JP2003095529A - Card feed conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatically stacking device of cards for realizing low cost and high productivity. SOLUTION: A card feed conveying device 1 comprises a card feeding mechanisms 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e having a card storing part 2 for stacking and storing cards, a card feeding part 3 for feeding the cards out of the card storing part 2 one by one, and a card stopping mechanism 4 for stopping the cards fed from the card feeding part 3 at a predetermined position, and a conveying means 6 having a belt conveyer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card feeding / conveying device for automatically conveying a plurality of types of cards in an overlapping manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a process of stacking a plurality of cards to obtain a predetermined card bundle and a process of placing the same card bundle on a belt conveyer, workers are lined up along the belt conveyer and a predetermined amount is given to a card flowing from an upstream side. The operator manually puts and stacks a certain number of cards, or the operator places a card bundle in which a predetermined number of cards are arranged and arranged at a predetermined position on the conveyor belt.

[0003]

The prior art has the drawbacks of low productivity due to manual work, low productivity if one person is late, mistakes, increased labor costs, and increased costs. Met.

The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a card feeding / conveying device for a card which realizes low cost and high production.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is as follows. <Invention of Claim 1> A card storage unit for stacking cards, a card sending unit for sending out the cards stored in the card storage unit one by one to the outside of the card storage unit, and a card sent out from the card sending unit. Card sending mechanism a, card sending mechanism b, which is a card stopping mechanism for stopping the forward movement of the card and stopping the card at a predetermined position, and a carrying means such as a conveyor or a carrying pocket. The card sending mechanism a, the card sending mechanism b ... The card sending mechanism n are installed along the carrying means, and the cards sent from the respective sending mechanisms and stopped by the card stopping mechanism are carried. Is placed on the means and is conveyed, and is located on the downstream side on the card sent out from the card sending mechanism located on the upstream side and conveyed by the conveying means. Mounted card sent out from over de delivery mechanism characterized by comprising as go is conveyed.

<Invention of Claim 2> A card stop mechanism having the structure of the invention of Claim 1 prevents the advance of a card fixed above the conveying means, and this card stop wall. The card receiving body comprises a movable card receiving body for receiving the card held by the body and a card receiving body driving means for moving the card receiving body to the outside of the inner wall of the card stop wall body. When the loading body is moved, the card or the card bundle placed on the card receiving body hits the inner wall of the card stop wall body and is prevented from moving, falls onto the carrying means, and is carried by the carrying means. It is characterized by

<Invention of Claim 3> In addition to the configuration of the invention of Claim 2, a card detecting means for detecting a card conveyed by the conveying means upstream of each card receiving body downstream from the second one. Is provided, and a predetermined number of cards are sent to and placed on each of the card receiving bodies from an early stage, and a card or a card bundle on each of the card receiving bodies is upstream based on the detection of the conveyed card by the card detecting means. It is characterized in that it can be accurately dropped and placed on a card or a card bundle conveyed from.

<Invention of Claim 4> In the invention of Claim 2, the transport means is provided with a partition body showing a portion where one card is placed at a predetermined interval, and the partition body is provided upstream of each card receiving body. Is provided with a partition detecting means for detecting the number of cards, and a predetermined number of cards are sent to and placed on each card receiving body from an early stage, and the card on each card receiving body is detected based on the detection of the partition by the partition detecting means. It is characterized in that the card bundle is accurately dropped and placed on a predetermined portion of the conveying means.

<Invention of Claim 5> Claims 1, 2,
In any one of the inventions 3 and 4, a card bundle group is simultaneously thrown into the conveying means from the card sending mechanism group designated to send the card to the conveying means, and the card bundle group is set to the card sending mechanism group. After passing, the operation of inserting the next group of card bundles into the conveying means is continuously performed.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1> In the embodiment 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, 1 is an automatic card feeding device, and this card feeding / conveying device 1 is a card storing portion 2 for storing cards in a stacked manner. , A card sending section 3 for sending out the cards stored in the card storing section 2 one by one to the outside of the card storing section 2, and preventing the cards sent out from the card sending section 3 from advancing to a predetermined position. A card sending mechanism 5a including a card stopping mechanism 4 for stopping, a card sending mechanism 5b, a card sending mechanism 5c, and a card sending mechanism 5
d, a card delivery mechanism 5e, a transporting means 6 including a belt conveyor, a packaging means 7 including an automatic fold folding packaging device or an automatic pillow packaging device for packaging a pile of cards that have been overlaid and transported, a card delivery mechanism 5b, a card Delivery mechanism 5
c, a card detection mechanism 5d, a card detection means 8a including an optical sensor and an image sensor for detecting a card conveyed by a conveyance means 6 provided on the upstream side of each card stop mechanism 4 of the card transmission mechanism 5e. .About.8d and a setting unit 25 for setting the number of sheets to be sent, the number of layers, the number of products produced, and the like.

The general operation of the card sending / transporting device 1 is that the card sending mechanism 5a, the card sending mechanism 5b, the card sending mechanism 5c, and the card sending mechanism 5 follow the carrying means 6.
d, the card sending mechanism 5e is installed at an appropriate interval, and the cards sent out from the respective sending mechanisms and stopped by the respective card stopping mechanisms 4 are placed on the carrying means 6 which continuously operates in a non-stop manner and carried. As well as
The card sent out from the card sending mechanism located on the upstream side is carried on the card sent from the card sending mechanism located on the downstream side and carried by the carrying means 6 as a stacked card stack. ing. It goes without saying that the card sending mechanism is not limited to 5 stations and may be 10 stations or 20 stations.

The card delivery unit 3 is composed of a delivery roller 10 slightly protruding from an opening at the bottom of the card storage unit 2 and a pair of rollers for sandwiching and delivering the lowest card delivered by the delivery roller 10. Nari sandwich delivery roller 1
1 and 12, a count sensor 13 provided between the pinch feed roller 11 and the pinch feed roller 12 for detecting the number of passing cards, and a drive belt 14 for transmitting a driving force to each roller. It consists of
The delivery roller is driven by a drive shaft 15 and a drive motor 16 connected to the drive shaft 15 and whose rotation speed is automatically controlled.

The card stopping mechanism 4 has a card stopper wall body 17 for adjusting the position of the card in a substantially U shape so as to prevent the card sent out from the card sending section 3 fixed above the conveying means 6 from advancing. , A card receiving body 18 movably provided for receiving the card stopped on the card retaining wall body 17, and an air cylinder for moving the card receiving body 18 to the outside of the inner wall of the card retaining wall body 17. When the card receiving body 18 is moved, the card or the card stack placed on the card receiving body 18 hits the inner wall of the card stop wall body 17 and is prevented from moving, and falls onto the conveying means 6. And is transported by the 6 above. The card receiving body 18 moves through an opening formed in the card stop wall body 17, or moves under the card stop wall body 17 with a gap narrower than the thickness of the card. Reference numeral 20 is a guide plate, and this guide plate 20 is for stacking the cards to be sent out in a prepared state.

Card detection means 8a to 8d such as a CCD camera or an infrared sensor for detecting the cards and card bundles conveyed by the conveying means 6 are provided on the upstream side of each card receiving body downstream from the card sending mechanism 5b. The packaging means 7 is provided with a card detection means 8e. Card sending mechanism 5a, card sending mechanism 5b, card sending mechanism 5
c, card sending, card stacking, and card stack transporting by the card sending mechanism 5d and the card sending mechanism 5e are performed as follows. (1) A predetermined number of cards set to the number of stacked card bundles (the number of stacked cards is 5 in the description) is loaded into each card receiver, and the card bundle 21a of the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a is transferred to the conveying means 6. It is placed and transported. The cards may be sent out from the respective card sending mechanisms immediately before the card is inserted. (2) A predetermined card is loaded into the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a, while the card bundle of the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5b is detected based on the detection of the card bundle 21a by the card detecting means 8a. The card bundle 21b is dropped directly above 21a and is conveyed as a card bundle 21b, and the next card bundle 21a of the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a is also dropped and conveyed by the conveying means 6. (3) A predetermined card is inserted into the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a, 5b, while the card detecting means 8a, 8
b based on the detection of each of the card bundles 21a, 21b by the card holder b of the card sending mechanism 5b, 5c.
Card bundle 21a, 21c is dropped directly above the card bundle 21a, 21c to be conveyed as a card bundle 21b, card bundle 21c, and the next card bundle 2 of the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a.
1a is also dropped by the carrying means 6 and carried. (4) A predetermined card is loaded into the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a, 5b, 5c, while the card detecting means 8 is provided.
Card bundle 21a, 21b, 21c by a, 8b, 8c
Of the card sending mechanism 5b, 5
The card bundle of the card receivers 18 of c and 5d is the card bundle 21.
Card bundle 21b, which has been dropped directly above a, 21b, 21c,
The card bundle 21c and the card bundle 21d are conveyed as a card bundle 2 next to the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a.
1a is also dropped by the carrying means 6 and carried. (5) A predetermined card is loaded into the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, while the card bundle 21a, 2 by the card detecting means 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d.
The card receiver 1 of the card sending mechanism 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e based on the detection of each of 1b, 21c, 21d.
8 card bundles are card bundles 21a, 21b, 21c, 21
card bundle 21b, card bundle 21c, which has been dropped directly above d
The card bundles 21d and 21e are conveyed, and the next card bundle 21a of the card receiver 18 of the card sending mechanism 5a is also dropped by the conveying means 6 and conveyed. When the card bundle 21e reaches the packaging means 7, it is automatically packaged into a package 22.

The timing of inserting the card from the card sending mechanism into the card receiving body 18 and the timing of dropping the card from the card receiving body 18 are individually controlled in each card sending mechanism, and the traveling speed of the conveying means 6 is also controlled. The optimum speed is automatically adjusted depending on the number of cards inserted into the card receiving body 18 (individual setting is possible).

In the case of forming and carrying a card bundle of cards of the same type, a card bundle group is thrown into the carrying means all at once from the card sending mechanism group designated to send the cards to the carrying means. After passing through the card sending mechanism group, the operation of inserting the next card bundle group into the conveying means is continuously performed.

The setting unit 25 includes a batch setting unit 26, an individual number setting unit 27, a production number setting unit 28, a start button 29, a stop button 30, a reset button 31, a stack insertion selection button 43, and a side insertion selection button 40. ing. When the stacking selection button 43 is selected, the batch setting unit 26 sets the stacking number of card bundles (the operating number of the card sending mechanism) in the stacking number setting unit 32, and all the card sending mechanisms that have been set for operation. The number of cards sent from the number setting unit 33
In this case, the apparatus does not operate unless the set number in the individual number setting section 27 is set to 0. The production number is set in the production number setting section 28 and the start button 29 is pressed to start production. Press the stop button 30 to stop production, then start button 2
Press 9 to continue production, stop and reset button 3
When 1 is pressed, all set numbers become 0. Individual number setting 27
In the above, the number of cards to be sent out for each card sending mechanism can be freely set, and in this case, all the settings of the batch setting unit 26 are not 0 to operate. As a result, the number of cards can be freely set such as 4, 4, 1, 4, 3. Therefore, for example, a card bundle in which premium cards with few popular characters are appropriately mixed is properly mixed. It can be freely made into something. Premium cards are mixed in at an appropriate ratio for the part where the number is one. The card sending mechanism set to 0 does not perform the card sending operation. Numbers are set by turning the corresponding dial with your finger. In the state where the side-by-side insertion selection button 40 is selected, the card bundle group is simultaneously thrown into the conveying means from the card sending mechanism group designated to be sent, and when the card bundle group passes through the card sending mechanism group, the next The operation of inserting the card bundle group into the conveying means is continuously performed.

Although the functions are limited, it is also possible to control all the card receivers so that one card receiver driving means operates simultaneously. It is also possible to make the intervals of the conveyed cards the same and stop the conveying means each time the conveying is carried out one by one so that the cards are piled up on the card bundle on the sending and conveying means.
In this case, without providing a card detection sensor and card receiving body, the card stop wall can be moved up and down, and when sending and stacking cards, it is lowered onto the transporting means, and the parts that are not hit by the card during transporting are carried out. It is preferable to provide a card stopper driving means for raising the card. The transport means is one that forms an infinite rail vertically such as the transport means 6, one that horizontally forms an infinite rail, and a transport pocket is provided on these infinite trajectories and cards are sent out into the transport pocket and stacked. There are various forms such as things to go.

<Second Embodiment> In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, reference numeral 39 denotes a card sending / conveying device. A partition body 41 made of a metal partition plate is provided at a predetermined interval to prevent the mixture of the card, and instead of the card detection means 8a to 8e, the partition body 4 is provided upstream of the card stop wall body.
The card detecting means 40a to 40f for detecting the boundary of 1 or the like is provided. It goes without saying that there are various types of partition bodies, such as simple lines.

The setting section 42 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and the number of settings can be changed or selected by pressing the black triangle. The function of each setting location is the same as that of the setting unit 25 described above, and therefore the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

[0022]

Since the present invention has been described above, it has the following effects. <Effect of the Invention According to Claim 1> Since the card is automatically stacked on the card conveyed by the conveying means from the upstream side by the card sending mechanism on the downstream side, the operator is in the card storing section. It is sufficient for one operator to add a card to, and this has the effect of achieving high productivity with no mistakes and significant cost reduction.

<Effect of the Invention According to Claim 2> In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the card stopping mechanism can insert the cards as a cart bundle in which the cards are stacked on the card receiving body from an early stage. Since the card or the card bundle can be accurately dropped and stacked on the card or the card bundle without stopping the conveying means, an effect that an efficient and highly productive device is realized can be achieved.

<Effect of the Invention of Claim 3> Claim 1
2. In addition to the effect of any one of the inventions described above, regardless of the speed of the conveying means, a predetermined card is inserted into each card receiving body before the card or the card bundle reaches the card stacking position,
Based on the detection of the card detecting means, the cards or the card bundle of each card receiving body can be accurately dropped onto the conveyed card or card bundle so as to be overlapped with each other, so that it is possible to cope with various stacking conditions. Play.

<Effect of the Invention According to Claim 4> In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2, the card bundle on the card receiving body is detected by the partition body detecting means for detecting the partition body provided in the conveying means. Since it is configured so that it can be accurately dropped and placed on a predetermined portion of the conveying means, the same effect as that of the invention according to claim 3 can be obtained in this way as well.

<Effect of the Invention of Claim 5> Claim 1
In addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of 2, 3 and 4, a card bundle group is thrown into the conveying means all at once from the card sending mechanism group designated to send the card to the conveying means. After passing through the card sending mechanism group, the operation of inserting the next card bundle group into the conveying means is continuously performed. Therefore, the speed of the conveying means in forming and conveying a card bundle of the same type. This has the effect of realizing high-productivity card sending / transporting measures that can be performed quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a card delivery / conveyance device according to a first embodiment of the present invention without a card.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view showing a state where cards are being sent out from the all card sending mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall plan view showing a state where the card according to the first embodiment of the present invention is being conveyed.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing a state where the card of the first card delivery mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention is delivered.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory plan view showing a state where a card bundle is being conveyed from the first card stopping mechanism to the second card stopping mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory plan view showing a state where cards are being sent out from the first card sending mechanism and the second card sending mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory plan view showing a state where the card bundles from the first card stopping mechanism and the second card stopping mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention are conveyed.

FIG. 8 is an elevational explanatory view of the card delivery / conveyance device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a setting unit diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an overall plan view of the card sending and conveying device according to the second embodiment of the present invention without a card.

FIG. 11 is a screen diagram of a setting unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Card delivery carrier 2: Card storage 3: Card sending unit 4: Card stop mechanism 5a-5e: Card sending mechanism 6: Transport means 7: Packaging means 8a to 8e: Card detecting means 10: Sending roller 11: nip feed roller 12: Nipple feeding roller 13: Counting sensor 14: Drive belt 15: Drive shaft 16: Drive motor 17: Card retaining wall 18: Card receiver 19: Card receiver driving means 20: Information board 21a to 21e: card bundle 22: Package 25: Setting section 26: Batch setting section 27: Individual number setting section 28: Production quantity setting section 29: Start button 30: Stop button 31: Reset button 32: Stacking number setting section 33: number setting section 34: 1st card sending mechanism number setting section 35: Second card sending mechanism number setting unit 36: Third card sending mechanism number setting unit 37: Fourth card sending mechanism number setting unit 38: Fifth card sending mechanism number setting unit 39: Card sending and conveying device 40a-40f: Partition detection means 41: Partition 42: Setting unit 43: Overlay selection button 44: Arrangement input selection button

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A card storage unit for stacking cards, a card sending unit for sending out the cards stored in the card storage unit one by one to the outside of the card storage unit, and a forward movement of the cards sent out from the card sending unit. Card sending mechanism a, card sending mechanism b ... Card sending mechanism n, which comprises a card stopping mechanism for blocking and stopping the card at a predetermined position
And a transport means such as a conveyor or a transport pocket. The card sending mechanism a, the card sending mechanism b ... The card sending mechanism n are installed along the carrying means and are sent from the respective sending mechanisms. The card stopped by the card stopping mechanism is placed on the conveying means and conveyed, and the card delivering mechanism located on the downstream side is delivered from the card delivering mechanism located on the upstream side and conveyed by the conveying means. A card feeding and conveying device, characterized in that a card sent out from a mechanism is placed and conveyed. 2. A card stop mechanism is provided movably for holding the card stopped on the card stop wall body for preventing the advance of the card fixed on the conveying means. A card receiving body and a card receiving body driving means for moving the card receiving body to the outside of the inner wall of the card stop wall body. When the card receiving body is moved, a card placed on the card receiving body or 2. The card delivering / conveying according to claim 1, wherein the card bundle hits the inner wall of the card stop wall body and is prevented from moving, falls on the conveying means and is conveyed by the conveying means. apparatus. 3. A card detecting means for detecting a card conveyed by a conveying means is provided upstream of each card receiving body downstream from the second, and a predetermined number of cards are sent to each card receiving body from an early stage. So that the card or card bundle on each of the card receivers can be accurately dropped and placed on the card or card bundle conveyed from the upstream side based on the detection of the conveyed card by the card detecting means. The card feeding and conveying device according to claim 2, wherein 4. The carrier means is provided with a partition body showing a portion where one card is placed at a predetermined interval, and a partition body detecting means for detecting the partition body is provided upstream of each card receiving body, and each card receiving body is provided. A predetermined number of cards are sent out and placed early on, and a card or a card bundle on each card receiving body is accurately dropped and placed on a predetermined position of the conveying means based on the detection of the partition body by the partition body detecting means. The card feeding and conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the card feeding and conveying device is formed as described above. 5. A card bundle group is thrown into the conveying means all at once from a card sending mechanism group designated to send out cards to the conveying means, and when the card bundle group passes through the card sending mechanism group, the next card bundle is sent. 5. The card feeding / conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the group is continuously inserted into the conveying means.