JP2015174007A - paper sheet transfer mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet transfer mechanism that can relieve the burden on a work required for transfer and movement of paper sheets accumulated by division.SOLUTION: A paper sheet transfer mechanism of the embodiment has an accumulation part, a paper sheet movement part, a storage case, an open/close part, a support base, and a case movement part. The accumulation part accumulates a plurality of paper sheets by stacking them one after another. The paper sheet movement part moves a plurality of paper sheets in a movement direction at the accumulation part. The storage case is so disposed as to be continuous to the accumulation part in a movement direction to store the plurality of paper sheets moving in a transfer direction by the paper sheet movement part. The open/close part opens and closes at least a part of a wall part on the accumulation part side in the storage case to transfer the plurality of paper sheets into the storage case. The support base supports the storage case. The case movement part moves the storage case on the surface of the support base.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a paper sheet transfer mechanism.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a cart or a conveyor that moves a case that stores separately collected paper sheets in order to move the separately collected paper sheets to the next work site. These carts and conveyors are used to move a case transferred by an operator's manual work to the next work site. However, if the weight of the case for storing paper sheets becomes excessive, the burden on the operator at the time of transfer increases and the working environment may deteriorate. In addition, if an apparatus that automatically conveys parcels such as parcels is used for transferring the accumulated paper sheets, excessive performance may be obtained and the apparatus may become inefficient.

JP 2013-215665 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a paper sheet transfer mechanism capable of reducing the burden of work required for transfer and movement of the separately stacked paper sheets.

  The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to the embodiment includes a stacking unit, a paper sheet moving unit, a storage case, an opening / closing unit, a support base, and a case moving unit. The stacking unit stacks and stacks a plurality of paper sheets in a standing state. The paper sheet moving unit moves the plurality of paper sheets in the transfer direction in the stacking unit. The storage case is arranged to be continuous with the stacking unit in the transfer direction, and stores a plurality of paper sheets that are moved in the transfer direction by the paper sheet moving unit. The opening / closing part opens and closes at least a part of the wall part on the stacking part side in the storage case in order to move a plurality of paper sheets into the storage case. The support base supports the storage case. The case moving unit moves the storage case on the surface of the support base.

The perspective view which shows the structure of the paper sheet processing apparatus provided with the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment, and is a figure which abbreviate | omits and shows a part of stacking part. The side view which shows the structure of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. It is a perspective view showing typically the composition of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of an embodiment, and omitting a part of the accumulation part and omitting the storage case of a support stand. The side view which shows the structure of the storage case of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. The perspective view which shows the structure of the stacking part of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. The top view which shows the structure of the stacking part of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment, and is a figure which shows the state which transfers paper sheets from the stacking part to the storage case of a support stand. It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment, and is a figure which shows the state which descend | lowers the storage case which stored paper sheets, and moves it to a conveyance part. The perspective view which shows typically the structure of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment. The top view which shows typically the conveyance part of the paper sheet transfer mechanism of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the paper sheet transfer mechanism of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sheet processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment includes a supply unit 2, a take-out unit 3, a preprocessing unit 4, an exclusion stacking unit 5, a reading recognition unit 6, and a printing unit 7. And a sorting and accumulating unit 8.
The supply unit 2 stacks and holds a plurality of paper sheets such as letters collected by the operator in a standing state almost vertically with respect to the horizontal plane, and moves the stack in the stacking direction. It supplies to the extraction part 3 which exists in the direction front end side.
The take-out unit 3 sequentially takes out the most advanced paper sheets in the stacking direction from among the plurality of paper sheets supplied by the supply unit 2 and sends them out to a conveyance path (not shown) toward the pre-processing unit 4.
The pre-processing unit 4 detects a paper sheet to be excluded from a plurality of paper sheets taken out by the take-out unit 3, sends it to a conveyance path (not shown) toward the rejection stacking unit 5, and removes the paper other than the object to be excluded Are sent to a conveyance path (not shown) toward the reading recognition unit 6.
The exclusion stacking unit 5 stacks paper sheets to be excluded that are detected by the preprocessing unit 4.
The reading recognition unit 6 acquires the classification information given to the paper sheets other than the exclusion target detected by the preprocessing unit 4, and outputs the classification information to the printing unit 7 and the classification stacking unit 8.
The printing unit 7 prints predetermined information on a sheet other than the exclusion target according to the classification information output from the reading recognition unit 6.
The sorting and accumulating unit 8 sorts and accumulates paper sheets other than those to be excluded according to the sorting information output from the reading recognition unit 6.

The paper sheet transfer mechanism 10 according to the embodiment is provided in the sorting and accumulating unit 8.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the paper sheet transfer mechanism 10 includes a stacking unit 11, a storage case 12, and a support base 13.

  The stacking unit 11 sequentially stacks and stacks a plurality of paper sheets P in a standing state on the surface of the stacking base 11a. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the stacking unit 11 stacks a plurality of paper sheets P in the stacking direction Q, and a push-in mechanism 21 that stacks the paper sheets P that are sorted and conveyed into the stacking unit 11. An accumulation paddle 22 to be supported and a load mechanism 23 for applying a biasing force to the accumulation paddle 22 are provided.

The pushing mechanism 21 includes a pair of conveying belts 31, a conveying guide 32, a pair of pushing rollers 33, and a feed screw 34.
The pair of transport belts 31 moves the paper sheet P into the stacking unit 11 by moving the paper sheet P from both sides in the thickness direction. The conveyance guide 32 is provided so as to extend from the inflow side of the paper sheet P toward the side wall 24 to the stopper 25. The pair of push rollers 33 are arranged facing the stacking paddle 22 in the stacking direction Q of the paper sheets P in a state of being arranged side by side in the pressing direction R of the paper sheets P. The feed screw 34 is disposed on the upstream side in the pressing direction R with respect to the pair of pressing rollers 33 and has a wing portion spirally provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical shaft portion. The pair of push rollers 33 and the feed screw 34 are rotationally driven by the drive force of a drive motor (not shown).

  As a result, in the push-in mechanism 21, the pair of transport belts 31 sandwich the paper sheet P and send it out into the stacking unit 11. The conveyance guide 32 guides the paper sheet P toward the feed screw 34 and the pair of push rollers 33. The feed screw 34 conveys the paper sheet P toward the pair of push rollers 33. The pair of pressing rollers 33 pushes the plurality of sheets P in the stacking direction Q by sequentially pressing the plurality of sheets P toward the stopper 25 between the pair of pressing rollers 33 and the stacking paddle 22. Accumulate one after the other.

The integrated paddle 22 is connected to a slider 36 that slides along a guide rail 35 provided on the side wall 24. The load mechanism 23 is, for example, a variable load spring mechanism or the like, and applies an urging force in a direction toward the pair of push rollers 33 (that is, a direction opposite to the stacking direction Q of the sheets P) to the stacking paddle 22.
As a result, when the push-in mechanism 21 sequentially stacks and stacks the plurality of paper sheets P in the stacking direction Q, the stacking paddle 22 supports the plurality of paper sheets P in the stacking direction Q by the urging force of the load mechanism 23, and the slider The slide moves 36 in the accumulation direction Q.

The stacking unit 11 includes a paper sheet moving unit 37 that moves a plurality of paper sheets P supported by the stacking paddles 22 on the surface of the stacking base 11a in a transfer direction S parallel to the stacking direction Q. . The paper sheet moving unit 37 is a belt driven by a motor (not shown) or the like disposed inside the accumulation base 11a, and a portion exposed on the surface of the accumulation base 11a is placed on the accumulation base 11a. It moves in the transfer direction S in contact with the lower ends of the plurality of paper sheets P to be placed. The stacking unit 11 includes an operation unit 38 such as an operation switch for instructing driving of the paper sheet moving unit 37 according to an input operation of the operator.
Accordingly, when the operation unit 38 instructs to drive the paper sheet moving unit 37, the paper sheet moving unit 37 moves the portion exposed on the surface of the stacking base 11 a in the transfer direction S, thereby stacking. A plurality of paper sheets P placed on the base 11a are moved in the transfer direction S. The stacking paddle 22 moves in the transfer direction S together with the plurality of paper sheets P in conjunction with the paper sheet moving unit 37 while supporting the plurality of paper sheets P in the stacking direction Q by the urging force of the load mechanism 23. To do.

The storage case 12 is arranged to be continuous with the stacking unit 11 in the transfer direction S, and stores a plurality of paper sheets P that are moved in the transfer direction S by the paper sheet moving unit 37. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage case 12 includes an opening / closing portion 41 that opens and closes the wall portion 12 a on the stacking portion 11 side in the storage case 12 in order to move a plurality of paper sheets P into the storage case 12. Yes.
The opening / closing part 41 is, for example, a hinge provided at the bottom of the storage case 12, and the wall part 12a is operated so that the wall part 12a is tilted outward by the operator's manual operation. The part 12a is opened.

The support base 13 has the storage case 12 mounted on the surface of a support base 13a provided at the top. The support base 13 includes an elevating part 51 that elevates and lowers the support base 13a in the vertical direction. The elevating unit 51 includes a link mechanism driven by an actuator (not shown), and elevates and lowers the support base 13a according to a signal output from the support base operation unit 56 such as an operation switch operated by an operator. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the elevating part 51 arranges the storage case 12 so as to be continuous with the accumulation part 11 in the transfer direction S, and opens the inner surface of the wall part 12 a and the surface of the accumulation base 11 a. Are set parallel and at the same height, the support base 13a is raised. As shown in FIG. 9, the elevating part 51 is provided when the storage case 12 is moved to the paying part 52 provided below the stacking part 11, or the support 13 is provided adjacent to the paying part 52. When it accommodates in the accommodation space 53, the support base 13a is lowered.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the payout unit 52 provided below the stacking unit 11 includes a conveyor 52 a for moving the storage case 12 to the next work site.

  The support base 13 includes a wheel 54 at the bottom. As a result, the support table 13 is used when the operator moves in and out of the storage space 53 provided adjacent to the payout unit 52 below the stacking unit 11 or moves the storage case 12 to the next work site. Move by manual operation.

The support base 13 includes a case moving unit 55 that moves the storage case 12 in the movement direction T on the surface of the support base 13a. The case moving part 55 is a belt driven by a motor (not shown), and a portion exposed on the surface of the support base 13a comes into contact with the bottom of the storage case 12 placed on the support base 13a. , Move in moving direction T. The moving direction T is set parallel to the transfer direction S in a state where the storage case 12 is arranged so as to be continuous with the stacking unit 11 in the transfer direction S of the stacking unit 11. The support base 13 is provided with a support base operation part 56 such as an operation switch for instructing driving of the case moving part 55 according to an input operation of the operator.
Thus, when driving of the case moving unit 55 is instructed by the support base operation unit 56, the case moving unit 55 moves the portion exposed on the surface of the support base 13a in the moving direction T, thereby moving the case moving unit 55 on the support base 13a. The storage case 12 placed on the mobile phone 12 is moved in the movement direction T.

Below, operation | movement of the paper sheet transfer mechanism 10 of embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.
First, the stacking unit 11 sequentially stacks and stacks a plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the stacking base 11 a by the pushing mechanism 21, and stacks the plurality of paper sheets P in the stacking direction Q by the stacking paddle 22. To support. At an appropriate timing before and after this, as shown in FIG. 8, the support base 13 is pulled out of the accommodation space 53 by the operator. And according to operation of the operation switch (illustration omitted) by the operator, the storage case 12 is arrange | positioned so that the stacking part 11 may be followed by the transfer direction S by the drive of the raising / lowering part 51. The wall portion 12a on the stacking portion 11 side of the storage case 12 is opened by an operator's manual operation, and the inner surface of the wall portion 12a and the surface of the stacking base 11a are set to be parallel and at the same height by driving the elevating portion 51. .

  Next, when a predetermined number of paper sheets P are stacked on the surface of the stacking base 11a, the operation unit 38 instructs to drive the paper sheet moving unit 37 in response to an input operation by the operator. The paper sheet moving unit 37 moves the portion exposed on the surface of the accumulation base 11a in the transfer direction S. As a result, the plurality of paper sheets P stacked on the surface of the stacking base 11a move toward the inside of the storage case 12 in the transfer direction S while being supported by the stacking paddle 22 in the stacking direction Q.

Next, when the plurality of paper sheets P are transferred from the stacking unit 11 to the inside of the storage case 12, the wall portion 12a of the storage case 12 is closed by an operator's manual operation. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the surface of the support base 13 a and the surface of the payout portion 52 are set to be parallel and at the same height by driving the elevating unit 51 according to the operation of an operation switch (not shown) by the operator. Is done.
Next, the support base 13 is accommodated in the accommodation space 53 by the operator, and the support base 13 a is arranged so as to be continuous with the payout portion 52 in the movement direction T. Then, when the support base operation unit 56 instructs the case moving unit 55 to be driven in accordance with an input operation by the operator, the case moving unit 55 pays out a portion exposed on the surface of the support base 13a in the moving direction T. Move toward part 52. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the storage case 12 on the surface of the support base 13a moves toward the payout portion 52 in the moving direction T, and is transferred to the conveyor 52a of the payout portion 52 to the next work site. Moving.

  According to the embodiment described above, by having the paper sheet moving unit 37, the opening / closing unit 41 that opens the wall 12 a of the storage case 12, and the case moving unit 55, a plurality of paper sheets P that are separately integrated. It is possible to reduce the work burden on the operator required for the transfer and movement. By having the paper sheet moving unit 37 that slides and moves the plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the stacking base 11a, without changing the direction and the overlapping order of the plurality of paper sheets P that are separately stacked, It can be moved in the transfer direction S. The wall portion 12a on the stacking portion 11 side is opened, and the plurality of paper sheets P are lifted by having the storage case 12 in which the inner surface of the wall portion 12a and the surface of the stacking base 11a are set parallel and at the same height. It can be stored in the storage case 12 without need. By having the case moving part 55 for slidingly moving the storage case 12 storing a plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the support base 13a, the storage case 12 can be moved without having to be lifted.

  Furthermore, by having the raising / lowering part 51, it can set so that the inner surface of the open wall part 12a of the storage case 12 and the surface of the integration | stacking base 11a may continue in parallel and the same height, and several paper sheets P can be transferred from the stacking unit 11 to the inside of the storage case 12 only by sliding. Furthermore, the surface of the support base 13a and the surface of the payout portion 52 can be set to be parallel and at the same height, and the storage case 12 for storing a plurality of paper sheets P can be supported only by sliding movement. 13 to the payout unit 52.

  Furthermore, by having the operation part 38 and the support stand operation part 56 for driving the paper sheet moving part 37, the raising / lowering part 51, and the case moving part 55, the transfer state and storage case of several paper sheets P are provided. The operator can adjust the 12 movement states and the like in detail. For example, when transferring a plurality of paper sheets P from the stacking unit 11 to the inside of the storage case 12, it is possible to easily adjust so that the stacked state of the plurality of paper sheets P is not disturbed.

  Further, by having the stacking paddle 22 that moves in the transfer direction S in conjunction with the paper sheet moving unit 37, in addition to the stacking of the plurality of paper sheets P by the pushing mechanism 21, the paper sheet moving unit 37 When the plurality of paper sheets P are transferred, the plurality of paper sheets P can be appropriately supported.

  Further, by having an accommodation space 53 for accommodating the support base 13 below the stacking section 11 and adjacent to the payout section 52, a space for storing the support base 13 and installing the payout section 52 can be reduced. .

Hereinafter, modified examples will be described.
In the embodiment described above, the paper sheet moving unit 37 of the stacking unit 11 and the elevating unit 51 and the case moving unit 55 of the support base 13 are driven by a motor (not shown) or an actuator (not shown). However, the present invention is not limited to this.
At least one of the paper sheet moving unit 37, the lifting / lowering unit 51, and the case moving unit 55 is manually operated by an operator in a state where a driving force of a motor (not shown) or an actuator (not shown) is not acting. It may be driven by an operation force greater than or equal to a predetermined value. For example, for the paper sheet moving unit 37, the operator's manual operating force exceeding a predetermined value moves the plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the stacking base 11 a that does not include the paper sheet moving unit 37. It is set smaller than the force required for this. For example, for the case moving unit 55, the operator's manual operating force is less than the force required to move the storage case 12 on the surface of the support base 13 a that does not include the case moving unit 55. Is set. Thereby, for example, when the operator inputs an operation force greater than or equal to a predetermined value in the transfer direction S to the plurality of paper sheets P placed on the stacking base 11a, the paper sheet movement unit 37 has a plurality of paper sheets. The paper sheet P is moved in the transfer direction S together with the plurality of paper sheets P so as to assist the movement of the paper sheet P. For example, the case moving unit 55 assists the movement of the storage case 12 when an operation force of a predetermined value or more is input to the storage case 12 placed on the support base 13a in the movement direction T by the operator. Then, it moves in the movement direction T together with the storage case 12.

In the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet moving unit 37 and the operation unit 38 and the support base operation unit 56 for driving the lifting unit 51 and the case moving unit 55 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The operation unit 38 and the support base operation unit 56 may be omitted, and the paper sheet moving unit 37, the elevating unit 51, and the case moving unit 55 are automatically driven according to a signal output from an appropriate sensor or the like. May be.

In the embodiment described above, the wall portion 12a of the storage case 12 is opened so as to fall outward, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the wall portion 12a may be opened by being removed from the storage case 12.
Further, at least a part of the wall portion 12 a of the storage case 12 may be opened in order to move the plurality of paper sheets P into the storage case 12.

In the embodiment described above, the portion exposed on the surface of the stacking base 11a in the sheet moving unit 37 of the stacking unit 11 contacts each lower end of the plurality of sheets P placed on the stacking base 11a. The state to be performed and the state not to be contacted may be switched. For example, the paper sheet moving unit 37 is accommodated inside the stacking base 11a so as not to contact the lower ends of the plurality of paper sheets P when the operation unit 38 is not operated. In this case, the lower ends of the plurality of paper sheets P may be contacted.
In the embodiment described above, the part exposed on the surface of the support base 13a in the case moving part 55 of the support base 13 is in a state where it is in contact with the bottom part of the storage case 12 placed on the support base 13a and in a state where it is not in contact May be switched. For example, the case moving part 55 is accommodated inside the support base 13a so as not to contact the bottom of the storage case 12 when the support base operation part 56 is not operated, and the support base operation part 56 is operated. Alternatively, the bottom of the storage case 12 may be contacted.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, the paper sheet moving unit 37, the opening / closing unit 41 that opens the wall 12 a of the storage case 12, and the case moving unit 55, thereby providing a plurality of pieces of paper that are separately integrated. It is possible to reduce the work burden on the operator required to transfer and move the leaves P. By having the paper sheet moving unit 37 that slides and moves the plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the stacking base 11a, without changing the direction and the overlapping order of the plurality of paper sheets P that are separately stacked, It can be moved in the transfer direction S. The wall portion 12a on the stacking portion 11 side is opened, and the plurality of paper sheets P are lifted by having the storage case 12 in which the inner surface of the wall portion 12a and the surface of the stacking base 11a are set parallel and at the same height. It can be stored in the storage case 12 without need. By having the case moving part 55 for slidingly moving the storage case 12 storing a plurality of paper sheets P on the surface of the support base 13a, the storage case 12 can be moved without having to be lifted.

  Furthermore, by having the raising / lowering part 51, it can set so that the inner surface of the open wall part 12a of the storage case 12 and the surface of the integration | stacking base 11a may continue in parallel and the same height, and several paper sheets P can be transferred from the stacking unit 11 to the inside of the storage case 12 only by sliding. Furthermore, the surface of the support base 13a and the surface of the payout portion 52 can be set to be parallel and at the same height, and the storage case 12 for storing a plurality of paper sheets P can be supported only by sliding movement. 13 to the payout unit 52.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Paper sheet transfer mechanism, 11 ... Accumulation part, 11a ... Accumulation base, 12 ... Storage case, 12a ... Wall part, 13 ... Support stand, 13a ... Support base, 22 ... Accumulation paddle, 23 ... Load mechanism, 37 ... paper sheet moving unit, 38 ... operating unit, 41 ... opening / closing unit, 51 ... lifting unit, 54 ... wheel, 55 ... case moving unit, 56 ... supporting unit operating unit,

Claims (6)

A stacking unit that stacks a plurality of paper sheets in a standing state and stacks them sequentially;
A paper sheet moving unit for moving the plurality of paper sheets in the transfer direction in the stacking unit;
A storage case that is arranged to be continuous with the stacking unit in the transfer direction and stores the plurality of paper sheets that are moved in the transfer direction by the paper sheet moving unit;
An opening / closing part that opens and closes at least a part of the wall part on the stacking part side in the storage case in order to move the plurality of paper sheets into the storage case;
A support for supporting the storage case;
A case moving part for moving the storage case on the surface of the support;
Comprising
Paper sheet transfer mechanism. The support base is
With wheels,
The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to claim 1. The support base is
An elevating part for elevating the storage case in the vertical direction;
The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to claim 1 or 2. A support unit for supporting the plurality of paper sheets in the stacking direction in the stacking unit;
The support unit supports the plurality of paper sheets when the plurality of paper sheets move in the transfer direction by the paper sheet movement unit, and the plurality of the paper sheets move in conjunction with the paper sheet movement unit. Move in the transfer direction along with the paper sheets of
The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An operation unit that instructs driving of the paper sheet moving unit in response to an input operation by an operator;
The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A state in which the paper sheet moving unit is accommodated in the stacking unit so as not to contact the plurality of paper sheets, and the paper sheet moving unit is in contact with at least a part of the plurality of paper sheets. Provided with a switching unit that switches between the exposed state and
The paper sheet transfer mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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