EP0038918B1 - Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial während des Transports - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial während des Transports Download PDF

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EP0038918B1
EP0038918B1 EP81101450A EP81101450A EP0038918B1 EP 0038918 B1 EP0038918 B1 EP 0038918B1 EP 81101450 A EP81101450 A EP 81101450A EP 81101450 A EP81101450 A EP 81101450A EP 0038918 B1 EP0038918 B1 EP 0038918B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/70—Article bending or stiffening arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/52—Stationary guides or smoothers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/02—Pile receivers with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/26—Auxiliary devices for retaining articles in the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1912—Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like

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  • the invention relates to a means for creasing sheets of material while conveying them from a feed station to a utilization station comprising a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, each of said first and second conveyor belts comprising a plurality of strips disposed in a staggered relationship with the strips of the other belt, with the strips of said first conveyor belt converging towards the strips of said second conveyor belt for deforming the sheets into semi-corrugated shapes as they are transported from said feed station toward said utilization stations and strips of the conveyor belts running over creaser rollers adjacent the utilization station.
  • the sheets may include bank notes, cheques, currency, food stamps, coupons and the like.
  • US patent 2901951 describes a machine for pleating pliable materials.
  • several rollers each with different corrugated surfaces, have been provided one after the other in the conveying direction of the sheet to be corrugated.
  • the corrugating rollers have decreasing axial length in the conveying direction.
  • Each roller co-acts with the second roller having a complementary corrugated surface with respect to the associated roller.
  • the present invention is characterized in that the strips of said first conveyor belt converge toward each other and said strips of said second conveyor belt converge toward each other, in that said creaser rollers in close proximity with each other to receive said sheets therebetween to form them into corrugated shapes prior to delivering them to said utilization station, which includes a bin for stacking, in that each of said creaser rollers includes projecting portions and recess areas disposed to complement recess areas and projections, respectively, in the other creaser roller, with the entire width of said sheet being finally creased in accordance with the shapes of said creaser rollers and in that said creaser rollers include grooves for receiving said strips of said conveyor belt therein.
  • a conveyor system 10 is disposed to receive a plurality of separated bills 12 and 14, for example, from a suitable source or feed station and convey them to a stacker bin 16 where they are suitably stacked as illustrated by a stack of bills 18.
  • the conveyor system 10 includes a top belt set including a plurality of band-like strips or belts driven by a pair of rollers 20 and 22.
  • a bottom belt set includes a plurality of band-like strips or belts on rollers 24 and 26 which are also suitably driven.
  • the top belt set or pulley system may include three belts or bands 28, 30, 32.
  • the bottom belt set includes two belts or bands 34 and 36.
  • the rollers 20, 22, 24 and 26 are moved in the direction of the arrows so that bills fed to the conveyor system are transported from a first station or source to a second station, such as the bin 16 used for stacking the bills 18.
  • the bills such as the bill 12, are delivered sufficiently close to the rollers 20 and 24 so as to be gripped by the top and bottom sets of belts being driven by the rollers 20, 22, 24 and 26,. After the bills are gripped by the conveyor belts, they are conveyed, pre-shaped as they are being conveyed, and finally creased, in a manner to be described.
  • the outer belts belts 28 and 32 of the upper set of belts driven by rollers 20 and 22 converge toward each as they leave the roller 20 and move toward the roller 22.
  • the center band or belt 30 is maintained in a relatively straight line as it is moved from the roller 20 to the roller 22.
  • the lower set of bands or belts 34 and 36 also converge toward each other as they leave the roller 24 and move toward the roller 26.
  • the belts 34 and 36 converge inwardly toward the center or axis of the bill 14 in the same general direction as the belts 28 and 32.
  • the upper and lower sets of belts also converge towards each other in a vertical plane as they move from rollers 20 and 24 to rollers 22 and 26.
  • both sets of belts become aligned in the same horizontal plane when they reach the rollers 22 and 26.
  • the belts may be considered as converging towards the axis of the bill 14 in two directions.
  • the roller 20 includes suitable grooves 29, 31 and 33 therein for receiving the bands or belts 28, 30, 32, respectively.
  • the roller 24 also includes similar types of grooves (not illustrated) for receiving the belts 34 and 36.
  • the roller 22 includes grooves 38, 40 and 42 for receiving belts 28, 30 and 32.
  • the roller 26 also includes similar grooves 44 and 46 illustrated in Fig. 6.
  • the rollers 22 and 26 are creaser rollers and may be of smaller diameter than the rollers 20 and 24, although this is not absolutely necessary. As illustrated and mentioned in connection with Fig. 1, the belts on the rollers 20 and 24 converge toward each other in both the horizontal and vertical planes as they approach the creaser rollers 22 and 26. At the final position on the conveyor system 10, prior to the ejection of the bill 14, the bands 28, 30 32, 34 and 36 of both pulley systems are in alignment with each other in the same horizontal plane between the creaser rollers 22 and 26, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
  • sheets are fed between the upper and lower sets of conveyor belts which converge on the center line of the sheets on both axes.
  • the sheet for example, sheet 14
  • the upper and lower sets of conveyor belts As illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the upper belts 28, 30 and 32 push downwardly on the sheet 14 whereas the lower belts 34 and 36 push upwardly on the sheet 14.
  • the staggered relationship of the upper belts 28, 30 and 32 with respect to the lower belts 34 and 36 parts of the sheet 14 are pressed down whereas other parts in between are pressed up. This causes the sheets to be deformed into semi-corrugated shapes as they are being transported.
  • the top creaser roller 22 includes grooves 38, 40 and 42 therein for receiving the belts 28, 30 and 32, respectively.
  • the bottom creaser roller 26 includes grooves 44 and 46 for receiving the belts 34 and 36 therein.
  • the upper creaser roller 22 includes outer or larger diameter projecting areas 48, 50 and 52 which include the grooves 38, 40 and 52 therein. Smaller diameter recessed areas 54 and 56 are disposed between the adjacent projecting areas on either side. End portions 49 and 51 have the same diameters as the recessed areas 54 and 56.
  • the bottom creaser roller 26 includes larger diameter projecting areas 58 and 60 for receiving the grooves 44 and 46 therein.
  • a smaller diameter recessed area 62 is disposed between the projecting areas 58 and 60.
  • Other recessed portions 64 and 66 are of the same diameter as the recessed area 62.
  • End portions 61 and 63 are of the same diameter as the projecting areas 58 and 60.
  • the creaser rollers 22 and 26 complement each other so that the recesses 54 and 56 of the roller 22 are disposed to receive the projecting portions 58 and 60 of the roller 26.
  • projecting areas 48, 50 and 52 of the roller 22 extend into the recess areas 64, 62 and 66 of the roller 26.
  • the outer ends 49 and 51 of the roller 22 are disposed relatively close to the outer ends 61 and 63 of the roller 26.
  • the rollers 22 and 26 are disposed relatively close to each other. However, they do have a small space therebetween for receiving therebetween the preformed bills 14 to be creased.
  • One of the rollers is normally fixed while the other is pivotally mounted.
  • the pivotally mounted roller may be spring biased inwardly which permits multiple notes, thick notes or notes with staples, etc. to be transported.
  • stops are normally provided to limit movement of the pivotally mounted roller and prevent it from physically contacting the fixed roller, thus avoiding damage to the rollers.
  • a flexible guide means 68 which may be thin spring-like metal or plastic, which directs the bill downwardly toward the bottom wall 69 of the bin 16.
  • the guide means 68 moves upwardly as the bills are piled progressively higher.
  • a back stop element 70 is included in the bin to limit the forward movement of the bill to provide a neat stacking of the bills.
  • the bills are preformed or corrugated gradually prior to the final creasing operation. This results in the outer edges of the bills moving closer to the axis. The action in effect makes more paper available for creasing within a small width. If the bills were subjected to the final creasing operation without this preforming, they would tend to tear as a result of stretching because no excess paper area to permit corrugation would be available.
  • FIG. 7 another embodiment of the bill stacker bin is illustrated.
  • the basic conveyor system is the same as that previously described.
  • the bin arrangement permits the bills to be stacked on edge.
  • the ejected bills are guided by a guide member 72 toward the wall 73 of the bin 74.
  • a flexible hold back means 76 is employed to hold the bills down against the wall 73 of the bin.
  • the hold back feature of the hold back means 76 assures high reliability when the bills are moved at relatively high feed rates.
  • the flexible guide 72 steers and holds the bills behind the hold back 76, slows the bills down and snaps them out of the way of succeeding notes or sheets.
  • the flexible guide 72 also prevents any of the bills or notes from falling back into the path of the oncoming notes.
  • the hold back feature serves to hold the notes against the wall 73 of the bin after they clear the guide and promote easy stacking, especially when the bills are stacked on edge.
  • While the conveyor system has been described as including three top conveyor belts and two bottom conveyor belts, it is apparent that the number of belts may differ depending upon the particular size and the number of corrugations desired in the bills. It is also apparent that either one of the top or bottom set of rollers may be - driven with the other roller being a follower roller.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial während des Transports von einer Zuführstation zu einer Verwenderstation, mit einem ersten Förderriemen, mit einem zweiten Förderriemen, wobei jeder Förderriemen eine Mehrzahl von Bändern (28, 30, 32; 34, 36) aufweist, die in gestaffelter Beziehung zu den Bändern des anderen Förderriemens stehen, wobei die Bänder des ersten Förderriemens bezüglich der Bänder des zweiten Förderriemens zulaufen, um die Blätter in eine halbgewellte Form zu deformieren, wenn diese von der Zuführstation zu der Verwenderstation transportiert werden, und wobei die Bänder der Förderriemen über Wellrollen (22, 26) nahe der Verwenderstation laufen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bänder (28, 30, 32) des ersten Förderriemens aufeinander zulaufen und daß die Bänder (34, 36) des zweiten Förderriemens aufeinander zulaufen, daß die Wellrollen (22, 26) in dichter Nachbarschaft zueinander liegen, um die Blätter zwischen ihnen für eine Wellenformbildung vor deren Lieferung an die Verwenderstation aufzunehmen, die einen Stapelbehälter (16, 74) enthält, daß jede Wellrolle (22, 26) vorspringende Teile (48, 50, 52; 58, 60) und rückspringende Bereiche (54, 56; 62, 64) aufweist, die zu komplementären rückspringenden Bereichen und Vorsprüngen jeweils in der anderen Wellrolle angeordnet sind, wobei die gesamte Breite des Blattes letztlich gemäß den Formen der Wellrollen gewellt wird, und daß die Wellrollen (22, 26) Kerben (38, 40, 42; 34, 36) zum Aufnehmen der Bänder des Förderriemens in ihnen aufweisen.
2. Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial nach Anspruch 1 mit einem ersten Rollenpaar (20, 22) zum Antreiben des ersten Förderriemens und einem zweiten Rollenpaar (24, 26) zum Antreiben des zweiten Förderriemens.
3. Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bänder (28, 30, 32; 34, 36) der beiden Förderriemen im wesentlichen miteinander ausgerichtet sind, wenn die Blätter von den Wellrollen. (22, 26) aufgenommen werden.
4. Vorrichtung zum Wellen von Blattmaterial nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter (74) zum Stapeln von Blättern (14), die von einem Paar von Wellrollen (22, 26) empfangen werden, ein flexibles Führungsglied (72) enthält, um die Blätter aus der Bahn der nachfolgenden Blätter gegen eine Wand (73) des Behälters abzulenken, und ein flexibles Halteglied (76) enthält, um die gestapelten Blätter oder Rechnungen gegen die Wand (73) des Behälters zu halten.
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