JPH0545997B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a paper sheet counting device, and in particular, a paper sheet counting device that can automatically perform counting operations in batch processing and is equipped with an add mode and a clear mode. This invention relates to a paper sheet counting device.

b. Prior Art Conventional paper sheet counting devices include those that count banknotes, election ballots, cards, checks, etc.
There are methods for counting bills, etc., but the counting method used for such counting differs depending on the purpose of counting. For example, in order to know the total number of sheets to be counted or to check the number of sheets in a group of sheets for which the number of sheets has been indicated in advance, a continuous counting operation is used to count the sheets in succession, and Batch processing and counting operations are performed when dividing paper sheets into batches or bundles by a predetermined number of sheets.

Batch processing and counting operations include clear mode batch counting that clears the previous counting memory for each batch count, and ad mode that cumulatively stores the number of sheets counted in each batch and adds and displays the total number of sheets up to the present.・There was a discrepancy with the number of batches.

Furthermore, as a conventionally used batch processing counter, there can be mentioned the configuration shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 56-109180.

Although not shown in the drawings, the configuration disclosed in this publication includes a paper sheet presence/absence detector that detects the presence or absence of paper sheets in the stocker, a feed roller that feeds out the accumulated paper sheets from the stocker, and a feed roller that feeds out the accumulated paper sheets from the stocker. A counting detector that detects the number of paper sheets, a paper sheet counter that inputs a detection signal from this counting detector, and a paper sheet presence/absence detector that detects when the number of paper sheets to be counted reaches a predetermined number. a stop mechanism that stops the rotation of the feed roller when there is no sheet to be loaded; a transfer path that guides the sheet fed from the feed roller to the stacker holder; It has a detector that detects the presence or absence of a sheet, and a control circuit that inputs a detection signal from this detector, and when a sheet is taken out from the stacker holder, this control circuit inputs the detection signal and stops the sheet. The structure is such that the mechanism and sheet counter are linked to release the stoppage of the stop mechanism and clear the number display of the sheet counter to zero.

e Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the conventional paper sheet counting machine was configured as described above, the following problems existed.

(1) In the case of the former conventional configuration, when performing any batch processing and counting, after removing the processed bundle from the paper receiver for each batch, the switch operation for the next batch is manually operated. Therefore, manual operation for each batch was troublesome.

(2) In the case of the latter device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-109180, counting is automatically started by simply depositing paper sheets to be counted in the stocker section. When the stacker runs out, it will stop, and when the predetermined number of sheets has been counted, just by removing the predetermined number of sheets placed on the stacker holder, the machine can be restarted and the number display on the counting display will be set to zero. Although it can be cleared, the cumulative total up to now during batch processing is not displayed, and it is impossible to see the total count.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in particular, in batch processing,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet counting device that can perform automatic counting operation, has an add mode and a clear mode, and can display the cumulative counting contents in the add mode. purpose.

d Means for Solving the Problems The paper sheet counting device according to the present invention includes a first detection section that detects the number of paper sheets that are separated and conveyed one by one from the paper feed section to the paper receiving section; a second detection section that detects whether or not a paper sheet is placed on the paper feed section; a third detection section that detects whether or not a paper sheet is placed on the paper receiving section; A setting output from a number storage section connected to the first, second, and third detection sections and storing a set number is compared with an output based on the counting contents from the first detection section, and the setting a counting control unit that outputs the counting content as a counting storage value to a counting storage unit that clears the counting content for each count, and outputs a counting control signal based on the signals from the second and third detection units; a previous cumulative total storage unit that transfers the count storage value stored in the count storage unit every time it reaches the set number from the count storage unit and totals it up, and stores this cumulative total as a batch cumulative count value; an add clear changeover switch that switches between an add mode in which the batch cumulative count value is added up and displayed on the count display section, and a clear mode in which the count storage value is displayed on the count display section; A count display control unit that displays the sum of the count memory value and the batch cumulative count value or the count memory value on the count display unit by this add/clear switch; and a drive signal or stop from the count control unit. and a drive control unit that operates a sheet transport means for transporting the sheets based on a signal, and when the number of sheets to be counted reaches a set number or when there are no sheets in the sheet feeding section. when the automatic counting operation of the drive control unit is stopped based on the stop signal from the counting control unit, and in the clear mode, the counting operation is stopped midway when there are no sheets in the paper feed unit. If there is no paper sheet in the paper receiving section after stopping, the automatic counting operation is stopped by placing a paper sheet on the paper feeding section based on the counting control signal from the counting control section. Clearing the counting memory value at the time, displaying zero on the counting display section, restarting the automatic counting operation from this zero value, and in the clear mode, when there are no paper sheets in the paper feeding section. If there is a paper sheet in the paper receiving section after the counting operation is stopped midway, by placing the paper sheet on the paper feeding section, based on the counting control signal from the counting control section, The automatic counting operation is restarted from the counting memory value at the time when the automatic counting operation was stopped, and in the add mode, after the counting operation stops midway due to no more paper sheets in the paper feed section,
When there is no paper sheet in the paper receiving section, by placing a paper sheet on the paper feeding section, based on the counting control signal from the counting control section, the counting memory value is cleared and the batch cumulative total is cleared. Displaying the counted value on the counting display section and restarting the automatic counting operation from here, and after the counting operation stops midway due to no more paper sheets in the paper feed section in the add mode,
When there is a paper sheet in the paper receiving section, by placing the paper sheet on the paper feeding section, the count storage value and the batch cumulative count value are calculated based on the counting control signal from the counting control section. The automatic counting operation is restarted from the total value of .

e Effect In the paper sheet counting device according to the present invention, when the number of sheets to be counted reaches a set number or when there are no more sheets in the paper feed section, the drive control is performed by a stop signal from the counting control section. The sheet transport means can be stopped via the section. Here, when the automatic counting operation is restarted after the automatic counting operation is stopped midway because there are no sheets in the paper feed section, if the add/clear switch is in the clear mode, the automatic counting operation will stop. The count value stored in the count storage unit continues to be displayed on the subsequent count display unit, but by removing the paper sheet from the paper receiving unit and placing the paper sheet in the paper feed unit, the count value from the count control unit 0 is displayed on the count display section based on the control signal, and automatic counting operation is restarted from this 0. Furthermore, when the add/clear switch is set to clear mode, the count display section after stopping will display 0. , the count value stored in the count storage unit continues to be displayed, but by placing the paper sheet in the paper feed unit while there is a paper sheet in the paper receiving unit, based on the count control signal from the count control unit, The automatic counting operation is restarted from the stored count value.

Furthermore, the add/clear switch
mode, the count display section after stopping continues to display the total value of the count memory value in the count memory section and the batch cumulative coefficient value in the previous cumulative total memory section, but the is removed and the paper sheet is placed in the paper receiving section, the count memory value is cleared based on the counting control signal from the counting control section, and the batch cumulative count value is displayed on the counting display section. The automatic counting operation is restarted from this batch cumulative count value, and furthermore, when the add/clear switch is set to add mode, the count memory value and batch cumulative count value will be displayed on the count display section after stopping. The total value continues to be displayed, but by placing paper sheets in the paper feed section while there are sheets in the paper receiving section, automatic counting is performed from the total value based on the counting control signal from the counting control section. Operation will resume.

f Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In FIG. 1, a paper sheet 2 is placed on a paper feed section 1, and the paper sheet 2 is separated into individual sheets 2' by a feed drum 3 and a separation roller 4 and conveyed. Ru. A first detection section 5 is installed in the middle of the conveying path of the sheet conveying means to detect the number of sheets 2' that have passed, the state of the sheets, and the conveyance state. The first detection unit 5 may be of any known type, and is configured, for example, to have a pair or a plurality of light sources and light receiving elements facing each other.

The paper sheet 2' that has passed through the first detection section 5 is sent to a paper receiving section 8 via a feeding roller 6 and an impeller 7. Note that the paper feeding section 1 and the paper receiving section 8 are respectively provided with a second detection section 9a and a third detection section 9b for detecting whether or not a paper sheet is placed thereon. The first detection section 5 outputs a counting signal to the counting control section 10 via the line _l1 every time one sheet 2' passes through.

Furthermore, if the paper sheet is in an abnormal conveyance state when passing through the first detection unit 5, for example, there may be a so-called multi-feed state in which two or more sheets overlap, or two or more sheets overlap. The paper is in a so-called chain-feed state where the leaves are conveyed next to each other or at small intervals, the paper is folded in two, or the size of the paper is above or below a certain level. In such a case, the first detection unit 5 detects the abnormal conveyance state and outputs an abnormal signal to the counting control unit 10 (line l ₂ ).
At the same time, it is also output to the drive control section 11 (line l ₃ ).
Then, the drive motor 12, which constitutes a part of the sheet conveyance means, is stopped, and the conveyance of the sheet 2 is interrupted.

The numeric storage section 13 receives the setting signal from the numeric button 14, stores it, outputs the stored setting signal to the counting control section 10 via the line _l4 , and performs the setting according to the setting signal. The resulting numerical value is displayed on the numeral display section (numeral display LED) 15.

The number buttons 14 are used to set the number of sheets to be counted, and include buttons. When the button is pressed, a predetermined number of numeric values set in advance are cyclically input into the number storage section 13, and the numeric values are cyclically displayed on the numeric display LED 15.
When the button is released when the desired numerical value is displayed, the numerical value is stored in the numerical value storage section 13 and displayed on the numerical value display LED 15. Next, when the button is pressed, the numerical value up to 100 is added one by one to the numerical value currently stored in the numeric storage unit 13 and displayed on the numeric display LED 15, and is stored and displayed cyclically. be done. When the desired number is reached, the button is released and the number is stored and displayed. Also, when you press the button, the numbers will be displayed one by one from the currently memorized and displayed number.
Numbers up to 100 are subtracted, stored and displayed cyclically.

The counting control section 10 inputs the counting signal from the first detection section 5, the abnormal signal, and the setting signal from the number storage section 13, and during batch counting, it inputs the counting signal sent from the line _l1 and the counting signal sent from the line _l4 . The count control unit 10 compares the count signal and the setting signal, and each time the count signal and the setting signal match, the drive motor (sheet conveying means) 1
Drive control unit 1 via line l ₅ signal to stop drive 2
Output to 1.

The count signal from the first detection unit 5 passes through the count control unit 10 and is then displayed as a count value on the count display unit (count display LED) 16 via line l ₆ , but the display mode during batch counting is clear mode
Between the counting control section 10 and the counting display section 16, a count control signal is provided for each set number based on the counting control signal from the counting control section 10 so that it can be displayed in two ways: batch counting and add mode batch counting. a count storage section 17 whose count contents are cleared at the same time, and a count storage section 17
A previous cumulative total storage section 2 that transfers and totals the stored count values from the count storage section 17 each time it reaches a set number, and stores this cumulative total as a batch cumulative total value.
0, an add mode in which the count memory value and the batch cumulative count value are added together and displayed on the count display section, and a clear mode in which the count memory value is displayed on the count display section. This ad/clear switch 19 switches to
A count display control unit 18 that causes the count display unit 16 to display the total value of the count storage value and the batch cumulative count value or the count storage value by switching the clear changeover switch 19; and a reset switch 21.
and are provided.

If batch counting is to be performed in clear mode, the add/clear switch 19 is switched to clear mode and the count display control section 18 is set to clear mode. The display is cleared every time, that is, every time the counted value reaches the number of batches set in the set number storage section 13. For example, set 100 (set number)
To explain the case of performing batch counting, when the counted value exceeds 100, the counted value stored in the counted storage section 17 is cleared every 100 times. and,
When the automatic counting operation stops when there are no paper sheets in the paper feed section 1 and the count of paper sheets detected by the first detection section 5 reaches <43>, the count storage section 17 stores it as <43>. The count value stored in the paper feed section 1 remains displayed on the count display section 16 until the automatic counting operation is restarted or the reset button 21 is pressed. The count display section 16 allows you to know the number of sheets counted until the end of the cycle.

Also, when performing batch counting in ad mode,
When the add/clear switch 19 is switched to the add mode and the count display control unit 18 is set to the add mode, each time the count value exceeds the batch number, the count value stored in the count storage unit 17 is transferred to the previous cumulative storage unit 20.
and store it as a batch cumulative count value. For example, a case will be described in which batch counting in add mode is performed using 100 as a set number. Now, when the counted value exceeds 100, the numerical value is transferred from the count storage unit 17 to the previous cumulative total storage unit 20 for each 100 and stored cumulatively, and the count display control unit 18 stores the count stored in the count storage unit 17. The stored value and the batch cumulative count value stored in the previous cumulative total storage section are appropriately called and displayed on the count display section 16. For example, when the count value reaches <243>, <200> is stored in the previous cumulative total storage unit 20 as a batch cumulative count value,
<43> is stored in the count storage section 17 as a count storage value. Then, the counting control unit 10
Based on the counting control signal from the counting storage section 17
The counting memory value is cleared and the previous cumulative memory value is 20.
Only the batch cumulative count value is displayed on the count display section 16 via the count display control section 18.
In addition, if there are no sheets in the paper feed section 1 and the automatic counting operation stops when the count value reaches <243>, the counting will continue until the automatic counting operation is restarted or the reset button 21 is pressed. The total value <243> of the stored value and the batch cumulative count value is displayed on the count display section 16.
The number of sheets counted until the paper feed section 1 runs out of sheets can be known on the count display section.

Here, the counting control section 10 is connected to the second detection section 9
Signals representing the presence or absence of paper sheets from the third detection section a and the third detection section 9b are received via lines _l7 and _l8, respectively, and the following control is performed by the combination of these two signals.

Hereinafter, a case where the automatic counting operation is stopped midway will be explained with reference to FIG. 1.

Regardless of the add mode or clear mode, if the counting operation stops midway with no paper in the paper feed section 1, the count value at the time of the stop is displayed on the counting display section 16. There is. Then, when restarting automatic counting, the paper receiver 8
When the paper sheet is removed and the paper sheet is placed on the paper feed section 1, the conditions for restarting the automatic counting operation are met. At this time,
In the clear mode, the counting control section 10
Based on the counting control signal from the counter, the count memory value when the automatic counting operation is stopped is cleared, and the cleared count memory value, that is, 0, is displayed on the count display unit 16 by the operation of the count display control unit 18. .
In addition, in the add mode, the count memory value is cleared based on the count control signal from the count control unit 10, and the batch cumulative value stored in the previous cumulative memory value 20 is cleared by the operation of the count display control unit 18. Only the count value is displayed on the count display section 16. Then, the drive motor 12 is operated based on the drive signal sent from the counting control section 10 to the drive control section 11 via the line _l5 , and as a result, the number of clocks is zero in the clear mode and in the add mode. Counting operation is automatically restarted from the batch cumulative count value.

If the automatic counting operation stops because there are paper sheets in the paper feed section 1, this means that one batch has been completed, so simply removing the paper sheets from the paper receiving section 8 will allow the counting control from the counting control section 10. Based on the signal, the count value stored in the count storage section 17 is cleared and the counting operation is automatically restarted.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, when one batch is completed and there are sheets in the paper feed section 1 and sheets in the paper receiving section 8, the In both cases, there is no restart of automatic counting operation. The automatic counting operation is not restarted even when there are no paper sheets in the paper feed section 1. In this case, the count value at the time the automatic counting operation was stopped continues to be displayed on the count display section 16 until the automatic counting operation is restarted, that is, until the paper sheet is removed from the paper receiving section 8.

Next, based on the flowchart shown in Fig. 3, the counting operation is started when the counting operation stops after one batch processing is completed (see also Fig. 2) and when there are no more sheets in the paper feed section 1. This will be explained separately for the case where the operation stops.

When stopping after one batch processing is completed, the second detection section 9a detects whether or not there is paper in the paper feed section 1, the signal is sent to the counting control section 10, and the counting control section 10 detects whether or not there is paper in the paper feeding section 1. If it is determined that
0, and the counting control section 10 determines whether or not there is paper in the paper receiving section 8.

Here, if it is determined that there is paper in the paper feed section 1 and no paper in the paper receiving section 8, and if the add/clear switch 19 is set to clear mode, the count from the counting control section 10 Based on the control signal, the count storage value in the count storage section 17 is cleared, and "0" is displayed on the count display section 16 via the count display control section 18.
After is displayed, the counting operation is restarted.

Furthermore, when it is determined that there is paper in the paper feed section 1 and no paper in the paper receiving section 8, and when the add/clear switch 19 is set to the add mode, the count control section 10 Based on the counting control signal, the batch cumulative count value in the previous cumulative total storage unit 20 is displayed on the counting display unit 16 via the counting display control unit 18, and then the counting operation is restarted. Note that paper feed section 1
If there is no paper in the paper receiver 8 or if there is paper in the paper receiver 8, the counting operation will not be restarted.

If there is no paper in the paper feed section 1 and the automatic counting operation stops midway, the second detection section 9a detects whether or not there is paper in the paper feed section 1, and the signal is sent to the counting control section 10. If the counting control unit 10 determines that there is paper, the third detection unit 9b detects whether or not there is paper in the paper receiving unit 8, and the signal is sent to the counting control unit 1.
0, and the counting control section 10 determines whether or not there is paper in the paper receiving section 8.

Here, if paper is placed in the paper feed section 1 (referring to the case where there is paper in the paper feed section 1) and it is determined that there is no paper in the paper receiving section 8, the add/clear switch 19 is cleared.・If the mode is set, the counting control section 1
Based on the counting control signal from 0, counting storage unit 1
Clear the count memory value of 7 and display the count display control section 1.
After "0" is displayed on the count display section 16 via step 8, the automatic counting operation is restarted from this "0".

In addition, when paper is placed in the paper feed section 1 and it is determined that there is no paper in the paper receiving section 8, and the add/clear switch 19 is set to the add mode, when the automatic counting operation is stopped. The count storage value of the count value (total value of the count storage value and batch cumulative count value) displayed on the count display unit 16 is transferred to the count control unit 1.
It is cleared based on the count control signal from 0, and the batch cumulative count value of the previous cumulative total storage unit 20 is displayed on the count display unit 16 via the count display control unit 18, and the automatic counting operation is restarted from that value.

Furthermore, if paper is placed in the paper feed section 1 and it is determined that there is paper in the paper receiving section 8, and the add/clear switch 19 is set to the add mode, that is, the count display control section 18 is set to the add mode. When the add mode is set, based on the count control signal from the count control unit 10, the total value of the count memory value and the batch cumulative count value displayed on the count display unit 16 from the time the automatic counting operation stopped. The automatic counting operation will be restarted from then on. Then, when paper is placed in the paper feed section 1 and it is determined that there is paper in the paper receiving section 8, the add/clear switch 1 is
9 is in the clear mode, that is, when the count display control section 18 is in the clear mode, the count display section starts from the time the automatic counting operation is stopped based on the count control signal from the count control section 10. The automatic counting operation is restarted from the count storage value displayed at 16.

g Effects of the Invention Since the paper sheet counting device according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to obtain the following effects.

In other words, after the counting operation stops midway because the paper feed section runs out of sheets, and before the automatic counting operation is restarted, the counting display section displays the value at the time the counting operation stopped. Therefore, the number of sheets counted just before the stop, for example, in the clear mode, the number of sheets before reaching one batch, the number of sheets counted before the batch is stopped,
In this mode, the total number of sheets that have been batch-processed up to now can be known from the count display section, which is extremely effective in terms of work efficiency. For example, when batch processing is performed in an assembly line, if the automatic counting operation stops midway because there are no more sheets in the paper feed section, the worker determines that the batch processing is complete and Paper sheets may be removed from the receiving section, but even at this time, the value on the counter display does not return to zero, and until the conditions for restarting automatic counting are met, the counter display will display the paper that was counted just before stopping. The number of leaves is displayed. Therefore, due to an error in operator judgment,
Even if you remove sheets from the paper tray, you can always easily know the number of sheets processed so far before the automatic counting operation resumes, which is extremely beneficial for work efficiency. effective.

Further, when the add mode is selected by the add/clear switch, the operator can easily know the total number of sheets processed so far, which is also extremely effective in terms of work efficiency.

Regardless of the add mode or the clear mode, when the machine is stopped, the operator may temporarily remove a stack of paper sheets from the paper receiver due to an error in judgment, and then re-insert the stack of paper sheets into the paper receiver. Even if the sheet count is returned to the original batch, batch processing can be restarted from the number of sheets that was displayed when automatic counting was stopped, so you can continue counting sheets efficiently during batch processing. It has excellent effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing a sheet counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing conditions for restarting automatic counting operation after one batch is completed, and FIG. 3 is a sheet counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the class counting device. In the figure, 1 is a paper feed unit, 2 is a paper sheet, and 5 is a first
, 8 is a paper receiving section, 9a is a second detection section, 9
b is the third detection section, 10 is the counting control section, 11 is the drive control section, 12 is the drive motor, 13 is the numeric storage section, 14 is the numeric button (numeric setting section), and 15 is the numeric display section. , 16 is a count display section, 17 is a count storage section, 18 is a count display control section, 19 is an add/clear switch, 20 is a previous cumulative total storage section, and 21 is a reset switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A first detection unit that detects the number of paper sheets that are separated and conveyed one by one from the paper feeding unit to the paper receiving unit; a second detection unit that detects whether a sheet is placed on the paper receiving unit; a third detection unit that detects whether a paper sheet is placed on the paper receiving unit; and the first, second, and third detection units. a count storage unit that is connected to the set number storage unit that stores the set number, compares the setting output from the set number storage unit with the output based on the count content from the first detection unit, and clears the count content for each of the set numbers; a counting control section that outputs the counting contents as a counted storage value and outputs a counting control signal based on the signals from the second and third detection sections; a previous cumulative total storage section that transfers the data from the count storage section and totals it every time a set number is reached, and stores this cumulative total as a batch cumulative count value; and a count display section that adds up the stored count value and the batch cumulative count value. an add/clear changeover switch that switches between an add mode in which the count memory value is displayed on the count display section and a clear mode in which the count memory value is displayed on the count display section; and a count display control section for displaying the total value of the batch cumulative count value or the count storage value on a count display section; and for transporting the paper sheet based on a drive signal or a stop signal from the count control section. a drive control unit that operates the paper sheet conveyance means, and when the number of paper sheets to be counted reaches a set number or when there is no paper sheet in the paper feed unit, the drive control unit operates the stop signal from the counting control unit. Based on this, the automatic counting operation of the drive control section is stopped, and in the clear mode, after the counting operation stops midway due to no more paper leaves in the paper feeding section, the paper sheet is placed in the paper receiving section. If there is no paper sheet, by placing a paper sheet on the paper feed section, based on the counting control signal from the counting control section, the counting memory value at the time of stopping the automatic counting operation is cleared, and the counting memory value at the time of stopping the automatic counting operation is cleared. Displays zero on the count display section, restarts the automatic counting operation from this zero value, and in the clear mode, after the counting operation stops midway due to no paper leaves in the paper feed section, the automatic counting operation resumes. When there is a paper sheet in the paper receiving section, by placing the paper sheet on the paper feeding section, automatic counting is performed based on the counting control signal from the counting control section from the counting memory value at the time when the automatic counting operation was stopped. After restarting the counting operation and stopping the counting operation midway due to no more paper sheets in the paper feed section in the add mode,
When there is no paper sheet in the paper receiving section, by placing a paper sheet on the paper feeding section, based on the counting control signal from the counting control section, the counting memory value is cleared and the batch cumulative total is cleared. Displaying the counted value on the counting display section and restarting the automatic counting operation from here, and after the counting operation stops midway due to no more paper sheets in the paper feed section in the add mode,
When there is a paper sheet in the paper receiving section, by placing the paper sheet on the paper feeding section, the count storage value and the batch cumulative count value are calculated based on the counting control signal from the counting control section. A paper sheet counting device characterized in that the automatic counting operation is restarted from a total value of .