JP3181825B2 - Paper binding machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet binding machine for stacking and binding sheets such as banknotes and securities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sheet binding apparatus for stacking and binding a predetermined number of sheets such as banknotes and securities and storing them in a storage section, there is one disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-27527. . In this paper sheet binding machine, bundled bills as bundled paper sheets that have been bound and conveyed are put into a receiving box in a horizontal state with the longitudinal direction along the horizontal direction and the front and back directions along the vertical, The receiving box is moved onto a storage section selected according to the denomination and the amount of storage, and by opening the bottom, the bundled banknotes are dropped and stored in the storage section in a horizontal state. It has become.

[0003]

However, as described above, when the bundled banknotes are stored in the storage section in a horizontal state, there has been a problem that the removal operation at the time of removal from the storage section cannot be performed smoothly. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet binding machine that can eliminate the above-described problem caused by storing a bundle of banknotes in a storage unit in a horizontal state.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a binding portion for winding a tape around paper sheets stacked in a front-to-back direction and binding the same, and a binding portion comprising: A storage unit capable of storing a large number of bundled bundles of paper sheets, and a bundle paper sheet for receiving bundles of paper bundles bound by the bundling unit in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof is along the horizontal direction and transporting them to the storage unit. And a pair of holding plates for holding the bundle of sheets in a state in which the longitudinal direction extends in the lateral direction from both sides in the front and back directions. A stacking sheet standing means for moving the holding plate to bring the bundles held by the holding plate upright on the storage portion with the longitudinal direction of the stacking paper extending along the longitudinal direction; The bundled paper sheets that have been placed in the standing state by the paper sheet standing means are moved downward from the holding plate along the longitudinal direction. It is characterized by comprising a delivery means for fed the pay unit. Thus, the bundled sheets bound at the binding portion are clamped from both sides in the front and back directions with the longitudinal direction along the horizontal direction, and the clamped plates are moved by the bundled sheet standing means. Then, the bundled sheets sandwiched by the clamping plates are set upright on the storage portion with their longitudinal direction extending along the longitudinal direction, and the bundled sheets are clamped along the longitudinal direction by the sending means. , The bundle of paper sheets can be stored in the storage unit in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof is aligned with the longitudinal direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the first aspect, the plurality of storage portions are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and the holding plate and the bundle sheet standing means are formed as one unit. The unit is moved in the lateral direction so that the bundles held by the holding plate and set in the standing state by the bundle standing means can be sent out to any storage section by the sending means. It is characterized by further comprising a moving means for causing the movement. Thus, the moving means moves the unit consisting of the holding plate and the bundled sheet standing means in the lateral direction, so that the bundled sheets held by the holding plate and brought into the standing state by the bundled sheet standing means are moved. Can be selectively stored in a plurality of storage sections.

[0006] The invention described in claim 3 is claim 1 or 2.
The sending means is provided so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the bundled paper sheets that have been set in the standing state by the bundled paper sheet standing means, and is rotated in the contact state so that the bundled paper sheets are rotated. Is provided from the holding plate to the storage section below. Thus, the separate delivery member can be brought into contact with and separated from the bundled sheets that have been set in the standing state by the bundled sheet standing means. Weight can be reduced.

[0007] The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
The sending means is attached to the holding plate so as to always contact the holding sheets held by the holding plate, and the stacking sheet standing means stands the stacking sheets. It is characterized in that it has an integrated sending member for rotating the bundled sheets from the holding plate and sending it out to the storage section below under the state. Thus, since the integrated sending member is attached to the holding sheet so as to always contact the holding sheet sandwiched by the holding plate, the member for sending out is separated from the holding sheet sheet or brought into contact with the sheet sheet. There is no need to move it.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the paper sheet binding machine according to the first embodiment handles banknotes as paper sheets.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a paper sheet binding machine according to a first embodiment. This paper sheet binding machine performs unrepresented paper sheets for discriminating, storing, paying out, and the like. It is used by being attached to a processing machine.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a paper sheet binding machine as viewed from the front side. The paper sheet binding machine includes a box-shaped body 11 forming an outer shell thereof and paper sheets inside the body 11. A transport unit 12 that is disposed on the side where the processing machine is attached (the right side in FIG. 1) and that receives and conveys banknotes from the sheet processing machine, and a side opposite to the side where the sheet processing machine is installed in the machine body 11 ( An upper binding machine main unit 13 that is arranged on the upper side (left side in FIG. 1) and upper side, and that stacks and consolidates the bills transported by the transport unit 12, and a lower portion of the upper binding machine main unit 13 in the machine body 11. A lower binding machine main unit 14 that is arranged on the side and accumulates and binds the banknotes transported by the transport unit 12;
And a controller (not shown).

[0011] The transport unit 12 is provided with a machine body 1 from the sheet processing machine.
One receiving path 16 for receiving bills in a posture along the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction (direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 1)
And a diverting path 17a that divides the receiving path 16 into four in the vertical direction and transports the banknotes in the respective postures.
It has 17b, 17c, 17d, and the distribution part 18 provided in the diversion part. The sheet processing machine is provided with a denomination discriminating unit for discriminating a denomination of a bill to be fed to the sheet binding machine. A controller (not shown) controls a denomination signal from the denomination discriminating unit. In response to this, the denomination of the bill is discriminated or the number of the denomination is counted, and the bill to be conveyed is divided into diversion paths 1
The distribution unit 18 is controlled and distributed to predetermined ones of 7a to 17d.

The upper binding machine main body 13 has two stacking units 20.
a, 20b, and the transport unit 1 of these accumulation units 20a, 20b
2, a pair of chuck members 31,
32 and the bundling portions 21, the stacking portions 20a and 20b, the chuck members 31 and 32, and the same number as the stacking portions 20a and 20b, that is, two first bundle storing and feeding portions (storage portions) arranged in parallel below the binding portion 21. 22a and a second bundle storage and delivery section (storage section) 22b; a fraction storage section 23 provided on the opposite side of the first bundle storage and delivery section 22a and the second bundle storage and delivery section 22b with respect to the transport section 12; Members 31 and 3
2, a bundle transport unit (bundle sheet transport unit) 24 provided between the binding unit 21 and the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22a, the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22b, and the fraction storage unit 23; And a bundle dispensing unit 26 provided on the front side of the body 11.

Each of the stacking sections 20a and 20b has the same shape, is aligned in the horizontal direction, and is shifted only in the vertical direction. The upper stacking section 20a is connected to the uppermost branch path 17a, and the lower stacking section 20b
Is connected to the above-mentioned one-side branch path 17b,
The banknotes conveyed in the respective branch paths 17a, 17b are moved horizontally in the respective stacking units 20a, 20b in a state where the banknotes extend in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction of the body 11 and the front and back sides extend vertically. Placement plate 2 while being aligned to match
8 are stacked vertically. These accumulation units 20a, 2
0b pushes the stacked banknotes S1 mounted on the mounting plate 28 from the transport unit 12 side in an accumulated state by an extruding mechanism (not shown) to horizontally move the banknotes S1 to the opposite side with respect to the transport unit 12. ing.

The chuck members 31 and 32 are connected to the
A predetermined number (usually 100) of stacked banknotes S1 to be bundled, which are stacked at a and 20b and are laterally output by an unillustrated extruding mechanism, are arranged along the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction of the body 11 and the front and back directions are vertical. While keeping the posture along, it is clamped so that the center is slightly bent from both sides in the stacking direction, that is, from the top and bottom.
The binding unit 21 winds the binding tape supplied from the tape supply unit 30 around the tape supply unit 30 that supplies the binding tape for a predetermined length, and the short side of the stacked banknote S1 sandwiched between the chuck members 31 and 32. It is composed of a winding mechanism (not shown) and a bonding section (not shown) which makes the overlapped portion of the binding tape heat-bonded and seals to form a bundled banknote.

The chuck members 31 and 32 can be moved up and down, the upper movement limit position is a position for receiving the stacked bills S1 from the upper stacking unit 20a, and the lower movement limit position is a bundle or the like. The stacking units 20a and 20b and the bundle and the like transport unit 24 are positioned such that a position where the bundled banknotes S2 and the like are delivered to the transporting unit 24 and a position for receiving the stacked banknotes S1 from the lower stacking unit 20b is located therebetween. Is set.

Further, the controller includes an accumulating unit 20a, 2
0b, the stacking banknotes S1 are pushed out by the pushing mechanism from the side where the predetermined number of stacking banknotes S1 to be bundled are stacked, and the stacking banknotes S1 are received by the chuck members 31 and 32, and the stacking banknotes S1 are directed to the transport section 24 such as a bundle. After lowering and performing the binding process in parallel with the lowering, and after delivering the bundled banknotes to the bundle transport unit 24, a predetermined number of stacked banknotes S1 to be bound next among the stacking units 20a and 20b are stacked. Control to move to the specified side. Further, the controller controls the chuck member 3
It is also possible to control the chuck members 31, 32 and the binding unit 21 so that the stacked banknotes S1 received by the binding units 1 and 32 are transferred to the bundle transport unit 24 without being bound by the binding unit 21.

The bundle transport section 24 includes chuck members 31, 3
2 is located at the lower limit position, the bundled bundled banknote S2
Or, the stacked banknotes S1 that are not bound are received in a state in which the longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the body 11 and the front and back directions are vertically aligned, and are controlled by the controller, depending on the denomination or the storage amount. First bundle storing and feeding unit 22
a, the sheet is conveyed so as to be distributed to any of the second bundle storing and feeding section 22b, the external discharging section 25, and the fraction storing section 23.

It should be noted that the bundled banknotes S sent to the first bundle storage and delivery section 22a and the second bundle storage and delivery section 22b by the bundle or the like transport section 24 are provided.
The delivery of the bundled banknote S2 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the body 11 and the front and back directions are along the vertical direction,
The longitudinal direction is aligned with the vertical direction, and the
This is performed by changing the posture to a standing posture along the front-rear direction 1 and then moving it downward (described later).

The external discharge unit 25 is an opening for discharging the bundled banknotes S2 or the stacked banknotes S1 conveyed by the bundle or the like transfer unit 24 to the outside without being stored. A shutter (not shown) is provided which is automatically opened by the controller when releasing S1, and is otherwise closed.

The first bundle storage and delivery unit 22a and the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22b having the same shape and arranged side by side in the left and right direction of the body 11 in the state where the height directions coincide with each other, are in the standing posture in the bundle etc. transport unit 24. The storage unit (storage unit) that receives the bundled banknotes S2 that are moved downward and keeps them in the same posture, and sequentially arranges the bundled banknotes S2 in the same posture from the front side to the rear side of the body 11.
34, and a delivery mechanism (not shown) that is controlled by the controller and slides the bundled banknotes S2 in the storage 34 in the horizontal direction and feeds out the bundles one by one from the front side of the body of the storage 34. The storage 34 is detachable so that it can be taken out from an opening formed by opening a door (not shown) provided on the front side of the body 11, and the upper surface is opened and bundled. The bill can be taken out from above.

The bundle dispensing section 26 is a drawer-shaped unit disposed on the front side of the body 11 with respect to both storages 34, receives the bundled banknotes S2 fed from each storage 34, and is controlled by a controller to control the structure of the body. The bundled banknotes S2 protrude out of the body 11 and are carried out so as to be able to be transferred to the outside of the machine body 11.

The fraction storage unit 23 receives and stacks the stacked banknotes S1 conveyed by the bundle conveyance unit 24 while keeping the longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction of the body 11 and the vertical direction along the front and back sides. Aircraft 1
The door 1 is detachable so that the door can be taken out from an opening formed by opening a door (not shown) provided on the front side. When the controller determines from the counting status of the denomination signals that the number of stacked banknotes S1 stacked in one of the stacking units 20a and 20b has reached a predetermined number to be bound, the controller stacks the stacked banknotes S1 with a chuck member. 31 and 32, they are bound by the binding unit 21. For example, after the processing for one transaction is completed by the sheet processing machine,
If there is a fractional banknote S1 that is not bound to one of the upper and lower stacking sections 20a and 20b, the fractional banknote S1 is clamped by the chuck members 31 and 32 and the binding section 21 is held.
The bundle is conveyed to the bundle transport section 24 without being bound, and is stored in the fraction storage section 23 by the bundle transport section 24.

The bundle transport section 24 moves the bound banknotes S2 and unbound stacked banknotes S1 from the position where they are received by the chuck members 31 and 32 located at the lowermost position to a fixed lateral position. Common route 24A
And the external discharge route 2 for guiding the bundled banknotes S2 and the stacked banknotes S1 to the external discharge unit 25 from the end of the common route 24A.
4B and the external discharge route 24B branch from the end of the common route 24A to form a bundled banknote S2 and a stacked banknote S1.
And a branch route 24 </ b> C that moves the fraction on the fraction storage part 23.

It should be noted that the branch route 24C is placed on the fraction storage portion 23 near the end of the bundle route S2 and the stack banknote S1.
Is transported in such a manner that it is positioned in such a manner that the longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the fuselage 11 and the front and back directions are vertically aligned, and this position is controlled by the controller to open and close and branch when opened. An opening / closing unit (not shown) is provided for dropping only the stacked banknotes S1 on the route 24C into the fraction storage unit 23 in the above-described posture. The bundle transport section 24 further receives only the bundled banknotes S2 sent out under the control of the controller from the end of the branch route 24C and the bundled banknotes S2.
Transport first route 24D for transporting the bundle S1 to the first bundle storage / feeding unit 22a, and the second bundle transport route connected to the first bundle transporting route 24D for transporting the bundled banknote S2 to the second bundle storage / feeding unit 22b.
Route 24E.

The first bundle transport route 24D and the second bundle transport route 24E are constituted by a bundle transport device section 40 shown in FIGS. 2 to 10. The bundle transport device section 40 will be described below. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 41 denotes a terminal side in the transport direction of the branch route 24 </ b> C, and extends the bundled banknote S <b> 2 in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2) of the machine body 11 and vertically in the front-back direction. Reference numeral 42 denotes a transport member to be transported in the aligned posture, and the bundled banknote S2 transported to the end portion of the transport member 41 is controlled by the controller and turned toward the rear side of the body 11 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The bundle extruded plates to be extruded as they are are shown.

The bundle transport unit 40 includes a flat bottom plate 44 disposed horizontally and a bundle banknote S pushed out by a bundle pushing plate 42.
2 and a pair of upper and lower holding plates 45 and 46, which are held from both sides in the front and back directions, and by moving these, the bundled banknotes S2 held by these are vertically aligned in the longitudinal direction, and the front and back directions are the body. Bundle standing portion (bundle sheet standing means) 47 which is in a standing state along the front-back direction of 11
And a holding-standing unit (unit) 48 in which
From the bundle receiving position for receiving the bundle banknotes S2 pushed out by the bundle pushing plate 42 between the upper clamping plate 45 and the lower clamping plate 46, the first bundle storage and feeding portion 22a.
And a moving unit (moving means) 49 for horizontally moving the body 11 in the left-right direction so that it can be sent out to both of the second bundle storing and feeding unit 22b, and the bundled banknotes set in the standing state by the bundle standing unit 47. S2 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the upper holding plate 45.
And a delivery section (delivery means) 50 for delivering downward from between the lower holding plates 46.

As shown in FIG. 3, the airframe 1
The first body storage unit 22a and the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22b arranged in parallel in the left and right direction (the left and right direction in FIG. 3) are respectively disposed on the storages 34 of the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22b.
The first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53, which form a rectangular elongated hole extending in the left-right direction and penetrate vertically,
The first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 52 are formed so that their positions in the front-rear direction (up-down direction in FIG. 3) coincide with each other.
The bundle insertion port 53 allows the bundled banknotes S2 in a standing posture in which the longitudinal direction is along the vertical direction and the front and back directions are along the front-back direction of the machine body 11 to pass through when they are inserted from above. The bundled banknotes S2 that have passed through the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53 are respectively dropped into the corresponding storages 34 in the same posture, and the body 11 is sequentially stored in the storages 34. Are arranged side by side from the front side to the rear side.

The bundle standing portion 47 has a lower surface supported by a slide rail 55 mounted on the bottom plate 44 so as to extend in the left-right direction of the machine body 11.
5, the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53
The housing 56 that moves horizontally behind the fuselage 11
And two traveling rollers 57 provided on the lower surface of the housing 56 so as to be in contact with the bottom plate 44 and rolling on the bottom plate 44 when the housing 56 moves horizontally, and on the front side of the body 11 in the housing 56. The two guide shafts 58 arranged in parallel in the left-right direction of the body 11 so as to extend in the up-down direction, an elevating block 59 slidably supported by the guide shafts 58, and the elevating block 59 Elevating mechanism 6 for elevating
0.

The elevating mechanism 60 is provided with shafts 6 arranged vertically on the upper and lower sides of the housing 56 so as to be rotatable in a state in which movement in the axial direction is restricted.
2 and 63, driven pulleys 64 and 65 fixed to the shaft portions 62 and 63 in a state where the body 11 is aligned in the left and right direction, and an endless lifting and lowering bridge extending over the driven pulleys 64 and 65, respectively. A belt 66, an elevating motor 67, which is attached to the rear of the elevating belt 66 in a state where the axis of the body 11 is arranged in the lateral direction in the housing 56, and whose driving is controlled by a controller, and a rotating shaft of the elevating motor 67. A driven pulley 69 fixed to 68, a driven pulley 70 fixed to the shaft 63 with the left and right positions of the machine body 11 aligned with the driven pulley 69, and obliquely wrapped around the driven pulley 69 and the driven pulley 70. And an end 66 a along the top and bottom of the elevating belt 66 is fixed to the elevating block 59.

Thus, when the elevating motor 67 is rotated, the shaft 63 is rotated via the driving pulley 69, the driving belt 71 and the driven pulley 70, and the driven pulley 65, the elevating belt 66 and Driven pulley 6
4 rotates. Then, the elevating block 59 fixed to the side 66 a of the elevating belt 66 moves up and down along the guide shaft 58 by the forward / reverse rotation of the elevating belt 66 due to the forward / reverse rotation of the elevating motor 67.

The elevating block 59 is provided with an L-shaped member 75 having a flat plate portion 73 extending vertically and a flat plate portion 74 extending from the lower end of the flat plate portion 73 in the front direction of the body 11. Between the intermediate positions in the vertical direction
A pin 76 is provided along the left-right direction of the body 11, and a pin 77 is provided at the extension tip position of both flat plate portions 74 on the outside along the left-right direction of the body 11 (only one is shown in the figure). ).

One end of a standing arm 79 is rotatably attached to each of the pins 76 near both ends thereof. The standing arm 79 is located at a central position in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2). A pin 80 is attached along the left-right direction of the body 11. One end of a support arm 81 having a half length of the standing arm 79 is rotatably attached to the pin 80 near both ends thereof.
The other end portions of the support arms 81 are fixed pins disposed in parallel with the fixing member 82 fixed below the flat plate portion 74 at the lower limit position of the housing 56 vertically below the pins 76. 83 is attached rotatably.

A pin 85 is rotatably provided at the other end of the standing arm 79 along the left-right direction of the body 11, and the pin 85 is provided in the width direction of the pin 85 (FIG. 2).
The lower holding plate 46 is attached at one end in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2) along the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. On the other end side of the lower holding plate 46 in the longitudinal direction, a piece 8 projecting toward the standing arm 79 on both sides in the left-right direction of the body 11.
6 (only one is shown) are provided.
Are formed with moving grooves 87 extending in the longitudinal direction of the lower holding plate 46 in parallel with each other.
The pins 77 of the L-shaped members 75 are inserted through the respective moving grooves 87 so as to be movable along the extending direction.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, when the lifting block 59 is at the lower limit position, the lower holding plate 46 is brought close to the bottom plate 44 in a state where the lower holding plate 46 is substantially along the horizontal direction. When the lifting block 59 and the L-shaped member 75 are raised, the pin 76 fixed to the L-shaped member 75 and the pin 76 side of the standing arm 79 supported by the pin 76 are raised, as shown in FIG. 80 rises, and the pin 85 is pulled in the guide axis direction, so that the pin 85 is moved vertically.

Here, the pins 76 and 80 and the fixing pin 8
3 and pins 85, 80 and fixing pin 83
Is an isosceles triangle, and the pins 76,
The isosceles triangle connecting the fixing pin 80 and the fixing pin 83 increases the distance between the pin 76 and the fixing pin 83 as the standing arm 79 moves to the standing state due to the rise of the pin 76 (see FIG. 6). As a result, the angle formed between the side connecting the pins 80 and 76 and the side connecting the fixing pins 83 and the pin 76 becomes smaller, so that the side connecting the pins 80 and 76 and the side connecting the pin 80 and the fixing pin 83 The angle made is large. Since the length of the upright arm 79 and the support arm 81 is constant, the pin 80 approaches the side connecting the pin 76 and the fixing pin 83. When the upright arm 79 is in the upright state and the pin 76 is located at the uppermost position, the pin 80 comes closest to the side connecting the pin 76 and the fixed pin 83 (see FIG. 7).

At this time, the lower holding plate 46 arranged above the standing arm 79 approaches the standing state similarly to the standing arm 79, but the lower holding plate 46 is located at the rear side of the body 11. By the L-shaped member 75 engaged with the pin 77,
When the vehicle 1 is in the upright position, it is in a vertical state with respect to the bottom plate 44 and has a surface facing the upper holding plate 45.
1 is the first bundle input port 52 and the second
The bundle input port 53 is made to substantially coincide with the edge position of the rear side of the body 11. The pin 77 of the L-shaped member 75 inserted into the moving groove 87 of the one-piece portion 86 is used to move the body 11 in the moving groove 87 when the lifting block 59 is at the lower limit position and the lower holding plate 46 is in a substantially horizontal state. Located on the front side of
The lower holding plate 46 gradually moves to the opposite side as the standing position, and finally moves to the opposite end when the lifting block 59 is at the upper limit position and the lower holding plate 46 is in the standing position. I do.

Pins 89 and 90 are respectively provided at both ends 46a and 46b of the lower holding plate 46 in the left-right direction of the body 11 at a tip end side and an intermediate position on the side of the one-piece part 86 side. The pins 89 on the side protrude outward on both sides along the left-right direction of the fuselage 11, and
a and 46b are inserted into a movable groove 91 (only one is shown) extending along the longitudinal direction of the lower holding plate 46 so as to be movable along the extending direction so as to adjust the position and shape to the positions 46a and 46b, respectively. The pin 90 on the other side is fixed.

Pins 93 and 94 are also provided on both side portions 45a and 45b of the upper holding plate 45 disposed on the upper side of the lower holding plate 46 and substantially parallel thereto in the left-right direction of the body 11.
The pin 93 is provided at one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2), and the pin 93 at one end is positioned in the longitudinal direction so as to match the position and shape with the side surfaces 45a and 45b, respectively. A movable groove 95 (only one is shown) is formed so as to be movable along the extending direction, and the pin 94 on the other side is fixed.

The pin 89 at the tip end of the lower holding plate 46 and the pin 94 at the other end of the upper holding plate 45 are connected to the same side of the body 11 in the left-right direction. Each end of the linear arm 97 is rotatably mounted, and a pin 90 on one side 86 of the lower holding plate 46 and a pin 93 on one end of the upper holding plate 45 are attached to the pin 11 of the body 11, respectively. Each end of a linear arm 98 is rotatably attached so as to connect those on the same side in the left-right direction. In addition, the intersections of the arms 97 and 98 on the same side in the left-right direction of the body 11 are rotatably connected by pins 99. Therefore, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are parallel to each other by the two sets of the arms 97 and 98, and the moving grooves 91 and 95 are provided.
The pins 89 and 93 move along and move toward and away from each other while maintaining the parallel state.

Pins 100 and 101 extend outward in the left-right direction of the body 11 at intermediate positions in the longitudinal direction of the side surfaces 46a and 46b of the lower holding plate 46 and the side surfaces 45a and 45b of the upper holding plate 45. The pulley 10 is fixed to the pins 100 and 101, respectively.
2, 103 are rotatably mounted. A pin 90 and a pulley 100 on one side 86 of the lower holding plate 46 and a pin 94 and a pulley 101 on the same side of the upper holding plate 45 have both ends fixed to the pins 90 and 94 and the pulleys 100 and 101 have intermediate portions. The spring 104 in a state of being hung in a U shape,
It is provided on each side of the body 11 in the left-right direction. The biasing force of the spring 104 is applied to the upper holding plate 4.
5 and the lower holding plate 46.

Here, two stoppers 106 protruding upward are provided on the bottom plate 44 at positions where the two pins 89 can be directly contacted from the front side of the body 11. These stoppers 106 are attached to the lower holding plate 46 along the vertical direction.
However, when the elevating block 59 is lowered to the lower limit position, the distal end portion is positioned closest to the front side of the fuselage 11 and comes into contact with the pin 89 at a position slightly closer to a state where it is closest to a horizontal state. When the lower holding plate 46 moves to a substantially horizontal state, the pin 89 comes into contact with the stopper 106 and the movement is restricted. At the same time, the pins 93 are moved in the same direction in the moving grooves 95 of the upper holding plate 45, and the arms 97 and 98 are moved to the upper holding plate 45.
When the upper holding plate 45 rises so as to increase the angle formed by the acute angle side with respect to the lower holding plate 46, the upper holding plate 45 is in a parallel state against the urging force of the spring 104 and the weight of the upper holding plate 45 from the lower holding plate 46. It is separated as it is (the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 5).

When the lower holding plate 46 moves the tip of the lower holding plate 46 rearward in the body 11 by raising the lifting block 59 from this state, the position of the stopper 106 moves away from the one part 86 by the movement of the lower holding plate 46. Relative movement in the direction. Then, the pin 89 moves while abutting on the stopper 106 in the moving groove 91 due to the urging force of the spring 104 or the like. At the same time, the pins 93 move in the same direction in the moving groove 95 of the upper holding plate 45 while the arms 97 and 98 move. The upper holding plate 45 approaches the lower holding plate 46 by reducing the angle between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 on the acute angle side, so that the pin 89 is finally separated from the stopper 106. I do. Thereby, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46
Are relatively close to a horizontal state, and if there is a bundled banknote S2 therebetween, the bundled banknote S2 is clamped by the urging force of the spring 104, and when the elevating block 59 is further raised, it stands up as shown in FIG. When the lifting block 59 finally reaches the upper limit position, the bundled banknote S2 is in a standing state in which the longitudinal direction is vertically aligned as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper holding plate 45
The U-shaped notch 107 extending along the longitudinal direction is formed in a portion located on the front side of the body 11 when it is in a substantially horizontal state. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, at a position near the guide shaft 58 in the housing 56,
An initial position detection sensor 1 such as a proximity switch that detects when the lifting block 59 is located at the lower limit position described above.
09 and an upright position detection sensor 110 that detects the upper limit position when it is located at the above-mentioned upper limit position. These initial position detection sensor 109 and upright position detection sensor 110 detect the elevation block 59, respectively. Then, a detection signal is output to the controller. Further, the body 1 of the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 which are in a substantially horizontal state.
1, the bundled banknotes S2 extruded from the transport member 41 by the bundle push-out plate 42 in close proximity to these.
Is provided by an optical bundle detection sensor 111 which detects the light flux by interrupting the optical path.
Outputs a detection signal to the controller when detecting the bundled banknote S2. Note that the controller does not output a detection signal from the bundle detection sensor 111 even if a predetermined time has elapsed from the timing at which the bundle push-out plate 42 was instructed to push out the bundled banknote S2, and even if the predetermined time has elapsed, If the detection signal output at 111 is not stopped, it is determined that the bundled banknote S2 has not been normally pushed out.

The moving section 49 for horizontally moving the holding upright unit 48 in the left and right direction of the body 11 is provided with a housing 56, that is, the body 11 so as to horizontally move the holding upright unit 48.
A slide rail 55 extending in the left-right direction and attached between the housing 56 and the bottom plate 44, and a pair of pulleys 113 and 114 provided on the upper side near both ends of the slide rail 55; The endless laterally moving belt 115 hung between the pulleys 113 and 114 in parallel with the slide rail 55 and the pulley 113 on the right side when viewed from the front of the body 11 are fixed to the output shaft 116 so that the above-described position is obtained. And a lateral movement motor 117 that drives the pulley 113 under the control of the controller. The lower side 115a of the lateral movement belt 115 is fixed to the housing 56, so that when the lateral movement motor 117 rotates forward and reverse, the lateral movement belt 11
5 is reciprocated, so that the housing 5
6, that is, the nipping standing unit 48 is
Reciprocate above. Note that a lateral movement belt 115 is disposed below the elevating motor 67.

In addition, the moving portion 49 includes a protruding portion 119 protruding from the rear side of the housing 56, and a central position and an upper portion in the short direction of the bundled banknote S 2 pushed out from the transport member 41 by the bundle push-out plate 42. Bundle receiving position where the holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are aligned in the same direction, that is, the center position in the left-right direction of the body 11 (the left position when viewed from the front of the body 11).
The receiving position detecting sensor 120 detects the protruding portion 119 when the housing 56, that is, the holding upright unit 48 is located at
And a first bundle input position (body 1) where the center position of the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the left-right direction of the body 11 coincides with the center position of the first bundle input port 52 in the same direction.
The first insertion position detecting sensor 121 for detecting the protrusion 119 when the holding upright unit 48 is located at the center position (when viewed from the front of the device 1), and the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the left-right direction of the machine body 11. Center position and second bundle input port 53
When the nipping upright unit 48 is located at the second bundle input position (the right position when viewed from the front of the body 11) that matches the center position in the same direction, the protrusion 119 is detected.
And an input position detection sensor 122. The receiving position detecting sensor 120, the first input position detecting sensor 121, and the second input position detecting sensor 122 are connected to a controller, and each output a detection signal when detecting the protrusion 119.

As shown in FIG. 3, the delivery section 50 for sending the bundled banknotes S2 in the upright state downward from between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 includes a first bundle input port 52 arranged in parallel and a A roller driving motor 125 which is provided substantially on the front side of the body 11 with respect to the second bundle input port 53 and has a rotating shaft 124 disposed in the left and right direction of the body 11 and which is controlled by a controller;
A pair of legs 127 and 128 shown in FIG. 4 and a connecting portion 129 provided between the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53 and connecting the upper portions of the legs 127 and 128 to each other. A supporting member 130 made of
A support shaft 131 that penetrates through both legs 127 and 128 of the motor shaft 30 and is rotatably supported in a state in which movement in the axial direction is regulated so as to be parallel to the rotation shaft 124 of the roller drive motor 125.
A pulley 132 fixed to the rotating shaft 124, a pulley 133 fixed to a portion of the support shaft 131 outside the leg 127, an endless belt 134 wrapped around these pulleys 132, 133, Airframe 11 of member 130
And support shafts 136 rotatably supported by the support members 135 and 137 parallel to the support shafts 131 and 137, which are arranged in the left-right direction on the body 11 on the rear side of the body 11. And

Then, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
A gear 138 is fixed to the gear 31, and a gear 139 that always meshes with the gear 138 is supported by a support shaft 136 via a one-way clutch 140. A gear 141 is fixed to the support shaft 136, and a gear 142 that always meshes with the gear 141 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 131. The one-way clutch 140 rotates the support shaft 136 integrally when the gear 139 rotates clockwise as viewed from the right side of the body 11, and stops the rotation when the gear 139 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the same side. The power is not transmitted to the support shaft 136. In addition, the one-way clutch 140 allows the support shaft 136 to rotate in the same direction as the gear 139 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side of the body 11 without exceeding the rotation of the gear 139. 139 regulates the rotation of the support shaft 136 in the same direction when the counterclockwise rotation of the body 11 is regulated. Here, a pair of legs 143, 144 rotatably supported by the support shaft 131 and the same side ends of the legs 143, 144 are connected to the gear 142 in parallel with the support shaft 131. Revolving member 1 comprising a part 145
Forty-six legs 143 are fixed.

The support shaft 131 has four rollers 14.
8 to 151 are fixed at predetermined positions, and the pivoting member 146 is provided with the rollers 148 to 1 at positions opposite to the support shaft 131 in the axial direction of the support shaft 131.
51 and four rollers 152 to 155
In the state where the movement in the axial direction is restricted, each of the support shafts 156
Endless storage belts (separate feeding members) that are rotatably supported by brackets 160 to 163 via rollers 159 to 159 and that are aligned between rollers 148 to 151 and rollers 152 to 155. 164-1
67 is hung. Further, the support shaft 131 has one end locked to the bottom plate 44 and the other end locked to the turning member 146, so that the turning member 146 is tilted toward the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53. That is, a torsion spring 168 is provided to bias the gear 142 in a direction to rotate clockwise as viewed from the right side of the body 11.

Then, the roller driving motor 125 is
When rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side of 1,
As shown by arrows in FIG. 9, the support shaft 131 and the gear 138 rotate clockwise through the pulley 132, the belt 134, and the pulley 133 as viewed from the same side.
Then, the rollers 148 to 151 and the storage belts 164-1
The 67 and the rollers 152 to 155 rotate clockwise as viewed from the same side, and the gear 139 meshing with the gear 138 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the same side. At this time, since the rotation of the gear 139 in this direction is not the rotation transmitting direction of the one-way clutch 140, the support shaft 136, that is, the gear 141, is not rotated by the driving force from the gear 139. With the clockwise rotation, the support shaft 136, that is, the gear 141, is allowed to rotate counterclockwise. When the roller drive motor 125 is driven, the roller drive motor 12
5 is released, and the gear 142 and the turning member 1 are turned by the urging force of the torsion spring 168.
The roller 46 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the same side, and the rollers 152 to 155 and the storage belts 164 to 167 provided on the rotating member 146 are rotated in the same direction.

On the other hand, from this state, the roller drive motor 1
When 25 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the same side, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 10, the support shaft 131 and the gear 138 are viewed from the same side via the pulley 132, the belt 134, and the pulley 133. To rotate counterclockwise. Then, the rollers 148 to 151, the storage belt 164
To 167 and the rollers 152 to 155 rotate counterclockwise as viewed from the same side, and the gear 139 meshing with the gear 138 rotates clockwise as viewed from the same side.
Then, since the rotation of the gear 139 in this direction is the rotation transmitting direction of the one-way clutch 140, the gear 139 integrally rotates the support shaft 136 and the gear 141 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the same side. The gear 142 and the turning member 146 are rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the same side against the force, and the rollers 152 to 155 and the storage belts 164 to 167 provided on the turning member 146 are turned in the same direction. Then, when the roller drive motor 125 is stopped, the stop torque is set to exceed the torque due to the urging force of the torsion spring 168. Therefore, the rotation of the support shaft 136 is restricted without the gear 139 rotating. The pivot member 146 is stopped at that position.

The positions of the two pairs of rollers 148, storage belts 164 and 152 and rollers 149, storage belts 165 and rollers 153 on the left side when viewed from the front of the body 11 are determined by the biasing force of the torsion spring 168.
When the turning member 146 turns clockwise as viewed from the right side of FIG. 5, the holding unit 48 is located at the first bundle input position, and the upper holding plate 4 is set in the standing state by the bundle standing unit 47.
5 are set so that a part of the storage belts 164 and 165 on the rollers 152 and 153 side can enter into the notch 107 of the roller 5, respectively. The positions of the belt 166 and the rollers 154 and the rollers 151, the storage belt 167 and the rollers 155 are adjusted by the urging force of the torsion spring 168.
When the turning member 146 turns clockwise as viewed from the right side of FIG. 1, the holding-up unit 48 is located at the second bundle input position, and the upper holding plate is set in the upright position by the bundle upright portion 47. It is set so that a part of the storage belts 166 and 167 on the rollers 154 and 155 side can enter into the 45 cut portions 107 respectively.

Here, the sending member 50 includes a turning member 146.
And an extension piece 170 extending outward from the turning member 146 and fixed to the support member 130,
The extension piece 170 is located on the side of the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53 of the rollers 148 to 151 and extends upward when the turning member 146 turns until the heights thereof match. And a photo-interrupter 171 for detecting a detection signal and outputting a detection signal to the controller. When the bundled banknote S2 is sent downward from the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the upright state, the rollers 152 to 155 that are turned by the urging force of the torsion spring 168 are raised as high as the rollers 148 to 151. Are matched, and this is detected by the turning detection sensor 17.
Detect at 2.

Further, an extension piece 1 fixed to the turning member 146 and extending outward from the turning member 146 is provided on the delivery portion 50.
74 and the rollers 152-1 fixed to the support member 130.
The roller 152 is used to move the upper holding plate 45 in the upright position in the lateral direction, which is located just above the rollers 148 to 151.
And a photo interrupter 175 for detecting the extending piece 174 extending upward when the turning member 146 turns to a position where the storage belts 164 to 167 do not interfere with each other and outputting a detection signal to a controller. A position detection sensor 176 is provided. In addition, rollers 152-1
55 rotates toward the first bundle input port 52 and the second bundle input port 53 with respect to the rollers 148 to 151, and the storage belts 164-1
The rollers 152 to 155 of the upper and lower holding plates 45 are attached to the bundle banknote S2 held by the upper and lower holding plates 45 and 46.
5 comes into contact with the notch 107, the extension pieces 170, 174
Is disabled, and the output of the detection signal to the controller is stopped, thereby detecting that the rollers 152 to 155 are in contact with the bundled banknote S2.

The lower binding machine main body 14 has the same configuration as the above-described upper binding machine main body 13, and is aligned with the upper binding machine main body 13 in the horizontal direction and shifted only in the vertical direction. It is located below. Since the configuration is the same as that of the upper binding unit main body 13, the description of the lower binding unit main unit 14 is omitted, but the upper stacking unit 2 corresponding to the stacking unit 20a is omitted.
0c, the third branch flow path 17c from the top of the transport section 12
Are connected, and the lower stacking unit 20 corresponding to the stacking unit 20b
d, the lowermost branch path 17d of the transport section 12 is connected, and the first bundle storage and delivery section 22c corresponds to the first bundle storage and delivery section 22a, and the second bundle storage and delivery section 22b , A second bundle storage and feeding section 22d is provided.

The control contents of the controller of the paper sheet binding machine of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. Here, as a premise of the control of the controller, for example, when banknotes of all denominations are randomly transported from the sheet processing machine side, the denomination having the largest transport amount, that is, for example, ten thousand bills is transferred to the upper binding machine. The stacking portions 20a and 20b of the main body 13 are alternately stacked, and another denomination, for example, one thousand bills, is stacked on the stacking portion 20c of the lower binding machine main body portion 14, and another denomination, for example, 5,000 bills, is lower bound. The denominations, that is, ten thousand notes, accumulated in the accumulation part 20a are accumulated in the first bundle storage and feeding part 22a, and the denominations, that is, ten thousand notes accumulated in the accumulation part 20b are accumulated in the accumulation part 20d of the machine body part 14. In the two-bundle storing and feeding part 22b,
Control is performed such that the denominations accumulated in the accumulation unit 20c, that is, 1,000 notes, are stored in the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22c, and the denominations, that is, 5,000 coins accumulated in the accumulation unit 20d, are stored in the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22d. Further, in the upper tying unit main body 13, in order to handle the same denomination, only one of the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22a and the second storage and delivery unit 22b is used until one of them becomes the maximum storage state. In order to handle the different denominations in the lower binding machine main unit 14, the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22c and the second storage and delivery unit 22
For d, control is performed so that a bundled banknote S2 is inserted according to each denomination.

First, when any one of the stacked banknotes S1 of the stacking sections 20a to 20d reaches a predetermined number to be bound, the stacking banknote S1 is subjected to a binding process by a corresponding one of the binding sections 21. For example, if the number of stacked banknotes S1 of the stacking unit 20a reaches a predetermined number to be bound, the upper binding machine main unit 1
3, the chuck members 31 and 32 are attached to the
After being positioned on the horizontal side of the stacking bill S1 on the mounting plate 28 is horizontally moved by a pushing mechanism (not shown), and when the stacking bill S1 is located between the chuck members 31 and 32, the chuck members 31 and 32 are moved. To hold the stacked banknotes S1. When the clamping is completed, the pushing mechanism returns to the original position, so that the next bill is accumulated.

While moving the chuck members 31 and 32 holding the stacked banknotes S1 in the direction of the bundle transport section 24, the binding section 21 supplies the binding tape to the stacked banknotes S1, wraps them, and thermally bonds, that is, binds. Perform processing. Then, when the chuck members 31 and 32 are located at the lower limit position, the bundled banknote S2 in a state where the binding process has been completed is delivered to the transport unit 24 such as a bundle.

When storing the bundled banknotes S2 transferred to the bundled transport section 24 in this way, the controller uses the transport member 41 of the bundled transport section 24 to reach the end of the bundled banknotes S2.
Is transported in a state in which the longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the machine body 11, and the bundled banknotes S2 are pushed out along the longitudinal direction by the bundle push-out plate 42 in a state where the bundled banknotes are stopped at the end position. here,
Upon completion of the previous storing process, the holding unit 48 is moved to the bundle receiving position by the moving unit 49, and the standing unit 47 moves the lifting block 59 to the lower limit position. 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are separated from each other in a substantially horizontal state, so that the bundled banknote S2 pushed out by the bundle pushing plate 42 is
The center position in the left-right direction in FIG. 4 is made to coincide with the center position of the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the same direction, and the end of the contact side of the bundle pushing plate 42 on the lower holding plate 46 is completely held down. It is pushed in until it is located in the plate 46 (the state shown in FIG. 5). If the previous storage process is not completed, the controller stops pushing the bundled banknotes S2 by the bundle push-out plate 42 until it is determined to be completed.

The bundle detecting sensor 111 outputs a detection signal within a predetermined time after the pushing operation of the bundle push-out plate 42 is started, and the output is stopped within another predetermined time, that is, the bundled banknote S2 is normally pushed in. The controller rotates the lifting / lowering motor 67 in a predetermined direction, and moves the lifting / lowering block 59 at the lower limit position to the standing state detection sensor 110.
To increase until a detection signal is output. As the lifting block 59 rises, as described above, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 come close to each other to hold the bundled banknote S2, and then extend the longitudinal direction of the bundled banknote S2 in the vertical direction. The state gradually approaches the standing state (state shown in FIG. 6), and is finally brought into the standing state (state shown in FIG. 7).

Then, on condition that the detection signal is output from the standing state detecting sensor 110, the controller determines that the upper holding plate 45, the lower holding plate 46 and the bundled banknote S2 are in the standing state. The rotation of the elevation motor 67 is stopped, and the lateral movement motor 117 is rotated in a predetermined direction. As a result, the holding upright unit 48 moves laterally toward the first bundle input position. When the bundled banknotes S2 are to be stored in the first bundle storage and delivery section 22a depending on the denomination or the storage amount, the controller holds the holding-standing unit 48.
Is located at the first bundle input position and the first input position detection sensor 1
21 when the detection signal is output from the lateral movement motor 11
7 is stopped, and when it is to be stored in the second bundle storing and feeding portion 22b, the holding position unit 48 is located at the second bundle input position and the detection signal is output from the second input position detecting sensor 122. At this point, the lateral movement motor 117 is stopped.

Subsequently, the roller drive motor 125 is connected to the body 1
1, the gear 138 and the support shaft 131 are rotated in the same direction by rotating the gear 138 and the support shaft 131 in the same direction, and the rollers 148 to 151 and the storage belts 164 to 167 are rotated.
And the rollers 152 to 155 are rotated in the same direction. In addition, since the stopping torque by the roller drive motor 125 is eliminated, the gear 142 and the turning member 146 are rotated clockwise as viewed from the same side by the urging force of the torsion spring 168, and provided on the turning member 146. The rollers 152 to 155 and the storage belts 164 to 167 are turned in the same direction.

As described above, the holding standing unit 48 is in the first position.
, The storage belts 164 to rotating clockwise as viewed from the right side of the body 11.
The storage belts 164 and 165 of the 167
, And comes into contact with the bundled banknote S2 (the state of the storage belts 164 to 167 indicated by solid lines in FIG. 7), and the bundled banknote S2 is fed downward from between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46. As a result, the bundled banknote S2 is inserted into the aligned first bundle input port 52 and is sent out further downward, so that it is located below the storage belts 164 and 165. The combined force of the frictional force caused by the holding of the lower holding plate 46 and the force of its own weight and the downward pressing force of the torsion spring 168 via the storage belts 164 and 165 exceeds the force, and the first bundle storage and delivery portion 22a (22c).
Falls in the storage 34 of the.

When the holding upright unit 48 is located at the second bundle input position, the storage belts 164 to 167 which rotate clockwise as viewed from the right side of the body 11.
Of these, the storage belts 166 and 167 pass through the notch 107 and come into contact with the bundled banknote S2, and the bundled banknote S2 is sent downward from between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46. Is dropped from the second bundle input port 53 into the storage 34 of the second bundle storage and delivery section 22b (22d).

When the bundled banknote S2 is sent out from the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46, the torsion spring 16
And the storage belts 164 to 167 are driven by the roller 152
To 155 until the height of the rollers 148 to 151 is adjusted (the storage belt 164 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7).
To 167), whereby a detection signal is output from the turning detection sensor 172. Then, the controller determines that the feeding has been normally performed, stops the roller driving motor 125 once, and then rotates the roller driving motor 125 in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the right side of the body 11 to rotate the support shaft 131 and the gear 1.
38 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the same side, and the gear 139 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the same side.
1 is integrally rotated clockwise as viewed from the same side, and the gear 142 and the rotating member 146 are rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the same side against the urging force of the torsion spring 168, and the rotating member 146 is rotated. The provided rollers 152 to 155 are turned in the same direction. As a result, the rollers 152 to 155 and the storage belts 164 to 167 separate from the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the upright state (the state of the storage belts 164 to 167 indicated by a chain line in FIG. 7). Then, when the turning member 146 is turned to a position where they are completely separated from each other, a detection signal is output from the separation detection sensor 176.

Under the condition of the output of the detection signal, the controller stops the roller drive motor 125 to keep the turning member 146 in the above-described state in preparation for the next storage, and also controls the lateral movement motor 117 to the above. Rotate in the opposite direction. As a result, the holding upright unit 48 moves laterally toward the bundle receiving position. The controller is
When the holding position unit 48 is located at the bundle receiving position and a detection signal is output from the receiving position detection sensor 120, the lateral movement motor 117 is stopped. Subsequently, the lifting motor 67 is rotated in the direction opposite to the above, and the lifting block 59 at the upper limit position is lowered until the detection signal is output from the initial position detection sensor 109. Thus, the bundle standing portion 47
Causes the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 to be separated from each other in a substantially horizontal state.

Then, on the condition that the detection signal is output, it is determined that the current storage processing is completed, and the elevating motor 67 is stopped, and the apparatus stands by for the next storage processing. In addition, if the detection signal is not output at the timing at which each sensor should output the normal operation as described above, or if it is not stopped at the timing at which it should be stopped, the controller determines that an abnormality has occurred at this sensor position. In addition, the operation of each part is stopped, an alarm is generated, and furthermore, which sensor position has an abnormality is displayed on a display unit (not shown).

As described above, according to the paper sheet binding machine of the first embodiment, the upper part of the bundled banknotes S2 bound by the binding unit 21 is held in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof is along the horizontal direction. Board 4
5 and the lower holding plate 46 to sandwich the front and back sides.
By moving the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 at the bundle standing portion 47, the bundled banknotes S2 held by the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are moved in the longitudinal direction together with them. The bundled banknote S2 is set in the standing state on the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22a, the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22b, the first bundle storage and delivery unit 22c, or the second bundle storage and delivery unit 22d, and the delivery unit 50 moves the bundled banknote S2 to its longitudinal direction. Since the bundled banknotes S2 are sent out from between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 to the lower storage box 34 along the direction, the bundled banknotes S2 are stored in the storage box 34 in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof is vertically aligned. it can. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the problem caused by storing in the storage 34 in a horizontal state.

The upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 4
6 and the bundle standing unit 47 as an integral holding unit 48
The moving unit 49 moves the holding-standing unit 48 in the lateral direction, whereby a plurality of the bundled banknotes S2 held by the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 and set in the standing state by the bundle standing unit 47 are formed. Can be selectively stored in the storage 34. Therefore, when there are a plurality of types of bundled banknotes S2, the bundled banknotes S2 can be stored for each type, and when the number of bundled banknotes S2 is one, storage can be performed according to the storage amount of each storage 34.

Since the delivery section 50 can be brought into contact with and separated from the bundled banknotes S2 that have been set up by the bundle upright section 47, the delivery section 50 is different from the case where the delivery section 50 is provided integrally with the upper holding plate 45 or the lower holding plate 46. Thus, these weights can be reduced. Therefore, the lifting motor 67 and the lateral movement motor 117 for moving these can be reduced in size. In addition, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46
Since the rear end of the airframe 11 is raised while maintaining the horizontal position substantially unchanged,
The space required for changing the posture can be reduced as compared with the case where the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are swung about their ends to change the posture to the standing posture.

Further, the bundled banknote S2 is completely removed from the storage 3 between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the upright state.
4, the revolving member 146 is moved to the torsion spring 16
8 and the detection signal is output from the rotation detection sensor 172, so that the delivery of the bundled banknote S2, that is, the storage in the storage 34 can be detected. Then, the controller stops each part including the moving part 49 when the detection is not performed. Therefore, a jam or the like caused by the moving part 49 moving the nipping upright unit 48 in a state where the moving part 49 is not reliably sent out is obtained. Can be prevented.

Next, a second embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 11, focusing on differences from the first embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Here, in the first embodiment, the bundled banknotes S2 are sent out by turning the rollers 152 to 155 and the storage belts 164 to 167 provided on the bottom plate 44 side, and the stopper 106 is fixed in position. Whereas
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a delivery portion 50 is provided on the upper holding plate 45 so that a member for sending is always in contact with the bundled banknote S2 held by the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46. The main difference is that it is mobile.

Referring to the state shown in FIG. 11, the sending portion 50 of the second embodiment is located on the side opposite to the lower holding plate 46 of the upper holding plate 45 and on the rear side of the body 11, and A bundle transport motor 181 mounted with the rotation shaft 180 disposed in the left-right direction, a position near the front side of the bundle transport motor 181 in the body 11 and a position near the front end of the upper holding plate 45 in the body 11. Shafts 182 and 183, which are rotatably attached to the rotation shaft 180 in parallel with the
A drive pulley 184 fixed to the rotation shaft 180 of the 81;
The driven pulley 185 is fixed to the support shaft 182 so as to be aligned with the drive pulley 184 in the axial direction, the endless rotating belt 186 hung on the drive pulley 184 and the driven pulley 185, and the support shafts 182 and 183. It has rollers 187, 188 fixed to each other, and an endless conveyance belt (integrated sending member) 189 hung on these rollers 187, 188.

The conveyor belt 189 has a side 189 a on the lower holding plate 46 side located between the rollers 187 and 188, which extends from a groove (not shown) formed in the upper holding plate 45 toward the lower holding plate 46. When the bundled banknote S2 is clamped by the upper clamping plate 45 and the lower clamping plate 46, the bundled bill S is slightly projected in parallel with the clamping plate 45.
2 contacts the side portion 189a.

Then, the bundle conveying motor 181 is driven in a state where the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 hold the banknote S2 and are in the upright position, and the rotating shaft 180 is moved to the machine body 1.
When rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side of 1,
The driving pulley 184, the rotating belt 186, and the driven pulley 185 rotate in the same direction, and further, the roller 187, the transport belt 189, and the roller 188 rotate in the same direction. As a result, the bundled banknotes S2 clamped by the upper clamping plate 45 and the lower clamping plate 46 are sent downward.

In the second embodiment, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are pushed out of the transporting member 41 to the front side of the body 11, that is, the ends on the receiving side and the sending side of the bundled banknote S 2. The optical path between the passage of the bundled banknote S2 pushed out between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 by the plate 42 and the passage of the bundled bill S2 sent out from between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are cut off. Is provided, and the bundle detection sensor 191 outputs a detection signal to the controller when detecting the bundled banknote S2. Then, in the controller, when the detection signal is not output from the bundle detection sensor 191 even if a predetermined time has elapsed from the timing when the bundle pushing plate 42 is instructed to push out the bundle banknote S2, and even if the predetermined time has elapsed, the bundle detection sensor If the detection signal output in 191 is not stopped, it is determined that the bundled banknote S2 has not been sent normally.

The airframe 1 is located at a predetermined position below the bottom plate 44.
1 and a moving motor (not shown) in which a rotating shaft 192 is disposed in the left-right direction.
A shaft 194 disposed at a predetermined position on the front side of the lower body 11, rollers 195 and 196 fixed to the rotating shaft 192 and the shaft 194, respectively.
Endless moving belt 197 hung on 95,196
Is fixed to the upper side portion 197a between the rollers 195 and 196 of the moving belt 197, so that the rotation of the moving belt 197 by the moving motor allows the inside of the groove (not shown) formed in the bottom plate 44 to move in the body 11 And a movement stopper 198 extending upward to move in the front-rear direction.

The movement stopper 198 is adapted to move the body 11 against the pin 89 of the lower holding plate 46, which is in a substantially horizontal state with the tip end positioned closest to the front side of the body 11 when the lifting block 59 is located at the lower limit position. A distance between the front side of the body 11 and the rear side of the fuselage 11 from the separation position to abut and press the pin 89 to move the pin 8
9 is moved in the movement groove 91 to a pressing position for moving the same 9 toward the one part 86 side. When the movement stopper 198 moves from the separated position to the pressing position, the movement stopper 198 comes into contact with the pin 89 to move the pin 98 toward the one part 86 in the movement groove 91, and at the same time, moves the pin 93 to the upper holding plate 45. The arms 97 and 98 are raised in such a way that the angle formed by the acute side with respect to the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 is increased while moving the arms 97 and 98 in the same direction by the groove 95, so that the upper holding plate 45 is moved from the lower holding plate 46 by a spring. It is separated in a parallel state against the urging force of 104 and the weight of the upper holding plate 45.

When the movement stopper 198 is moved to the separated position in this state, the pin 89 moves in the movement groove 91 while contacting the movement stopper 198 by the urging force of the spring 104, and at the same time, the pin 93 is moved upward. Movement groove 95 of holding plate 45
The arms 97 and 98 are moved in the same direction by the
5 and the lower holding plate 46 are laid so that the angle formed by the acute angle side is reduced, so that the upper holding plate 45 is connected to the lower holding plate 4.
6 and finally the pin 89 is separated from the movement stopper 198 in a state where the pin 89 is in contact with the end of the movement groove 91 on the front side of the body 11. As a result, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 approach each other in a substantially horizontal state, and if there is a bundle banknote S2 therebetween, the bundle banknote S2 is clamped by the urging force of the spring 104.

The control contents of the controller of the paper sheet binding machine of the second embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described below, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. With the completion of the previous storage process, the controller starts
8 is moved to the bundle receiving position by the moving portion 49, the elevating block 59 is moved to the lower limit position, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are made substantially horizontal, and the moving stopper 198 is moved by the moving motor. The upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 4 are moved to the pressing position.
6 are separated from each other, and from this state, the bundle banknote S2 being conveyed to the end of the conveying member 41 is pushed out along the longitudinal direction by the bundle push-out plate 42 so as to start the current storing process. Let

Here, the controller is the bundle detection sensor 1
From the time when the detection signal 91 is output, the bundle detection sensor 19
After a lapse of time determined from the distance between the first holding plate 45 and the transport belt 189 of the upper holding plate 45 and the pushing speed of the bundle push-out plate 42, a position where a part of the bundled banknote S 2 overlaps the transport belt 189 in the horizontal direction is reached. The movement stopper 198 is moved from the pressed position to the separated position at the timing when it is likely to be pushed out. As a result, a part of the bundled banknote S2 is clamped by the adjacent upper clamping plate 45 and lower clamping plate 46.

Then, the bundle conveying motor 181 of the sending section 50
, The conveyor belt 189 is rotated so that the side 189 a moves in the direction of the housing 56. As a result, the bundled banknote S2 partially clamped is moved to the upper clamping plate 4.
5 and the lower holding plate 46. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the output of the detection signal from the bundle detection sensor 191 is stopped, the bundled banknote S2 is completely removed from the lower holding plate 4.
At the timing when the bundled bills S2 are drawn inside, it is determined that the clamping of the bundled banknotes S2 is completed, and the bundle transport motor 181 is stopped.

The bundle banknote S2 is inserted between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 in the separated state to the inner side.
By completely moving the moving stopper 198 to the separated position after completely pushing it in at step 2, it is also possible to deactivate the sending section 50 at the time of clamping. Further, it is also possible to perform a pull-in operation after holding the bundled banknotes S2 on the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 by the above-mentioned delivery unit 50 simultaneously with the lifting block 59 described later.

Thereafter, similarly to the first embodiment, the elevating motor 67 is rotated in a predetermined direction to raise the elevating block 59 at the lower limit position until the detection signal is output from the standing state detection sensor 110. As a result, the bundled banknotes S2 clamped by the upper clamping plate 45 and the lower clamping plate 46 are set in the upright position with the longitudinal direction of the bundle banknotes vertically aligned, and subsequently, the lateral movement motor 117 is moved in the predetermined direction. When the holding unit 48 is rotated to be positioned at the first bundle input position, the first input position detection sensor 121 is used. When the unit 48 is positioned at the second bundle input position, the second input position detection sensor 12 is used.
2 until the detection signal is output.

When the movement of the holding and standing unit 48 to the predetermined position is completed, the bundle conveyor motor 181 is driven to rotate the conveyor belt 189 so that the side 189a moves downward. As a result, the bundled banknote S2 clamped between the upper clamping plate 45 and the lower clamping plate 46 is sent downward by the side 189a, and the bundle detection sensor 191 is provided.
While the detection signal is output from the
Is located at the first bundle input position, the first bundle storage and feeding unit 22a (22c) is inserted into the first bundle input port 52.
Is dropped to the storage 34, and the holding standing unit 48 is
Is inserted into the second bundle insertion port 53, and is dropped into the storage 34 of the second bundle storage and delivery section 22b (22d).

When the bundled banknote S2 is completely sent out between the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46, the output of the detection signal output from the bundle detection sensor 191 is stopped. Then, the controller determines that the feeding has been normally performed, stops the bundle transport motor 181, and, similarly to the first embodiment, the horizontal movement motor 1.
17 is rotated in the opposite direction to that described above, and the holding upright unit 48 is moved until it is located at the bundle receiving position, that is, until a detection signal is output from the receiving position detection sensor 120. Subsequently, the lifting / lowering motor 67 is rotated in the opposite direction to the above to lower the lifting / lowering block 59 at the upper limit position until a detection signal is output from the initial position detection sensor 109, and the moving motor is driven to move. Stopper 1
98 is moved to the pressing position. Thus, the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate 46 are substantially horizontal and separated from each other.

Then, on the condition that the detection signal is output, it is determined that the current storage processing is completed, and the elevating motor 67 is stopped, and the apparatus stands by for the next storage processing. As in the case of the first embodiment, if the detection signal is not output at the timing at which each sensor should output the normal operation as described above, or if the detection signal is not stopped at the timing at which the sensor should be stopped, the controller determines the position of this sensor. , It is determined that an abnormality has occurred, the operation of each unit is stopped, an alarm is generated, and a display unit (not shown) indicates at which sensor position the abnormality has occurred.

As described above, according to the paper sheet binding machine of the second embodiment, the transport belt 189 for sending out is different from that of the first embodiment in that the upper holding plate 45 and the lower holding plate are used. Since it is attached to the upper holding plate 45 so as to be always in contact with the bundled banknote S2 held by the plate 46, it is not necessary to move the member for sending out from the bundled banknote S2, or to move the member. Therefore, the delivery can be performed immediately, and the first storage and delivery unit 22a (2
2c) or the time for storing the bundled banknotes S2 in the second storage and delivery unit 22b (22d) can be shortened, and a mechanism for separating or contacting a member for sending out the bundled banknotes S2 is unnecessary. And simplification can be achieved.

The first and second embodiments are suitable for use in binding various other paper sheets without being limited to banknotes.

[0089]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the bundle of sheets bound at the binding portion is made up and down by a pair of holding plates in a state where the lengthwise direction is set along the horizontal direction. By holding the bundled sheet by means of the bundled sheet standing means, the bundled sheets clamped by the clamping plate are vertically positioned along the longitudinal direction on the storage portion. In this state, the bundles are sent out from the holding plate to the lower storage section along the longitudinal direction by the feeding means, so that the longitudinal direction of the bundles is set in the storage section in the longitudinal direction. Can be stored in a state. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the problem caused by storing in the storage section in a horizontal state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the moving means moves the unit consisting of the holding plate and the bundle sheet standing means in the lateral direction, whereby the bundle sheet standing means is clamped by the holding plate. Can be selectively stored in a plurality of storage sections. Therefore, when there are a plurality of types of bundled sheets, they can be stored for each type, or when only one type of bundled sheets can be stored according to the storage amount of each storage unit.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the separate delivery member can be brought into contact with and separated from the bundle of paper sheets that have been set up by the bundle paper sheet erecting means, it can be attached to the holding plate. The weight of the holding plate can be reduced as compared with the case of integrally providing. Therefore, the driving source such as the bundle sheet standing means for moving the holding plate can be reduced in size.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the integral sending member is mounted on the holding plate so as to always contact the bundle of sheets held by the holding plate, the member for sending out the bundle sheet is provided. There is no need to move the leaf away from or in contact with it. Therefore, the delivery can be performed immediately, the time for storing the bundles in the storage unit can be shortened, and the member for delivery is separated from or brought into contact with the bundles. A mechanism is not required and simplification can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view schematically showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment of a paper sheet binding machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the bundle conveying device according to the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention, viewed from the right side of the body, showing a state in which a lifting block is at a lower limit position.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a bundle conveying device according to the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention, in which the front side of the machine body is arranged on the lower side.

FIG. 4 is a view of the paper sheet binding machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front side of the machine body showing a sending unit and the like.

FIG. 5 is a view of the holding unit in the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, as viewed from the right side of the body, showing a state where the lifting block is at a lower limit position.

FIG. 6 is a view of the holding unit in the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, as viewed from the right side of the machine, showing a state where the lifting block is at an intermediate position.

FIG. 7 is a view of the holding unit in the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, as viewed from the right side of the machine, showing a state in which the lifting block is at an upper limit position.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of a sending unit of the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of a sending unit of the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, in which the rotation direction of each unit when the roller driving motor rotates in one direction is indicated by an arrow.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of the sending unit of the first embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention, in which the rotation direction of each unit when the roller drive motor rotates in the reverse direction is indicated by an arrow.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a bundle conveying device according to a second embodiment of the paper sheet binding machine of the present invention, viewed from the right side of the machine body, and showing a state in which a lifting block is at a lower limit position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Bundling Unit 22a, 22c First Bundle Storing and Feeding Unit (Bundling Storing Unit) 22b, 22d Second Bundle Storing and Feeding Unit (Bundling Storing Unit) 24 Bundle Conveying Unit (Bundling Paper Conveying Unit) 45 Upper Holding Plate (Holding Unit) 46) Lower holding plate (holding plate) 47 Bundle standing part (bundle sheet standing means) 48 Holding standing unit (unit) 49 Moving part (moving means) 50 Sending part (delivery means) 164 to 167 Belt (separate sending member) 189 Conveyor belt (integral sending member)

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A binding unit for winding a tape around paper sheets stacked in a front-to-back direction and binding them, a storage unit capable of storing a large number of bundled paper sheets bound by the binding unit, and the binding unit. A sheet bundle transporting unit having a bundled sheet transport unit configured to receive the bound bundles in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof extends along the horizontal direction and transport the bundles to the storage unit. A pair of holding plates for holding the bundle of sheets in a state in which the longitudinal direction extends along the lateral direction from both sides in the front and back direction, and moving the holding plate to separate the bundle of sheets held by the holding plate. A bundled paper sheet standing means whose longitudinal direction extends along the longitudinal direction and which is set to the upright position on the storage section; Paper sending means for sending out from the holding plate along the direction to the storage section below. Kind binding machine. A plurality of storage portions arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, wherein said holding plate and said bundle sheet standing means are formed as one unit, said unit being held by said holding plate and A moving means for moving the bundled paper sheet, which has been set in the standing state by the leaf standing means, in a lateral direction so that the bundle can be sent out to any of the storage sections by the sending means. Item 1. The paper sheet binding machine according to Item 1. 3. The delivery means is provided so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the bundled paper sheets that have been set in the standing state by the bundled paper sheet standing means, and rotates the bundled paper sheets in a contact state to thereby rotate the bundled paper sheets. 3. The sheet binding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a separate sending member for sending the sheet from the holding plate to the lower storage portion. 4. The delivery means is attached to the holding plate so as to be always in contact with the holding sheets sandwiched by the holding plate. 3. The paper sheet binding machine according to claim 1, further comprising an integrated sending member that rotates in such a state that the bundle of sheets is sent from the holding plate to the lower storage section.