JPH01304591A - Paper sheets processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability, to reduce cost, and to miniaturize a device by performing information processing different among sheets of paper having various forms based on the discrimination result of the form of an inserted paper sheets. CONSTITUTION:When a bank note is inserted to an inserting part 4, output signals of first and second sensors 9 and 10 of a discriminating means 8 are sent to a discriminating part 27. The discriminating part 27 discriminates that the inserted paper sheet is a bank note, and the discrimination result is sent to a control part 25. A carrying means 7 is started based on the control of the control part 25 to rotate a carrying pulley 14a in the direction of an arrow alpha. Then, the bank note is carried in the direction of an arrow X, and read information obtained by first-third head 12a-12c is displayed on a display part 3 through a head controller 28 and the control part 25. When a card is inserted, only the first sensor 9 is operated, and the discriminating part 27 discriminates that the inserted paper sheet is a card. Second and third heads 12b and 12c read or write magnetic stripe information on the card. The card is returned from the insertion part 4.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device used in financial institutions, etc. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device that takes in paper sheets (cards, etc.) and performs various processing based on the information recorded on them.

(Conventional technology) Conventional devices of this type cannot handle paper sheets of different shapes, such as banknotes and cards, with a single device, and for banknotes, a banknote recognition machine dedicated to banknotes is required. For cards, a dedicated card reader/writer is usually used, and for this reason, users who use banknotes and cards differently have to operate different devices each time they use them. , which was extremely inconvenient.

Further, since a dedicated device must be manufactured for each type of paper sheet, the overall manufacturing cost increases, and there is also the problem that installation space must be secured for each device.

In recent years 1, for example, devices that can handle banknotes and cards in one device have been provided, but in the case of such devices, the insertion slots for banknotes and cards are provided separately, and as a result, the transport operation of these devices is difficult. There is a problem in that the apparatus becomes large because the conveying means for carrying out the process and the information processing unit for carrying out the information processing for these are constructed separately.

(Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention) As mentioned above, with the conventional equipment, the operability is not as expected.
There are also problems in terms of cost and installation space, and there is also the problem of increasing the size of the device itself.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing device that can handle different types of paper sheets, and that can improve operability, reduce manufacturing costs, and be downsized. It is.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The device of the present invention is a paper sheet processing device that takes in paper sheets and performs necessary processing while conveying the paper sheets with a conveying means, and the device has a shape. Paper tii in which insertion slots of different shapes corresponding to different paper sheets are provided in a communicating state: a class insertion section, a discriminating means for discriminating the shape of a paper sheet inserted into this paper sheet insertion section, and this discrimination The information processing means performs different information processing on sheets of paper 'J M 45 having different shapes based on the rl-specific results of the means.

(effect) Hereinafter, the operation of the device according to the above configuration will be explained.

The paper sheet insertion section of this device has different shaped insertion slots that can accommodate different shaped paper sheets! Since it is provided at E, sheets of paper tJ of different shapes can be individually taken into this device. Each of the 22 paper sheets taken in is transported by a transport means and subjected to information processing by an information processing means. Send to processing means. The information processing means performs different information processing for each sheet depending on the determination result.

(Example of the present invention) Hereinafter, implementations and examples of the apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of the paper sheet processing apparatus I. As shown in FIG. This paper reconnaissance processing device ml is equipped with a device main body 2 formed in a box shape, and display portions 31 such as liquid crystal panels are sequentially arranged from the upper side of the front panel 2a of the device main body 2 toward the F side.
Paper sheet insertion section 4. A key manpower section 5 and change [16] are provided.

The card insertion slot 4 has a banknote insertion slot 4a corresponding to the width of one paper ff)H and a card insertion slot Ll 41) corresponding to the width of a card C such as a bank card.
It is constructed by forming the two in communication with each other on the b side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, inside the device main body 2, there is a conveyance means 7 which also serves to convey the banknotes B and cards C, and the types of banknotes B and cards 1"C (the width of both L1
．． A first sensor 9, a second sensor 10 forming a part of a discriminating means 8 for discriminating (difference in L2), and first to third heads 12a, 12b, 12c forming an information processing means 11 are configured. There is.

The conveyance means 7 includes a pair of conveyance plates 13a arranged in parallel to form a linear conveyance path F communicating with the paper sheet insertion section 4.
, 13b, and a support shaft 41 arranged vertically in the area opposite to the transport path F with respect to the transport plate 13b, and is rotatably supported by the support shaft and a part of the outer periphery of the support shaft 41 is connected to the transport plate 13b. A pair of conveyance pulleys 1 that penetrate through and face the conveyance path F
4a, 14b, and a conveyor belt (15 stretched between the front conveyor pulley), the rotating shaft is supported by a support member 16, a spacer 17, and a screw 18 on the outside of the conveyor plate 13a, and a part of the outer periphery is is passed through the conveyance plate 13a and applied to the conveyance pulleys 14a and 14b, respectively.
ff conveyance rollers 19a and 19b and a conveyance drive element (not shown) which applies a rotational force in the direction of arrow α shown in FIG. 3 to the conveyance pulley 14a. Note that 19 in FIG. 2 is an auxiliary conveyance roller.

The first sensor 9 includes a light-emitting element 9a and a light-receiving element 9b, so that an optical path perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying path F is formed by these elements, and a light path is formed in the passage area of the card C. It is placed facing you.

The second sensor 10 has the same configuration as the first sensor 9, and is arranged facing the area through which only the banknotes B pass.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first to third heads 12a, 12b, 12C are attached to the support plate 20. It is supported by a spacer 21 and a screw 22, and its head surface passes through the transport plate 13at to face the transport path F. Guide rollers 23 are arranged to come into sliding contact with the head surfaces of each of the heads 12a to 12C.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 24 denotes a discharge port provided on the back surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to communicate with the end of the conveyance path F.

Next, the control system of this device will be explained with reference to FIG.

This control system has a control section 25 that performs overall control, and key human power information such as amount information from the key human power section 5 is inputted to the control section 25, and the determination result of the discriminating means 8 is inputted to the control section 25. It has become. Also, this system i? B25 is configured to control the display of the display section 3, the conveyance control of the lower eight conveyance stages 7, the operation control of the change handling section 26, and the operation control of the information processing means 11.

The discriminating means 8 discriminates whether the paper sheet taken into the width conveyance path F is a banknote B or a card C based on the output signals of the first sensor 10, the second sensor 9, and the llI4 sensors 9 and 10. Part 27 is A@. This discrimination section 27
When the output signal is received only from the sensor 9, it is determined that the type of paper sheet is a card C, and the first. When output signals are received from both the second sensor 9 and lO, the type of paper sheet is determined to be banknote B, and the respective determination results are sent to the control unit 2.
It is set to be sent to 5.

The information processing fill includes the first to 35th steps 12
A to 12c, and a head controller 28 that individually controls each of these heads are provided.

Next, to explain the operation of the device according to the above configuration, when inserting a banknote B into the banknote insertion part 4 of this booklet, the banknote B with one width direction oriented in the vertical direction is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 4a. . Similarly, when inserting the card C, insert the card C with the width direction vertically into the card insertion slot 4b.

As a result, users who use one banknote B and one card C,
Transactions using both devices can be executed with just this device.

When a banknote B is inserted into this device, the first .
Both the second sensor 9 and IO operate, and their output signals are sent to the determination section 27.

As a result, the first discrimination unit 27 determines that the paper sheet at this time is banknote B.
If so, it is determined as n, and the determination result to that effect is sent to the control unit 25. At the same time, the conveyance drive motor of the conveyance means 7 is started under the control of the control section 25, and the eleventh feed pulley 14a is rotated in the α direction. As a result, the portion of the conveyance path F side of the conveyance bell h15 moves in the direction of the arrow X shown in FIG. 1 to 3rd heads 12a to 1
Face the head of 2c. This is good, control part 2
5, the first to third heads 12a to 12c are
After that, the paper information on the banknote is read, and then the banknote is further conveyed in the X direction and sent out to the discharge port 24.

The information read by the first to third heads 12a to 12c is sent to the display unit 3 via the head controller 28 and the control unit 25 for display. If the information is entered manually, the change handling section 26 operates and discharges the desired change into the change slot 6.

On the other hand, when the card C is inserted into this device, since the width L2 of this card is smaller than the width L1 of the banknote, only the :jSl sensor 9 of the discriminating means 8 operates and sends an output signal to the discriminating section 27. Based on this output signal, the 0-discriminating section 27 determines that the paper sheet at this time is the card C, and sends the determination result to that effect to the control section 251.

Thereafter, the card C is transported by the transport means 7 to a position corresponding to the second and third heads 12b and 12c,
At this time, under the control of the control units 2 and 5 and the head controller 28, the second and third disks 12b and 12c perform reading processing of magnetic stripe information attached to the card or processing of writing into the magnetic stripe portion. is executed. After this,
The card C is transferred to the card insertion slot 4 by the return operation of the conveying means 7.
b, and returned to the user.

In this way, according to the device of this embodiment, banknotes B and cards C
Since the insertion port is common, the user's operability is improved, and the conveying means 7 and information processing means 1 common to both are improved.
1, it is possible to downsize the device and reduce manufacturing costs.

Next, a modification of the conveying means will be explained with reference to FIG.

The conveying means 7A shown in the figure is a pair of conveying plates indicated by two-dot chain lines! 3a, 13b, a common conveyance section 31 and a banknote conveyance section 32 arranged facing both conveyance plates, and a drive section 33 configured to transmit rotational force in the direction of arrow β to these reconveyance sections 31 and 32. Equipped with:

The common conveyance section 31 includes first and second conveyance pulleys 34a and 34b facing the conveyance path F, a third conveyance pulley 34c arranged outward of the conveyance path F, and each of these conveyance pulleys 34.
a, 34b, 34c, and a belt 35 with a part of its outer circumferential surface facing the conveyance path F; and first to 31st fi placed in sliding contact with each of the conveyance pulleys via the belt 35. It includes feed pulleys 36a, 36b, and 36c.

The banknote transport section 32 includes a first transport pulley 34a, a second transport pulley 34a, and a second transport pulley 34a.
4th and 511th coaxial arrangement with the conveyance pulley 34b, respectively.
The second conveyance pulleys 37a and 37b are arranged outside the conveyance path F and further away from the conveyance plate 13a than the third conveyance pulley 34c. A belt 38 stretched between the conveyance pulleys 37a to 37a, and the fourth and m5 conveyance pulleys 37a, 3
7b and the fourth and fifth conveyance rollers 39a and 39b that are in sliding contact with each other in the conveyance path F, a guide pulley 40 that is placed in a position that is in sliding contact with the sixth Ia feed pulley 37c, and an auxiliary pulley that is placed near this guide pulley 40. 41, and a guide pulley 40. Auxiliary belt 42 stretched between auxiliary pulleys 41
It is equipped with.

The drive unit 33 drives the first conveying pulley 3 through a common shaft 43.
4a, a rotational force in the β direction is applied to the fourth conveying pulley 37a.

According to this conveyance means 7A, when conveying the card C, the common conveyance section 31 conveys the card C linearly along the conveyance path F as shown in FIG.
When conveying B, as shown in FIG.
Since the positions of the first conveyance pulley 34a and the guide pulley 40 of No. 2 are shifted from the positions of the third conveyance pulley 34c and the third conveyance roller 36c, the banknote B can be guided in a direction different from that of the card C. .

This makes it possible to automatically separate the destinations of cards C and banknotes B and discharge them to desired locations.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.For example, in addition to the paper sheets described above, gift certificates, tickets, etc. may be used. Of course, it can be implemented.

[Book 9. [Advantageous Effects] According to the present invention described in detail above, operability is improved by making the paper sheet insertion part common, and the conveying means and information processing means can also be made common, so it is possible to miniaturize the device and reduce the manufacturing cost. A paper sheet processing device that can reduce costs can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a vertical sectional view of the main parts of the same device, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same as above, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the control system of the same device, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a modification of the conveyance means of the same device. 6 and 7 are explanatory views of the operation of the conveyance means shown in FIG. 5, respectively. Main symbols in the figure: 1...Paper sheet processing device 7--Transporting means 8--Discriminating means 11--Information processing means. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A paper sheet processing device that takes in paper sheets and performs the required processing while conveying the paper sheets using a conveying means, which has insertion ports of different shapes corresponding to paper sheets of different shapes. A paper sheet insertion section provided in communication with each other, a discriminating means for discriminating the shape of the paper sheet inserted into the paper sheet insertion section, and a discriminating means for discriminating the shape of the paper sheet inserted into the paper sheet insertion section, and a discriminating means for discriminating the shape of each sheet for each paper sheet having a different shape based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means. What is claimed is: 1. A paper sheet processing device comprising: information processing means each performing different information processing.