Paper sheet handling device

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling device capable of greatly reducing an amount of paper sheets which cannot be accumulated and which are accumulated in an OVF and capable of improving operation efficiency. A sorter has the certain number of stackers with respect to a specific division designating area. The fifth, tenth, fifteenth, and twentieth stackers of stage A, and the twentieth stacker of stage B are assigned to preliminary stackers. For example, when a stacker A 08 becomes full, the nearest preliminary stacker A 10 is used for tentative accumulation. When the full-state of the stacker A 08 is cancelled, the tentative accumulation into the stacker A 10 is discontinued, and the accumulation into the stacker A 08 is resumed.

1 . A paper sheet handling device comprising: 
 a plurality of accumulating sections arranged along a conveyance direction of paper sheets;    a detecting section which detects incapability to accumulate the paper sheets into the accumulating sections;    preliminary accumulating sections disposed between the plurality of accumulating sections; and    a control section which accumulates the paper sheets to be accumulated in the accumulating sections into the nearest preliminary accumulating section on a downstream side of the accumulating section along the conveyance direction, when the detecting section detects the incapability to accumulate the paper sheets.    
   
   
       2 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the control section accumulates the paper sheets to be accumulated in the accumulating section into another preliminary accumulating section in a case where the nearest preliminary accumulating section is already used as the preliminary accumulating section for another accumulating section.  
   
   
       3 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the control section discontinues tentative accumulation into the preliminary accumulating section, and resumes accumulation of the paper sheets into the accumulating section, when an accumulation impossible state of the accumulating section incapable of accumulating is cancelled.  
   
   
       4 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 3 , further comprising: 
 display sections which are disposed for the respective accumulating sections and which notify the incapability to accumulate the paper sheets in the accumulating sections to prompt cancellation of the accumulation impossible state.    
   
   
       5 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the detecting section detects that the accumulating section is filled with the paper sheets.  
   
   
       6 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 5 , wherein the control section discontinues tentative accumulation into the preliminary accumulating section, and resumes accumulation of the paper sheets into the accumulating section, when a full state of the filled accumulating section is cancelled.  
   
   
       7 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the detecting section detects that a gate to direct the paper sheets to the accumulating section breaks.  
   
   
       8 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 7 , wherein the control section discontinues tentative accumulation into the preliminary accumulating section, and resumes accumulation of the paper sheets into the accumulating section, when the gate that has broken becomes usable.  
   
   
       9 . A paper sheet handling device comprising: 
 readout means for reading images of paper sheets;    recognition means for recognizing division information constituted of a postal code or an address described in the read image read by this readout means;    a sorting section having a stacker including a plurality of usual and preliminary stackers for sorting and accumulating the paper sheets based on a result of recognition of the division information by this recognition means, and a stacker display section which displays states of the paper sheets accumulated in the stacker;    detection means disposed in this sorting section to detect an amount of the paper sheets accumulated in the stacker;    full-state generation processing means for handling the paper sheets, when the detection means detects that the paper sheets accumulated in the usual stackers reach a predetermined amount;    preliminary stacker checking means for detecting the state of the preliminary stacker;    first preliminary stacker accumulation means for switching the usual stacker to the preliminary stacker to accumulate the paper sheets continuously conveyed to the usual stacker in the preliminary stacker based on a result of the full-state generation processing means, when vacancy of the preliminary stacker is detected based on the judgment result of the preliminary stacker checking means;    full-state cancellation means for resetting the usual stacker, when the paper sheets accumulated in the usual stacker are removed in response to the display of the stacker display section; and    second preliminary stacker accumulation means for switching the preliminary stacker to the usual stacker to accumulate the paper sheets continuously conveyed to the preliminary stacker in the usual stacker as a result of cancellation, thereby resetting the preliminary stacker.    
   
   
       10 . A paper sheet handling device comprising: 
 readout means for reading images of paper sheets;    recognition means for recognizing division information constituted of a postal code or an address described in the read image read by this readout means;    a sorting section having a stacker including a plurality of usual and preliminary stackers for sorting and accumulating the paper sheets based on a result of recognition of the division information by this recognition means, and a stacker display section which displays states of the paper sheets accumulated in the stacker;    breakdown processing means for detecting breakdown of the usual stacker from conveyed states of the paper sheets accumulated by the sorting section;    preliminary stacker checking means for detecting the state of the preliminary stacker;    first preliminary stacker accumulation means for switching the usual stacker to the preliminary stacker to accumulate the paper sheets continuously conveyed to the usual stacker in the preliminary stacker based on a result of the breakdown processing means, when vacancy of the preliminary stacker is detected based on the judgment result of the preliminary stacker checking means;    breakdown cancellation means for resetting the usual stacker, when the paper sheets accumulated in the usual stacker are removed in response to the display of the stacker display section; and    second preliminary stacker accumulation means for switching the preliminary stacker to the usual stacker to accumulate the paper sheets continuously conveyed to the preliminary stacker in the usual stacker as a result of breakdown cancellation, thereby resetting the preliminary stacker.    
   
   
       11 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9  or  10 , wherein the sorting section comprises: 
 the stacker having: 
 a sorting accumulation gate which is disposed in an inlet of the stacker and which rotates in taking the conveyed paper sheets into the stacker,  
 a backup plate which accumulates the paper sheets taken in by this sorting accumulation gate, and  
 the detection means for detecting the amount of the paper sheets accumulated in this backup plate; and  
   stacker display means having: 
 first display means for displaying that the paper sheets accumulated in this stacker reach a predetermined amount and second display means for displaying division of the paper sheets accumulated in the stacker, and  
 an illuminative light paper tag issuing switch to issue a paper tag on which the division is printed, when the accumulated paper sheets are removed from the stacker.  
   
   
   
       12 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 11 , wherein the first display means blinks a full-state lamp, when the stacker is filled with the accumulated paper sheets, 
 the second display means displays the division of the paper sheets accumulated in the stacker in an LCD display unit,    the illuminative light type paper tag issuing switch has a paper tag lamp and a paper tag switch, the paper tag lamp is displayed to prompt an operator to issue the paper tag, and the paper tag switch is depressed by the operator, when the paper sheets are removed from the stacker and the paper tag is issued.    
   
   
       13 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9 , wherein the full-state generation processing means stores, in a full-state generation situation area, a position corresponding to the stacker in which a full state is generated, and blinks the full-state lamp, when the usual stacker is filled with the paper sheets.  
   
   
       14 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9  or  10 , wherein the preliminary stacker checking means comprises: 
 preliminary stacker number confirmation means for confirming the number of the preliminary stackers;    assignment confirmation means for indicating that there is no preliminary stacker in a case where there is no preliminary stacker as a result of confirmation by the preliminary stacker number confirmation means and for checking whether or not the preliminary stacker is already assigned in a case where the preliminary stacker exists as a result of the confirmation by this preliminary stacker number confirmation means;    all preliminary stacker use confirmation means for indicating that the same preliminary stacker exists in a case where the preliminary stacker is already assigned as a result of confirmation by the assignment confirmation means and for checking whether or not all of the preliminary stackers are used in a case where no preliminary stacker is assigned as a result of the confirmation by this assignment confirmation means;    stage spare confirmation means for indicating that there is no preliminary stacker in a case where all of the preliminary stackers are used as a result of confirmation by this all preliminary stacker use confirmation means and for checking whether or not the preliminary stacker exists in the stage in which the usual stacker is disposed in a case where none of the preliminary stackers are used; and    conveyance downstream spare confirmation means for indicating that there is no preliminary stacker in a case where there is not any preliminary stacker in the corresponding stage as a result of confirmation by this stage spare confirmation means and for checking whether or not the preliminary stacker exists on the downstream side of the usual stacker in a conveyance direction in a case where the preliminary stacker exists in the stage, and    as a result of the confirmation by the conveyance downstream, it is indicated that there is no preliminary stacker in a case where there is no preliminary stacker, and it is indicated that there is an empty preliminary stacker in a case where the preliminary stacker exists on the downstream side of the conveyance direction.    
   
   
       15 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9  or  10 , wherein the first preliminary stacker accumulation means comprises: 
 preliminary stacker information rewriting means for rewriting preliminary stacker information into full stacker information to multi-connect the full stacker to the preliminary stacker in a case where the preliminary stacker checking means indicates that the same preliminary stacker exists or the empty preliminary stacker exists, and    the first preliminary stacker accumulation means turns on a paper tag lamp of the full stacker, turns on a paper tag lamp of the preliminary stacker, switches destination stacker information to accumulate the paper sheets from the full stacker to the paper sheets, and accumulates the paper sheets continuously conveyed to the preliminary stacker.    
   
   
       16 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9 , wherein the full-state cancellation means turns off a full-state lamp and a paper tag lamp of the full stacker, and blinks a paper tag lamp of the preliminary stacker multi-connected to the full stacker, when the paper sheets accumulated in the full stacker are removed by an operator and an illuminative light type paper tag switch of the full stacker is depressed.  
   
   
       17 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 9  or  10 , wherein the second preliminary stacker accumulation means comprises: 
 means for turning off a paper tag lamp of the preliminary stacker and issuing a paper tag, when the paper sheets accumulated in the preliminary stacker multi-connected to the full stacker are removed by an operator and an illuminative light type paper tag switch of the preliminary stacker is depressed; and    preliminary stacker information rewriting means for clearing preliminary stacker information to reset an initial state.    
   
   
       18 . The paper sheet handling device according to  claim 10 , wherein the breakdown processing means comprises: 
 a shift sensor which detects a conveyance position of the paper sheet; and    a shift information area which stores the conveyance position and a destination stacker of the paper sheet detected by the shift sensor, and    it is judged that a sorting accumulation gate breaks, when the paper sheets are not accumulated in the destination stacker, and the shift sensor on the downstream side of a conveyance direction detects the paper sheets in a case where the sorting accumulation gate of the stacker rotates to take the paper sheets into the destination stacker indicated by the shift information area.