JP6836937B2 - Paper leaf alignment device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a paper leaf aligning device that aligns the orientation of paper sheets such as ballots.

Examples of this type of paper sheet aligning device that has been conventionally used include the configurations shown in Patent Document 1 and the like below. That is, in the conventional configuration, after a plurality of paper sheets are put into a paper leaf accommodating member having two inclined surface members, the paper leaf accommodating member swings to fit the plurality of paper sheets so as to fit the inclined surface members. The orientation of the leaves is aligned within the paper leaf accommodating member.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-3330099

In the conventional paper sheet aligning device as described above, since the orientation of the paper sheets is aligned in the paper leaf accommodating member, it is not possible to additionally insert the paper sheets into the paper leaf accommodating member until all the orientations of the paper sheets are aligned. Therefore, it takes a long time to align the orientation of a large number of paper sheets.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a paper leaf aligning device capable of shortening the time for aligning the orientation of a large amount of paper sheets.

The paper leaf aligning device according to the present invention includes a hopper into which a plurality of paper sheets are inserted and a shooter for receiving the paper sheets discharged from the hopper outlet of the hopper. It has a pair of hopper inclined side walls arranged so as to taper toward, and is provided so as to be swingable. The shooter is between the gathering part where the aligned paper leaves are collected and each other. It has a pair of shooter inclined side walls arranged so that the distance between the two is tapered toward the gathering part, and the lower part of the hopper is a paper that goes out of the hopper outlet and hits the shooter inclined side wall. At least the rear part of the leaf is configured to remain in the lower part of the hopper, and the paper leaf that hits the inclined side wall of the shooter is moved by the contact with the lower part of the hopper due to the sway of the hopper, and the paper leaf that is put into the hopper The orientation is configured to be sequentially adjusted toward the gathering part by the hopper and the shooter according to the movement of the hopper.

According to the paper leaf aligning device of the present invention, the orientation of the paper sheets thrown into the hopper is sequentially adjusted by the hopper and the shooter toward the gathering portion according to the movement of the hopper, so that the paper leaves are put into the hopper. You can add additional paper leaves to the hopper without waiting for all the paper leaves to be oriented, and you can save time by aligning a large number of paper sheets.

It is a perspective view which shows the paper sheet alignment apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the paper sheet aligning apparatus of FIG. It is a side view which shows the paper sheet alignment apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the paper sheet aligning apparatus along line AA of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the behavior of the paper leaf by the sway of the hopper of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the position of the shaft support part of the hopper of FIG. It is a side view which shows the paper sheet alignment apparatus by Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the paper sheet aligning device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the paper sheet aligning device 1 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a paper leaf aligning device of FIG. It is a side view which shows the apparatus 1. The paper sheet aligning device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a device for aligning the orientation of paper sheets 2 such as ballots. The paper leaf 2 has a rectangular shape having a long side and a short side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the paper sheet aligning device 1 has a base 3, a hopper 4, and a shooter 5.

The base 3 has a bottom plate 30, a pair of side plates 31, a front plate 32, and an inclined plate 33. The bottom plate 30 is a plate body arranged at the lower part of the base 3. A plurality of legs 30a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) are attached to the lower portion of the bottom plate 30. The pair of side plates 31 are erected on both side ends of the bottom plate 30a. The front plate 32 is erected at the front end of the bottom plate 30a.

The inclined plate 33 is a plate portion extending so as to be inclined with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3. The mounting surface 34 can be defined by the lower surface of the leg portion 30a or the like. As the mounting surface 34, a horizontal surface or a surface close to horizontal can be assumed. The inclined plate 33 of the present embodiment is configured so that the inclined angle of the inclined plate 33 with respect to the mounting surface 34 can be changed. Specifically, the lower portion of the inclined plate 33 is attached to the front plate 32 via a hinge 33a, and the inclined plate 33 is rotatably provided around the hinge 33a. A plurality of locking holes 31a are provided in the side plate 31, and a locking member such as a pin can be locked in any of the locking holes 31a to fix the rotation position of the inclined plate 33. it can.

The hopper 4 is a portion into which a plurality of paper sheets 2 are inserted, and is supported by an inclined plate 33 of the base 3. As described above, the inclination angle of the inclined plate 33 with respect to the mounting surface 34 can be changed, so that the inclination angle of the hopper 4 with respect to the mounting surface 34 can be changed. The tilt angle of the hopper 4 means the tilt angle of the hopper tilted surface 400 (see FIG. 4) described later with respect to the mounting surface 34.

The hopper 4 is provided with a hopper main body 40, a cover member 41, and a hopper outlet 42. The hopper body 40 will be described in detail later. The cover member 41 is a member that covers the hopper main body 40 so as to prevent the paper sheets 2 thrown into the hopper 4 from being separated. The cover member 41 can be made of a transparent or translucent material such as resin so that the processing status of the paper leaf 2 in the hopper 4 can be visually recognized. The hopper outlet 42 is an opening provided in the lower part of the hopper 4. Paper leaves 2 having a certain orientation are discharged from the hopper outlet 42. In other words, the paper sheet aligning device 1 of the present embodiment allows the paper leaf 2 that is not completely aligned to be discharged from the hopper outlet 42. The orientation of the paper leaf 2 is sequentially aligned by the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 toward the gathering portion 50a of the shooter body 50, which will be described later.

The shooter 5 is a portion that receives the paper leaf 2 discharged from the hopper outlet 42 of the hopper 4. The shooter 5 is provided with a shooter body 50 and a push plate 51. The shooter body 50 will be described in detail later. The paper sheets 2 having the same orientation are collected in the gathering portion 50a of the shooter main body 50. The push plate 51 is a plate material whose upper portion is pivotally supported by the shooter main body 50, and is for holding the paper leaves 2 so that the paper leaves 2 having the same orientation stay at the gathering portion 50a.

The shooter 5 of the present embodiment is configured so that the tilt angle of the tilt plate 33 with respect to the mounting surface 34 can be changed. The upper portion of the shooter 5 is attached to the inclined plate 33 of the base 3 via a hinge 5a, and the shooter 5 is rotatably provided around the hinge 5a. The shooter 5 is supported by the front plate 32 of the base 3 via the support piece 35. The shooter 5 and the support piece 35 are provided with a plurality of locking holes 5b and 35a, and a locking member such as a pin is locked in any of the locking holes 5b and 35a to rotate the shooter 5. The moving position can be fixed. The tilt angle of the shooter 5 means the tilt angle of the shooter tilted surface 500 (see FIG. 4) described later with respect to the mounting surface 34.

Since the upper portion of the shooter 5 is attached to the tilt plate 33 of the base 3 via the hinge 5a as described above, the tilt angle of the shooter 5 can be set independently of the tilt angle of the hopper 4 (shooter 5). The tilt angle can be different from the tilt angle of the hopper 4). However, the shooter 5 may be configured to be rotated integrally with the hopper 4, and the tilt angle of the shooter 5 may be set integrally with the tilt angle of the hopper 4.

Next, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the paper sheet aligning device 1 along the line AA of FIG. 3, and is an explanatory view for showing the configuration of the hopper main body 40 and the shooter main body 50.

<About the hopper body 40>
The hopper main body 40 is provided with a hopper inclined surface 400, a pair of hopper inclined side walls 401, a pair of hopper parallel side walls 402, a pair of hopper curved wall 403, a shaft support portion 404, and a plurality of guide members 405.

The hopper inclined surface 400 is a plate portion extending in parallel with the inclined plate 33 of the base 3, and extends so as to be inclined with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3. More specifically, the hopper inclined surface 400 is inclined and extends with respect to the mounting surface 34 so that the hopper outlet 42 is located below. The surface of the hopper inclined surface 400 is made smooth so that the paper leaf 2 slides on the surface of the hopper inclined surface 400. The hopper inclined surface 400 is provided with a fan-shaped region 400a and a rectangular region 400b located below the fan-shaped region 400a.

The pair of hopper inclined side walls 401 are side walls of the hopper main body 40 erected on both sides of the fan-shaped region 400a of the hopper inclined surface 400. The pair of hopper inclined side walls 401 are arranged so that the distance between them is tapered toward the hopper outlet 42.

The pair of hopper parallel side walls 402 are side walls of the hopper main body 40 erected on both sides of the rectangular region 400b of the hopper inclined surface 400, and are arranged below the above-mentioned hopper inclined side wall 401. These pair of hopper parallel side walls 402 are arranged parallel to each other.

In the paper sheet aligning device 1 of the present embodiment, the hopper outlet 42 is provided by the lower end of the hopper parallel side wall 402, the lower end of the rectangular region 400b of the hopper inclined surface 400, and the lower end of the cover member 41 (see FIGS. 1 to 3). It is partitioned. The width of the hopper outlet 42 corresponds to the distance between the hopper parallel side walls 402. The width of the hopper outlet 42 is set to be narrower than the length of the long side of the paper leaf 2 and wider than the length of the short side of the paper leaf 2. In other words, the width of the hopper outlet 42 is such that the paper leaf 2 (the long side of the paper leaf 2 is orthogonal to or close to the extending direction of the hopper parallel side wall 402) is lateral or close to horizontal. While restricting the discharge from the hopper outlet 42, the paper leaf 2 in or near the vertical direction (the long side of the paper leaf 2 extends parallel to or parallel to the extending direction of the hopper parallel side wall 402). Allows (close paper sheets) to be discharged from the hopper outlet 42. For example, assuming that the ratio of the short side to the long side of the paper sheet 2 is 1: 1.6, the width of the hopper outlet 42 should be within the range of 1.1 times or more and 1.5 times or less of the short side. Can be done. The closer the width of the hopper outlet 42 is to the short side, the more the variation in the orientation of the paper leaf 2 discharged from the hopper outlet 42 can be suppressed. The closer the width of the hopper outlet 42 is to the long side, the more the amount of paper leaf 2 discharged from the hopper outlet 42 per unit time can be increased. The width of the hopper outlet 42 is set to 1.3 times the short side to suppress the variation in the orientation of the paper leaf 2 discharged from the hopper outlet 42, and the amount of the paper leaf 2 discharged from the hopper outlet 42 per unit time. It can be compatible with increasing the number of papers.

The pair of hopper curved wall walls 403 are curved side walls of the hopper main body 40 provided between each hopper inclined side wall 401 and each hopper parallel side wall 402. That is, the hopper inclined side wall 401 and the hopper parallel side wall 402 are connected by a curved surface.

The hopper main body 40 is attached to the base 3 so as to be able to swing around the shaft support portion 404. The arrow 40D in the figure indicates the movement of the hopper body 40. The position of the shaft branch 404 will be described in detail later. The plurality of guide members 405 are for guiding the swing of the hopper main body 40 at a position away from the shaft support portion 404, and are configured by a roller or the like arranged near the upper end of the fan-shaped region 400a of the hopper inclined surface 400. Can be done.

<About the shooter body 50>
The shooter body 50 is provided with a shooter inclined surface 500, a pair of shooter inclined side walls 501, a pair of shooter parallel side walls 502, and a pair of shooter curved wall walls 503.

The shoter inclined surface 500 is a plate portion that is inclined and extends with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3. More specifically, the shooter inclined surface 500 is inclined and extended with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3 so that the gathering portion 50a in which the aligned paper sheets 2 are collected is located below. There is. The surface of the shooter inclined surface 500 is made smooth so that the paper leaf 2 slides on the surface of the shooter inclined surface 500. The shooter inclined surface 500 is provided with a fan-shaped region 500a and a rectangular region 500b located below the fan-shaped region 500a. The fan-shaped region 500a has a shape in which the upper portion of the fan shape is missing. At the lower part of the rectangular region 500b, a notch having a shape obtained by combining a semicircle and a vertically long rectangular shape is provided. This notch can be used when taking out the paper leaf from the gathering portion 50a.

The pair of shooter inclined side walls 501 are side walls of the shooter body 50 erected on both sides of the fan-shaped region 500a of the shooter inclined surface 500. The pair of shooter inclined side walls 501 are arranged so that the distance between them is tapered toward the gathering portion 50a.

The pair of shooter parallel side walls 502 are side walls of the shooter main body 50 erected on both sides of the rectangular region 500b of the shooter inclined surface 500, and are arranged below the above-mentioned shooter inclined side wall 501. These pair of shooter parallel side walls 502 are arranged parallel to each other.

In the paper sheet aligning device 1 of the present embodiment, the collecting portion 50a is partitioned by the rectangular region 500b of the shooter inclined surface 500 and the shooter parallel side wall 502. The separation interval between the shooter parallel side walls 502 corresponds to the width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a. The width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a is narrower than the width of the hopper outlet 42. The width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a is narrowed so that the orientations of the paper sheets 2 collected in the gathering portion 50a are more aligned. In other words, the width of the hopper outlet 42 is wider than the width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a. The width of the hopper outlet 42 is widened so that the paper sheets 2 having a certain degree of orientation can be smoothly discharged from the hopper outlet 42 without waiting for the orientations to be exactly aligned. When the width of the hopper outlet 42 is 1.3 times the short side of the paper leaf 2, the width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a can be 1.05 times the short side of the paper leaf 2.

Next, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the behavior of the paper leaf 2 due to the vibration of the hopper 4 of FIG. The paper leaves 2 thrown into the hopper 4 are oriented and collected in the gathering portion 50a as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E by the shaking of the hopper 4.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the paper leaf 2 thrown into the hopper 4 collides with the hopper inclined side wall 401 due to the sway of the hopper 4, and is oriented along the extending direction of the hopper inclined side wall 401. Be done.

When the hopper 4 further oscillates from this state, as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c), the paper leaf 2 falls along the hopper inclined surface 400 while being separated from the hopper inclined side wall 401 and reaches the hopper outlet 42. Head. When the paper leaf 2 heads toward the hopper outlet 42, the paper leaf 2 comes into contact with the hopper curved surface wall 403, so that the orientation of the paper leaf 2 is smoothly brought closer to the vertical direction. Further, when the paper leaf 2 heads toward the hopper outlet 42, the paper leaf 2 comes into contact with the hopper parallel side wall 402, so that the orientation of the paper leaf 2 is more reliably brought closer to the vertical direction.

A part of the paper leaf 2 that goes out of the hopper outlet 42 goes to the gathering portion 50a as it is, but the rest of the paper leaf 2 that goes out of the hopper outlet 42 goes to the shooter inclined side wall as shown in FIG. 5 (d). It hits 501. The paper leaf 2 that abuts on the shooter inclined side wall 501 falls along the shooter inclined surface 500 and heads toward the gathering portion 50a while being guided by the shooter inclined side wall 501, the shooter curved wall 503, and the shooter parallel side wall 502.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5D, the lower portion of the hopper 4 (the rectangular region 400b of the hopper parallel side wall 402 and the hopper inclined surface 400) has at least the rear portion of the paper leaf 2 abutting on the shooter inclined side wall 501. It is configured to remain in the lower part of the hopper 4. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 (d) and 5 (e), the paper leaf 2 that abuts on the shooter inclined side wall 501 is moved by the contact with the lower portion of the hopper 4 due to the sway of the hopper 4 to the gathering portion 50a. Head. By moving the paper leaf 2 by the lower part of the hopper 4 in this way, the movement of the paper leaf 2 to the gathering portion 50a can be made smoother.

In the paper leaf aligning device 1 of the present embodiment, the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 (the hopper inclined wall 400 and the shooter inclined wall 500) are inclined with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3, so that each paper leaf 2 is used. Drops from the hopper 4 toward the gathering portion 50a of the shooter 5 due to its own weight. The larger the inclination angle of the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 (the hopper inclined wall 400 and the shooter inclined wall 500) with respect to the mounting surface 34 of the base 3, the faster the paper leaf 2 tends to fall. For example, it is assumed that the frictional resistance of the paper leaf 2 increases due to factors such as humidity, and the movement of the paper leaf 2 is delayed. In such a case, the inclination angle of the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 can be made larger, and the movement of the paper leaf 2 can be made smoother. On the other hand, if the inclination angles of the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 are too large, it is conceivable that the paper leaves 2 having an irregular orientation may be clogged at the hopper outlet 42 or the like. In such a case, the inclination angle of the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 can be made smaller, and the movement of the paper leaf 2 can be made smoother. That is, the paper leaf 2 can be made smoother by adjusting the inclination angles of the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 with respect to the mounting surface 34. In particular, since the tilt angle of the shooter 5 can be set independently of the tilt angle of the hopper 4, finer adjustment is possible.

Next, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the position of the shaft support portion 404 of the hopper 4 of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6D, the swing width of each portion of the hopper 4 changes according to the position of the shaft support portion 404 (the swing fulcrum of the hopper 4). The "upper" and "lower" in explaining the position of the shaft support portion 404 represent the vertical relationship along the inclination of the hopper inclined surface 400. Further, "bottom" represents the hopper outlet 42 side.

FIG. 6A shows the sway of the hopper 4 when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position above the extension line 401b of the hopper inclined side wall 401, which is below the lower end 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401. Shown. The space between the lower ends 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401 or less means the space between the lower ends 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401, the space between the hopper inclined side walls 401, or the space between the hopper curved wall 403.
FIG. 6B shows the sway of the hopper 4 when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position below the lower end 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401 and overlaps with the extension line 401b of the hopper inclined side wall 401. There is.
FIG. 6C shows the swing of the hopper 4 when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position above the lower end 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401.
FIG. 6D shows the swing of the hopper 4 when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position below the extension line 401b of the hopper inclined side wall 401.

As shown in FIG. 6C, when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged above the lower end 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401, the sway width of the lower portion of the hopper 4 becomes large and the hopper 4 is discharged from the hopper outlet 42. There is a risk that the paper leaves will be scattered. In addition, the swing width of the upper part of the hopper 4 becomes small, and there is a possibility that the orientation of the paper leaf 2 cannot be sufficiently adjusted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position below the extension line 401b of the hopper inclined side wall 401, the swing width of the lower portion of the hopper 4 becomes small. Therefore, the action of the lower portion of the hopper 4 to move the paper leaf 2 that hits the shooter inclined side wall 501 becomes small, and the movement of the paper leaf 2 to the gathering portion 50a may be delayed.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the shaft support portion 404 is arranged at a position below the lower end 401a of the hopper inclined side wall 401 and above the extension line 401b of the hopper inclined side wall 401. The swing width of the upper part and the lower part of the hopper 4 can be set to a sufficient and necessary range. It is preferable to arrange the shaft support 404 at such a position.

In such a paper leaf aligning device 1, the orientation of the paper leaf 2 thrown into the hopper 4 is sequentially adjusted by the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 toward the collecting portion 50a according to the movement of the hopper 4. Therefore, it is possible to additionally add the paper leaves 2 to the hopper 4 without waiting for all the paper leaves 2 put into the hopper 4 to be aligned, and it is possible to shorten the time because a large amount of the paper leaves 2 are aligned.

Further, since the width of the hopper outlet 42 is narrower than the length of the long side of the paper leaf 2 and wider than the length of the short side, it is restricted that the paper leaf 2 oriented sideways or close to the sideways is discharged from the hopper outlet 42. On the other hand, it is possible to allow the paper leaves 2 in the vertical orientation or the paper leaves 2 in the vertical orientation to be discharged from the hopper outlet 42, and the paper leaves 2 can be more reliably aligned than the orientation of the paper leaves 2.

Further, since the width of the hopper outlet 42 is wider than the width of the entrance of the gathering portion 50a, the paper leaves 2 having a certain degree of orientation can be smoothly discharged from the hopper outlet 42 without waiting for the orientation to be exactly aligned. Since the orientation of a large amount of paper sheets 2 is aligned, the time can be shortened more reliably.

Furthermore, the lower portion of the hopper 4 is configured so that at least the rear portion of the paper leaf 2 that comes out of the hopper outlet 42 and abuts on the shooter inclined side wall 501 remains in the lower portion of the hopper 4 and is formed on the shooter inclined side wall 501. Since the abutted paper leaf 2 is moved by contact with the lower part of the hopper 4 due to the sway of the hopper 4, the movement of the paper leaf 2 to the gathering portion 50a can be made smoother.

Further, since the hopper 4 has a pair of hopper parallel side walls 402 arranged below the pair of hopper inclined side walls 401 and arranged in parallel with each other, when the paper leaf 2 heads toward the hopper outlet 42. When the paper leaf 2 comes into contact with the hopper parallel side wall 402, the orientation of the paper leaf 2 can be more reliably brought closer to the vertical direction.

Further, since the hopper 4 has a hopper curved wall 403 provided between each hopper inclined side wall 401 and each hopper parallel side wall 402, when the paper leaf 2 heads toward the hopper outlet 42, the paper leaf 2 The orientation can be smoothly approached vertically.

Furthermore, since the fulcrum (shaft support 404) of the hopper 4 is located between the lower ends 401a of the pair of hopper inclined side walls 401 and above the extension line 401b of the pair of hopper inclined side walls 401, The swing width of the upper part and the lower part of the hopper 4 can be set to a sufficient and necessary range.

Furthermore, since the shooter 5 has a shooter curved wall 503 provided between each shooter inclined side wall 501 and each shooter parallel side wall 502, when the paper leaf 2 heads toward the gathering portion 50a, the paper leaf 2 The orientation of the paper can be smoothly brought closer to the vertical orientation.

Embodiment 2.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing the paper sheet aligning device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The paper sheet aligning device 1 shown in FIG. 7 has a configuration in which a delivery unit 6 and a stacker 7 are added to the configuration of the first embodiment.

The sending unit 6 sends out the paper sheets 2 collected by the shooter 5. The delivery unit 6 of the second embodiment has a stationary roller 60, a handling roller 61, and a pair of feed rollers 62.

The stationary roller 60 and the handling roller 61 are rollers arranged so as to face each other. The gap between the stationary roller 60 and the handling roller 61 is set to a size that allows only one sheet of paper 2 to pass through, and the rotation of the handling roller 61 causes the plurality of paper sheets 2 collected by the shooter 5 to pass through. One by one, they are sequentially removed from the shooter 5.

The pair of feed rollers 62 are arranged downstream of the stationary roller 60 and the handling roller 61 so as to receive the paper sheet 2 extracted from the shooter 5 by the stationary roller 60 and the handling roller 61. A sheet of paper 2 extracted from the shooter 5 is sent out to the stacker 7 by the rotation of each feed roller 62.

The stacker 7 is a container in which the paper leaf 2 sent out by the sending unit 6 is stored. The paper sheets 2 sent out by the delivery unit 6 hit the inside of the side wall 70 of the stacker 7 and are stacked in the stacker 7. The side wall 70 is provided with an outlet 70a for taking out the paper leaf 2 from the stacker 7. The inside of the stacker 7 has substantially the same dimensions as the long side and the short side of the paper leaf 2 when viewed in a plane, and the paper leaf 2 is aligned vertically and horizontally by storing the paper leaf 2 in the stacker 7. Bundles are formed. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

In such a paper sheet aligning device 1, since the delivery unit 6 and the stacker 7 are provided, the paper sheets 2 collected in the shooter 5 can be automatically stored in the stacker 7, and the paper sheets 2 can be handled. It can be made easier.

In the first and second embodiments, the hopper 4 is described as having the hopper parallel side wall 402 and the hopper curved wall 403, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the hopper does not have the hopper parallel side wall or the hopper curved wall. You may. Similarly, although the shooter 5 has been described as having the shooter curved wall 503, the hopper does not have to have the hopper curved wall.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, both the hopper 4 and the shooter 5 are described so that the inclination angle with respect to the mounting surface 34 can be adjusted, but only one of the hopper and the shooter adjusts the inclination angle with respect to the mounting surface. It may be configured to be adjustable. Also, neither the hopper nor the shooter need to be able to adjust the tilt angle with respect to the mounting surface.

1 Paper leaf aligning device 2 Paper leaf 3 Base 34 Mounting surface 4 Hopper 42 Hopper outlet 401 Hopper inclined side wall 402 Hopper parallel side wall 403 Hopper curved wall wall 5 Shooter 50a Assembly part 501 Shota inclined side wall 502 Shota parallel side wall 503 Shota curved side wall 6 Transmission unit 7 Stacker

Claims (9)

A hopper that can hold multiple paper leaves,
It is equipped with a shooter that receives the paper leaves discharged from the hopper outlet of the hopper.
The hopper has a pair of hopper inclined side walls arranged so that the distance between the hoppers is tapered toward the hopper outlet, and is provided so as to be able to swing.
The shooter has a gathering portion where paper leaves having the same orientation are collected, and a pair of shooter inclined side walls arranged so that the distance between the shooters is tapered toward the gathering portion. and,
The lower part of the hopper is configured so that at least the rear part of the paper leaf that abuts on the inclined side wall of the shooter remains in the lower part of the hopper while going out of the hopper outlet.
The paper leaf that hits the inclined side wall of the shooter is moved by the contact with the lower part of the hopper due to the vibration of the hopper.
Is configured so that the direction of the paper that has been introduced before Symbol hopper are sequentially trimmed toward the collecting part in the hopper and chute in accordance with swinging of the hopper,
Paper leaf alignment device. The paper leaf is a rectangle having a long side and a short side.
The width of the hopper outlet is narrower than the length of the long side and wider than the length of the short side.
The paper sheet aligning device according to claim 1. The width of the hopper outlet is wider than the width of the entrance of the gathering portion.
The paper sheet aligning device according to claim 1 or 2. The hopper is arranged below the pair of hopper inclined side walls and further has a pair of hopper parallel side walls arranged parallel to each other.
The paper sheet aligning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The hopper further has a hopper curved wall provided between each hopper inclined side wall and each hopper parallel side wall.
The paper sheet aligning device according to claim 4. The fulcrum of the hopper is located between the lower ends of the pair of hopper inclined side walls and above the extension line of the pair of hopper inclined side walls.
The paper sheet aligning device according to claim 4 or 5. The assembly includes a pair of shooter parallel sidewalls arranged parallel to each other.
The shooter further has a shooter curved wall provided between each shooter inclined side wall and each shooter parallel side wall.
The paper sheet aligning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The hopper and shooter are supported by a base, and the hopper and shooter are supported by a base.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein at least one of the hopper and the shooter is supported by the base so that the inclination angle of the base with respect to the mounting surface can be changed. Paper leaf alignment device. A delivery unit that sends out the paper sheets collected in the shooter,
The paper leaf aligning device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further comprising a stacker for storing paper leaves sent from the shooter.

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