JP2657412B2 - Facsimile receiving paper sealing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a received document enclosing apparatus for keeping a facsimile received document confidential.

2. Description of the Related Art A device that encapsulates a document transmitted by facsimile so that it can be handled as a secret document is conventionally known.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-67072 discloses that by reading an identification pattern displayed at the beginning of a received document, a confidential document can be distinguished from other documents and the transport path can be switched.
The document describes that the envelope is automatically accommodated in a prepared envelope.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 58-142664 discloses an apparatus in which a confidential document is superimposed and pasted as it is so that a communication message can be enclosed so as not to go outside.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional enclosing apparatus, in which a confidential document is stored in an envelope, in order to automatically perform the operation for opening the mouth of the envelope and inserting the receiving paper. ,
There is a disadvantage that a very complicated mechanism is required, and troubles such as insertion leakage into the envelope tend to occur. Further, since the receiving paper discharged from the receiver is inserted into the envelope in the same size, an extremely large envelope is required, and the apparatus itself becomes large.

On the other hand, when the document discharged from the receiver is overlaid and pasted, this type of receiving paper is generally thin, so there is a disadvantage that it can be seen through from the back side. Laminated ones have the disadvantage that the finish is dirty.

The present invention solves such a drawback of the conventional apparatus and folds and seals the receiving paper.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention of the present application, the receiving paper on which the received content is recorded is set so that the address field of the receiving paper on which the address is recorded is located outside. And a bending means for bending one or more times, and a sealing means for sealing the receiving paper so as to hold the folded state.

Further, in the second invention, there is provided an intake port for receiving the reception paper discharged from the facsimile receiver, and a transport means for transporting the reception paper captured from the intake port, and further in front of the transport means. A pair of folding rollers arranged in parallel with each other at the side of the conveyance path of the reception paper conveyed by the conveyance means, and the reception paper is folded in two such that the address column is exposed to the outside. A first bending means comprising a bending blade for pushing the bending tip portion between the bending rollers while bending, and parallel to each other on the side of the receiving paper discharge direction at the outlet side of the bending rollers. A second folding blade comprising a pair of folding rollers and a folding blade for pushing the leading end between the folding rollers while folding the receiving paper in the same manner so that the address column is exposed to the outside; Characterized by comprising providing a lower unit.

The receiving paper discharged from the receiver is folded once or plural times by the folding means, and then sealed in a folded state by a stapler or other sealing means.

Example In FIG. 1, (1) is a box formed in a box shape, and one end of the upper surface of the box (1) is raised upward, and other than the raised portion (2). Is a shelf (4) on which the facsimile receiver (3) is placed.

A receiving paper inlet (5) is formed in the raised portion (2) so as to face a discharge portion of the receiver (3) placed on the shelf (4). A delivery belt (8) wound around a pair of rollers (6) and (7) is disposed inside the intake port (5). In the upper part of the end of the sending belt (8) on the side of the inlet (5), it is determined whether or not the receiving paper discharged from the receiver (3) is a confidential document (confidential document). An identification sensor (9) for performing the identification is provided. On the other hand, this identification sensor (9)
A document end sensor (10) for detecting the end of the received document is arranged in a lower portion of the belt (8) opposite to the above. The roller (7) on the opposite side of the intake (5). A guide roller (11) is arranged in the upper part, and between the roller (7) and the guide roller (11),
The receiving paper (12) is sandwiched and the receiving paper (12) is sent out. A pair of upper and lower receiving paper discharge rollers (13) (13) is disposed in front of the guide roller (11) and the sending roller (7). A switching gate (14) is provided between the receiving paper discharge roller (13) and the guide roller (11) to switch whether the receiving paper is a confidential document or a general document. That is, when the receiving paper sent out by the sending belt (8) is a confidential document, this gate (14) is used.
Is switched so that the receiving paper (12) is sent vertically downward, and if it is a general document, the receiving paper (12) is discharged horizontally by the discharge rollers (13) and (13) as it is. .

The confidential receiving paper (12) sent vertically downward by the switching gate (14) descends through the space between the pair of guide plates (15).

In this embodiment, a confidential document is transmitted first using a special paper. FIG. 7 shows a special paper (16) to be used for the transmission. The identification pattern (1
7) is printed, and an address entry column (18) is provided beside the address to enter the destination and the sender. Then, the identification sensor (9) reads the identification pattern (17), that is, if the identification pattern (17) is recorded at the leading end of the received paper, it is determined that it is a confidential document. Identify. In this embodiment, the receiving paper (12)
8 is folded in four as shown in FIG. 8. Therefore, the address column (18) is provided on the front side when folded.
At the same time, the ground pattern (19) is described in the portion on the back side so that the inside cannot be seen through as shown in FIG. Further, in the part which is folded inward, a message description column (20) is provided so that the message can be written.

A pair of upper and lower conveyor belts (22) and (23) are provided facing the outlet at the lower end between the vertical guide rates (15) and (15). The upper conveyor belt (22) is formed such that the outlet end side of the guide plates (15) and (15) is slightly inclined upward with respect to the lower conveyor belt (23) arranged in the horizontal direction. And this allows both belts (2
2) Between (23), there is a gap such that the outlet end side becomes large. For this reason, the receiving paper (12) closes both belts (22) (2) near the end of the lower transport belt (23).
3) It is sandwiched in between, and is forcibly sent out in front of it. The reason is that the receiving paper (12) discharged from the receiver (3) is not cut by the receiver (3), and the two transport belts (22) are not cut.
This is because when the receiving paper (12) is pulled in by (23), an unnecessary load is applied to the receiver (3) due to the pulling force. Therefore, these conveyor belts (2
2) The position at which the receiving paper (7) is drawn in between (23) is determined by the length of the receiving paper (12), and according to the length of the receiving paper (12). By changing the inclination of the upper conveyor belt (22), the pull-in force can be adjusted and determined. Further, in a state before being forcibly pulled in by the two conveyor belts (22) and (23), the receiving paper (12) is fed by the conveyor belts (22) and (23) in a slippable state.

Next, a pair of upper and lower horizontal folding guide plates (25) (2) are provided at the front portions of the transport belts (22) and (23).
6) is arranged, and the receiving paper (12) is sent out between these guide plates (25) and (26).

Below the central portion of the lower folding guide plate (26) in the receiving paper sending direction, the first folding member is disposed parallel to and in the sending direction on the side of the receiving paper conveyance path. A pair of first bending rollers (28) and (29) constituting a part of the bending means are arranged, and below the one bending roller (28), the bending roller (28) and Parallel to the first folding roller (28)
A second fold forming a part of a second fold means between one side of the receiving paper discharged from (29) in the discharge direction and one of the first fold rollers (28). A roller (30) is arranged. A discharge belt (32) is wound around the second folding roller (30) with another roller (31). Roller (31) around which the belt (32) is wound
A pressing roller (33) is provided in an upper part of the.
The holding roller (33) and the first bending roller (2
8), a stapler or other sealing mechanism (34) is arranged.

(24) a drive motor, a guide roller (7) around which a pulley (51) attached to the shaft (42) and the delivery belt (8) are wound, and an upper transport belt (22)
One drive belt (52) is wound around the roller (35) around which the feed belt (8) and the upper transport belt (22) are driven.

Above the first folding rollers (28) and (29), a first folding blade (36) is provided at an intermediate portion between the two rollers (28) and (29). On the other hand, a second folding blade (37) is arranged to face an intermediate portion between one of the first folding rollers (28) and the second folding roller (30). FIG. 6 is an enlarged view for explaining a driving method of the folding blades (36) and (37).
A first drive pulley (38) is arranged above, and a second drive pulley (39) is arranged beside the second folding blade (37). On the other hand, a drive pulley (40) is disposed near the pulley (51) of the drive motor (24), and these pulleys (38), (39), (40) and the first first pulley are provided. A timing belt (41) is wound around the folding roller (28). At this time, the drive pulley (40) is connected to the motor shaft (42) side via a one-way clutch mechanism. The blade pulleys (38) and (39) do not rotate, but rotate only in the opposite direction, that is, at the time of reverse rotation.
They are driven equally. Cams (44) and (44) are attached to the shafts (43) and (43) that support the blade pulleys (38) and (39), respectively.
3) When the rotation starts, the cam (44) rotates together, and accordingly, the first folding blade (36) moves toward the first guide rollers (28) and (29), and The folding blade (37) moves between one of the first folding rollers (28) and the second folding roller (38). However, the second folding blade (37) is in such a state that it has been moved to the folding rollers (28) (30) in advance, and accordingly, the folding rollers (28) (30)
After moving further away, bend the roller (2
8) It is configured to move toward the (30) side.

Next, the bending operation based on the above structure will be described.
First, the receiving paper (12) discharged from the facsimile receiver (3) is taken into the box (1) from the taking-in port (5). At this time, the identification sensor (9) identifies whether the document is a confidential document or a general document. In the case of a confidential document, as described above, the switching gate (14) is opened, and the receiving paper (12) sent out through the sending belt (8) is sent to the pair of vertical guide plates (15). ) And (15), and is fed downward by the conveyor belts (22) and (23), and enters between the bending guide plates (25) and (26).

As described above, a plurality of receiving papers or one receiving paper (12) cut by the receiver (3) is inserted between the folding guide plates (25) and (26) as shown in FIG. Will be installed. As mentioned above, the end of a series of documents
Detected by the document end detection sensor (10),
The detailed description is omitted here.

As described above, when the receiving paper (12) is placed between the folding guide plates (25) and (26), the shaft (42) of the drive motor (24) that has been normally rotated starts to rotate in the reverse direction. As a result, the stopped drive pulley (40) starts rotating,
The first and second blade pulleys (38) and (39) and the first bending roller (28) start rotating. Accordingly, the first bending blade (36) is moved downward by the action of the cam (44), and the leading end of the blade (36) moves through the intermediate portion of the receiving paper (12) to the guide plates (25) (26). As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet is pushed into the first folding rollers (28) and (29) while being folded through the gap (46). This allows the receiving paper (12)
Is caught between the two folding rollers (28) and (29), and is folded in two at its central portion. At this time, the second folding blade (37) is retracted by the cam (44) from the state of protruding toward the one folding roller (28) and the second folding roller (30) and then forward again. Starting to advance, the central portion of the folded receiving paper (12) is located between one of the first folding roller (28) and the second folding roller (30). Since the second folding blade (37) projects the central portion between the first and second folding rollers (28) and (30), as shown in FIG.
The second folding is performed by being held between the folding rollers (28) and (30), and the receiving paper (12) is folded in four.

The folded receiving paper (12) is sent forward by the discharge belt (32) as shown in FIG. 5, and in the middle of the sending, the sealing mechanism (3) is used.
According to 4), it is sealed with, for example, a stapler (47) as shown in FIG. 8 so as not to open in a folded state. (53) is a limit switch for detecting the position of the receiving paper (12) at the time of sealing. This sealing mechanism (34)
May be something other than a stapler, for example, a label paper or the like may be attached.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral (48) denotes a rotating plate which rotates in conjunction with the first blade pulley (38), and a slit (49) is formed at one position on the circumference thereof, and the position of the slit (49) is set. Is detected by the photocell (50), that is, at the position where the slit (49) rotates twice and is detected again by the photocell (50), the drive motor (24) is stopped to end the bending operation. I try to make it.

In the above description, the receiving paper (12) is folded in four. However, this may be folded in two or three, and in the case of folded in two, the first folding rollers (28) and (29) are used. Similarly, only the first folding blade (36) needs to be provided,
On the other hand, when performing three-folding, the transport belt (22) (2
First folding blade (36) of receiving paper (12) according to 3)
By shifting the position of the delivery belt to the left and right.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show an embodiment in which the receiving paper is folded in two so that the recording surface of the receiving paper is on the inside, and the sealing is performed in reverse. That is, in this embodiment, only the first folding rollers (28) and (29) and the corresponding first folding blade (36) are provided in order to fold in two.
Then, the receiving paper (12) is the first sheet (12
a) Only use a large one that protrudes one end in the feed direction from the other receiving paper (12), and
As shown in FIG. 10, the identification pattern (17) and the address column (1
8). Then, the receiving paper (12a) (12)... Discharged from the receiver (3) is replaced with the smaller receiving paper (1).
If you bend inward at the center of 2), the address column (18)
The portion protrudes from the other portions so that the address column (18) can be read. In this embodiment, the same message as the other received papers (12) can be written in the first received paper (12a) for the portion other than the address column (18). In FIG. 9, (51) and (51) are guide plates (15).
A pair of feed rollers for feeding the receiving paper (12a) (12)... From (15).

Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the receiving paper is folded and sealed so that the recording surface thereof is not visible, and therefore, the receiving paper is folded as in the related art. Unlike the case where the sheet is directly inserted into the envelope paper, there is no possibility that a problem such as an omission of insertion into the envelope or an improper insertion may occur. In addition, since the receiving paper is folded and sealed, the device itself can be small, and a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern can be provided so that the recording surface cannot be seen through only the part that is folded and becomes the front side. Even when the paper is folded in a folded manner, the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern may be provided only on the first receiving sheet on the upper or lower side. In addition, there is an advantage that the appearance is good and the transportation is easy by folding in this way.

Further, in the second invention of this application, since the intake for taking in the receiving paper discharged from the facsimile receiver is provided, the intake is set to face the discharge of the receiver, so that various kinds of devices can be installed. Not only can it be used with a receiver, but also when folded in two with a pair of folding rollers, the receiving blade is pushed between the folding rollers while folding the receiving paper, so the folding of the receiving paper is ensured. You can do it. In addition, since the first and second folding means including such folding rollers and blades are provided so as to be folded in two stages, the receiving paper can be folded into four small folds. As a result, it is easy to carry and the effect of improving the appearance is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the entire apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 5 are enlarged side views of a main part showing a folding operation of received paper in order, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a confidential document transmitting sheet on which an identification pattern and an address column are printed, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a receiving sheet. FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of the entire apparatus showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the receiving paper folded by the embodiment of FIG. (5) ... intake, (8) ... delivery belt, (12)
… Received paper, (18)… Address column, (22) (23)… Conveyor belt, (28) (29) (30)… Bending roller, (34)
... sealing mechanism, (36) (37) ... folding blade.

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Kiyotaka Onishi 44 Iseto Paper Works Co., Ltd., 44 Umezu Takaune-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi (56) References JP-A-61-45863 (JP, A) JP-A-58-142664 (JP) JP-A-1-309568 (JP, A) JP-A-64-16074 (JP, A) JP-A-2-183672 (JP, A) JP-A-63-250279 (JP, A) JP-A-63-127652 (JP, A) JP-A-61-28761 (JP, U) JP-A-2-30668 (JP, U) JP-B-62-57140 (JP, A) B2)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A folding means for bending a receiving paper on which received contents are recorded one or more times so that an address column of the receiving paper on which an address is recorded is outside, and a receiving means for holding the folded state. A facsimile receiving paper sealing device, comprising: sealing means for sealing paper. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a receiving port for receiving the receiving paper discharged from the facsimile receiver; and conveying means for transporting the receiving paper taken from the receiving port. A pair of folding rollers arranged in parallel with each other at the side of the conveyance path of the receiving paper conveyed by the means, and folding the receiving paper in two so that the address column is exposed to the outside. A bending blade for pushing a bending tip portion between the bending rollers.
And a pair of folding rollers and receiving paper parallel to each other at the outlet side of the folding rollers at the outlet side of the folding rollers so that the address column is also exposed to the outside. A facsimile receiving paper sealing apparatus, comprising: a second bending means comprising a bending blade for pushing a bending tip portion between bending rollers while bending.