JP2019107651A - Shredder - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shredder which can make a sheet-like material hard to be jammed.SOLUTION: A shredder comprises: a shredding part equipped with a rotary cutter which is rotatably supported; a drive part which rotationally drives the rotary cutter; a shredding execution part which controls the drive part, and executes shredding for rotationally driving the rotary cutter with respect to a sheet-like material inputted into the shredding part; a calculation part which calculates the number of times of shredding or the number of shredded materials; and a cleaning execution part which executes cleaning for continuously performing normal rotation drive and reverse rotation drive of the rotary cutter every time when the number of times of shredding or the number of shredded materials reaches a set value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

  The present invention relates to a shredder capable of releasing a jammed sheet.

As a technology for solving the sheet jam that occurs in the shredder for shredding sheets such as paper and sheets, for example, a paper jam in the shredding processing means is detected, and the detection detects the paper jamming after the driving means is stopped. It is disclosed that the paper jam removing process is performed by repeating the rotational drive with the direction (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-112118).
In Patent Document 1, when a paper jam occurs, a paper jam message is displayed, and after the user presses the paper jam removing button, the crushing motor is rotated forward, reverse, or forward (see FIG. 6). (Refer to FIG. 10) and normal rotation, reverse rotation, normal rotation and reverse rotation of the crushing motor. Reverse rotation and normal rotation are performed for a fixed time.

JP, 2006-181478, A

In the technique of Patent Document 1, the crushing motor of the paper jam removing process is controlled to reverse when it rotates for a predetermined time. Thus, for example, even if the crushing motor is in a state where high load is acting and can not be shredded, it waits for a predetermined time to elapse, and conversely, even when a low load is acting and shredding is allowed, rotation is reversed. Sometimes. That is, there is a problem that it takes time to remove the paper jam.
This invention is made in view of such a situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the shredder which can make a sheet-like thing hard to be clogged.

  In order to solve the above problems, a shredder according to one aspect of the present invention controls a shredding unit including a rotatably supported rotary blade, a drive unit that rotationally drives the rotary blade, and the drive unit. A shredding processing execution unit that executes shredding processing for rotating and driving the rotary blade with respect to the sheet-like material put into the shredding unit; and counting the number of times of processing or the number of sheets processed in the shredding processing. A counting unit, and a cleaning process execution unit that executes a cleaning process that continuously performs forward rotation drive and reverse rotation drive of the rotary blade every time the number of times of processing or the number of processed sheets reaches a set value.

  According to the present invention, clogging can be prevented by cleaning the shredded portion.

It is a perspective view showing a shredder concerning a 1st embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the shredder of 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which expanded the shredding unit periphery cross section of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the shredder of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the fluctuation | variation of the drive current value in the normal shredding process of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the fluctuation | variation of the drive current value in the clogging elimination process of 1st Embodiment, (a) shows the case where the whole sheet is shredded, (b) is a part of sheet shredded It shows the case of leaving without. It is explanatory drawing explaining the forced shredding in the clogging cancellation | release process. It is a main flowchart of the main process of the control unit of 1st Embodiment. It is a subflowchart of the excessive injection | throwing-in determination processing of the control unit of 1st Embodiment. It is a subflow chart of end judging processing of a control unit of a 1st embodiment. It is a subflow chart of the jam elimination processing of the control unit of a 1st embodiment. It is a subflow chart of cleaning processing of a control unit of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation | variation of the drive current value in the normal shredding process of 2nd Embodiment, discharge process, and the clogging elimination process. It is a flow chart of a part of main processing of a control unit of a 2nd embodiment. It is a subflowchart of discharge processing of a control unit of a 2nd embodiment. It is a block diagram of the shredder of 3rd Embodiment. It is a main flowchart of the control unit of 3rd Embodiment. It is a subflowchart of the normal shredding process instruction | indication of the control unit of 3rd Embodiment. It is a main flowchart of the power supply unit of 3rd Embodiment. It is a subflowchart of the normal shredding process of the power supply unit of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification about an operation button. It is a flowchart of the clogging elimination process which concerns on a modification.

<Overview>
A shredder according to one aspect includes a shredding unit including a rotatably supported rotary blade, a drive unit that rotationally drives the rotary blade, and a sheet shape that controls the drive unit and is inserted into the shredding unit. A shredding processing execution unit that executes shredding processing for rotating and driving the rotary blade with respect to an object, a counting unit that counts the number of times or number of sheets processed by the shredding processing, and the number of times or number of sheets processed And a cleaning process execution unit that executes a cleaning process that continuously performs forward rotation drive and reverse rotation drive of the rotary blade each time it reaches a set value. This can prevent clogging.
In the shredder according to another aspect, when the sheet is inserted during the cleaning process, the cleaning process execution unit interrupts the cleaning process, and the shredding process execution unit executes the shredding process.
The shredder according to another aspect performs the shredding process after the cleaning process is finished when the sheet-like material is inserted during the cleaning process.
A shredder according to one aspect includes a shredding unit including a rotatably supported rotary blade, a drive unit that rotationally drives the rotary blade, and a control unit that controls the drive unit, the control unit including: Normal shredding processing for causing the rotary blade to rotate in the normal direction with respect to the sheet-like material introduced into the shredding portion; and forward rotation driving of the rotary blade with respect to the sheet-like material introduced into the shredding portion Clog elimination processing that continuously performs reverse rotation drive is performed, and during the clog elimination processing, when the load of the rotational drive during the forward rotation drive of the rotary blade or during the reverse rotation drive becomes equal to or more than the threshold value Reverse the rotation direction of the rotary blade. As a result, it is possible to prevent that the rotary blade can not rotate due to the clogging of the sheet-like material.
In the shredder according to another aspect, the control unit performs a discharge process for driving the rotary blade in reverse rotation before the clogging elimination process, and the sheet can not be discharged from the shredding unit by the discharge process. In the case, the clogging elimination process is performed. Thereby, when the sheet-like material having the shredding capability or more is introduced, the sheet-like material is returned by the reverse rotation of the rotary blade, and the bite of the sheet-like material by the shredding portion can be resolved.
In the shredder according to another aspect, the control unit performs the clogging elimination process when there is an operation input of an execution instruction of the clogging elimination process. As a result, the user can visually determine whether it is difficult to manually remove the sheet-like material, and the user can leave the use of the unclogging process to the user's intention.

In the shredder according to another aspect, the control unit includes counting means for counting the number of times the normal shredding process has been performed, and the control unit determines whether or not the number of times of processing reaches the set value. A cleaning process is performed in which the rotational drive and the reverse rotational drive are continuously performed. As a result, clogging can be prevented by cleaning the shredding unit each time the number of times of processing reaches the set value.
In the shredder according to another aspect, when the sheet is inserted during the cleaning process, the control unit interrupts the cleaning process and performs the normal shredding process. Thereby, priority can be given to normal shredding.

In the shredder according to another aspect, the rotary blade has a fluorine resin layer in a region in contact with the sheet-like material. As a result, even a sheet with a sticky substance, for example, can be difficult to adhere to the rotary blade, and clogging can be less likely to occur.
In the shredder according to another aspect, the shredding unit includes a pair of rotary shafts, a plurality of the rotary blades, and a plurality of scrapers, and the plurality of rotary blades are spaced along the tube axis along the rotary shaft. The scraper is disposed between the spaced-apart rotary blades and is made of a low friction resin material. As a result, even a sheet with a sticky substance, for example, can hardly adhere to the scraper, and the occurrence of clogging can be prevented.

First Embodiment
1. Structure Description will be made using FIG. 1 and FIG.
The shredder 1 includes shredding units 2 and 3, a drive unit 4, and a control unit 5 in a housing 6. The shredder 1 includes a power supply unit 7 that mainly supplies power to the drive unit 4 and the control unit 5 in the housing 6. The shredder 1 is provided with operation buttons 82 a and 82 b for the user to manually operate the shredding units 2 and 3 and a power switch 83 in the housing 6. The shredder 1 includes a display unit 86 having an operation indicator 86a for indicating that it is operable by turning on the power switch 83, and an error indicator 86b for indicating that the sheet is in a jammed state. Prepare.

When a sheet to be shredded (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "sheet") is loaded from the loading port 61a of the housing 6, the shredding units 2 and 3 are driven by the drive unit 4, and the loaded sheet is inserted. Are shredded by the shredding units 2 and 3, and the shredded waste is accommodated in a waste storage box (not shown) disposed below the shredding units 2 and 3.
Here, in the direction in which the sheet is inserted from the insertion port 61 a of the housing 6 and moved inside, the side to which the sheet is directed is the downstream side. In addition, the rotation of the rotary blades 23 and 33 (see FIG. 3) for shredding the sheet advancing toward the downstream is referred to as forward rotation, and the rotation in the opposite direction to the forward rotation is referred to as reverse rotation.

The main units and the like will be described below.
(1) Housing Description will be made with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The housing 6 has a box shape, and a sheet is loaded from the upper wall 61, and the front wall 62 is provided so as to be openable and closable.
In the upper wall 61, insertion ports 61a and 61b (see FIG. 2) for inserting sheets into the shredding units 2 and 3 and guides 61c for guiding the inserted sheets to the shredding units 2 and 3; 61 d are provided. The inlet 61 a and the guide 61 c are for the shredding unit 2, and the inlet 61 b and the guide 61 d are for the shredding unit 3.
The upper wall 61 is provided with operation buttons 82 a and 82 b for manually operating the shredding units 2 and 3. The operation button 82a is for rotating the shredding units 2 and 3 in the forward direction, and the operation button 82b is for rotating the shredding units 2 and 3 in the reverse direction. The shredding units 2 and 3 operate during operation of the operation buttons 82a and 82b, and the shredding units 2 and 3 stop when the operation is stopped.

The upper wall 61 has an error indicator light 86b for displaying an error (it is lit here) when the jammed state of the sheet can not be canceled even if the jam clearance processing is performed, and the user is in a jammed state. An operation button 87 for inputting what has been known is provided. The operation button 87 is used to operate the shredding unit 2 in the stopped state, and is also used as the power switch 83.
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 6 accommodates the shredding units 2 and 3, the drive unit 4, the control unit 5 and the power supply unit 7 on the upper side, and the waste storage box below the shredding units 2 and 3. Do.

(2) Shredding unit There are two types of shredding units 2 and 3 here, a cross shredding unit 2 for cross cutting and a straight shredding unit 3 for straight cutting.

(2-1) Cross shredding unit As shown in FIG. 3, the cross shredding unit 2 includes a frame 21, a pair of rotating shafts 22 rotatably supported on the frame 21 and supported in parallel, and the respective rotating shafts A rotary blade 23 disposed at intervals in the axial direction of the pipe 22 and a scraper 24 disposed between the rotary blades 23 adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 22 are provided. Each rotation shaft 22 is driven by the drive unit 4.
The frame 21 has a box shape whose direction orthogonal to a plane including the central axes of the pair of rotation shafts 22 opens. The opening is continuous with the downstream end of the guide 61c to enable smooth reception of the sheet.
The frame 21 supports the rotation shaft 22 on side walls orthogonal to the pair of rotation shafts 22. The rotary blades 23 here are provided as a pair. The rotary blade 23 has a disk shape, and has one or more (here, three) cutter blades 23a on the outer peripheral edge at intervals in the circumferential direction. The cutter blade 23a here extends in a triangular shape outward in the radial direction.

A fluorine layer is formed on at least the outer peripheral edge portion 23b and the cutter blade 23a of the rotary blade 23. As a result, the adhesive substance of the sheet-like substance can be made difficult to adhere to the rotary blade 23. In addition, as a sheet-like article to which the sticky substance adheres, there are, for example, an envelope with glue, a sticky note, an invoice slip such as a home delivery service, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 3, the scraper 24 is provided on the other rotation shaft 22 so as to face one set of rotary blades 23 of one rotation shaft 22. In other words, the pair of rotary blades 22 and the scraper 24 are alternately arranged in the axial direction on the pair of rotary shafts 22 so as to face each other. The scraper 24 provided on each of the rotating shafts 22 is supported by the extending rod 25 extending in parallel to the rotating shaft 22 passing through the through hole of the scraper 24.

The scraper 24 has a flat plate portion 24a opposed to the rotary blade 23, and an outer collar portion 24b protruding in the thickness direction of the flat plate portion 24a from the outer peripheral edge on both main surfaces of the flat plate portion 24a. The outer collar portion 24b has a semicircular arc shape when viewed from the direction in which the rotary shaft 22 extends, and is provided on the side of the flat plate portion 24a where the opposing rotary blade 23 is not present.
As a result, the case 26 that accommodates the pair of rotary blades 23 is configured by the two scrapers 24 adjacent in the extension direction of the rotary shaft 23.

The scraper 24 is made of a resin material. The scraper 24 here is an injection-molded article using polyacetal (POM) which is a low friction resin material. Thereby, it can be restricted that the shredded debris adheres to the rotary blade 23 and the scraper 24.
In particular, clumps of adhesive and debris at the entrance 26a of the cutter blade 23a to the case 26 tend to occur, but due to the formation of the fluorine layer on the rotary blade 23 and the scraper 24 of the low friction resin material, That is, it can suppress.

(2-2) Straight Cutting Unit The straight shredding unit 3 is, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of rotating shafts 32 which are rotatable and supported in parallel, and each rotating shaft 32 has an interval in the tube axial direction. And a plurality of rotary blades 33 arranged in a row. The pair of rotary shafts 32 is driven by the drive unit 4. The outer peripheral edge of the rotary blade 33 here is a cutter blade 33a. One set of rotary blades 33 provided on each rotary shaft 32 is axially adjacent, and the sheet material is cut by the adjacent rotary blades 33.

(3) Drive Unit The drive unit 4 includes a drive motor 41 and drive transmission means (for example, gears) for transmitting rotational drive of the drive motor 41 to the rotary shafts 22 and 32.

(4) Sensor etc. The sensor 81 detects, for example, the sheet passing through the guides 61c and 61d. The sensors 81 are respectively disposed between the sheet insertion port 61 a and the shredding unit 2 and between the sheet insertion port 61 b and the shredding unit 3. For example, the guides 61c and 61d are provided as an example of the arrangement position. As the sensor 81, for example, a transmission type provided with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit facing each other can be used. The detection signal of the sensor 81 is output to the control unit 5, as shown in FIG. In addition, the signal line is shown by the line segment which makes an output destination an arrow.

The ammeter 84 detects the drive current supplied to the drive motor 41, and outputs the drive current to the control unit 5. When the drive current supplied to the drive motor 41 is increased, the rotational load of the rotary blades 23 and 33 of the shredding units 2 and 3 is increased, and the sheet is over-loaded or the sheet is shredded. It occurs when units 2 and 3 are clogged.
The torque meter 85 detects the torque of the rotational drive of the drive motor 41 and outputs the torque to the control unit 5. The increase in the torque of the drive motor 41 occurs, for example, when the sheet is excessively loaded or the sheet is jammed in the shredding units 2 and 3.

(5) Power Supply Unit As shown in FIG. 4, the power supply unit 7 uses, for example, a conversion circuit 71 for smoothing commercial power received from the commercial power supply 70 and converting it into DC power, and the converted DC power. And an inverter 73 for generating driving power in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 5. The drive power (drive current) generated by the inverter 73 is supplied to the drive motor 41.
When the power switch 83 (see FIG. 1) is turned on, the power supply unit 7 receives power from the commercial power supply 70 and supplies operating power to the control unit 5, sensor 81, ammeter 84, torque meter 85, error indicator light 86b, etc. Do. The power supply line is indicated by a line segment and is distinguished from the signal line indicated by a line segment of an arrow.

(6) Control Unit The control unit 5 performs the following control.
The control unit 5 controls the power supply unit 7 so as to increase the drive current when the torque of the drive motor 41 is to be increased. The control unit 5 includes a table in which the torque of the drive motor 41 is associated with the drive current in the ROM 52, and instructs the power supply unit 7 to generate a drive current based on the measurement result of the torque meter 85.
The control unit 5 performs the shredding process by positively rotating the drive motor 41 when the sheet is loaded from the loading ports 61a and 61b. The control unit 5 performs the jam elimination process when the sheet being shredded is excessively loaded. Here, the shredding process performed by rotating the sheet in the normal rotation when the sheet is not overcharged is referred to as "normal shredding process", and the shredding during the clogging elimination process performed upon overfeeding is referred to as "forced shredding". Forced shredding process is referred to as "forced shredding process".

  Excessive loading is a case where load is applied to the drive motor 41 so as to exceed the normal shredding ability in the normal shredding process. Specifically, when the drive current value I of the drive motor 41 during shredding becomes equal to or greater than the current value I2, it is determined that the over-injection has occurred. As a result, it is possible to determine the excessive input without newly providing a determination unit that determines whether the input sheet is excessively input.

  The clogging elimination process is a process of alternately performing forward rotation drive and reverse rotation drive of the rotary blade 23 (drive motor 41) once or more. Thereby, an operation in which the sheet-like material bites into the shredding portion by the normal rotation of the rotary blade and an operation in which the sheet-like material is returned by the reverse rotation of the rotary blade and the bite-in of the sheet-like material by the shredding portion is eliminated It takes place alternately and continuously. Although reverse rotation mainly has a discharge function, reverse rotation is also included in the shredding process.

The reversal between the forward rotation drive and the reverse rotation drive is performed when the load of the drive motor 41 reaches a constant value, specifically, when the drive current value I becomes equal to or more than the current value I2. Thus, shredding can be performed efficiently while reducing the load on the drive motor 41, rather than reversing the respective rotations in a predetermined rotation time.
The control unit 5 detects (monitors) the drive current even during rotational drive in the clogging elimination process, and the drive current value I does not reach the current value I2 and during forward rotation drive or reverse rotation drive. When I becomes less than the current value I1, the clogging elimination process is ended. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the rotary blade 23 from rotating even though the shredding or discharging of the sheet is completed.

The control unit 5 performs the cleaning process when it is time to clean the shredding unit 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 5 is configured by a microcomputer including a CPU 51, a ROM 52, a RAM 53 and the like. The control unit 5 comprises a counter 54. The control unit 5 operates by receiving power from the power supply unit 7 by operating the power switch 83.
The control unit 5 performs at least the above control while using the RAM 53 as a work area, based on the program and data stored in the ROM 52 by the CPU 51.

2. Operation of Drive Motor The shredder 1 performs normal shredding processing for shredding sheets, and jam elimination processing when the sheets under shredding processing are excessively loaded. Hereinafter, the fluctuation of the drive current value I of the drive motor 41 during the shredding process will be described.

(1) Normal Shredding Process The normal shredding process will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 5, the case where it is not excessive input is described by a solid line, the case where excessive input is performed is described by a broken line, and the place where the solid line and the broken line coincide is indicated by a solid line. In addition, it is assumed that the sheet feeding which is not over-loading is "normal loading".

(1-1) Normal Loading The normal shredding process of normal loading will be described by the solid line in FIG.
When the sensor 81 detects that the sheet is inserted (it is “T0” in the figure), the drive motor 41 starts to rotate forward. The power supply unit 7 generates and supplies a drive current such that the drive current value I becomes the current value I1 before the sheet reaches the shredding unit 2 (it is “T1” in the drawing).
When the sheet reaches the shredding unit 2 (it is "T2" in the figure), the drive current increases with the increase of the rotational load due to the shredding, and the drive current value I becomes constant at the current value I3 eventually (figure In the "T3")). Then, the constant current is maintained for a while, and when all shredding of the sheet is completed (it is “T4” in the figure), the drive current value I decreases to the current value I1 and then the drive motor 41 stops ( It is "T5" in the figure). The constant current value I3 varies depending on the input sheet, but in the case of a sheet having the same thickness, the value is approximately the same. The rated current value here is a current value corresponding to the number of sheets for which the shredding rate is 90% or more.

(1-2) Excessive Feeding The normal shredding process of excessive loading will be described by the broken line in FIG.
The over-loading normal shredding process is the same as the normal-loading normal shredding process until time T is “T2”. Therefore, the time T will be described after "T2".
When the drive current increases with the increase of rotational load due to shredding and the drive current value I exceeds the rated current value I3 and reaches the current value I2 ("T6" in the figure), the drive motor 41 is forcibly stopped. (The supply from the power supply unit 7 is stopped).
When the drive motor 41 is forcibly stopped, a part of the sheet exists in the shredding unit 2 and the sheet is clogged. This state is also referred to as a "clogged state".

(2) Clog Elimination Process If the sheet is clogged due to excessive loading, the shredder 1 performs the clog elimination process. The fluctuation of the drive current value I during the clogging elimination process will be described with reference to (a) and (b) of FIG.
The forced shredding shown in FIG. 6 shows the fluctuation of the drive current in the form of a right triangle. This is because the sheet exists in the shredding unit 2 (the sensor 81 is in the ON state), and the time T1 and the time T2 in FIG. 5 substantially coincide with each other.

The clogging elimination processing is processing for alternately performing reverse rotation and forward rotation of the drive motor 41 (rotating blade 23) as shown in FIG.
In the jammed sheet 100, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the thin portion 100a of the sheet 100 exists in a short region in the sheet conveyance direction. However, by alternately repeating forward rotation and reverse rotation of the drive motor 41 (rotating blade 23), the thin portion 100a gradually spreads in the transport direction as shown in (b) of FIG. It becomes thinner and easier to shred. As a result, the jammed state of the sheet is easily eliminated.

  The unclogging process is automatically performed until alternating shredding by reverse rotation and forward rotation is continuously performed K times (for example, 10 times) in total. As a result, the jammed state of the sheet can be automatically removed, and the shredder 1 that is less likely to jam can be obtained. Further, since reverse rotation and forward rotation are alternately and continuously performed a plurality of times, it is not necessary for the user to perform an operation midway, and the clogging elimination processing can be performed efficiently.

The switching between the reverse rotation and the forward rotation is the timing when the drive current value I reaches the current value I2. The current value I2 is the same as the current value I2 which is a threshold value of the drive current value when it is determined that the excessive shredding is performed in the above-mentioned normal shredding process.
FIG. 6A shows the case where all the sheets are shredded during the second forced shredding. In (b) of FIG. 6, the forced shredding is performed K times, and the case where the clogging state is not eliminated is shown. As described later, as an example, whether the driving current value I of the driving motor 41 reaches the current value I2 does not reach the current value I1. It is judged by whether it decreased or not.

  Further, the current value I2 which is a determination reference in the case of reversing the rotation is in the range of 1.5 times to 3.0 times the rated current value I3 of the apparatus. As a result, even if the sheet is excessively loaded, the sheet can be shredded by the jam elimination processing.

3. Flowchart of Control Unit The main processing and sub-processing of the control unit 5 that performs the above-described normal shredding and forced shredding will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS.
(1) Main Process The main process of the control unit 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the power switch 83 is turned on, the control unit 5 receives power from the power supply unit 7 and starts the program.
When the sheet is inserted from the insertion port 61a and the sensor 81 detects a sheet (Yes in S1), the control unit 5 rotates the rotary blade 23 forward (S3) after setting F1 = 0 (S2). ).
The forward rotation is performed by the control unit 5 instructing the power supply unit 7 to supply a drive current to the drive motor 41. Although F1 is mentioned later, it is a variable which shows whether shredding was started.

In step S4, the control unit 5 performs an over-loading determination process as to whether or not the sheet has been over-loaded, and when the sheet is normally loaded, determines whether or not the shredding of the sheet is completed. A determination process is performed (S5). As a result of the end determination processing, when shredding is continued without ending, the process returns to step S4, and when shredding is ended, the rotation of the rotary blade 23 is stopped (S6).
The stop of the rotary blade 23 is performed by the control unit 5 instructing the power supply unit 7 to stop the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 41. Further, the processing from the normal rotation in step S3 to the start of shredding to the end of the shredding in step S6 is the case of normal loading shown by the solid line in FIG.

In step S7, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the variable n indicating the number of shredded sheets (number of times of processing) is larger than the set value n1. If the variable n is larger than the set value n1 ("Yes") And cleaning process (S8). If the variable n is smaller than the set value n1 ("No"), the number of sheets to be subjected to the cleaning process has not reached, and "1" is added to the variable n (S11), and the process returns to step S1.
In addition, the cleaning process is for removing the sheet scraps and the adhesive adhering to the rotary blade 23 and the scraper 24 of the shredding unit 2.

In step S9, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the variable L indicating “1” indicates whether a new sheet has been inserted during the cleaning process, and the variable L is “1” (“Yes ), And returns to step S3 to shred the input sheet.
If the variable L is not "1" (that is, "L = 0") ("No" in step S9), the cleaning process is completely completed, and the variable n is set to "0" (S10) , And return to step S1.

  If the control unit 5 determines that the over-loading is determined in the over-loading determination process in step S4, the control unit 5 performs a jam elimination process (S12), and whether all the sheets are shredded by the jam elimination process or the sheets are discharged If the variable M indicating “0” is “0” (“Yes” in step S 13 and the state of (b) in FIG. 6), “indicating that the sheet is jammed in the shredding unit 2” (S14). Note that "that is, display" is performed by the control unit 5 turning on the error indicator 86b. When the variable M is “0”, for example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, the shredding of all the sheets is not finished or forced termination without being discharged, and the jamming state is eliminated. It is not the case.

  In step S13, if the variable M is not "0" (that is, "M = 1") ("No"), the process returns to step S1 and waits for a new sheet to be inserted. When the variable M is not “0”, for example, when the sheet is discharged or when the shredding of all the sheets is completed (see (a) of FIG. 6), the clogging state is eliminated.

  In step S15, the control unit 5 waits for a button operation from the user, and when there is a button operation (it is "Yes"), hides "that is, display" (S16), and returns to step S1. The non-display is performed by turning off the error indicator 86b.

(2) Sub-Process (2-1) Excess Input Determination Process The excess input determination process will be described with reference to FIG.
The control unit 5 detects the drive current value I supplied to the drive motor 41 by the power supply unit 7 when the over-input determination process starts (S101), and the detected drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2. It is determined whether or not (S102). The detection of the drive current value I is performed by an ammeter 84, and the detected value is input to the control unit 5 (see FIG. 4).

If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("Yes") at S102, the control unit 5 determines that the input is excessive (S103), stops the rotation (S104), and the main shown in FIG. Return to processing.
When the drive current value I is smaller than the current value I2 ("No"), it is determined that the normal supply is performed (S105), and the process returns to the main processing shown in FIG.

(2-2) End Determination Process (2-2-1) Determination Method First, the fluctuation of the drive current value will be described with reference to FIG.
In normal shredding, when the drive current value I is lower than the current value I1, it is determined that shredding is not performed, and when the drive current value I is larger than the current value I1, it is determined that shredding is in progress.
Here, the state where the drive current value I becomes smaller than the current value I1 is after detecting the sheet, and the state where the drive current value I has not reached the current value I1 (this state is referred to as “the state before shredding” And there are two states: the state where the shredding is finished (this state is referred to as “the state after shredding”).

The pre-shredding state and the post-shredding state can be distinguished depending on whether the driving current value I is larger than the current value I1 before the driving current value I becomes smaller than the current value I1. That is, it can be determined whether or not shredding has been started. Therefore, before the drive current value I becomes smaller than the current value I1, a variable indicating whether shredding has been started is set to “F1”, and a variable indicating the presence or absence of shredding is set.
The case where the variable F1 is “0” indicates the state before starting the shredding, and the case where the variable F1 is “1” indicates the state where the shredding is started.

(2-2-2) Process The end determination process will be described with reference to FIG.
When the end determination process starts, the control unit 5 determines whether the variable F1 indicating the presence or absence of shredding is "0" (S111). If the variable F1 is "0"("Yes"), it is determined whether the drive current value I is larger than the current value I1 (S112).

If the drive current value I is larger than the current value I1 ("Yes"), shredding is in progress, and the variable F1 = 1 is set (S113), and it is determined that shredding is continued (S114). Return to the main processing shown in FIG.
In step S112, if the drive current value I is not larger than the current value I1 ("No"), it is a state before shredding, and it is determined that the shredding is continued since the sheet is sent from now on. The process proceeds to step S114.

In step S111, if the variable F1 is not "0"("No"), that is, if the variable F1 is "1", the control unit 5 determines whether the drive current value I is equal to or less than the current value I1. Is determined (S115).
If the drive current value I is not equal to or less than the current value I1 ("No"), then shredding is in progress, and the process proceeds to step S114.
If the drive current value I is equal to or less than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the shredding is complete, and the process proceeds to step S116 where it is determined that the shredding is complete. It is assumed that "0" (S117), and the process returns to the main processing shown in FIG.

(2-3) Clogging elimination processing The forced shredding processing of the clogging elimination processing is a processing in which the processing at the time of excessive loading in the shredding processing shown in FIG. It can be said that.
This will be described with reference to FIG.
When the clogging elimination process starts, the control unit 5 sets the variable k indicating the number of forced shredding to "1" (S121), and sets the variable F2 indicating whether the forced shredding has started or not (S122). ). The variable F2 is a variable corresponding to the variable F1 in the main processing (FIG. 8), and "0" indicates that forced shredding has not been started, and "1" has started forced shredding Indicates the case.
In step S123, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the variable k is an odd number, and in the case of an odd number ("Yes"), the drive motor 41 is reversely rotated (S124). Is the forward rotation of the drive motor 41 (S125).

  At step S126, the control unit 5 detects the drive current value I, and determines whether the detected drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 (S127). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("Yes"), the rotation is stopped (S128).

At step S129, the control unit 5 determines whether the variable k is equal to or greater than "K". “K” is the total number of forced shredding processes performed during the jam elimination process.
If the variable k is not "K" or more ("No"), "1" is added to the variable k (S130), and the process returns to step S122, and the variable k is "K" or more ("Yes" And the variable M indicating the end state of the clogging elimination process is set to “0” (S131), and the process returns to the main process shown in FIG.
When the variable M is “0”, the sheet remains in the shredding unit 2 even after the clogging elimination processing is performed, which indicates a state in which the clogging of the sheet is not eliminated.

In step S127, if the drive current value I is not equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("No"), the control unit 5 determines whether the variable F2 is "1" (S133).
If the variable F2 is "1"("Yes"), it is determined whether the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 (S134). If the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable M indicating the end state of the clogging elimination process is set to "1" (S135), and the process returns to the main process shown in FIG.
When the variable M is “1”, as described above, all the sheets are shredded (in the case of forward rotation) or the sheets are discharged to the input port 61a (in the case of reverse rotation) during the clogging elimination process. Show a state in which the sheet jam is cleared. When the sheet is discharged, the sheet is detected and shredded in step S1 of the main processing (FIG. 8).

  If the variable F2 is not "1" ("No") at step S133, the control unit 5 determines whether the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 (S136). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable F2 is set to "1" (S137), the process returns to step S126, and the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 (" “No”), and returns to step S126.

(2-4) Cleaning Process The cleaning process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the cleaning process, forward rotation of the rotary blade 23 for a predetermined time (which is Tc) and reverse rotation of the predetermined time are alternately performed a predetermined number of times (here, “J” times). Here, forward rotation and reverse rotation are continuously performed.
When the cleaning process starts, the control unit 5 sets the variable j indicating the number of times of the cleaning process to "0" (S141), and determines whether the variable j is an odd number (S142). Is the reverse rotation of the drive motor 41 (S143), and in the case of an even number (“No”), the drive motor 41 is forwardly rotated (S144).
At step S145, the control unit 5 sets the count value C to "0" and starts the counter.

In step S146, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the sheet inserted during the cleaning is detected, and if it is not detected ("No"), the count value C is equal to or greater than Tc. It is determined (S147).
At step S147, when the count value C is not greater than Tc ("No"), the control unit 5 returns to step S146, and stops the rotation when the count value C is greater than Tc ("Yes"). (S148), the variable j is converted into "1" (S149).

In step S150, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the variable j is "J" or more. If the variable j is not "J" or more ("No"), the process returns to step S142 and the variable j is "J". If it is “or more” (“Yes”), the variable L is set to “0” (S151), and the process returns to the main processing shown in FIG.
When the variable L is “0”, it indicates that the cleaning is completed without the sheet being inserted during the cleaning process.

When the control unit 5 detects the sheet inserted during cleaning in step S146 ("Yes"), the control unit 5 stops the rotation of the drive motor 41 (S153) and sets the variable L to "1" (S154). ), Return to the main processing shown in FIG.
When the variable L is “1”, it indicates that the sheet is loaded during the cleaning process.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment, in the normal shredding process, the jam elimination process is automatically performed when there is an excessive insertion of sheets. That is, the normal shredding process is automatically transferred to the jam elimination process without requiring the user's operation.
In the second embodiment, the discharge processing for discharging the sheet is performed when there is an excessive input in the normal shredding processing, and the sheet can not be discharged, and the user instructs execution of the jam elimination processing. If there is a problem, perform jam clearance processing.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21A, the operation button for manually driving the shredding units 2 and 3 to rotate is not provided, and the power switch 83 and the operation button 182a for clogging elimination processing are provided. Equipped with The power supply switch 83 doubles as a reset function when a clogged state is displayed. By this, the number of operation buttons can be reduced and the user can easily operate.
The control unit according to the second embodiment will be described below.

1. Regarding Discharge Process The discharge process is a process of rotating the rotary blade 23 of the cross shredding unit 2 in the sheet discharge direction. The sheet discharge direction is the reverse rotation direction. The discharge process ends when the drive current value I becomes equal to or greater than the current value I2. That is, the current value I2 is also a determination criterion of over-injection, and can be implemented without setting a new determination criterion.

2. The contents of control will be described with reference to FIG.
When the sheet is inserted, the normal shredding processing for rotating the rotary blade 23 in the normal direction is performed as in the first embodiment, and it is determined that the inserted sheet is over-charged (the driving current value I is a current value). When it becomes I2 or more), the normal shredding process is ended ("2T1" in FIG. 13). Thereafter, in order to discharge the jammed sheet from the input port 61a, a discharge process of rotating the rotary blade 23 in the reverse direction is performed.
When the sheet is discharged by the reverse rotation of the rotary blade 23, as shown in FIG. 13A, the drive current value I starts to decrease before reaching the current value I2 and becomes smaller than the current value I1 (FIG. 13). In the "2T2").

  On the other hand, when the sheet is not discharged even by the reverse rotation of the rotary blade 23, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the drive current value I reaches the current value I2 ("2T3" in FIG. 13), Finish the discharge process. Then, if there is an input from the user of the operation button for carrying out the jam elimination process (it is "2T4" in FIG. 13), the jam elimination process is started.

3. Flowchart of Control Unit (1) Main Process The main process of the control unit according to the second embodiment adds the discharge process to the main process of the control unit 5 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The main processing of the control unit 5 according to the first embodiment is the same as the main processing of the control unit 5 according to the first embodiment, except that the clogging removal processing of the second embodiment is replaced with the clogging removal processing of the second embodiment.
That is, after the main processing of the control unit of the second embodiment is determined to be excessive input in the excessive input determination processing in step S4 in FIG. 8, the processing in steps S201 to S204 shown in FIG. In the step S12 in FIG. 14, the blockage eliminating process is replaced with the blockage eliminating process in the step S205 shown in FIG. 14. Here, only characteristic processes different from the first embodiment will be described.

  When it is determined in step S4 of FIG. 8 that the input is excessive, the control unit performs discharge processing (S201) as shown in FIG. 14 and determines whether the variable P is "0". The variable P is a variable that indicates the discharge state of the sheet. When the variable P is “0”, it indicates that the sheet can not be discharged. When the variable P is “1”, it indicates that the sheet is discharged. When the sheet is discharged, the sheet is detected and shredded in step S1 of the main process (FIG. 8).

  If the variable P is not "0" ("No") at step S202, the control unit returns to step S1 in FIG. 8 and the blockage occurs if the variable P is "0" ("Yes"). A display is performed (S203), and when there is an input from the user of a button operation for carrying out a jam elimination process (Yes in S204), an jam elimination process is performed (S205), and the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG. .

(2) Sub-process (2-1) Discharge process The discharge process will be described with reference to FIG.
When the discharge process starts, the control unit sets a variable F3 indicating whether the discharge process has started to "0" (S211), and reversely rotates the drive motor 41 (rotary blade 23) (S212).
The control unit detects the drive current value I in step S213, and determines whether the detected drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 (S214). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("Yes"), the rotation of the drive motor 41 is stopped (S215), and the variable P indicating the discharge state is set to "0" (S216). Return to main processing.

In step S214, if the drive current value I is not equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("No"), the control unit determines whether the variable F3 is "1" (S217).
If the variable F3 is "1"("Yes"), it is determined whether the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 (S218). If the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable P indicating the discharge state is set to "1" (S219), and the process returns to the main processing shown in FIG.

  If the variable F3 is not "1" ("No") in step S217, the control unit determines whether the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 (S220). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable F3 is set to "1" (S221), and the process returns to step S213, and the drive current value I is not equal to or greater than the current value I1 ("No" ), And returns to step S213.

(2-2) Clog Elimination Process In the second embodiment, the discharge process in which the rotary blade 23 is reversely rotated is performed before the clog elimination process. For this reason, as shown in (b) of FIG. 13, the clogging elimination process of the second embodiment needs to start from normal rotation, and this point is different from the clogging elimination process of the first embodiment.
The process can be implemented by determining whether “variable k is odd or not” in step S123 in FIG. 11 as “whether or not variable k is even”.

4. Others (1) The control unit determines the input of the button operation in step S204 of FIG. 14, but if there is no input of the button operation even after a predetermined time of input of the button operation, the process proceeds to step S205. It is also good.
(2) The control unit determines the input of the button operation in step S204. However, for example, regardless of the presence or absence of the button operation, the control unit may directly proceed to the clogging elimination process from step S202 to step S205. In this case, the operation button 182a for the clogging elimination process may not be provided.

Third Embodiment
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the control unit 5 instructs the power supply unit 7 to generate the drive current of the drive motor 41 corresponding to each process. After mounting, the control unit may instruct the power supply unit to perform various processing. In this case, the control unit is configured of a power supply unit and a control unit.

1. Electrical Configuration The electrical configuration of the shredder according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The power supply unit 207 includes a conversion circuit 71, an inverter 73, a CPU 275, a ROM 277, and a RAM 279. The power supply unit 207 generates a drive current and supplies it to the drive motor 41 according to an instruction from the control unit 205 described later. That is, the power supply unit 207 generates and supplies a drive current corresponding to the process instructed by the control unit 205.
The microcomputer is constituted by the CPU 275, the ROM 277, the RAM 279 and the like, and the CPU 275 performs various controls according to the instruction of the control unit 205 while using the RAM 279 as a work area based on programs and data stored in the ROM 277. .

  The power supply unit 207 supplies operating power to the drive motor 41, the control unit 205, the sensor 81, the ammeter 84, the torque meter 85, the display unit 86 (see FIG. 1), the operation button 87, and the like. Measurement results are input to the power supply unit 207 from the ammeter 84 and the torque meter 85. The power supply unit 207 receives an instruction to execute various processes from the control unit 205, and the control unit 205 receives an execution result of various processes from the power supply unit 207.

  The control unit 205 controls the overall operation of the shredder. The control unit 205 includes a CPU 251, a ROM 253, a RAM 255, a counter 257, and the like, and a microcomputer is configured of the CPU 251, the ROM 253, and the RAM 255. Based on the program and data stored in the ROM 253 or the like, the CPU 251 instructs the power supply unit 207 to perform various processes and receives various process execution results while using the RAM 255 as a work area.

2. Process of Control Unit (1) Main Process The control unit 205 starts a program when the sensor 81 detects that the sheet is inserted. This will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The control unit 205 normally instructs the power supply unit 207 to perform the shredding process and report the result (S201). In response to this, the power supply unit 207 normally performs shredding processing and reports (outputs) the variable A indicating the shredding result to the control unit 205. The variable A is “0” when the sheet is normally loaded and all shredding of the sheet is completed, and is “1” when the sheet is excessively loaded and the normal shredding process is forcibly terminated.

  If the variable A is "0" ("Yes") in step 202, the control unit 205 determines whether the variable n indicating the number of shredded sheets (number of times of processing) is larger than the set value n1 in step S203. If it is determined that the variable n is larger than the set value n1 ("Yes"), the power supply unit 207 is instructed to carry out the cleaning process and report the result (S204). In response to this, the power supply unit 207 carries out the cleaning process, and reports (outputs) the variable L indicating the cleaning result to the control unit 205. The variable L is “0” when the cleaning process is completed, and is “1” when the sheet is inserted during the process.

  At step S205, the control unit 205 returns to step S201 if the variable L is "1" ("Yes"), and if the variable L is not "1" ("No"), the variable n is The processing ends as “0” (S206).

  When the variable n is not larger than the set value n1 ("No") in step S203, the control unit 205 adds "1" to the variable n (S207), and ends the process.

  If the variable A is not "0" ("No") in step S202, the control unit 205 instructs the power supply unit 207 to carry out the clogging elimination process and report the result (S208). In response to this, the power supply unit 207 carries out the clogging elimination processing, and reports (outputs) the variable M indicating the forced shredding result to the control unit 205. The variable M is “0” when the clogged state is not resolved, and “1” when all the sheets are shredded or the sheet is discharged during the process (clogged state is eliminated). It is.

At step S209, if the variable M is "0"("Yes"), the control unit 205 turns on the error display lamp 86b to notify of the clogging (S210). If the operation button 87 is operated ("Yes") at step S211, the error display lamp 86b is turned off (S212), and the process is ended.
At step S209, the control unit 205 ends if the variable M is not "0"("No").

(2) Sub-process The normal shredding process instruction in step S201, the cleaning process instruction in step S204, and the clogging elimination process instruction in step S208 have the same flow, so the figure for the normal shredding process instruction This will be described using FIG.
When the processing of the normal shredding processing instruction starts, the control unit 205 instructs the power supply unit 207 to perform the normal shredding processing (S231).
The control unit 205 waits for the report of the variable A from the power supply unit 207 in step S232 ("No"), and returns to the main processing of FIG. 17 if there is a report ("Yes"). .

3. Power Supply Unit (1) Main Processing The main processing of the power supply unit 207 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S251, the power supply unit 207 stands by (is "absent") until instructed by the control unit 205, and when instructed (is "absent"), if the instruction content is normal shredding processing The process advances to step S252, and in the case where the instruction content is the cleaning process, the process advances to step S253, and in the case where the instruction content is the clogging elimination process, the process advances to step S254.
When the corresponding processing is completed, the power supply unit 207 reports the result variable to the control unit 205 (S255), and returns to step S251.

(2) Sub-process The cleaning process and the clogging elimination process are the same as in the first embodiment. That is, the cleaning process is the same flowchart as the cleaning process of FIG. 12, and the clogging elimination process is the same flowchart as the clogging elimination process of FIG.

Hereinafter, the subflow of the normal shredding process will be described with reference to FIG.
When the normal shredding process is started, the power supply unit 207 sets the variable F1 indicating the presence or absence of shredding to "0" (S261), and rotates the drive motor 41 (rotating blade 23) forward (S262).

  In step S263, the power supply unit 207 detects the drive current value I, and determines whether the detected drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 (S264). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("Yes"), the rotation of the drive motor 41 is stopped (S265), and the variable A is set to "0" (S266). Return to

In step S264, if the drive current value I is not equal to or greater than the current value I2 ("No"), the power supply unit 207 determines whether the variable F1 is "1" (S267).
If the variable F1 is "1"("Yes"), it is determined whether the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 (S268). If the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable A is set to "1" (S269), and the process returns to the main processing shown in FIG.

  If the variable F1 is not "1" ("No") in step S267, the power supply unit 207 determines whether the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 (S270). If the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I1 ("Yes"), the variable F1 is set to "1" (S271), the process returns to step S263, and the drive current value I is less than the current value I1 (" “No”), and returns to step S263.

<Others>
1. In the first and second embodiments, the shredding unit 2 corresponds to an example of the shredding unit of the present invention, the drive unit 4 corresponds to an example of the drive unit of the present invention, and the control unit 5 controls the present invention. It corresponds to an example of a part.
In addition, the drive unit may include a connection unit connected to the shredding unit, and a power unit supplying power for driving the connection unit. In this case, the drive unit according to the present invention is a drive unit 4 and the power supply unit 7 may be used.
2. In the third embodiment, the control unit 205 and the power supply unit 207 correspond to an example of a control unit. However, as described above, when the drive unit includes the connection unit and the power unit, the drive unit includes the drive unit 4 and a drive power generation unit (which is a conversion circuit and an inverter) of the power supply unit 207. It may be Further, the control unit may be configured by a power control unit (such as the CPU 251 and the ROM 253) of the power supply unit 207 and the control unit 205.

As mentioned above, although 1st-3rd embodiment was described, it is not restricted to these embodiments, For example, the following modifications may be sufficient. In addition, the embodiment, the modification, and the modifications may be combined.
In addition, even if there is an example not described in the embodiment or the modification, or a design change in a range not departing from the gist, the present invention is included.

<Modification>
1. The shredding unit (1) includes the cross shredding unit 2 for cross cutting and the straight shredding unit 3 for straight cutting in the embodiment, but at least the cross shredding unit 2 is sufficient, the straight shredding unit It does not have to be. The cross shredding unit 2 may be combined with other cutting shredding units.
(2) Although two types of cut type shredding units 2 and 3 are provided in the embodiment, another type of cut may be additionally provided. In the embodiment, the cross shredding unit 2 is provided, but other cut type shredding units other than the cross cut where the sheet is easily jammed may be replaced with the cross shredding unit 2. Other cut types include, for example, spiral cut and micro cut.

(3) Although the control of the straight shredding unit 3 according to the embodiment is not particularly described, for example, the control performed on the cross shredding unit 2 may be performed on the straight shredding unit 3, or the control unit 5 A part (sub-process) of the control performed on the cross shredding unit 2 may be performed on the straight shredding unit 3, or a control different from the control performed on the cross shredding unit 2 may be performed on the straight shredding unit You may go to 3.
(4) The fluorine layer of the rotary blade 23 may be present at least in a region in contact with the sheet, and for example, a fluorine layer may be provided on the entire rotary blade.

2. Drive Unit The drive unit includes a gear as a transmission means for transmitting the drive of the drive motor 41 to the shredding units 2 and 3. However, the drive motor 41 is directly connected to the rotation shafts 22 and 32 of the shredding units 2 and 2. It may be connected.

3. The control unit (1) The control unit (the control unit 5 or the control unit 205 and the power supply unit 207) determines the excessive closing based on the drive current value of the drive motor 41. However, the overcharge may be determined by another characteristic value or sensor. As other characteristic values, there are a torque value, a voltage value, a rotational speed and the like of the drive motor. The sensors include a thickness sensor that measures the thickness of a sheet, a weight sensor that measures the weight of a sheet, and the like.
(2) The control unit (the control unit 5 or the control unit 205 and the power supply unit 207) reverses the rotation during forced shredding so that the drive current value I of the drive motor 41 is equal to or higher than the current value I2 (which is a threshold). There is. However, the timing of the inversion may be performed based on the characteristic value corresponding to the load of the rotational drive. Examples of the characteristic value corresponding to the load of the rotational drive include a torque value, a voltage value, and a rotation speed.

(3) The control unit normally counts the number of times of shredding processing by a program, but for example, the passage of the sheet is detected in the introduction path in which the inserted sheet is guided to the shredding unit A sensor may be provided, and the number of times of detection of the sensor may be the number of processing times of the normal shredding process.
(4) The control unit stops the cleaning process when the sheet is inserted during the cleaning process. However, if there is a sheet input during the cleaning process, the sheet inserted after the cleaning process may be normally shredded, or after the cleaning process is temporarily interrupted and the sheet is shredded, It is also possible to continue the cleaning process (Prioritizing the normal shredding process for the input sheet, and then continuing the cleaning process).

4. Operation Button In the second embodiment, as shown in (a) of FIG. 21, the operation button 182 a for clogging elimination processing is provided, and the operation button for manual operation is not provided.
However, as shown in FIG. 21B, the power switch 83, the operation buttons 282a and 282b for manually operating the shredding units 2 and 3, and the operation button 182a for clogging elimination processing are provided. It is also good. The operation button 282a is for forward rotation, and the operation button 282b is for reverse rotation.
Further, as shown in FIG. 21C, the power switch 83 and the operation buttons 282a and 282b for manually operating the shredding units 2 and 3 are provided, and the operation button 282a and the operation button 282b are simultaneously operated. By operating, it may be made to function as an operation button for clogging elimination processing.

5. Various Processes (1) In the normal shredding process, the clogging elimination process, and the discharging process, the shredding and the discharging are finished when the driving current value I is equal to or more than the current value I2. However, shredding and discharging may be terminated on other criteria. Other criteria include the torque value, voltage value, rotational speed, etc. of the drive motor.
(2) In the normal shredding process, the clogging eliminating process and the discharging process, the shredding and the discharging are finished when the driving current value I is equal to or more than the current value I2. That is, it is determined by one threshold. However, the threshold may change depending on each process. For example, in the normal shredding process, a current value higher than the rated current value I3 and lower than the current value I2 may be a threshold, and in the clogging elimination process and the discharging process, the current value I2 may be a threshold.

(3) In the jam elimination processing, in the first embodiment, the first shredding processing is reverse rotation, and in the second embodiment, the first shredding processing is normal rotation. This is because the rotation directions of the shredding units 2 and 3 in the plurality of shredding processes, including the normal shredding process and the discharge process, are in the positive / reverse order.
Therefore, the clogging elimination process may be started from the forward rotation or from the reverse rotation.
(4) The clogging elimination process may be performed by alternately performing forward rotation and reverse rotation once or more alternately, regardless of the presence or absence of the user's operation (except when the power switch 83 is turned off) when the process is started. For example, a total of five forward rotations and four reverse rotations may end in an odd number of times.
(5) In the jam clearance process, when the process starts, forward rotation and reverse rotation of the rotary blade 23 may be continuously performed until shredding of the sheet is completed or until the predetermined number of times, depending on the case, It may end in the first time including forward rotation and reverse rotation, may end in 6 times including forward rotation and reverse rotation, and may end in a predetermined number of times including forward rotation and reverse rotation. There is also.

(6) In the first embodiment, the jam elimination process is automatically performed when it is determined that the overfeed has occurred. However, as in the second embodiment, the clogging elimination process may be performed after the input from the user is received after it is determined that the input is excessive (the discharge process is not performed).
(7) In the normal shredding process and the clogging elimination process, when the drive current I of the drive motor 41 becomes less than the current value I2 in the state where shredding is started (in the case of F1 = 1, F2 = 1). The rotation is stopped when shredding or discharging is finished. However, for example, a sensor disposed on the upstream side of the shredding units 2 and 3 is configured to detect the sheet, and the rotation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the sheet is not detected by the sensor. It is also good. In addition, the sensor 81 demonstrated by embodiment as a sensor can also be utilized, and another sensor may be provided.

(8) The sub-flowchart of the clogging elimination process in the embodiment is an example, and may be implemented by another flow. Another flow will be described with reference to FIG.
When the clogging elimination process starts, the control unit sets a variable k indicating the number of times of shredding process to "1" (S301) and positively rotates the drive motor 41 (S302) to determine whether the drive current is rising. It determines (S303).
In step S303, if the current is increasing ("Yes"), the control unit determines whether the drive current value I is equal to or greater than the current value I2 (S304), and the drive current value I is a current If it is the value I2 or more ("Yes"), the flag indicating the forced stop is set to "ON" (S305), and the rotation of the drive motor 41 is stopped (S306).

In step S307, the control unit determines whether the current is decreasing, and when the current is decreasing ("Yes"), determines whether the flag is "ON" (S308). If the flag is "ON"("Yes"),"1" is added to the variable k (S309).
The control unit determines whether or not the variable k is equal to or more than the shredding setting number K preset in the clogging elimination process (S310), and the variable k is equal to or more than the shredding setting number K ("Yes") ), Return to the main processing.

If the current does not increase at step S303 ("No"), the control unit proceeds to step S307, and if the drive current value I is not equal to or higher than the current value I2 at step S304 ("No"), step S307. Go to
The control unit returns to step S303 if the current does not decrease at step S307 ("No"), and returns to the main processing if the flag is not "ON" at step S308 ("No").
When the variable k is not the shredding setting number K or more ("No") in step S310, the control unit "OFF" the flag (S311), and reverses the rotation of the drive motor 41 (S312), It returns to step S303.

6. Unit (1) The drive unit 4 of the embodiment uses the gear as the drive transmission means, but for example, the drive may be transmitted using a pulley and a belt.
(2) The drive unit 4 according to the embodiment includes the drive motor 41 and the drive transmission means. For example, the rotation shaft of the drive motor 41 and the rotation shafts 22 and 32 of the shredding units 2 and 3 are directly connected You may do it.
(3) In the first and second embodiments, the control unit 5 and the power supply unit 7 are described as separate units, but for example, the control unit and the power supply unit may be integrated.

1 shredder 2 cross shredding unit 4 drive unit 5 control unit 7 power supply unit

Claims (3)

A shredding unit comprising a rotatably supported rotary blade;
A driving unit that rotationally drives the rotary blade;
A shredding processing execution unit that executes shredding processing that controls the drive unit to rotate the rotary blade with respect to the sheet-like material input to the shredding unit;
A counting unit that counts the number of times of processing or the number of processed sheets for which the shredding process has been performed;
And a cleaning processing execution unit configured to execute cleaning processing that continuously performs forward rotation drive and reverse rotation drive of the rotary blade each time the number of times of processing or the number of processed sheets reaches a set value.
The shredder according to claim 1, wherein when the sheet-like material is inserted during the cleaning process, the cleaning process execution unit interrupts the cleaning process, and the shredding process execution unit executes the shredding process.
The shredder according to claim 1, wherein when the sheet-like material is inserted during the cleaning process, the shredding process execution unit executes the shredding process after the cleaning process is finished.

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