JP2018190345A - Paper sheet processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of switching between aligning the front and back sides and the direction of paper sheets and not aligning them when performing the bundling of paper sheets. A paper sheet processing apparatus (banknote processing apparatus 1) includes an identification unit 18, a stacking section for stacking paper sheets (first to fifth stacking sections 51 to 55), and a paper sheet. A reversing unit (first unit) arranged between the banding unit 7 and the reversing unit (first reversal unit) arranged between the recognizing unit and the stacking unit, and selectively reversing the paper sheets according to the recognizing result of the recognizing unit. 1 reversing unit 21 and second reversing unit 22), the reversing unit aligns the front and back of the paper sheet, the banding unit does not align the front and back of the paper sheet, and the reversing unit does not align the front and back of the paper sheet And a control unit 41 for switching the second mode in which the banding unit binds the paper sheets. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The technology disclosed herein relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  Patent Document 1 describes a banknote sorter that counts banknotes and bundles and organizes banknotes every predetermined number. The banknote sorter includes a front / back reversing unit that reverses the front / back of a banknote. A banknote sorter arranges a predetermined number of banknotes in a small bundle with a paper tape after aligning the front and back of the banknotes.

JP, 2006-224845, A

  A conventional paper sheet processing apparatus for creating a banded paper sheet can only perform banding with the front and back sides of the paper sheet aligned. However, there is also a need for banding without aligning the front and back sides of paper sheets.

  The technology disclosed herein has been made in view of the above points, and the purpose of the technology is to align the front and back sides and orientation of the paper sheet and not to align it when carrying out the paper sheet bundling. Is to provide a sheet processing apparatus capable of switching between the two.

  Specifically, the technology disclosed herein relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus. The paper sheet processing apparatus is provided in a paper sheet conveyance path, and is provided downstream of the identification unit for identifying the paper sheet, and in the conveyance direction of the paper sheet, and The stacking unit for stacking the paper sheets identified by the identifying unit, the banding unit for banding the paper sheets stacked in the stacking unit, and the identifying unit and the stacking in the transport direction of the paper sheets And a reversing unit that aligns the front and back of the paper sheet by selectively reversing the paper sheet according to the identification result of the identifying unit, and the reversing unit is the paper The first mode in which the front and back sides of the leaves are aligned, and the banding unit binds the paper sheets, and the reversing unit does not align the front and back sides of the paper sheets, and the banding unit seals the paper sheets A control unit for switching between the second mode and the second mode.

  According to this configuration, the identification unit identifies the paper sheet. The identification unit identifies the type of the paper sheet and the like, and also identifies the front and back of the paper sheet conveyed along the conveyance path. The reversing unit aligns the front and back of the paper sheets by selectively reversing the paper sheets according to the identification result of the identifying unit.

  The control unit switches between the first mode and the second mode. In the first mode, the reversing unit aligns the front and back of the paper sheet by selectively reversing the paper sheet, and the banding unit band-wraps the paper sheet. In the second mode, the reversing unit does not align the front and back sides of the paper sheet, and the banding unit binds the paper sheet. In the second mode, for example, paper sheets are not reversed. Since the paper sheet processing apparatus has the first mode and the second mode, it is possible to switch between aligning the front and back of the paper sheets to be sealed and not aligning them.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus disclosed herein is provided in a paper sheet conveyance path and is provided downstream of the identification unit for identifying the paper sheet and in the conveyance direction of the paper sheet. And a stacking unit for stacking the paper sheets identified by the identifying unit, a banding unit for banding the paper sheets stacked in the stacking unit, and the identifying unit with respect to the transport direction of the paper sheets And a reversing unit that aligns the front and back and top and bottom direction of the paper sheet by selectively reversing the paper sheet according to the identification result of the identification unit. A first mode in which the reversing unit aligns both the front and back and the top and bottom direction of the paper sheet, the banding unit bundling the paper sheet, and the reversing unit is at least of the paper sheet, A second mode in which the banding unit band-wraps the paper sheets without aligning the vertical direction. And and a control unit for switching.

  According to this configuration, the identification unit identifies the paper sheet. The identification unit identifies the direction of the paper sheet conveyed along the conveyance path, in addition to identifying the type of the paper sheet.

  The reversing unit selectively inverts the paper sheets according to the identification result of the identifying unit, thereby aligning the front and back and top and bottom direction of the paper sheets.

  The control unit switches between the first mode and the second mode. In the first mode, the reversing unit aligns both the front and back sides of the paper sheet and the top-to-bottom direction by selectively reversing the paper sheet, and the banding unit bundles the paper sheet. In the second mode, the reversing unit does not align the orientation of the paper sheets at least in the vertical direction, and the banding unit does the paper sheets. It is possible to switch between aligning both the front and back and top and bottom direction of the paper sheets to be bound and not aligning both the front and back and top and bottom direction.

  The inversion unit has two types of inversion units, a first inversion unit and a second inversion unit, and the control unit has both the first inversion unit and the second inversion unit in the first mode. The front and back sides of the paper sheet and the top-and-bottom direction are aligned using the first and second reversing parts in the second mode, using either the first reversing part or the second reversing part. It is also possible to switch between a mode in which only the first reversing unit and the second reversing unit are not used, and a mode in which both the front and back sides of the paper sheets and the top and bottom direction are not aligned.

  By using two types of reversing sections and selectively reversing the paper sheets according to the direction of the paper sheets identified by the identification section, both the front and back and top and bottom direction of the paper sheets are aligned. be able to. In addition, by using either one of the first reversing unit and the second reversing unit and selectively reversing the paper sheet according to the direction of the paper sheet identified by the identifying unit, the front and back of the paper sheet Can only be aligned. If neither the first reversing unit nor the second reversing unit is used (that is, the paper sheet is not reversed), the front and back sides of the paper sheet and the direction in the top-and-bottom direction are not aligned. Therefore, this paper sheet processing apparatus aligns both the front and back of the paper sheet and the orientation in the top-and-bottom direction, aligns only the front and back of the paper sheet, does not align both the front and back of the paper sheet and the top-and-bottom direction, These three modes can be switched.

  The first reversing unit reverses the front and back without changing the direction of the conveyance width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the paper sheet, and the second reversing unit changes the direction of the paper sheet in the conveyance width direction. The control unit may reverse and align only the front and back of the paper sheet using the first reversing unit in the second mode in which only the front and back of the paper sheet are aligned.

  Here, the first reversing unit may be a so-called switchback type reversing unit that reverses the front and back of the paper sheet so that the front end and the rear end of the paper sheet in the conveyance direction are switched. The switchback type reversing unit can be said to be a method of rotating the paper sheet around the first axis along the paper surface of the paper sheet and orthogonal to the paper sheet conveyance direction. The first reversing unit of the switchback method can reverse both the front and back of the paper sheet and the direction of the transport direction without changing the direction of the transport width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the paper sheet.

  For example, the second reversing unit may be configured to rotate the paper sheet around a second axis extending along the paper sheet conveyance direction. The second reversing unit of this system can reverse both the direction in the conveyance width direction and the front and back sides. The second reversing unit may also be a system that rotates the paper sheet around a third axis that is orthogonal to the paper sheet conveyance direction and orthogonal to the paper surface of the paper sheet. In the second reversing unit of this method, the direction in the conveyance width direction and the direction in the conveyance direction are reversed (that is, the front and back sides of the paper sheet are not reversed).

  The first reversing unit and the second reversing unit, each of which has a different function, selectively invert the paper according to the direction of the paper sheet, so that both the front and back of the paper sheet to be bound and the orientation in the vertical direction are both Can be aligned.

  Here, the second reversing unit that reverses the direction of the paper sheet in the conveyance width direction has a larger load on the paper sheet when the paper sheet is reversed than the first reversing unit. In the mode in which only the front and back sides of the paper sheets in the second mode are aligned, it is possible to suppress the load on the paper sheets by aligning only the front and back sides of the paper sheets using the first inversion unit.

  The control unit may execute the second mode when the inversion unit fails.

  In a conventional paper sheet processing apparatus configured to perform bundling after aligning the front and back sides of paper sheets, the paper sheet bundling process could not be performed if the reversing unit failed. On the other hand, the paper sheet processing apparatus can bind paper sheets in the second mode even when the reversing unit fails. The convenience of the paper sheet processing apparatus is improved.

  The control unit may execute the first mode or the second mode in response to an operation signal for selecting one of the first mode and the second mode.

  In this way, the operator can arbitrarily select whether to align the orientation of the paper sheets or not. Since the second mode does not align the front and back of the paper, or does not align both the front and back of the paper and the direction of the top and bottom, selecting the second mode will impose a load on the paper. Can be suppressed.

  The sheet processing apparatus may include a display unit that displays whether the mode being executed by the control unit is the first mode or the second mode.

  By doing this, the operator can see the display on the display unit, so that the direction of the bound paper sheets is aligned while the paper sheet processing apparatus is performing the paper sheet binding process. , You can know if it is not complete.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus includes a printing unit for marking information on a banding paper for bundling the paper sheet, and the printing unit is configured such that when the control unit has banded the paper sheet in the first mode. The printing mode on the banding paper may be different from the printing mode on the banding paper when the paper sheet is banded in the second mode.

  By doing so, the operator can see whether the direction of the paper sheets is aligned or not by looking at the banded paper of the paper sheets that are sealed.

  As described above, according to the above-described paper sheet processing apparatus, it is possible to switch between bundling with the front and back sides and orientation of the paper sheets aligned and bundling without aligning.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing configurations of the first inversion unit and the second inversion unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the vertical direction and the left-right direction of the banknote. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 illustrating a conveyance path of banknotes inside the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a classification pattern in the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the classification process executed by the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a screen for setting whether or not the banknotes are required to be aligned in the front and back directions and the vertical direction. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed during the classification process of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the inversion processing procedure in the four-direction alignment mode. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the inversion processing procedure in the front / back alignment mode. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of inversion processing in the non-alignment mode. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a difference in the print contents of the banded paper between the four-direction alignment mode and the front / back alignment mode. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example different from FIG. 13 of the printed content of the banded paper in the four-direction alignment mode and in the front / back alignment mode. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed when the second reversing unit fails. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed when a transport error of a banded banknote occurs. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus having a configuration different from that in FIG. 2. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the classification process executed by the banknote processing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating the inversion processing procedure in the four-direction alignment mode and the front-back alignment mode. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of inversion processing in the non-alignment mode. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the reversal direction of the banknotes conveyed with the long edge in front. FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining the reversal direction of the banknote conveyed with the short edge forward.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a paper sheet processing apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description is an example of a paper sheet processing apparatus. FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a banknote processing apparatus 1 as a paper sheet processing apparatus. FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1. The banknote processing apparatus 1 is an apparatus that creates a banded banknote for each predetermined number of sheets after identifying and counting banknotes and classifying them according to type. The banknote handling apparatus 1 is also called a banknote sorter. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the left front side of FIG. 1 may be referred to as the front and the right back side of the paper may be referred to as the rear. According to this, “front” is the left side in FIG. 2, and “rear” is the right side in FIG.

(Configuration of banknote handling apparatus)
The banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a first external stacking unit 11 and a second external stacking unit 12 that stack banknotes that are not to be banded, a loading unit 13 into which loose banknotes are inserted, a reject unit 14 that stacks rejected bills, and a band seal. A dispensing unit 15 for withdrawing the bills and a return unit 16 for returning the fractional bills described later are provided.

  The input unit 13 is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the housing 10. The front surface of the insertion unit 13 is open to the outside of the housing 10. The operator can insert loose bills into the insertion unit 13. The insertion unit 13 can hold a plurality of banknotes in an accumulated state. For example, banknotes including various denominations are inserted into the insertion unit 13. The throwing unit 13 feeds the banknotes held one by one by the feeding roller 131 into the housing 10.

  The first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 are provided on the upper part of the housing 10 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 side by side. The first external stacking unit 11 is disposed on the rear side of the second external stacking unit 12. Each of the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 has a bill outlet opening outside the housing 10. Each of the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 can stack a plurality of banknotes. The operator can take out the banknotes accumulated in the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 by hand.

  The reject unit 14 is provided below the input unit 13 on the front surface of the housing 10. The front surface of the reject unit 14 opens to the outside of the housing 10. The reject unit 14 can stack a plurality of banknotes. The operator can take out the banknotes accumulated in the reject unit 14 by hand.

  The throwing-out part 15 opens at the lower part of the front surface of the housing 10. The banded banknote is thrown out of the housing 10 through the slope of the throwing-out unit 15. The banded banknote dispensed from the dispensing unit 15 enters a previously placed container or the like.

  The return unit 16 is provided in the upper part of the housing 10. The return unit 16 has a tray 161 on which banknotes are placed. The tray 161 moves in the front-rear direction as shown by the solid line and the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. When the tray 161 on which the banknote is placed moves forward as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, the operator can take out the banknote from the tray 161 by hand.

  A display unit 17 is provided at the upper part of the banknote handling apparatus 1. The display unit 17 is disposed on the upper side of the return unit 16. The display unit 17 includes a touch panel. The display unit 17 also serves as an operation unit for an operator to perform an operation. The display unit 17 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes performed by the banknote processing apparatus 1. When the operator performs an operation according to the screen displayed on the display unit 17, various settings regarding the banknote handling apparatus 1 can be performed, or the banknote handling apparatus 1 can execute various processes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes an identification unit 18, a first reversing unit 21, a second reversing unit 22, a transport unit 3, and first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 inside the housing 10. , A transport unit 6, a band seal unit 7, a control unit 41, and a storage unit 42.

  The conveyance unit 3 includes, from the input unit 13, the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, the rejecting unit 14, the second reversing unit 22, the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55, in the order of the bill conveyance direction. The bills are conveyed between the external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12. The transport unit 3 has a transport path disposed inside the housing 10. Although the detailed illustration is omitted, the conveyance path is configured by a combination of a large number of rollers, a plurality of belts, a motor that drives these, a passage sensor that detects a conveyed banknote, and a plurality of guides. The conveyance part 3 provides a predetermined space | interval, and conveys a banknote one by one along a conveyance path. As shown in FIG. 21, the transport unit 3 also transports the banknote BN with the longitudinal edge of the banknote BN in front.

  The identification unit 18 is provided downstream of the insertion unit 13 in the conveyance direction of the banknote BN. More specifically, a conveyance path for conveying the banknote BN in the horizontal direction is provided on the rear side of the insertion unit 13, and the identification unit 18 is disposed in the conveyance path. The identification unit 18 is located behind the input unit 13 and below the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 inside the housing 10. The identification unit 18 identifies the denomination, authenticity, front / back, orientation, correct / incorrect, new / old, and transport state of the banknote BN transported along the transport path.

  Here, the direction of the banknote BN which the identification part 18 identifies is demonstrated. The direction of the banknote BN is determined in four directions of A direction, B direction, C direction, and D direction by the combination of the front and back and the direction of the banknote BN. As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical direction of the banknote BN is a vertical direction based on the portrait drawn on the banknote BN. The left-right direction of the banknote BN is a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 21, in the banknote BN conveyed with the longitudinal edge in front, the vertical direction coincides with the conveyance direction. The left-right direction is orthogonal to the transport direction. In the following description, a direction orthogonal to the transport direction may be referred to as a transport width direction.

  Specifically, the A direction is a direction in which the banknote BN is face up and the top and bottom direction of the banknote BN follows the transport direction. The B direction is a direction in which the banknote BN is face up and the vertical direction of the banknote BN is opposite to the transport direction. The C direction is a direction in which the banknote BN is face down and the vertical direction of the banknote BN is opposite to the transport direction. The D direction is a direction in which the banknote BN is face-down and the vertical direction of the banknote BN follows the transport direction.

  The first reversing unit 21 is configured to selectively reverse both the front and back sides of the banknote BN and the top-and-bottom direction according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the first reversing unit 21 passes the reversing path 211 of the switchback method for reversing the front and back and top and bottom directions of the banknote BN, without reversing the front and back and top and bottom directions of the banknote BN. A bypass 212 and a branch claw 213 that selectively sends the banknote BN to the reverse path 211 or the bypass 212 are provided.

  The banknote that has passed through the reversing path 211 is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the banknote BN shown in FIG. 21 and rotates about the first axis along the paper surface of the banknote BN. The first reversing unit 21 can reverse both the front and back of the banknote BN and the direction in the transport direction (that is, the direction in the top and bottom direction) without changing the direction in the transport width direction.

  The control unit 41 moves the branching claw 213 of the first inversion unit 21 according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. Accordingly, the banknote BN that needs to reverse the front and back and top and bottom direction passes through the reversal path 211, and the banknote BN that does not need to reverse the front and back and top and bottom direction passes through the bypass 212. The banknote BN that has passed through the reversal path 211 has its front and back and the top and bottom direction reversed. The banknote BN that has passed through the bypass 212 is not reversed either in the front or back direction. The banknotes BN that have passed through the first reversing unit 21 are at least front and back.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first reversing unit 21 is disposed below the identification unit 18. The banknote BN passes through the first reversing unit 21 in a substantially horizontal direction from the rear to the front of the banknote processing apparatus 1. A reject unit 14 is disposed on the front side of the first reversing unit 21. The conveyance path 141 connected to the reject unit 14 branches from the downstream side of the first reversing unit 21 in the conveyance direction of the banknote BN. As shown in FIG. 3, the first reversing unit 21 has a branch claw 214 that selectively sends the banknote BN to the bypass 212 or the reject unit 14. The control unit 41 moves the branch claw 214 according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. Thereby, the banknote BN identified as the reject ticket is transported to the reject unit 14 without substantially passing through the first reversing unit 21.

  The second reversing unit 22 is configured to selectively reverse the direction of the banknote BN in the transport width direction. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the second reversing unit 22 reverses the reversing path 221 that reverses the direction of the banknote BN in the transport width direction, and the bypass 222 that allows the direction of the banknote BN in the transport width direction to pass without reversing. And a branch claw 223 that selectively sends the banknote BN to the reverse path 221 or the bypass 222. A reversing mechanism 224 for reversing the banknote BN is disposed in the reversing path 221. In this configuration example, the reversing mechanism 224 is configured to reverse both the direction of the banknote BN in the conveyance width direction and the front and back. That is, as shown in FIG. 21, the reversing mechanism 224 is configured to rotate the banknote BN around a second axis extending along the conveyance direction of the banknote BN. The reversing mechanism 224 can reverse both the direction of the conveyance width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the banknote BN (that is, the right and left direction of the banknote BN) and the front and back of the banknote BN. The function of the second inverting unit 22 is different from that of the switch-back type first inverting unit 21. Although details of the configuration of the reversing mechanism 224 are omitted, the reversing mechanism 224 can employ various known configurations.

  The control unit 41 moves the branch claw 223 according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. Accordingly, the banknote BN that needs to be reversed in the left-right direction passes through the reversal path 221, and the banknote BN that does not need to be reversed in the left-right direction passes through the bypass 222. The bills that have passed through the reversal path 221 are reversed in the left-right direction and the front and back of the bills BN. The banknotes that have passed through the bypass 222 are neither reversed in the left-right direction nor the front and back of the banknote BN. Downstream of the reversing mechanism 224, the reversing path 221 and the bypass 222 merge. This banknote processing apparatus 1 includes two types of reversing parts, a first reversing part 21 and a second reversing part 22, as reversing parts, so that the banknote BN that has passed through the first reversing part 21 and the second reversing part 22 is provided. Both the front and back sides and the top and bottom direction can be aligned.

  The second reversing unit 22 is disposed below the first reversing unit 21 and the reject unit 14. Therefore, the identification part 18, the 1st inversion part 21, and the 2nd inversion part 22 are located in a line with the up-down direction. The banknote BN passes through the second reversing unit 22 in a substantially horizontal direction from the front to the rear of the banknote processing apparatus 1. The banknote BN is conveyed so as to meander in the front-rear direction of the banknote processing apparatus 1 from the identification unit 18 through the first reversing unit 21 to the second reversing unit 22.

  Since the structure of the second reversing unit 22 is complicated, the length of the banknote BN in the transport direction is longer than that of the first reversing unit 21. By providing the 2nd inversion part 22 so that bill BN may be conveyed in the horizontal direction, bill processing device 1 can be miniaturized in the height direction.

  In each of the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22, the banknote BN is conveyed in the horizontal direction, and the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 are arranged in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the reject unit 14 can be disposed on the front side of the first reversing unit 21. As a result of improving the space efficiency inside the banknote handling apparatus 1, it is advantageous for downsizing the banknote handling apparatus 1.

  The second inversion unit 22 is also unitized. The unit of the 2nd inversion part 22 is comprised so that it can pull out toward the front of the banknote processing apparatus 1, as shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. The operator can pull out the unit of the second reversing unit 22 to the front of the housing 10 by hand. When the banknote BN is jammed in the second reversing unit 22, the operator can easily pull out the jammed banknote BN from the second reversing unit 22 by pulling the second reversing unit 22 forward. it can. At this time, the banknote processing apparatus 1 displays a guidance screen for instructing the operator to pull out the unit of the second reversing unit 22 on the display unit 17. The maintainability of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is improved.

  Regarding the drawer of the unit of the second reversing unit 22, the bill processing apparatus 1 may be provided with a lock mechanism. When the banknote BN is clogged in the second reversing unit 22 and the banknote handling apparatus 1 is stopped, the unit of the second reversing unit 22 may be pulled out by releasing the lock. The lock mechanism may be a mechanical lock mechanism or an electric lock mechanism including a solenoid.

  As described above, in the second reversing unit 22, the bill BN is configured to be conveyed in the horizontal direction, so the unit of the second reversing unit 22 that is drawn forward is compact in the vertical direction. While it becomes easy to pull out the 2nd inversion part 22 toward the front, it becomes easy to take out banknote BN jammed. This is also advantageous for improving the maintainability of the banknote handling apparatus 1.

  The first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 are disposed on the rear side of the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, and the second reversing unit 22. The first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. The 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55 accumulate | store the banknote BN of band binding object for every money type, for example. As will be described later, the operator can set in advance the types of banknotes to be accumulated in the first to fifth accumulation units 51 to 55.

  The conveyance path for conveying the banknote BN downstream of the second reversing unit 22 is the front side of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 and the rear side of the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, and the second reversing unit 22. , The first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 are arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction. Five branch paths branched from the conveyance path extending in the vertical direction are connected to each of the first to fifth stacking sections 51 to 55. The banknote BN is thrown into the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 from the front side. The inserted banknote BN is accumulated in each of the first to fifth accumulation units 51 to 55.

  Although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the branch nail | claw which switches the conveyance direction of banknote BN is provided in the branch location of each branch path. The control unit 41 moves each branch claw according to the identification result of the identification unit 18. Thereby, the banknote BN is selectively put into the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55.

  The downstream side of the conveyance path extending in the vertical direction is branched into two in the middle and connected to the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12. The first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 are connected downstream of the second inversion unit 22. Although not shown, a branching claw is provided at the branching point. The control unit 41 moves the branch claw according to the identification result of the identification unit 18, whereby the banknote BN is selectively thrown into the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12.

  The conveyance part 6 is arrange | positioned at the back side of the 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55 located in a line with the up-down direction. The transport unit 6 includes an arm unit 61 that grips bills and a guide unit 62 that reciprocates the arm unit 61 in the vertical direction. The guide part 62 extends in the vertical direction. The arm portion 61 moves in the vertical direction along the guide portion 62. The arm part 61 is positioned at the height position of each of the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 and takes out the banknotes stacked in the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 toward the rear. Then, the arm unit 61 moves to the rear of the return unit 16 or the bundling unit 7 and transfers the gripped banknote to the return unit 16 or the bundling unit 7.

  The band seal part 7 is disposed below the second reversing part 22. The band seal part 7 is located at the lower end of the transport part 6. The transport unit 6 transports the banknote BN taken out from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the banding unit 7. Although detailed illustration of the configuration of the bundling portion 7 is omitted, the bundling portion 7 can employ various known configurations. For example, the band sealing unit 7 may perform band sealing by winding a band sealing paper around the outer periphery of a bundle of banknotes BN. The banding unit 7 may also perform banding by inserting a bundle of banknotes BN into a ring formed by banding paper.

  The banding part 7 has a printing part for marking information on the banding paper. The printing unit includes both a printing unit 71 that prints on a banding paper and a stamping unit 73 that presses a stamp on the banding paper. The printing unit 71 performs printing on the banded paper before banding. The printing unit 71 is disposed in the middle of the banding paper conveyance path from the reel on which the banding paper is wound to the banding unit 7. The stamping unit 73 presses the stamp on the banded paper after banding. The stamp part 73 is disposed in the middle of the second transport part 72 between the band sealing part 7 and the dispensing part 15. The printing unit 71 prints information on the date and time of performing the bundling, information specifying the operator who performed the bundling process, and the like on the bundling paper. In addition, the stamping unit 73 marks, for example, information on the name of the financial institution that created the banded banknote and information that the banded banknote is a non-payment on the banded paper. Although the details will be described later, the printing unit marks information on whether or not the front and back sides of the banded banknote BN are aligned in the vertical direction on the banding paper based on a control signal from the control unit 41. It is configured.

  A belt-type second transport part 72 is provided on the front side of the band sealing part 7. The 2nd conveyance part 72 conveys the band-bound banknote which the band-banding part 7 band-bound to the throwing-out part 15 toward the front. The banded banknote is thrown out of the housing 10 through the slope of the throwing-out unit 15.

  As will be described later, when the banknote processing apparatus 1 performs the classification process, the banknote BN may remain in the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 without reaching the number of banded sheets. The transport unit 6 transports the fractional banknotes remaining in the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the return unit 16.

  Although not shown, the control unit 41 includes a first external stacking unit 11, a second external stacking unit 12, a loading unit 13, a rejecting unit 14, a returning unit 16, an identifying unit 18, a first reversing unit 21, and a second reversing unit. The part 22, the conveyance part 3, the 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55, the conveyance part 6, and the banding part 7 are connected so that transmission / reception of a signal is possible. The storage unit 42 stores various information and programs. The control unit 41 includes the first external stacking unit 11, the second external stacking unit 12, the input unit 13, the reject unit 14, the return unit 16, the identification unit 18, the first reversing unit 21, the second reversing unit 22, and the conveyance Based on the various information and programs which the memory | storage part 42 has memorize | stored in the part 3, the 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55, the conveyance part 6, and the banding part 7, it outputs a control signal. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus 1 performs the classification | category process which produces the banded banknote for every predetermined number, after identifying and counting banknote BN, classifying by type.

(Category processing of banknote processing equipment)
FIG. 5 shows a conveyance path of the banknote BN in the banknote processing apparatus 1. FIG. 6 shows an example of a classification pattern in the classification process executed by the banknote processing apparatus 1. The operator can set a desired classification pattern by performing an operation on the setting screen displayed on the display unit 17.

  In the classification pattern of FIG. 6, the banknotes to be sealed are new and correct tickets of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 2000 yen. The first stacking unit 51 and the second stacking unit 52 stack a 10,000 yen new ticket and a genuine ticket. The third stacking unit 53 stacks a new ticket and a correct ticket of 5,000 yen, the fourth stacking unit 54 stores a new ticket and a correct ticket of 1,000 yen, and the fifth stacking unit 55 Accumulate official tickets.

  Here, the “new ticket” is a type of banknote issued at the present time, and the “old ticket” is an old type banknote that is not issued at the present time. Also, the “correct ticket” is a banknote that has little torn or dirt and can be circulated in the market, and the “damaged ticket” is preferably torn and dirty and circulated in the market. There are no banknotes.

  In the classification pattern of FIG. 6, the banknotes that are not the target of the banding are a non-payment ticket, an old ticket, and the like. The first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12 stacks non-use tickets and old tickets. The first external accumulation unit 11 or the second external accumulation unit 12 accumulates all denominations.

  Hereinafter, the banknote transport path according to the classification pattern of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The inserting unit 13 feeds out the inserted banknotes BN one by one. The transport unit 3 transports the banknote BN from the input unit 13 to the identification unit 18 as indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. The identification unit 18 identifies the banknote BN.

  The conveyance part 3 conveys the banknote which passed the identification part 18 to the 1st inversion part 21, as shown by the solid line arrow. The banknotes BN other than the rejected ticket pass through the reversing path 211 or the bypass 212 of the first reversing unit 21 and then conveyed to the second reversing unit 22 as indicated by the solid arrow. Details of the reversal of the banknote BN in the first reversing unit 21 will be described later. On the other hand, the reject ticket substantially bypasses the first reversing unit 21 and is conveyed to the reject unit 14 as indicated by a dotted arrow. The reject ticket is accumulated in the reject unit 14.

  Thus, the conveyance path 141 connected to the reject unit 14 branches from the upstream side of the second reversing unit 22, and the reject ticket does not pass through the reversing path 211 and the bypass 212 of the first reversing unit 21. The reject ticket can be quickly conveyed to the reject unit 14. In addition, for example, a reject ticket including a banknote with abnormal conveyance such as skew feeding or double feeding, or a banknote with a bad state of being folded or torn is jammed in the first reversing unit 21 or the second reversing unit 22. Can be avoided in advance.

  The banknote BN passes through the reversing path 221 or the bypass 222 of the second reversing unit 22. Details of the banknote reversal in the second reversing unit 22 will also be described later. Of the banknotes BN that have passed through the second reversing unit 22, the banknotes BN to be sealed are conveyed to the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 for each denomination, as indicated by solid arrows. Here, the 10,000 yen new ticket and the correct ticket are conveyed to one of the first stacking unit 51 and the second stacking unit 52. Specifically, the banknotes BN are stacked on one stacking portion of the two stacking portions 51 and 52 until the number of bands (for example, 100) is reached. When the number of banknotes BN is stacked in one stacking unit, stacking of banknotes BN in the other stacking unit starts. The banknotes that have reached the number of banded sheets are taken out from the stacking unit by the transport unit 6 and transported to the banding unit 7. However, when a plurality of stacking units of the first stacking unit 51 and the second stacking unit 52 are used, the banknotes BN are stacked. The banknotes can be stacked in another stacking unit while being taken out from the unit. Since the collection of banknotes BN can be continued without interrupting the banknote BN classification process, the processing time can be shortened.

  When the number of band-wrapped (usually 100) banknotes BN is stacked in any of the first to fifth stacking sections 51 to 55, the transport section 6 takes out the banknote BN from the stacking section. Then, the taken out banknote BN is transported to the band sealing part 7 (see the two-dot chain line arrow in FIG. 5). The banding part 7 performs banding of the banknote BN, and the banding banknote is thrown out from the housing 10 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 through the throwing-out part 15. Although details will be described later, various information including information as to whether the front and back sides of the banknote BN are aligned in the vertical direction is marked on the banded paper of the banded banknote by the printing unit 71.

  Of the banknotes BN that have passed through the second reversing unit 22, banknotes BN that are not to be encapsulated (that is, damaged and old banknotes, etc.), as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. It is conveyed to the second external stacking unit 12. Damaged tickets, old tickets, and the like are collected in the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12.

  After all the banknotes BN inserted into the input unit 13 are taken into the banknote processing apparatus 1, the fractional banknotes remaining in the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 without reaching the number of banded sheets are returned to the return unit 16. The Specifically, as shown by the dashed arrows in FIG. 5, the transport unit 6 takes out the fractional banknotes from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 and conveys them to the tray 161 of the return unit 16. When the tray 161 on which the fractional banknote is placed moves forward, the fractional banknote is automatically returned to the operator. By paying out the fraction banknotes to the outside of the banknote handling apparatus 1, it is possible to prevent forgetting to remove the fraction banknotes.

  Next, the classification process of the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart exemplifies a procedure of processing executed by the control unit 41 and includes reversal processing of the banknote BN by the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22. As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 1 can align not only the front and back sides of the banknote BN to be sealed, but also the direction in the vertical direction. In this configuration example, the banknote handling apparatus 1 also includes a four-direction alignment mode in which both the front and back sides of the banknote BN to be banded and the direction in the top-and-bottom direction are aligned, and a front-to-back alignment mode in which only the front and back sides of the banknote BN to be banded are aligned. It is configured to be able to switch between a non-alignment mode in which neither the front or back of the banknote BN to be banded nor the direction in the top-and-bottom direction is aligned. The four-direction alignment mode corresponds to the first mode, and the front / back alignment mode and the non-alignment mode correspond to the second mode.

  FIG. 8 illustrates a screen D1 for setting the alignment of banknotes BN displayed on the display unit 17 before starting the banknote BN classification process. In the screen D1 of FIG. 8, the operator can arbitrarily select a “align front and back and top and bottom” button, a “align front and back only” button, and a “do not align front and back and top and bottom” button. When the “Align Front / Back and Top / Bottom” button is selected, the 4-way alignment mode is selected. When the “Align Front / Back Only” button is selected, the Front / Back / Side Mode is selected, and the “Do not align front / back / top / bottom” button is displayed. When selected, it is in unaligned mode.

  Based on the operation signal corresponding to the operator's mode selection, the storage unit 42 stores the mode. The control unit 41 moves the branch claws 213 and 214 of the first reversing unit 21 and the branch claws 223 of the second reversing unit 22 based on the setting information stored in the storage unit 42. Although details will be described later, in the four-way mode, the banknote handling apparatus 1 appropriately reverses the banknote BN by using both the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22, thereby reversing the front and back of the banknote BN. Align both the vertical and vertical orientations. The banknote handling apparatus 1 appropriately reverses the banknote BN using the first reversing unit 21 in the front / back alignment mode. The banknote handling apparatus 1 does not reverse the banknote BN by the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 in the non-alignment mode.

  If the front and back of the banknote BN and / or the direction in the top-and-bottom direction are not aligned, it is possible to avoid applying a load to the banknote BN when the banknote BN is reversed in the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22. It is possible to prevent the banknote BN from being damaged. Moreover, if the banknote BN is reversed by the 2nd inversion part 22, a comparatively big load will be added to the banknote BN. If only the front and back sides of the banknote BN are aligned and the orientation in the top-and-bottom direction is not aligned, it is possible to avoid applying a load to the banknote BN when the banknote BN is reversed in the second reversing unit 22. Furthermore, when the direction of the banknote BN is not aligned, the processing speed of the banknote processing apparatus 1 can be improved by increasing the conveyance speed of the banknote BN.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a screen D2 displayed on the display unit 17 when the banknote processing apparatus 1 is executing the classification process. The screen D2 shows a preset classification pattern, the number of processed banknotes BN, the number of banded banknotes created, the amount of money of the processed banknotes BN, The total amount is shown. In the upper right part of the screen D2, a mode selected by the operator is displayed. The example of FIG. 9 indicates that the “four-direction alignment” mode is selected. By carrying out like this, the operator can know in which mode processing is performed when the bill processing device 1 is performing the classification processing.

  In step S <b> 1 after the start in the flow of FIG. 7, the banknote handling apparatus 1 feeds out the banknotes that have been inserted into the insertion unit 13. In subsequent step S2, the identification unit 18 identifies the banknote. In step S3, it is determined whether or not the banknote BN is a reject ticket. If it is not a reject ticket, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 perform reversal processing according to the identification result of the recognizing unit 18 and the mode selected by the operator.

  10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12 are flowcharts related to the inversion processing in step S4. FIG. 10 is a flow of reversal processing in the four-direction alignment mode, FIG. 11 is a flow of reversal processing in the front / back alignment mode, and FIG. 12 is a flow of reversal processing in the non-alignment mode. Hereinafter, the procedure of inversion processing will be described in order.

  The flow shown in FIG. 10 is a flow that uses the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 to align both the front and back of the banknote BN and the direction in the top-to-bottom direction. The step following step S3 proceeds to steps S41a to S44a according to the direction of the banknote BN. That is, when the banknote BN is in the A direction, the process proceeds to step S41a, when the banknote BN is in the B direction, the process proceeds to step S42a, when the banknote BN is in the C direction, the process proceeds to step S43a, and when the banknote BN is in the D direction. Proceed to S44a.

  Steps S51a to S54a relate to the inversion operation in the first inversion unit 21. In step S51a following step S41a, since it is not necessary to reverse the banknote BN, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN (that is, the banknote BN passes through the bypass 212). The direction of the banknote remains the A direction. In step S52a following step S42a, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN (that is, the banknote BN passes through the reversing path 211). Thereby, both the front and back of banknote BN and the direction of the top-and-bottom direction are reversed, and the direction of the banknote changes from the B direction to the D direction. In step S53a following step S43a, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN. Thereby, the direction of the banknote BN changes from the C direction to the A direction. In step S54a following step S44a, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the D direction.

  Steps S61a to S64a relate to the inversion operation in the second inversion unit 22. In step S61a following step S51a, since it is not necessary to reverse the banknote BN, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN (that is, the banknote BN passes through the bypass 222). The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S62a following step S52a, the second reversing unit 22 reverses the banknote BN (that is, the banknote BN passes through the reversing path 221). Thereby, both the front and back of the banknote BN and the direction of the left-right direction are reversed, and the direction of the banknote BN changes from the D direction to the A direction. In step S63a following step S53a, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. Thereby, the direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S64a following step S54a, the second reversing unit 22 reverses the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN is changed from the D direction to the A direction.

  In the four-direction alignment mode, the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 selectively perform the reversing operation of the banknote BN in the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 according to the direction of the banknote BN. All the front and back and top and bottom direction of the banknote BN that has passed through the reversing unit 22 can be aligned.

  The flow illustrated in FIG. 11 is a flow in which only the front and back of the banknote BN are aligned using the first reversing unit 21. The step following step S3 proceeds to steps S41b to S44b according to the direction of the banknote BN. That is, when the banknote BN is in the A direction, the process proceeds to step S41b, when the banknote BN is in the B direction, the process proceeds to step S42b, when the banknote BN is in the C direction, the process proceeds to step S43b, and when the banknote BN is in the D direction. Proceed to S44b.

  Steps S51b to S54b relate to the reversing operation in the first reversing unit 21. In step S51b following step S41b, since it is not necessary to reverse the banknote BN, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. Even in step S52b following step S42b, since it is not necessary to reverse the banknote BN, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S53b following step S43b, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN. Thereby, the direction of the banknote BN changes from the C direction to the A direction. In step S54b following step S44b, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN is changed from the D direction to the B direction. When the banknote BN passes through the first reversing part 21 in the front / back alignment mode, the front and back of all banknotes BN are aligned.

  Steps S61b to 64b relate to the inversion operation in the second inversion unit 22. As described above, in the front / back alignment mode, the banknotes BN that have passed through the first reversing unit 21 are all aligned, so the second reversing unit 22 does not reverse the banknotes BN. That is, in step S61b following step S51b, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S62b following step S52b, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S63b following step S53b, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. Thereby, the direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S64b following step S54b, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the B direction.

  In the front / back alignment mode, the first reversing unit 21 selectively performs the reversing operation of the banknote BN according to the direction of the banknote BN, while the second reversing unit 22 does not reverse the banknote BN. Thereby, all the front and back of the banknote BN which passed the 1st inversion part 21 and the 2nd inversion part 22 can be arrange | equalized. Compared with the 1st inversion part 21, when the 2nd inversion part 22 inverts bill BN, the load added to bill BN is large. By not using the 2nd inversion part 22 in front and back alignment mode, it becomes possible to arrange the front and back of all the banknotes BN, reducing the load added to the banknote BN.

  The flow shown in FIG. 12 is a flow in which neither the front or back of the banknote BN nor the direction in the top-and-bottom direction is aligned. The step following step S3 proceeds to steps S41c to S44c according to the direction of the banknote BN. That is, when the banknote BN is in the A direction, the process proceeds to step S41c, when the banknote BN is in the B direction, the process proceeds to step S42c, when the banknote BN is in the C direction, the process proceeds to step S43c, and when the banknote BN is in the D direction. Proceed to S44c.

  Steps S51c to S54c relate to the reversing operation in the first reversing unit 21. The first reversing unit 21 does not reverse the banknote BN because the front and back of the banknote BN are not aligned in the vertical direction. That is, in step S51c following step S41c, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S52c following step S42c, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S53c following step S43c, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the C direction. In step S54c following step S44c, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the D direction.

  Steps S61c to S64c relate to the inversion operation in the second inversion unit 22. Similarly to the first inversion unit 21, the second inversion unit 22 does not invert the banknote BN. That is, in step S61c following step S51c, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S62c following step S52c, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S63c following step S53c, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. Thereby, the direction of the banknote BN remains in the C direction. In step S64c following step S54c, the second reversing unit 22 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the D direction.

  In the non-alignment mode, both the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 do not reverse the banknote BN. This suppresses the load on the banknote BN. Further, by not reversing the banknote BN in both the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22, it is possible to increase the conveyance speed of the banknote BN. When the transport speed is increased, the processing speed of the banknote BN classification process is increased.

  Returning to the flow of FIG. 7, in step S <b> 5 after step S <b> 4, the control unit 41 determines that the banknote BN having passed through the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 is band-wrapped based on the identification result of the identifying unit 18. It is determined whether or not it is a target. If it is a banding target, the process proceeds to step S6, and the control unit 41 conveys the banknote BN to one of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 corresponding to the denomination. On the other hand, if the banknote BN is not a bandage target (that is, if it is a damaged ticket, an old ticket, or a denomination other than the bandage target), the process proceeds to step S7, and the control unit 41 changes the banknote BN to the first banknote BN. Transport to the external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12. Accordingly, the banknotes BN stacked on the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12 are aligned in the front and back and / or top / bottom direction according to the mode selected by the operator (however, the non-aligned mode is selected). If this is done, the front and back sides will not be aligned.

  When it is identified as a reject ticket in step S3, specifically, when it is identified as an indistinguishable ticket or a transport abnormality ticket, the process proceeds to step S8, and the banknote BN is transported to the reject unit 14. As described above, the reject ticket is conveyed to the reject unit 14 without substantially passing through the first reversing unit 21. The reject ticket also does not pass through the second reversing unit 22. Accordingly, the banknotes BN stacked on the reject unit 14 are not aligned in the front and back directions and the top-and-bottom direction regardless of the mode selected by the operator.

  In step S9 after step S6, the control unit 41 determines whether or not the banknotes BN corresponding to the number of banded sheets are accumulated in any of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55. If the determination in step S9 is YES, the process proceeds to step S10, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S10, the transport unit 6 transports the banknote BN that has reached the number of bandings from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the banding unit 7, and in subsequent step S11, the banding unit 7 encloses the banknotes BN. I do.

  In step S <b> 12, the printing unit 71 performs printing on the banded paper. Here, the printing unit 71 changes the content to be printed on the banded paper according to the selected mode.

  FIG. 13 shows an example in which the printing unit 71 changes the content printed on the banded paper according to the selected mode. As described above, the printing unit 71 uses the date and time information on the banding (in the example of FIG. 13, 20110421.133059) and the information (12A34) specifying the operator who performed the banding process on the banding paper. Print. When the four-direction alignment mode is selected and both the front and back sides of the banknote BN included in the banded banknote and the orientation in the top and bottom direction are aligned, as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. Enter “.” Between the information that identifies. When the front / back alignment mode is selected and only the front and back sides of the banknotes BN included in the banded banknotes are aligned, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. By changing the content to be printed on the banded paper according to the selected mode, the operator can only view the banded paper without looking at the direction of the banknote BN included in the banded paper. You can know whether both front and back and top and bottom direction are aligned. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, when the non-alignment mode is selected and neither the front and back sides of the banknote BN included in the banded banknote and the direction in the top-and-bottom direction are aligned, the date and time information and the information specifying the person in charge Nothing may be printed between the two. Note that the printing shown in FIG. 13 is an example, and various modes can be appropriately adopted as printing for distinguishing the aligned state of the bills.

  Unlike the example of FIG. 13, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the stamp unit 73 may change the content printed on the banding paper according to the selected mode. As described above, the stamping unit 73 stamps the information on the name of the financial institution that created the banded banknote and the information that the banded banknote is a non-payment on the banded paper. When the four-direction alignment mode is selected and both the front and back sides of the banknote BN included in the banded banknote and the orientation in the top and bottom direction are aligned, press the stamp of the name of the financial institution as illustrated in the upper diagram of FIG. . When the front / back alignment mode is selected and only the front and back sides of the banknote BN included in the banded banknote are aligned, the stamp of the financial institution name is not pressed as illustrated in the lower diagram of FIG. Even in this way, the operator can know whether or not both the front and back sides of the banknote BN and the orientation in the top-and-bottom direction are aligned only by looking at the banded paper. As other modes, the printing color may be changed, or the printing position may be changed.

  Returning to the flow of FIG. 7, in step S <b> 13, as described above, the second transport unit 72 transports the banded banknote to the dispensing unit 15 and throws the banded banknote out of the housing 10 from the dispensing unit 15.

  In step S <b> 14, it is determined whether or not the next banknote BN is in the insertion unit 13. If there is a next banknote BN, the process returns to step S1, and if there is no next banknote BN, the flow ends.

  As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22, so that the front and back of the banknote BN to be bound can be aligned in the vertical direction.

  Moreover, according to an operator's selection, the four-direction alignment mode which aligns the direction of the front and back of the banknote BN to be bound, and the top-and-bottom direction, the front-and-back alignment mode which aligns only the front and back of the banknote BN, and the front and back and top-and-bottom direction of the banknote BN It is possible to switch to a non-alignment mode in which none of these are aligned. It can meet the needs of the operator.

  Here, for example, when the banknote BN cannot be reversed due to a failure of the second reversing unit 22 (particularly the reversing mechanism 224), the banknote handling apparatus 1 executes the process in the degenerate mode. Also good. That is, the banknote handling apparatus 1 does not use the second reversing unit 22, but reverses the banknote BN using only the first reversing unit 21, thereby aligning the banknote BN while aligning only the front and back of the banknote BN. You may make it perform. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the banknote processing apparatus 1 displays a screen D3 on the display unit 17 for confirming to the operator whether to perform the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 1 in the degeneration mode or cancel the classification process. May be.

  By doing so, even when the second reversing unit 22 is out of order, the operator can continuously execute the classification process using the banknote processing device 1 by using the degeneration mode. . The operator can also cancel the sorting process of the banknote handling apparatus 1. The convenience of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is improved.

  In addition, when the 1st inversion part 21 (especially inversion path 211) cannot reverse the banknote BN for reasons, such as failure, you may make it perform a process in a degeneracy mode. Also in the contraction mode in this case, the banknote handling apparatus 1 does not use the first reversing unit 21 but reverses the banknote BN using only the second reversing unit 22, while aligning only the front and back of the banknote BN, You may make it perform the bundling of the banknote BN.

  Note that the degeneration mode may be a mode in which the banknote BN is not reversed so that the front and back of the banknote BN and the direction in the top-and-bottom direction are not aligned.

  In addition, since this banknote processing apparatus 1 has the conveyance path connected to the 1st external stacking part 11 and the 2nd external stacking part 12 connected to the downstream of the 2nd inversion part 22, it is not restricted to the banknote BN to be banded. The banknotes BN stacked on the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 are also configured to be able to align the front and back and top and bottom direction. Therefore, the operator performs the above-described selection of the four-direction alignment mode, the front / back alignment mode, and the non-alignment mode for the banknote BN to be banded, and also separately selects the four-direction alignment mode, front / back for the banknote BN not to be banded It may be possible to select the alignment mode and the non-alignment mode. By carrying out like this, based on the identification result of the identification part 18, the 1st inversion part 21 and the 2nd inversion part 22 align the direction of the front and back and / or the top-and-bottom direction of the banknote BN to be banded, while being out of banding target. It is also possible not to align the front and back and / or top and bottom direction of the banknote BN.

(Processing when the banknote handling device is transported)
As schematically shown in FIG. 2, the stamping unit 73 is disposed in the middle of the second transporting unit 72 that transports the banded bill. In the conventional banknote handling apparatus, when a transport error (for example, skew feeding) of the banded banknote occurs in the second transport unit, the stamping unit can accurately stamp the banded paper wrapped around the banded banknote. Since it is not possible to convey the banded banknote itself, the conveyance of the banded banknote is stopped in the middle of the second transport unit, and an error is reported to the operator. This is for surely distinguishing between a normal banded banknote that has been stamped on the banding paper and an abnormal banded banknote that has not been stamped on the banding paper.

  When a transport error occurs in a conventional banknote processing device, the operator opens the inside of the housing of the banknote processing device, and manually removes the banded banknote that has stopped halfway, It was unpacked and re-entered into the banknote handling machine. In the conventional banknote handling apparatus, an operation that an operator has to perform when a conveyance error occurs is complicated.

  On the other hand, in order to simplify the operation of the operator, the banknote handling apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration stops the transport of the banded banknote when the transport error of the banded banknote occurs in the second transport unit 72. Without being carried out, the banded banknote is conveyed to the dispensing unit 15 as it is, and is then thrown out of the housing 10 through the dispensing unit 15. By doing so, the operator does not have to perform an operation of opening the housing 10 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 and manually picking up the banded banknote that has been stopped in the middle of the second transport unit 72. The banknote processing apparatus 1 stops after throwing out the banded banknote which concerns on a conveyance error from the discharge part 15. FIG. Note that the stamped portion 73 is not stamped on the dispensed banknote.

  In order to be able to distinguish between a normal banded banknote that has been stamped on the banding paper and an abnormal banded banknote that has not been stamped on the banding paper, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is displayed on the display unit 17 while it is stopped. An error notification screen D4 illustrated in FIG. 16 is displayed. In the error notification screen D4, the information printed on the banded paper of the banded banknote that has been normally processed last (that is, information printed by the printing unit 71 as described above and banded). Date and time information and information specifying the operator who performed the banding process). The operator can know the band-bound banknotes that have been processed normally by looking at the information on the band-bound paper of the band-bound banknotes that have been thrown out from the banking section 15. Among the banded banknotes, the banded banknotes that have been processed normally can be distinguished from the banded banknotes that have not been processed normally because of a transport error.

  The operator leaves the banded banknote that has been processed normally as it is, and unloads the banded banknote that has not been processed normally, and then reinserts it into the input unit 13 of the banknote processing apparatus 1. Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 1 restarts the classification process by operating the “reset” button on the error notification screen D4.

(Another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus)
FIG. 17 shows another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus. This banknote processing apparatus 100 is an apparatus that creates a banded banknote for each predetermined number of sheets after identifying and counting the banknotes BN and classifying the banknotes by type, similarly to the banknote processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. The banknote handling apparatus 100 includes a first external stacking unit 11, a second external stacking unit 12, a loading unit 13, a rejecting unit 14, a dispensing unit 15, a display unit 17, an identification unit 18, a first reversing unit 21, and a second reversing unit. Unit 22, transport unit 3, control unit 41, storage unit 42, first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55, transport unit 6, and banding unit 7. In the banknote processing apparatus 100, the same code | symbol may be attached | subjected about the same component as the banknote processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2, and the detailed description may be abbreviate | omitted. The banknote handling apparatus 100 is mainly different from the banknote handling apparatus 1 in the arrangement of components. Further, unlike the banknote processing apparatus 1, the banknote processing apparatus 100 does not include a return unit 16 for returning fractional banknotes.

  The first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 are provided side by side on the top of the housing 10 of the banknote processing apparatus 100. The first external stacking unit 11 is disposed on the rear side of the second external stacking unit 12. In the upper part of the housing 10, a reject unit 14 is disposed in front of the first external stacking unit 11.

  The identification unit 18 is disposed on the rear side of the input unit 13 provided at the upper part of the front surface of the housing 10 and on the lower side of the second external stacking unit 12 and the rejection unit 14. The identification part 18 is provided in the conveyance path which conveys the banknote BN to an up-down direction. The conveyance path 141 connected to the reject unit 14 branches from the downstream of the identification unit 18 in the conveyance direction of the banknote BN.

  The first reversing unit 21 is disposed inside the housing 10 behind the identification unit 18 and below the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12. The banknote BN passes through the first reversing part 21 in a substantially vertical direction from top to bottom.

  The conveyance path 120 connected to the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 is branched from the downstream of the first reversing unit 21 in the conveyance direction of the banknote BN.

  The second reversing unit 22 is disposed below the identification unit 18 and the first reversing unit 21. The banknote BN passes through the second reversing unit 22 in a substantially horizontal direction from the rear to the front of the banknote processing apparatus 100. The second reversing unit 22 is also unitized. As indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 17, the operator can pull out the unit of the second reversing unit 22 to the front of the housing 10 by hand.

  The first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 are disposed below the second reversing unit 22. The first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 are arranged in the vertical direction at the front part in the housing 10.

  The conveyance path which conveys the banknote BN is extended and arrange | positioned in the front side of the 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55 so that the 1st-5th stacking parts 51-55 may be followed. This conveyance path is provided integrally with the door 101 provided at the front portion of the housing 10. Although illustration is omitted, the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 are opened to the outside of the housing 10 by opening the door 101. In this banknote handling apparatus 100, the fractional banknotes remaining in the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 are taken out directly from the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55 by the operator.

  The transport unit 6 is disposed on the rear side of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55. The transport unit 6 transports the banknote BN taken out from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the banding unit 7.

  The band seal part 7 is disposed below the first to fifth stacking parts 51 to 55. The band-seal unit 7 binds the banknote BN transported by the transport unit 6. The generated banded banknotes are dispensed from the dispensing unit 15 by being conveyed by the second conveying unit 72.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 100, the transport path 141 connected to the reject unit 14 branches from the upstream side of the first reversing unit 21 as described above. The reject ticket passes neither the first reversing unit 21 nor the second reversing unit 22. Thereby, it can avoid beforehand that a rejection ticket is jammed in the 1st inversion part 21 and the 2nd inversion part 22. FIG. In addition, the reject ticket can be quickly conveyed to the reject unit 14.

  Moreover, the banknotes accumulated in the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 pass through the first reversing unit 21, but do not pass through the second reversing unit 22. Therefore, although the front and back of the banknote BN accumulated on the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 can be aligned, it is not possible to align both the front and back and the vertical direction.

  The banknote BN to be encapsulated conveyed to the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 passes through both the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22. Therefore, the banknote processing apparatus 100 can align both the front and back sides of the banknote BN to be bound and the direction in the top and bottom direction.

  FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the classification process in the banknote handling apparatus 100 shown in FIG. This flowchart illustrates a procedure of processing executed by the control unit 41. In the banknote handling apparatus 100 as well, the operator sets the mode before starting the banknote BN sorting process (see FIG. 8).

  In step S <b> 21 after the start in the flow of FIG. 18, the banknote handling apparatus 100 feeds out the banknote BN that has been inserted into the insertion unit 13. In subsequent step S22, the identification unit 18 identifies the banknote BN. In step S23, it is determined whether the banknote BN is a reject ticket. If it is not a reject ticket, the process proceeds to step S24.

  In step S24, the control unit 41 determines whether or not the banknote BN is a banding target. If it is a banknote BN to be banded, the process proceeds to step S25. In step S25, the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 perform reversal processing according to the identification result of the recognizing unit 18 and the mode selected by the operator. The processing procedure in step S25 is the same as that in FIGS. 10, 11, and 12, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The banknote BN to be banded passes through the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22, so that all the front and back and top and bottom directions are aligned in the four-direction alignment mode. Only the front and back sides of the banknotes BN to be banded are aligned in the front / back alignment mode. In the non-alignment mode, the front and back and the top and bottom directions of the banknotes BN to be banded are not aligned.

  In step S27 after step S25, the control unit 41 conveys the banknote BN to one of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 corresponding to the denomination.

  In step S210 after step S27, the control unit 41 determines whether or not the banknotes BN corresponding to the number of banded sheets are accumulated in any of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55. If the determination in step S210 is YES, the process proceeds to step S211, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S215.

  In step S211, the transport unit 6 transports the banknote BN that has reached the number of bandings from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the banding unit 7, and in subsequent step S212, the banding unit 7 binds the banknotes BN. I do.

  In step S213, the printing unit 71 performs printing on the banded paper. The printing unit 71 is the same as described above in that the content to be printed on the banded paper is changed according to the selected mode (see FIG. 13). Instead of the printing unit 71, the stamping unit 73 may change the content to be stamped on the banded paper according to the selected mode (see FIG. 14).

  In step S <b> 214, the second transport unit 72 transports the banded banknote to the dispensing unit 15, and the banded banknote is thrown out of the housing 10 from the dispensing unit 15.

  In step S24, when it is not a banded banknote BN (that is, when it is a damaged ticket, old ticket or non-target denomination ticket), the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26, the first reversing unit 21 performs a reversing process according to the identification result of the recognizing unit 18 and the mode selected by the operator. As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus 100, banknotes stacked on the first external stacking unit 11 and the second external stacking unit 12 pass only through the first reversing unit 21 and do not pass through the second reversing unit 22. Therefore, even if the four-direction alignment mode is selected, it is not possible to align both the front and back sides of the banknote BN and the top-to-bottom direction. Therefore, when the four-direction alignment mode is selected, the banknote handling apparatus 100 uses the first reversing unit 21 to align only the front and back of the banknote BN. Even when the front / back alignment mode is selected, the front and back of the banknotes BN are aligned using the first reversing unit 21. When the non-alignment mode is selected, the banknote BN is not reversed using the first reversing unit 21.

  FIG. 19 shows a flow of a processing procedure in step S26 when the four-direction alignment mode and the front / back alignment mode are selected. The step following step S24 proceeds to steps S261a to S264a according to the direction of the banknote BN. That is, when the banknote BN is in the A direction, the process proceeds to step S261a, when the banknote BN is in the B direction, the process proceeds to step S262a, when the banknote BN is in the C direction, the process proceeds to step S263a, and when the banknote BN is in the D direction. The process proceeds to S264a.

  Steps S271a to S274a relate to the inversion operation in the first inversion unit 21. In order to align the front and back of the banknote BN, the first reversing unit 21 selectively reverses the banknote BN according to the direction of the banknote BN. Specifically, in step S271a following step S261a, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S272a following step S262a, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S273a following step S263a, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN changes from the C direction to the A direction. In step S274a following step S264a, the first reversing unit 21 reverses the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN is changed from the D direction to the B direction.

  In step S28 after steps S271a to S274a, the control unit 41 conveys the banknote BN to the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12. The banknotes BN stacked on the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12 are aligned on the front and back.

  FIG. 20 shows a flow of a processing procedure in step S26 when the non-alignment mode is selected. The step following step S24 proceeds to steps S261b to S264b according to the direction of the banknote BN. That is, when the banknote BN is in the A direction, the process proceeds to step S261b, when the banknote BN is in the B direction, the process proceeds to step S262b, when the banknote BN is in the C direction, the process proceeds to step S263b, and when the banknote BN is in the D direction. The process proceeds to S264b.

  Steps S271b to S274b relate to the inversion operation in the first inversion unit 21. Since the front and back of the banknote BN are not aligned, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. Specifically, in step S271b following step S261b, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains in the A direction. In step S272b following step S262b, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the B direction. In step S273b following step S263b, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the C direction. In step S274b following step S264b, the first reversing unit 21 passes the banknote BN. The direction of the banknote BN remains the D direction.

  In step S28 after steps S271b to S274b, the control unit 41 conveys the banknote BN to the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12. The banknotes BN stacked on the first external stacking unit 11 or the second external stacking unit 12 are not aligned in the front and back direction and the vertical direction.

  When it is identified as a reject ticket in step S23, the process proceeds to step S29, and the control unit 41 conveys the banknote BN to the reject unit 14. As described above, the reject ticket does not pass through the first reversing unit 21 and does not pass through the second reversing unit 22. Accordingly, the banknotes BN stacked on the reject unit 14 are not aligned in the front and back directions.

  In step S215, the control unit 41 determines whether or not the next banknote BN is in the insertion unit 13, returns to step S21 if there is a next banknote BN, and ends the flow if there is no next banknote BN. .

  As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 100 can align the front and back sides of the banknote BN to be bound and the direction of the top and bottom. Moreover, since the conveyance path 120 connected to the 1st external stacking part 11 and the 2nd external stacking part 12 which stack | stack the banknote BN which is not bound is branched from between the 1st inversion part 21 and the 2nd inversion part 22, a band seal is carried out. It is possible to align the front and back of the banknote BN that does not perform (by the first reversing unit 21).

  Moreover, also in the banknote processing apparatus 100, according to an operator's selection, the 4 direction alignment mode which aligns the direction of the front and back of the banknote BN to be banded, and the top-and-bottom direction, the front and back alignment mode which aligns only the front and back of the banknote BN, and banknote BN It is possible to switch between the non-alignment mode in which neither the front or back side nor the top-and-bottom direction is aligned. It can meet the needs of the operator. And since the contents printed on the banded paper can be changed according to the selected mode, it is possible to determine at a glance how the banknotes are aligned in the banded banknote.

  In addition, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 18, the banknotes BN that are not to be banded are also aligned with the front and back of the banknotes BN according to the mode selected by the operator. Regardless of the mode, the front and back of the banknote BN may not be aligned.

(Return processing of fractional banknotes)
As described above, since the banknote handling apparatus 100 does not include the return unit 16, the fractional banknotes remaining in the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 open the door 101, and the operator can manually The first to fifth stackers 51 to 55 are taken out.

  Unlike this, the banknote handling apparatus 100 uses the transport unit 6 to transport fractional banknotes from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 to the banding unit 7, and through the banding unit 7 and the second transporting unit 72. Alternatively, it may be returned to the outside of the housing 10 from the dispensing unit 15. In this case, the bundling unit 7 does not perform the bundling of banknotes.

  When the fractional banknotes remain in two or more stacking units among the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55, the transport unit 6 sequentially encloses the fractional banknotes of the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55. What is necessary is just to convey to the part 7 and to return to the outside of the housing | casing 10 from the throwing-out part 15 one by one.

  Further, as described above, the operator may be able to select whether the bill is opened from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55 or returned through the throwing unit 15 by opening the door 101. . Moreover, you may make it the banknote processing apparatus 100 set the return form of a fraction banknote automatically. For example, when there are a large number of stacking portions where fractional bills remain (for example, 3 or more), the door 101 is opened and taken out from the first to fifth stacking portions 51 to 55, and fractional bills remain. When the number of stacking units is small (for example, 1 or 2), it is returned through the throwing unit 15 or, conversely, when there are a large number of stacking units with fractional bills remaining, the dumping unit 15 When the number of stacking units in which fractional bills remain is small, the door 101 may be opened and taken out from the first to fifth stacking units 51 to 55.

  In addition, in the banknote processing apparatus 1 and the banknote processing apparatus 100, the first reversing unit 21 is disposed upstream of the second reversing unit 22 in the conveyance direction of the banknote BN. You may arrange | position the 2nd inversion part 22 upstream from the 1st inversion part 21 by changing arrangement | positioning with the 2nd inversion part 22. FIG.

  Moreover, in the said banknote processing apparatus 1 and the banknote processing apparatus 100, the conveyance width of banknote BN is rotated by rotating the inversion mechanism 224 of the 2nd inversion part 22 around the 2nd axis | shaft (refer FIG. 21). It is configured to reverse the direction of the direction. Unlike this, the reversing mechanism 224 of the second reversing unit 22 rotates the banknote BN around a third axis (see FIG. 21) that is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the banknote BN and orthogonal to the paper surface of the banknote BN. Therefore, the direction of the banknote BN in the conveyance width direction may be reversed. The reversing mechanism of this method can reverse both the direction of the banknote BN in the transport direction and the direction of the transport width direction. That is, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the banknote BN are reversed.

  Moreover, you may change the system of the 1st inversion part 21 to the system which reverses the direction of the conveyance width direction of the banknote BN by rotating the banknote BN around the 3rd axis | shaft.

  In addition, the well-known various structure can be employ | adopted for the inversion part of the system which rotates the banknote BN around the 3rd axis | shaft.

  The banknote handling apparatus is not limited to the so-called short-side conveyance in which the banknote BN is conveyed with the long edge in front, and as shown in FIG. 22, the banknote BN is conveyed with the short edge in front. It is also possible to configure so-called longitudinal conveyance. In the longitudinal conveyance, the first reversing unit 21 may be configured to rotate the banknote BN around the first axis along the paper surface of the banknote BN while being orthogonal to the banknote BN conveyance direction. In this case, the 1st inversion part 21 can reverse the front and back of banknote BN, and can exchange the front end and back end of the conveyance direction of banknote BN. The direction of the front and back and the left-right direction is reversed for the banknote BN.

  In the longitudinal conveyance, the first reversing unit 21 may be configured to rotate the banknote BN around the second axis extending along the conveyance direction of the banknote BN, as shown in FIG. In this case, the 1st inversion part 21 can reverse the front and back of the banknote BN, and the direction of a conveyance width direction. The direction of the front and back and the top and bottom direction of the banknote BN is reversed.

  In the longitudinal conveyance, as shown in FIG. 22, the first reversing unit 21 is configured to rotate the banknote BN around a third axis that is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the banknote BN and orthogonal to the paper surface of the banknote BN. Also good. In this case, the 1st inversion part 21 can reverse the direction of the conveyance width direction of bill BN, and can exchange the front end and the rear end of the conveyance direction of bill BN. The banknote BN is inverted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

  In the longitudinal conveyance, the second reversing unit 22 may be configured to rotate the banknote BN around the first axis, or may be configured to rotate around the second axis, as described above. You may comprise in the system rotated about a 3rd axis | shaft. However, the first reversing unit 21 and the second reversing unit 22 have different methods. By doing so, in the banknote processing apparatus that performs longitudinal conveyance, all the front and back and top and bottom direction of the banknote BN to be banded can be aligned.

  In addition, the said banknote processing apparatus 1 and the banknote processing apparatus 100 equip both the front and back of banknote BN, and the direction of a top-and-bottom direction by providing the 2 types of inversion part of the 1st inversion part 21 and the 2nd inversion part 22. FIG. It is configured as follows. The technology disclosed herein is a banknote processing apparatus that includes one type of reversing unit and is configured to be able to align only the front and back of the banknote BN. The reversing unit aligns the front and back of the banknote, and the banding unit band-wraps the banknote. You may comprise so that the 1st mode to perform and the reversing part may switch between the 2nd mode in which a banding part carries a banknote, without aligning the front and back of a banknote (that is, without reversing a banknote). In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 21 or FIG. 22, the reversing unit may be configured to rotate the banknote BN around the first axis, or rotate the banknote BN around the second axis. You may comprise.

  The technology disclosed herein can be widely applied not only to devices that process banknotes but also to devices that process paper sheets including valuable media such as checks and gift certificates.

  The various configurations described above can be combined as appropriate.

1 Banknote processing equipment (paper sheet processing equipment)
100 banknote processing device (paper sheet processing device)
17 Display Unit 18 Identification Unit 21 First Reversing Unit 22 Second Reversing Unit 41 Control Units 51 to 55 First to Fifth Accumulating Units 7 Banding Unit 71 Printing Unit (Printing Unit)
73 Stamping part (printing part)

Claims (8)

An identification unit that is provided in a paper sheet conveyance path and that identifies the paper sheet;
An accumulation unit that is provided downstream of the identification unit with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper sheets and accumulates the paper sheets that the identification unit has identified; and
A bundling section for bundling the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation section;
The paper sheets are disposed between the identification unit and the stacking unit with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper sheets, and selectively reverse the paper sheets according to the identification result of the identification unit. Reversing part to align the front and back of,
The reversing unit aligns the front and back of the paper sheet, the banding unit binds the paper sheet, and the reversing unit does not align the front and back of the paper sheet. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that switches between a second mode for bundling paper sheets. An identification unit that is provided in a paper sheet conveyance path and that identifies the paper sheet;
An accumulation unit that is provided downstream of the identification unit with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper sheets and accumulates the paper sheets that the identification unit has identified; and
A bundling section for bundling the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation section;
The paper sheets are disposed between the identification unit and the stacking unit with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper sheets, and selectively reverse the paper sheets according to the identification result of the identification unit. Reversing part to align the front and back and top and bottom direction,
A first mode in which the reversing unit aligns both the front and back sides of the paper sheets and the orientation in the top-to-bottom direction, and the banding unit band-seals the paper sheets, and the reversing unit is at least a top-to-bottom direction of the paper sheets. And a control unit that switches between a second mode in which the banding unit binds the paper sheets without aligning the orientation of the paper sheet processing apparatus. The inversion part has two types of inversion parts, a first inversion part and a second inversion part,
The controller is
In the first mode, using both the first reversing unit and the second reversing unit, align both the front and back of the paper sheet and the direction of the top and bottom,
In the second mode, both the first reversing unit and the second reversing unit, a mode in which only one of the first reversing unit and the second reversing unit is used to align only the front and back of the paper sheet, The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mode is switched between a mode in which both the front and back surfaces of the paper sheet and the top-and-bottom direction are not aligned. The first reversing unit reverses the front and back without changing the direction of the conveyance width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the paper sheet, and the second reversing unit changes the direction of the paper sheet in the conveyance width direction. Invert,
4. The sheet processing according to claim 3, wherein in the mode in which only the front and back sides of the paper sheets in the second mode are aligned, the control unit aligns only the front and back sides of the paper sheets using the first inversion unit. apparatus.   The sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit executes the second mode when the reversing unit fails.   The said control part performs any one of the said 1st mode or the said 2nd mode according to the operation signal which selects any one of the said 1st mode and the said 2nd mode. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to 1.   The paper sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a display unit configured to display whether the mode executed by the control unit is the first mode or the second mode. Processing equipment. A printing unit for marking information on a banding paper for bundling the paper sheets,
The printing unit is configured to print on the banded paper when the control unit has banded the paper sheet in the first mode, and to the banded paper when the paper sheet is banded in the second mode. The sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the printing mode is different from the printing mode.

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