Claims
- 1. An apparatus for processing paper sheets for general use, said sheets being stored in batches sealed with a wrapping band, comprising:
- carrying means for carrying said withdrawn paper sheets;
- wrapping band removal means for cutting said wrapping band;
- pickup means for picking up said paper sheets from said carrying means, one by one;
- inspection means for inspecting said paper sheets picked up by said pickup means, and for classifying said paper sheets into two groups, an unmachinable first group and a machinable second group;
- first collecting means for collecting said first group of paper sheets;
- judgment means for classifying said second group of paper sheets into two subgroups, a legitimate third group and a counterfeit fourth group;
- second collecting means for collecting said third group of paper sheets;
- third collecting means for collecting said fourth group of paper sheets, said third collecting means including: a) a housing which is open at the bottom, b) a bottom plate attached to said housing in such a way that said bottom plate can be moved, and c) driving means for moving said bottom plate;
- means for supplying a classification card to said third collecting means;
- wherein said first collecting means includes a receiving surface disposed under said bottom plate of said third collecting means, so that said fourth group of sheets and said classification card can be placed onto said receiving surface;
- storage means, disposed under said first collecting means, to receive: (1) said first group of paper sheets, (2) said wrapping band, (3) said fourth group of paper sheets, and (4) said classification card; and
- extrusion means for collectively pushing out, into said storage means, said first group of paper sheets collected on said receiving surface, said wrapping band, and said fourth group of paper sheets.
- 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, each of said batches consists of a predetermined number of paper sheets;
- and said apparatus further comprises said supplying means adjoining said third collecting means and adapted to issue said classification card which bears the identification number of the batch of paper sheets when the processing of said batch of paper sheets is completed.
- 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein control means including memory means stores an identification number of a batch concerned when said classification card is issued by said card issuing means.
- 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said paper sheets of said fourth group are piled up, one after another, in accordance with a processing sequence; and control means including memory means stores said results of inspection and judgment in accordance with said processing sequence, reading out said results in accordance with a sequence opposite to said processing sequence.
- 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said wrapping band removal means delivers said cut wrapping band to said third collecting means before inspection by the inspection means.
- 6. An apparatus for processing paper sheets for general use, said sheets being withdrawn as required and being classified into two categories, those fit for reuse and those unfit for reuse, comprising:
- means for carrying batches of paper sheets, each said batch of paper sheets being sealed with a wrapping band, said carrying means including wrapping band removal means for removing said wrapping band on said paper sheets;
- pickup means for picking up said paper sheets from said carrying means, one by one;
- judgment means for classifying said paper sheets picked up by said pickup means into a legitimate group and a counterfeit group, and for judging types of counterfeitness among the respective counterfeit paper sheets;
- means for collecting said counterfeit of paper sheets;
- storage means for storing a plurality of classification cards, which have respective identification numbers prepared thereupon, in a pile; and
- supply means disposed near the collecting means for feeding, one by one each classification card to said collecting means.
- 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, which further includes:
- memory means for storing information representing said types of counterfeitness among the respective counterfeit paper sheets in each batch; and
- display means for simultaneously displaying (1) an identification number indicative of a classification card in a particular batch, and (2) type of counterfeitness among each group of paper sheets in said particular batch.
- 8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said collecting means includes counterfeit paper sheet collector means for receiving said classification card, and for placing such classification card on an uppermost counterfeit paper sheet for each batch.
- 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, which further includes cassette means, provided under said collector means, and transfer means for transferring at least one of the counterfeit paper sheet and classification card for each batch, whereby a plurality of batches with said classification card placed on the uppermost counterfeit paper sheet in each batch are stored in said cassette means.
- 10. An apparatus as in claim 6 wherein said supplying means is also for inserting a classification card between adjacent batches in said collecting means to thereby distinguish said batches from one another.
- 11. An apparatus as in claim 6, wherein said storage means includes a card magazine in which the classification cards are piled vertically and said supplying means includes a takeout roller disposed under the card magazine to contact with a lowermost classification card and being rotatable to take out the lowermost classification card.
- 12. An apparatus as in claim 6, wherein said identification number is particular to a particular batch of paper sheets.
- 13. An apparatus as in claim 12 further comprising control means including means for storing information about said classification cards.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 541,003, filed Oct. 11, 1983, which was abandoned upon the filing hereof.
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