JPS5882382A - Paper money sortor/collector - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention distinguishes the denomination, front and back, presence or absence of abnormalities, etc. of banknotes,
The present invention relates to a banknote sorting and stacking device that sorts banknotes based on the discrimination results, stacks the banknotes, and inserts partition paper between stacked banknotes as necessary.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, banknote sorting and stacking devices are used to process banknotes collected in banks and the like by counting, sorting, bundling, etc.

The amount of banknotes processed by this banknote sorting and stacking device and the number of times they are processed vary depending on the process. For example, if the amount of a certain group of banknotes exceeds the capacity of the supply unit, it will naturally be divided into several batches, and if the banknotes belong to different departments, they will be processed individually.

However, when banknotes are fed and stacked one after another into the stacking boxes, there is a problem in that it is not possible to determine which group of banknotes the stacked paper or banknotes are classified into. For example, when banknotes are processed continuously and banknotes with an abnormality are stored in a specific collection box, it is likely to become unclear in which group of banknotes the abnormal banknote was mixed. 1. If a banknote gets jammed in the middle of the conveyance path, it goes without saying that the jammed banknote can be completely cleared and processing can be restarted, but if it is not clear whether or not the jammed banknote has already been counted, the boarding process will be delayed. There was a problem that it was not possible to determine which part of the banknotes in the stacking box was currently not being processed.

The present invention has been made based on the above background, and the present invention is made by feeding a partition paper into the banknote conveyance path and sandwiching the partition paper between the stacked banknotes, thereby clearly distinguishing each banknote processing and improving the banknote processing efficiency. The purpose is to

The present invention will be explained below based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Before processing a group of banknotes, a plurality of partition papers are loaded on the front of the banknote supply unit and the sheets are fed one by one to the required stacking box. It is characterized by separating banknotes.

That is, the banknotes 1 to be processed and a plurality of partition papers 2 are loaded into the supply section 3, and separated one by one by the separating and feeding section 4, which is made up of belts, rollers, etc. In the middle of the conveyance path 5, an auxiliary discriminator 6 that can distinguish between partition paper 2 and a discriminator 7 that discriminates banknotes 1 performs discrimination. Depending on the discrimination result and the purpose of sorting, the forks 8A, 8B, 8C'i of the branching part can be switched as shown in the solid line or the chain line in Figure 1 to fold one banknote and two partitions.
The conveyance direction of the banknote 1' is all set, and the banknote 1' is sent between the blades 11 of the stacking cars 10A to IOD while checking the passage of the partition paper 2 for one banknote by the photosensors 9A to 9D.
, the tip of the bamboo partition paper 2 is scraped off against the scraping plate 12, and is dropped into one of the collection boxes 13A to 13D to be accumulated depending on the purpose of organization. and,
In order to make the banknote sorting and stacking device have a function that corresponds to the purpose of sorting, the present applicant has previously proposed patent application No. 56-9443.
The auxiliary discrimination section 6A and the photosensors 9A to 9 are included in the mode switching device corresponding to the control means according to the No. ``Banknote sorting machine''.
This is carried out by controlling the separation sending unit 4 and the forks 8A to 8C while feeding back detection signals such as D.

Hereinafter, in one of these embodiments, the partition paper 2 is used to sort banknotes 13A to 13Ci in the stacking boxes 13A to 13Ci using the mode switching device described above, and stores banknotes with an abnormality in the stacking box 13D. Predetermined collection boxes 13A-1
Regarding the case where the mode is set to send to 3C, the second
This will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in the figure.

“Step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S1)”: In front of the banknote 1 on the supply unit 3 (between the banknote 1 and the separating and sending unit 4),
Three sheets of partition paper 2 are inserted as shown by the arrows in FIG. 1, and the separating and feeding section 4 is driven to feed the partition sheets 2 one by one along the conveyance path 5 to the auxiliary discrimination section 6.

"S2"=Discriminate whether the partition paper 2 sent to the auxiliary discriminator 6 is normal or not, and if the result is 1NO (
For example, if a banknote is detected), cancel the ld operation,
Moreover, in the case of "YES", the process moves to S3.

rs3J: Determine whether the partition paper 2 detected in the auxiliary determination section 6 is the first sheet, and if it is rNOJ, move to 86, and if it is rYEsJ, put the determination section 7 into a non-operating state. Pass the partition paper 2, and "S4": cross the fork 8A' in the middle of the conveyance path 5 with the conveyance path 5, and pass the partition paper 2.
is guided as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and stored in the stacking box 13A.

Detecting the passage of partition paper 2 on the way to rs5, rNOJ
If the state continues for a long time (if a detection signal cannot be obtained within the required time), the operation is stopped, and if the partition paper 2 is detected, the operation returns to Sl and the second partition paper 2 is fed out. It will be done.

rS6 j: When the second sheet of partition paper 2 is discriminated by the auxiliary discriminator 6, the discriminator 7 is made inactive to allow the partition paper 2 to pass, and rs7J: Fork 8A'zth in the middle of the conveyance path 5 Leave the fork 8 in its original position as shown by the solid line in Figure 1.
B = i The second partition paper 2 is stored in the collection box 13B by intersecting with the conveyance path 5, and rs8J: If the passage of the partition paper 2 is detected on the way, the process returns to 81 and the third partition is stored. Paper 2 is fed out.

rs9J: Next, convey the third sheet of partition paper 2 in the same way,
Store it in the collection box 13C, rsloJ: The third partition paper 2 is the photo sensor 9C
When this is detected, the feeding and storage work of the partition paper 2 is completed, the partition paper 2 is placed in each of the required collection boxes 13A to 13C, and then the work for dividing the banknotes into 10 is performed.

rsllJ: The banknotes 1 on the supply section 3 are fed one by one into the conveyance path 5 by the separating and feeding section 4, rs12J: The denomination, presence or absence of abnormality, etc. are all discriminated in the discriminating section 7, rs13J: When an abnormality is recognized. (For example, if partition paper 2 was left behind or if it was a counterfeit bill)
These abnormal banknotes are stored in one of the predetermined collection boxes 13A to 13C. rs14J: If no abnormality is recognized, the banknotes are counted and sorted.

On the other hand, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a partition paper 2 feeder #14 is additionally provided as a method for feeding the partition paper 2 into the auxiliary discrimination section 6. It is placed on the supply section 3, and the partition paper is fed out from the separation feeding section 4, passed through the auxiliary conveyance path 15 consisting of belts, rollers, etc., and merged into the conveyance path 5, and then fed into the auxiliary discrimination section. 6, the mode switching device first operates the partition paper feeding device 14 to feed each of the stacking boxes 13A to 13D.
All of the partition paper 2'fr: After feeding, the banknotes are to be distinguished and sorted, and with a large number of partition paper 2 set, they are rotatably stacked. This makes it possible to feed the partition paper 2 into the boxes 13A to 13D.

If there are multiple collection boxes, it is up to you to decide which denomination of banknotes, abnormal banknotes, etc. are stored in which collection box, but in that case, you can place partition paper in all or some of the collection boxes. The present invention does not limit how it is inserted.

Therefore, the present invention distinguishes the denomination, front and back, presence or absence of abnormalities, etc. of banknotes, sorts the banknotes based on the results of the recognition, and stacks them in a stacking box. Since the banknotes are separated by sending a partition paper between the banknotes that are stacked for each number of times, the banknotes that are stacked are separated by processing, which has the effect of increasing work efficiency. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining its operation, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another embodiment of the invention. J...Banknotes, 2...Partition paper, 3...
... Supply section, 4... Separation feeding section, 5...
...Conveyance path, 6...Auxiliary discrimination section, 7...
・Discrimination part, 8A, 8B, 8C...Fork, 9
A~9D...Photo sensor, 1oA~IOD・
... Accumulation car, 11... Vane, 12... Group/scraping board, 13A to 13D... Accumulation box,
14...Partition paper feeding device, 15...Auxiliary conveyance path. Applicant: Laurel Bank Machine Co., Ltd. 0

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) All banknotes are sent one by one to a discriminating unit where they are checked for denomination, front and back, presence or absence of abnormalities, etc. Based on the results of the checking, the banknotes are sorted and stored in a designated collection box. In this banknote sorting and stacking device, an auxiliary discrimination section for discriminating partition paper is provided in the middle of the conveyance path for sorting banknotes or partition paper during transportation and before the branching part of the first stacking box, and this auxiliary discrimination section A banknote sorting and stacking device that feeds the partition paper into a predetermined collection box when the partition paper is discriminated. (2) The banknotes are sent one by one to the discriminator, where they are distinguished by denomination, front and back, presence or absence of abnormalities, etc., and based on the discrimination results, the bills are sorted and placed in a designated stacking box. In a banknote sorting and stacking device configured to store banknotes, an auxiliary discriminator for discriminating all of the dividers is provided in the middle of the conveyance path for sorting banknotes or dividers during conveyance and before the branching part of the first stacking box. A banknote characterized in that a partition paper feeding device for merging the partition papers is provided in a conveyance unit in front of the auxiliary discrimination unit, and when the auxiliary discrimination unit discriminates the partition paper, the partition paper is sent to a predetermined collection box. Organizing and accumulating equipment.