JP4754685B2 - Voting paper automatic issue machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic ballot paper issue machine for automatically and successively issuing predetermined ballot papers in various elections.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-259879 discloses an automatic voting paper issue machine that delivers voting paper collected and stored in a hopper one by one. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-1227 also shows a similar voting paper issue machine.
[0003]
FIG. 5 shows a main body structure of a conventional voting paper automatic issue machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-259879. This automatic ballot paper issue machine is composed of an issue machine main body and an operation panel having a different structure. The issue machine main body is supported by the main body case 101 on the box-type main body case 101, the front cover 102, and the front end side. And a transparent upper cover 103 that can be opened and closed vertically from the rear end side. In the main body case 101, a hopper 104 is provided that collects and stores the voting paper in a substantially horizontal direction in a standing state. The voting sheets (p) stored in the hopper 104 are fed out one by one from the foremost end by the rotation of the paper feed roller 105 and are thrown out to the voting sheet ejection port 106.
[0004]
The conventional automatic ballot issuing machine has such a configuration, and the ballots p that are stacked and stored substantially in the front-rear direction while standing on the hopper 104 are visually recognized through the transparent upper cover 103. be able to.
[0005]
In some cases, two or more elections may be held at the same polling place at the same polling place, for example, the lower house of the House of Representatives, the proportional constituency, and the Supreme National Examination ballot. Voting papers with different contents for each election are usually prepared on papers of different colors such as pale yellow and pale pink, for example, and different colors for each type of election. When delivering different voting papers with separate voting paper automatic issue machines, the type of voting paper is visually recognized from the color of the voting paper (p) stored and the printed content through the transparent upper cover 103. It is possible to check whether the wrong ballot is stored.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above conventional ballot issuing machine, the ballots are stacked and stored in the substantially horizontal direction, so that the ballots stored at the end (the ballots fed out last) are If the colors can be easily seen and collected and stored with the printing surface facing the back of the device, the printed contents can also be easily seen and it is easy to confirm that the ballot is correct. Since the ballots other than the last part can only be seen at the upper edge, the printed contents cannot be confirmed. The colors of the ballots are the names of candidates entered on the ballots. Since light colors such as light yellow and light pink are used for interpretation, it is not easy to check the color of the ballot when only the upper edge is visible.
[0007]
As described above, in the conventional automatic ballot issuing machine, the authenticity can be confirmed through the transparent upper cover, in fact, only by the ballot at the end of the ballot that has been collected and stored. Even if the wrong ballot is mixed in a stack of paper, it is difficult to find it before it is delivered, and the wrong ballot is stored until the ballot is transported to the ballot outlet. There was a risk that the voter would receive the wrong ballot without being understood even if it was done.
[0008]
The present invention provides an automatic ballot-issuing machine that can easily check the type of ballot for all of the ballots that are collected and stored before visual recognition and prevent the wrong ballot from being issued. For the purpose.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The voting paper automatic issue machine of the present invention includes a hopper capable of stacking and storing a plurality of voting papers in a vertical orientation in a nearly horizontal posture, and collecting the voting papers stored and stored in the hopper from the top voting paper. An automatic voting paper delivery machine that feeds and delivers voting paper to a voting paper ejection port one by one in order, and has a see-through unit that allows the upper surface of the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to be visually recognized from the outside..
[0010]
Since this ballot automatic issue machine can visually recognize the upper surface of the uppermost ballot collected and stored in the hopper from the outside through the fluoroscope, the color and printing of the ballot for each one of the ballots collected and stored The contents can be confirmed visually before being delivered from the hopper, and the types of all the ballots that are issued one after another can be confirmed before the grant, preventing the wrong ballots from being issued. it can.
[0011]
Also, this ballot paper automatic issue machine is openable and closable, and when closed, the ballot paper collected and stored in the hopper is isolated from the outside, and when opened, the ballot paper can be loaded into the hopper and taken out from the hopper. A lid may be provided, and in that case, it is preferable that at least a part of the lid is formed of a transparent member to form a see-through portion.
[0012]
In this case, it is possible to check the voting paper before issuing it to prevent the wrong voting paper from being issued, and to prevent unauthorized removal of the voting paper.
[0013]
In addition, this automatic ballot issuing machine has a ballot paper discharge section for discharging ballot paper that is abnormal in conveyance or abnormal in the paper itself, or a ballot paper that is stored incorrectly, and in the middle of conveyance from the hopper to the ballot paper outlet. An instruction signal is output to the control unit so as to guide the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to the voting paper discharge unit by manual operation and the discharge conveyance means that switches the conveyance direction and guides the voting paper to the voting paper discharge unit. It is preferable to include discharge instruction means for driving the discharge conveyance means.
[0014]
With this configuration, when it is visually confirmed that the uppermost ballot on the hopper is the wrong ballot, the conveyance direction is changed by operating the discharge instruction means, and the wrong ballot is forced. Can be sent to the ballot paper discharge section, and can be reliably discharged without the troublesome work of removing the ballot paper by hand from the hopper each time an incorrect ballot paper is found.
[0015]
In addition, this automatic ballot paper issue machine prohibits the number of issued sheets from being issued by the issued number counting means by manual operation and the issued number counting means for counting the number of voting sheets to be conveyed and delivered to the ballot outlet. Non-aggregate dispensing instruction means for driving the conveying means to convey the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to the voting paper ejection outlet and to output an instruction signal to the control unit so as to be ejected It is good to do.
[0016]
With this configuration, when it is visually confirmed that the uppermost ballot on the hopper is the wrong ballot, the wrong ballot is ejected by operating the non-aggregate throwing instruction means. Can be collected by hand, but it is not counted as the number of grants, so every time you find the wrong ballot, you can be sure that you don't have to manually remove it from the hopper. Can be collected and the number of grants can be counted correctly.
[0017]
The automatic balloting machine is also provided with a number-of-payments counting means for counting the number of voting sheets to be conveyed and delivered to the ballot-sheet outlet, and a number of sheets for subtracting the number of sheets issued by the number-of-delivery counting means by manual operation. It is preferable to include a subtracting instruction unit.
[0018]
With this configuration, if you have made an operation to issue the wrong ballot, after collecting the ballot that has been removed from the ballot outlet, you can subtract the number of sheets that have been counted by the issuance operation to ensure correct delivery. The number of sheets can be counted.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 4 relate to an example of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an automatic voting paper issue machine, FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the automatic voting paper issue machine, and FIG. Shows the configuration of the control system, and FIG. 4 shows the structure of the voting paper discharge tray.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic ballot paper issue machine shown in this example includes an automatic ballot paper issue machine main body 1 and an operation panel 2, and the ballot paper automatic issue machine main body 1 and the operation panel 2 are connected by a connection cable 3. It is connected.
[0021]
The voting paper automatic issue machine main body 1 covers a box-shaped main body case 11, a front cover 12 that can be opened and closed hingedly connected to the lower surface of the front end of the main body case 11, the upper surface and the upper back of the main body case 11, and the front end side is A transparent upper cover 13 is supported by the main body case 11 and can be opened and closed from the rear end side up and down.
[0022]
The front cover 12 can be opened when trouble such as voting paper jam occurs, and a speaker front panel 12a is formed at the center of the front lower part thereof. Further, a lock 14 (see FIG. 2) for locking the cover 13 is provided at the lower rear end of the upper cover 13.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, a hopper 41 that stacks and stores voting sheets (p) in a vertical stack is arranged inside the main body case 11. The hopper 41 is formed integrally with a slide member 33 that slides in the vertical direction along a guide shaft 32 parallel to the wall surface of the wall body 31 that is disposed slightly inclined forward with respect to the vertical direction. It can slide up and down along the rear wall surface. The slide member 33 is biased upward by a spring 34.
[0024]
The voting paper (p) is loaded on the hopper 41 with its front end abutting against the rear wall of the wall body 31, and in the vertical direction with the writing surface facing upward in a slightly inclined posture toward the front. Collected and stored.
[0025]
The hopper 41 collects and stores voting sheets (p), for example, with a maximum number of 1000 sheets, and the spring 34 is provided for each hopper 41 even when the maximum number of voting sheets (p) is collected and stored on the hopper 41. The ballot paper (p) is adjusted so as to be biased upward. The uppermost voting paper (p) biased upward is pressed against a paper feed roller 45 described later.
[0026]
A feed roller 45 as a conveying means is provided above the hopper 41 inside the main body case 11 and is disposed so as to come into contact with the feed roller 45 from obliquely below the front side, and has a friction member on the contact surface thereof. A piece 46 is provided.
[0027]
The voting paper (p) collected and stored in the hopper 41 is fed out from the uppermost one by the rotation of the paper feed roller 45. At this time, the double feeding is prevented by the frictional action of the double feeding preventing piece 46, and the voting is performed. The sheets (p) are sent out one by one.
[0028]
The voting paper ejection port 48 for dispensing voting paper is provided in a horizontally long slit shape between the front upper end of the main body case 11 and the front cover 12. A conveyance path 49 is formed between the hopper 41 and the ballot paper outlet 48.
[0029]
The paper feed roller 45 is located at the entrance of the conveyance path 49. Then, in the middle of the conveyance path 49 leading to the voting paper ejection port 48, the voting paper (p) fed from the hopper 41 by the paper feeding roller 45 is conveyed to the voting paper ejection port 48, so that it is conveyed together with the paper feeding roller 45. A plurality of (three in the illustrated example, but not limited to) conveying rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c are provided, and paired with each of the conveying rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c. Energizing rollers 51a, 51b, and 51c are provided.
[0030]
The transport rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c are all provided in the main body case 11. On the other hand, the urging rollers 51 a, 51 b, 51 c are provided partly (51 a, 51 b) on the voting paper discharge tray 55 described later and the other (51 c) on the back of the front cover 12.
[0031]
The conveyance path 49 passes between the paper feed roller 45 and the double feed prevention piece 46, passes between the conveyance roller 50a and the urging roller 51a, and further passes between the conveyance roller 50b and the urging roller 51b. It extends to the front surface, and then reaches the voting paper outlet 48 from the bottom of the front surface of the main body case 11 through the space between the conveying roller 50c and the urging roller 51c.
[0032]
The paper feed roller 45 and the transport rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c are connected to a drive motor, which will be described later, by a belt or the like, and are rotationally driven by the drive motor.
[0033]
Inside the main body case 11, a discharge conveyance path 52 for discharging voting paper with abnormal conveyance, nonstandard paper, or wrongly stored storage paper is provided on the most downstream conveyance roller 50 c and urging roller 51 c. , And the branching portion is provided with a switching lever solenoid 53 (see FIG. 3, not shown in FIG. 2) to convey the voting paper (p) on the side of the conveyance path 49 (see FIG. 3). A switching lever 54 (discharge conveying means) that can be switched between the solid line position) and the discharge conveyance path 52 side (broken line position) is provided.
[0034]
A voting paper discharge tray 55 for holding the voting paper guided to the discharge conveyance path 52 by the switching lever 54 is provided as a voting paper discharge portion at a position above the front end portion that can be seen through the upper cover 13 inside the main body case 11. Is provided.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 4, the voting paper discharge tray 55 has a bottom plate portion 55a and side plate portions 55b and 55b on both the left and right sides formed integrally, and is always in the operating position indicated by a solid line in FIG. Thus, the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 55 a forms the upper surface of the transport path 49. The bottom plate 55a has a pair of notches 81a and 81b on both the left and right sides (only the notches 81a and 81b on the front side are shown in FIG. 4, and the notches 81a and 81b on the opposite side are not shown). Are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the pair of urging rollers 51a, 51b supported by the leaf springs 80, 80 so as to face the conveyance path 49 through the pair of notches 81a, 81b on both the left and right sides are the bottom plates. It is attached to the upper surface of the part 55a.
[0036]
A pair of trapezoidal ribs 82 and 82 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 55a of the voting paper discharge tray 55 in parallel with the side plate portions 55b and 55b. The voting paper guided to the voting paper discharge tray 55 through the discharge conveyance path 52 is placed on the pair of ribs 82.
[0037]
Further, the bottom plate portion 55a of the voting paper discharge tray 55 is formed with three see-through holes 83 sandwiched between the side plate portions 55b and 55b on both sides and a pair of trapezoidal ribs 82 and 82. These three see-through holes 83 allow the color and description content (type of voting paper) of the voting paper (p) passing through the conveyance path 49 to be visually recognized through the transparent upper cover 13.
[0038]
The voting paper discharge tray 55 is supported by inserting the rotation shaft of the urging roller 50c on the most downstream side into holes 84, 84 provided at the front ends of the side plate portions 55b, 55b on both sides. It can be turned up and down with the end side. When a sheet is jammed in the conveyance path 49, the conveyance path 49 is opened by rotating the voting sheet discharge tray 55 upward, and the sheet can be removed.
[0039]
The main body case 11 is also provided with an abnormality detection sensor 56 for detecting an abnormality in conveyance such as double feeding or an abnormality in the sheet itself such as nonstandard paper in the middle of the conveyance path 49. Is provided with a sampling sensor 57 for detecting whether or not the voted ballot (p) has been extracted by a voter. The sampling sensor 57 measures the timing for sending new voting paper (p) from the hopper 41 to the conveyance path 49.
[0040]
An upper cover locking sensor 58 is provided below the rear part of the hopper 41. A detection piece 59 is attached to the inner end of the lock 14 at the lower rear end of the upper cover 13 so as to rotate in conjunction with the locking. The upper cover locking sensor 58 detects locking by the detection piece 59.
[0041]
A detection piece (not shown) for detecting cover opening is provided below the front cover 12 so as to protrude toward the main body case 11 side. A front cover open sensor 61 (see FIG. 3, not shown in FIG. 2) is provided inside the main body case 11. The opening sensor 61 detects the opening of the front cover 12 by a detection piece.
[0042]
In addition, this ballot automatic issue machine, for example, when a voter tries to pull out a ballot and approaches his hand to the ballot outlet 48, detects the approach of the hand and fills out the election type and ballot The object sensor 62 is arranged to detect the hand approaching the voting paper outlet 48 at the upper position inside the main body case 11 and the sensor opening 62a. 1 (see FIG. 1) is provided immediately behind the voting paper outlet 48 on the upper surface of the front end portion of the main body case 11. Thus, when the voter tries to remove the ballot paper (p) from the ballot paper outlet 48, the object sensor 62 detects that the hand of the voter has approached. The object sensor 62 detects not only the hand of the voter but also the person approaching the hand, and also detects the paper or the like. The object sensor 62 may be one that only detects a human body such as a hand (for example, an infrared sensor).
[0043]
Inside the front cover 12, a speaker 63 is provided behind the speaker front panel 12a as voice generating means for outputting the guidance data as a voice.
[0044]
The operation panel 2 includes a display unit 21 that displays a selection mode for performing various settings, setting contents, a vote rate, and the like, a mode selection button 22 for selecting a setting mode and a display mode, and a determination button 23 for determining various settings. In addition, as an operation means for performing an input operation so as to send out a delivery operation signal for delivering the ballot paper (p), a pair of balls for causing the ballot paper (p) to be thrown into the ballot paper outlet 48. Throw-out buttons 24a and 24b are provided, and a discharge button 91 as a discharge instruction means, which will be described later, and a subtraction button 93 as a delivery number subtraction instruction means are provided.
[0045]
The pair of throw-out buttons 24a and 24b are used according to the sex of the voter so that the vote rate can be totaled by sex. The pair of projection buttons 24a and 24b is also used as a screen switching button when performing various settings.
[0046]
The automatic balloting machine is provided with a control unit 70 using a microcomputer. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 70 is connected to a storage device 71 for storing guidance data such as election type and voting paper entry method, and a clock 72 for measuring time. 45 and a drive motor 73 for rotating the transport rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c are connected, a speaker 63, a switching lever solenoid 53, an object sensor 62, an abnormality detection sensor 56, a front cover opening sensor 61, an upper cover locking sensor 58, and A sampling sensor 57 is connected to each other, and an operation panel 2 for performing various settings and operations is connected.
[0047]
The control unit 70 receives sensor outputs from the object sensor 62, the abnormality detection sensor 56, the front cover opening sensor 61, the upper cover locking sensor 58, and the extraction sensor 57, and receives various inputs from the operation panel 2, Various guidance data stored in the storage device 71 and the time measured by the clock 72 are read, the rotation of the drive motor 73 is controlled, the sound output of the speaker 63 is controlled, the switching lever solenoid 53 is controlled, Data for display is sent to the operation panel 2. Thereby, the voting paper automatic issue machine performs a predetermined operation.
[0048]
The control unit 70 also has a function as a totaling unit, and each time the dispensing buttons 24a and 24b are pressed, the number of issued sheets is incremented by 1, and the total number of issued sheets is totaled and stored in the storage device 71. To do.
[0049]
The specific operation of this ballot automatic issue machine is as follows.
[0050]
When the voting paper (p) is stored in the hopper 41 and the power is turned on, the control unit 70 rotates the paper feeding roller 45 and the conveying rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c, and the voting paper (p) in the hopper 41 is double-feeded. Under the frictional action of the prevention piece 46, the sheet feed roller 45 feeds the sheet from the uppermost one by one to the conveyance path 49.
[0051]
The voting paper (p) sent to the conveyance path 49 is checked by the abnormality detection sensor 56 for whether there is a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or a non-standard abnormality in the paper itself. If no abnormality is detected, the voting paper (p) is conveyed to a position (standby position) where the leading end reaches between the switching lever 54 and the voting paper outlet 48 by the conveying rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c. . Thus, when the voting paper (p) reaches the standby position (standby state), the operation of the throw-out buttons 24a and 24b of the operation panel 2 becomes valid (input possible state). The waiting ballot (p) waits at that position until the throw-out buttons 24a and 24b of the operation panel 2 are operated. When the ballot is in a standby state and the throwing buttons 24a and 24b on the operation panel 2 are ready for input, the throwing buttons 24a and 24b are preferably turned on, so that the ballot is in a standby state. Thus, it is immediately recognized that the operation means can input the operation signal, and the ballot can be issued quickly and reliably.
[0052]
Further, when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection sensor 56 with respect to the voting paper (p) sent to the conveyance path 49, the switching lever 54 is switched to the discharge conveyance path 52 side by the switching lever solenoid 53, and the voting paper is detected. (P) is discharged to the voting paper discharge tray 55, and a new voting paper (p) is sent from the hopper 41 to the conveyance path 49. The newly sent ballot (p) is also checked by the abnormality detection sensor 56 in the same manner, and the same operation is repeated until no abnormality is detected. When no abnormality is detected, the switching lever solenoid 53 switches the switching lever 54 to the voting paper ejection port 48 side, and the voting paper (p) is transported to the standby position and enters a standby state.
[0053]
However, when it is detected by the front cover opening sensor 61 that the front cover 12 is open, or when the upper cover locking sensor 58 detects that the upper cover 13 is not locked, an abnormality detection is detected. The check by the sensor 56 and the series of operations based on the check result are all cancelled.
[0054]
When it is detected by the front cover opening sensor 61 that the front cover 12 is opened, input by the operation panel 2 is prohibited, and front cover opening notification data stored in the storage device 71 is stored. A sound is output from the speaker 63 to notify the opening of the front cover 12. Further, when the upper cover locking sensor 58 detects that the upper cover 13 is not locked, input by the operation panel 2 is prohibited.
[0055]
In addition, when the lock 14 of the cover 13 is unlocked while the voting paper (p) is in the standby state, the control unit 70 reversely rotates the drive motor 73, thereby conveying rollers 50a, 50b, 50c. Reversely rotate, and the voting paper (p) is returned to the position before the switching lever 54. Then, the switching lever 53 is switched to the discharge conveyance path 52 side via the switching lever solenoid 53, then the rotation of the drive motor 73 is switched to the normal rotation, and the conveyance rollers 50a, 50b, 50c are rotated in the positive direction. The paper (p) is discharged to the voting paper discharge tray 55.
[0056]
When the ballot paper (p) is in a standby state and the throw buttons 24a and 24b on the operation panel 2 can be input, if the throw buttons 24a and 24b on the operation panel 2 are operated, the control unit 70 causes the transport roller to move. 50b and 50c are rotated, so that the ballot (p) is thrown from the standby position to the ballot paper outlet 48. At this time, the control unit 70 prohibits input of the throw buttons 24a and 24b. Then, when the voter approaches the hand to try to extract the ballot paper (p) thrown to the ballot paper outlet 48, the hand of the voter is detected by the object sensor 62, and the detection signal is received. The control unit 70 reads the set guidance data from the guidance data regarding the election type and the vote form filling method stored in the storage device 71, and the guidance data is output from the speaker 63 by voice. .
[0057]
When the voting paper (p) thrown out to the voting paper outlet 48 is extracted, the extraction sensor 57 detects that the voting paper (p) has been extracted, receives the detection signal, and receives the detection signal. Rotates the drive motor 73, the paper feed roller 45 and the transport rollers 50a, 50b, and 50c rotate, and new voting paper (p) is fed into the transport path 49 from the hopper 41. Subsequent operations are repeated as described above.
[0058]
The storage device 71 stores, as guidance data, election types and ballot paper entry methods, and the guidance data is stored in at least two voices of male voice and female voice. Then, by operating the operation panel 2, it is possible to set guidance data for voice output and to set voice.
[0059]
In setting the election type and entry method, the mode selection button 22 on the operation panel 2 is pressed, various modes are selected, the election type and entry method are set while viewing the screen of the display unit 21, and voice is set. .
[0060]
In the hopper 41 of this ballot automatic issue machine, ballots (p) are stacked and stored in a vertical direction in a substantially horizontal posture, and the uppermost ballot (p) passes through the transparent upper cover 13 to change its color and The print contents can be confirmed. Therefore, if the wrong ballot (p) is stored, the lock 14 can be unlocked, the upper cover 13 can be opened, and the wrong ballot (p) can be removed. The voting sheet (p) in the hopper 41 is merely in contact with the feeding roller 45 and the double feed prevention piece 46 at the uppermost front end, and almost the entire upper surface of the uppermost voting sheet (p) is covered by the upper cover 13. It is easy to determine whether the ballot is correct or wrong.
[0061]
When the uppermost ballot (p) of the hopper 41 visible through the transparent upper cover 13 is the wrong ballot, the upper ball 13 is opened each time and the wrong ballot is removed. , You can avoid issuing the wrong ballot.
[0062]
Further, when it is visually confirmed that the uppermost ballot (p) on the hopper 41 is the wrong ballot, by pressing the discharge button 91 provided on the operation panel 2 as a discharge instruction means, It is also possible to switch the conveyance path to the discharge conveyance path 52 side by the switching lever solenoid 53 so that the wrong voting paper is forcibly discharged to the voting paper discharge tray 55. At that time, the control unit 70 discharges the voting paper (p) waiting at the standby position to the voting paper discharge tray 55 first, and then discharges the uppermost voting paper of the hopper 41.
[0063]
Also, if the ballot at the top of the hopper 41 is visually wrong or overlooked and the throw button 24a or 24b is pressed as usual, the wrong ballot will be Regardless of having thrown out the voting paper, the counting means adds up the number of voting sheets as if one correct voting paper was issued. Therefore, in such a case, the total number of delivered sheets is subtracted by pressing a subtraction button 93 serving as a delivered number subtraction instruction means.
[0064]
The voting paper discharge tray 55 is provided with the see-through hole 83 as described above, and the color and printing of the voting paper conveyed through the conveying path 49 from above the transparent upper cover 13 through the see-through hole 83. The contents can be confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to perform the issuing operation while confirming that the next ballot to be issued is a correct ballot.
In the above-described embodiment, the ballot (p) to be delivered next is drawn out to a position where the leading end reaches between the switching lever 54 and the ballot paper outlet 48, but this is done in advance. Instead of feeding out to the position, it may be fed out from the hopper 41 for the first time by operating the throwing buttons 24a and 24b, and directly conveyed from the hopper 41 to the voting sheet ejection port 48. In such a case, the ballot paper to be thrown out by operating the throw buttons 24a and 24b this time is the uppermost ballot paper of the hopper 41 that can be seen through the transparent upper cover 13, and the color of the ballot paper each time. And can be issued while confirming the print contents, and only correct ballots can be issued reliably.
[0065]
Further, in the above embodiment, when it is visually recognized that the wrong voting paper is stored in the hopper 41, the voting paper is temporarily discharged to the voting paper discharge tray 55 by pressing the discharge button 91. When it is visually confirmed that the voting paper is stored, it may be desired to immediately take out and check the voting paper. In this case, the upper cover 13 is opened and the voting paper ( It cannot be confirmed without removing p). Therefore, in place of the discharge button 91 as the discharge instruction means, a non-total discharge button (not shown) as a non-total delivery instruction means is provided, and the top of the hopper 41 is pressed by pressing the non-total discharge button. The wrong voting sheet may be conveyed to the voting sheet outlet 48 so that it can be pulled out by hand, and the number of issued sheets may not be counted.
[0066]
Even when such a non-aggregate throw button is provided, the throw button 24a or 24b is operated as usual, while visually observing or overlooking that the top ballot is the wrong one. If you press, the counting means will add the number of sheets to be delivered, even though you have thrown out the wrong ballot. By depressing a subtraction button 93 as an instruction means, the total number of delivered sheets is subtracted.
[0067]
In the above embodiment, in order to strictly manage the voting paper, the hopper 41 is provided with the upper cover 13 that isolates the voting paper collected and stored in the hopper 41 from the outside and can be locked and unlocked by the lock 14. The upper cover 13 is made transparent so that the color and print contents of the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in 41 can be confirmed. In addition, the upper cover 13 itself is opaque and at least the voting paper on the uppermost hopper 41 is used. A transparent portion such as a through hole may be provided in the upper cover 13 so that the image can be seen. Further, for example, the body case 11 may be a transparent body, or a see-through portion such as a through hole may be provided in a part of the body case 11, and a see-through portion may be provided in a portion other than the upper cover 13. Further, when the demand for providing the upper cover 13 is low, the upper cover 13 may be eliminated, and the voting sheets accumulated and stored in the hopper 41 may be directly visible.
[0068]
In the above embodiment, the see-through hole 83 is formed in the bottom 55a of the voting paper discharge tray 55, and the color of the voting paper (p) passing through the conveyance path 49 and the description content (type of voting paper) are confirmed. However, in order to be able to confirm the color and description content (type of voting paper) of the voting paper (p) passing through the conveyance path 49, in addition to the main body case 11 and the front cover 12, A part or all of them can be made of a transparent body, which makes it easier to confirm and enables delivery without error. In particular, as in the above-described embodiment, when the voting paper is made to wait at a position where the leading end reaches between the switching lever 54 and the voting paper outlet 48, if the front cover 12 is made of a transparent resin material, It is possible to easily confirm the color and print contents of a certain ballot paper and to confirm the type of ballot paper to be delivered next while maintaining the effect of shortening the delivery time by waiting the ballot paper.
[0069]
Further, in the above embodiment, the ballots are collected and stored on the hopper 41 with the entry side facing up so that not only the color of the top ballot but also the printed contents can be confirmed. The sheets may be collected and stored on the hopper 41 with the surface facing down. In this case, the color can be confirmed, so that the wrong ballot can be visually recognized. When two or more types of elections are held at one polling place at the same time, the wrong ballot is likely to be another type of ballot for elections held at the same time. As mentioned above, when two or more types of elections are held at one polling place, different types of ballots are used for each type of election. There is a high possibility that it is possible to confirm whether or not the ballot is the correct ballot.
[0070]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the automatic ballot paper dispenser of the present invention can visually recognize the upper surface of the uppermost ballot paper collected and stored in the hopper from the outside through the see-through unit. For each sheet, the color of the voting paper and the printed contents can be visually confirmed before being fed out from the hopper. Therefore, the types of all ballots to be issued one after another can be confirmed before being issued, and incorrect ballots can be prevented from being issued.
[0071]
In addition, a cover is provided to prevent unauthorized removal of the ballot, and at least a part of the cover is made of a transparent member. It can be prevented.
[0072]
In addition, when it is visually confirmed that the uppermost ballot on the hopper is the wrong ballot, by operating the discharge instruction means, the transport path is switched and the wrong ballot is forced. It can be sent to the ballot paper discharge section and discharged reliably.
[0073]
In addition, when it is visually confirmed that the uppermost ballot on the hopper is the wrong ballot, the wrong ballot is sent to the ballot outlet by operating the non-aggregate throwing instruction means. It is possible to collect by hand-collecting and not counting as the number of delivered sheets, so that reliable collection and correct counting of the number of delivered sheets can be performed.
[0074]
Also, if you have issued the wrong ballot, you can collect the correct number of papers by subtracting the total number of papers you have collected after collecting the ballots that have been removed from the ballot paper outlet. You can do that.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a voting paper automatic issue machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal structure diagram of the main body of the voting paper automatic issue machine according to the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the voting paper automatic issue machine according to the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a voting paper discharge tray of the automatic voting paper issue machine according to the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the internal structure of a main body of a conventional ballot paper automatic issue machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Voting paper automatic issue machine
2 Operation panel
13 Top cover (lid)
24a, 24b Throw button
41 Hopper
45 Paper feed roller
48 Ballot exit
49 Transport path
50a, 50b, 50c Conveying roller
52 Discharge transport path
54 Switching lever (Discharge transport means)
55 Voting paper discharge tray (voting paper discharge unit)
70 Control unit
91 Discharge button (Discharge instruction means)
93 Subtraction button (delivery number subtraction instruction means)
p ballot

Claims (3)

A hopper capable of stacking and storing a plurality of voting sheets in a vertical orientation with a posture close to the horizontal is provided. The voting sheets stacked and stored in the hopper are fed out one by one from the top voting sheet in order, and the voting sheet is thrown out. An automatic ballot paper delivery machine that transports and issues to the exit,
While having a see-through part that allows the upper surface of the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to be visually recognized from the outside,
A voting paper discharge unit that discharges voting paper that is abnormal in conveyance or paper itself, or that has been stored incorrectly;
Discharging and conveying means for switching the conveying direction in the middle of conveyance from the hopper to the ballot paper outlet and guiding the ballot paper to the ballot paper discharging unit;
A discharge instruction means for driving the discharge conveying means by outputting an instruction signal to the control section so as to guide the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to the voting paper discharge section by manual operation; A ballot automatic issue machine that features. A hopper capable of stacking and storing a plurality of voting sheets in a vertical orientation with a posture close to the horizontal is provided. The voting sheets stacked and stored in the hopper are fed out one by one from the top voting sheet in order, and the voting sheet is thrown out. An automatic ballot paper delivery machine that transports and issues to the exit,
While having a see-through part that allows the upper surface of the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to be visually recognized from the outside,
A number-of-issues counting means for counting the number of ballots to be conveyed and delivered to the ballot paper outlet;
By manually operating the transporting means while driving the transporting means while prohibiting the totaling of the number of delivered sheets by the delivered number counting means, the uppermost voting paper accumulated and stored in the hopper is transported to the voting paper ejection port, and then thrown out. An automatic voting paper issue machine comprising: a non-aggregate dispensing instruction means for outputting an instruction signal to the control unit. A hopper capable of stacking and storing a plurality of voting sheets in a vertical orientation with a posture close to the horizontal is provided. The voting sheets stacked and stored in the hopper are fed out one by one from the top voting sheet in order, and the voting sheet is thrown out. An automatic ballot paper delivery machine that transports and issues to the exit,
While having a see-through part that allows the upper surface of the uppermost voting paper collected and stored in the hopper to be visually recognized from the outside,
A number-of-issues counting means for counting the number of ballots to be conveyed and delivered to the ballot paper outlet;
An automatic ballot paper issue machine, comprising: a delivery number subtraction instruction means for subtracting the delivery number counted by the delivery number counting means by manual operation.

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