JPH0353676B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention: a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a counting and wrapping machine that prevents banknotes of different denominations, folded corners, etc. from being mixed into a bundle of banknotes to be counted and bound, and particularly to a banding machine. This invention relates to an improvement for ensuring reliable transportation and support of banknote bundles to the banding part of the present invention.

b. Prior Art Conventionally, a banknote discriminating section for discriminating the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknotes is provided on a path for conveying banknotes sent out from a feeding drum, and the banknotes that have passed through this banknote discriminating section are sent to a switching shutter. Therefore, the counting and wrapping machine with a denomination determination function is designed so that the conveying direction can be changed, and in the case of rejected banknotes, they are stored in the rejected stacker, and only the required banknotes are stored in the stacker section and bundled. It is known that stacked banknote bundles are conveyed by sandwiching them between upper and lower endless belts, are compressed and conveyed to a banding section, are received by two pairs of small rollers, and are banded while being supported by the small rollers ( For example, it is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-17839.) c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the conventional banding machine is constructed as described above, it has had the following problems.

In other words, it is extremely difficult to transport and support the banknotes in a banknote bundle in a state where they are aligned, which poses an obstacle to tightly bundling the banknotes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems.In particular, the present invention is equipped with a denomination determination function that enables banknotes to be transported in a securely aligned state and tightly bound in that state. The purpose is to provide a counting banding machine.

d Means for Solving the Problems The counting and wrapping machine with a denomination determining function according to the present invention discriminates the denomination, authenticity, conveyance state, etc. of the banknotes conveyed from the banknote dispensing unit in the banknote discriminating unit. a stacker section for storing the required banknotes in an upright position with their long sides up and down; a pair of movable chuck pieces for holding and transporting the banknotes stored in the stacker section to the banding section; and the stacker. a banknote aligning means for aligning the long sides of the banknotes and an alignment plate provided adjacent to the stacker unit; and a banknote aligning means for aligning the long sides of the banknotes; a banknote compression means comprising a stacker plate provided in the stacker section for compression and a conveyance plate forming a conveyance path for the banknotes;
A banknote chuck member, which is provided with a banding ring provided adjacent to the stacker part and constitutes the banding part, and which has a pair of chuck pieces that can be opened and closed and has a gripping surface bent in a concave and a convex shape, respectively, is attached to the stacker. The bill chuck member is movably provided between a chuck position for entering the stacker section and clamping a bundle of banknotes compressed by the bill compression means and a retracted position separated from the stacker section, and the bill chuck member is moved to the retracted position. At this time, the bundle of banknotes held in a bent state along the gripping surfaces of the pair of chuck pieces is bound by the binding ring.

e Effect In the counting bundling machine with a denomination determination function according to the present invention, when the required number of banknotes to be sent to the stacker unit reaches a certain number (for example, 100 pieces) by counting in the counting unit connected to the banknote discrimination unit, , the pair of chuck pieces of the movable member waiting at the position of the banding ring are advanced to the position where they chuck the banknote bundle in the stacker part according to the signal from the counter, and the pair of chuck pieces are activated at that position. The chuck piece grips the banknote bundle, and while the chuck piece is gripping the banknote bundle, the chuck moves back as the movable member retreats and stops at the position of the banding ring, and the banknote bundle is closed by the banding action of the banding ring. A seal is placed on the At this time, since the pair of chuck pieces have a mutually bent gripping shape, the bundle of banknotes gripped by the chuck pieces is reliably gripped in a bent state, so that each banknote does not slip. There is also less disturbance in the alignment of banknotes. Since the bundling is done with the banknote bundle in a bent state, when the grip by the chuck piece is released after the banding, the bent banknote bundle becomes straight (due to its own elasticity) and the banding around the banknote bundle becomes extremely tight. Become.

f. Embodiment Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the counting banding machine with a denomination determining function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a supply stack plate having an almost L-shape as a whole and on which a large number of stacked banknotes 2 are placed. A roller 3 is provided, and a feeding drum 4 for feeding out the banknote 2 is rotatably supported by a counting motor (not shown). Note that the portion of approximately radial distance from the center of the axis of this feeding drum 4 is the bottom plate.
It is located in the notch recess 1b of 1a.

At an appropriate lower position adjacent to the supply stack plate 1, there is a conveyance plate 5 constituting a conveyance path for banknotes 2.
A banknote discriminator 6 is provided on the top of the conveyance plate 5 to detect the lengths of the long and short sides, patterns, magnetism, folded corners, etc. of the banknotes 2, and to determine the denomination. There is. The banknote discriminating section 6 is constituted by electromagnetic means, and has a signal generating section 6a and a signal receiving section 6b disposed opposite to each other with the conveying plate 5 sandwiched therebetween.

A switching shutter 9 that rotates in two directions (solid line and dotted line in the figure) to change the transport direction of banknotes is disposed in the center of the transport plate 5. An exclusion stacker 8 attached to an L-shaped holding member 7 supported by a main body (not shown) is disposed at a position corresponding to an opening (not shown). Therefore, when the switching shutter 9 is rotated to the position shown by the two-dot chain line, the opening of the transport plate 5 is opened and the banknotes 2 are stored in the rejection stacker 8, and the switching shutter 9 is rotated to the position shown by the solid line. When the banknote 2 is in the position where the banknote 2 is placed, the opening of the transport plate 5 remains closed and the banknote 2 is directly sent downward.

Furthermore, a stacker section 1 is provided at the bottom of the conveyor plate 5.
A stacker plate 11 and a stacker plate 12 that constitute 0 are arranged, and this stacker plate 12
and the conveying plate 5 also constitute a banknote compression means for compressing banknotes. Furthermore, an alignment plate 13 having an L-shape as a whole is provided adjacent to the stacker section 10.

A movable member 16 is disposed on the side of the stacker section 10, and is guided by a slide guide 18 of a frame 15 of the banding section 14 and includes a slider 16a and a rack section 19 that can slide in the direction of arrow A. A banknote chuck member 17 is movably disposed at the tip of the movable member 16. The banknote chuck member 17 is composed of a pair of chuck pieces 17a and 17b that can be opened and closed (indicated by arrow B). Chuck piece 1
The chucking surface of 7b is bent in a concave shape (see Fig. 2).

A rack portion 19 is provided on the lower surface of the slide 16a.
is formed, and this rack portion 19 is connected to the frame 15.
The gear 24 of the brake 23 meshes with the pinion 22 of the rotating shaft 21 of the transport motor 20 mounted on the
The movable member 16 is driven forward and backward in the direction of arrow A via this rack portion 19.

Further, a banding ring 25 of a banding device is disposed at an outer peripheral position corresponding to the tip of the movable member 16 in the retreated position in the direction of arrow A, and a fixed plate 27 is provided at the rear end of the movable member 16. A grip solenoid 26 is attached to the grip solenoid 26, and the grip solenoid 26 has an actuation rod 28 with a return spring 28a. , acting on the pair of chuck pieces 17a, 17b, chuck pieces 17a,
17b (indicated by arrow B).

The counting and wrapping machine with a denomination determining function according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be explained below.

First, a large number of banknotes 2 of different denominations stacked and held on the supply stack plate 1 are sent one by one to the banknote discriminating section 6 by a feeding drum 4 rotated by a counting motor. A determination is made.

When the banknote discriminating unit 6 determines that the banknote is a rejected banknote such as a different denomination or a folded banknote, the switching shutter 9 is rotated by a signal from the signal receiving unit 6b.
When the opening of the transport plate 5 is opened, the rejected banknotes are stored in the rejected stacker 8 through the opening. On the other hand, if the banknote discriminator 6 determines that the banknote is of the desired denomination, the banknote is counted by a counter (not shown) in response to a signal from the signal receiver 6b, and the switching shutter 9 displays a solid line. Since the banknotes are still returned to the indicated position, the required banknotes move down the conveyance path of the conveyance plate 5 and are placed on the stacker plate 11 of the stacker section 10 on this conveyance plate 5.
and the stacker board 12 in an upright position.

When the counting section detects that a certain number of banknotes, for example 100, have been fed onto the stack plate 11 of the stacker section 10, the main body ( Stacker plate 1 pivoted on (not shown)
2 is driven by its driving means (not shown) to compress the banknote bundle 2a between it and the conveying plate 5, and at the same time,
Once this compression is released, the conveyance motor 20 is driven and the grip solenoid 26 is energized to move the movable member 16 forward with each chuck piece 17a, 17b in a closed state. One end of each chuck piece 17 in this closed state
a, 17b, and the banknote bundle 2a
The other end in the long side direction contacts the alignment plate 13, so that the long side direction is aligned.

In the above state, the grip solenoid 26 is de-energized, the actuating rod 28 is moved back, and each chuck piece 1 is
7a and 17b until the end of the banknote bundle 2a is located between the pair of chuck pieces 17a and 17b.
The movable member 16 is driven by the motor 20 via the rack portion 19, gear 24, brake 23, pinion 22, and rotating shaft 21, and the grip solenoid 26 is energized at the stop position, so that the operating rod 2
8 is advanced, and a cam at the tip of the actuating rod 28 rotates the chuck pieces 17a, 17b in the closing direction. Therefore, the banknote bundle 2a is securely held between the convexly bent chucking surfaces and the concavely bent chucking surfaces of the chuck pieces 17a and 17b. Then, the drive of the stacker plate 12 is released and the grip solenoid 26 is released.
remains energized, i.e. chuck piece 1
7a, 17b are being driven in the closing direction, the movable member 16 is moved backward by the reverse rotation of the motor 20, and the bill chuck member 17 passes through the inside of the band sealing ring 25, and the movable member 16 is moved back to the position of the band seal ring 25. The banknote bundle 2a is gently stopped by the action of the brake 23 at the position where the banknote bundle 2a is located. At the same time as this stop, the banding ring 25 of the banding section is driven, and its rotation causes the banding tape to be attached to the banknote bundle 2.
A is wound around the outer periphery of the spring to perform a banding operation, and when that is completed, the energization to the grip solenoid 26 is simultaneously released, and the reciprocating spring 28
The actuating rod 28 also returns to its original position due to the action of a.
Therefore, since the chuck pieces 17a and 17b are also urged to return to their original positions, they easily return to their original positions and release the banknote bundle 2a from their gripping state. Thereafter, if necessary, a stamping solenoid (not shown) is operated to stamp the band of the banknote bundle 2a, and at the same time push the banknote bundle 2a out of that position.

The timing of the main steps in each of the above operation steps is as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the banknote bundle conveyance support device in the banding section shown in FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention,
A rack portion 19 is provided on the side wall of the movable member 16, and the grip solenoid 26 is mounted on the opposite side wall of the movable member 16, so that the tip of the operating rod 28 is connected to the operating lever 17e. One chuck piece 1 of the banknote chuck member 17 through
7b, and its action is caused by the other opening/closing gear 17c meshing with the opening/closing gear 17d provided on the movable shaft portion of the chuck piece 17b.
They are transmitted so that they work together. In FIG. 3, the position where the movable member 16 is indicated by a solid line indicates that the banknote chuck member 17 is in a chucking (gripping) state, and the position indicated by a two-dot chain line indicates that it is in an open state. It shows.

In addition, FIG. 4 shows each chuck piece 17a and 17b.
This shows a state in which the banknote bundle 2a is chucked by the chuck, and although the chuck pieces 17a and 17b are bent in a gentle arc shape compared to the example shown in FIG. 2, the banknote bundle 2a is This shows that it can be bent and supported reliably in the same way as the example shown in FIG.

g. Effects of the Invention Since the counting and wrapping machine with a denomination determining function according to the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the banknote bundle is gripped by a pair of chuck pieces that have a gripping shape in which only the required banknotes selected by the shutter are bent, the banknote bundle can be supported reliably and easily, and it is ensured that the banknote bundle will not disturb the aligned state. Not only can the bundle of banknotes be conveyed in a bent manner, but also the bundle of banknotes can be gripped and bound in a bent state, so when the grip is released after binding, the bundle of banknotes can be bound extremely tightly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show a sealing machine with a denomination determination function according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration, and FIG.
The figure is a front view showing the chucking state of the banknote chuck member shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the banding part in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5, which is a front view showing the charging state, is a timing chart showing the timing of each operation step. 1 is a supply stack plate, 2 is a banknote, 2a is a banknote bundle, 3 is a guide roller, 4 is a feeding drum, 5
1 is a conveyance plate, 6 is a banknote discrimination unit, 7 is a holding member, 8 is an exclusion stacker, 9 is a switching shutter, 10 is a stacker unit, 11 is a stack plate, 12 is a stacker plate, 13 is an alignment plate, and 14 is a banding unit , 15 is a frame body,
16 is a movable member, 16a is a slider, 17 is a banknote chuck member, 17a and 17b are chuck pieces, 18 is a slide guide, 19 is a rack part, 2
0 is a conveyance motor, 21 is a rotating shaft, 22 is a pinion, 23 is a brake, 24 is a gear, 25 is a banding ring, 26 is a grip solenoid, 27 is a fixed plate, and 28 is an operating rod.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A stacker section that discriminates the denomination, authenticity, conveyance state, etc. of the bills conveyed from the bill dispensing section in a bill discriminating section, and stores the required bills in an upright position with their long sides up and down; , consisting of a pair of movable chuck pieces for clamping and transferring the banknotes stored in the stacker part to the banding part, and an aligning plate provided adjacent to the stacker part, and the banknotes are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes. A banknote alignment means for aligning banknotes, a stacker plate provided in the stacker unit for compressing the banknotes in the paper surface direction when a predetermined number of banknotes are stored in the stacker unit, and a banknote conveyance path. and a banding ring constituting the banding part, which is provided adjacent to the stacker part, and which opens and closes the pair of chuck pieces each having a concave and a convex gripping surface, respectively. a banknote chuck member that is movable between a chuck position for entering into the stacker section and clamping a bundle of banknotes compressed by the banknote compression means and a retracted position spaced apart from the stacker section; When the bill chuck member moves to the retracted position, the bundle of bills held in a bent state along the gripping surfaces of the pair of chuck pieces is bound by the bundling ring. Counting and wrapping machine with species determination function.