Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing

Abstract

According to the present invention, when a jam occurs in any of temporary accumulation sections or temporary accumulating doors are opened or closed, even if non-established and established notes are mixedly accumulated in the temporary accumulation sections, an operator can collectively recount these notes without considering the mixture.

1 . A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
 receiving means for receiving a batch processing unit and each comprising an arbitrary number of sheets, the sheet groups being separated from each other by partition cards;   taking-out means for sequentially taking out one of the received partition cards or one of the received sheets onto a conveying path as a process medium;   first determining means for determining that the process medium taken out by the taking-out means and conveyed along the conveying path is a partition card;   second determining means for determining that the process medium taken out by the taking-out means and conveyed along the conveying path is a sheet;   classifying means for selectively placing the process medium in one of a plurality of temporary accumulation sections on the basis of the determination by the second determining means;   counting means for counting classified sheets in the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit on the basis of the determination of the partition card by the first determining means;   accommodating means for, once all the process media received by the receiving means are taken out, accommodating the sheets accumulated in all the temporary accumulation sections, in a corresponding accommodation section, and when one of the temporary accumulation sections becomes full, accommodating sheets accumulated in that accumulation section in a corresponding accommodation section;   first processing means for, when a conveyance error occurs on the conveying path with established and non-established notes mixed together in the temporary accumulation section, stopping the conveyance of the process medium executed by the conveying path;   setting means for taking out the established and non-established sheets from the temporary accumulation section and resetting the sheets for the receiving means; and   second processing means for, during the resetting by the setting means, reversing the positive or negative sign of the count of the established sheets in memory means to restart processing which starts in the receiving means.   
   
   
       2 . The sheet processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the partition card is set in front of and behind the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit. 
   
   
       3 . A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
 receiving means for receiving a batch processing unit and each comprising an arbitrary number of sheets, the sheet groups being separated from each other by partition cards;   taking-out means for sequentially taking out one of the received partition cards or one of the received sheets onto a conveying path as a process medium;   first determining means for determining that the process medium taken out by the taking-out means and conveyed along the conveying path is a partition card;   second determining means for determining that the process medium taken out by the taking-out means and conveyed along the conveying path is a sheet:   classifying means for selectively placing the process medium in one of a plurality of temporary accumulation sections on the basis of the determination by the second determining means;   sensing means for sensing whether an open-close door provided on an apparatus main body side of each of the temporary accumulation sections to sense whether the open-close door is open or closed;   counting means for counting classified sheets in the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit on the basis of the determination of the partition card by the first determining means;   accommodation means for, once all the process media received by the receiving means are taken out, accommodating the sheets accumulated in all the temporary accumulation sections, in a corresponding accommodation section, and when one of the temporary accumulation sections becomes full, accommodating sheets accumulated in that accumulation section in a corresponding accommodation section;   first processing means for, when the sensing means senses that the open-close door has been opened or closed with established and non-established notes mixed together in the temporary accumulation section, stopping the conveyance of the process medium executed by the conveying path;   setting means for taking out the established and non-established sheets from the temporary accumulation section and resetting the sheets for the receiving means; and   second processing means for, during the resetting by the setting means, reversing the positive or negative sign of the count of the established sheets in memory means to restart processing which starts in the receiving means.   
   
   
       4 . The sheet processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the partition card is set in front of and behind the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit. 
   
   
       5 . A sheet processing method comprising:
 a receiving step of receiving a batch processing unit and each comprising an arbitrary number of sheets, the sheet groups being separated from each other by partition cards;   a taking-out step of sequentially taking out one of the received partition cards or one of the received sheets onto a conveying path as a process medium;   a first determining step of determining that the process medium taken out in the taking-out step and conveyed along the conveying path is a partition card;   a second determining step of determining that the process medium taken out in the taking-out step and conveyed along the conveying path is a sheet;   a classifying step of selectively placing the process medium in one of a plurality of temporary accumulation sections on the basis of the determination in the second determining step;   a counting step of counting classified sheets in the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit on the basis of the determination of the partition card in the first determining step;   an accommodation step of, once all the process media received by the receiving means are taken out, accommodating the sheets accumulated in all the temporary accumulation sections, in a corresponding accommodation section, and when one of the temporary accumulation sections becomes full, accommodating sheets accumulated in that accumulation section in a corresponding accommodation section;   a first processing step of, when the sensing step senses a conveyance error on the conveying path with established and non-established notes mixed together in the temporary accumulation section, stopping the conveyance of the process medium executed by the conveying path;   a setting step of taking out the established and non-established sheets from the temporary accumulation section and resetting the sheets for the receiving step; and   a second processing step of, during the resetting in the setting step, reversing the positive or negative sign of the count of the established sheets in memory means to restart processing which starts in the receiving step.   
   
   
       6 . The sheet processing method according to  claim 5 , wherein the partition card is set in front of and behind the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit. 
   
   
       7 . A sheet processing method comprising:
 a receiving step of receiving a batch processing unit and each comprising an arbitrary number of sheets, the sheet groups being separated from each other by partition cards;   a taking-out step of sequentially taking out one of the received partition cards or one of the received sheets onto a conveying path as a process medium;   a first determining step of determining that the process medium taken out in the taking-out step and conveyed along the conveying path is a partition card;   a second determining step of determining that the process medium taken out in the taking-out step and conveyed along the conveying path is a sheet;   a classifying step of selectively placing the process medium in one of a plurality of temporary accumulation sections on the basis of the determination in the second determining step;   a sensing step of sensing whether an open-close door provided on an apparatus main body side of each of the temporary accumulation sections is open or closed;   a counting step of counting classified sheets in the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit on the basis of the determination of the partition card in the first determining step;   an accommodation step of, once all the process media received in the receiving step are taken out, accommodating the sheets accumulated in all the temporary accumulation sections, in a corresponding accommodation section, and when one of the temporary accumulation sections becomes full, accommodating sheets accumulated in that accumulation section in a corresponding accommodation section;   a first processing step of, when the sensing step senses that the open-close door has been opened or closed with established and non-established notes mixed together in the temporary accumulation section, stopping the conveyance of the process medium executed by the conveying path;   a setting step of taking cut the established and non-established sheets from the temporary accumulation section and resetting the sheets for the receiving step; and   a second processing step of, during the resetting in the setting step, reversing the positive or negative sign of the count of the established sheets in memory means to restart processing which starts in the receiving step.   
   
   
       8 . The sheet processing method according to  claim 7 , wherein the partition card is set in front of and behind the sheet groups corresponding to the batch processing unit.