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 automatically performs a process of turning the banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d for sealing. By this processing, the amount of banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d is always kept at a substantially constant amount, and excess banknotes are stored in the small bundle safe 83.
[0162]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the number of small bundles of paper sheets such as banknotes stored therein can be counted easily and accurately inside a paper sheet storage such as a safe without relying on human hands. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sealed paper leaf management apparatus having a definable function.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a banknote parallel management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a rear view of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine in FIG. 2;
4 is a perspective view showing a banknote taking-in part of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of FIG. 2;
5 is a configuration diagram showing a front and back sorting unit of banknotes of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of FIG. 2. FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing a temporary accumulation box of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of FIG.
7 is a perspective view showing a storage separator drive mechanism of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a sealing / small bundle payment machine of the system of FIG. 1;
9 is a perspective view showing a picker portion of the sealing and small bundle payment machine of FIG. 8. FIG.
10 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of one small bundle safe of the sealing / small bundle payment machine in FIG. 8. FIG.
11 is a plan view of one small bundle safe of the sealing / small bundle payment machine of FIG. 8. FIG.
12 is a side view showing a swing mechanism of a counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG.
13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the system of FIG.
14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 10;
15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 10;
16 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 10;
17 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 10;
18 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining an operation for collating the number of loaded small bundles with the counted number of small bundles.
[Explanation of symbols]
P ... small banknotes,
S ... paper strip,
83 ... small bundle safe,
113, 113a, 113b ... small bundle sensor,
121 ... motor,
124: Encoder,
162 ... CPU,
164 ... RAM,
170: Small bundle scrutiny department.

Claims (7)

A storage for storing small bundles of bills sealed by a certain number of sheets,
A small bundle counting means provided in the storage;
Comprising
The small bundle counting means includes detection means that is provided so as to be movable over the entire length in the stacking direction of the banknote bundles in the storage and detects a band seal that bundles the banknotes. Bundle management device. 2. The sealed bundle according to claim 1 , wherein the detection means includes photoelectric detection means for detecting a difference in light reflectance between the band and the gap between the bands as an electric signal. Management device. 2. The sealed small bundle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the photoelectric detecting means has at least two photosensors provided side by side with a predetermined interval in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction. The small bundle counting means, a comparison means for outputting an output when the level of the output signal of the photoelectric detection means is greater than a predetermined reference level;
Means for counting the output of the comparison means and detecting the number of small bundles;
The sealed small bundle management device according to claim 2 , wherein: 5. The sealed small bundle management device according to claim 4 , wherein the small bundle counting unit has a mechanism that moves at substantially the same speed over the entire length in the stacking direction of the small banknotes in the storage. A storage for storing small bundles of banknotes manually loaded from outside,
Means for inputting the number of small bundles of the manually loaded bill bundle;
A small bundle counting means provided in the storage ;
Collating means for collating whether or not the number of small bundles of the input banknote bundle and the number of small bundles counted by the small bundle counting means match;
A sealed bundle management device characterized by comprising: Means for accumulating a certain number of banknotes;
Means for enclosing the accumulated banknotes to form a banknote bundle;
A storage for storing the formed banknote bundle and the banknote bundle manually loaded from the outside,
Means for inputting the number of small bundles of the manually loaded bill bundle;
A small bundle counting means that is provided in the storage and counts the number of small bundles of the manually loaded banknote bundle;
Collating means for collating whether or not the number of small bundles of the input banknote bundle and the number of small bundles counted by the small bundle counting means match;
A sealed bundle management device characterized by comprising:

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