PAPER SHEET INSERTION APPARATUS, PAPER SHEET HANDLING MACHINE, AND PAPER SHEET INSERTION METHOD

摘要

A paper sheet insertion apparatus (for example, depositing and dispensing unit 20) includes: an imaging unit (for example, camera 60) configured to take an image of a side edge portion, on a placement member 23a side, of paper sheets placed in a placement unit 22, or a side edge portion, on a side opposite to the placement member 23a side, of the paper sheets placed in the placement unit 22, to obtain image data; and a control unit (for example, depositing and dispensing unit control unit 72) configured to determine, based on the image data obtained by the imaging unit, whether or not a plurality of the paper sheets placed in the placement unit are bundled by a bundling member.

主权项

1. A paper sheet insertion apparatus for inserting a paper sheet into a machine body of a paper sheet handling machine, the paper sheet insertion apparatus comprising:
a placement unit in which a plurality of paper sheets are placed in a standing state on a placement member; a paper sheet feeding mechanism configured to feed, one by one, the paper sheets placed in the placement unit; an imaging unit configured to take an image of a side edge portion, on the placement member side, of the paper sheets placed in the placement unit, or a side edge portion, on a side opposite to the placement member side, of the paper sheets placed in the placement unit, to obtain image data; and a control unit configured to determine, based on the image data obtained by the imaging unit, whether or not the plurality of paper sheets placed in the placement unit are bundled by a bundling member.