JP5674519B2 - Paper sheet bundling device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet bundling apparatus for bundling paper sheets.

  In a paper sheet bundling device for bundling paper sheets by winding the tape around an integrated paper sheet, cutting it, and bonding it, the customer name stamp or non-use stamp is stamped on the tape after the bonding is completed. A technique is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-190913 A

  By the way, as described above, if the stamping process is performed after the completion of the tape bonding, that is, after the paper sheets are bound, the stamp stamping position is limited to a specific position on the tape, and the customer requests an arbitrary one. There is a problem that it is difficult to seal the position.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet bundling apparatus that can change the position of the stamp on the tape.

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1, a bundling unit for bonding is cut by the cutter winding a tape to an integrated paper sheet introduction unit for introducing the inserted tape to the bundling unit And a taper provided between the cutter and the stamping part, and a stamping part that is provided in a tape introduction path by the introduction part and performs a stamping process on the tape before being introduced into the bundling part. a tape detection sensor optical capable of detecting the tip of a control unit to perform the stamping process by the seal portion to the set position of the tape relative to the position where the tip is detected by the tape detection sensor, The control unit can change the set position .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the stamp portion provided at a fixed position on one surface side of the tape and the stamp surface of the stamp portion on the other surface side of the tape can be moved closer to and away from the stamp surface. The stamp portion has a stamp pressing portion that presses the tape against the stamp surface, and includes a guide portion capable of changing a path length of the introduction path, and the control portion includes the guide portion. The stamp pressing portion is moved with the path length shortened to press the tape against the stamp surface.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, further comprising a printing unit that performs a printing process on the tape, and the guide unit performs printing by the printing unit at a position where the path length is increased. It is characterized by being a backing.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein, when the new tape is inserted into the introduction portion, before the tip of the new tape is positioned at the standby position detected by the tape detection sensor , The guide part is moved to the side for shortening the path length.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the stamp portion is detachable, and the stamp pressing portion side of the stamp surface is located on both sides of the stamp surface. A guard portion is provided so as to project.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the stamp portion is provided in the tape introduction path by the introduction portion, and can be imprinted on the tape before being introduced into the bundling portion. Using the position detected by the detecting means as a reference, a stamping process is performed at a predetermined position on the tape by the stamping portion. Therefore, the stamping position on the tape can be changed by changing the predetermined position.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the stamp portion is fixed in position, and the stamp pressing portion is moved toward the stamp portion and the tape is pressed against the stamp surface to perform the stamping process. Thus, the size can be reduced and the space can be saved. Also, during the stamping process, the tape needs to move so as to be pressed against the stamp part together with the stamp pressing part, but the control part made play on the tape by shortening the length of the introduction path at the guide part. In this state, since the stamp pressing unit is moved and the tape is pressed against the stamp surface, the tape can be pressed against the stamp surface without difficulty.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the printing unit for performing printing processing on the tape is provided separately from the stamping unit, the guide unit backs the printing by the printing unit at a position where the path length is increased. Therefore, the guide portion that changes the path length of the introduction path also serves as a backing for printing. Therefore, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the distance between the printing portion and the guide portion serving as the backing is short, the tip of the tape is difficult to pass between these when the tape is loaded into the introduction portion. However, the distance between the printing unit and the guide unit can be increased by moving the guide unit to the side that shortens the path length before the leading end of the tape is positioned at the standby position. Therefore, the tape can be smoothly loaded when loading into the introduction section.

  According to the invention according to claim 5, since the guard portions protruding to the stamp pressing portion side from the stamp surface are provided on both sides of the stamp surface, when the ink is replenished by removing the stamp portion, Even when the stamp surface is placed face down, the guard portion can restrict contact of the stamp surface with the placement surface, and the placed stamp portion can be prevented from soiling the placement surface.

It is a front view which shows the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which has a cam in a standby position is shown. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which has a cam in a 1st position is shown. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which has a cam in a 2nd position is shown. It is a side view which shows the principal part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which has a pressing member in a retracted position is shown. It is a side view which shows the principal part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which has a pressing member in an advance position is shown. It is a front view when the opening / closing unit which shows the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is in an open state. It is a perspective view which shows the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a closed state of an opening / closing unit, (b) is an open state of an opening / closing unit, (c) is a stamp part removed. Each state is shown. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the stamp part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the stamp part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the stamp part of the paper sheet binding apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  A sheet binding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The paper sheet bundling device according to the present embodiment is specifically a small bundle bundling apparatus that bundles a plurality of predetermined paper sheets as a paper sheet by bundling with a band-shaped tape of a certain width to form a small bundle of paper money. It has become. Note that the present invention is also applicable to a paper sheet bundling device that binds paper sheets other than banknotes such as securities, a large bundle bundling device that bundles a plurality of small bundles of bills into a large bundle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the paper sheet bundling device according to the present embodiment includes an introduction unit 11 and a bundling unit 12. The introduction part 11 inserts the tape T continuous in a long shape into the inlet part 13 from a supply part (not shown), conveys the received tape T and introduces it into the binding part 12 on the downstream side. The binding unit 12 turns the stacked banknotes S into small bundles by winding, cutting and bonding the tapes T introduced from the introduction unit 11 around the stacked banknotes S stacked a predetermined number of times. The tape T has a non-glue surface ta on one side having no adhesive layer and a paste surface tb having an adhesive layer for thermal bonding on the other side, and the glue surface with the non-glue surface ta facing upward. It is inserted into the inlet portion 13 with tb facing downward.

  The introduction portion 11 has an inlet portion 13 that is open in the lateral direction, and includes an introduction path 14 that guides the tape T inserted from the entrance portion 13 and four tapes that convey the tape T guided by the introduction path 14. And feed rollers 16-19. The introduction path 14 has a shape that is curved in one direction as a whole. The introduction path 14 has an inlet-side path portion 21 that extends from the inlet portion 13 with a slight inclination so that one end is an inlet portion 13 and is located on the opposite side of the opening direction from the inlet portion 13 toward the lower side. An intermediate path portion 22 extending from the opposite side of the inlet-side path section 21 to the inlet-side path section 21 in the same direction as the inlet-side path section 21 while being inclined at an angle closer to the vertical than the inlet-side path section 21; It has a bundling portion side path portion 23 extending in a curved shape so as to be positioned on the side of the inlet portion 13 in the lower side and in the horizontal direction from the opposite side to the inlet side path portion 21 of the portion 22.

  Two feed rollers 16 and 17 among the four feed rollers 16 to 19 are provided in the vicinity of the inlet portion 13 in the inlet-side path portion 21 so as to contact each other. Among these, the feed roller 16 disposed outside the curve of the introduction path 14 is a drive roller driven by a stepping motor 25, and the feed roller 17 disposed inside the curve is a driven roller that rotates. Yes. Further, the remaining two feed rollers 18 and 19 among the four feed rollers 16 to 19 are provided so as to be able to contact each other at the end position of the intermediate path portion 22 on the side of the binding section side path section 23. Of these, the feed roller 18 disposed outside the curve of the introduction path 14 is a driving roller driven by a stepping motor 25, and the feed roller 19 disposed inside the curve is a driven roller that rotates. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the introduction path 14, a stamping section 28 that performs a stamping process on the non-glue surface ta of the tape T, immediately downstream of the feed rollers 16 and 17 on the inlet section 13 side in the inlet-side path section 21. Is provided. The stamping unit 28 performs a stamping process on the tape T before being introduced into the bundling unit 12. The stamping surface 29 that touches the tape T and performs a predetermined stamping of a financial institution name or the like is curved on the introduction path 14. The stamp portion 30 is provided in a fixed position on the outside of the curve of the introduction path 14 in a state of being directed inward, and the stamp pressing is provided on the inside of the curve of the introduction path 14 so as to be close to and away from the stamp surface 29. Part 31.

  The stamp pressing portion 31 moves a pressing member 34 having a flat pressing surface 33 facing the stamp surface 29 and an engaging shaft 35 on the opposite side of the pressing surface 33 of the pressing member 34 in a direction perpendicular to the stamp surface 29. A guide groove 36 for guiding the pressing member 34 and a pressing member biasing spring (not shown) for biasing the pressing member 34 so as to move in the direction of the stamp portion 30 are provided. In addition, the stamp pressing portion 31 is provided so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 39, and the operation member 41 is engaged with the engagement portion 40 at one end on the stamp portion 30 side of the engagement shaft 35. An operating member urging spring 42 that urges the engaging portion 40 in a direction away from the stamp portion 30 to separate the pressing member 34 from the stamp portion 30, and an operating member that is rotatable about the rotation shaft 43. 41 has a cam 45 that can be brought into contact with the contact portion 44 on the other end side of 41, and a cam motor (not shown) that drives the cam 45.

  The cam 45 has a large-diameter portion 48 having a large radius from the center of the rotating shaft 43 and a small-diameter portion 49 having a small radius, and is rotated by a predetermined angle from the standby position and standby position shown in FIG. In the state in the first position, the small diameter portion 49 is brought close to the contact portion 44 of the actuating member 41 but is not brought into contact with the contact portion 44. Therefore, in these states, the engaging member 40 is separated from the stamp portion 30 by the urging force of the activating member urging spring 42 in these states, and the pressing member 34 is connected to the pressing member 34 via the engaging shaft 35 in FIG. As shown also in FIG. Thus, when the pressing member 34 is in the retracted state, the stamp surface 29 of the stamp portion 30 and the pressing surface 33 of the pressing member 34 form a gap that allows the tape T to move in the length direction. . That is, when the pressing member 34 is in the retracted state, the stamp-side surface 29 of the stamp portion 30 and the pressing surface 33 of the pressing member 34 that are opposed to each other are provided so as to sandwich the tape T so as to guide the tape T. Part of the unit 21 is configured. The stamp portion 28 is provided with a stamp portion 30 fixed on one surface side of the tape T positioned between the stamp surface 29 and the pressing surface 33, and the stamp surface of the stamp portion 30 on the other surface side. A stamp pressing portion 31 is provided so as to be close to and away from 29.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cam 45 is in contact with the contact portion 44 in the second position where the large diameter portion 48 is brought close to the contact portion 44 of the operation member 41. The engaging portion 40 is rotated about the support shaft 39 so as to move toward the stamp portion 30 against the biasing force of the actuating member biasing spring 42. Then, the pressing member 34 engaged with the engaging portion 40 by the engaging shaft 35 also moves to the stamp portion 30 side along the guide groove 36 by a biasing force to a pressing member biasing spring (not shown). In this way, when the pressing member 34 is in the advanced state, as shown in FIG. 6, the pressing surface 33 presses the adhesive surface tb (other surface) of the tape T and the non-adhesive surface ta (one surface) becomes the stamp surface 29. Press to make a seal. The cam 45 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and a cam motor (not shown) that drives the cam 45 constitute a drive unit 50 that advances and retracts the pressing member 34 relative to the stamp unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the introduction path 14, a date or the like is printed on the non-glue surface ta of the tape T immediately upstream of the feed rollers 18 and 19 on the bundling section side path section 23 side in the intermediate path section 22. A printing unit 55 is provided for performing the above. The printing unit 55 performs a printing process on the tape T before being introduced into the bundling unit 12, and an unillustrated ink ribbon provided on the front side so as to face the tape T is curved in the introduction path 14. An ink cassette 57 provided outside the curve of the introduction path 14 in an inward state, and a print head 58 provided inside the ink cassette 57 to perform printing by bringing an ink ribbon into contact with the non-glue surface ta of the tape T. And have.

  A guide portion 61 is provided on the inner side of the curve of the introduction path 14 in the introduction path 14 at the rear stage where the stamp portion 28 is provided, facing the print head 58. The guide part 61 is provided with an upstream guide surface 62 constituting the inlet path part 21 on the upstream side and a downstream guide surface 63 constituting the intermediate path part 22 on the downstream side. , 63 and a guide member 66 rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 65 on the opposite side, and a guide member for urging the guide member 66 in a direction in which the guide surfaces 62, 63 are separated from the front surface of the ink cassette 57. Force spring 67. The guide member 66 has a contact portion 68 protruding in a direction opposite to the guide surfaces 62 and 63, and the contact portion 68 contacts the cam 45 of the drive unit 50 described above.

  When the contact portion 68 is in contact with the small diameter portion 49 of the cam 45, the guide member 66 is in a retracted state in which the downstream guide surface 63 is separated from the ink cassette 57, and the contact portion 68 is in the large diameter of the cam 45. In the state in contact with the portion 48, the downstream guide surface 63 is in an advanced state in which it is brought close to the ink cassette 57. When the print head 58 is not driven, the guide surfaces 62 and 63 of the guide member 66 and the ink cassette 57 form a gap that allows the tape T to move in the length direction. The upstream guide surface 62 of the guide member 66 constitutes a part of the downstream side of the inlet-side path portion 21 that guides the tape T, and the downstream guide surface 63 of the guide member 66 and the ink cassette 57 The front surface constitutes a part of the intermediate path portion 22 that guides the tape T. Further, when the downstream guide surface 63 is close to the ink cassette 57, it serves as a backing for pressing the adhesive surface ta of the tape T, that is, the back side when the print head 58 performs printing.

  When the guide member 66 moves from the retracted state in which the guide member 66 is separated from the ink cassette 57 to the advanced state in which the guide member 66 is close to the ink cassette 57, the guide member 66 is moved outwardly in the inward / outward direction in the bending direction of the introduction path 14. The route length of the route 14 becomes longer. Further, when the guide member 66 moves from the forward movement state approaching the ink cassette 57 to the backward movement state away from the ink cassette 57, the guide member 66 moves inward and outward in the bending direction of the introduction path 14, and accordingly. The path length of the introduction path 14 is shortened (that is, the introduction path 14 is shortcut). Therefore, the guide part 61 can change the path length of the introduction path 14, and serves as a backing for printing by the printing part 55 at a position where the guide member 66 increases the path length. Note that the guide member 66 is located on the inner side of the introduction path 14 in the bending direction of the upstream guide surface 62 with respect to the pressing surface 33 of the pressing member 34 at any position. Here, the stamp part 30 described above is arranged on the side opposite to the side on which the guide part 61 moves when the path length of the introduction path 14 is shortened, and the stamp pressing part 31 is introduced by the guide part 61. It arrange | positions at the side which moves, when shortening the path | route length of the path | route 14. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cam 45 abuts the large diameter portion 48 against the abutting portion 68 of the guide member 66 and the position where the small diameter portion 49 faces the abutting portion 44 of the operating member 41 is the standby position. It has become. Thus, at the standby position, the pressing member 34 is in the retracted state while the guide member 66 is in the advanced state. When the control unit (not shown) rotates the cam 45 in a specified direction from the standby position by a cam motor (not shown), the cam 45 causes the small diameter portion 49 to be brought into contact with the operating member 41 as shown in FIG. In the state of being opposed to 44, the small-diameter portion 49 is located at the first position where it abuts against the abutting portion 68 of the guide member 66. In this state, the pressing member 34 is in the retracted state, and the guide member 66 is also in the retracted state.

  If the cam 45 is further rotated from this state, the cam 45 remains in the state of being in contact with the contact portion 68 of the guide member 66 with the small diameter portion 49 as shown in FIG. It will be in the state located in the 2nd position made to contact | abut to the contact part 44 of this. In this state, the pressing member 34 is moved forward while the guide member 66 is moved backward. In other words, the stamp pressing portion 31 is moved in a state where the length of the introduction path 14 is shortened by the guide portion 61 and the tape T is pressed against the stamp surface 29. Thereafter, when the cam 45 is further rotated, the cam 45 brings the large diameter portion 48 into contact with the contact portion 68 of the guide member 66 and the small diameter portion 49 into contact with the operating member 41 as shown in FIG. Return to the standby position to face the portion 44. Thereby, the pressing member 34 is set in the retracted state while the guide member 66 is set in the advanced state.

  A tape detection sensor (detection means) 71 for detecting the leading end of the tape T is provided at a position downstream of the feed rollers 18 and 19 adjacent to the feed rollers 18 and 19 in the bundling portion side path portion 23. The tape detection sensor 71 has a light emitting part 72 and a light receiving part 73 arranged with the bundling part side path part 23 interposed therebetween, and the tape T can be switched by switching between the light receiving part 73 and the non-light receiving state. Detect the tip. When the tape T is cut by the downstream bundling portion 12 during the bundling process, the control unit (not shown) determines the introduction portion 11 side of the tape T by the feed rollers 16 to 19 and the bundling portion 12 by the stepping motor 25. In this case, when the light receiving unit 73 receives light from the state where the light receiving unit 73 does not receive light, the feed rollers 16 to 19 are stopped and waiting for the next bundling process is performed. It becomes a state. In this state, the tape detection sensor 71 has detected the leading end portion of the tape T, and the control unit performs a stamping process on the tape T by the stamping portion 28 with the tip portion detected by the tape detection sensor 71 as a reference. In addition, the printing unit 55 performs printing processing.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the paper sheet bundling apparatus includes an apparatus main body 75 and an upper opening / closing unit 76 that can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body 75. The opening / closing unit 76 opens and closes by rotating around a rotation shaft 77 below the print head 58. As for the entrance side path | route part 21 and the intermediate | middle path | route part 22, the inner side part in the curve direction of the introduction path | route 14 is provided in the apparatus main body 75, and the outer side part is provided in the opening / closing unit 76. Thereby, the inlet-side path portion 21 and the intermediate path portion 22 are opened and closed by opening and closing the opening / closing unit 76. The bundling portion side path portion 23 and the bundling portion 12 are provided in the apparatus main body 75. The ink cassette 57 is detachably attached to the opening / closing unit 76.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the stamp unit 30 is also detachably provided to the opening / closing unit 76. That is, the opening / closing unit 76 is provided with a stamp accommodating portion 80 for accommodating the stamp portion 30, and the stamp accommodating portion 80 is permanently attached to the wall surface as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8 (c). A magnet plate 81 is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the stamp unit 30 includes a metal holder 84 and a stamp body 85 that is detachably held by the holder 84. The holder 84 holds the stamp main body 85 and includes a metal holder member 87 attracted to the permanent magnet plate 81 and a handle member 88 fixed to the holder member 87 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the holder member 87 includes a substantially rectangular upper plate portion 91 having an elongated through hole 90 formed at an intermediate position, and both sides of the upper plate portion 91 in the width direction as shown in FIG. 11. A pair of substantially rectangular side plate portions 92 and 92 extending from the edge portion to the same side perpendicular to the upper plate portion 91 and the upper plate portion 91 of each of the pair of side plate portions 92 and 92 are: A pair of guard plates (guard portions) 93 and 93 extending from the opposite end edge portions to the side plate portions 92 and 92 in a direction close to each other are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the handle member 88 is fixed to the upper plate portion 91 of the holder member 87 and has a substantially rectangular lower plate portion 96 in which a through hole 95 is formed in alignment with the through hole 90. A holding plate 97 for gripping that extends perpendicularly to the lower plate 96 from the edge on one side in the width direction of the plate 96 and extends to the side opposite to the holder member 87 is provided.

  The stamp main body 85 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 9, and the stamp surface 29 is formed in a predetermined intermediate range in the width direction as shown in FIG. Further, an ink replenishment hole 98 shown in FIG. 9 for ink replenishment is formed in the stamp main body 85 on the side opposite to the stamp surface 29. The stamp body 85 is fitted to the abutting position in the holder member 87 of the holder 84 in such a posture that the ink replenishment hole 98 is located on the upper plate portion 91 side and the stamp surface 29 is located on the guard plate portions 93 and 93 side. As a result, it is positioned and integrated with respect to the holder 84.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the pair of guard plate portions 93, 93 of the holder 84 locks the range on both outer sides in the width direction than the stamp surface 29 of the stamp body 85, and the stamp surface It protrudes to the opposite side of the upper plate portion 91 from the side 29 (on the stamp pressing portion 31 side when mounted on the open / close unit 76 in the closed state). Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the through hole 95 of the handle member 88, the through hole 90 of the holder member 87, and the ink replenishment hole 98 of the stamp main body 85 are aligned. The ink can be replenished through the through holes 95 and 90 and the ink replenishing hole 98 while being mounted on the holder 84. As shown in FIG. 11, the pair of guard plates 93 and 93 of the holder 84 place the stamp portion 30 on the placement surface 99 with the stamp surface 29 facing downward as shown in FIG. In addition, the stamp surface 29 is separated from the placement surface 99 to prevent the stamp surface 29 from coming into contact with the placement surface 99.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bundling portion 12 includes a tape guide portion 101 having a substantially elliptical loop shape continuous with the introduction path 14, and a plurality of sheets are stacked vertically inside the tape guide portion 101. Clamping members 102 and 103 that clamp the stacked banknotes S in a combined state from above and below are provided. A tape pressing member 106 that has an insertion hole 105 through which the tape T fed from the introduction path 14 passes and a tape pressing member 106 that approaches and separates from the lower clamping member 103, and a tape pressing member 106 are provided below the tape guide portion 101. A cutter 107 for cutting the tape T in the vicinity of the insertion hole 105 and a heater 108 for holding the overlapping portion of the tape T with the lower holding member 103 and thermally bonding the overlapping portion are provided.

  After completion of the previous bundling process, the tape T remains at the standby position where the leading end is detected by the tape detection sensor 71 by the feed rollers 16 to 19 which are stopped as described above. From the standby state, during the bundling process, the stacked banknotes S that are stacked in a predetermined number by the stacking unit (not shown) are inserted between the sandwiching members 102 and 103, and the control unit (not shown) By bringing the members 102 and 103 close to each other, a plurality of banknotes S are held between the holding members 102 and 103.

  In parallel with this, the control unit drives the stepping motor 25 with the above-described standby position as a reference, causes the feed rollers 16 to 19 to position the predetermined stamping position of the tape T at the position of the stamping unit 28, and stops it. Thereafter, the cam motor (not shown) of the drive unit 50 is driven, and the cam which is in the standby position and is in contact with the contact portion 68 of the guide member 66 of the guide portion 61 at the large diameter portion 48 as shown in FIG. 45 is rotated in a prescribed direction so as to be in contact with the contact portion 68 at the small diameter portion 49 as shown in FIG. As a result, the guide member 66 of the guide portion 61 that has been in the forward state as shown in FIG. 2 is in the reverse state as shown in FIG. 3 and is clamped on one side by the feed rollers 16 and 17 and on the other side by the feed rollers 18 and 19. The guide member 66 that has been in contact with the tape T in a state where the side is clamped is separated, the path length of the introduction path 14 is shortened, and a slight slack is formed in the tape T.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cam 45 that has been opposed to the abutting portion 44 of the actuating member 41 of the stamping portion 28 at the small diameter portion 49 is further rotated by the continuous cam motor drive as shown in FIG. The large diameter portion 48 is in contact with the contact portion 44. As a result, the pressing member 34 of the stamping portion 28 that has been in the retracted state is moved forward, and the stamping surface 29 is pressed against the predetermined stamping position of the non-glue surface ta of the tape T by the pressing surface 33 to thereby stamp the financial institution name or the like. I do. The shape of the cam 45 is set so that the pressing member 34 presses the tape T against the stamp portion 30 at least after the movement toward the retracted position of the guide member 66 is started.

  With the continuous driving of the cam motor as described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the contact portion 44 of the actuating member 41 of the stamp portion 28 has a large diameter portion 48 and the contact portion 68 of the guide member 66 of the guide portion 61 has a small diameter portion 49. 2, the cam 45 that has been in contact is further rotated to face the contact portion 44 of the actuating member 41 of the stamp portion 28 at the small diameter portion 49 as shown in FIG. The cam motor is stopped so that the large diameter portion 48 contacts the contact portion 68 of the guide member 66. As a result, the pressing member 34 of the stamping portion 28 that has been in the forward state is in the retracted state, and the guide member 66 of the guide portion 61 that has been in the retracted state is in the forward state and returns to the standby state.

  Next, the control unit controls the stepping motor 25 by driving the stepping motor 25 with the above-described stamping position as a reference and positioning the predetermined printing position of the tape T at the position of the printing unit 55 by the feed rollers 16 to 19. At the same time, by controlling the print head 58 of the printing unit 55, the date or the like is printed at a predetermined print position on the tape T.

  When the tape T is ready as described above, the control unit drives the stepping motor 25 and feeds the tape T to the binding unit 12 by a predetermined length by the feed rollers 16-19. Then, the tape T circulates around the holding members 102 and 103 for holding the stacked banknotes S along the tape guide portion 101 in a state where the tape T passes through the insertion hole 105 of the tape pressing member 106, and makes a round and the tip portion. Stops at a position overlapping with the heater 108. From this state, the control unit raises the tape pressing member 106 and clamps the leading end side of the tape T between the lower surface of the clamping member 103 and then rotates the stepping motor 25 in a direction to return the tape T. As a result, the tape T is rewound by the feed rollers 16 to 19, and the tape T that is inside the tape guide portion 101 is thereby wound around the outside of the holding members 102 and 103. Then, the control unit raises the heater 108 to bring the adhesive member located below the front end portion of the tape T into close contact with the front end portion of the tape T, and raises the cutter 107 to raise the cutter T. The introduction path 14 side is cut from the bonded portion. Then, the glue surface tb of the bonded portion of the tape T is bonded to the non-glue surface ta of the tip portion of the tape T by the heat of the heater 108. Then, by pulling out the holding members 102 and 103 from the tape T, a small bundle of banknotes obtained by binding a plurality of stacked banknotes S with the tape T is obtained.

  In the above, the position where the tip of the tape T is detected by the tape detection sensor 71 is set as the reference position, and the control amount of the stepping motor 25 described above is changed and set, so that the stamp position and the print on the tape T are printed. The printing position by the unit 55 is set to a desired arbitrary position. That is, for example, the stamping position and the printing position are set on the side opposite to the adhesive side of the tape T, set on the adhesive side of the tape T, set to one of the respective sides, or set in the center. It is possible to set up. Of course, since the stamp position and the print position can be individually set, the stamp position and the print position can be set to the same position or different positions.

  Note that, from the relationship between the winding length of the tape T around the stacked banknote S and the path length of the introduction path 14 between the stamping portion 28 and the tape detection sensor 71, the tape T is usually the tape detection sensor 71 with the leading end thereof. The position of the stamped portion 28 when it is fed out a predetermined length from the reference position detected in step S3 is set as the stamped position of the tape T. The tape T is further fed out from the stamped position by a predetermined amount, and the downstream of the stamped portion 28. In the printing section 55 on the side, the print position is set by matching the position in the length direction of the tape T with the stamp position. Of course, depending on the case, it is possible to perform stamping by the stamping portion 28 or printing by the printing portion 55 without feeding the tape T from the reference position.

  Here, when replacing the tape T such as replacing the tape T with a new one, the tape T is inserted into the inlet portion 13 for loading into the introduction portion 11 and a feed switch (not shown) is pressed (or a touch panel type not shown). The selection / execution of the tape loading process is input by the operation unit or the like). When the feed switch is pressed, the control unit drives the feed rollers 16 to 19 by the stepping motor 25 and also drives a cam motor (not shown) to apply the guide member 66 of the guide unit 61 as shown in FIG. The cam 45 that has been in contact with the contact portion 68 at the large-diameter portion 48 is rotated in a specified direction so that the small-diameter portion 49 is in contact with the contact portion 68 as shown in FIG. As a result, the guide member 66 of the guide portion 61 that has been in the forward state is in the retracted state, and the path length of the introduction path 14 is shortened. Then, the guide member 66 is in the retracted state, the distance from the ink cassette 57 is increased, and the introduction path 14 is expanded. As a result, the tape T conveyed by the rotation of the feed rollers 16 and 17 on the inlet 13 side smoothly moves along the introduction path 14. The control unit stops the stepping motor 25 when the leading end of the tape T is detected by the tape detection sensor 71.

  At this time, the control unit 25 causes the stepping motor 25 to move the guide unit 61 to the side of shortening the path length before at least the front end of the tape T is positioned at the standby position detected by the tape detection sensor 71. In addition, the drive timing of the cam motor is controlled. Specifically, before the leading end of the tape T enters between the guide member 66 and the ink cassette 57, the guide member 66 is in a retracted state, and the leading end of the tape T is between the guide member 66 and the ink cassette 57. The driving timing of the stepping motor 25 and the cam motor is controlled so that the guide member 66 returns to the advanced state before entering and being sandwiched between the feed rollers 18 and 19 on the downstream side.

  According to the paper sheet bundling device of the present embodiment described above, the stamp portion 28 is provided in the introduction path 14 of the tape T by the introduction portion 11, and is introduced to the tape T before being introduced into the bundling portion 12. The control unit is configured to cause the stamping unit 28 to perform a stamping process on a predetermined position of the tape T with reference to the position where the leading end of the tape T is detected by the tape detection sensor 71. Therefore, since the stamping process can be performed on the tape T in the step before the tape T is adhered, the stamping position on the tape T can be changed by changing the predetermined position. A stamp can be made at an arbitrary position.

  Further, since the stamp portion 30 having ink and the stamp surface 29 is fixed, the stamp pressing portion 31 is moved toward the stamp portion 30 and the tape T is pressed against the stamp surface 29 to perform the stamping process. Compared to the configuration in which the unit 30 is moved, the size can be reduced and the space can be saved. Further, at the time of the stamping process, the tape T needs to move so as to be pressed against the stamp unit 30 together with the stamp pressing unit 31. However, the control unit shortens the length of the introduction path 14 by the guide unit 61. After making a play on T, the stamp pressing portion 31 is moved to press the tape T against the stamp surface 29, so that the tape T can be pressed against the stamp surface 29 without difficulty.

  In addition to the stamping portion 28, a printing portion 55 that performs a printing process on the tape T is provided. However, the guide portion 61 serves as a backing for printing by the printing portion 55 at a position where the path length is increased. Therefore, the guide portion 61 that changes the path length of the introduction path 14 also serves as a backing for printing. Therefore, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, if the distance between the printing unit 55 and the guide unit 61 serving as a backing thereof is short, the tip of the tape T is difficult to pass between these when the tape T is loaded into the introduction unit 11. The distance between the printing unit 55 and the guide unit 61 can be increased by moving the guide unit 61 to the side of shortening the path length before the leading end of the tape T is positioned at the standby position. The tape T can be smoothly loaded when loading into the introduction unit 11. That is, the gap of the introduction path 14 between the print head 58 and the backing thereof is generally extremely narrow, and when the tape T is loaded, the tape T may be jammed at that location. However, when the operation of loading the tape T is performed, the control unit positions the guide unit 61 in a position where the introduction path 14 is shortened in advance, so that the gap between the printing unit 55 that is the introduction path 14 and the guide unit 61 is removed from the tape. The tape is widened so that T can easily pass, and the occurrence of jamming of the tape T can be suppressed.

  Further, guard plates 93 and 93 are provided on both sides of the stamp surface 29 so as to protrude further toward the stamp pressing portion 31 than the stamp surface 29. Therefore, when removing the stamp portion 30 and performing ink replenishment or the like, Even when the stamp surface 29 is placed on the placing surface 99 with the lower side facing down, the contact of the stamp surface 29 with the placing surface 99 can be restricted by the guard plate portions 93, 93, and the placed stamp portion 30 is placed. It is possible to prevent the mounting surface 99 from being soiled.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Introduction part 12 Bundling part 14 Introduction path 28 Stamping part 29 Stamp surface 30 Stamp part 31 Stamp pressing part 55 Printing part 61 Guide part 71 Tape detection sensor (detection means)
93, 93 Guard plate (guard)
S Stacked banknotes (stacked paper sheets)
T tape tb (other side) glue side ta (one side) non-glue side

Claims (5)

A bundling part that winds the tape around the collected paper sheets , cuts it with a cutter and bonds it,
A introduction portion for introducing the inserted tape to the bundling unit,
A stamping portion that is provided in a tape introduction path by the introduction portion and performs a stamping process on the tape before being introduced into the bundling portion;
An optical tape detection sensor provided between the cutter and the stamping portion and capable of detecting the tip of the tape ;
A control unit that causes the stamping unit to perform the stamping process at a set position of the tape with reference to a position at which a leading end is detected by the tape detection sensor ;
Equipped with a,
The paper sheet binding apparatus, wherein the control unit can change the setting position . A stamp portion provided at a fixed position on one surface side of the tape; and a stamp pressing portion provided on the other surface side of the tape so as to be close to and away from the stamp surface of the stamp portion and pressing the tape against the stamp surface; The stamp part has,
A guide portion capable of changing the length of the introduction route;
2. The paper sheet binding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit moves the stamp pressing unit in a state where the path length is shortened by the guide unit and presses the tape against the stamp surface. 3. A printing unit for performing printing on the tape;
The paper sheet binding device according to claim 2, wherein the guide portion serves as a backing for printing by the printing portion at a position where the path length is increased. When the new tape is inserted into the introduction portion, the guide portion is moved to the side for shortening the path length before the front end portion of the new tape is positioned at the standby position detected by the tape detection sensor. The paper sheet binding device according to claim 3. The stamp part is detachable,
The paper sheet bundling device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein guard portions projecting toward the stamp pressing portion side from the stamp surface are provided on both sides of the stamp surface. .

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