JP7455331B2 - Banknote processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote processing device.

In the banknote processing device, the identification unit identifies the loose banknotes inserted into the depositing unit, and the normal banknotes of denominations to be bundled are delivered to the alignment unit, and the stacked banknotes in the alignment unit are bound by the binding unit and sent to the bundle dispensing port. There is a known method that performs local sorting processing to discharge the waste to the outside. Thereby, all the loose banknotes of the denomination designated by the operation unit that can be made into small bundles of 100 sheets can be bundled and discharged from the bundle dispensing port to the outside (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2019-61604 Publication

However, in the above-mentioned technology, the exact number of loose banknotes (specified denominations) inserted into the depositing section cannot be known until after they have been counted. Since banknotes may be rejected, if all the loose banknotes that have been inserted into the depositing section are paid out, and exactly 100 loose banknotes are not accumulated in the sorting section by the last bill feeding, 1 to 99 banknotes may be rejected. A fraction of the number of banknotes will remain in the alignment section. In this case, in order to pull out the fractional number of banknotes from the alignment section, the operator has no choice but to pull out the alignment section unit out of the housing and pull out the bills from the alignment section, making the operation complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing device that can prevent operations from becoming complicated.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention includes a loose banknote dispensing source that feeds loose banknotes set from outside the device into the device, and a loose banknote feeding source that feeds loose banknotes set one by one from the loose banknote dispensing source into the device. an aligning unit for stacking a specified number of bills; a binding unit for binding the specified number of loose banknotes stacked in the aligning unit to create a small bundle; and a unit for allowing the small bundle created by the binding unit to be taken out of the device. a small bundle discharge section for discharging, a holding section for holding the loose banknotes fed out one by one from the loose banknote feeding source, and a loose banknote discharging section for ejecting the loose banknotes held in the holding section so that they can be taken out of the device. an operation section through which an operation input is performed, and a control section that performs control based on the operation input to the operation section, and the control section includes a loose bill set in the loose bill dispensing source in the operation section. When an operation input for the local sorting process of banknotes is performed, the loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the loose banknote dispensing source and a predetermined number of bills are held in the holding section, and the loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the loose banknote dispensing source. Each time the specified number of bills are fed out and accumulated in the alignment section, they are tied together by the binding section, thereby all the loose bills in the loose bill dispensing source are fed out, and the loose bills in the loose bill dispensing source are When all of the loose banknotes are fed out, if the number of loose banknotes accumulated in the alignment section is insufficient for the specified number, the loose banknotes for the shortage are replenished from the storage section to the alignment section, thereby replenishing the sorting section. The specified number of loose banknotes are bundled in the binding part, and the small bundle created by the binding part is removably discharged from the apparatus by the small bundle discharge part, and the loose banknotes remaining in the holding part are removed. It is characterized in that the loose banknotes are ejected from the apparatus in a removable manner by the loose banknote ejecting section.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a banknote processing device that can suppress operations from becoming complicated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side sectional view which shows roughly the banknote processing apparatus of one Embodiment based on this invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a conveyance route for bulk banknote deposit processing is indicated by a thick line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and shows the conveyance route of the 1st loose banknote storage processing with a thick line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and shows the conveyance route of the 2nd bulk banknote storage processing with a thick line. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a transport route for bulk banknote return processing is shown by a thick line. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a conveyance route for bulk banknote dispensing processing is indicated by a thick line. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a conveyance route for small bundle dispensing processing is shown by a thick line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and is something which shows the conveyance route of the 1st loose banknote retention processing of the 1st local sorting processing with a thick line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and is something which shows the conveyance route of the 1st loose banknote bundling process of the 1st local sorting process by the thick line. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows first and second loose banknote replenishment processes and first and second loose banknote discharge of first and second local sorting processes. The transport route for processing is shown by a thick line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and is something which shows the conveyance route of the 2nd loose banknote retention processing of the 2nd local arrangement processing with a bold line. It is a side sectional view showing roughly the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention, and shows the conveyance route of the 2nd loose banknote bundling process of the 2nd local sorting process by the thick line. It is a figure explaining the pattern of the posture with respect to the conveyance direction of the banknote in the banknote processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The banknote processing device 11 of this embodiment performs deposit and withdrawal processing for banknotes. Hereinafter, a small bundle of banknotes obtained by bundling loose banknotes into a specified number of bundled units (designated number of sheets, for example, 100 sheets) will be referred to as a small bundle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus 11 of the present embodiment has a deposit slot 20 (loose banknote dispensing source) and a dispensing/returning unit 21 (loose banknote dispensing unit) in the upper part of the front side of the housing 10 (device housing). A withdrawal unit 22 is provided behind the deposit port 20. The withdrawal and return section 21 is provided above the deposit port 20.

The deposit slot 20 has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is opened, loose banknotes are directly set from outside the apparatus, and then, when the shutter is closed, the loose banknotes are fed into the apparatus. That is, the deposit port 20 feeds out loose banknotes set from outside the device into the device. In the deposit slot 20, loose banknotes are stacked from bottom to top with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front side of the device. The deposit slot 20 is provided with a deposit payout section 24 at its lower part that separates the loose banknotes accumulated in the deposit slot 20 one by one from those at the lower end and feeds them into the device at predetermined intervals. Loose banknotes are conveyed within the banknote processing apparatus 11 in a posture in which the width direction thereof is basically aligned with the conveyance direction.

The deposit/dispensing unit 24 that dispenses loose banknotes from the deposit slot 20 comes into contact with the middle part in the lateral direction of the lowest loose banknote among the loose bills accumulated in the deposit slot 20, and kicks it toward the inside of the device. A kicking roller 24a that feeds out, a feeding roller 24b that feeds out the loose banknotes kicked out into the device by the kicking roller 24a, and a separation roller 24c that separates the loose banknotes that are fed into the device by the feeding roller 24b one by one. have. Immediately after the receiving and dispensing section 24, there are cases where the loose bills dispensed by the dispensing and dispensing section 24 are multi-fed with multiple stacked bills, skewed bills that are diagonal to the conveyance direction, or stacked of adjacent loose bills. An entrance sensor 25 is provided that optically detects whether there is a conveyance abnormality such as a near feed with a narrow conveyance interval and whether there is a shape abnormality such as a stub.

The withdrawal/return unit 21 has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is closed, loose banknotes for withdrawal are fed out from inside the device, and then when the shutter is opened, the loose banknotes are dispensed. is taken out of the device. In other words, the withdrawal and return unit 21 allows loose banknotes to be taken out directly from the device. In the withdrawal/return unit 21, loose banknotes fed out from within the device are stacked and placed from bottom to top with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front side of the device.

The withdrawal reject warehouse 22 is removable from the housing 10 of the banknote processing device 11. In the withdrawal reject storage 22, loose banknotes fed out from within the device are stacked and placed from bottom to top with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front side of the device. The loose banknotes in the withdrawal rejection store 22 are removed from the housing 10 together with the withdrawal rejection store 22 while remaining stored in the withdrawal rejection store 22.

At the rear of the banknote processing device 11, there is an identification unit that identifies the authenticity of the loose banknotes fed out from the deposit slot 20, the denomination of the genuine banknotes, and the presence or absence of conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feed. 31 are provided. The identification unit 31 also identifies the front and back, top and bottom (top and bottom), left and right sides, etc. of loose banknotes.

Behind the deposit slot 20, the withdrawal/return section 21, and the withdrawal/reject storage 22, there are a plurality of, specifically two, arrangement sections for arranging loose banknotes and stacking them in designated bundling unit numbers (for example, 100 bills). 35 and 36 are provided. The alignment units 35 and 36 stack up the loose banknotes fed out one by one from the deposit slot 20 into a bundle unit number, for example. Further, behind the alignment sections 35 and 36, an elevating and lowering conveyance section 37 is provided for upwardly conveying the bundled unit number of loose banknotes accumulated in the alignment sections 35 and 36. Further, above the aligning units 35 and 36, there is a bundling unit 38 that winds a bundling tape around the loose banknotes of the bundling unit number that have been accumulated in the aligning units 35 and 36 and transported by the elevating conveyance unit 37 to form small bundles. It is provided. In other words, the binding unit 38 creates a small bundle by binding the loose banknotes that have been stacked in the specified number of binding units at the alignment units 35 and 36. A small bundle discharging section 39 is provided on the front side of the bundling section 38 for removably discharging the small bundle created by the bundling section 38 out of the apparatus. The small bundle discharge section 39 also has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is closed, the small bundle is fed out from inside the device, and then when the shutter is opened, the small bundle is directly delivered to the outside of the device. taken out. The small bundle discharge section 39 is capable of discharging a plurality of predetermined small bundles at once.

In the lower part of the banknote processing device 11, a plurality of temporary storage storages 41 having a similar structure, specifically four, are arranged front and back with vertical and horizontal positions aligned. These temporary storage storages 41 can store loose banknotes, and can feed out the stored loose banknotes.

In the banknote processing device 11, a temporary storage storage 41 (A) located at the innermost side, a temporary storage storage 41 (B) located at the second from the back, and a temporary storage storage 41 (B) located at the third from the back. Warehouse 41 (C) and temporary storage storage 41 (D), which is located fourth from the back, have loose banknotes of a single denomination accumulated from bottom to top and are temporarily stored before payment is confirmed. It stores the money and stores it so that it can be withdrawn after the deposit is confirmed.

The temporary storage storage 41 (A) stores bulk banknotes (for example, ten thousand yen notes) of a single predetermined first denomination, and the temporary storage storage 41 (B) stores bulk banknotes of a single predetermined second denomination. The temporary storage storage 41 (C) stores loose banknotes (for example, 5,000 yen notes), and the temporary storage storage 41 (D) stores loose banknotes (for example, 1,000 yen notes) of a single predetermined third denomination. , a predetermined single fourth denomination of loose banknotes (for example, 2,000 yen notes) are stored in a payable manner. That is, the banknote processing device 11 has a plurality of temporary storage storages 41 for single denominations, one for each denomination. It should be noted that there may be a plurality of temporary storage storages 41, and the storage pattern is not limited to a pattern in which each temporary storage storage 41 stores loose banknotes of a single denomination. For each of the plurality of temporary storage storages 41, the storage pattern is divided into a temporary storage storage 41 that stores loose banknotes of a single denomination, and a temporary storage storage 41 that stores a mixture of bulk banknotes of a plurality of predetermined denominations. and a temporary storage storage 41 that stores a mixture of loose banknotes of all denominations.

At the top of each of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D), loose banknotes are taken into each interior and stacked from bottom to top, and the loose banknotes inside are separated one by one from the top one. A take-in/feed-out section 42 is provided which feeds out at a predetermined interval. Each of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) is provided with a flapper 43 that can be raised and lowered and that can be opened and closed to partition an internal space that accommodates loose banknotes into upper and lower parts, and an elevator 44 that raises and lowers the interior space. It is being

The take-in/output unit 42 contacts the middle part in the short direction of the uppermost loose banknote among the loose banknotes stacked on the flapper 43 or the elevator 44, and directs it out of the temporary storage storage 41. A kicking roller 42a that kicks out a loose bill, a feeding roller 42b that feeds out the loose banknote kicked out by the kicking roller 42a to the outside of the temporary storage storage 41, and a single loose banknote that is fed out of the temporary storage storage 41 by the feeding roller 42b. It has a separation roller 42c that separates the paper into parts. The feed roller 42b rotates in the opposite direction to the direction of the feed, so that the loose banknotes are held between the separation roller 42c rotating together with the loose banknotes and taken into the temporary storage storage 41.

The flapper 43 has a pair of horizontally arranged lifting shafts 43a and a pair of plate-shaped flapper bodies 43b. One flapper main body 43b is supported by one elevating support shaft 43a, and is rotatable about this elevating support shaft 43a. The other flapper main body 43b is supported by the other lifting support shaft 43a, and is rotatable around this lifting support shaft 43a. When the flapper 43 is in the closed state, one flapper main body 43b extends horizontally from one elevating support shaft 43a toward the other elevating support shaft 43a, and the other flapper main body 43b extends from the other elevating support shaft 43a. It extends horizontally toward one lifting support shaft 43a.

When the flapper 43 is in the open state, one flapper main body 43b rotates 90 degrees with respect to the closed state and extends vertically downward from one lifting support shaft 43a, and the other flapper main body 43b is in the closed state. It rotates 90 degrees with respect to the state and extends vertically downward from the other lifting support shaft 43a. The flapper 43 is raised and lowered by a pair of elevating support shafts 43a that are always at the same height, and a pair of flapper bodies 43b are synchronously opened and closed. The flappers 43 of each of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) are driven by separate drive mechanisms, and are independently controlled to raise and lower and open/close.

When the flapper 43 is in the closed state, the temporary storage storage 41 in which it is provided is divided into a temporary storage area 47 above the flapper 43 including the flapper 43 and a storage area 48 below the flapper 43. do. When the flapper 43 is in the closed state, it constitutes the bottom of the temporary storage area 47, on which the loose banknotes fed out from the take-in/feed out part 42 are placed and stacked from bottom to top. At this time, the flapper 43 descends according to the amount of loose banknotes fed out from the take-in/feed-out section 42. Further, the flapper 43 raises the uppermost loose banknote of the loaded loose banknotes and brings it into contact with the kicking roller 42a of the take-in and feed-out section 42. In this state, the taking in and feeding section 42 separates the loose banknotes one by one and feeds them out from the temporary storage area section 47. At this time, the flapper 43 rises in accordance with the amount of loose banknotes fed out from the take-in/feed-out section 42.

The flapper 43 moves the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 47 to the elevator 44 of the storage area 48 directly below the temporary storage area 41 provided in the same temporary storage storage 41 as the temporary storage area 47 . Alternatively, it is placed on loose banknotes placed on the elevator 44. That is, in the temporary storage storage 41 (A), when the flapper 43 is opened, the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) are transferred to the temporary storage storage 41 (A). It is stored in the storage area section 48 of. The same applies to the temporary storage storages 41(B) to 41(D).

When the flapper 43 is in the open state, the temporary storage area 47 and the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 provided with the flapper 43 are in a continuous state. In this state, when the elevator 44 of the storage area section 48 rises, the elevator 44 brings the uppermost loose bill among the stacked loose bills into contact with the kick-out roller 42a of the take-in and feed-out section 42. In this state, the taking in and feeding section 42 separates the loose banknotes one by one and feeds them out from the storage area section 48. At this time, the elevator 44 rises according to the amount of loose banknotes fed out from the take-in/feed-out section 42. Each of the elevators 44 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) is driven by an individual drive mechanism, and the elevation and opening/closing thereof are independently controlled.

At the bottom of the banknote processing device 11, a pool cassette 51 (loose banknote payout source) that is removably attached to the housing 10 is provided in front of the temporary storage storage 41(D). The pool cassette 51 is set in the housing 10 and is a bulk temporary storage unit that takes in and stores loose banknotes and also feeds out the stored loose banknotes. For example, when the pool cassette 51 is taken out from the casing 10, loose banknotes are manually stored in the state outside the casing 10, and in this state, the pool cassette 51 is set in the casing 10 together with the loose banknotes inside. The loose banknotes set inside can be fed into the device. In other words, in the pool cassette 51, loose banknotes are stored in advance by hand from outside the casing 10, that is, from outside the device, and the loose banknotes set in this way are loaded into the casing 10. In this state, feed it into the device. The pool cassette 51 can store loose banknotes and can feed out the stored loose banknotes. The pool cassettes 51 are aligned vertically and horizontally with the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) for each denomination.

The pool cassette 51 stores loose banknotes in a manner that allows them to be taken in and fed out.The pool cassette 51 is for storing loose banknotes in a manner that allows them to be taken in and fed out.The pool cassette 51 is configured to take in loose banknotes and separate the loose banknotes inside one by one from the topmost banknote into a predetermined position. A take-in/feed-out section 52 is provided that feeds out at intervals. The pool cassette 51 is provided with an elevator 53 that moves up and down within the internal space. Here, the pool cassette 51 is not provided with a flapper that partitions the internal space into upper and lower parts like the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D).

The take-in and feed-out unit 52 is a kicking roller that comes into contact with the middle part in the transverse direction of the uppermost loose banknote among the loose banknotes stacked on the elevator 53 and kicks it out of the pool cassette 51. 52a, a feeding roller 52b that feeds out the loose banknotes kicked out of the pool cassette 51 by the kicking roller 52a, and a separation roller 52c that separates the loose banknotes that are fed out of the pool cassette 51 one by one by the feeding roller 52b. have. The feed roller 52b rotates in the opposite direction to the direction of the feed, so that the separate roller 52c, which rotates together with the bill, sandwiches the loose banknotes and takes them into the pool cassette 51.

When the take-in and feed-out section 52 feeds out the loose banknotes from the pool cassette 51 to the outside of the pool cassette 51, the elevator 53 takes the uppermost loose banknote among the loaded loose banknotes and moves it to the kick-out roller of the feed-out section 52. 52a. In this state, the taking-in and feeding section 52 separates and feeds out the loose banknotes one by one. At this time, the elevator 53 rises according to the amount of loose banknotes fed out from the take-in/feed-out section 52. Furthermore, when the take-in and feed-out section 52 feeds out loose banknotes into the pool cassette 51, the feed-out roller 52b rotates in the opposite direction to the above, thereby feeding out the loose banknotes onto the elevator 53. At that time, the elevator 53 descends according to the amount of loose banknotes fed out from the taking in/feeding section 52.

Inside the banknote processing device 11, a conveying unit 61 for conveying loose banknotes including loose banknotes dispensed from the deposit port 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24 is provided so as to connect each unit as appropriate. The transport unit 61 moves the loose banknotes in a posture in which the width direction thereof is basically aligned with the transport direction.

The conveying unit 61 conveys loose banknotes from the deposit slot 20 provided at the front of the housing 10 toward the identification unit 31 provided at the rear of the housing 10 . It has a conveyance path 61A for conveying the pool cassette 51 to the pool cassette 51. The conveyance path 61A extends backward from the deposit payout part 24 of the deposit port 20, beyond the connection position of the conveyance path 61J (described later), to a branch position of the conveyance path 61L (described later), then extends downward, and then extends backward. It extends forward, passes through the identification part 31, is folded back downwardly, extends forward, and extends downward from the front end of the banknote processing device 11 to connect to the take-in and feed-out part 52 of the pool cassette 51.

Moreover, the conveyance part 61 branches downward from between the connection position to the pool cassette 51 and the identification part 31 in the conveyance path 61A, and is connected to the conveyance path 61C that connects to the take-in and feed-out part 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(A). and a transport path 61D that branches downward from between the connection position to the pool cassette 51 in the transport path 61A and the branch position of the transport path 61C and connects to the take-in/output part 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(B). A transport path 61E that branches downward from between the connection position to the pool cassette 51 in the transport path 61A and the branch position of the transport path 61D and connects to the take-in/output unit 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(C); It has a conveyance path 61F that branches downward from between the connection position to the pool cassette 51 at 61A and the branch position of the conveyance path 61E and connects to the take-in/output part 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(D). .

Further, the conveyance section 61 is located at the lower part of a portion of the conveyance path 61A that branches upward from the pool cassette 51 side, extends rearward, and extends downward from the deposit port 20 of the conveyance path 61A toward the identification section 31. A conveyance path 61G that joins together, a conveyance path 61H that branches upward from a position between the branch position of the conveyance path 61F of the conveyance path 61A and the branch position of the conveyance path 61G and connects to a midway position of the conveyance path 61G, and the conveyance path 61G. It has a transport path 61J that branches upward from a position between the connection position of the transport path 61H and the connection position to the transport path 61A in the transport path 61A and connects between the connection position of the transport path 61G in the transport path 61A and the entrance sensor 25. are doing.

Further, the conveying section 61 branches rearward from between the connecting position of the conveying path 61G and the connecting position of the conveying path 61J in the conveying path 61A, extends upward, and then extends forward to form a withdrawal return section. 21, and a transport path 61K that branches off from a midway position of the transport path 61L and connects to the withdrawal reject warehouse 22.

Further, the conveying section 61 branches upward from between the connecting position of the conveying path 61G in the conveying path 61A and the identification section 31, and connects the connecting position of the conveying path 61L from the conveying path 61A and the branching position of the conveying path 61K. It has a conveyance path 61M connected therebetween, and a conveyance path 61N that branches from between the branch position of the conveyance path 61M in the conveyance path 61A and the identification section 31 and connects to an intermediate position of the conveyance path 61M. The conveyance path 61N is provided with a front-back reversing unit 63 for reversing the front and back sides of loose banknotes.

Further, the conveyance section 61 includes a conveyance path 61P that branches rearward from a position between the branch position of the conveyance path 61K in the conveyance path 61L and the withdrawal and return section 21 and connects to the alignment section 35, and a conveyance path 61K in the conveyance path 61L. It has a conveyance path 61Q that branches rearward from the branch position and connects to the alignment section 36.

The identification unit 31 identifies the loose banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 61, and the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) and the pool cassette 51 identify the loose banknotes identified by the identification unit 31. Store it so that it can be rolled out.

The banknote processing device 11 includes an operation display unit 70 (operation unit) on which an operator performs an operation input and displays a display to the operator, and a control unit 70 (operation unit) that performs an operation input by an operator and displays a display to the operator, and a control unit that controls the banknote processing device 11 based on operation input to the operation display unit 70. It has a control section 71 that controls the whole.

Next, the main processing of the banknote processing device 11 of this embodiment will be explained.

When in the standby state, all of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) have the temporary storage area 47 empty and store appropriate loose banknotes in the storage area 48. In addition, when in the standby state, the flapper 43 is located at a predetermined standby position at the top where loose banknotes can be accepted in the closed state, and the elevator 44 is located at the lowest standby position. Further, when in the standby state, the pool cassette 51 is empty, and the elevator 53 of the pool cassette 51 is located at a predetermined standby position at the top where loose banknotes can be accepted.

[Loose banknote deposit processing]
The thick line in FIG. 2 indicates a transport route for bulk banknote deposit processing in which loose banknotes directly set in the deposit slot 20 from outside the apparatus are transported, identified, counted, and temporarily stored. That is, when a selection operation input for bulk banknote deposit processing is performed on the operation display unit 70, the control unit 71 starts the bulk banknote deposit process and transfers the banknote payout unit 24, the conveyance unit 61, and the temporary storage storage 41(A). - 41(D) and the intake and feeding section 52 of the pool cassette 51 are driven. Then, the deposit/dispensing unit 24 kicks out the loose bills input into the deposit slot 20 from the bottom one by one using the kicking roller 24a, and separates them one by one using the dispensing roller 24b and separation roller 24c, while separating the bills at predetermined intervals. The conveyance path 61A conveys the loose banknotes. Immediately after the loose banknotes are fed out from the deposit and payout section 24, an entrance sensor 25 detects whether there is an abnormality in conveyance and whether there is an abnormality in shape.

For abnormal banknotes detected by the entrance sensor 25 as having abnormality in conveyance or abnormal shape, the control unit 71 controls a portion of the conveyance path 61A on the deposit port 20 side, as shown by a thick solid line and a thick dashed line in FIG. and transport paths 61M and 61L to the withdrawal and return section 21. On the other hand, the control unit 71 causes the identification unit 31 to transport loose banknotes for which neither transport abnormality nor shape abnormality is detected by the entrance sensor 25 through the transport path 61A, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. During this transportation, the identification unit 31 identifies and counts the loose banknotes, and the control unit 71 normally transports the loose banknotes identified by the identification unit 31 as acceptable, that is, genuine banknotes of a handleable denomination. normal banknotes are sorted by denomination on conveyance paths 61C, 61D, 61E, and 61F, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG.

As a result, the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) for each denomination accumulate loose banknotes on the flapper 43 which is in the standby position with the temporary storage area 47 closed by the respective take-in/feed-out parts 42. I will let you do it. That is, the control unit 71 transfers the first denomination of loose banknotes (for example, ten thousand yen notes) from among the loose banknotes identified as acceptable to the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), and transfers them to the second denomination. A type of loose bill (for example, a 5,000 yen note) is placed in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), and a third type of loose banknote (for example, a 1,000 yen note) is placed in the temporary storage storage 41 (C). Bulk banknotes of the fourth denomination (for example, 2,000 yen notes) are temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D).

Here, the control unit 71 monitors the amount of loose banknotes stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of each of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D), and keeps the flapper 43 closed. The amount will be lowered according to the amount of storage. The control unit 71 also monitors whether the flapper 43 has descended to the lowest openable position, and when the flapper 43 has descended to the lowest openable position, the temporary storage area 47 is It is determined that the banknotes are full, and the loose banknotes of the denomination to be stored in the temporary storage area 47 are temporarily placed on the elevator 53 of the pool cassette 51 in the conveyance path 61A, as shown by the bold solid line in FIG. Store it. The control unit 71 also monitors the amount of loose banknotes stored in the pool cassette 51, and lowers the elevator 53 by an amount corresponding to the amount stored. For example, when the control unit 71 determines that the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is full, the control unit 71 controls the subsequent first denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage area 47 in the full state. Overflow banknotes are temporarily stored in a pool cassette 51. Similarly, the control unit 71 controls overflow banknotes of the second denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), and cannot be stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C). The overflow banknotes of the third denomination and the overflow banknotes of the fourth denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D) are both temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51.

On the other hand, the control unit 71 selects loose banknotes that have been identified by the identification unit 31 as not acceptable among the loose banknotes dispensed from the deposit slot 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24, that is, loose bills whose denomination cannot be identified and whose denomination is incorrectly identified. Loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are rejected as banknotes, and as shown in FIG. The money is conveyed to the withdrawal and return section 21 via the conveyance path 61A, the conveyance path 61M, and the conveyance path 61L.

At this time, loose banknotes that leave the deposit port 20 and head toward the identification unit 31 on the conveyance path 61A, and loose banknotes that travel from the conveyance paths 61H and 61G to the conveyance path 61A and toward the conveyance path 61M, are transferred to the conveyance path 61A. Since a part of the two sites will be used in common, there is a possibility that they will intersect in this area. Therefore, when the identification unit 31 determines that the loose banknotes cannot be accepted, the control unit 71 stops the depositing and dispensing unit 24 at the timing of the intersection with the loose banknotes, and removes the loose banknotes from the deposit slot 20. interrupt the feeding. That is, at the latest when the rejected banknote determined by the identification unit 31 as not acceptable enters the transport path 61A from the transport path 61G, there is a loose banknote on the side of the deposit slot 20 from the branch position of the transport path 61M of the transport path 61A. The deposit and payout unit 24 is stopped to prevent this. When the rejected banknote determined by the identification unit 31 to be unacceptable enters the conveyance path 61M from the conveyance path 61A, the control unit 71 restarts the driving of the deposit and payout unit 24.

By carrying out the operation of the above-mentioned loose banknote deposit processing, there are no loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20, and all the loose bills fed out from the deposit slot 20 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). When the bill is transported to any of the storage area section 47, the pool cassette 51, and the withdrawal/return section 21, the control section 71 opens the shutter of the withdrawal/return section 21 so that the loose bill can be taken out from the withdrawal/return section 21. At the same time, the number of loose banknotes by denomination, total amount, etc. of loose banknotes determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 31 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) to 41(D) and the pool cassette 51, etc. is displayed on the operation display section 70. Then, the control unit 71 enters a state of waiting for input of a deposit confirmation operation and a deposit cancellation operation to the operation display unit 70, and ends the loose banknote deposit processing.

[First loose banknote storage process]
After the loose banknote deposit process, at the time of confirming the deposit by inputting the deposit confirming operation to the operation display unit 70, the control unit 71 confirms the deposit and also temporarily stores the banknotes in the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41 in the loose banknote deposit process. First, a first loose banknote storage process is performed in which the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage area section 47 (D) are stored in the storage area sections 48 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). The thick line in FIG. 3 indicates the transport route of this first loose banknote storage process.

In the first loose banknote storage process, the control unit 71 positions the flapper 43 at the lowest openable position for each of the temporary storage areas 47 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D), and then Open the flapper 43. Then, the flapper 43 transfers the loose banknotes placed thereon to the elevator 44 in the storage area 48 or to the loose banknotes on the elevator 44. As a result, the loose banknotes of the first denomination in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) are transferred to the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), and the loose banknotes of the first denomination in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) are transferred to the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41(B). The loose banknotes of the second denomination in the temporary storage area 47 are stored in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), and the loose banknotes of the third denomination in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C) are transferred to the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B). The banknotes are stored in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C), and the loose banknotes of the fourth denomination in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D) are stored in the temporary storage storage 41 (D). They are respectively stored in the area section 48.

If there is no overflow banknote temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51 in the loose banknote deposit process, only the above-described first loose banknote storage process is performed. On the other hand, if there are loose banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51 during the loose banknote deposit process, the flappers 43 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to (D) remain open after the first loose banknote storage process. A second loose banknote storage process, which will be described later, is performed.

[Second loose banknote storage process]
The thick line in FIG. 4 indicates the second loose banknote storage process in which overflow banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51 are distributed and stored in the respective storage areas 48 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). It shows the transportation route. In the second loose banknote storage process, the control unit 71 raises the elevator 53 of the pool cassette 51 and brings the uppermost loose banknote on the elevator 53 into contact with the kicking roller 52a of the take-in and feed-out unit 52. Further, the control unit 71 controls the elevator 44 of the storage area unit 48 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) to take in and feed out the banknotes according to the amount of loose banknotes stored in the storage area unit 48. The loose banknotes fed out from the bank are raised to a position where they can be accepted. At the same time, the control section 71 drives the take-in and pay-out section 52 of the pool cassette 51, the transport section 61, and the take-in and pay-out sections 42 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D).

Then, the kicking roller 52a kicks out the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 from the topmost banknote and separates them one by one using the kicking out roller 52b and separation roller 52c, and feeds out the loose banknotes at a predetermined interval. As shown by thick solid lines in FIG. 4, the banknotes are conveyed to the recognition section 31 through conveyance paths 61A, 61G, and 61A, and are identified by the recognition section 31. Then, the control unit 71 transfers the normal banknotes identified as normal by the identification unit 31 to the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41( Transport it to the corresponding item in D). As a result, among the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51, the normal banknotes that are identified as normal by the identification unit 31 are transferred to the storage area section 48 of the corresponding one of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). The flapper 43 is stored through the temporary storage area section 47 in an open state. As a result, normal banknotes of the first denomination fed out from the pool cassette 51 are stored in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), and normal banknotes of the second denomination are placed in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B). Normal banknotes of the third denomination are stored in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C), and normal banknotes of the fourth denomination are stored in the storage area 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D). are stored respectively.

Here, during the second loose banknote storage process, among the loose banknotes fed out from the pool cassette 51, the identification unit 31 identifies a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feed, or identifies the denomination. For rejected banknotes that have been identified as having a denomination failure that cannot be identified, the control unit 71 moves them through the transport paths 61A, 61H, 61G, 61A, 61M, 61L, and 61K, as shown by thick solid lines, thick broken lines, and thick dot-dashed lines in FIG. The money is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22 and stored in the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22.

At this time, the loose banknotes that are fed out from the pool cassette 51 and go to the identification unit 31 on the conveyance paths 61A, 61G, and 61A, and the loose banknotes that go to the withdrawal reject warehouse 22 on the conveyance paths 61A, 61H, 61G, 61A, 61M, 61L, and 61K. Since the rejected banknotes share a part of the conveyance paths 61G and 61A, there is a possibility that they will intersect with each other in this part. Therefore, when the identification unit 31 detects a rejected banknote, the control unit 71 stops the taking-in and feeding unit 52 of the pool cassette 51 at the timing of the intersection with the loose banknote, and removes the loose banknote from the pool cassette 51. interrupts the feeding.

As described above, all the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51 are stored in either the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) or the withdrawal reject storage 22. Then, the control unit 71 lowers the elevators 53 of all the storage area sections 48 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) to the lowest standby position, and then lowers the elevators 53 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). ) to 41(D) are returned to the standby position and closed, and the loose banknote storage process is completed.

[Loose banknote return processing]
After the bulk bill deposit processing, when canceling the deposit by inputting a deposit canceling operation to the operation display unit 70, the control unit 71 does not confirm the deposit, but temporarily stores the banknotes 41(A) to 41 in the bulk bill depositing process. The loose banknote return process of (D) in which all the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage area section 47 and the pool cassette 51 are fed out to the withdrawal and return section 21 is performed. The thick line in FIG. 5 indicates the transport route for this loose banknote return process.

In the loose banknote return process, the control unit 71 raises the flappers 43 of the temporary storage areas 47 of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) to remove the uppermost loose banknotes on the flappers 43. The bill is brought into contact with the kick-out roller 42a of the take-in and feed-out section 42. Further, when there are loose banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51, the control unit 71 raises the elevator 53 and transfers the loose banknotes at the uppermost position on the elevator 53 to the kicking rollers 52a of the feeding unit 52. bring it into contact. At the same time, the control unit 71 drives the conveying unit 61 to temporarily store and unload the intake units 42 of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) and the intake unit 52 of the pool cassette 51. The loose banknotes are driven in an appropriate order.

For example, when there are loose banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), the control section 71 drives the take-in and payout section 42 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). It turns out. As a result, the taking-in/dispensing unit 42 kicks out the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) using the kicking roller 42a, starting from the topmost banknote, and unites them with the dispensing roller 42b and separation roller 42c. The paper is separated into pieces and fed out at predetermined intervals. The loose banknotes fed out in this manner are transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 by transport paths 61C, 61A, and 61L, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. Similarly, the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) are transferred to the withdrawal and return unit 21 via the conveyance paths 61D, 61A, 61L to the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C). 47 loose banknotes are withdrawn to the withdrawal/return section 21 through conveyance paths 61E, 61A, and 61L, and loose banknotes in the temporary storage area section 47 of temporary storage storage 41(D) are withdrawn through conveyance paths 61F, 61A, and 61L, respectively. It is transported to the return section 21.

Further, if there are overflow banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 51, the control unit 71 will drive the take-in and payout unit 52 of the pool cassette 51. As a result, the take-in and feed-out section 52 kicks out the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 from the uppermost one with the kick-out roller 52a, and separates them one by one with the feed-out roller 52b and separation roller 52c, while leaving a predetermined interval. I'm going to take it out. The conveyance paths 61A and 61L convey the loose banknotes fed out in this way to the withdrawal and return section 21.

At the end of the loose banknote return process, the control section 71 opens the shutter of the withdrawal and return section 21 to enable the loose banknotes to be taken out of the device from the withdrawal and return section 21. As a result, among the loose banknotes inserted into the deposit slot 20 in the loose banknote deposit process, all the loose banknotes other than the loose banknote fed out to the withdrawal/return section 21 in the loose banknote deposit process are The money is paid out to the withdrawal and return section 21.

[Loose banknote withdrawal processing]
The thick line in FIG. 6 indicates the withdrawal of loose banknotes from the designated denominations of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) based on the loose banknote withdrawal operation input to the operation display unit 70. The transportation route for bulk banknote dispensing processing is shown. That is, in the bulk withdrawal process, the control unit 71 drives the conveyance unit 61, opens the flappers 43 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D) in the standby position, and then The elevators 44 of the warehouses 41(A) to 41(D) are raised, and among the loose bills placed on the elevators 44, the uppermost loose bills are temporarily stored in the storages 41(A) to 41(D). It is brought into contact with the kick-out roller 42a of the take-in and feed-out section 42.

Then, when dispensing loose banknotes of the first denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), the control unit 71 controls the temporary storage The take-in and feed-out section 42 of the storage 41(A) is driven. Then, the take-in and feed-out unit 42 kicks out the loose banknotes placed on the elevator 44 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) from the uppermost one with the kick-out roller 42a, and unifies them with the feed-out roller 42b and separation roller 42c. The paper is separated into pieces and fed out at predetermined intervals. The loose banknotes fed out in this way are conveyed to the identification unit 31 on the conveyance paths 61C and 61A in the opposite direction to the loose banknote deposit process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Based on the results, normal banknotes that do not require reversal are transferred directly to the dispensing and returning unit 21 via the transport paths 61A and 61L, and normal banknotes that require reversal are transferred from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N to the reversing unit. After the coins are turned upside down at 63, they are conveyed to the withdrawal and return section 21 through conveyance paths 61M and 61L, respectively. As a result, the normal banknotes of the first denomination based on the loose banknote withdrawal operation are delivered to the withdrawal/return unit 21 while aligning the front and back sides. Note that for rejected banknotes other than normal banknotes that the recognition unit 31 has identified as having an abnormality in conveyance or as having failed in denomination identification, the control unit 71 controls the conveyance path as indicated by the thick solid line to the thick broken line in FIG. 61A, 61L, and 61K, the money is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22 and stored in the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22.

In addition, in the bulk withdrawal process, when dispensing the second denomination loose banknotes stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), the control unit 71 similarly controls the temporary storage storage After opening the flapper 43 of 41(B), the elevator 44 of the temporary storage storage 41(B) is raised, and the loose banknotes placed on this elevator 44 are taken in and fed out in order from the topmost one. It is fed out by the unit 42 and conveyed to the identification unit 31 by the conveyance paths 61D and 61A, and is conveyed to the withdrawal and return unit 21 while arranging the front and back sides based on the identification result of the identification unit 31.

In addition, in the bulk withdrawal process, when dispensing bulk banknotes of the third denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C), the control unit 71 similarly controls the temporary storage storage After opening the flapper 43 of 41 (C), the elevator 44 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C) is raised, and the loose banknotes placed on this elevator 44 are taken in and fed out in order from the topmost one. It is fed out by the section 42 and conveyed to the identification section 31 through the conveyance paths 61E and 61A, and is conveyed to the withdrawal and return section 21 while arranging the front and back sides based on the identification result of the identification section 31.

In addition, in the bulk withdrawal process, when dispensing bulk banknotes of the fourth denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D), the control unit 71 similarly controls the temporary storage storage After opening the flapper 43 of 41 (D), the elevator 44 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D) is raised, and the loose banknotes placed on this elevator 44 are taken in and fed out in order from the topmost one. It is fed out by the unit 42 and conveyed to the identification unit 31 via the conveyance paths 61F and 61A, and is conveyed to the withdrawal and return unit 21 while arranging the front and back sides based on the identification result of the identification unit 31.

As described above, the inputted number of bills for each denomination to be withdrawn is fed out to the withdrawal and return section 21 while arranging the front and back sides for each denomination. At the end of the loose banknote dispensing process, the control section 71 opens the shutter of the dispensing and returning section 21 so that the loose banknotes can be taken out of the device from the dispensing and returning section 21 .

[Small bundle withdrawal processing]
The thick line in FIG. 7 indicates that loose banknotes are bundled from designated denominations in the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) based on the small bundle withdrawal operation input to the operation display unit 70. The transportation route for small bundle withdrawal processing is shown.

That is, in the small bundle dispensing process, the control unit 71 drives the conveyance unit 61 and opens the flappers 43 at the standby positions of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D), and then The elevators 44 of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) are raised, and among the loose banknotes placed on the elevators 44, the uppermost loose banknotes are temporarily stored in the storages 41(A) to 41(D). It is brought into contact with the kick-out roller 42a of the take-in and feed-out section 42.

Then, the control unit 71 binds the loose banknotes of the first denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), for example, based on the input number of withdrawal bundles for each denomination. When withdrawing money, the taking-in/dispensing part 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) is driven. Then, the kicking roller 42a kicks out the loose banknotes placed on the elevator 44 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), starting from the topmost banknote, and the payout roller 42b and separating roller 42c separate the loose banknotes one by one and place them in a predetermined manner. It will be rolled out at intervals.

Then, the control unit 71 causes the dispensing unit 31 to convey the dispensed loose banknotes through the conveyance paths 61C and 61A as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. Normal banknotes that are not needed are transferred to the alignment unit 35 through the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61P, and normal banknotes that need to be reversed are transported from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N after being reversed in the front and back reversing unit 63, and then transported. They are conveyed to the alignment section 35 through paths 61M, 61L, and 61P, respectively. As a result, normal banknotes of the designated single denomination are fed into the alignment section 35 by the number of bundled units. In addition, regarding rejected banknotes other than normal banknotes that are identified by the recognition unit 31 as having a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding, skew feeding, near feed, etc., or as having poor denomination identification, as shown by the thick solid line to the thick broken line in FIG. Then, the money is transported to the withdrawal rejection store 22 by the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61K, and stored in the withdrawal rejection store 22. Then, the loose banknotes of the specified single denomination unit number are conveyed from the alignment section 35 by the elevating conveyance section 37, bound by the binding section 38, and delivered to the small bundle discharging section 39.

Here, when the number of loose banknotes of a specified single denomination is fed out to the alignment unit 35 in the number of bundled units, if the number of bundles of this denomination is plural, the banknotes are successively placed in the temporary storage storage 41(A). Loose banknotes are fed out from the storage area section 48, and normal banknotes that do not need to be reversed are transported to the alignment section 36 by the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61Q, and normal banknotes that need to be reversed are transported from the transport path 61A. After being reversed from front to back by the front-back reversing section 63 via the path 61N, the sheets are conveyed to the alignment section 36 through the conveyance paths 61M, 61L, and 61Q, respectively. As a result, normal banknotes of the specified single denomination are fed out by the alignment section 36 in the number of bundling units, tied by the bundling section 38 in the same manner as described above, and fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39. In this way, in the small bundle dispensing process, when dispensing a plurality of bundles of a single denomination, loose banknotes are stacked alternately in the alignment sections 35 and 36 in units of bundled bills.

In the small bundle withdrawal process, the control unit 71 performs the above processing for the specified number of bundles for each specified denomination, and for each of all the specified denominations. The total number of small bundles thus obtained is fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39. For example, when the loose banknotes of the second denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) are bundled and withdrawn, the take-in and payout section 42 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) By driving , a small bundle of the second denomination is created in the same manner as described above and delivered to the small bundle discharge section 39, and is stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C). When dispensing loose banknotes of the third denomination in bundles, a small bundle of the third denomination is created in the same manner as described above by driving the take-in/output unit 42 of the temporary storage storage 41 (C). When the loose banknotes of the fourth denomination stored in the storage area section 48 of the temporary storage storage 41 (D) are bundled and withdrawn, the temporary storage By driving the take-in and payout section 42 of the storage 41 (D), a small bundle of the fourth denomination is created in the same manner as described above and is delivered to the small bundle discharge section 39. At the end of the small bundle dispensing process, the control section 71 opens the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 to enable the small bundle to be taken out from the small bundle discharging section 39 to the outside of the apparatus.

In addition, in the small bundle dispensing process, if the specified number of bundles exceeds the maximum number of bundles that can be accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39 at one time, the control section 71 determines that the maximum number of bundles can be accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39. , the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are stopped as appropriate, and the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is opened, and the small bundle in the small bundle discharging section 39 is When it is detected that the small bundle has been taken out of the apparatus, the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is closed, and the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are restarted.

[Local organization processing]
The control unit 71 selectively switches between a first local organization process (first process) and a second local organization process (second process) as the local organization process based on an operation input to the operation display unit 70. I will do it.

That is, the control unit 71 causes the operation display screen of the operation display unit 70 to selectably display the first local organization processing mode and the second local organization processing mode in the local organization processing menu. At this time, on the operation display screen, as guidance to the operator, if the number of banknotes to be processed locally is less than the number that can be set in the deposit slot 20 (e.g. 800), the first local arrangement processing mode is displayed. is recommended, and a message is displayed to prompt the user to set loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20. On the other hand, when processing loose banknotes in excess of the number that can be set in the deposit slot 20, the second local sorting processing mode is recommended, and the loose banknotes are stored in the pool cassette 51 (for example, a maximum of 2400 loose banknotes can be stored). A message is displayed to prompt the user to manually load the pool cassette 51 into the housing 10.

When the operator selects the first local organization process as the local organization process and inputs the operation to the operation display unit 70, the control unit 71 controls the first local organization process as described below.

{First local organization process}
The thick line in FIG. 8 indicates the first loose banknotes of the first local sorting process, in which loose banknotes directly set in the deposit slot 20 as a loose banknote feeding source from outside the device are fed into the device, conveyed, identified, counted, and bundled. Shows the route of pending processing. In this first loose banknote holding process, loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the deposit slot 20, and only the banknotes of the denomination to be sorted are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storage 41(A) set as a holding section. This is a process in which a predetermined replenishment preparation number (a predetermined number) is held in the area section 47 in a similar manner to the loose banknote deposit process.

That is, when a selection operation input for the first local organizing process for loose banknotes is performed on the operation display unit 70 and the denomination to be sorted is input, the control unit 71 starts the first loose banknote holding process and starts depositing/dispensing the banknotes. 24, the taking-in/feeding-out section 42, and the conveying section 61. Then, the deposit/dispensing unit 24 kicks out the loose bills input into the deposit slot 20 from the bottom one by one using the kicking roller 24a, and separates them one by one using the dispensing roller 24b and separation roller 24c, while separating the bills at predetermined intervals. The conveyance path 61A conveys the loose banknotes. Immediately after the loose banknotes are fed out from the deposit and payout section 24, an entrance sensor 25 detects whether there is an abnormality in conveyance and whether there is an abnormality in shape. Note that the denomination designated as the denomination to be bundled is not only input manually during the selection operation of the first local sorting process, but also automatically entered as the denomination initially identified by the identification unit 31 when the first local sorting process is executed. It may also be set.

For abnormal banknotes detected by the entrance sensor 25 as having abnormality in conveyance or shape, the control unit 71 controls a portion of the conveyance path 61A on the deposit port 20 side, as shown from a thick solid line to a thick dashed line in FIG. and transport paths 61M and 61L to the withdrawal and return section 21.

On the other hand, the control unit 71 causes the identification unit 31 to transport loose banknotes for which neither transport abnormality nor shape abnormality is detected by the entrance sensor 25 through the transport path 61A, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. During this transportation, the identification unit 31 identifies and counts the loose banknotes, and the control unit 71 normally transports the loose banknotes identified by the identification unit 31 as banknotes to be sorted, that is, genuine bills of the denomination to be sorted. As shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 8, normal banknotes are placed on the flapper 43 in the waiting position with the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) in the closed state on the conveyance paths 61A and 61C. The number of sheets to be prepared for replenishment will be accumulated. That is, the control unit 71 transports the loose banknotes fed out from the deposit slot 20 to the identification unit 31 through the transport path 61A, and determines a predetermined replenishment preparation number based on the identification counting result of the identification unit 31. , and are transported to the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) by the conveyance paths 41A and 41C, and are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). In other words, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) reserves a predetermined replenishment preparation number of loose banknotes fed out one by one from the deposit slot 20.

On the other hand, the control unit 71 determines that among the loose banknotes dispensed from the deposit slot 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24, the discriminating unit 31 identifies the loose bills as not being the banknotes to be sorted, and the denomination cannot be identified due to poor denomination identification. For loose banknotes of different denominations other than the denomination to be sorted, which do not have transport abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding, the transport path is 61A and 61D, the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(B), which is different from the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), is accumulated on the flapper 43 in the standby position in the closed state. .

Further, the control unit 71 determines that among the loose banknotes dispensed from the deposit slot 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24, the discriminating unit 31 identifies the loose bills as not being the banknotes to be sorted, and the denomination cannot be identified due to denomination identification failure. As shown in FIG. 8 by a thick solid line, a thick broken line, and a thick dot-dash line, loose banknotes and loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skewed feeding, or near feeding are rejected. , the transfer path 61G, the transfer path 61A, the transfer path 61M, and the transfer path 61L.

At this time, loose banknotes that leave the deposit port 20 and head toward the identification unit 31 on the conveyance path 61A, and loose banknotes that head from the conveyance paths 61H and 61G to the conveyance paths 61M and 61L through the conveyance path 61A, are conveyed. Since a part of the path 61A will be used in common, the control unit 71 stops the depositing and dispensing unit 24 at the timing of the intersection with the rejected banknote, and interrupts dispensing of loose bills from the deposit slot 20. let

In the above-described first loose banknote holding process, when the entrance sensor 25 detects a loose banknote that is likely to be identified by the identification unit 31 as a banknote to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the control unit 71 The dispensing unit 24 is temporarily stopped, and if the identification unit 31 identifies the loose banknote as a banknote to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the loose banknote is temporarily stored in the temporary storage storage 41 (A). It is transported to the storage area section 47. On the other hand, if this loose banknote is not identified by the identification unit 31 as a banknote to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the depositing and dispensing unit 24 is restarted to dispense additional loose banknotes. In this way, only the banknotes of the denomination to be sorted are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) set as the holding section by a predetermined number of bills to be replenished.

The thick line in FIG. 9 indicates the route of the first loose banknote bundling process performed after the first loose banknote holding process in the first local sorting process. In this first loose banknote bundling process, loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the deposit slot 20, and only the banknotes of the denomination to be sorted among them are bound by the binding unit 38 each time a specified number of banknotes are accumulated in the alignment units 35 and 36. This is a process in which all loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20 are paid out by doing so.

That is, in the above-described first loose banknote holding process, the identification unit 31 identifies the banknote to be sorted of the predetermined number of replenishment preparation sheets, and this banknote to be sorted is stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). When the banknotes are held, the control unit 71 starts the first loose banknote bundling process and drives the deposit and payout unit 24 and the transport unit 61. Then, the deposit/dispensing unit 24 kicks out the loose bills input into the deposit slot 20 from the bottom one by one using the kicking roller 24a, and separates them one by one using the dispensing roller 24b and separation roller 24c, while separating the bills at predetermined intervals. The loose banknotes are conveyed to the identification section 31 via the conveyance paths 61A, 61J, 61G, 61H, and 61A, and are identified by the identification section 31.

Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, the control unit 71 transfers normal banknotes of denominations to be bundled, that is, banknotes to be sorted, and banknotes to be sorted that do not require reversal to the sorting unit 35 through the conveyance paths 61A, 61L, and 61P. For the banknotes to be sorted which need to be reversed, the banknotes are reversed from front to back by the front-back reversing unit 63 via the transport path 61A to 61N, and then transported to the alignment unit 35 through the transport paths 61M, 61L, and 61P, respectively. As a result, the banknotes to be sorted are delivered to the sorting unit 35 in the number of bundled units. Note that from the identification results of the identification unit 31, banknotes other than banknotes to be sorted, that is, loose banknotes with transport abnormalities and loose banknotes of denominations other than the denominations to be bundled, including unidentifiable denominations, are marked as rejected banknotes in bold in FIG. As shown from the solid line to the thick dashed-dotted line, the money is delivered to the withdrawal and return section 21 via the conveyance paths 61A and 61L. The banknotes to be sorted in the bundling unit number are conveyed from the alignment section 35 by the elevating conveyance section 37, bound by the binding section 38, and fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39.

When the designated banknotes to be sorted are fed out to the sorting unit 35 in the number of bundling units, the control unit 71 controls the banknotes to be sorted that do not require reversal for the loose banknotes that are subsequently fed out from the deposit slot 20 and are identified and counted by the identification unit 31. The banknotes to be sorted, which need to be reversed, are transferred from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N to the alignment unit 36 in the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61Q, and after being reversed in the front-back reversing unit 63, They are transported to the alignment section 36 by 61L and 61Q, respectively. As a result, the designated banknotes to be sorted are fed out by the alignment section 36 in the number of bundled units, tied by the bundling section 38 in the same manner as described above, and fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39. In this way, in the first local organizing process, when dispensing a plurality of bundles of banknotes to be sorted, loose banknotes are stacked alternately in the sorting units 35 and 36 by the number of bundled banknotes. This first loose banknote bundling process is repeated as appropriate until all the loose banknotes stored in the deposit slot 20 are exhausted, and all the loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20 are fed out.

The thick line in FIG. 10 indicates the route of the first loose banknote replenishment process performed after the first loose banknote bundling process in the first local sorting process. That is, as described above, by the first loose banknote bundling process, the loose banknotes set in the deposit slot 20 disappear, and all the loose banknotes set in the deposit slot 20 are moved to the aligning section 35 or the aligning section 36 or the output. When the money is transferred to the money return unit 21, the control unit 71 determines, based on the identification result of the identification unit 31 in the first loose banknote bundling process, the one in which the loose banknotes are stacked last among the sorting units 35 and 36. Determine the number of loose banknotes that are accumulated. If this number is insufficient compared to the specified number of bundled sheets (for example, if 88 sheets are accumulated and 12 sheets are short of the number of bundled sheets of 100 sheets), the control unit 71 controls the number of sheets shown by the thick solid line in FIG. A first loose bill replenishment process is performed to replenish the missing amount (for example, the 12 bills) from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) according to the route of the single loose banknote replenishment process. For example, when the sorting section 35 is the last of the sorting sections 35 and 36 to accumulate loose banknotes, and the number of loose banknotes stacked in the sorting section 35 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units. The first loose banknote replenishment process will be explained. The last of the sorting sections 35 and 36 to accumulate loose banknotes is the sorting section 36, and even if the number of loose banknotes stacked in the sorting section 36 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units, The rest is the same except that the bulk banknotes to be replenished from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) are replenished to the alignment section 36.

In the first loose banknote replenishment process, the control unit 71 retrieves the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) from the upper end of the temporary storage storage 41(A). The loose banknotes are fed out one by one by the loading and feeding unit 42, and as shown by the bold line in FIG. Based on this, items that do not require front-back reversal are transported to the alignment section 35 through the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61P, while items that require front-back reversal are transported from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N, and then transported to the front-back reversal unit 63. After the sheets are turned upside down, they are transported to the alignment section 35 through transport paths 61M, 61L, and 61P. The control unit 71 performs such processing until the identifying unit 31 identifies and counts the number of sheets that is insufficient compared to the number of bundled unit sheets in the aligning unit 35 . In this way, the control section 71 causes the arrangement section 35 to accumulate loose banknotes corresponding to the insufficient number of bills. As a result, the control section 71 causes the elevating conveyance section 37 to transport the stacked banknotes in the sorting section 35, which have been compensated for the insufficient number of bills and have reached the bundling unit number, to the bundling section 38, as in the first loose bill bundling process. , the bundle is tied in the binding section 38, and the small bundle is delivered to the small bundle discharge section 39.

In the first loose banknote replenishment process, the control unit 71 selects, among the loose banknotes fed out from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), the loose banknotes that are identified by the identification unit 31 as not being banknotes to be sorted. In other words, loose banknotes with defective denomination identification where the denomination cannot be identified and loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are treated as rejected banknotes, and the loose banknotes are returned as shown by the thick solid line and the thick dashed-dotted line in FIG. The money is transported to the withdrawal and return unit 21 via transport paths 61A and 61L, which are the same routes as the processing route.

In the first loose banknote replenishment process, when the missing banknotes of the banknotes to be sorted are identified and counted by the identification unit 31 as described above, the control unit 71 causes the identification unit 31 to identify and count the missing banknotes. Regarding the loose banknotes, a first loose banknote discharging process is performed in which the dispensing and returning section 21 discharges the loose banknotes through the same route as the loose banknote return process. That is, in the first loose banknote discharging process, the control unit 71 moves the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) to the transport paths 61C and 61A shown by the thick solid line and the thick dashed-dotted line in FIG. , 61L to be transported to the withdrawal and return section 21. As a result, after replenishing the sorting unit 35 among the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) by the first loose banknote holding process, the remaining loose banknotes are transferred to the withdrawal and return section. 21, it is discharged to the outside of the device so that it can be taken out.

Further, when loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), the control unit 71 controls the temporary storage storage 41 (A). After transporting the loose banknotes remaining in the temporary storage area section 47 to the withdrawal and return section 21, the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) are transferred to the withdrawal and return section 21. Have it transported. That is, in the first loose banknote discharge process, the control unit 71 controls the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) as shown in FIG. The money is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 via transport paths 61D, 61A, and 61L. Thereby, the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) by the first loose banknote holding process are discharged to the dispensing/returning section 21 so that they can be taken out of the device.

Then, at the end of the first loose banknote discharging process, that is, at the end of the first local sorting process, the control unit 71 opens the shutters of the small bundle discharging unit 39 and the dispensing and returning unit 21, so that the small bundle discharging unit 39 and dispensing Small bundles and loose banknotes can be taken out of the device from a return section 21. As a result, the small bundle discharged to the small bundle discharge section 39 and the loose banknotes discharged to the withdrawal/return section 21 are taken out of the apparatus. In this way, the withdrawal and return section 21 discharges the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) so that they can be taken out of the device.

That is, in the first local sorting process, when the control unit 71 unwinds all the loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20 and the number of loose banknotes accumulated in the alignment unit 35 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units, the control unit 71 In this case, the loose banknotes in the sorting unit 35 are refilled into a bundling unit by replenishing the missing loose banknotes from the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) where the banknotes have been held in advance. The number of sheets is bound by the binding unit 38, and the small bundle created by the binding unit 38 is removably discharged from the apparatus by the small bundle discharging unit 39, and is stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A). The remaining loose banknotes are discharged to the outside of the device in a withdrawal and return section 21.

In addition, also in the first local sorting process, if the number of bundles to be created exceeds the maximum number of bundles that can be accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39 at one time, when the maximum number of bundles is accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39, the control section 71 In this case, the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are temporarily stopped, the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is opened, and the small bundle is removed from the small bundle discharging section 39. When it is detected that the small bundle has been taken out of the apparatus, the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is closed, and the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are restarted.

Further, after performing the first loose banknote bundling process, if no fractional banknotes remain in either of the sorting units 35 and 36, the control unit 71 discharges the first loose banknotes without performing the first loose banknote replenishment process. After processing, all the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), 41(B) are transferred to the withdrawal and return section 21 through the same route as the loose banknote return process. Let it drain.

Here, in the first local sorting process, the above-mentioned predetermined replenishment preparation number is equal to or greater than the value obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified bundling unit number and the maximum number of sheets that can be held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). It is set as below. Specifically, when the specified number of bundled sheets is 100 sheets, the number is set to 99 sheets, which is 1 subtracted from 100 sheets, for example.

In the first local sorting process described above, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is used as the holding section for the banknotes to be sorted in the first loose banknote holding process. It may be used as the temporary storage area 47 of the storage 41 (B), it may be the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage 41 (C), or it may be the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage 41 (D). Alternatively, it may be used as a pool cassette 51.

In addition, in the first local sorting process described above, the holding destination of loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted, which is not defective in denomination identification or transport abnormality in the first loose banknote holding process, is set to the temporary storage storage 41. Although the temporary storage area 47 in (B) is used, if the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) to 41 (D) and the pool cassette 51 are other than the storage area for banknotes to be sorted, It may be put on hold either way.

Alternatively, loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted, which does not have a denomination identification failure or transport abnormality in the first loose banknote holding process, are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). It is also possible to store banknotes by denomination in a plurality of locations in the storage area section 47 and the pool cassette 51 other than the storage section for banknotes to be sorted. Thereby, loose banknotes of different denominations can be separated by denomination and discharged to the withdrawal and return section 21.

In any of these cases, in the first loose banknote holding process, the banknotes will be held at the holding destination through the same route as the loose banknote deposit process, and in the first loose banknote discharging process, the banknotes will be held at the holding destination. The banknotes will be transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 through the same route as the processing route.

Furthermore, if the storage section for banknotes to be sorted in the first loose banknote storage process is the temporary storage area section 47 of any of the temporary storage storages 41 (B) to 41 (D), in the first loose banknote replenishment process, In this case, banknotes are replenished into the sorting units 35 and 36 through the same route as the small bundle dispensing process, and when the pool cassette 51 is used, in the first bulk banknote replenishment process, the banknotes up to the identification unit 31 are refilled with banknotes. The banknotes are transported along the same route as the banknote return processing route, and thereafter, the banknotes are transported through the same route as when the banknotes are placed in the temporary storage area 47 of any of the temporary storage storages 41(B) to 41(D). The alignment sections 35 and 36 will be replenished.

In addition, in the first loose banknote holding process, loose banknotes whose denominations cannot be identified and whose denominations have been misidentified, and loose banknotes with transport abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storage 41 (A ) to 41(D) in the temporary storage area 47 and the pool cassette 51 other than the holding section for the banknotes to be sorted, and the banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted are not defective in denomination identification and have no conveyance abnormality. It is also possible to hold the money in a place other than the holding place and discharge it to the withdrawal and return unit 21 at the end of the first local sorting process.

{Second local organization process}
When the operator selects the second local organization process as the local organization process and inputs the operation to the operation display unit 70, the control unit 71 controls the second local organization process as described below.

The thick line in FIG. 11 indicates that the loose banknotes are manually packed in advance in a pool cassette 51 as a source for dispensing loose banknotes outside the casing 10, and in this state, the loose banknotes set in the casing 10 together with the pool cassette 51 are fed into the device and conveyed. The route of the second loose banknote holding process of the second local sorting process in which the banknotes are identified, counted, and bundled is shown. In this second loose banknote storage process, loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the pool cassette 51, and only banknotes of the denominations to be sorted are set as a holding section in substantially the same manner as the second loose banknote storage process. This is a process in which a predetermined number of sheets to be replenished (predetermined number of sheets) is held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A).

That is, when the selection operation input of the second local sorting process for loose banknotes is performed on the operation display section 70 and the denomination to be sorted is input, the control section 71 raises the elevator 53 of the pool cassette 51 and The uppermost loose banknote is brought into contact with the kick-out roller 52a of the take-in and feed-out section 52. At the same time, the control unit 71 drives the take-in and pay-out unit 52 of the pool cassette 51, the transport unit 61, and the take-in and pay-out unit 42 of the temporary storage storage 41(A).

Then, the kicking roller 52a kicks out the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 from the topmost banknote and separates them one by one using the kicking out roller 52b and separation roller 52c, and feeds out the loose banknotes at a predetermined interval. The banknotes are conveyed to the identification section 31 through conveyance paths 61A, 61G, and 61A, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. During this transportation, the identification unit 31 identifies and counts the loose banknotes, and the control unit 71 normally transports the loose banknotes identified by the identification unit 31 as banknotes to be sorted, that is, genuine bills of the denomination to be sorted. As shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 11, normal banknotes are placed on the flapper 43 in the waiting position in the closed state of the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) on the conveyance paths 61A and 61C. The number of sheets to be prepared for replenishment will be accumulated. That is, the control unit 71 transports the loose banknotes fed out from the pool cassette 51 to the identification unit 31 via the transport paths 61A, 61G, and 61A, and, based on the identification counting result of the identification unit 31, performs a predetermined number of banknotes set in advance. The number of sheets to be replenished is transported to the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) by the conveyance paths 41A and 41C, and is held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A). In other words, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) reserves a predetermined replenishment preparation number of loose banknotes fed out one by one from the pool cassette 51.

On the other hand, the control unit 71 performs denomination identification on the loose banknotes that have been identified by the identification unit 31 as not being sorted banknotes among the loose banknotes fed out from the pool cassette 51 by the take-in and payout unit 52 and whose denominations cannot be identified. For loose banknotes of different denominations other than the denominations to be sorted, which are not defective and do not have transportation abnormalities such as double feeding, skewed feeding, or near feeding, the transportation is carried out as shown by the thick solid line, thick broken line, and thick two-dot chain line in Figure 11. In the paths 61A and 61D, the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(B), which is different from the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), is accumulated on the flapper 43 which is in the standby position in the closed state. let

In addition, the control unit 71 performs denomination identification on loose banknotes that have been identified by the identification unit 31 as not banknotes to be sorted out of the loose banknotes dispensed from the pool cassette 51 by the take-in and dispensing unit 52 and whose denominations cannot be identified. Defective loose banknotes and loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are treated as rejected banknotes, and are transferred from the conveyance path 61A to the conveyance path 61H and the conveyance path as shown by thick solid lines and thick broken lines in FIG. 61G, a conveyance path 61A, a conveyance path 61M, and a conveyance path 61L.

At this time, loose banknotes exit from the pool cassette 51 and head toward the identification unit 31 on the transport paths 61A, 61G, 61A, and loose banknotes head from the transport paths 61H, 61G through the transport path 61A to the transport paths 61M, 61L. Since the transport paths 61G and 61A are used in common, the control section 71 stops the taking-in and feeding section 52 at the timing of the intersection with the rejected banknote, and removes the paper from the pool cassette 51. interrupting the feeding of loose banknotes.

In the above-described second loose banknote holding process, at the time when the identification unit 31 has fed out the loose banknotes from the pool cassette 51 that are likely to be identified as banknotes to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the control unit 71 The loading and dispensing unit 52 is temporarily stopped, and if the identification unit 31 identifies the loose banknote as a banknote to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the loose banknote is stored in the temporary storage storage 41 (A). It is transported to the temporary storage area section 47. On the other hand, if this loose banknote is not identified by the identification unit 31 as a banknote to be sorted according to the predetermined replenishment preparation number, the drive of the taking in and feeding out unit 52 is restarted to feed out additional loose banknotes. In this way, only the banknotes of the denomination to be sorted are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) set as the holding section by a predetermined number of bills to be replenished.

The thick line in FIG. 12 indicates the route of the second loose banknote bundling process performed after the second loose banknote holding process in the second local sorting process. In this second loose banknote binding process, loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the pool cassette 51, and only the banknotes of the denomination to be sorted among them are bound by the binding unit 38 each time a specified number of banknotes are accumulated in the alignment units 35 and 36. This is a process in which all the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 are fed out by this.

That is, in the above-described second loose banknote holding process, the identification unit 31 identifies the banknote to be sorted of the predetermined number of replenishment preparation sheets, and this banknote to be sorted is stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). When the banknotes are held, the control unit 71 starts the second loose banknote bundling process and drives the take-in and payout unit 52 and the transport unit 61 of the pool cassette 51. Then, the taking-in and feeding unit 52 separates the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 one by one from the topmost banknote and feeds them out at predetermined intervals. As shown in , it is conveyed to the identification unit 31 on the conveyance path 61A. During this transportation, the identification section 31 identifies and counts the loose banknotes.

Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, the control unit 71 transfers normal banknotes of denominations to be bundled, that is, banknotes to be sorted, and banknotes to be sorted that do not require reversal to the sorting unit 35 through the conveyance paths 61A, 61L, and 61P. For the banknotes to be sorted which need to be reversed, the banknotes are reversed from front to back by the front-back reversing unit 63 via the transport path 61A to 61N, and then transported to the alignment unit 35 through the transport paths 61M, 61L, and 61P, respectively. As a result, the banknotes to be sorted are delivered to the sorting unit 35 in the number of bundled units. Note that from the identification results of the identification unit 31, banknotes other than banknotes to be sorted, that is, loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities and loose banknotes of denominations other than the denominations to be bundled, including unidentifiable denominations, are marked as rejected banknotes in bold in FIG. As shown from the solid line to the thick dashed-dotted line, the money is delivered to the withdrawal and return section 21 via the conveyance paths 61A and 61L. The banknotes to be sorted in the bundling unit number are conveyed from the alignment section 35 by the elevating conveyance section 37, bound by the binding section 38, and fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39.

When the specified banknotes to be sorted are fed out to the sorting unit 35 in the number of bundling units, the control unit 71 controls the banknotes to be sorted that do not require reversal for the loose banknotes that are subsequently fed out from the pool cassette 51 and are identified and counted by the identification unit 31. The banknotes to be sorted, which need to be reversed, are transferred from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N to the alignment unit 36 in the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61Q, and after being reversed in the front-back reversing unit 63, They are transported to the alignment section 36 by 61L and 61Q, respectively. As a result, the designated banknotes to be sorted are fed out by the alignment section 36 in the number of bundled units, tied by the bundling section 38 in the same manner as described above, and fed out to the small bundle discharging section 39. In this way, in the second local organizing process as well, when dispensing a plurality of bundles of banknotes to be sorted, loose banknotes are stacked alternately in the sorting sections 35 and 36 in units of bundled banknotes. Such a second loose banknote bundling process is repeated as appropriate until all the loose banknotes stored in the pool cassette 51 are exhausted, and all the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 are fed out.

The thick line in FIG. 10 also indicates the route of the second loose banknote replenishment process performed after the second loose banknote bundling process in the second local sorting process. That is, as described above, by the second loose banknote bundling process, the loose banknotes set in the pool cassette 51 are eliminated, and all the loose banknotes set in the pool cassette 51 are moved to the alignment section 35 or the alignment section 36 or to the output. When the money is transferred to the money return unit 21, the control unit 71 determines, based on the identification result of the identification unit 31 in the second loose banknote bundling process, the one in which the loose banknotes are stacked last among the sorting units 35 and 36. Determine the number of loose banknotes that are accumulated. If this number is insufficient compared to the specified number of bundled sheets (for example, if 88 sheets are accumulated and 12 sheets are short of the number of bundled sheets of 100 sheets), the control unit 71 controls the number of sheets shown by the thick solid line in FIG. A second loose banknote replenishment process is performed to replenish the missing amount (for example, the 12 pieces) from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) according to the route of the two-piece banknote replenishment process. For example, when the sorting section 35 is the last of the sorting sections 35 and 36 to accumulate loose banknotes, and the number of loose banknotes stacked in the sorting section 35 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units. The second loose banknote replenishment process will be explained. The last of the sorting sections 35 and 36 to accumulate loose banknotes is the sorting section 36, and even if the number of loose banknotes stacked in the sorting section 36 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units, The rest is the same except that the bulk banknotes to be replenished from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) are replenished to the alignment section 36.

In the second loose banknote replenishment process, the control unit 71 retrieves the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) from the upper end of the temporary storage storage 41(A). The loose banknotes are fed out one by one by the loading and feeding unit 42, and as shown by the bold line in FIG. Based on this, items that do not require front-back reversal are transported to the alignment section 35 through the transport paths 61A, 61L, and 61P, while items that require front-back reversal are transported from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N, and then transported to the front-back reversal unit 63. After the sheets are turned upside down, they are transported to the alignment section 35 through transport paths 61M, 61L, and 61P. The control unit 71 performs such processing until the identifying unit 31 identifies and counts the number of sheets that is insufficient compared to the number of bundled unit sheets in the aligning unit 35 . In this way, the control section 71 causes the arrangement section 35 to accumulate loose banknotes corresponding to the insufficient number of bills. As a result, the control section 71 causes the elevating conveyance section 37 to transport the stacked banknotes in the sorting section 35, which have been compensated for the insufficient number of bills and have reached the bundling unit number, to the bundling section 38, as in the first loose bill bundling process. , the bundle is tied in the binding section 38, and the small bundle is delivered to the small bundle discharge section 39.

In the second loose banknote replenishment process, the control unit 71 selects, among the loose banknotes fed out from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A), the loose banknotes that are identified by the identification unit 31 as not being banknotes to be sorted. In other words, loose banknotes with defective denomination identification where the denomination cannot be identified and loose banknotes with conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are treated as rejected banknotes, and the loose banknotes are returned as shown by the thick solid line and the thick dashed-dotted line in FIG. The money is transported to the withdrawal and return unit 21 via transport paths 61A and 61L, which are the same routes as the processing route.

In the second loose banknote replenishment process, when the identification unit 31 identifies and counts the insufficient number of loose banknotes to be sorted as described above, the control unit 71 causes the identification unit 31 to identify and count the missing banknotes. Regarding the loose banknotes, a second loose banknote discharging process is performed in which the dispensing and returning section 21 discharges the loose banknotes through the same route as the loose banknote return process. That is, in the second loose banknote discharge process, the control unit 71 moves the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) to the transport paths 61C and 61A shown by the thick solid line and the thick dashed-dotted line in FIG. , 61L to be transported to the withdrawal and return section 21. As a result, after replenishing the sorting unit 35 among the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) by the second loose banknote holding process, the remaining loose banknotes are transferred to the withdrawal and return section. 21, it is discharged to the outside of the device so that it can be taken out.

Further, when loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B), the control unit 71 controls the temporary storage storage 41 (A). After transporting the loose banknotes remaining in the temporary storage area section 47 to the withdrawal and return section 21, the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) are transferred to the withdrawal and return section 21. Have it transported. That is, in the second loose banknote discharge process, the control unit 71 controls the loose banknotes in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) as shown in FIG. The money is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 via transport paths 61D, 61A, and 61L. Thereby, the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) by the second loose banknote holding process are discharged to the payout/return section 21 so that they can be taken out of the device.

Then, at the end of the second loose bill discharging process, that is, at the end of the second local sorting process, the control unit 71 opens the shutters of the small bundle discharging unit 39 and the dispensing and returning unit 21, so that the small bundle discharging unit 39 and dispensing Small bundles and loose banknotes can be taken out of the device from a return section 21. As a result, the small bundle discharged to the small bundle discharge section 39 and the remaining loose banknotes discharged to the withdrawal/return section 21 are taken out of the apparatus. In this way, the withdrawal and return section 21 discharges the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) so that they can be taken out of the device.

That is, in the second local sorting process, when the control unit 71 unwinds all the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 and the number of loose banknotes accumulated in the alignment unit 35 is insufficient for the specified number of bundling units, In this case, the loose banknotes in the sorting unit 35 are refilled into a bundling unit by replenishing the missing loose banknotes from the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) where the banknotes have been held in advance. The number of sheets is bound by the binding unit 38, and the small bundle created by the binding unit 38 is removably discharged from the apparatus by the small bundle discharging unit 39, and is stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A). The remaining loose banknotes are discharged to the outside of the device in a withdrawal and return section 21.

Note that in the second local sorting process as well, if the number of bundles to be created exceeds the maximum number of bundles that can be accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39 at one time, when the maximum number of bundles is accommodated in the small bundle discharging section 39, the control section 71 In this case, the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are temporarily stopped, the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is opened, and the small bundle is removed from the small bundle discharging section 39. When it is detected that the small bundle has been taken out of the apparatus, the shutter of the small bundle discharging section 39 is closed, and the feeding of the small bundle from the bundling section 38 to the small bundle discharging section 39 and the bundling operation of the bundling section 38 are restarted.

Further, after performing the second loose banknote bundling process, if no fractional banknotes remain in either of the sorting units 35 and 36, the control unit 71 discharges the second loose banknotes without performing the second loose banknote replenishment process. After processing, all the loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A), 41(B) are transferred to the withdrawal and return section 21 through the same route as the loose banknote return process. Let it drain.

Here, also in the second local sorting process, the above-mentioned predetermined replenishment preparation number is greater than or equal to the value obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified bundling unit number and the maximum storage capacity of the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is possible. Set to less than the number of sheets. Specifically, when the specified number of bundled sheets is 100 sheets, the number is set to 99 sheets, which is 1 subtracted from 100 sheets, for example.

In the above second local sorting process, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is used as the holding section for the banknotes to be sorted in the second loose banknote holding process. It may be used as the temporary storage area 47 of the storage 41 (B), it may be the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage 41 (C), or it may be the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage 41 (D). good.

In addition, in the above second local sorting process, the holding destination of loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted, which is not defective in denomination identification or transport abnormality in the second loose banknote holding process, is set to the temporary storage storage 41. Although the temporary storage area section 47 in (B) is used, out of the temporary storage area sections 47 of the temporary storage storages 41 (A) to 41 (D), the banknotes to be sorted are stored in any of the temporary storage area sections 47 other than the storage section of the banknotes to be sorted. You can do it like this.

Alternatively, loose banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted, which does not have a denomination identification failure or transport abnormality in the second loose banknote holding process, are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storages 41(A) to 41(D). It is also possible to store banknotes by denomination in a plurality of locations in the storage area section 47 other than the storage section for banknotes to be sorted. Thereby, loose banknotes of different denominations can be separated by denomination and discharged to the withdrawal and return section 21.

In any of these cases, in the second loose banknote holding process, after identification by the identification unit 31, the banknote is held at the holding destination through the same route as the loose banknote depositing process, and the second loose banknote is held at the holding destination. In the discharge process, the banknotes are conveyed to the dispensing and returning unit 21 through the same route as the loose banknote return process.

In addition, if the holding section for the banknotes to be sorted in the second loose banknote holding process is the temporary storage area section 47 of any of the temporary storage receptacles 41(B) to 41(D), in the second loose banknote replenishment process, the banknotes are replenished to the alignment sections 35 and 36 via a route similar to the route in the small bundle dispensing process.

In addition, in the second loose banknote holding process, loose banknotes whose denominations cannot be identified and whose denominations have been misidentified, and loose banknotes whose conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skewed feeding, or near feeding have occurred are temporarily stored in the temporary storage storage 41 (A ) to 41(D), the temporary storage areas 47 are other than the storage area for banknotes to be sorted, and are other than the holding area for banknotes of a different denomination other than the denomination to be sorted, which does not have denomination identification failure or transport abnormality. It is also possible to hold the money somewhere and discharge it to the withdrawal and return unit 21 at the end of the second local sorting process.

According to the banknote processing device 11 of the present embodiment described above, the control unit 71 allows the operation display unit 70 to input an operation input for the first local sorting process for loose banknotes directly set in the deposit slot 20 from outside the device. When this is done, the loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the deposit slot 20 and stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) for a predetermined number of replenishment preparations, and one loose banknote is fed from the deposit slot 20. By feeding out the bills one by one and bundling them in the bundling part 38 every time a specified number of bundling units are accumulated in the alignment parts 35 and 36, all the loose bills in the deposit slot 20 are fed out. Then, when all the loose banknotes in the deposit slot 20 are fed out in this way, the control unit 71 controls the loose banknotes accumulated in the first sorting section, which is either one of the sorting sections 35 and 36, into a specified bundling. If the unit number is insufficient, the first sorting section is replenished with the missing amount of loose bills from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). The bundle unit 38 binds the loose banknotes as a specified number of bundle units, and the bundle created by the bundle unit 38 is removably discharged from the device by the bundle discharge unit 39, and the temporary storage storage 41(A) The loose banknotes remaining in the temporary storage area part 47 are discharged to the outside of the device by the withdrawal and return part 21. Therefore, in the first local sorting process, there is no possibility that a fraction of loose banknotes, which is insufficient for the number of bundled units, remains in the sorting sections 35 and 36. In other words, the predetermined number of loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) for replenishment is used as collateral, and a fractional number of loose banknotes does not remain in the alignment parts 35 and 36. be able to. As a result, there is no need to take out a fractional number of loose banknotes from the alignment parts 35 and 36, and they can be taken out from the withdrawal and return part 21. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the work from becoming complicated.

The control unit 71 also provides an operation input to the operation display unit 70 for a second local sorting process for loose banknotes set in a pool cassette 51 in which loose banknotes from outside the device are manually stored outside the casing 10. When this is done, the loose bills are fed out one by one from the pool cassette 51 and stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) for a predetermined number of bills to be replenished. By letting out the bills one by one and bundling them in the bundling part 38 every time a specified number of bundling units are accumulated in the alignment parts 35 and 36, all the loose bills in the pool cassette 51 are fed out. Then, when all the loose banknotes in the pool cassette 51 are fed out in this way, the control unit 71 controls the loose banknotes accumulated in the first alignment section, which is either one of the alignment sections 35 and 36, to be bundled in a designated bundling manner. If the unit number is insufficient, the first sorting section is replenished with the missing amount of loose bills from the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). The bundle unit 38 binds the loose banknotes as a specified number of bundle units, and the bundle created by the bundle unit 38 is removably discharged from the device by the bundle discharge unit 39, and the temporary storage storage 41(A) The loose banknotes remaining in the temporary storage area part 47 are discharged to the outside of the device by the withdrawal and return part 21. Therefore, in the second local sorting process, there is no possibility that a fractional number of loose banknotes, which is insufficient for the number of bundled unit sheets, remains in the sorting sections 35 and 36. In other words, the predetermined number of loose banknotes held in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) for replenishment is used as collateral, and a fractional number of loose banknotes does not remain in the alignment parts 35 and 36. be able to. As a result, there is no need to take out a fractional number of loose banknotes from the alignment parts 35 and 36, and they can be taken out from the withdrawal and return part 21. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the work from becoming complicated. In particular, in the second local sorting process, the time required to pay out the banknotes one by one from the deposit slot, transport them, and hold them in the pool cassette 51, which was conventionally done, can be saved, so the more the number of banknotes is, the shorter the time is. The effect of is increased.

In addition, the control unit 71 performs a local sorting process based on an operation input to the operation display unit 70 to dispense loose banknotes directly set into the deposit slot 20 as a loose banknote dispensing source from outside the device into the device. Local sorting processing and a second process in which loose banknotes set in a pool cassette 51 as a loose banknote dispensing source that is removably attached to the housing 10 are manually loaded outside the housing 10 and are fed into the device. Selectively switch between local organization processing and. As a result, in addition to the normal first local sorting process, it is possible to perform a second local sorting process in which the pool cassette 51 is used as the banknote feeding source, which is effective for counting and sorting a large number of banknotes. can be used appropriately. Therefore, the method of local sorting processing is selected depending on the number of loose banknotes to be processed, which has the effect of improving work efficiency.

In addition, the control unit 71 sets the predetermined replenishment preparation number to a value that is greater than or equal to the value obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified number of bundling units and less than or equal to the maximum number of sheets that can be stored in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) that is the storage section. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent a fractional number of loose banknotes from remaining in the alignment sections 35 and 36.

In addition, in order to reserve the predetermined number of bills to be replenished in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) that stores loose banknotes within the device, the first and second local sorting processes are performed. Compared to the case where a dedicated holding section for holding loose banknotes is provided only in the loose banknote holding process, an increase in cost can be suppressed.

In addition, in the embodiment, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is used as an example of a section for holding a predetermined number of replenishment preparation sheets in the local sorting process, but it is not limited to this. . For example, if there is not only the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) but also another section that can hold loose banknotes and feed them out one by one and convey them to the alignment sections 35 and 36, Other parts may be used as parts for holding a predetermined number of sheets to be replenished in the local sorting process. Furthermore, both the other part and the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41(A) may be used as the part for holding a predetermined number of replenishment preparation sheets in the local sorting process. In this case, the number of loose banknotes to be prepared for replenishment is determined by, for example, storing a part of the predetermined number of replenishment preparations (for example, 50 pieces) in the other part, and temporarily storing the bulk banknotes in the temporary storage storage 41 (A). The remaining part (for example, 49 sheets) of the predetermined number of sheets to be replenished may be held in the area section 47. That is, a predetermined number of sheets to be replenished may be held in a portion of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) including the temporary storage area section 47 and other parts in the local sorting process. In other words, a predetermined number of sheets to be replenished may be held in at least a portion of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) including the temporary storage area 47 in the local sorting process. In short, other parts can be used in addition to the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) as long as the parts can hold loose banknotes and feed them one by one and transport them to the alignment parts 35 and 36. May be used together.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, two aligning units 35 and 36 are arranged, and in the stacking operation in the two aligning units 35 and 36, 100 loose banknotes of the same denomination are collected. After stacking on one of the alignment sections 35, for example, the next 100 loose bills are stacked on the other alignment section 36, for example, so that the transportation to the two alignment sections 35 and 36 is determined by the number of bundled bills (100 sheets). This is a control that switches alternately every time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, simultaneous bundling processing of two denominations may be performed in which the two alignment sections 35 and 36 are used as stacking locations for loose banknotes of different denominations. In this case, with respect to the denominations of loose banknotes that each of the sorting sections 35 and 36 accept, it is necessary to reserve a predetermined number of loose banknotes for each denomination to be prepared for replenishment. In this case, it is preferable that there are two locations for which the predetermined number of replenishment preparation sheets is to be held, but it is possible to handle even one by holding a mixture of parts.

That is, for example, in the case where denominations A and B denominations are accumulated in the sorting section 35 and the sorting section 36, for example, in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) in the first and second loose banknote reservation processing, After a predetermined number of A denomination loose banknotes (for example, 99 pieces) are stored, a predetermined number of B denomination loose banknotes is stored in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B). (For example, 99 sheets) are held. At the same time, the first and second loose banknote bundling processes are performed for both the A denomination and the B denomination. Then, since a fraction of loose banknotes occurs in both the sorting sections 35 and 36, the first and second loose banknote replenishment processes are performed on the sorting section 35, and the temporary storage area of the temporary storage storage 41(A) is After replenishing the bulk banknotes of denomination A stored in the unit 47, first and second bulk banknote replenishment processes are performed on the sorting unit 36, and the temporary storage area section of the temporary storage storage 41(B) is The bulk banknotes of denomination B are replenished in the banknotes 47, and then the first and second bulk banknote discharge processes are performed to remove the remaining temporary storage areas 47 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) and 41(B). The loose banknotes of A denomination and B denomination are discharged to the withdrawal and return section 21.

Alternatively, in the first and second loose banknote reservation processing, for example, a predetermined number of loose banknotes of A denomination (for example, 99 sheets) are held in the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). After that, a predetermined number (for example, 99 bills) of loose banknotes of denomination B are reserved. At the same time, the first and second loose banknote bundling processes are performed for both the A denomination and the B denomination. Then, since a fraction of loose banknotes is generated in both the sorting sections 35 and 36, the first and second loose banknote replenishment processes are performed on the sorting section 36, and the temporary storage area of the temporary storage storage 41(A) is After the unit 47 replenishes the loose banknotes of the B denomination that were later held, first and second loose banknote discharge processes are performed, and the remaining loose banknotes of the B denomination are discharged to the dispensing and returning unit 21. After that, the first and second loose banknote replenishment processes are performed on the sorting unit 35 to replenish the loose banknotes of the A denomination that were previously held in the temporary storage area 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A). After that, first and second loose banknote discharge processes are performed, and the remaining loose banknotes of denomination A are discharged to the dispensing and returning section 21.

Moreover, although the example in which the two alignment parts 35 and 36 are made to correspond to different denominations has been described above, it is also possible to make them correspond to loose banknotes of the same denomination but different only in direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 13(a), the upper alignment section 35 stacks the banknotes so that the front side faces upward, and the banknotes are stacked in the A direction with the upper ends of the banknotes facing downstream in the transport direction as shown by the arrow. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13(b), the lower aligning section 36 is stacked so that the front surface of the banknotes is on the upper side, and the lower end of the banknotes is positioned downstream in the conveying direction as shown by the arrow. It may also be made to correspond to banknotes in direction B. By doing this, it becomes possible to create a small bundle of banknotes in which the front and back sides of the banknotes and the top and bottom are aligned.

At this time, as the necessary number of holding sections for loose banknotes in the first and second loose banknote holding processes, it is sufficient to secure two holding sections. Specifically, for example, as the first storage section, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (A) is provided with the direction A shown in FIG. The banknotes in direction D shown in d) are held for 99+α. On the other hand, as a second storage section, the temporary storage area section 47 of the temporary storage storage 41 (B) is provided with the storage area shown in the direction B shown in FIG. 13(b) and in FIG. 99+α banknotes in direction C are held. In the first and second loose banknote replenishment processes, when feeding out the temporary storage areas 47 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) and 41(B) toward the alignment units 35 and 36, the front and back reversing units 63 are used as appropriate. (At this time, the front and back sides and top and bottom of the banknotes are exchanged at the same time.) By aligning the front side upward and transporting the required number of banknotes to the respective alignment sections 35 and 36, the loose banknotes are exchanged with the front and back sides and top and bottom sides. are all collected in the alignment parts 35 and 36. The loose banknotes remaining in the temporary storage areas 47 of the temporary storage storages 41(A) and 41(B) are discharged to the withdrawal and return unit 21, but If the total number of sheets remaining in the temporary storage area 47 is 100 sheets or more, one more small bundle can be created. However, in this case, the final bundle created will be a bundle whose front and back sides are aligned, but the top and bottom are not aligned. With the above control, it is possible to create a small bundle of banknotes with the front and back sides and top and bottom aligned.

10 Housing (device housing)
11 Banknote processing device 20 Deposit port (loose banknote feeding source)
21 Withdrawal and return section (loose banknote discharge section)
35, 36 Aligning section 38 Binding section 39 Small bundle discharge section 47 Temporary storage area section (retention section)
51 Pool cassette (loose bill dispenser)
70 Operation display section (operation section)
71 Control section

Claims (4)

a loose banknote feeding source that feeds loose banknotes set from outside the device into the device;
an aligning unit that stacks a specified number of loose banknotes fed out one by one from the loose banknote feeding source;
a binding unit that creates a small bundle by binding the specified number of loose banknotes stacked in the alignment unit;
a small bundle discharge unit that removably discharges the small bundle created by the binding unit to the outside of the device;
a holding unit that holds loose banknotes fed out one by one from the loose banknote feeding source;
a loose banknote ejecting unit that removably discharges the loose banknotes held in the holding unit to the outside of the device;
an operation section through which operation input is performed;
a control unit that performs control based on an operation input to the operation unit;
Equipped with
The control unit includes:
When an operation input for local sorting processing of loose banknotes set in the loose banknote feeding source is performed on the operation unit,
Each time the loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the loose banknote dispensing source and a predetermined number of bills are held in the holding section, and each time the loose banknotes are fed out one by one from the loose banknote dispensing source and the specified number of bills are accumulated in the alignment section. By bundling them with the bundling part, all the loose bills in the loose bill dispensing source are fed out,
When all the loose banknotes in the loose banknote dispensing source are fed out, if the number of loose banknotes accumulated in the alignment section is insufficient for the specified number, the insufficient loose banknotes are removed from the holding section. By replenishing the sorting section, the loose banknotes in the sorting section are bundled in the specified number at the binding section, and the small bundle created at the binding section is removably discharged from the device by the small bundle discharging section. The banknote processing apparatus is also characterized in that the loose banknotes remaining in the holding section are ejected to the outside of the apparatus by the loose banknote discharging section. 2. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the loose banknote feeding source is a deposit slot into which loose banknotes are directly set from outside the apparatus. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the loose banknote dispensing source is a pool cassette that is removable from the device housing and in which loose banknotes are manually stored in advance outside the device housing. . The control unit includes:
Based on the operation input to the operation section,
As the local organizing process,
a first process of dispensing loose banknotes directly set in the deposit slot as the loose banknote dispensing source from outside the device into the device;
a second process of feeding into the device the loose banknotes that have been set in a pool cassette as the loose banknote feeding source that is removably attached to the device casing and have been manually stored in advance outside the device casing;
2. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing apparatus selectively switches.

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