Paper sheet processing system and paper sheet processing method

A method of processing paper sheets by a paper sheet processing system which comprises a paper sheet processing apparatus which comprises an inspection device configured to inspect paper sheets and a reject device to reject the paper sheets to a rejecting port, and a robot device comprising a robot hand capable of holding paper sheets, the method comprising:

• sequentially inspecting a bundle of a plurality of paper sheets input to the paper sheet processing apparatus and a batch card at the end of the bundle one by one by the inspection device;
• determining a paper sheet determined as not satisfying a predetermined condition in the inspecting as a rejecting paper sheet;
• rejecting the rejecting paper sheet and the batch card to the rejecting port by the reject device;
• transmitting a predetermined signal indicating that the inspecting performed reaches a predetermined unit amount of processing when the batch card is detected;
• taking the rejected paper sheet and the batch card out of the rejecting port by the robot device when the robot device receives the predetermined signal, and moves to a storage section;
• and
• transmitting a signal to notify a move completion of the rejecting paper sheet from the robot device to the paper sheet processing apparatus.

A paper sheet processing system comprising:

• a paper sheet processing apparatus;
• and
• a processing robot configured to perform an arbitrary process with respect to the paper sheet processing apparatus, wherein
• the paper sheet processing apparatus comprises an inspection device which inspects input paper sheets, a stacking device which stacks the inspected paper sheets, a conveyance mechanism which transfers the input paper sheets to the stacking device through the inspection device, a plurality of sensors which detect an operation state of the paper sheet processing device, a first communication module which transmits and receives data with respect to the processing robot, and a controller which detects an operation state of the paper sheet processing apparatus based on output signals of the sensors, transmits operation information including the detected operation state to the processing robot, and transmits a maintenance command of a target portion to the processing robot when a maintenance factor is detected based on the output signals of the sensors,
• the processing robot comprises a robot arm, an end effector on the robot arm, a second communication module which transmits and receives data with respect to the first communication module, and a controller which comprises a memory in which the operation information transmitted from the paper sheet processing apparatus is stored and drives the robot arm and the end effector, and
• the processing robot selects an optimal maintenance timing to the paper sheet processing apparatus based on the operation information stored in the memory when the maintenance command is received, and performs maintenance the target portion at the optimal maintenance timing.

A paper sheet processing system comprising:

• a paper sheet processing apparatus;
• and
• a processing robot which performs an arbitrary process on the paper sheet processing apparatus, wherein
• the paper sheet processing apparatus comprises an inspection device which inspects input paper sheets, a stacking device which stacks the inspected paper sheets, a conveyance mechanism which transfers the input paper sheets to the stacking device through the inspection device, a plurality of sensors which detect an operation state of the paper sheet processing apparatus, a controller which detects an operation state of the paper sheet processing device based on the output signals of the sensors, and a first communication module configured to transmit information to the processing robot, wherein
• the controller comprises a process table in which a plurality of processing factors, a plurality of processing target portions, and a plurality of processing contents are associated to one another,
• when any one of the processing factors is detected based on output signals of the sensors, the controller reads a processing target portion and a processing content corresponding to the detected processing factor from the process table, and transmits the read processing target portion and the read processing content to the processing robot as a process command, and
• the processing robot comprises a robot arm, a second communication module which transfers processing information between the first communication module, an end effector on the robot arm, and a controller which drives the robot arm and the end effector, wherein
• the processing robot performs a process on the processing target portion according to the process command transmitted from the paper sheet processing apparatus.