JP3891999B2 - Paper sheet processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that, for example, discharges banknotes according to their denominations or binds banknotes by a predetermined number.

This kind of paper sheet processing apparatus sets a plurality of banknotes in a stacked state on the loading section, takes in the set banknotes one by one, conveys them, and indicates the denomination, authenticity, front / back direction, etc. After discriminating by the inspection unit, the banknotes are divided into a plurality of discharge units and discharged based on the determination result, or after a predetermined number of the inspected banknotes are stacked in the receiving box of the stacking unit, There is a thing that binds with the binding band of. In the binding band, for example, a bank name, a binding serial number, date information, and the like are recorded (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-253206

  However, conventionally, since unique information such as a bank name is stamped with a stamp and information such as a date is recorded with a print head, both the stamp and the print head are required. For this reason, there is a problem that a large arrangement space is required, the size is increased, and the cost is increased.

  In addition, it is necessary to create a stamp for each installation location of the apparatus. However, since it takes a number of days to create the stamp, there is a problem in that it cannot be delivered quickly.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to provide the first information and the second information different from the first information in different areas for the binding material only by the printing means. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of recording.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a bundling means for bundling accumulated paper sheets with a bundling material, a supply means for supplying the bundling material to the bundling means, and a supply by the supply means Printing means for printing the first information and second information different from the first information on the binding material, and the binding means is moved in a direction intersecting the supply direction of the binding material. The first moving means opposed to the first position and the second position different from the first position, and the printing means and the binding material are relatively reciprocated along the binding material supply direction. Second printing means, and the printing means is moved to the first or second position and moved relative to the binding material to print the first information or the second information. It is characterized by doing.

  According to the present invention, a stamp is not required, space saving and cost reduction are possible, and a product can be delivered quickly.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a banknote sorter as a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus main body. On the upper side of one side of the apparatus main body 1, a placement unit 2 is provided for stacking and placing banknotes P as paper sheets in a denomination mixed state. The bills P placed on the placement unit 2 are taken in by the take-in roller described later from the lower side. First to third discharge portions 3a to 3c are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction on the front side upper surface portion of the apparatus main body 1. Banknotes are sorted and discharged according to denominations in the first to third discharge units 3a to 3c. For example, a thousand yen bill is discharged to the first discharge portion 3a, a 10,000 yen bill is discharged to the second discharge portion 3b, and a reject bill is discharged to the third discharge portion 3c.

  An operation unit 4 and a display unit 5 are provided on the upper surface of the rear side of the apparatus body 1. For example, the operation unit 4 is configured to selectively set the count classification processing mode or the bundling processing mode.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the internal configuration of the banknote sorter.

  On the lower side of the placing portion 2, take-in rollers 7a and 7b for taking in the banknotes P are arranged. A supply roller 8 is provided on the banknote take-in side of the take-in rollers 7a and 7b, and a separation roller 9 for separating the banknotes one by one is rolled on the upper surface of the supply roller 8. The bills P separated by the separation roller 9 are conveyed along a first conveyance path (conveying means) 11. An identification unit 12 for identifying the denomination, front / back, authenticity, etc. of the banknote P is provided in the middle of the first transport path 11.

  Second and third transport paths 14 and 15 are connected to the downstream side of the first transport path 11 in the banknote transport direction via a switching gate 13. The 2nd conveyance path 14 conveys the banknote P to the 1st thru | or 3rd discharge parts 3a-3c mentioned above. The first and second switching gates 17 and 18 are disposed in the middle of the second transport path 14, and the bills P are moved from the first to the second by the switching operation of the first and second switching gates 17 and 18. It is selectively conveyed to the 3rd discharge parts 3a-3c. Discharge roller pairs 20a to 20c for discharging the banknotes P are disposed on the lower side of the first to third discharge portions 3a to 3c.

  On the other hand, a front / back reversing mechanism 22 is connected to the downstream side of the third transport path 15 in the bill transport direction. The banknotes whose front and back are aligned by the front / back reversing mechanism 22 are transported to and stacked on a stacking unit 26 as a stacking unit via a fourth transport path 24. A predetermined number of banknotes P, for example 100, are stacked on the stacking unit 26.

  A transport mechanism 28 that transports the stacked banknotes to the binding unit 30 is provided below the stacking unit 26. The transport mechanism 28 includes a transport belt 44 that runs across a plurality of rollers 43, and the stacked banknotes are placed on the top surface of the transport belt 44 and transported.

  The bundling unit 30 as a bundling means clamps the stacked banknotes transported by the transport belt 44 from above and below (not shown), and the binding tape 36 on the banknotes P sandwiched between the clamp members. A tape winding mechanism 33 for winding, a cutter 34 for cutting the binding tape 36 into a predetermined length, a heater 35 for thermally bonding the overlapping end portion of the binding tape 36, and the like are provided. The tape winding mechanism 33 includes a pair of winding arms 46 that are rotatable.

  The binding tape 36 is supplied from the supply reel 37 along the supply route 38, and a printing unit 40 is provided in the middle of the supply route 38 to print the bank branch name, processing date, serial number, etc. on the binding tape 36. ing. The printing unit 40 includes an impact dot type print head 41 and a platen roller 42 facing the print head 41.

  Next, the processing operation of the above banknote sorter will be described.

  First, the mixed denomination banknotes P are placed in a stacked state on the placement portion 2 of the apparatus main body 1, and the count classification processing mode or the bundling processing mode is set by the operation portion 4.

  From this state, the take-in rollers 7a and 7b are rotationally driven. Thereby, the banknote P is taken in, and the banknote P is separated and supplied one by one by the rotation of the supply roller 8 and the separation roller 9. The banknote P is sent to the identification unit 12 via the first transport path 11 and identified.

  For example, when the counting / sorting processing mode is set by the operation unit 4, the identified banknote is conveyed toward the first to third discharge units 3 a to 3 c via the second conveyance path 14. The When the identified banknote is, for example, a thousand yen ticket, the first sorting gate 17 moves to the first discharge roller pair 20a, and the first discharge roller pair 20a rotates to rotate the first discharge gate 20a. It is discharged to the discharge unit 3a. When the identified banknote is, for example, a 10,000 yen bill, it is sent to the second discharge roller pair 20b by the operation of the second sorting gate 18, and the second discharge roller pair 20b rotates to rotate the second discharge roller pair 20b. It is discharged to the discharge unit 3b. When the identified banknote is a reject ticket, for example, it is sent to the third discharge roller pair 20c, and is rejected to the third discharge portion 3c by the rotation of the third discharge roller pair 20c.

  Examples of rejected banknotes include unidentifiable banknotes such as double banknotes, chained banknotes, and fake banknotes.

  In addition, when the bundling processing mode is set by the operation unit 4, if the denomination of the banknote to be bound is designated in advance, the banknote of the designated denomination is transferred to the third transport path via the switching gate 13. 15 and sent to the front / back reversing mechanism 22 without being discharged to any of the discharge portions 3a to 3c. The banknotes sent to the front / back reversing mechanism 22 are sent to the stacking unit 26 via the fourth transport path 24 after being aligned on one surface.

  At this time, banknotes other than the designated denomination are discharged to the first to third discharge units 3a to 3c in the same manner as in the counting and sorting process mode.

  When a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 100) are stacked on the stacking unit 26, the banknotes are transferred from the stacking unit 26 onto the transport belt 44. The transferred stacked banknotes are transported to the binding unit 30 by the travel of the transport belt 44 and are held by the clamp member. At this time, the binding tape 36 is supplied from the supply reel 37, and the name of the bank branch, the date of processing, the serial number, and the like are printed on the surface of the binding tape 36 by the printing unit 40. When the binding tape 36 is fed out by a predetermined length, it is cut by the cutter 34 and then wound around the stacked banknotes by the rotation of the pair of winding arms 46. After this winding, the heater 35 is pressed against both ends of the binding tape 36 and heated. As a result, the binding tape 36 is bonded and bound, and the bundled banknote bundle is released and stored in the storage unit.

  FIG. 3 shows a drive control system of the printing unit 40 described above.

  The printing unit 40 is disposed to face the binding tape 36 and is movable in a direction intersecting the supply direction of the binding tape 36 (width direction of the binding tape 36). The printing unit 40 is reciprocated between a first position A and a second position B adjacent to the first position A by a driving mechanism 51 as a first moving unit.

  Further, the binding tape 36 is sandwiched between the conveying roller pairs 53 and 54 on the upstream side and the downstream side in the tape supply direction of the printing unit 40. The conveyance roller pairs 53 and 54 are rotated forward and backward by a drive motor 55, whereby the binding tape 36 is reciprocated along the supply direction. A control unit 61 is connected to the printing unit 40, the driving mechanism 51, and the driving motor 55 via a control circuit so that the operation during printing is controlled.

  An operation unit 4 is connected to the printing unit 40 via a transmission circuit, and an apparatus installation location name, for example, a bank name, a branch name, or the like is input by the operation of the operation unit 4.

  The bank name, branch name, etc. may be input via a semiconductor memory or the like (compact flash (registered trademark), etc.), direct media such as FD, or optical media such as CD, or an external device ( It may be input by communication from a personal computer or the like.

  Next, the printing operation of the printing unit 40 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the printing unit 40 is located at the first position A and faces the binding tape 36. From this state, the print head 41 operates, and the binding tape 36 is connected to the conveying roller pair. It is conveyed in the direction of the arrow by the forward rotation of 53 and 54. Thereby, for example, bank names, branch names (unique information), and the like are printed in a row as the first information 57 in a row on one side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. After this printing, as shown in FIG. 4B, the printing unit 40 moves to the second position B and faces the other side in the width direction of the binding tape 36, and the print head 41 operates from this state. At the same time, the binding tape 36 is conveyed in the reverse direction by the reverse rotation of the conveying roller pairs 53 and 54. Thus, for example, the bundling serial number, date information (variation information), and the like are recorded as the second information 58 in a row on the other side in the width direction of the bundling tape 36.

  Thus, the binding tape 36 on which the first and second information 57 and 58 are printed is wound around the stacked banknotes P as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the first information 57 such as the bank name and branch name and the second information 58 such as the binding serial number and date information are recorded by the single printing unit 40. This eliminates the need for conventional stamps, saves space, reduces costs, and requires a long wait for the creation of stamps, as with stamps. And quick delivery is possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, during the printing operation of the printing unit 40, the binding tape 36 is reciprocated along the supply direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. Instead, the printing unit 40 may be reciprocated along the supply direction of the binding tape 36.

  That is, the printing operation of the printing unit 40 is started from the state shown in FIG. 7A, and the printing unit 40 is moved in the arrow direction as shown in FIG. As a result, first information 57 such as bank names and branch names is printed in a row on one side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. After this printing, as shown in FIG. 7C, the printing unit 40 moves to the second position B and faces the other side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. From this state, the printing operation of the printing unit 40 is performed. Start and move in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the second information 58 such as the binding serial number and date information is printed in a row on the other side in the width direction of the binding tape 36. After this printing, the printing unit 40 moves to the first position A and returns to the initial position as shown in FIG.

  Also according to this embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the gist thereof.

The external appearance perspective view which shows the banknote sorter which is one embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote sorter. The figure which shows the drive control system of the printing part of the banknote sorter. The figure which shows the printing operation of the printing part. The figure which shows the state in which the accumulation | stacking banknote was bundled by the binding tape in which the information was printed by the printing part. The figure which shows the printing part which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the printing operation of the printing part.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 ... Bundling part, 36 ... Bundling tape (bundling material), 37 ... Supply reel (supply means), 40 ... Printing part (printing means), 51 ... Drive mechanism (1st moving means), 55 ... Drive motor (1st) 2 movement means), 57... Unique information (first information), 58... Fluctuation information (second information).

Claims (7)

A bundling means for bundling the accumulated paper sheets accumulated with a bundling material;
Supply means for supplying a binding material to the binding means;
Printing means for printing the first information and the second information on the binding material supplied by the supply means;
The second information is different from the first position of the binding material corresponding to the first information printing position and the first position by moving the printing means in a direction intersecting the supply direction of the binding material. First moving means opposed to a second position corresponding to the printing position;
A second moving means for relatively reciprocating the printing means and the binding material along the supply direction of the binding material;
The sheet processing is characterized in that the printing means is moved to the first or second position and moved relative to the binding material to print the first information or the second information. apparatus. 2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the binding material is reciprocated with respect to the print head in a stopped state. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is reciprocated with respect to the binding material in a stopped state. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information is unique information. 5. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the unique information is an installation location name. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second information is variation information. 7. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the variation information is a bundling serial number and date information.

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