JPH0772051B2 - Sealed paper leaf processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a device for processing a sealed paper sheet, for example, a device for sealing a predetermined number of paper sheets and then discharging them. It is about.

(Prior Art) As a conventional sheet processing apparatus, there is an apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-70263.

In this device, banknotes are inspected, and banknotes are classified and collected according to the inspection result into genuine notes and unfit notes, and the classified and accumulated sheets are sealed with tape every predetermined number and released. There is. In this type of device, if the sealed state is not released after the sealed state is inspected, various problems occur if the sealed state collapses in the post-treatment. For this reason, there is an apparatus for inspecting the sealed state, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 54-33993. And, at the time of applying, the sealed condition is checked. With this device, the sealed banknote is brought into contact with the stopper to detect the amount of deformation and check the sealed state,
After that, the banknotes are released by a sweeper.

However, in such an apparatus, a special mechanism for checking the sealed state is required, which causes a problem that the apparatus becomes complicated and large and the cost becomes high.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and solves the conventional problems of increasing the size, complexity, and cost of the device.

[Structure of Invention]

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a comb-shaped lifter for accumulating paper sheets at a predetermined position, and a predetermined number of paper sheets accumulated on this lifter. And a nesting state in which the lifter is moved to a first position in a position substantially perpendicular to the surface of the paper sheet when the paper sheets are accumulated, and the lifter and the nesting state. A carrier for receiving the paper sheets accumulated in the lifter that is formed on the first moving means at the first position, and a carrier for receiving the paper sheets at the first position. And a second drive means for reciprocating between a second position different from the first position and the second position, and the second drive means provided at the second position and moved to the second position by the second drive means. A bandage for the paper sheets on the carrier And a spring hinge for biasing the tip toward the predetermined position, and the lifter includes: When in the first position, the fritter presses the side opposite to the urging direction, and the bound paper sheets move from the second position to the first position as the carrier moves. A stopper that allows the leading edge to abut on one end surface of the paper sheet at a position higher than a predetermined height when the paper sheet is moved to regulate the movement of the paper sheet to drop the paper sheet from the carrier, A storage unit is provided at a position where the paper sheet is dropped by a stopper, and a storage unit that stores the paper sheet that has dropped from the carrier is provided at the first position,
Detection for detecting the quality of the sealed state of the paper sheet, which is formed on one end surface side of the paper sheet and has an optical path formed in the substantially vertical direction and which is restricted in movement by a stopper. Based on the means and the detection result by the detection means, the paper sheets held in the storage means are discharged when the sealing state is normal, and stored in the storage means when the sealing state is bad. And a control unit that does not release the discharged paper sheets to the outside.

(Action) The accumulated paper sheets are received by the carrier at the first position,
The paper sheets that have been sealed by the sealing means are conveyed again to the first position by the carrier, the stopper is brought into contact with the paper sheets at the first position, and the stopper and the detection means are used. The quality of the sealed state is detected and the paper sheets are dropped from the carrier to the storage means.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. The apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is a banknote sorter 20, which is used to inspect and classify banknotes for damage and dirt.

The banknote sorter 20 is provided with a supply unit 21 for supplying banknotes, and the banknotes in the supply unit 21 are taken out from the rotor 21.
The sheets are taken out one by one by a and are conveyed on the conveying path 22.
An inspection unit 23 is provided on the conveyance path 22 and measures the thickness and length of the banknote and the amount of transmitted and reflected light to determine whether the banknote is true or false. To do. The banknotes that have passed the inspection unit 23 are further conveyed on the conveyance path 22, and those judged as counterfeit bills are accumulated in the reject accumulation unit 24 through the gate. In addition, at the end of the transport path, a genuine bill stacking unit 25 and an unfit bill stacking unit
26 are provided to collect genuine and unfit notes, respectively.

A sealing unit 27 is provided below the genuine bill accumulation unit 25 and seals every 100 banknotes. A small bundle discharging unit 28 is provided below the sealing unit 27 so as to discharge the sealed banknotes.

Further, a sealing tape T for sealing the ticket is supported by a holder 29 above the sealing portion 27.

Explaining the configurations of the above-mentioned genuine ticket accumulating portion 26 and the sealing portion 27, the genuine ticket accumulating portion 26 is provided with an impeller 31, and the banknotes guided by this impeller are provided below the impeller 31. It is accumulated in the lifter 32. The lifter 32 is formed in a comb shape and moves up and down by being guided by the guide shaft 33, and is moved up and down by being driven by a driving means such as a timing belt and a stepping motor (not shown). A stopper 34 is provided below the guide shaft. The stopper 34 has a shape shown in FIG. 4 and is provided on the housing of the guide shaft 33 via a spring hinge 35. Further, a carrier 36 is provided above this stopper. The carrier 36 is formed in a comb-like shape, and becomes a nested state when the lifter 32 descends. Further, the stopper 34 projects between the comb teeth of the carrier 36, but is urged by the lifter 32 when the lifter 32 descends and escapes downward.

Therefore, when 100 banknotes are accumulated on the lifter 32, the lifter 32 is driven by the driving means (not shown) to descend.
Then, the banknotes on the lifter 32 are transferred to the carrier 36.

The carrier 36 is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction and is driven by a driving means (not shown). The carrier 36 moves horizontally as shown in FIG. 5, and supplies banknotes to the sealing device 37.

The sealed banknotes are conveyed to the right in the horizontal direction by the carrier 36 and come into contact with the stopper 34. Stopper 34 here
The L-shaped tip has a predetermined gap with the upper surface of the carrier 36. For this reason, in the case where the bundle is in a poor bundled state, the portion which does not contact the stopper 34 protrudes from this gap as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. A photocell consisting of a light emitting element 38a and a light receiving element 38b is located slightly inside the tip of the stopper.
The photocell 38 is provided so that the light of 38 passes. The photocell 38 can detect a change in the bundled state.

The carrier 36 moves while the check in the bundled state is performed, and the banknote P falls from the carrier 36. Stopper
As shown in FIG. 1, a holding unit 39 is provided below the unit 34, and temporarily holds the falling banknotes. Hold section
In 39, side plates 40a and 40b are provided in parallel,
The shutter 41 closes the lower part. This Shutter 41
The center portion is supported by the pin 42, and the solenoid 43 is provided at one end portion. And this solenoid
Driven by 43, the shutter 41 opens and closes.

The shutter 41 is selectively driven according to the detection result of the bundling state, and ejects the bunch when the bundling state is normal, and when the bundling state is bad, keeps it closed and does not release it to the outside.

As described above, according to the embodiment, the paper sheet moved from the first position and subjected to the sealing processing by the sealing device is again moved to the first position, and at this first position, the stopper and photo Since the quality of the sealed state is detected by the cell, the device can be downsized. In addition, a stopper comes into contact with one end surface of the sealed paper sheet, and the paper sheet is sent to the holding portion as the carrier moves, and a pressing force is used by the photocell to detect whether the sealed state is good or bad. Since two types of processing, that is, applying to paper sheets, are performed at the same time, rapid processing is achieved. Furthermore,
The stopper has a simple structure that is biased by a spring hinge and applies a pressing force to the paper sheets to detect the quality of the sealed state by the photocell without requiring any special driving means. It is possible to reduce the size, simplify the process, reduce the cost, and speed up the process.

Although the carrier 36, the driving means for the lifter 32, and the sealing device are not described in the above embodiment, the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-70263 can be applied.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size of the device, simplify the device, and reduce the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a sealed paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a banknote sorter to which the sealed paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a lifter. Side view for
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stopper, FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining the operation of the carrier, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are views for explaining the detection operation of the bundled state. 34 …… stopper, 36 …… carrier, 38 …… photocell (detector), 39 …… holding section.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lifter which is formed in a comb shape and accumulates paper sheets at a predetermined position, and when a predetermined number of paper sheets are accumulated on the lifter, the lifter is accumulated in the state where the paper sheets are accumulated. First drive means for moving to a first position substantially perpendicular to the surface of the paper sheet; and the lifter formed in a nested state with the lifter and moved by the first drive means. A carrier that receives the paper sheets accumulated in the first position at the first position, and a carrier that receives the paper sheets at the first position and a second position different from the first position. A second drive means for reciprocating between the second drive means and a band provided on the paper sheet on the carrier, which is provided at the second position and moved to the second position by the second drive means. A sealing means for performing a sealing treatment, and a device installed at the first position. The L-shaped tip portion and a spring hinge for urging the tip portion toward the predetermined position side. When the lifter is in the first position, the flitter causes the opposite side to the urging direction. When the paper sheets that are pressed by the carrier are moved from the second position to the first position with the movement of the carrier, the tip portion is not less than a predetermined height of the paper sheets. A stopper that contacts the one end surface of the position to drop the paper sheet from the carrier by restricting the movement of the paper sheet, and a stopper provided at a position where the paper sheet is dropped by the stopper, A storage means for storing the dropped paper sheets, and a light emitting element and a light receiving element which are provided at the first position and which are on one end face side of the paper sheets and which form an optical path in the substantially vertical direction. , Stopper Detecting means for detecting the quality of the sealed state of the paper sheets, the movement of which is regulated by the detecting means, and based on the detection result by this detecting means, when the sealed state is normal, the paper sheets held in the storage means. A sealed paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that discharges the paper sheets and does not discharge the paper sheets stored in the storage unit to the outside when the sealed state is poor.