JPH02117538A - Ballots delivering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a carrying distance, to broadly shorten treating time for ballots and to rapidly draw out ballots by forcing the top end of the next ballot to be carried to a midway point of a passage after having the paper pass at least a pullout roller in advance, while having it put in a standby state after confirming to be a single sheet in a double feed detecting unit. CONSTITUTION:After a fixed period from the time when the rear end of a first ballot 3aA passes through a double feed detecting unit 13, a paper feed roller 4 is turned to send out the next second ballot 3aB on a hopper 3, and together with taking out the second ballot by means of a pullout roller 6 after confirming the same to be a single sheet by means of the double feed detecting unit 13, the same paper in positioned on a carrying passage between the pullout roller and a separating lever 12 again to be put in a standby condition. By putting the second ballot 3aB in a standby condition like this, in a condition where the distance to an outlet 16 of the ballot namely an interval for sending out is shortened and the ballots 3a can be sent out continuously one after another.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION a. Field of Application of R-Rumping The present invention relates to an election ballot paper dispensing machine for automatically and rapidly distributing predetermined ballot papers one after another in various elections.

b. Conventional technology In recent years, in various elections, mechanical devices have been adopted in some elections to improve the efficiency of election affairs, compared to manual delivery methods for issuing ballots at polling stations. An example of this is the device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-216849.

That is, in the device disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, in the rotational drive of the drive motor, the operation of the stopper that engages the rotation of the rotation shaft of the feed roller is canceled by the action of the renoids based on the operation of the start button by the staff member. At the same time, the clutch mechanism is actuated to transmit the rotation of the drive motor to the feed roller, and in one rotation of the feed roller, only one ballot paper is sent forward, and when the feed roller rotates once, it is transferred to the stopper again. The next ballot to be sent out will not be sent out while the feed roller is rotating, but will always wait with its tip slightly protruding below the feed roller. I have to.

C1 Problem to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional device described above, when the next voter operates the start button according to gender again, the next voting paper that is waiting will be Each time, after the feed roller is rotated and subjected to the effects of feeding and paper smoothing, the double feed detection device detects double feed, and only when it is determined that there is no double feed from this detection result does the paper move forward. Thereafter, the process of transporting the ballot paper to the outlet is carried out.

Therefore, since the ballot paper must be transported the entire route from the hopper to the final outlet, the transport process takes time, which also creates a substantial burden on staff and voters. There is a tendency for slow processing speeds to be rejected, so especially when a large number of voters enter the polling place, the ballot paper can be removed from the takeout slot from the time the start button is pressed. As a result, the waiting time to reach the destination seemed to be longer than necessary, which was frustrating for voters, while for the staff, the attitude of voters caused by this caused mental pressure.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to shorten the processing time for issuing a ballot paper using a ballot paper issuing machine and to perform smooth issuing work. The purpose is to provide election ballot issuing machines.

d. Means for Solving the Problems The election ballot dispensing machine according to the present invention includes a paper feed section for feeding out election ballot papers stacked one by one in a hopper in a case, and the paper feed section. and a double-feed detection unit for detecting double-feed of ballot papers sent out one by one from the
i. A ballot paper dispensing machine configured to be able to take out ballot papers one by one from a ballot paper delivery port, comprising a paper drawer section for pulling out the ballot papers sent out from the paper feeding section, The leading edge of the second voting paper following the first voting paper to be sent out is confirmed to be a single sheet by the double feed detection section, and is conveyed to the middle of the conveyance path through the paper drawer section. The configuration is such that the robot is placed on standby at the top.

In the election ballot issuing machine according to the present invention, when the drive motor rotates based on the operation of the blade switch or the edible switch, the separation lever and the pull-out roller constituting the paper pull-out section Waiting in the transport path @
The 11 sheets of paper are sent forward by the rotation of the pull-out roller, while the paper feed roller is allowed to rotate freely during this time.
After a certain period of time after the trailing edge of the first ballot passes the double feed detection section, the paper feed roller is rotated to feed out the next 12 ballots on the hopper, and the next 12 ballots are delivered to the double feed detection section. After confirming that the second voting paper is present, the second voting paper is pulled out by the pull-out roller, and placed on the conveyance path between the pull-out roller and the separation lever again to be in a waiting state.

Therefore, after removing the first ballot paper, the next second ballot paper is the first one! ! Part a passes through the double feed detection unit and waits at the position where it is drawn out and conveyed by the bowing roller, so the distance to the delivery port of the ballot paper, that is, the delivery interval is shortened, and the paper is continuously delivered one after another. You can send out your ballot.

f. Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the delivery of election ballot papers according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the case indicated by the reference numeral 1 is box-shaped as a whole, and inside this case 1 there is a position indicated by a dotted line between the position indicated by the solid line and the position indicated by the dotted line via the shaft support 2. A rotatable hopper 3 is provided, and this hopper 3 is always urged upward by a spring (not shown). 3b is a pair of side plates arranged on the hopper 3 so as to regulate both sides of the ballot paper 3a.

At the tip of the hopper 3, a paper feed roller 4 and a paper handling body 5, which constitute a paper feed section, are arranged facing each other, and the paper feed roller 4 is driven by a paper feed roller solenoid 33 (not shown). A pair of drawer rows 2 are coupled to the rotation transmitting member via a clutch mechanism, and on the downstream side thereof constitute a paper drawer section for drawing out voting papers.
6. An exclusion row 27 for pulling out a ballot paper for which double feeding has been detected and a crease roller 8 for creating a crease in the center of the ballot paper are provided, and each of these rollers 4, 6° 7 and 8
is a drive motor 9 provided at the bottom 1a of the case 1.
It is configured so that it can be interlocked via a belt 10 (only a portion of which is shown).

Further, in the vicinity of the removal roller ruff and at a position facing the ballot paper conveyance path 11 that guides the ballot paper 3a upward, there is provided a position that can be switched between the solid line and the dotted line position when the separation lever solenoid 32 is actuated. A separation lever 12 is provided. A first detector 13 comprising a light source lamp and a light receiving element is provided between the paper feed row 24 and the drawer row 26.
is provided as a double feed detection section, and a second detector 14 similarly having a photoelectric configuration is provided at a position above the folding roller 8 and between it and a ballot paper delivery port 16, which will be described later. . On the ballot paper ejection side of the exclusion rollerf,
A removal plate 15 is disposed, and a ballot paper delivery port 16 is formed at a position corresponding to the ballot paper transport path 11 in the upper part of the case 1.

Furthermore, a power supply box 18 is disposed on the bottom la of the case 1, and houses a battery 17 that operates the drive motor 9 and acts as a power source for the entire system. A speaker 19 is provided on the side portion 1b. This case 1 includes an operation panel 24 equipped with switches such as a display section 21 made of liquid crystal (or LED), a practical switch 22, an edible switch 23, and a cable 2.
Connected via 0. Note that it is also possible to use an AC power source without using the battery 17, or to use it together with an AC power source.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of an electrical system including the operation panel 24. Based on the operation of the switches on the operation panel 24 and the detection output of the first detector 13, the control unit 3
A drive motor 9 is driven via the second detector 1 .
The sound generating device 25 equipped with sound generating means is activated by the detection output No. 4, and the sound is emitted from the speaker 19.

In this case, the voice generating device 25 includes a voice synthesis ROM,
It is composed of endless tapes or desks, etc., and is used for various elections (for example, the House of Representatives).

Supreme Court national review, House of Councilors (electoral districts), House of Councilors (proportional representation), governor, council member 1 ward mayor, mayor, town mayor.

It is constructed such that it can be switched to any type of announcement by means of a voice content changeover switch 27, and is switched in accordance with the changeover mark 0I28 formed on the front part 1c of the case 1.

Further, when a detection output is obtained in the second detector 14 based on the operation of the utility switch 22 and the moon switch 23, each is counted independently by the counting circuit 29, and the count result is sent to the display control circuit 30. They are each independently displayed on the display section 21 via the display section 21.

Next, the operation will be explained based on the above configuration.

First, when the voting papers 3& (for example, 500 sheets) are stacked and set in the hopper 3 and the power switch (not shown) is turned on, the initial operation of the device is started, and the control from the control section 31 Based on the signal, the drive motor 9 is operated, and the solenoid 33 is operated to drive the clutch lt[, so that the paper feed roller 4 is connected to the rotation transmission member or not, and the rollers 4, 6, 7 and 8 are connected to each other. is in a rotating state.

Therefore, the ballot paper 3a sent to the hopper 3 is
The first voting paper 3a^ at the top is unrolled in order, and is sorted one by one by the paper feed roller 4 and the paper handling unit 5. After the first detector 13 detects the presence or absence of electronic transmission, the paper is moved to the drawer roller. 26. After a certain period of time after the leading edge of the first voting paper 3a^ has passed the first detector 13, the operation of the drive motor 9 is stopped again based on the control signal from the control unit 31, and the first voting paper 3a^ that is being conveyed is stopped.
Although the tip of the ballot paper 3a^ passes through the drawer row 26, it does not pass through the separation lever 12, and is located on the dark ballot paper transport path 11 between the drawer roller 6 and the separation lever 12, and stops at t, shi, placed on standby.

After that, when Homa turns on the blade switch 22 or the edible switch 23 corresponding to the voter at that time, the drive motor 9 is activated based on the control signal from the control unit 31 by each output 22a or 23a by that operation. is activated and the rollers 6, 7 and 8 are in a rotating state, while the paper feed roller 4 is in a non-rotating state because the solenoid 33 is not activated.

When the pull-out roller 6 rotates, the ballot paper conveyance path 1
The first voting paper 3a^, which has been waiting in the queue 1, is further sent upward from the waiting position along the ballot paper transport path 11, while the paper feed row 24 is in a state of free rotation due to the non-drive of the clutch mechanism. Therefore, while it is in contact with this first voting paper 3a^, a slipping operation occurs. Thereafter, the first voting paper 3a^ is passed through a folding roller 8 located in the middle of the paper, and is creased at its center, and further,
After passing through the fj42 detector 14, it is sent out to the ballot paper delivery port 16 and becomes ready for extraction.

On the other hand, after a certain period of time after the rear end of the preceding tjfJ1 voting paper 3a^ passes through the first detector 13, the control a11 section 3
The solenoid 33 is actuated by the control signal from the paper feed roller 4, which drives the clutch mechanism and turns the paper feed roller 4 into a rotating state.

When this paper feeding row 24 rotates, the next second voting paper 3a[t on the hopper 3 is fed out with the paper sorting action as before, and a paper interval is created between it and the preceding first voting paper 3a^. After forming, the tip portion 3aB' becomes the first detector 1.
3, the presence or absence of a conveyance abnormality (double feed) is detected, and after a certain period of time, the operation of the drive motor 9 is stopped based on a control signal from the control unit 31. As mentioned above, the leading edge 3aB' of the paper 3aB is
It is located on the ballot paper conveyance path 11 between the pull-out roller 6 and the separation lever 12, and the rear end portion 3aB'' comes into contact with the paper feed roller 4 and is in a standby state.

In this step, when the voter pulls out the ballot paper 3a, the rear end of the first ballot paper 3a^ passes through the second detector 14, and the content of the announcement regarding the type (type of ballot paper) is read out and the audio is read out. After the output (25a) is amplified by the amplifier 111 circuit 26, it is emitted from the speaker 19.

Further, the counting circuit 29 is activated by a control signal from the control section 31 based on the detection output when the first voting paper 3a^ is removed.
, the count contents on the side where the switch is operated are incremented by one, and the count values are independently displayed on the display section 21 via the display control circuit 30.

On the other hand, in the above-described operation, if double feeding is detected by the first detector 13, the controller 31
A control signal is issued from the controller to activate the solenoid 32, and the separation lever 12 moves the second voting paper 3aB to the transport path 1.
1 to the position shown by the dotted line for exclusion, while the slide/id 3
3 stops, and F, C, and paper feed a-ra are in a free rotating state.

Therefore, fpJ2 ballot paper 3 where this double feeding condition was detected
After passing through the separation lever 12, aB is fed onto the rejection plate 15 by the rejection roller ruff, and when a certain period of time has elapsed after the rear end of the ballot paper 3a to be rejected passes the 111 detector 13, A control signal is issued from the control unit 31 and the solenoid 33 is activated, driving the clutch mechanism and driving the paper feed row 24, so that the next vote following the ballot paper 3aB on the hopper 3 to be directly discarded is The paper 3aC is fed out by the same operation as in the above case, and is again placed on standby on the conveyance path 11 between the pull-out roller 6 and the separation lever 12, so that it can be resteamed by the same switch. Sera) to be done.

Incidentally, in the description of the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the rotational operation of the paper feed roller that feeds out the voting paper is controlled via the clutch mechanism was described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and there are other methods, such as By keeping the paper feed roller always rotatable and installing a one-way clutch, and by increasing the rotation speed of the pull-out roller so that it rotates faster than the feed roller, the distance between the pull-out roller and the separation lever is reduced. When the drive motor rotates based on the operation of the switch corresponding to the gender, the ballot paper waiting in the ballot paper conveyance path is rapidly fed forward by the rotation of the pull-out roller, while the paper feed On the roller side, due to the action of the one-way clutch, it is in a free rotation (slip) state at a speed corresponding to the rotational speed of the pull-out roller, and when the trailing edge of the ballot paper has passed the paper feed roller, the paper is fed. By returning the paper roller to its normal rotational speed, the next ballot paper on the hopper is fed out, and based on the circumferential speed difference between both rollers, a distance of m is formed between it and the preceding ballot paper, and the next ballot paper is fed out. It is also possible to have the voting paper in a standby state as if it were delivered directly, and both of these are within the technical scope of the present invention.

g0 Effects of the Invention As described above, in the present invention, the leading edge of the next voting paper fed out from the paper feeding rollers constituting the paper feeding section is conveyed to the middle of the path by passing through at least the pull-out roller in advance. At the same time, the double feed detection unit confirms that the paper is a single large paper and then waits, so every time a switch is operated, the paper is sent from the hopper to the ballot paper delivery port. There is no need to transport the voting paper along the route, the transport distance is shortened, and the ballot paper can be stored in one place! I! The time can be greatly reduced and prompt withdrawal of ballots can be achieved.

Also, in this case, the ballot paper is always sent upward from the state in the middle of being conveyed, but the tip of the ballot paper is located between the pull-out roller and the separation lever, and
After that, since part i is placed on standby at the paper feed roller part, positioning is achieved by the holding action on the leading and trailing parts of the ballot paper at the start of feeding, and therefore,
The voting paper can be conveyed while maintaining a constant posture without being skewed.

Furthermore, although the leading edge of the ballot paper passes through the pull-out roller of the paper drawer section, it does not pass through the separation lever and is positioned in a waiting path between the pull-out roller and the separation lever. If any trouble should occur during delivery, the separation lever can be operated to remove the ballot paper without sending it to the ballot paper delivery port, thereby preventing unexpected trouble.

Furthermore, the present invention addresses the negative factor of slowing down the conveyance speed of the ballot paper due to the reduction in the capacity of the drive motor when operated by battery, by shortening the conveyance path of the ballot paper. By shortening the processing time, the apparent conveyance speed is increased, and the processing operation is almost the same as when the machine is powered by a regular power supply. Even in a battery-powered ballot paper issuing machine, the withdrawal speed is faster than that of a machine using an AC power supply. By obtaining it, it has a remarkable effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an election ballot issuing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration, and FIG. 2 is an internal view. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical system. 1 is the case, 3 is the hopper, 3a is the ballot paper, 3 aA
3aB is the second ballot paper, 4 is the feed roller, 6 is the pull-out roller, 8 is the folding roller, 12 is the separation lever, 13 is the first detector (double feed detection unit), 16 is the This is the ballot paper sending port. Patent applicant: Musashi Engineering Co., Ltd. Deebro Seiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A paper feeding unit for feeding election ballots (3a) stacked in the hopper (3) in the case (1) one by one, and ballot papers fed out one by one from the paper feeding unit (
3a) and a double feed detection unit (13) for detecting double feed, and the ballot paper (3a) is passed through the ballot paper delivery port (16).
A ballot paper dispensing machine configured to be able to take out the first ballot paper (3a) from the paper feed section, comprising a paper drawer section for pulling out the first ballot paper (3a) sent out from the paper feed section; The leading edge of the next second voting paper is confirmed by the double feed detection unit (13) to be one sheet, and the paper is conveyed through the paper drawer part to the middle of the conveyance path and is kept on standby on the path. An election ballot issuing machine characterized by: (2) A separation lever (12) is provided in the conveyance path between the ballot paper delivery port (16) and the paper drawer section for removing ballots detected as being double-fed, and a leading end portion of the second ballot paper is provided. 2. The election ballot paper issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the isolator is positioned between the paper drawer section and the separation lever (12) and is kept on standby.