JP2018169671A - Banknote processing apparatus and banknote processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to reduce an operation burden associated with setting a bill damage level. A banknote processing apparatus stores a combination of threshold values at an impairment level as a pattern in association with a destination, and when a display operation unit receives a selection of a pattern associated with a destination name (S1). The threshold value of the identification unit 105 is changed (S2). For this reason, the banknote thrown in after that is classified by applying the threshold value after a change, and the bundled banknote corresponding to the request | requirement level of a destination is thrown out. Further, since the combination of the threshold values being selected is displayed in the display area related to the setting, the operator can check the setting at that time as appropriate. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote processing method capable of reducing the operation burden related to the setting of the damage level of banknotes.

  Conventionally, in a financial institution such as a bank and a distribution store such as a supermarket, money is collected by a police company, and the collected money is transported to a cash center. And the banknote of the money conveyed to the cash center is identified as denomination and damage by the banknote processing device provided in the cash center. In addition, these banknotes are stacked in the stacking unit for each denomination and each fouling level, and are bundled in a predetermined number of units (for example, 100 sheets) to form a banknote bundle.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a threshold value (damage level) is set by an operator's operation and stored in a storage unit, and the damage level of a sheet to be determined and the threshold value stored in the storage unit ( There is disclosed a paper sheet processing apparatus configured to determine whether or not the paper sheet is a reflowable banknote by comparing with the (impairment level).

JP 2013-69039 A

  However, according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, every time a banknote bundle desired by a banknote destination such as a financial institution or a distribution store is created, the operator must reset the threshold value (loss level). There is a problem of excessive labor.

  For example, in a financial institution, since there is a tendency to desire a banknote bundle having a higher damage level (a banknote bundle with less fouling) than a distribution store, when creating a banknote bundle with a financial institution as the destination, The damage level as a threshold must be increased. On the other hand, in the case of a distribution store, an impairment level as high as that of a financial institution is not required. Therefore, when a banknote bundle having a distribution store as a destination is created, it is necessary to lower a threshold loss level.

  From these things, the operator must change the damage level of a banknote processing apparatus according to the destination of a banknote bundle, and the operation burden for performing this operation becomes excessive. In addition, a banknote bundle that the destination does not want may be created due to an operator's operation error. Such a problem arises not only in the banknote processing apparatus disposed in the cash center of the police company, but also in various banknote processing apparatuses disposed in financial institutions and distribution stores.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and provides a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote processing method capable of reducing an operation burden related to the setting of the damage level of banknotes. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention includes a storage unit that stores information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations, a reception unit that receives designation of destinations, and the reception And an identification unit that identifies a banknote to be identified based on information relating to banknote identification corresponding to the destination received by the unit.

  The present invention further includes a display operation unit that displays a predetermined operation screen, and a display control unit that controls display of a plurality of destination selection frames on the display operation unit. A selection operation of a selection frame for a plurality of destinations displayed on the display operation unit is accepted as designation of a destination.

  Moreover, this invention is characterized by the information regarding the banknote identification memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part being the stain | pollution | contamination identification level which shows the state of the stain | pollution | contamination of the banknote for every money type in the said invention.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein, when the display control unit receives designation of a destination by the receiving unit, the display control unit displays information relating to banknote identification stored in the storage unit corresponding to the destination. Display control is performed on the display operation unit.

  In the above invention, the present invention further includes an authentication processing unit that authenticates the authority of the operator, and the operator authenticated by the authentication processing unit as having a predetermined administrator authority is assigned to a plurality of destinations. Setting of information related to a plurality of banknote identification corresponding to a plurality of destinations is made possible for an operator who is authorized to update the setting of information related to a plurality of corresponding banknote identifications and does not have a predetermined administrator authority. Is made non-updatable.

  Moreover, this invention classify | categorizes and stores this banknote in the said several banknote storage part in the said invention based on the some banknote storage part, the identification result of the banknote by the said identification part, and the money type of this banknote. And a bundling unit for bundling banknotes stored in the plurality of banknote storage units in units of a predetermined number.

  Moreover, this invention is provided in the circumference | surroundings of the bundling banknote discharge port which discharge | releases the bundling banknote bundled by the said bundling part in the said invention, The several bundling banknote storage box which accommodates this bundling banknote, and the said bundling part When the bundled bundled banknotes are discharged from the bundled banknote discharge port, the bundled banknotes are stored in the bundled banknotes by controlling the state of at least two protrusions provided at the bundled banknote discharge port. It is further provided with a bundled banknote storage control unit stored in a box.

  Moreover, this invention is a banknote processing method in the banknote processing apparatus which has the memory | storage part which memorize | stores the information which concerns on several banknote corresponding to several destinations, Comprising: The reception process which receives designation | designated of a destination, and the said reception An identification step of identifying a bill to be identified based on information relating to bill identification corresponding to the destination received by the process.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operation burden concerning the setting of the damage level of a banknote can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram about the concept of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing an external configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the display screen of the display operation unit during processing. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the display screen of the display operation unit at the time of registration. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for sorting at the time of throwing out the bundled banknotes. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for details of the distribution of the bundled banknotes. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for details of the bundled banknote outlet. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of registration by the banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to processing of banknotes by the banknote processing apparatus.

  Below, with reference to an accompanying drawing, the suitable example of the bill processing device and bill processing method concerning the present invention is described in detail.

<Concept of bill processing apparatus>
First, the concept of the banknote handling apparatus according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram about the concept of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. The banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 classifies banknotes according to denominations and damage levels, and throws out reflowable banknotes at a damage level as bundled banknotes (banknote bundles) for each denomination. It is.

  Specifically, the banknote processing apparatus 10 is installed in a cash center and accepts input of banknotes collected by a police company from a financial institution such as a bank or a distribution store such as a supermarket. The banknote processing apparatus 10 identifies the denomination and the damage level of the banknote inserted by the identification unit 105, accumulates banknotes having a set damage level or higher in the denomination, and a predetermined number of banknotes of the same denomination ( For example, every time 100 sheets are stacked, they are bundled by banding and thrown out as bundled banknotes.

  Here, the damage level is an index that indicates how much the banknotes that have already been distributed maintain their original state. Bills that have been distributed many times are soiled, torn, worn, etc., and eventually cannot be recirculated. The banknote handling apparatus 10 determines whether or not the banknotes are to be circulated again by evaluating the dirt, tearing, wear, and the like as the damage level.

  The damage level includes a stain level that evaluates the degree of dirt on the banknote, a defect level that evaluates the degree of banknote loss and tear, and a thickness loss level that indicates whether the banknote is worn or foreign matter is attached. The banknote processing apparatus 10 holds threshold values for the fouling level, the defect level, and the thickness loss level, and the banknotes that do not satisfy any one of the fouling level, the defect level, and the thickness loss level are discharged as debris by denomination mixing. Then, banknotes having all of the fouling level, the defect level, and the thickness loss level are equal to or greater than the threshold value are accumulated as denominations that can be redistributed by denomination to form a bundled banknote.

  The bundled banknotes formed by the banknote handling apparatus 10 are used by being delivered to a destination such as a financial institution or a distribution store. However, there is a difference in the request for the damage level depending on the destination. For example, financial institutions tend to desire bundled banknotes (bonded banknotes with a low degree of fouling) with a higher level of damage than distribution stores. On the other hand, in the case of a distribution store, the level of damage as that of a financial institution is not required.

  Therefore, the banknote handling apparatus 10 stores a combination of threshold values at the damage level in association with the destination as a pattern, and can easily change the threshold setting by selecting the destination.

  In FIG. 1, the display operation unit 11 is provided with a display area related to the processing status and a display area related to the setting. In the display area related to the processing status, three pieces of non-performing bills have been discharged, three bundles of ten thousand yen bills have been thrown out, and 82 ten thousand yen bills are stacked inside Is shown. Further, it shows that one bundle of five thousand yen bills has been thrown out, and that nineteen five thousand yen bills are accumulated inside. Further, it is shown that seven bundles of thousand yen bills have been thrown out and 21 thousand yen bills are accumulated inside.

  In the display area related to the setting of the display operation unit 11, a selection button for the destination “A bank” and a selection button for the destination “B supermarket” are displayed. Further, in FIG. 1, the destination “A bank” is selected, and the contents of the pattern for the A bank are displayed. Specifically, the 10,000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, the 5000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, the 1000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, and the loss level threshold. Is “6”, and the threshold value of the thickness loss level is “6”. In this embodiment, the contamination level threshold is set to the denomination and the defect level and thickness loss level thresholds are set regardless of the denomination. However, the contamination level is set regardless of the denomination. Alternatively, the defect level and the thickness loss level may be set as the denomination.

  When the operator selects a pattern associated with the destination name on the operation screen shown in FIG. 1 (S1), the banknote handling apparatus 10 changes the threshold value of the identification unit 105 (S2). For this reason, the banknote thrown in after that is classified by applying the threshold value after a change, and the bundled banknote corresponding to the request | requirement level of a destination is thrown out. Further, since the combination of the threshold values being selected is displayed in the display area related to the setting, the operator can check the setting at that time as appropriate.

  The display of the combination of the threshold values of the selected destinations can be set as appropriate. For example, it may be set to always display the destination name and threshold combination selected at the time of work, or display only the name of the destination selected at the time of work and additionally display the threshold combination by a predetermined operation. It is good also as a setting to do. Alternatively, the combination of threshold values may be displayed when a destination is selected, and the display of the combination of threshold values may be deleted after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  As described above, the banknote processing apparatus 10 stores information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations, receives designation of a destination by the display operation unit 11, and information related to banknote identification corresponding to the destination. Since the banknote used as identification object is identified based on this, the operation burden concerning the setting of the damage level of a banknote can be reduced.

<Configuration of banknote handling apparatus>
Next, the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing an external configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote handling apparatus 10 has a display operation unit 11 at the top, a feeding classification stacking unit 100 at the upper front, a banknote binding unit 200 at the lower front, and ascending / descending on the back. A transport unit 300 is included.

  In addition, the dispensing and stacking unit 100 is provided with a fractional banknote return unit 130, an external stacking unit 121, an external stacking unit 122, a reject banknote stacking unit 106 and a deposit port 101, and the banknote binding unit 200 has a bundled banknote outlet 209. Is provided.

  FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the payout sorting and accumulating unit 100 pays out the bills inserted into the deposit port 101 by the payout rollers 102 and 103 and conveys it along the conveyance path 104.

  An identification unit 105 is provided in the middle of the transport path 104, and the identification unit 105 can identify the denomination, correctness, true / false, and front / back of the banknote. The identification unit 105 can also identify old and new tickets having the same denomination and different designs.

  The conveyance path 104 branches off from the identification unit 105, and the conveyance destination is switched according to the result of identification by the identification unit 105. Specifically, among the banknotes, banknotes identified as unidentifiable banknotes or counterfeits are conveyed to the reject banknote stacking unit 106 and accumulated as reject banknotes.

  As a result of identification, banknotes that are not to be bound are transported to the external stacking unit 121 or the external stacking unit 122 and stacked. Specifically, the banknotes that are banknotes in which any one of the contamination level, the defect level, and the thickness loss level is less than the threshold value are conveyed to the external stacking unit 121 or the external stacking unit 122 by denomination mixing as banknotes that are not to be bound. Is done. It is also possible to transport old bills, 2000 yen bills, etc. to the external stacking unit 121 or the external stacking unit 122 as banknotes not to be bound.

  And the banknote which is a banknote of binding object, and all of a stain | pollution | contamination level, a defect | deletion level, and a thickness loss level are more than a threshold value is conveyed and accumulated in any of the stacking parts 111-115 as a regular bill.

  Here, the correct ticket is switched to one of the stacking units 111 to 115 according to the denomination identification result. As a result, it is possible to stack single denomination banknotes in the stacking units 111 to 115, and it is possible to form bundled banknotes composed of banknotes of the same denomination.

  Further, the front / back reversing unit 107 reverses the display of banknotes as necessary based on the result of reversing the front / back by the identifying unit 105 and conveys the bills to the stacking units 111 to 115. For this reason, the banknotes stacked on the stacking units 111 to 115 are also aligned on the front and back.

  In addition, the conveyance destination of a banknote can be set suitably. For example, it is possible to set so as to stack the rejected bills in which any one of the fouling level, the loss level, and the thickness loss level is less than the threshold value in the reject bill stacking unit 106 as the reject bill.

  In addition, it is possible to set a loss ticket as a binding target. Specifically, “If the type of ticket is a binding target, it is accumulated in the accumulators 111 to 115 with a mix of correct and lost, and bundled with a mixture”, “Accumulated in the accumulators 111 to 115 for each correct ticket and non-conforming ticket, respectively. Although it is possible to perform settings such as “Bundling by correct bills and non-performing bills”, in this embodiment, “Only correct bills are collected and bundled in the stacking units 111 to 115, and the damaged bills are bundled in the external stacking units 121 to 122. The case where the setting of “stacking with banknotes of denominations not to be bound” is used will be described as an example.

  The stacking units 111 to 115 have stacking stages 111a to 115a, respectively, which can be moved up and down by driving means (not shown). In FIG. 3, the stacking units 111 to 115 are illustrated as being capable of stacking. That is, since the stages 111a to 115a are positioned at the lower end positions of the wall members 111b to 115b provided on the upper side about 2/3, the conveyed banknotes hit the wall members 111b to 115b and stop and accumulate. At this time, in order to prevent banknotes from popping out and enable stable stacking, pressers 111c to 115c that are rotatable according to the stacking amount are provided. The stages 111a to 115a and the wall members 111b to 115b are formed with notches through which a hand of an elevating / conveying section described later can freely pass.

  The fractional banknote return unit 130 is used when returning fractional banknotes that have been stacked in the stacking units 111 to 115 but have not reached the specified number. Such fractional banknotes are first stored in the fractional banknote return tray 131. After that, when the front end portion 132a of the abutting member 132 provided on the lower surface of the fractional banknote return tray 131 is pushed from the back side, the fractional banknote return tray 131 moves forward, and the shutter 133 provided on the front side is opened to open a one-dot chain line. Proceed to the position indicated by, and the fractional banknote can be taken out.

  The banknote bundling unit 200 provided under the feeding classification stacking unit 100 performs band sealing by winding a paper band around a regular ticket that has reached a specified number (usually 100 sheets) in the stacking units 111 to 115. Specifically, the regular bills that have reached the specified number of sheets in the stacking units 111 to 115 are transferred to the set unit 201 by the elevating / conveying unit 300 described later, and are sandwiched.

  Then, the rotating mechanism 202 winds the banding tape around a predetermined portion of the sandwiched banknote, and the tip of the banding tape 204 taken out from the banding tape stacking unit 203 is stopped by the tape stopper 205 and rotated to obtain a bundled banknote. be able to. A cutter 206 for cutting the tip of the tape after binding and a heater 207 for thermally bonding the tip are also provided.

  The bundled bundled banknotes are thrown out to the bundled banknote outlet 209 by the belt-type transport mechanism 208. A printing unit 210 that prints the denomination, date and time, serial number, and the like on the band seal and a stamping unit 211 that stamps the processed financial institution mark are provided in the middle of the conveyance. Moreover, as a printing content, the damage level applied to the bundled banknote may be printed on the band. In addition to the delivery destination of the bundled banknotes, the pattern name may be printed on the band. Thereafter, the bundled banknotes are conveyed to the bundled banknote outlet 209 by the belt-type transport mechanism 208, and the bundled banknote outlet 209 includes a sorting mechanism that can sort in the left, middle, and right directions according to denomination. Yes. Details of this distribution mechanism will be described later.

  The raising / lowering conveyance part 300 performs the operation | movement which conveys a binding object banknote or a fraction banknote between the stacking parts 111-115 and the banknote binding part 200 or the fraction banknote return part 130. FIG. Specifically, the lifting and lowering conveying unit 300 includes a guide shaft 301 installed vertically from the lower end to the upper end of the apparatus, a lifting unit 310 that can move up and down while engaging with the guide shaft 301, and the lifting unit 310. A drive belt 302 is provided for raising and lowering.

  The elevating unit 310 has a block 312 that can be moved forward and backward by a belt mechanism 311. The block 312 has a fixed lower hand 313 and an upper hand 314 that moves up and down along a shaft 315 by a belt 316. Yes. The lower hand 313 and the upper hand 314 take out the banknotes to be bound or the fractional banknotes accumulated in the stacking units 111 to 115 and transfer them to the banknote binding unit 200 or the fractional banknote return unit 130.

  The bill processing apparatus 10 is provided with a control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus. In FIG. 3, the control unit 14 is disposed below the banknote binding unit 200 for convenience. However, the control unit 14 can be installed anywhere in the apparatus as long as the space is secured in the design.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote handling apparatus 10 includes a feeding classification and stacking unit 100, a banknote binding unit 200, an elevating / conveying unit 300, a display operation unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

  The display operation unit 11 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display or the like, and is a device that displays various information and operation buttons and accepts an input operation using the operation buttons. The communication unit 12 is an interface unit for performing data communication with a cash center host device or the like.

  The storage unit 13 is a storage device including a hard disk device, a nonvolatile memory, and the like, and stores pattern setting data 13a and count processing data 13b. The pattern setting data 13a is data in which a combination of threshold values in each item of the damage level is associated as a pattern with a pattern name that identifies a destination. The count processing data 13b is data indicating the processing status of banknotes in real time.

  The control unit 14 is a control unit that controls the entire bill processing apparatus 10, and includes a display control unit 14a, an authentication processing unit 14b, a pattern registration processing unit 14c, a pattern selection receiving unit 14d, a bill storage control unit 14e, and a bill binding control. 14f and a bundled banknote storage controller 14g. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed, whereby the display control unit 14a, Processes corresponding to the authentication processing unit 14b, the pattern registration processing unit 14c, the pattern selection receiving unit 14d, the banknote storage control unit 14e, the banknote binding control unit 14f, and the binding banknote storage control unit 14g are executed.

  The display control unit 14 a is a processing unit that performs display control of various information and operation buttons for the display operation unit 11. The display control unit 14a performs display control related to the processing status on the standby screen and the screen being processed, and controls display of a plurality of destination selection frames as selection buttons. In addition, display control is also performed for the contents of the setting corresponding to the selected destination. Furthermore, the display control unit 14a can perform screen transition control, display of an operation screen related to pattern registration, and the like.

  The authentication processing unit 14b is a processing unit that authenticates the authority of the operator. Regarding the work of registering the combination pattern of threshold values for each item of the harm level according to the request of the destination, it is desired to prevent setting changes due to setting mistakes or erroneous operations. Therefore, on the condition that the authentication processing unit 14b is authenticated, only an operator having a predetermined administrator authority is selectively permitted. Any method can be used as the authentication method. For example, authentication by inputting a password or reading an ID card may be used. In addition, biometric authentication such as face authentication, vein authentication, and fingerprint authentication may be used. It should be noted that although authentication is not required for selecting a registered destination, authentication may be performed even when a destination is selected.

  The pattern registration processing unit 14c specifies a pattern name for specifying a destination on the condition that the authentication processing unit 14b has succeeded in authentication, that is, the authentication processing unit 14b has authenticated that the operator has a predetermined administrator authority. A process of accepting an input and an input of a threshold value for each item of the damage level and registering the input content in the pattern setting data 13a is performed. Similarly, the change or deletion of registered contents can be executed on the condition of operator authentication.

  The pattern selection receiving unit 14d is a processing unit that receives a destination designation operation, reads out a threshold combination pattern associated with the designated destination from the pattern setting data 13a, and changes the threshold value of the identification unit 105. Specifically, the pattern selection receiving unit 14d receives an operation for selecting a selection frame displayed on the display operation unit 11 by the display control unit 14a as a destination designation operation.

  When a destination designation operation is accepted during the processing of banknotes, the banknotes accumulated in the stacking units 111 to 115 are moved to the fractional banknote return unit 130 and all the internal banknotes are processed. After discharging, the threshold value is changed.

  The banknote storage control unit 14e controls the operation of the payout sorting and accumulating unit 100, acquires the operation state thereof, and performs a process of updating the counting process data 13b. Similarly, the banknote binding control unit 14f controls the operation of the banknote binding unit 200, acquires the operation state thereof, and updates the counting process data 13b. Since the updated count processing data 13b is displayed on the display operation unit 11 by the display control unit 14a, the processing status is displayed on the display operation unit 11 in real time.

  The bundled banknote storage control unit 14g controls the state of at least two protrusions provided at the bundled banknote outlet 209 when the bundled banknotes bundled by the banknote binder 200 are thrown out from the bundled banknote outlet 209. In this way, the bundled banknotes are sorted. The distribution of the bundled banknotes will be described later.

  Next, an example of data stored in the storage unit 13 illustrated in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit 13 illustrated in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 5A, the pattern setting data 13a is data in which a combination of threshold values in each item of the damage level is associated as a pattern with a pattern name for specifying a destination.

  As the pattern name, an arbitrary name such as a destination name or an abbreviation can be used. The initial value is also used as a kind of pattern name. The regular level items include “Fouling (10,000)” indicating the threshold of the 10,000 yen bill, “Fouling (5,000)” indicating the threshold of the 5,000 yen bill, and the thousand yen bill level. “Stain (thousands)” indicating the threshold value of “thickness”, “thickness loss” indicating the threshold value of thickness loss, and “defect” indicating the threshold value of defect level are used.

  Specifically, in FIG. 5A, for the pattern name “initial value”, the value “4” for fouling (10,000), the value “4” for fouling (5,000), and the value for fouling (thousand) A state in which “4”, a thickness loss value “4”, and a defect value “4” are associated with each other is illustrated.

  Further, in FIG. 5A, for the pattern name “A bank”, the pollution (10,000) value “6”, the pollution (5,000) value “6”, and the pollution (thousand) value “6”. And the thickness loss value “6” and the defect value “6” are associated with each other. Similarly, for the pattern name “B Super”, the pollution (10,000) value “2”, the pollution (5,000) value “3”, the pollution (thousand) value “3”, and the thickness loss value. A state in which “3” is associated with a missing value “5” is shown.

  The count processing data shown in FIG. 5B associates the type of banknotes to be stacked and the number of stacked sheets at that time for each stacking unit. Further, the stacking units 111 to 115 that stack the banknotes to be bound are associated with the number of bundled bundles that have been thrown out.

  Specifically, a state in which “3” banknotes are stacked in the external stacking unit 121 with the banknote type “mixed” is shown. Further, although the banknotes are stacked in the banknote type “mixed” in the external stacking unit 122, it is indicated that banknotes are not stacked at present (“0”). The reject banknote stacking unit 106 indicates that “1” banknotes are stacked with the banknote type “mixed”.

  In addition, banknote type “10,000”, that is, 10,000 yen bills are collected in stacking unit 111, “3” bundled banknotes have been thrown out, and the number of stacked sheets is “82” Is shown. Also, banknote type “5,000”, that is, 5,000-yen bills are stacked in stacking unit 112, “1” bundled banknotes have been thrown out, and the number of stacked sheets is “19”. Indicates the state. Similarly, in the stacking unit 113, a bill type “Thousand”, that is, a bill of thousand bills, is stacked, “7” bundled banknotes have been thrown out, and the stacked number is “21”. Show.

  Note that the stacking unit 114 and the stacking unit 115 have not stacked banknotes at this time, so the banknote type is “(empty)”, and the number of bundled bundles and the number of stacked sheets are both “0”.

  Next, a specific example of the display screen of the display operation unit 11 will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the display screen of the display operation unit 11 during processing. As shown in FIG. 6, the display screen of the display operation unit 11 during processing is provided with a display area related to the processing status and a display area related to the setting.

  In the display area related to the processing status, the processing status in each stacking unit and the total amount of banknotes to be bound are shown. In FIG. 6, “3” banknotes are stacked in the external stacking unit 121 with the banknote type “mixed”, and banknotes are stacked in the external stacking unit 122 with the banknote type “mixed”. It is shown that the number is “0”. The reject banknote stacking unit 106 indicates that “1” banknotes are stacked with the banknote type “mixed”.

  Further, it is shown that three bundles of 10,000 yen bills have been thrown out, and 82 10,000 yen bills are accumulated in the accumulation unit 111. Further, it is shown that one bundle of five thousand yen bills has been thrown out, and that nineteen thousand yen bills have been stacked in the stacking unit 112. Further, it is shown that seven bundles of thousand-yen bills have been thrown out and 21 thousand-yen bills are accumulated in the stacking unit 113. In addition, the stacking unit 114 and the stacking unit 115 are not used at the present time, and it is shown that the number of bundled banknotes thrown out and the number of stacks inside are “0”. The total amount of banknotes to be bound is “5,136,000 yen”.

  In the display area relating to the setting, a selection button for the destination “A bank” and a selection button for the destination “B supermarket” are displayed. In addition, the destination “Bank A” is selected, and the contents of the pattern for Bank A are displayed. Specifically, the 10,000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, the 5000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, the 1000 yen bill corruption level threshold is “6”, and the loss level threshold. Is “6” and the threshold value of the thickness loss level is “6”.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the display screen of the display operation unit 11 at the time of registration. As shown in FIG. 7, on the display screen of the display operation unit 11 at the time of registration, a pattern name input area and a selection button for each setting item are displayed.

  In the pattern name input area, for example, an arbitrary character string can be input using a software keyboard or the like, and a name for specifying the destination such as a name or abbreviation of the destination is input. If no input is made, a name such as “pattern 1” may be set automatically.

  For each setting item, a selection button corresponding to a detection level of 0 to 7 is displayed, and any value can be selected for each item. The detection level “0” indicates that the item is not used for identification. The detection levels 1 to 7 indicate that the condition is severer as the value increases. For example, if the detection level “1” is selected as a threshold for stains, it is identified as a genuine note even if the degree of stains is relatively high. On the other hand, if the detection level “7” is selected as the threshold value, only a bill in the same level as the new ticket is identified as a correct ticket.

  In FIG. 7, “B Super” is input as the pattern name, the detection level of the 10,000 yen bill is “2”, the detection level of the 5,000 yen bill is “3”, and the detection of the thousand yen bill is detected. In this state, the level is set to “3”, the thickness loss detection level is set to “3”, and the defect detection level is set to “5”.

  Next, sorting at the time of throwing out bundled banknotes will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for sorting at the time of throwing out the bundled banknotes. As shown in FIG. 8A, a plurality of bundled banknote storage boxes 400 that store the bundled banknotes are installed below the bundled banknote outlet 209. Here, the case where a plurality of bundled banknote storage boxes 400 are installed will be described as an example, but the inside of one bundled banknote storage box may be partitioned and used as a plurality of bundled banknote storage boxes.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.8 (b), the denomination is allocated to the some bundled banknote storage box 400, respectively. In FIG. 8, the right side toward the banknote processing apparatus 10 is a bundled banknote storage box 400 for bundled banknotes of 10,000 yen bills, and the left side is a bundled banknote storage box 400 for bundled banknotes of 5,000 yen bills. A bundled bill storage box 400 for a thousand-yen bill is installed between a bundled bill storage box 400 for a 10,000-yen bill and a bundled bill-storing box 400 for a five-thousand-yen bill. Has been. Further, each of the plurality of bundled banknote storage boxes 400 is formed in a trapezoidal shape so that the vicinity of the dropping position of each bundled banknote becomes wide.

  The bundled banknote storage control unit 14g of the banknote handling apparatus 10 controls the dispensing direction according to the denomination of the bundled banknote when the bundled banknote is thrown out from the bundled banknote outlet 209, and the bundled banknote according to the denomination. A bundled banknote is stored in the storage box 400. In addition, the throwing direction by the money type of a bundled banknote can be changed by setting. Moreover, when the setting of the throwing direction according to the denomination of the bundled banknote is not performed, the bundled banknote is thrown out and stored in the same direction by denomination mixing.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for details of the distribution of the bundled banknotes. First, as shown to Fig.9 (a), the binding banknote outlet bottom board 209a which is a bottom face of the binding banknote outlet 209 has the inclination which this side becomes lower as a whole. Furthermore, the bundled banknote outlet bottom plate 209a is divided into three parts: a left guide part on the left side toward the banknote processing apparatus 10, a right guide part on the right side, and a central guide part provided in the middle thereof.

  The left guide portion has an inclination that the front side is downward, an inclination that the left side is downward, and a protruding port through which the selection pin 209b can protrude. Similarly, the right guide portion has an inclination in which the right side is directed downward in addition to an inclination in which the front side is downward, and has a protruding opening through which the selection pin 209c can protrude.

  The central guide portion has an inclination that the front is down, but the right and left inclination is not provided. Moreover, the width | variety of a center guide part is shorter than the longitudinal length of a bundled banknote. The protrusion of the left guide portion is provided at a position where the bundled bill that slides down the central guide portion and the selection pin 209b come into contact when the selection pin 209b protrudes. Similarly, when the sorting pin 209c protrudes, the protruding port of the right guiding portion is provided at a position where the bundled bill that slides down the central guiding portion and the sorting pin 209c come into contact with each other.

  The sorting pins 209b and the sorting pins 209c use a material such as rubber, and prevent the bundled banknotes from being damaged at the time of contact with the bundled banknotes. Alternatively, a metallic pin may be used by using a contact plate made of a material that absorbs a shock caused by contact as a collision surface.

  The selection pin 209b and the selection pin 209c are driven by an electromagnetic solenoid or the like, and can be switched between a state protruding from the protrusion and a state accommodated in the protrusion. The bundled banknote storage control unit 14g controls the state of the sorted banknotes by controlling the state of the sorting pins 209b and the sorting pins 209c that function as protrusions when the bundled banknotes are thrown out from the bundled banknote outlet 209. Distribute.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the sorting pins 209c are projected when the bundled banknotes are thrown out and the sorting pins 209b are stored, the bundled banknotes that have slid down the central guide portion come into contact with the sorting pins 209c. By this contact, the bundled banknotes slide down the left guide portion as shown in FIG. 9B and are stored in the bundled banknote storage box 400 installed on the left side.

  Similarly, when the sorting pins 209c are accommodated when the bundled banknotes are thrown out and the sorting pins 209b are protruded, the bundled banknotes that have slid down the central guide portion come into contact with the sorting pins 209b and slide down the right side guide portion, toward the right side. It is stored in the bundled banknote storage box 400 installed.

  When the sorting pins 209b and the sorting pins 209c are stored at the time of throwing out the bundled banknotes, the bundled banknotes that have been slid down the central guide part are stored in the bundled banknote storage box 400 installed in the center by sliding down the central guide part. Will be.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for details of the bundled banknote outlet 209. As shown in the top view of FIG. 10 (a), the sorting pins 209b and the sorting pins 209c have an angle on the bundled bill contact surface that comes into contact with the bundled bills. The angle provided on the bundled banknote contact surface controls the direction of the force applied to the bundled banknote at the time of contact, stabilizes the throwing direction of the bundled banknote, and has the effect of suppressing damage to the bundled banknote. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 10 (b), processing such as chamfering is performed on the lower side of the protruding opening to prevent the binding bills from being caught.

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Next, the processing operation of the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of registration by the banknote processing apparatus 10. First, when the display operation unit 11 accepts a pattern registration operation (step S101), the authentication processing unit 14b authenticates the authority of the operator (step S102). If the authorization authentication fails (step S103; No), the display control unit 14a displays the authentication failure on the display operation unit 11 (step S109), and ends the process.

  If the authorization authentication is successful (step S103; Yes), the display control unit 14a controls the display operation unit 11 to display an operation screen related to pattern registration (step S104). Then, the pattern registration processing unit 14c receives an input of a pattern name (step S105), further receives a threshold setting input for each item of the damage level (step S106), and registers the input contents in the pattern setting data 13a ( Step S107). Thereafter, the display control unit 14a displays a standby screen on the display operation unit 11 (step S108), and ends the process.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to processing of banknotes by the banknote processing apparatus 10. First, the pattern selection receiving unit 14d determines whether a destination designation operation has been received (step S201). If the destination designation operation is accepted (step S201; Yes), the pattern selection accepting unit 14d reads the threshold combination pattern associated with the designated destination from the pattern setting data 13a, and the threshold of the identification unit 105 Is changed (step S202).

  After the end of step S202 or when no destination designation operation has been received (step S201; No), the banknote storage control unit 14e pays out one banknote from the deposit port 101 (step S203), and the banknote is recognized by the identification unit 105. Is identified (step S204).

  As a result of the identification, if the banknote is a reject banknote such as an unidentifiable banknote or a counterfeit (Step S205; Yes), the banknote storage control unit 14e conveys the banknote to the reject banknote stacking unit 106 (Step S214). Moreover, although it is not a reject banknote (step S205; No), if it is a banknote which is not a binding object (step S206; Yes), the banknote storage control part 14e will transfer a banknote to the external stacking part 121 or the external stacking part 122. Transport (step S215). Here, the non-binding card whose damage level is less than the threshold value is transported to the external stacking unit 121 or the external stacking unit 122 as a banknote not to be bound.

  As a result of the identification, if it is a genuine note to be bound (step S206; No), the banknote storage control unit 14e conveys the banknote to the stacking units 111 to 115 according to the denomination (step S207).

  After step S207, the banknote bundling control unit 14f determines whether or not the banknotes stacked in the stacking units 111 to 115 have reached the specified number (step S208). If the accumulated banknotes have reached the specified number (step S208; Yes), the banknote binding control unit 14f binds the banknotes that have reached the specified number (step S209). Further, the bundled banknote storage control unit 14g switches the state of the sorting pin 209b and the sorting pin 209c according to the denomination of the bundled banknotes, and controls the distribution of the bundled banknotes at the bundled banknote outlet 209 (step S210). ). Thereafter, the banknote bundling control unit 14f throws the bundled banknotes into the bundled banknote outlet 209 (step S211).

  After step S211, step S215, or step S214, the banknote storage control unit 14e updates the processing status indicated in the count processing data 13b (step S212). After step S212, the banknote storage control unit 14e determines whether or not all banknotes have been paid out from the deposit port 101 (step S213). As a result of the determination, when banknotes remain in the deposit port 101 (step S213; No), the process proceeds to step S203, and the bills are fed out from the deposit port 101. And when all the banknotes have been paid out from the deposit port 101 (step S213; Yes), the fractional banknotes that have been accumulated in the accumulation units 111 to 115 but have not reached the specified number are sent to the fractional banknote return unit 130. It returns by conveying (step S214), and a process is complete | finished.

  As described above, in this embodiment, information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations is stored in the storage unit 13 as the pattern setting data 13a, and the pattern selection receiving unit 14d receives the designation of the destination. In this case, since the banknote identification is performed by the identification unit 105 based on the information regarding the banknote identification corresponding to the received destination, it is possible to reduce the operation burden related to the setting of the damage level of the banknote. It becomes.

  In this embodiment, the display operation unit 11 controls display of a plurality of destination selection frames and accepts the selection frame selection operation as a destination designation operation. Therefore, the threshold value can be appropriately switched by a simple operation. it can.

  Further, in this embodiment, a contamination level indicating the state of dirt on the banknotes for each denomination, a thickness loss level indicating the state of banknote wear and foreign matter adhesion, and a defect level indicating the state of banknotes missing or torn. By using it as the item of the damage level, the damage level of the banknote can be identified in detail.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the designation of the destination is accepted, the display operation unit 11 is configured to display the threshold combination corresponding to the destination, so that the operator confirms the setting at that time as appropriate. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, since the update of the pattern setting data 13a is permitted on the condition that the authentication processing unit 14b has been authenticated as having the predetermined administrator authority, the setting change due to a setting error or an erroneous operation is made. Can be prevented.

  Further, in this embodiment, when bundling correct bills by denomination and throwing them out from the bundled banknote outlet 209, by controlling the state of at least two protrusions provided in the bundled banknote outlet 209, Since the bundled banknotes are sorted, the bundled banknotes can be stored in an appropriate bundled banknote storage box 400.

  In this embodiment, the description has been given by taking as an example the configuration that binds 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, and thousand yen bills, but the old and new tickets are distinguished and bound, or 2,000 yen. Bills to be bound can be arbitrarily set, for example, bills are bound. Similarly, the denominations to be bound can be arbitrarily set. Further, such setting can be made different for each destination. When different settings are made for banknotes to be bound for each destination, the destination settings may be registered in the pattern setting data 13a. Similarly, which banknotes are stacked in which stacking unit can be set as appropriate.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which authority authentication is performed collectively has been described, but authentication may be performed individually for each destination. In this case, the operator authentication information may be registered in the pattern setting data 13a. The timing of authentication can be changed as appropriate. For example, authentication may be performed after a pattern name is input, or authentication may be performed before registration is performed.

  Moreover, when installing the several banknote processing apparatus 10 in a cash center, you may synchronize the pattern setting data 13a between several banknote processing apparatuses 10. FIG. The synchronization of the pattern setting data 13a can be realized by transmitting the updated pattern setting data 13a to the other banknote processing apparatus 10 by the banknote processing apparatus 10 that has updated the pattern setting data 13a. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which the some banknote processing apparatus 10 shares the pattern setting data 13a which a high-order apparatus memorize | stores. Moreover, you may comprise so that the pattern setting data 13a of the banknote processing apparatus 10 can be changed from a high-order apparatus.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the threshold value is determined by specifying the destination is described as an example. However, the threshold value may be changed according to the damage level of the banknote being processed. For example, when the damage level of the banknote being processed is high, banknotes with a higher damage level than the threshold can be accumulated to form a bundled banknote.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which displays suitably the damage level of the banknote in process. If the damage level of the banknote being processed and the threshold value in use can be compared with this configuration, the operator can examine whether the required number of bundled banknotes can be obtained even if the damage level is increased.

  Further, the necessary number of bundled banknotes may be managed for each denomination, and the processing may be terminated when the necessary number of bundled banknotes is thrown out. The necessary number may be managed by the banknote handling apparatus 10 or may be acquired from another apparatus. Further, when a necessary number of bundled banknotes are thrown out, the threshold value may be returned to the initial value, or notification that prompts selection of a destination may be performed.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that formation of the bundled banknote for other destinations can be interrupted during processing of a banknote. For example, if a banknote for Bank A is urgently needed while forming a banknote for B Supermarket, the process of forming a banknote for Supermarket B is interrupted and the threshold for Bank A is set. An interruption can be realized by changing to a threshold value for the B supermarket after forming a banknote for bank A.

  In addition, at the time of interruption, it is desirable to change the threshold value after performing processing such as moving the banknotes accumulated in the stacking units 111 to 115 to the fractional banknote return unit 130 and discharging all the internal banknotes.

  Each illustrated configuration is schematic in function, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of distribution / integration of devices and functions is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured.

  As described above, the banknote handling apparatus and the banknote handling method according to the present invention are suitable for reducing the operation burden related to the setting of the damage level of banknotes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote processing apparatus 11 Display operation part 12 Communication part 13 Memory | storage part 13a Pattern setting data 13b Count processing data 14 Control part 14a Display control part 14b Authentication processing part 14c Pattern registration process part 14d Pattern selection reception part 14e Banknote storage control part 14f Bundling control unit 14g Bundling bill storage control unit 100 Feeding and stacking unit 101 Deposit port 105 Identification unit 106 Reject banknote stacking unit 111 Stacking unit 112 Stacking unit 113 Stacking unit 114 Stacking unit 115 Stacking unit 121 External stacking unit 122 External stacking unit 130 Banknote return part 200 Banknote binding part 209 Bundled banknote outlet 209a Bundled banknote discharge bottom plate 209b Left side sorting pin 209c Right side sorting pin 300 Elevating and transporting part 400 Bundled banknote storage box

Claims (8)

A storage unit for storing information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations;
A reception unit that accepts designation of a destination,
A bill processing apparatus comprising: an identifying unit that identifies a bill to be identified based on information relating to bill identification corresponding to a destination received by the receiving unit. A display operation unit for displaying a predetermined operation screen;
A display control unit configured to display and control a selection frame of a plurality of destinations on the display operation unit,
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit receives a selection operation of a selection frame of a plurality of destinations displayed on the display operation unit as designation of a destination.   The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information related to banknote identification stored in the storage unit is a defacement identification level indicating a defacement state of a denomination for each denomination. The display control unit
3. When the designation of a destination is accepted by the accepting unit, information related to bill identification stored in the storage unit corresponding to the destination is displayed and controlled on the display operation unit. The banknote processing apparatus of description. It further includes an authentication processing unit that authenticates the authority of the operator,
For an operator who is authenticated by the authentication processing unit as having a predetermined administrator authority, the setting of information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations can be updated, and the predetermined administrator authority is possessed. 5. The banknote according to claim 1, wherein, for an operator who is authenticated as such, the setting of information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations is made non-updatable. Processing equipment. A plurality of banknote storage units;
A control unit that controls to classify and store the banknotes into the plurality of banknote storage units based on the banknote identification result by the identification unit and the denomination of the banknotes;
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a binding unit that binds the banknotes stored in the plurality of banknote storage units in units of a predetermined number. A plurality of bundled banknote storage boxes provided around the bundled banknote discharge port for discharging the bundled banknotes bound by the binding section, and storing the bundled banknotes;
When the bundled banknotes bundled by the bundled section are discharged from the bundled banknote discharge port, the plurality of the bundled banknotes are controlled by controlling the state of at least two protrusions provided at the bundled banknote discharge port. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a bundled banknote storage control unit that is stored in the bundled banknote storage box. A banknote processing method in a banknote processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores information related to a plurality of banknote identifications corresponding to a plurality of destinations,
A reception process for accepting designation of a destination;
A bill processing method comprising: an identifying step for identifying a bill to be identified based on information relating to bill identification corresponding to a destination accepted by the accepting step.

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