JP2002080014A - Automatic envelope set replacing and collating band applying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic envelope set replacing and collating band applying machine capable of collating a predetermined number of bags of sealed envelopes having a predetermined number of lottery tickets sealed therein as one set in a continuous manner and collecting them as the predetermined number of sets to perform a band applying operation. SOLUTION: There are provided ten units of envelope feeders (1) for intermittently feeding out one by one the envelopes having ten lottery tickets sealed therein; a collating and transferring conveyor device (2) for stacking up in sequence each of the fed-out envelopes; a window inspecting device (3) for reading out and inspecting the number indicated in a lottery ticket through the window part of the upper-most envelope in ten envelopes stacked up and collated on the collating and transferring conveyor device (2); a base sheet discharging unit (4) for collecting ten base sheets and discharging them together; a thickness inspecting unit (5) for inspecting a thickness of envelopes in ten bags; a stacking-up unit (6) for stacking-up ten units of envelopes with envelopes of ten bags being applied as one set; and band applying units (8, 9) for applying a band to envelopes of ten sets transferred from the stacking-up unit (6) through the stacking-up and transferring conveyor device (7).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an envelope in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets are sealed as one set of a predetermined number of bags, and the predetermined number of sets are bundled together for banding. The present invention relates to an automatic machine for rearranging collations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one sales form of treasure lottery tickets, for example, there is a form in which ten treasure lottery tickets with serial numbers are sealed in an envelope with a window in advance and sold. In this sales form, 1
Envelopes in which 0 treasure lottery tickets have been sealed are collated as a set of 10 bags so that the numbers of treasure lottery tickets are consecutive, and these are pre-banded in units of 5 or 10 sets. And deliver them to treasure lottery sales offices.

[0003] Here, when looking at the collating and banding work of each envelope in which the treasure lottery ticket is sealed, there is no mechanical device for automatically and continuously performing this operation, so the work efficiency is extremely poor. It is. Therefore, in order to improve the working efficiency, use of a constant combination automatic machine described in Utility Model Registration No. 3039307 has been studied.

[0004]

The constant combination automatic machine described in the above publication automatically collates and collects printed materials taken out one by one, binds them into one booklet, and binds the bound booklet. Is an automatic machine that binds multiple books together.
For this reason, it cannot be applied to a continuous operation in which an envelope in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets are sealed is surely collated as a set of a predetermined number of bags and a predetermined number of sets are bundled together.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reliably collate an envelope, in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets are sealed, into a set of a predetermined number of bags, and to assemble the bundle. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic reassembling and collating banding machine capable of continuous work of performing banding processing collectively.

[0006]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic reassembling and collating band wrapping machine according to the present invention, wherein a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets are intermittently sealed one by one. The collet transport conveyor device configured to be able to be fed out, and sequentially stacks and transports a predetermined number of envelope feeder units arranged along the collet transport conveyor device, and envelopes fed one by one from each envelope feeder unit. When,
A window inspection unit that reads and inspects the number of the treasure lottery ticket from the window of the uppermost envelope that has been stacked and collated on this collation conveyor device, and a separating slip sheet that is interposed for each constant A slip sheet rejecting unit that removes a predetermined number of sheets from the collating and conveying conveyor device, a thickness inspection unit that inspects the thickness of a predetermined number of bags conveyed by the collating and conveying conveyor device, and a A stacking unit for stacking a predetermined number of envelopes with a set of envelopes of a predetermined number of bags being bundled, and a banding unit for hanging a band on a predetermined number of envelopes conveyed from the stacking unit by the stacking and conveying conveyor device; It is characterized by having.

In the automatic envelope rearranging and collating banding machine according to the present invention, each envelope feeder section intermittently feeds the envelopes in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets have been sealed onto the collating and conveying conveyor device. The conveyer unit sequentially stacks and transports the envelopes. Then, the window inspection device reads and inspects the treasure lottery ticket number from the window of the uppermost envelope that has been stacked and collated on the collation transport conveyor device, and inspects it. Are removed from the collating and conveying conveyor device in a predetermined number. Then, the thickness inspection unit inspects the thickness of the envelope of the predetermined number of bags conveyed by the collating and conveying conveyor device, and thereafter, the stacking unit as a set of the envelope of the predetermined number of bags and collated on the intermittent conveying conveyor device. A predetermined number of envelopes are stacked. Then, the banding unit hangs a predetermined number of sets of envelopes conveyed from the accumulation unit by the accumulation conveyance conveyor device.

In the automatic envelope changing and collating band binding machine according to the present invention, if the stacking unit is configured to sort and accumulate a predetermined number of envelopes on the left and right sides of the collation conveyor, respectively, This is preferable because the envelopes can be continuously and efficiently accumulated.

In addition, a first banding portion for banding a predetermined number of envelopes in a vertical direction, and a second banding portion for horizontal banding of a predetermined number of envelopes.
In the case of having a banding portion, reliable banding processing can be performed.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic rearrangement and collating band binding machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a layout of an automatic envelope rearranging and collating banding machine according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of an envelope feeder unit and a collating conveyor system constituting the automatic envelope rearranging and collating banding machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an interleaf removal unit and a thickness inspection unit that constitute an automatic reassembling and collating banding machine, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a collecting unit that constitutes an automatic reassembly and collating banding machine. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic reordering and collating banding machine according to one embodiment includes an envelope feeder unit 1, a colleting / conveying device 2, a window inspection unit 3, an interleaf removal unit 4, and a thickness. An inspection unit 5, a stacking unit 6, a stacking / conveying device 7, a first banding unit 8, and a second banding unit 9 are provided, and these are configured on a frame 10.

[0012] In this automatic envelope changing collating band hanging machine, for example, an envelope in which ten treasure lottery tickets of consecutive numbers are sealed in numerical order is used as a work, and the envelopes are securely collated in, for example, 10 bags. It is configured such that, for example, 10 sets are banded together. The envelope has a window through which the number of the treasure ticket can be seen, and its dimensions are set to, for example, 170 mm in length and 82 mm in width.

The envelope feeder units 1 are arranged at equal intervals on one side thereof along the longitudinal direction of the collating and conveyer unit 2. As shown in FIG. 2, each envelope feeder unit 1 includes a guide frame 1A for accommodating a large number of envelopes in which the treasure lottery tickets have been sealed in a stacked state. The guide frame 1 </ b> A is formed in a U-shape with an open front side opposite to the collating and conveying conveyor device 2, and has an upper portion inclined toward the collating and conveying conveyor device 2. And this guide frame 1A
Is configured to accommodate the large number of envelopes in a state where the longitudinal direction of the envelope coincides with the transport direction of the transport conveyor device 2.

Further, the envelope feeder section 1 is provided with a feeding roller device 1B for intermittently feeding the lowermost envelope accommodated in the guide frame 1A one bag at a time. The feeding roller device 1B is disposed on the back side of the guide frame 1A, and the feeding belt 1C facing the lower portion of the guide frame 1A.
, The envelopes are fed out one bag at a time to the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 side. The feeding roller device 1B is configured such that the interval between the feeding roller device 1B and the feeding belt 1C can be adjusted according to the thickness of the envelope to be fed.

Although not shown in the drawings, the envelope feeder unit 1 detects the feeding of two envelopes by the feeding roller device 1B or the empty feeding thereof, displays an abnormality thereof, and stops the driving of the feeding roller device 1B. Abnormal stopping means is provided.

The collating and conveying conveyor device 2 has a predetermined driving pitch corresponding to the installation interval of each of the envelope feeders 1 in order to sequentially convey the envelopes fed out one by one from each of the envelope feeders 1 at a predetermined position. And a conveyor belt 2A driven intermittently. This conveyor belt 2
A includes a pair of front and rear guide protrusions 2B for positioning the envelope fed from each envelope feeder unit 1 in the front-rear direction.
Are continuously provided at a predetermined pitch interval corresponding to the installation interval of each envelope feeder unit 1.

In order to position the envelope fed from each of the envelope feeders 1 in the left-right direction, a stop guide 2C is provided on the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 so that the stop guide 2C corresponds to the installation interval of each of the predetermined number of envelope feeders 1. It is arranged and attached to the side of the belt 2A. A holding plate 2D for holding the upper surface of the envelope which is fed from the envelope feeder unit 1 of the preceding stage between the pair of front and rear guide projections 2B of the conveyor belt 2A and is conveyed is attached to such a collation conveyor system 2. Have been.

The holding plate 2D has a long plate shape extending along the conveyor belt 2A between the stop guide 2C and the conveyor belt 2A. The holding plate 2D is curved upward so that the base end located on the upstream side in the driving direction of the conveyor belt 2A does not hinder the conveyance of the envelope, and the base end is supported by the support block 2E via the support shaft 2E. Conveyor belt 2A by being pivoted on 2F
Is configured to swing downward by its own weight and press down on the upper surface of the envelope.

Although not shown in the drawings, the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 detects the posture of the envelope on the conveyor belt 2A, such as bending, and displays the abnormality, and stops the driving of the conveyor belt 2A. Stop means is provided.

The window inspection device 3 is disposed downstream of the collating and conveying device 2 in the conveying direction adjacent to the tenth envelope feeder 1 located at the last stage. The window inspection device unit 3 is moved from the envelope feeder unit 1 to the lowermost part of the treasure lottery ticket through the window portion of the tenth bag of the topmost envelope stacked on the conveyor belt 2A of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2. It is composed of an image processing CCD camera 3A for reading digit numbers, and a control device (personal computer) 3B for analyzing image data from the CCD camera 3A and inspecting the continuity of treasure lottery ticket numbers. (See FIG. 1).

When the inspection result is defective, the control device 3B of the window inspection device unit 3 issues an abnormality alarm and stops the collating conveyor device 2. Regarding the continuity of the numbers of the treasure lottery tickets, the continuity of the order according to a certain rule such as “triple jump” can be checked.

The slip sheet rejection section 4 is disposed adjacent to the window inspection device section 3 on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the collating and conveying conveyor apparatus 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the slip sheet removing unit 4
An exclusion conveyor device 4A installed orthogonally above and above the collating and conveying conveyor device 2;
And a rejecting chute 4B for dropping the interleaved paper rejected to the side of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2.

The elimination conveyor device 4A has a pair of front and rear endless belts 4D, 4D, each of which is provided with two pairs of projections 4C for eliminating slip sheets. The reject conveyor 4A drives the pair of endless belts 4D, 4D intermittently in response to a command from the control device 3B of the window inspection device 3, and uses the projections 4C to collate the conveyer conveyor 2.
The ten sheets on the conveyor belt 2A are collectively removed to the reject chute 4B side.

The thickness inspection unit 5 is disposed adjacent to the slip sheet rejecting unit 4 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2. This thickness inspection section 5 is provided on the conveyor belt 2A.
Is provided with the uni-sensor 5A arranged on the side of. This unisensor 5A has the ability to precisely inspect the thickness of the 10 bags of envelopes stacked and collated on the conveyor belt 2A of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 in units of one bag,
If the envelope thickness is 11 bags or more or 9 bags or less, OVE
It has a function of generating an R / LESS abnormality alarm and stopping the collating and conveying conveyor device 2.

The stacking section 6 is disposed adjacent to the thickness inspection section 5 at the end of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 in the conveying direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the stacking unit 6 includes a stacking conveyor 6 </ b> A installed orthogonally to and above the gathering / conveying conveyor 2, and the stacking unit 6 facing the left and right end portions of the stacking conveyor 6 </ b> A. It has a pair of collecting buckets 6B and 6C arranged on both sides of the conveyor device 2.

The accumulating conveyor device 6A has a pair of front and rear endless belts 6E, 6E. Each endless belt 6
E and 6E are provided with two pairs of projections 6D capable of transferring a set of 10 bags of envelopes, which have been collated on the conveyor belt 2A of the collation conveyor 2, to both sides of the collation conveyor 2. Has been established.

The integrated conveyor device 6A includes a drive motor 6F for intermittently driving the pair of endless belts 6E, 6E in synchronization with the driving of the conveyor belt 2A. The drive motor 6F includes a pair of endless belts 6E, 6E.
After intermittently driving E in one direction ten times, it is controlled to intermittently drive E ten times in the other direction, and this is sequentially repeated.

On the other hand, the stacking buckets 6B and 6C are configured to stack 10 sets of envelopes in units of 10 sets in units of 100 bags, and to push the set of envelopes toward the stacking / conveying apparatus 7 side.

The stacking / conveying apparatus 7 includes a conveyor belt 7A for receiving and conveying 10 sets of 100 envelopes alternately from the stacking buckets 6B and 6C. The conveyor belt 7A has a pair of front and rear guide protrusions 7B for positioning the envelopes alternately extruded from the stacking buckets 6B and 6C in the front and rear direction at a predetermined pitch interval corresponding to the installation interval of the stacking buckets 6B and 6C. And project continuously. The conveyor belt 7A is intermittently driven at a predetermined drive pitch corresponding to the interval between the pair of stacking buckets 6B and 6C.

A pusher device 12 for pushing out 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes on the conveyor belt 7A onto the envelope transport table 11 of the first banding portion 8 is orthogonal to the terminal end in the transport direction of the accumulation transport conveyor device 7. It is attached.

The first strapping section 8 is arranged on the side of the end of the stacking and conveying conveyor device 7 in the conveying direction. The first banding section 8 vertically wraps a band made of kraft tape on 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes extruded onto the envelope transport table 11 by the pusher device 12.

The second strapping section 9 has an envelope transfer table 13 which is continuously orthogonal to the end of the envelope transfer table 11 of the first strapping section 8. The second banding portion 9 is provided with 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes pulled out by the pulling device 14 attached to the envelope transport table 13, that is, the first banding portion 9.
10 sets 100 in which a band is hung vertically by the banding portion 8
A wrap of kraft tape is wrapped laterally over the envelope in bags.

Although not shown in the drawing, the second banding section 9 is continuously provided with a carry-out conveyor device for carrying out 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes in which bands are crossed vertically and horizontally. The first banding portion 8 and the second banding portion 9 detect clogging or breakage of the kraft tape and warn of the abnormality, and operate the first banding portion 8 and the second banding portion 9. Abnormal stop means for stopping the operation is provided.

In the automatic envelope re-collating banding machine according to one embodiment configured as described above, for example, an envelope in which ten treasure lottery tickets are sealed is fed by the feeding roller device 1B of the ten envelope feeder units 1. Each bag is intermittently fed out one by one onto the conveyor belt 2A of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2.

Each of the envelopes fed out from the ten envelope feeders 1 to the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 is positioned on the conveyor belt 2A in the front-rear and left-right directions by the guide projections 2B and the stopper projections 2C. When the conveyor belt 2A is intermittently driven, each of the envelopes positioned in the front, rear, left, and right directions is moved to the next stage of the envelope feeder unit 1.
Are sequentially transported. At this time, the press plate 2D presses the upper surface of the envelope fed from the previous envelope feeder unit 1 so that the next envelope feeder unit 1 is placed above it.
Envelopes fed from are securely stacked and collated.

Each of the envelope feeders 1 sequentially stacked and collated on the conveyor belt 2A of the collating conveyor 2
The continuity of the numbers is inspected by the window inspection device unit 3 for the 10 envelopes from. That is, the lower four digits of the treasure lottery ticket are read by the CCD camera 3A from the window of the tenth baggage envelope at the top, and the image data is analyzed by the control device 3B to determine the continuity of the number of the treasure lottery ticket. Is inspected.

As a result of the inspection by the window inspection unit 3, when a number defect of the treasure lottery ticket is detected, an abnormality alarm is issued in response to a command from the control unit 3B, and the collating and conveying conveyor unit 2 is stopped. As a result of the inspection by the window inspection device unit 3, when the interleaving paper interposed for each constant is detected, the pair of endless belts 4D, 4D of the interleaving paper excluding unit 4 are intermittently driven, and the protrusions thereof are formed. 4C, the interleaving paper for the separation provided for each constant on the conveyor belt 2A of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 is 1
Zero sheets are collectively eliminated to the elimination chute 4B side.

If the inspection by the window inspection unit 3 does not detect a number defect of the treasure lottery ticket, the conveyor belt 2
A set of 10 bags stacked and collated on A is precisely inspected by the unisensor 5A of the thickness inspection unit 5 in a thickness of one bag. As a result, the thickness of the envelope becomes 11
OVER / LESS for bags over 9 or below
Is issued, and the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 is stopped.

If the thickness is not detected as a result of the inspection by the unisensor 5A, the set of 10 bags stacked and collated on the conveyor belt 2A
, The pair of endless belts 6 of the integrated conveyor device 6A
E and 6E are transferred to one side of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2 by the projections 6D, and are accumulated in, for example, the accumulation bucket 6B.
In this case, a set of 10 bags of the envelopes on the conveyor belt 2A is sequentially stacked in the stacking bucket 6B up to 10 sets of 100 bags, and then sequentially stacked in another stacking bucket 6C up to 10 sets of 100 bags.

The 10 buckets accumulated in one stacking bucket 6B
Envelopes of 100 bags per set are 10 sets 1 in another stacking bucket 6C.
The envelopes are extruded onto the conveyor belt 7A of the stacking / conveying apparatus 7 within the time period until the 00 bags of the envelopes are stacked. Similarly, 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes stacked in another stacking bucket 6C are stored in the stacking / conveying device 7 within a time period until 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes are stacked in one stacking bucket 6B.
On the conveyor belt 7A.

The envelopes of 10 sets and 100 bags, which are alternately pushed out from the stacking buckets 6B and 6C onto the conveyor belt 7A of the stacking and conveying conveyor device 7, are positioned in the front and rear direction by a pair of front and rear guide projections 7B and 7B. In this state, the sheet is intermittently conveyed to the pusher device 12 side. Then, the conveyor belt 7A is formed by the pusher device 12.
The upper ten sets of 100-bag envelopes are pushed out onto the envelope transfer table 11 of the first strapping section 8.

The envelopes of 10 sets and 100 bags extruded onto the envelope transport table 11 are vertically banded by the first banding portion 8 with a kraft tape band. Then, the 10 sets of 100 envelopes with the kraft tape band hung in the vertical direction are pulled out onto the envelope transport table 13 of the second banding section 9 by the pulling device 14, and are horizontally moved by the second banding section 9. A band of craft tape is hung in the direction.

It should be noted that the first and second banding portions 8 and 9 form a set of ten crosses 10 each having a cross in the vertical and horizontal crosses.
The envelopes in units of 0 bags are carried out by a carry-out conveyor device (not shown).

According to the automatic machine for band changing and binding of one embodiment of the present invention, 10 envelopes in which 10 treasure lottery tickets are sealed are gathered into 10 bags to form one set, which is collected in units of 10 sets and 100 bags. Then, the work of banding vertically and horizontally can be continuously and automatically performed. Further, 10 sets of 100 bags of envelopes are stored on the left and right stacking buckets 6B, 6B on both sides of the collating and conveying conveyor device 2.
Since they are distributed to C and accumulated respectively, work efficiency is improved.

[0045]

As described above, in the automatic envelope changing and collating banding machine according to the present invention, each envelope feeder unit puts the envelope in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets have been sealed onto the collating conveyor system. The envelopes are intermittently fed out one by one, and these envelopes are sequentially stacked and conveyed by a collating and conveying conveyor device. Then, the window inspection device reads and inspects the treasure lottery ticket number from the window of the uppermost envelope that has been stacked and collated on the collation transport conveyor device, and inspects it. Is detected, the slip sheet removal unit collects a predetermined number of slip sheets and removes them from the collating and conveying conveyor device. Then, the thickness inspection unit inspects the thickness of the envelope of the predetermined number of bags conveyed by the collating and conveying conveyor device, and thereafter, the stacking unit as a set of the envelope of the predetermined number of bags and collated on the intermittent conveying conveyor device. A predetermined number of envelopes are stacked. Then, the banding unit hangs a predetermined number of sets of envelopes conveyed from the accumulation unit by the accumulation conveyance conveyor device.

Therefore, according to the automatic envelope regrouping banding machine according to the present invention, a predetermined number of envelopes in which a number of treasure lottery tickets are sealed are gathered into a predetermined number of bags to form one set, and a predetermined number of sets are collected. The work of banding can be continuously and automatically performed.

In the automatic envelope re-collating banding machine according to the present invention, when the stacking section is configured to sort and accumulate a predetermined number of sets of envelopes on the left and right sides of the collation conveyor, respectively, Can be continuously and efficiently accumulated, and the working efficiency can be further improved.

A first banding portion is provided for banding a predetermined number of envelopes in the vertical direction, and a second banding portion is provided for banding in the horizontal direction.
In the case of having a banding portion, reliable banding processing can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating a layout of an automatic machine for rearranging envelopes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of an envelope feeder unit and a collet transport conveyor device of the automatic machine for rearranging and collating envelopes according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure of an interleaving sheet removing unit and a thickness inspecting unit of the automatic envelope changing and collating band hanging machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a stacking unit of the automatic envelope re-collating band hanging machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Envelope feeder 2: Collating and conveying conveyor device 3: Window inspection device 4: Interleaf removal unit 5: Thickness inspection unit 6: Stacking unit 7: Stacking and conveying conveyor device 8: First banding unit 9: Second Banding part 10: Frame

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Ohashi 2-4-2, Shiohama, Koto-ku, Tokyo F-term in Prime System Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3E052 AA22 BA01 CA01 CB03 CB05 CB07 DA02 DB02 EA02 EA08 JA14 KA13 KA14 LA01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined number of envelope feeders configured to intermittently feed out envelopes in which a predetermined number of treasure lottery tickets are sealed one by one, and arranged along a collating and conveying conveyor device; The collating conveyor device for sequentially stacking and conveying the envelopes fed out one by one from each envelope feeder unit, and the treasure lottery ticket from the window of the topmost envelope stacked and collated on the collating conveyor device Window inspecting unit for reading and inspecting the numbers of the sheets, a slip sheet removing unit that collects and removes a predetermined number of sheets of partitioning paper interposed for each constant from the collating and conveying conveyor apparatus, and the collating and conveying conveyor apparatus A thickness inspection unit for inspecting the thickness of a predetermined number of envelopes conveyed by a stacking unit, and a stacking unit for accumulating a predetermined number of envelopes with the predetermined number of envelopes collated on the collation conveyor device as one set And from this accumulation part A banding unit for banding a predetermined number of envelopes conveyed by the conveying conveyor device. 2. The collating unit according to claim 1, wherein the stacking unit is configured to sort and stack a predetermined number of envelopes on the right and left sides of the collating and conveying conveyor device. Automatic banding machine. 3. The banding device according to claim 2, wherein the banding portion has a first banding portion for banding a predetermined number of envelopes in a vertical direction and a second banding portion for banding in a horizontal direction. Item 3. The automatic rearrangement collating banding machine according to Item 1 or 2.