JP2002362767A - Book carry-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book carry-out device having the capability of storing books in stack with their covers being open to a book storage part and carrying out the book at the lowermost position in sequence by using carry-out means. SOLUTION: The book carry-out device for storing the books 1 in stack with their covers being open 2 in the book storage part 3 and carrying out the book at the lowermost position in sequence by using a carry-out mechanism 5 comprises a guide member 8 having a cut portion 8a formed in a guide face for holding the opening covers at a preset angle to a bottom face 4 and guiding them in slide contact and a weight member 12 to be placed on the book at the uppermost position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet unloading apparatus, and more particularly to a booklet unloading apparatus having a function of stacking booklets with open covers, storing the stacked booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially discharging the booklet from a lowermost position by unloading means. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A booklet unloading device configured to stack booklets, store them in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially unload the booklet from a lowermost position by unloading means is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-11417.
No. 2 discloses this. According to this disclosure, a mechanism is disclosed in which a cover or a predetermined page of a booklet is opened by moving a roller after the booklet is sequentially carried out from a lowermost position by a carrying-out means. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-114173 discloses a technique in which a predetermined page is turned and then carried out.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-292373 proposes a configuration in which booklets are stacked in a stacker with the front cover open. In recent years, there has been a demand for a booklet unloading device that stacks booklets with open covers, stores the stacked booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially unloads the booklet from a lowermost position by unloading means. In order to respond to this request, there is also an apparatus configured to set the booklet in a state in which the cover of the booklet is opened, and to set the booklet into a booklet loading member provided with grooves at predetermined intervals, and send out the booklet one by one with the transport of the booklet loading member. Are known.

[0004]

However, it is troublesome to set the booklet into a booklet loading member provided with grooves at predetermined intervals with the cover of the booklet opened as described above. Therefore, there is a demand for a booklet unloading device having a function of stacking booklets with their covers open, storing the booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially unloading the booklets at the lowest position by unloading means.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a function of stacking booklets each having an open cover, storing the booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially discharging the booklet from the lowest position by a discharge means. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a booklet unloading device having the following.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are solved,
To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a booklet unloading device that stacks booklets with open covers and stores the stacked booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially unloads the booklet from a lowermost position by unloading means. A guide member that holds the opened cover at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface, forms a notch on the guide surface that slides and guides, and pressing means that presses downward from the uppermost booklet side. Are provided.

Further, the carrying-out means presses a portion from the opened cover to generate skew to carry out the booklet along the inner wall of the booklet storing portion, and is carried out of the booklet storing portion. And a regulating member for canceling the skew.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a booklet unloading device. FIG. 2 is a view taken along line XX of FIG. FIG.
In FIG. 2 and FIG. 2, the booklet 1 provided with a relatively thick double-sided cover 2 as represented by passbooks such as bank deposits and postal savings, or a passport (passport) is stacked in the booklet storage unit 3. It is stored. A bottom surface portion 4 is provided below the booklet accommodating portion 3, and a guide member 8 formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle α with respect to the bottom surface portion 4 is provided.

The guide member 8 has a notch 8a as shown in FIG. The booklet 1 at the uppermost position has a weight member 12 having an inclined surface 12a having a predetermined angle α.
Are placed as shown.

An unloading mechanism 5 is provided below the bottom 4 so as to sequentially unload the booklet 1 at the lowest position in the direction of arrow D1. Further, an opening 3a for simultaneously carrying out the cover 2 and the booklet 1 is formed in the booklet accommodating section 3 as shown in the figure.

The unloading mechanism 5 presses the opened portion of the booklet 1 near the cover 2 to generate a skew and to unload the booklet along the inner wall of the booklet storage unit, thereby opening the booklet storage unit 3a. When it is carried out from the outside, the skew is released by the regulating member 9 so as to freely fall.

FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line Y--Y in FIG. In this drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the components already described, and the description thereof will be omitted.
The carriage 5 is rotatably provided on the carriage 16 so that the pressing portion projects from the bottom surface portion 4 through the central groove (not shown) to the thickness of the booklet 1 or less as shown in the drawing. The carriage 16 has four bearing bushes (not shown) fixed to the carriage 16 so as to be slidable by the two guide shafts 18, and the pressing and moving member 15 is configured to be able to reciprocate. Have been.

A toothed belt 19 is provided between the idler pulley 20 and the driving pulley 21 in a stretched state for the reciprocating drive, and a gear meshing with a gear fixed to the driving pulley 21 is output. The carriage 16 is configured to reciprocate in response to predetermined energization of a stepping motor 17 fixed to a shaft. An optical sensor which is turned on / off by an actuator (not shown) is fixed at a start position and a stop position, respectively, and a predetermined energization to the stepping motor 17 is performed based on the detection result, so that the pressing and moving member 15 is moved by an arrow The booklet is driven in the direction D2 to carry out the booklet.

When the carriage 16 is driven in the direction of arrow D2, the booklet 1 that has passed through the gate member 13 is discharged. At this time, the booklet 1 is discharged while generating skew as described later. It is configured.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are views for explaining the function of the notch 8a of the guide member 8. FIG. 4A is a view in which a portion separated by a distance K from the base of the opened cover 2 is pressed. When the paper is ejected while being pressed by the moving member 15, the skew is released due to the presence of the notch 8a, and the paper is ejected substantially linearly.

If the notch 8a is not provided in the guide 8 in FIG. 4 (b), the moment of the arrow M is generated due to the sliding resistance of the guide member 8, so that it cannot be discharged linearly. become. For this purpose, the guide member 8
It is indispensable to form the notch 8a at the bottom.

Finally, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. 5 which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ of FIG. 1. In FIG. 5 (a), the pressing and moving member 15 is driven in the direction of arrow D2 to
The booklet 1 that has passed through 3 is discharged. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, the booklet 1 is discharged while generating a skew in the direction of the arrow M. After that, the regulating member 9
As a result, the surface of the booklet 1 is partially pressed, so that the skew is released and the booklet 1 is discharged substantially linearly.

As described above, since the upper portion of the opening of the booklet housing portion 3 is wide, the book cover 1 of the stiff booklet 1 can be easily stacked in the open state and stored in the booklet housing portion 3. When the booklets 1, 1, 1,... Are sequentially sent out, the booklet 1 is dropped onto the bottom portion 4, but the guide member 8 is inclined, so that the position regulation from an unstable state to a predetermined position is restricted. It becomes possible. Also, in a state where the number of remaining booklets 1 is reduced and the cover 2 does not receive a load from above,
The cover member is stiffened to move in the closing direction, but is regulated by the inclined surface 12a of the weight member 12 as a pressing means, and is discharged in a normal posture.

As the pressing means, it is also possible to use an elastic member such as a spring or rubber (not shown) or an actuator such as an electromagnetic solenoid or a motor, in addition to the weight member 12, for pressing. At this time, it is needless to say that the member in contact with the uppermost booklet has a shape portion for maintaining the cover 2 of the booklet 1 at an appropriate opening angle similarly to the bottom surface of the weight member 12 and the inclined surface 12a. .

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and that various configurations defined in the claims are possible.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a booklet unloading device having a function of stacking booklets with open covers, storing the stacked booklets in the booklet storage unit, and sequentially unloading the booklet at the lowest position by unloading means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a booklet unloading device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows YY in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a function of a cutout portion 8a of the guide member 8;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Booklet 2 Cover 3 Booklet storage part 3a Opening 4 Bottom part 5 Unloading mechanism 8 Guide member 8a Cutout part 9 Restriction member 12 Weight member

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kunio Omura 1-5-1, Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3F343 FA16 GA01 GB02 GC03 GD01 JC09 KB04 LA03 LA13 LD10 LD28 MB03 MB13

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A booklet unloading device that stacks booklets with open covers and stores the stacked booklets in a booklet storage unit, and sequentially unloads the booklet from a lowermost position by unloading means. A guide member that holds a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface, and that has a cutout formed in a guide surface that guides by sliding contact, and pressing means that presses downward from the uppermost booklet side. Booklet unloading device. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the unloading unit presses a portion from the opened cover to generate a skew to unload the booklet along the inner wall of the booklet storage unit, and the unloading unit is discharged outside the booklet storage unit. 2. The booklet unloading device according to claim 1, further comprising a regulating member for releasing the skew.