JP5251454B2 - Obi machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a strapping machine that binds products such as forms, booklets, securities, and cards.

When attaching products such as forms, booklets, securities, cards, etc., it is necessary to bind them together and to guarantee the bundled quantity such as how many sheets are bundled together.
Conventionally, the guarantee of the bundled quantity has been performed as follows.

That is, first, bundles of products to be bundled are set together on a strapping machine, and strapping is performed with the strapping machine. Then, it counts with a counter and records this. The order of banding and counting may be reversed.
As an example of a strapping machine when performing such work, the tape is fed along a loop-shaped tape guide, a tape loop is formed around the object to be bound and the backing plate, and the loop is tightened and bound. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which the start end and the end of a bound tape are welded and banded, and then the receiving plate is retracted to take out the object to be bound.

JP 2004-18059 A

  However, in the work procedure for performing the above-described banding and counting, there is a problem that it is necessary to move the product between the banding machine and the counting machine, resulting in a loss of work.

  When automating the above-described series of operations, a system in which an automatic strapping machine and a counter are combined is constructed, but expensive equipment investment and a large installation space are required. In addition, it may be inefficient due to reasons such as an increase in loss, such as an increase in worker movement burden and delivery personnel, and constraints such as the size of the bundle.

  For paper sheets such as banknotes, there are banknote counting and bundling devices that feed and count them one by one, and bundle them when they reach a predetermined number, but it takes time because they are fed one by one, and can be used Size (can be used only for sizes close to banknotes), and is not applicable to forms and booklets.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to count the number of objects to be bound when the objects to be bound are bundled on the table of the strapping machine. It is to provide a strapping machine that guarantees efficiently.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention draws out a tape from a tape roll housed in the main body, and extends above the upper surface of the main body along a loop-shaped tape guide installed on the main body. This is a strapping machine that creates a tape loop around the object to be bound placed on the provided table, tightens the loop and attaches it to the object to be bound, and welds the start and end of the tape that is bound. A weight type counting device for counting the number of objects to be bound using the unit weight of the objects to be bound and the weight of the objects to be bound, and the weight type counting device for counting the weight of the objects to be bound placed on the table. seen containing a weight transmitting member, a tell, the strip hanging machine, connects the two first arms each extending upward from left and right sides of the upper surface of the main body, the upper ends of the first arm A first connecting member, the weight type counting Is placed on the first connecting member, and the weight transmitting member connects the two second arms extending upward from the left and right sides of the table and the upper ends of the second arms. The second connecting member includes a second connecting member, and the second connecting member is placed on and comes into contact with the weighing pan of the weight type counting device .

The object to be bound is a target to be bound and is, for example, a product such as a form, a booklet, a security, or a card.
For example, when the material to be bound is a booklet, the weight type counting device measures and stores a unit weight such as a weight per booklet and measures the weight of some booklets when the weight is measured. The number of booklets is obtained from the relationship between the weight and unit weight. The weight is measured by placing an object on a weighing pan provided at the top of the gravimetric counter.
With the above configuration, the work to be bundled can be performed with the strapping machine, and the work to be bundled can be counted with the weight type counting device.

  With the above configuration, the weight of the object to be bound placed on the table can be transmitted to the weighing pan of the weight type counting device, and the object to be bound can be counted. Moreover, by providing on the 1st connection member of a strapping machine, a strapping machine and a weight type counting device can be arrange | positioned vertically adjacently, workability | operativity improves and it saves space.

  The tape guide is continuously formed on the upper surface of the main body, the inner side surfaces of the two first arms, and the lower surface of the connecting member, and the table is formed along the tape guide. Each of the second arms extends upward from a corresponding end portion of the two table constituent members, and the tape extends from the corresponding end of the two table constituent members. It is desirable to be constituted by two arm constituent members arranged so as to sandwich the loop.

  With the above configuration, the table on which the object to be bound is placed and the second arm of the weight transmission member do not hinder the binding work by the strapping machine.

  Further, it is desirable that the second connecting member connects the upper ends of the second arms at the rear portion of the upper end of the second arm.

  With the above configuration, the second connecting member can be brought into contact with the weighing pan of the weight type counting device at the rear, and the weight type counting device can be shifted and arranged at the rear of the strapping machine. When an existing one is used as the type counting device, the weighted counting device does not make it difficult to see the object to be bound.

  In addition, the strapping machine of the present invention extends downward from the left and right sides of the rear portion of the base portion provided on the first connecting member and the rear portion of the base portion for placing the weight type counting device. It is desirable to provide two leg portions in contact with the upper surface of the main body portion.

  With the above configuration, when an existing one is used as the weight type counting device, the weight type counting device can be stably disposed on the first connecting member of the strapping machine.

  It is desirable that the weight type counting device includes a printer that is communicably connected to the weight type counting device, and the counting result of the bound objects by the weight type counting device can be output by the printer.

  With the above configuration, the counting result can be printed and used for confirmation and guarantee of the bundled quantity.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a strapping machine capable of efficiently guaranteeing the quantity of bound objects by counting the bound objects when the bound objects are placed and bound on the table of the strapping machine. it can.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, schematic structure of the strapping machine of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a strapping machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a strapping machine according to the present invention.

  The strapping machine 1 of the present invention includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body 3, two first arms 5 and 6 extending upward from both ends of the upper surface 14 of the main body 3, and upper ends of the first arms 5 and 6. It comprises a first connecting member 7 that connects the parts, a table 9, a weight type counting device 11, a base 12 on which the weight type counting device is placed, and a weight transmitting member 13.

  A passage groove is formed continuously on the upper surface 14 of the main body 3, the inner surfaces of the first arms 5 and 6, and the lower surface of the first connecting member 7, and a loop tape guide is formed by the passage groove. Composed. By feeding the tape 16 along the tape guide, a loop of the tape 16 is formed.

The main body 3 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a sensor 17, a receiving plate 19 and the like on the upper surface for detecting and automatically binding the object 21 to be bound.
Although not shown, the main body 3 further includes a power switch for supplying power to the strapping machine 1, a START switch for starting the binding work, and an AUTO switch for automatically performing the binding work. Inside the main body 3, there are a tape roll, a tape feeding part constituted by a roller, a tape tightening part, a heater for welding the leading and trailing ends of the tape, and a cutter for cutting off the excess tape. Etc. are installed.

The table 9 is a table for placing the objects 21 to be bound, and is disposed above the upper surface 14 of the main body 3. A gap is formed between the table 9 and the upper surface 14.
The upper surface 14 of the main body 3 is further provided with a bound object guide 23. The bound object 21 can be positioned by abutting the end of the bound object 21 placed on the table 9 against the bound object guide 23 and aligning the side end of the bound object 21 with a second arm described later. it can.
Details of the table 9 will be described later.

The weight type counting device 11 stores the unit weight of the counting target, and when measuring the weight of the same type of counting target, counts the number of the measuring target from the measured weight and the previously stored unit weight. Is.
As the weight type counting device 11, a known one can be used. Although not particularly shown, an input unit constituted by a numeric keypad, a weight measuring unit for measuring the weight of the object, and a weight type counting device 11 for counting. A control unit that controls the processing, a storage unit that stores the counting result, a display unit that displays the counting result, a communication unit that is communicably connected to a printer and the like.

The weight measuring unit includes a weighing table 25 at the top of the weight type counting device 11 and a measuring unit (not shown) that measures the weight of the object placed on the weighing table 25. Examples of the measurement unit include a tuning fork vibration type weight measurement and a load cell.
In addition, the weight type counting device 11 is connected to a printer (not shown) via a communication unit, and prints the counting result. The printed count results are used for checking and guaranteeing the bundled quantity.

In the present embodiment, the weight type counting device 11 is placed on a base 12 provided on the first connecting member 7.
Two legs 27 and 28 are attached to the base 12 and extend downward from both rear ends of the base 12 and come into contact with the upper surface 14 of the main body 3 behind the table 9. The platform 12 is supported by the legs 27 and 28 and the first connecting member 7, and the weight type counting device 11 placed on the platform 12 is stabilized.
In addition, although the base part 12 was used in order to arrange | position the weight type counting device 11 stably, in order to stabilize the weight type counting device 11, various methods can be used, for example, it is 1st using a bolt etc. The weight type counting device 11 or the base 12 on which the weight counting device 11 is placed may be fixed on the connecting member 23.

  Furthermore, if the weight type counting device 11 is newly created to match the shape of the strapping machine 1, the base 12 may not be necessary depending on the configuration, arrangement, or attachment method. For example, when the planar shape of the weight type counting device is integrally configured in accordance with the planar shape of the first connecting member 7 of the strapping machine 1, the base portion 12 and the leg portions 27 and 28 are not necessary.

The weight transmission member 13 includes two second arms 29 and 30 extending upward from both ends of the table 9 and a second connecting member 31 that connects upper ends of the second arms 29 and 30 to each other. The second connecting member 31 is placed on and comes into contact with the weighing table 25 of the weight type counting device 11.
Details of the weight transmission member 13 will be described later.

Details of the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 of the strapping machine 1 according to the present invention will be described with further reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the strapping machine 1 according to the present invention along the line AA in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the strapping machine 1 according to the present invention along the line BB in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the strapping machine 1 according to the present invention.

The table 9 is composed of two table constituent members 33 and 34 arranged so as to sandwich the tape 16 and the sensor 17 forming the loop.
Since the table 9 is constituted by two table constituent members 33 and 34 arranged so as to sandwich the tape 16 and the sensor 17 in the front and rear, the table 9 does not hinder the function of the sensor 17 and the binding by the tape 16. .

The second arm 29 is constituted by two arm constituent members 35 and 36 extending upward from the corresponding ends of the two table constituent members 33 and 34. The two arm constituent members 35 and 36 are arranged so as to sandwich the tape 16 forming the loop back and forth, and their upper ends are connected to each other above the first connecting member 7. That is, the second arm 29 is configured in a gate shape, and the upper end portion of the second arm 29 configured in a gate shape is connected to the second connecting member 31.
Similarly, the second arm 30 is constituted by two arm constituent members 37 and 38 extending upward from corresponding ends of the two table constituent members 33 and 34, respectively. The two arm constituent members 37 and 38 are arranged so as to sandwich the tape 16 forming the loop back and forth, and the upper end portions are connected to each other above the first connecting member 7. That is, the second arm 30 is configured in a gate shape, and the upper end portion of the second arm 30 configured in the gate shape is connected to the second connecting member 31.

However, the arm constituent members 35 and 36 or 37 and 38 may be connected to the second connecting member 31 separately without connecting the upper ends thereof.
Thus, since the second arms 29 and 30 are constituted by the arm constituting members 35 and 36, 37 and 38 disposed so as to sandwich the tape 16 forming the loop back and forth, the second arm 29, 30 does not hinder the binding operation of the tape 16.

  With the above configuration, the weight of the object to be bound 21 placed on the table 9 is transferred to the weight type counting device 11 by the weight transmission member 13 including the second arms 29 and 30 and the second connecting member 31. It is transmitted, and the number of bound objects 21 can be counted. Furthermore, the table 9 and the second arms 29 and 30 do not hinder the binding operation of the tape 16 and the operation of the sensor 17, so that the objects to be bound can be counted and banded simultaneously.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the second connecting member 31 is positioned behind the upper ends of the second arms 29 and 30 in accordance with the position of the weighing platform 25 of the gravimetric counting device 11. The upper ends of the two arms 29 and 30 are connected to each other.
In other words, the second connecting member 31 is configured to connect the second arms 29 and 30 at the rear and to be placed on and contact the weighing platform 25.

  In the case of using an existing one as the weight type counting device 11, the weight type counting device 11 is placed on the first connecting member 7 from the relationship between the planar shape of the weight type counting device 11 and the width of the first connecting member 7. In the case where the weight-type counting device 11 is placed on the table 9, the front portion of the weight-type counting device 11 protrudes ahead of the first connecting member 7, and the banded object 21 placed on the table 9 obliquely from the upper front is used when hanging. It is difficult to see and there is a possibility that workability will deteriorate.

  At this time, if the weight type counting device 11 is disposed rearward, the object to be bound 21 becomes easy to see and the work is facilitated. Here, the table 9 is not moved, but the weighing table 25 of the gravimetric counting device 11 is moved rearward. Accordingly, the second connecting member 31 is moved behind the second arms 29 and 30. The second arms 29 and 30 are connected.

However, in this case, the object 21 to be bound on the table 9 becomes an eccentric load on the structure constituted by the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13, and the force applied to the weighing table 25 is uneven on the upper surface of the weighing table 25. This may cause measurement errors.
Therefore, the distance required to move the second connecting member 31 (the weight type counting device 11) backward needs to take into account the accuracy required for weight measurement.
In the present embodiment, the weight type counting device 11 is moved rearward within a range where it is permissible that a sufficiently correct count can be performed with little influence on the counting result, and the second connecting member 31 is moved to the second position. The second arms 29 and 30 are connected behind the arms 29 and 30 to improve workability.

Further, when the weight type counting device 11 is newly created in accordance with the shape of the strapping machine 1, the configuration of the second connecting member 31 as described above is not necessary depending on the configuration, arrangement, or mounting method. There is also a possibility.
For example, when the planar shape of the weight type counting device is integrally configured in accordance with the planar shape of the first connecting member 7 of the strapping machine 1, the weight type counting device protrudes forward and makes it difficult to see the object 21 to be bound. Therefore, the above configuration is not necessary.
In addition, the weight transmission member itself can take various forms other than the above-described configuration. For example, if the weight type counting device is arranged below the strapping machine 1, the arms extend downward from both ends of the table, the connecting members connect the lower ends of the arms, and the connecting members are used for the weight counting. A configuration that comes into contact with the weighing pan of the apparatus is conceivable. The arm and the connecting member constitute a weight transmission member.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a description will be given of the flow of work for strapping the object 21 using the strapping machine 1 of the present invention.
Note that examples of the object 21 include products such as forms, booklets, securities, and cards.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a work flow by the strapping machine 1 of the present invention.

When performing strapping using the strapping machine 1, first, in step 601, the weight of the tape 16 having a length for binding the table 9 and the weight transmitting member 13 and one bundle is measured. The weight may be measured in a state where only the tape 16 having a length for binding one bundle is placed on the table 9.
Next, in step 602, the weight of the tape 16 having a length for binding the table 9 and the weight transmitting member 13 and one bundle measured in step 601 is stored in the storage unit of the weight type counting device 11. The stored weight of the tape 16 having a length for binding the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 to one bundle is used for weight measurement and counting described later.
However, when the weight of the tape 16 that is long enough to bind one bundle falls within the measurement error range of the weight measurement of the object 21 to be bundled, the tape 16 that is long enough to bind one bundle in step 601 and step 602. It is not necessary to measure and store the weight.

  Subsequently, in step 603, the unit weight of the object 21 is measured by the weight type counting device 11. For example, the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 stored in the storage unit in step 602 are obtained based on the result of measuring the weight in a state where the unit number of the objects to be bound 21 is placed on the table 9 and being bound by the tape 16. What is necessary is just to reduce the weight of the tape 16 of the length which binds one bundle. The unit number of the objects to be bundled 21 may be, for example, a booklet, but may be a unit weight by measuring the weight of a plurality of books, for example.

  Next, in step 604, the unit weight of the object 21 is stored in the storage unit of the weight type counting device 11. The stored unit weight is used for counting and the like described later.

When the banding operation is continuously performed for the same type of the objects to be bound 21, the above steps 601 to 604 are performed once at the beginning of the operation, and the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 are bundled together. The weight of the length of the tape 16 to be bound and the unit weight of the object to be bound 21 are stored in the storage unit of the weight type counting device 11.
In the subsequent bundling operation, the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 stored in the storage unit and the weight of the tape 16 having a length for bundling one bundle and the unit weight of the object to be bundled 21 are used for counting. Therefore, the operations from step 601 to step 604 can be omitted.

In step 605, when the object 21 is placed on the table 9 of the strapping machine 1, in step 606, the sensor 17 of the strapping machine 1 detects that a booklet is placed on the table 9, The loop of the tape 16 formed along the tape guide 15 is tightened, and the start end and the end of the loop after tightening are sandwiched between a receiving plate 19 and a heater (not shown) installed in the main body 21, After heating and welding the start and end, the excess tape 16 is cut. In this manner, the object to be bound is hung.
In the above example, when the object 21 is placed by the sensor 17, the banding is automatically performed. After placing the object 21, the START button provided in the banding machine 1 is pressed. It is also possible to perform banding by pressing. According to the former, the banding operation can be performed more efficiently, and according to the latter, the banding operation can be performed more safely. Whether automatic banding is performed or banding is performed by pressing a START button can be selected, for example, by turning on / off an AUTO button provided in the banding machine 1.
After the strapping is finished, the strapping machine 1 again pulls out the tape 16 from the tape roll and feeds the tape 16 along the tape guide 15 to form a loop of the tape 16.

In step 606, the strapping machine 1 straps the object to be bound 21 and, in step 607, counts the object to be bound 21 placed on the table 9.
More specifically, the weighing table 25 of the weight type counting device 11 has a length of a tape that binds the weight of the object to be bound 21 placed on the table 9 and the table 9 and the weight transmitting member 13 together. Since the sum of the weights of 16 is applied, the length of the tape 16 having a length for binding the bundle of the table 9 and the weight transmission member 13 stored in the storage unit in step 602 from the weight measured by the weight type counting device 11 is calculated. The weight is reduced, and the value after the reduction is divided by the unit weight of the object to be bound 21 stored in the storage unit in step 604. As described above, the objects 21 are counted and stored in the storage unit.
The process of step 607 is performed by the control unit of the weight type counting device 11.

  In step 608, the weight type counting device 11 of the strapping machine 1 displays the quantity of the objects to be bound 21 counted in step 607 on the display unit, and the user confirms the displayed counting result.

After confirming the counting result, in step 609, the user presses a print button (not shown) of the weight-type counting device 11 to print the counting result on a printer connected to the weight-type counting device 11.
For example, if the count result is printed together with the number of banding from the start of banding in a series of banding operations, it is possible to know how many books were bundled together at the number of times of banding, which is useful for checking the number of bundles .
The printer is, for example, a small desktop printer that supports roll paper.

  In step 610, the user removes the object 21 from the table 9 and moves it to the storage location.

In step 611, if all the number of bands for which a series of banding operations are to be completed have not been completed, the process returns to step 605, and the object 21 is placed on the table 9 again for banding. When all the planned number of bands are completed, the banding work is terminated.
After a series of banding operations, the printed paper on which the counting result is printed is cut out and attached to the object 21 to be bound and transferred to the storage place in the series of banding operations. It is convenient because you can see at a glance that they are bundled in numbers.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the object to be bound is bundled on the table of the strapping machine, the weight transmission member transmits the weight of the object to be bound to the weight type counting device, Since the weight type counting device counts the objects to be bound by comparing with the unit weight of the objects to be bound, it is possible to provide a strapping machine that efficiently guarantees the quantity of the objects to be bound.

  The preferred embodiment of the strapping machine according to the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

The perspective view which shows embodiment of the strapping machine concerning this invention Front view showing an embodiment of a strapping machine according to the present invention Sectional view along line AA in FIG. Sectional view along line BB in FIG. Top view showing an embodiment of a strapping machine according to the present invention The flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of embodiment of the strapping machine concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ......... Banding machine 3 ......... Main-body part 5, 6 ......... 1st arm 7 ......... 1st connection member 9 ......... Table 11 ......... Weight type counting device 12 ......... stand Part 13 ………… Weight transmission member 14 ………… Top surface 16 ………… Tape 17 ………… Sensor 19 ………… Reception plate 21 ………… Bundled material 23 ………… Bundled material guide 25 ………… Weighing table 27, 28 ......... Legs 29, 30 ......... Second arm 31 ......... Second connecting member 33, 34 ...... Table component 35, 36, 37, 38 ......... Arm component

Claims (5)

A tape to be pulled out from a tape roll stored in the main body, and a bundled object placed on a table provided above the upper surface of the main body along a loop-shaped tape guide installed on the main body. Is a strapping machine that creates a loop of the tape around, tightens the loop and hangs it on the object to be bound, and welds the start and end of the strapped tape,
A weight-type counting device that counts the object to be bound using the unit weight of the object to be bound and the weight of the object to be bound;
A weight transmission member for transmitting the weight of the object to be bound placed on the table to the weight type counting device;
Only including,
The strapping machine is
Two first arms respectively extending upward from left and right sides of the upper surface of the main body,
A first connecting member that connects upper ends of the first arms;
Including
The weight type counting device is installed on the first connecting member,
The weight transmission member is
Two second arms respectively extending upward from the left and right sides of the table;
Including a second connecting member that connects upper ends of the second arms;
The strapping machine according to claim 2, wherein the second connecting member is placed on and comes into contact with a weighing pan of the weight type counting device . The tape guide is continuously formed on the upper surface of the main body, the inner surfaces of the two first arms, and the lower surface of the connecting member,
The table is constituted by two table constituent members arranged so as to sandwich a tape loop created along the tape guide in the front-rear direction.
Each of the second arms is constituted by two arm constituent members arranged so as to extend upward from corresponding end portions of the two table constituent members and sandwich the loop of the tape forward and backward. wherein, the band multiplied machine according to claim 1. Said second coupling member, in the rear portion of the upper end portion of the second arm, characterized by connecting the upper ends of the second arms, ObiKake according to claim 1 or claim 2 Machine. A base part provided on the first connecting member for placing the weight type counting device, and two pieces extending downward from the left and right sides of the rear part of the base part and contacting the upper surface of the main body part The band hanging machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: a leg portion. The weight-type counting device includes a printer that is communicably connected to the weight-type counting device, and the counting result of the objects to be bound by the weight-type counting device can be output by the printer. The strapping machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .

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