JPS5814713B2 - Ticket processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a banknote processing device that automatically sorts and sorts a plurality of types of banknotes, for example.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, for example, banks, department stores, supermarkets, gambling parlors, etc., collect a large amount of securities or currency, and it takes a lot of manpower to sort them out.

Conventionally, there are sorting machines, counting machines, wrapping machines, etc. for coins, and sorting machines, wrapping machines (sealing machines), etc. for banknotes.

However, these are all single-function machines, and it takes a lot of time and effort to sort and sort the huge amount of banknotes that have been happening recently, and accurate sorting cannot be expected.

Therefore, recently, a large number of banknotes were set in the supply section, and the set banknotes were taken in one by one.The inspection department then examined the taken-in banknotes to determine whether they were good or bad, as well as whether they were genuine or not. Separate banknotes into regular, unfit, and rejected banknotes, stack these classified banknotes together in a stacking section, count the number of regular and unfit banknotes, and then calculate the number of regular banknotes based on the above count. A banknote sorting machine has been developed that separates banknotes into 100 banknotes and seals them.

However, this is a single function that can only process one type of bank note, and cannot process a random mixture of multiple types of bank notes.

Therefore, it is necessary to process each type of banknote.
For this reason, not only is the processing work troublesome, but it also causes a decrease in processing speed and processing errors, which is a big problem especially when processing a large number of banknotes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to process multiple types of tickets continuously, efficiently and accurately, speeding up processing, saving labor, and enabling large-volume processing. To provide a ticket processing device which can simultaneously display and output each processing number of a loft and each cumulative number thereof, making it easy and accurate to check the processing number, and improving operability.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 schematically shows, for example, a banknote sorting machine.
A banknote storage box 2 serving as a note supply section is provided on the right side of the machine body 1, and this storage box 2 stores a plurality of types of banknotes (
For example, approximately 1,000 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, 1,000 yen notes, and 500 yen notes) P can be loaded in a mixed state regardless of whether they are front or back, or up or down (top or bottom).

Then, the banknotes P in the storage box 2 are suctioned one by one by a take-in rotor 3 as a take-in device provided in front of the storage box 2 and taken into the machine body 1 starting from the banknote P at the forefront. After that, it is held and conveyed by a conveyance path 4 consisting of a belt or the like, and passes through an inspection section 5.

During this time, the inspection section 5 determines the type, authenticity, etc. of the passing bank note, and classifies (classifies) it into genuine banknotes and other rejected banknotes.

Here, a genuine note is a bank that is not an authorized bank, and the type of the note has already been determined at this point.

In addition, efforts to eliminate counterfeit tickets, unidentifiable tickets (tickets that are badly soiled or torn), tickets of different types (tickets that are not eligible for handling, such as 100 yen rolls), and uncountable tickets such as stacked tickets are included.

Further, in the vicinity of the storage box 2, a single ticket slot 6 is provided as a single ticket supply section.

This single-sheet insertion slot 6 is for the operator to input banknotes one by one, and the banknotes inputted from this slot are supplied to the starting end of the conveyance path 4.

The banknotes that have been determined to be rejected are sent to the rejection note stacking section 8 by the sorting gate 7 provided in the middle of the conveyance path 4.
It is now accumulated in

On the other hand, the banknotes that are determined to be genuine are further conveyed and guided to the genuine note accumulation section 9, and based on the determination result of the inspection section 5, the 10,000 yen notes are transferred to the accumulation chamber 11l by the sorting gate 101. The sorting gate 102 sorts the 5,000 yen notes into the accumulation room 112, the sorting gate 103 sorts the 1,000 yen notes into the accumulation room 113, and finally the 500 yen notes reach the accumulation room 114 where they are accumulated. ing.

Lot partitions 121, 122, 123, and 124 are provided in the upper portions of each of the accumulation chambers 111 to 114, respectively, for partitioning banknotes into lofts and temporarily accumulating them.

Each of these loft partitions 121 to 124 is formed in a comb-like shape, and the accumulation chamber 11. - 114 extend horizontally into each of the accumulation chambers 111 to 114 through slits provided in the side walls thereof, and are rotated downward by a rotary lens (not shown) to open the accumulation chambers 111 to 1.
14 It is configured to go outside.

FIG. 2 shows the operation panel 20 of the above-mentioned banknote sorting machine, and shows the power switch 21, which is pressed when turning on the power.
A power off switch 22 that is pressed to cut off the power, a supply start switch 23 that is pressed to start supplying banknotes, and a ready lamp 24 that lights up when the machine is ready for operation.
, Supply stop switch 2, which is pressed when stopping the supply of banknotes.
5. Trouble switch 26, which is pressed when an abnormality such as a jam occurs, after removing the cause and taking the prescribed measures; One-sheet insertion switch 27, which is pressed when inserting bank notes one by one;
An all-clear switch 28 is pressed to clear all counts, etc., a count verification switch 30 is pressed to verify the number of banknotes, and a paper feed switch 30 is pressed to send paper (journal tape) to a printer 45, which will be described later. It is established.

The operation panel 20 also includes a jam lamp 31 that lights up when a jam occurs in the conveyance system, a count abnormality lamp 32 that lights up when the result of counting verification does not match, and a stacking room 111 to 114 of the genuine bill stacking section 9. An integrated full lamp 33 that lights up when any one of them is full, and a detection abnormality lamp 3 that lights up when the detection function in the inspection section 5 malfunctions.
4 are provided respectively.

Further, the operation panel 20 is provided with a journal printer 35.

This printer 35 starts printing when the count verification switch 29 is pressed, and records on the journal tape 36 the number of tickets of each lot, the amount, and the total amount of the loft, as well as the cumulative number of tickets of each type and amount processed so far. , total amount, etc. are printed respectively.

Here, an example of the print format is shown in FIG. 3a, where 37 is a loft print section and 38 is a total print section.

In addition, when the single ticket input switch 27 is pressed, the number of tickets for each type of ticket for each loft and the cumulative number of tickets are printed separately for automatic supply and manual supply, and an example of the print format is shown below. For example, the third
As shown in Figure b, numeral 39 is the number of tickets of each type for automatic supply, and 40 is the number of tickets of each type for manual supply.

Figure 4 shows the control system of the banknote sorting machine mentioned above.
The inspection section 5 is connected to the main control section 41 .

This inspection section 5 examines the banknotes being conveyed to determine their thickness.
It is composed of a detection section 42 that detects transmitted light, reflected light, ticket width, tear, front and back, etc., and a discrimination control section 43 that discriminates the type, authenticity, etc. based on each signal from the detection section 42.

The discrimination control section 43 includes discrimination counters 441 and 442.
, 443, 444 and one-sheet input counters 451, 45
2,453,454 are connected respectively.

Each of the discrimination counters 441 to 444 is supplied with a 10,000 yen note signal, a 5,000 yen note signal, a 1,000 yen note signal, and a 500 yen note signal, respectively, based on the discrimination results from the discrimination control unit 43 when banknotes are automatically supplied. By doing so, the number of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 500 yen genuine notes at the time of automatic supply discrimination is counted, and the contents of each count are calculated and calculated as described below. It is supplied to the control section 53.

In addition, each of the one-sheet input counters 451 to 454 receives signals similar to those described above from the discrimination control section 43 during manual feeding of banknotes, so that each of the one-sheet input counters 451 to 454 calculates the number of each similar banknote during discrimination by manual feeding. It counts and supplies the contents of each count to a counting/arithmetic control section 53, which will be described later.

Further, an operation control section 46 is connected to the control section 41, and the switches 21 to 23 and 25 to 30 are connected to the operation control section 46, respectively.

Further, a display control section 47 is connected to the main control section 41, and the display control section 47 is connected to each of the lamps 24 and 3.
1 to 34 are connected to each other.

Further, a print control section 48 is connected to the main control section 41, and the print control section 48 is connected to the printer 3.
5 is connected.

Further, a mechanism control section 49 is connected to the main control section 41, and a take-in conveyance control section 50, a sorting control section 51, and an accumulation control section 52 are connected to this mechanism control section 49, respectively.

The intake conveyance control unit 50 controls the intake rotor 3 and the conveyance path 4, etc., the sorting control unit 51 controls the sorting gates 7 and 101 to 104, etc., and the accumulation control unit 52 controls the rotor partitions, etc. It controls the bodies 121 to 124 and the like.

Further, a counting/arithmetic control section 53 is connected to the main control section 41, and a total counter 54 and integration counters 541, 542, 543, and 544 are connected to this control section 53, respectively.

The total counter 54 includes the division gate 7 and the accumulation section 9.
Tono? By being supplied with a detection signal from a banknote detector 56 provided in the banknote detector 56, the total number of genuine notes using rejected notes is counted, and the contents of the count are supplied to the counting/arithmetic control section 53.

The accumulation counters 541 to 544 correspond to each accumulation chamber 11.
Bank note detectors 57 installed near each entrance of 1 to 114. , 572, 573, and 574, the number of 10,000 yen notes at the time of accumulation,
Count the number of 5,000 yen tickets, the number of 1,000 yen tickets, and the number of 500 yen tickets, respectively.
The content of each count is supplied to the counting/arithmetic control section 53.

The counting/arithmetic control unit 53 also includes a cumulative counter 58,
582, 583, 584 and 1 sheet input cumulative counter 5
91, 592, 593, and 594 are connected, respectively.

The above cumulative counter 58. 584 is the counter 44. to 584, each time the processing for one lot is completed. - 444 are respectively supplied via the counting/arithmetic control unit 53, thereby counting the cumulative number of banknotes processed by automatic supply by note type.

In addition, the one-sheet input cumulative counters 59, to 594 are 1
When the lot processing is completed, the counter 451~
By supplying each of the contents of 454 via the counting/arithmetic control unit 53, the total number of banknotes processed by manual supply is counted by note type.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained.

First, by pressing the power switch 21, various checks are automatically performed, and when the machine is ready for operation, the ready lamp 24 lights up.

Here, a large number of banknotes P to be processed are set in the storage box 2 in a mixed state regardless of the type of the note, front or back, or top and bottom.

In this state, by pressing the supply start switch 23,
The signal is sent to the main control section 41 via the operation control section 46, and the main control section 41 thereby sends an operation start signal to the intake conveyance control section 50 via the machine groove control section 49.

Therefore, the take-in roller 3, the conveyance path 4, etc. start operating, and the take-in rotor 3 sequentially takes in the banknotes P in the storage box 2 one by one and sends them into the conveyance path 4.

When the banknotes conveyed on the conveyance path 4 pass through the inspection section 5, the inspection section 5 determines the type and authenticity of the banknotes.Based on this, the banknotes are classified into genuine notes and other rejected notes. Each determination result signal is supplied to the main control section 41.

As a result, the main control unit 41 performs the above-mentioned operation. A sorting signal corresponding to the different result is supplied to the sorting control section 51 via the mechanism control section 49, and the sorting gates 7 and 10l1 to 103 are operated, thereby sorting into predetermined accumulation sections.

That is, banknotes that are determined to be rejected are sorted by the sorting gate 7 to a rejected note accumulation section 8, and banknotes that are determined to be genuine are further conveyed and guided to a genuine note accumulation section 9.

Then, the genuine bills are sorted by operating the sorting gates 101 to 103 based on the determination result of the inspection section 5, so that the 10,000 yen bills are placed in the accumulation room 111, the 5,000 yen notes are placed in the accumulation room 112, and the 1,000 yen notes are placed in the accumulation room. 113, 500 yen notes are divided into accumulation chambers 114, and lot partitions 12 to 1 in each accumulation chamber 11, to 114 are separated.
24 in a polymerized state.

At this time, the accumulation counters 551 to 554 and the total counter 54 are operated by signals from the corresponding detectors 57, to 574 and 56, respectively, and count the genuine notes by type of note at the time of accumulation, and also count the total. do.

On the other hand, the discrimination counters 441 to 444 operate by being supplied with a signal based on the discrimination result from the inspection section 5, respectively, and count the genuine bills by bill type at the time of discrimination.

In this case, the inspection section 5 operates the one-sheet input counter 45, . . .
454, and therefore each of the counters 451 to 454 does not perform a counting operation.

Therefore, one lot of banknotes P set in storage box 2
When all of the information has been taken in, by pressing the supply stop switch 25, the signal is sent to the main control unit 41 via the operation control unit 46, and the main control unit 41 then sends the signal to the intake conveyance control unit 50. Send a stop signal.

Therefore, the intake rotor 3 and the conveyance path 4 stop operating.

Here, by pressing the collation switch 29, the signal is sent to the print control section 48 via the operation control section 46 and the main control section 41, and the counting/arithmetic control section 53
It will also be sent to

Therefore, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls the discrimination counter 44
, ~444 and the contents of the accumulation counters 55, ~554, respectively, are compared to see if they match, and the contents of the counters 551 to 554 are totaled,
It is checked whether the total value and the contents of the total counter 54 match.

As a result of this verification, if the contents of each counter match, the contents of each of the counters 44, - 444 are converted into amounts to calculate the loft ticket type amount, and the total amount is calculated, and each of the contents is converted into an amount. Enter the amount at each counter 44,
- 444 (ticket type and number of tickets) are supplied to the print control section 48 via the main control section 41.

In addition, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls each of the counters 441
The contents of ~444 are supplied to the cumulative counters 58 and ~584, respectively, and added to the respective contents.

As a result, each of the counters 581 to 584 counts the total number of banknotes processed so far for each type of banknote.

Therefore, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls each of the counters 5
Convert the contents of 8, ~58, into amounts, calculate each cumulative value of the ticket type amount, calculate the total amount, and calculate the cumulative value of each amount, that is, the ticket type amount and the total amount, as above. It is supplied to the print control unit 48 together with the contents of each counter 58 to 584 (total number of ticket types).

As a result, the printer 35 starts printing, and prints the number of ticket types, amount, and total amount for each lot on the journal tape 36, as shown in FIG. The type, number of sheets, amount, and total amount are printed respectively.

Furthermore, if the contents of each counter match as a result of checking the contents of each counter, the main control section 41 sends a partition drive command to the accumulation control section 52 .

As a result, each of the lot partitions 121 to 124 rotates downward, and the banknotes temporarily accumulated thereon are dropped to the bottom of each of the accumulation chambers 111 to 114.

That is, banknotes P for one lot are transported and sorted and are finally accumulated under each of the lot partitions 121 to 124 only in the moat where it is confirmed and guaranteed that there are no errors in counting.

Therefore, in the processing process up to that point, banknotes for unfinished lofts are stored in each lot partition 12. ~124-hi.

On the other hand, as a result of the verification, if there is even one counter whose contents do not match due to a jam occurring during transportation or a counter counting error, the main control unit 41 displays the counting error lamp 3.
2 is turned on to notify it.

In this case, each lot partition 12. ~124 does not work,
A temporary accumulation state is maintained.

Therefore, in this case, each lot partition body 12, - 12
Each banknote above 4 will be processed again from the beginning.

In addition, processing from the visited lot has progressed, and each collection room 111~
Specified number of sheets for at least one of 114 (for example, 1000 sheets)
When the above banknotes are accumulated, the main control unit 41 detects this by checking the contents of each accumulation counter 551 to 554, lights up the accumulation full lamp 33, and sounds an alarm (not shown, such as a chime). Each of the accumulation chambers 111 to 114 is activated and each accumulation chamber is filled up.
The information is displayed on a lamp (not shown) installed near the screen to prompt the operator to proceed with the process.

In addition, if the excluded tickets are sorted in the excluded ticket accumulation section 8,
By manually feeding the sheets one by one from the sheet input port 6, it is possible to semi-forcibly classify the sheets and complete the throughput for each loft.

That is, when all the banknotes P set in the storage box 2 have been taken in, if there is a rejected note in the rejected note accumulation section 8, take it out, and then press the 1-sheet insertion switch 27 on the operation panel 20. push.

When this one-sheet loading switch 27 is pressed, the signal is supplied to the main control section 41, and the main control section 41 sends a take-in stop signal to the take-in conveyance control section 50, and the take-in rotor 3
Stop only the operation.

Further, when the one-sheet input switch 27 is pressed, the main control section 41 sends a signal to the discrimination control section 43 and the counting/arithmetic control section 53 to indicate that processing will be performed by manual supply.

Upon receiving this signal, the discrimination control section 43 turns off the discrimination functions (authenticity discrimination, etc.) other than the type discrimination function, and performs only type discrimination.

In this case, the main control section 41 supplies each ticket signal based on the discrimination result to the single-sheet input counters 45 and 454, respectively, but not to the discrimination counters 441 to 444.

However, the operator inserts one exclusion ticket into slot 6? By inserting one sheet at a time, the sheets are supplied to the conveyance path 4 and conveyed.

The transported rejected ticket passes through the inspection section 5, where only the type is determined, and the discrimination result signal is supplied to the main control section 41.

The main control section 41 supplies a sorting signal corresponding to the above-mentioned discrimination result to the sorting control section 51 and operates the sorting gates 10 to 103, thereby sorting into the accumulation chambers 11 and 114 in the same manner as described above.

At this time, the integration counters 551 to 554 and the total counter 54 perform counting operations in the same manner as described above.

On the other hand, each of the one-sheet input counters 451 to 454 is supplied with a signal based on the determination result from the inspection section 5. The banknotes are counted by banknote type during manual feeding.

In this case, the inspection unit 5 uses the discrimination counters 441 to 44.
Therefore, each counter 44.4 does not output a signal to each counter 44. ~444
does not perform counting operation.

In this way, manual feeding is performed sequentially, and when all manual feeding is completed, by pressing the supply stop switch 25, the main control section 41 sends a stop signal to the intake conveyance control section 50, and the Stop the operation.

Here, by pressing the collation switch 29, the signal is sent to the print control section 48 and the counting/arithmetic control section 53.

Therefore, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls the discrimination counter 44
- 444 correspond to each content of the one-sheet input counters 45, - 454, count the numbers, and check whether each addition result matches each content of the accumulation counters 551 to 554, respectively. At the same time, the contents of each of the force counters 551 to 554 are totaled, and it is checked whether the total value and the contents of the total counter 54 match.

As a result of this comparison, if the contents of each counter match, the contents of each counter 441 to 444 and counters 45, to 4
Convert each addition result with each content of 54 into an amount,
Calculate the amount of each Loft ticket type, calculate their total amount, and input each amount to each of the counters 4 above.
4. -444 (the number of tickets of each type automatically supplied) and the contents of the counters 45 and -454 (the number of tickets of each type manually supplied) are supplied to the print control unit 48.

Further, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls each of the counters 44,
-444 are supplied to cumulative counters 581-584, and the contents of counters 451-454 are supplied to single-sheet insertion cumulative counters 591-594, respectively, and added to the respective contents.

As a result, each of the counters 58 and 584 counts the total number of banknotes that have been processed up to that point by automatic supply for each type of banknote, and each of the counters 591 to 594
This means that the cumulative number of banknotes processed so far by manual feeding is counted for each type of note.

Therefore, the counting/arithmetic control section 53 controls the counter 58.
The contents of the counters 591 to 594 are added to the contents of 1 to 584 in correspondence with each other, and each addition result is converted into an amount to calculate the cumulative value of each ticket type amount, and the total amount is calculated. are calculated, and the cumulative values of each amount, that is, the ticket type amount and the total amount, are calculated based on the contents of each of the counters 581 to 584 (the cumulative value of the number of ticket types automatically supplied) and each of the counters 59. ~Contents of 594 (
This is supplied to the print control unit 48 along with the cumulative number of ticket types (accumulated by manual supply).

As a result, the printer 35 starts printing, and prints on the journal tape 36, for each lot, the number of automatically supplied tickets and manually supplied tickets, the ticket type amount, and the total amount, respectively, as shown in FIG. 3b, for example. , the cumulative number of tickets of each type, amount, and total amount processed up to that point are printed.

In this way, a large number of banknotes P are set in the storage box 2 regardless of their type, front or back, or upside down (up or down), and are taken into the storage box 2 by the take-in rotor 3.
The inspection section 5 takes in the sheets one by one, performs the necessary inspection at the inspection section 5, sorts them into each type, and puts them on the counter 55.
．． .about.554, and the banknotes counted by category are stored in each stacking room 11 of the stacking unit 9 for each type. ~114
It is something that polymerizes and accumulates inside.

This makes it possible to process a large amount of banknotes continuously, efficiently and reliably, to speed up processing and save labor, and to perform counting with high reliability.

In addition, since it is possible to simultaneously display and output the number of ticket types, amount, and total amount of the lot as well as the cumulative values of the number of ticket types, amount, and total amount processed so far, each cumulative value can be stored using a non-volatile memory, etc. No need, cheap and reliable.

In addition, since the above-mentioned display output is performed by the journal printer 35 provided on the operation panel 20, it is possible to check the number of processes accurately and easily, and the operability is good.Moreover, it is possible to use a display device that allows visual input using a display tube or the like. Can be omitted.

Furthermore, since the automatic supply and manual supply are separated and displayed, it is possible to clearly see what has been processed by the machine and the operator, making it easier to check in the unlikely event that there is a problem with counting. This also increases reliability.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a banknote sorting machine that sorts and sorts banknotes has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be implemented similarly to a processing device that sorts and sorts other similar banknotes. .

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, multiple types of bills can be processed efficiently and accurately in a continuous manner, speeding up the processing and saving labor, making it possible to process a large amount, and moreover, it is possible to process multiple types of tickets efficiently and accurately. It is possible to provide a ticket processing device that can simultaneously display and output the total number of processing numbers, accurately and easily confirm the number of processing operations, and achieve various effects such as significantly improving operability and reliability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the entire device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel, and FIGS. 3 a and 3 are printed by a printer. FIG. 4, which is a diagram showing an example of the format, is a block diagram of the control system. P... Notes (bank notes), 2... Supply section, 3... Taking device, 4... Conveyance path, 5... Inspection section, 6... Single note supply section,
9... Accumulating section, 10-103... Sorting gate, 11-1
14... Accumulation chamber, 121-124... Lot partition 27... Single sheet input switch, 35... Journal printer, 42... Detection section, 43... Discrimination control section, 44-444, 45. ~454... Counter, 49... Mechanism control unit, 53...
Counting/arithmetic control section, 54, 55. ~55. ,58. ~5
8. ,59. ~594...Counter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A supply section for setting a plurality of types of tickets, a loading device that takes in the tickets set in the supplying section one by one, and tickets taken in by the loading device. a conveyance path for conveying the tickets, an inspection section that performs the necessary inspection by detecting the tickets conveyed on this conveyance path and then distinguishes them by type; The first to count each
a counting device, a sorting device that operates based on the discrimination result of the inspection section and sorts the tickets conveyed on the conveyance path by type, and a stacking section that stacks the tickets sorted by the sorting device by type; A second counting device that counts each type of ticket stacked in this stacking section, a count verification switch provided on the operation panel and operated as necessary, and a second counting device that counts each ticket sorted by type. a collation means for collating each count content of the first counting device and each count content of the second counting device to see if they match each other; Cumulative calculation means for adding the contents to each content of the cumulative count by type, and output means for displaying and outputting each cumulative value and each count content of the counting device after calculating each cumulative value by the cumulative calculation calculating means. A ticket processing device characterized by comprising: 2. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a journal printer is used as the output means, and the printer is provided on the operation panel.