JP7049960B2 - Ballot issuing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ballot issuing device for delivering ballot to voters.

Traditionally, ballot issuing devices have been used in elections. The ballot issuing device accommodates a large number of ballots, and each time the operator presses a switch, the ballots are sent out one by one. The ballot sent out is delivered to the voters by being picked up by the operator and handed to the voters or by the voters themselves. Therefore, the ballot issuing device can reliably deliver the ballots one by one to the voters, and can accurately count the number of ballots delivered, which is useful for improving the efficiency of ballot management work. ..

By the way, when a plurality of elections are held at the same time, there are a plurality of types of ballots, and each type is set in the corresponding ballot issuing device. At that time, if the ballot of the wrong type is set in the ballot issuing device, the ballot is delivered incorrectly.

In order to prevent such erroneous delivery of ballots, the applicant of the present application has proposed various ballot delivery devices (Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-215218 JP-A-2015-146114 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-091373

In the ballot issuing device of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to print a special identification code on the ballot in advance. Therefore, this device has not been put into practical use due to a large amount of preparatory work. On the other hand, the ballot issuing devices of Patent Documents 2 and 3 can prompt the operator to visually confirm the type of ballot. According to these devices, it is possible to effectively prevent the wrong type of ballot from being set in the ballot issuing device.

By the way, in recent years, ballots of different colors may be used for each election type. For example, the "House of Councilors proportional representation election" is "white", the "House of Representatives small election district election" is "pink", and the "House of Representatives proportional representation election" is "Asagi color". If the election type and the color are associated with each other in this way, it is expected that erroneous delivery of the ballot can be easily and surely prevented by using the color of the ballot as the target element for confirmation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a ballot delivery device capable of effectively preventing erroneous delivery of ballot by automatically checking the color of the ballot.

In the voting paper issuing device of the present invention, an accommodating portion capable of accommodating a plurality of voting sheets and the voting paper accommodated in the accommodating portion are stored one by one from the accommodating portion in the main body of the apparatus having an opening / closing lid. In a voting paper delivery device equipped with a paper delivery mechanism that takes out and delivers it from a paper outlet through a transport path, (1) it is installed outside the main body of the device and reads color information of an object. , (2a) Enter the regular color information setting unit that sets the regular color information based on the color information of the reference index object read by the color sensor, or (2b) the election type. Corresponds to the election type based on the data table that stores the normal color information corresponding to each of the election type input means and the plurality of election types, and the election type input by the election type input means. The color information of the regular color information acquisition unit, which acquires the normal color information from the data table, and (3) the color information of the voting sheet, which is read by the color sensor and before being stored in the storage unit, is used as the reading color information. The reading color information setting unit to be set, (4) the normal color information set by the normal color information setting unit or acquired by the normal color information acquisition unit, and set by the reading color information setting unit. It is characterized in that it includes a determination unit for comparing the read color information and determining whether or not the two match.

According to the present invention, the color information of the ballot before being accommodated in the accommodation unit is compared with the regular color information of the regular ballot to be delivered, and if the two do not match, the ballot is put into the accommodation unit. Since the containment can be stopped, the wrong ballot can be reliably prevented from being delivered.

It is external perspective view of the ballot delivery apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. It is the external perspective view of the apparatus main body with the upper cover open. It is a block diagram of the delivery device including a control unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the on state of a work detection sensor. It is sectional drawing which shows the off state of a work detection sensor. It is a figure which shows the switch group on the back of a controller part including the election type designation switch. It is a figure which shows the data to be stored in a data table. It is a perspective view which shows another example of a color sensor. It is a side view which shows the example which the color sensor was provided on the outer wall. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the on state of the work detection sensor of another example. It is sectional drawing which shows the off state of the work detection sensor of another example. It is a perspective view of the election name plate which is another example of the election type input means.

The ballot issuing device of the present invention can be effectively used when issuing a ballot having color information specified for each election type. Therefore, the ballot used in the embodiment has color information specified for each election type. The "color information" of the ballot is defined by the R value, the G value, and the B value in the RGB color model.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a ballot issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. The delivery device 10 includes a device main body 1 and a controller unit 9. Here, the apparatus main body 1 and the controller unit 9 are provided separately.

(Device body)
The apparatus main body 1 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing, and has an upper cover (opening / closing lid) 111. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the apparatus main body 1 with the upper cover 111 open. The upper cover 111 is configured such that a substantially latter half of the upper wall 11 of the apparatus main body 1 and an upper portion of the rear wall 15 are integrated. The upper cover 111 opens and closes by rotating up and down with the leading edge portion 112 as a fulcrum.

The apparatus main body 1 takes out the accommodating portion 2 for accommodating a plurality of ballots P and one ballot P located at the foremost end in the accommodating portion 2 from the accommodating portion 2 and passes through the transport path 31. Accommodates the ballot delivery mechanism 3 that transports and delivers the ballot from the paper outlet 32, the collection mechanism 4 that collects the ballot P being transported from the middle of the paper delivery mechanism 3, and the collected ballot P. It has a collection unit 5. The upper cover 111 covers a part of the collecting unit 5 and the entire accommodating unit 2. The upper cover 111 is configured so that the accommodating portion 2 can be visually recognized from the outside, and specifically, is formed transparently.

The apparatus main body 1 has a power switch 101 for turning on / off the power supply from the power supply 103 (FIG. 4) and a connector 102 for the power supply in one corner of the rear wall 15. Further, the device main body 1 has a control unit 7 (FIG. 4) that controls the operation of the entire device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the delivery device 10 including the control unit 7. The control unit 7 is realized by a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

(Controller part)
The controller unit 9 is connected to the control unit 7 of the apparatus main body 1 via the code 91, and transmits a control signal to the control unit 7. The controller unit 9 has operation keys 92 and 93, a display panel 94, a confirmation switch 95, a mute switch 96, and the like.

The confirmation switch 95 is turned on by being pressed. Further, the confirmation switch 95 is integrated with the LED constituting the indicator lamp. As the LED, a white LED is preferably used.

(Accommodation)
The accommodating portion 2 is configured as a space for accommodating a plurality of ballots P, and is surrounded by a vertical wall 21, a bottom wall 22, and both side walls 23. The vertical wall 21 is slightly inclined so that the upper portion faces forward, and separates the accommodating portion 2 and the paper delivery mechanism 3. The bottom wall 22 is inclined so as to be slightly lower toward the paper delivery mechanism 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the ballot P is placed upright along the vertical wall 21 and stacked from the vertical wall 21 side, that is, in a vertically stacked manner. Is housed in. The bottom wall 22 is provided with a pressing member 25 that presses the contained ballot P toward the standing wall 21. The pressing member 25 is a transparent plate body, is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (arrow Y direction), and is constantly urged toward the vertical wall 21 side by the spring 26.

(Paper delivery mechanism)
When the operation key 92 or 93 is turned on once, the paper delivery mechanism 3 operates once as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, first, the ballot P located at the foremost end in the accommodating portion 2 is taken out from the accommodating portion 2 and sent out to the transport path 31 by the take-out roller 331 and the handling member 332. .. At this time, the eccentric roller 333 rotates so as to periodically project from the vertical wall 21 into the accommodating portion 2 to swing the overlapping ballots P, so that a gap is generated between the ballots P. One ballot P can be easily taken out. The ballot P sent out to the transport path 31 is transported to the paper outlet 32 by the transport rollers 341, 342, and 343. The ballot P is conveyed while rotating the sampling detection member 351 and protrudes from the paper ejection port 32, and the lower portion is pressed by the sampling detecting member 351 that has returned from the rotation, whereby a part of the ballot paper P is pressed through the paper outlet. It stops in a state of protruding from 32. The sampling detection member 351 is constantly urged in the return direction by a spring (not shown). Then, when the tip of the next ballot P is detected by the pair of paper tip detection sensors 361, the operation of all the rollers is stopped. Next, when the ballot P protruding from the paper outlet 32 is extracted by the voter, the rotation of the extraction detection member 351 is detected by the sensor 362, and the election type is transmitted from the speaker 62 built in the front portion of the apparatus main body 1. There is a voice telling you the name of the person.

(The Resolution and Collection Corporation)
The collection mechanism 4 includes an exclusion guide member 41 that is rotatable so as to project into the transport path 31. When the exclusion guide member 41 rotates so as to project into the transport path 31, a passage 40 is formed between the transport roller 343 and the transport path 31 to communicate the recovery unit 5, whereby the exclusion guide member 41 is transported. The incoming ballot P is escaped from the transport path 31 to the collection unit 5. The exclusion guide member 41 is controlled by the control unit 7 so as to rotate and project into the transport path 31 when, for example, the overlap of the ballots P is detected by the paper tip detection sensor 361. Therefore, according to the collection mechanism 4, it is possible to prevent the overlapping ballots P from protruding from the paper outlet 32.

(Recovery department)
The collection unit 5 is configured as a space in which the ballot P conveyed through the passage 40 is loaded, and is surrounded by the bottom wall 51 and both side walls 53. The bottom wall 51 is inclined so as to be higher in the rear direction. Both side walls 53 are, for example, the same walls as the side walls 23 constituting the accommodating portion 2.

(Lighting equipment)
The device main body 1 has a lighting tool 61 inside. The illuminating tool 61 is provided on the inner surface of the leading edge portion 112 of the upper cover 111, and is arranged so as to illuminate the accommodating portion 2 and the collecting portion 5 with the upper cover 111 closed. As the illuminator 61, a white LED or a white light bulb is preferably used from the viewpoint of excellent color rendering.

(Color sensor)
A color sensor 81 is connected to the controller unit 9 via a cable 99. The color sensor 81 has a stick-shaped form, and the color information of the object can be read by holding the object over the tip. The color sensor 81 can also be configured by a dedicated photo IC, or can be configured by LEDs and phototransistors of a plurality of colors.

(Control unit)
The control unit 7 has a data setting unit 71, a normal color information acquisition unit 79, a reading color information setting unit 73, a determination unit 74, a delivery stop unit 75, a notification unit 78, and the like.

(Notification unit)
Each time the upper cover 111 is opened, the notification unit 78 notifies the operator of the work of reading the color information of the ballot by the color sensor 81 from the speaker 62.

The opening and closing of the upper cover 111 is detected by, for example, the following work detection sensor 65. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the work detection sensor 65 is provided near the leading edge portion 112 of the upper cover 111. The work detection sensor 65 is composed of a micro switch including a switch main body 651, an actuator 652, and an operation body 653. The operating body 653 is fixed to the leading edge portion 112 so as to rotate together with the rotation axis of the leading edge portion 112 of the upper cover 111. When the upper cover 111 is closed, the work detection sensor 65 is in a state where the operating body 653 is pushing the actuator 652, that is, in an on state, and when the upper cover 111 is open, as shown in FIG. Is a state in which the operating body 653 is separated from the actuator 652, that is, an off state, as shown in FIG. As a result, the work detection sensor 65 detects the opening and closing of the upper cover 111 on and off.

(Memory)
A storage unit 77 is connected to the control unit 7. The storage unit 77 has a data table 771 for storing the names of a plurality of types of election types and the color information corresponding to each election type, that is, the regular color information.

(Election type input means)
The election type input means includes an election type designation switch provided in the controller unit 9. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, various switches are provided on the back surface of the controller unit 9. The switch 901 is a "voter number switch" that displays the voter turnout on the display panel 94 when the number of voters is input. The switch 902 is a "use area switch" that selects a prefecture and a ward / city / town / village. The switch 904 is an "announcement permission / rejection switch" that selects whether or not to allow announcements. The switch 905 is an "announcer switch" that selects the gender of the announcer and the timing of the announcement. The switch 906 is a "volume-switch" that reduces the volume. The switch 907 is a "volume + switch" that increases the volume. The switch 908 is a "clear switch" that sets the number display of ballots to "0". The switch 909 is a "paper setting switch" for registering the type of paper. The switch 903 is an "election type designation switch" that selects and designates an election type.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the delivery device 10 having the above configuration will be described.

(1) Data setting work In the data setting work, the data table 771 stores the names of a plurality of types of election types and the regular color information corresponding to each election type. For example, the data as shown in FIG. 8 is stored. This data includes the names of the 1st to 5th election types and the 1st to 5th regular color information corresponding to the 1st to 5th election types. The normal color information is defined by an R value in a predetermined range, a G value in a predetermined range, and a B value in a predetermined range. That is, in FIG. 8, the first normal color information corresponding to the first election type is defined by the R value of V1 to V2, the G value of V3 to V4, and the B value of V5 to V6. The same applies to the second to fifth regular color information corresponding to the second to fifth election types. Specifically, the data setting work is performed as described in (a) or (b) below. In the following, a case where the data of FIG. 8 is stored will be described.

(A) First, a reference paper having color information corresponding to the election type is prepared for each election type. That is, the 1st to 5th reference papers corresponding to the 1st to 5th election types are prepared. The color information is defined by an R value, a G value, and a B value. Next, the power switch 101 is turned on, and the color information of the first to fifth reference papers is read by the color sensor 81, respectively. Then, the data setting unit 71 calculates the first to fifth regular color information based on the read color information of the first to fifth reference papers, and corresponds to the calculated first to fifth regular color information. It is stored in the data table 771 in association with the 1st to 5th election types.

(B) First, prepare only one reference sheet having color information corresponding to a typical election type. That is, for example, a first reference paper corresponding to the first election type is prepared. The color information is defined by an R value, a G value, and a B value. Next, the power switch 101 is turned on so that the color sensor 81 can read the color information of the first reference paper. Then, the data setting unit 71 calculates the first regular color information based on the read color information of the first reference paper, and associates the calculated first regular color information with the corresponding first election type in the data table. The second to fifth regular color information is calculated based on the color information of the first reference paper read while being stored in 771, and the calculated second to fifth regular color information is used as the corresponding second to fifth regular color information. It is stored in the data table 771 in association with the election type.

The data setting work is usually performed at the time of shipment from the factory. Therefore, when the above work is completed, the operator turns off the power switch 101 and packs the delivery device 10.

(2) Initial setting work The operator who unpacks the delivery device 10 first performs the initial setting work. The initial setting work specifies the "election type" and "regular color information" of the regular ballot to be delivered by the delivery device 10.

(2-1) The operator turns on the power switch 101 of the apparatus main body 1. Then, the guidance voice of the setting work starts to flow from the speaker 62.

(2-2) First, a guidance voice saying "Please press the election type designation switch 903 to select the election type and press the confirmation switch (SW)" is played. The operator presses the election type designation switch 903 to select the election type according to the guidance voice, and then presses the confirmation switch 95.

When the confirmation switch 95 is pressed, the normal color information acquisition unit 79 operates. The regular color information acquisition unit 79 acquires the regular color information corresponding to the election type from the data table 771 based on the election type selected by the election type designation switch 903. As a result, the "election type" and "regular color information" of the ballot to be delivered by the delivery device 10 are specified.

(2-3) Then, for example, when "Proportional Representation of the House of Councilors" is selected as the election type, the guidance voices "Select the Proportional Representation of the House of Councilors" and "Please press the confirmation switch if correct" are played. When the operator presses the confirmation switch 95, the initial setting work is completed.

(3) Delivery work
(3-1) When the confirmation switch 95 is pressed, a guidance voice saying "Please open the top cover" is played. When the operator opens the upper cover 111 according to the guidance voice, the work detection sensor 65 and the notification unit 78 are activated, and a guidance voice saying "Please hold the sensor over the ballot to be set" is played.

(3-2) When the operator holds the color sensor 81 over the ballot according to the guidance voice, the color sensor 81, the reading color information setting unit 73, the determination unit 74, and the delivery stop unit 75 operate. The color sensor 81 reads the color information of the ballot held over. The reading color information setting unit 73 sets the color information of the ballot read by the color sensor 81 as the reading color information. The determination unit 74 compares the normal color information acquired by the normal color information acquisition unit 79 with the reading color information set by the reading color information setting unit 73, and determines whether or not they match. .. If the R value, G value, and B value of the read color information are not included in the R value, G value, and B value range of the normal color information, the determination unit 74 ". It is determined as "mismatch", and if it is included, it is determined as "match". When the determination result by the determination unit 74 is "mismatch", the delivery stop unit 75 stops the delivery operation by, for example, stopping the operation of the paper delivery mechanism 3, and the display panel 94 of the controller unit 9 displays " A warning is issued by displaying "The paper is incorrect" or notifying the speaker 62 that "the paper is incorrect".

(3-3a) The case where the judgment result by the judgment unit 74 is "mismatch" is a case where a ballot different from the election type selected by the initial setting work is to be set. In that case, the operator notices that the ballot to be set is incorrect, and can cancel the setting of the ballot. Furthermore, even if the ballot is set, the wrong ballot will not be delivered because the delivery operation has been stopped.

(3-3b) The case where the judgment result by the judgment unit 74 is "match" is the case where the same ballot as the election type selected by the initial setting work is to be set. In that case, the guidance voices "Please pull the white lever to the end" and "Please handle the paper well and set it" are played. The operator opens the upper cover 111 according to the guidance voice, loads the ballot in the accommodating portion 2, and then closes the upper cover 111. Since the operator can recognize that the ballot is correct, he / she can safely store the ballot in the set, that is, the storage unit 2. The lever is a holding member 25. Then, the operator starts the delivery work. That is, when one voter comes, the operator turns on the operation key 92 or 93 once. At this time, if the voter is a man, the operation key 92 for men is turned on, and if the voter is a woman, the operation key 93 for women is turned on.

[effect]
According to the delivery device 10 having the above configuration, the following effects can be exhibited.

(A) Before setting the ballot, it is possible to determine whether the ballot is correct or incorrect, that is, whether the ballot is the legitimate ballot to be delivered by the delivery device 10, so that the wrong ballot is set. Can be prevented from voting.

(B) Even if the wrong ballot is set, the delivery operation is stopped by the delivery stop unit 75, so that it is possible to prevent the wrong ballot from being delivered.

(C) The determination unit 74 determines whether or not each of the R value, G value, and B value of the read color information is included in each range of the R value, G value, and B value of the normal color information. , So you can make a flexible decision. For example, even if the ballot fades slightly or the sensitivity of the color sensor 81 fluctuates slightly due to the passage of time, the determination unit 74 is not caught by such a slight difference and is valid. The determination result can be obtained.

(D) Since the regular color information acquisition unit 79 acquires the regular color information from the data table 771, it can be acquired with good workability.

(E) Since the data setting work can be executed only by holding the reference paper over the color sensor 81, workability can be improved.

[Transformation configuration]
The delivery device 10 having the above configuration may adopt the following modified configuration.

(I) The control unit 7 has a normal color information setting unit instead of the normal color information acquisition unit 79. The regular color information setting unit sets the regular color information based on the color information of the reference index object read by the color sensor 81. According to this, the election type input means and the data table can be eliminated. The reference index is the regular ballot itself to be issued. Alternatively, the reference index material has the same color information as the regular ballot to be delivered, and for example, an index paper made of the same material as the regular ballot is attached to a thin plate.

(Ii) The color sensor 81 is directly connected to the apparatus main body 1 via a cable.

(Iii) The color sensor 81 has a paper sandwiching type as shown in FIG. According to this, by sandwiching the ballot between the upper tip 815 and the lower tip 816, the color information of the ballot can be read, so that stable reading can be performed.

(Iv) The color sensor 81 is directly fixed to the outer wall of the apparatus main body 1. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG. 10, a color sensor 81 is provided inside one side wall 23 of the apparatus main body 1. A small window 818 for the color sensor 81 is formed on the outer surface of the side wall 23. The color sensor 81 can read the color information of the ballot held in front of the small window 818. According to this, since it is not necessary to provide a color sensor via a cable, the overall configuration of the delivery device 10 can be simplified.

(V) The opening / closing of the upper cover 111 is detected by the following work detection sensor 67. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the work detection sensor 67 is provided near the leading edge portion 112 of the upper cover 111. The work detection sensor 67 is composed of a light-shielding portion 671 and a photo interrupter 672. The light-shielding portion 671 is fixed to the leading edge portion 112 so as to rotate together with the rotation axis of the leading edge portion 112 of the upper cover 111. When the upper cover 111 of the work detection sensor 67 is closed, as shown in FIG. 12, the light-shielding portion 671 is in a state of light-shielding the photo interrupter 672, that is, in an on state, and the upper cover 111 is open. At times, as shown in FIG. 13, the light-shielding unit 671 is not light-shielding the photointerruptor 672, that is, it is in the off state. As a result, the work detection sensor 67 detects the opening and closing of the upper cover 111 on and off.

(Vi) The election type input means includes an election type designation switch provided in the apparatus main body 1. This election type designation switch has the same function as the election type designation switch 903 of FIG. 7, and is provided, for example, on the standing wall 21 or one side wall 23.

(Vii) The election type input means is equipped with an election type identification code reading sensor that reads the identification code from the election type display board to which the election type identification code is attached. Specifically, it is as follows. FIG. 14 shows an election name plate (election type display plate) 8. An election name, for example, "House of Councilors proportional representation election" is printed on the surface 801 of the election name plate 8. Four identification code printing areas 821, 822, 823, and 824 are set on the back surface 802 of the election name plate 8, and the four identification code printing areas 821, 822, 823, and 824 are, for example, It is color-coded into black and white 4-bit codes. In this way, the "election type" is selected by the combination of the areas on which the identification code is printed. On the other hand, an election name plate mounting surface 85 (FIG. 1) is provided on the upper part of the front surface of the apparatus main body 1, and the mounting surface 85 is an election type identification code reading sensor for detecting an identification code. Four reflective sensors (not shown) are provided. The four reflective sensors are arranged so as to face each of the four regions 821, 822, 823, 824 when the election name plate 8 is attached to the mounting surface 85. Therefore, when the ballot plate 8 is mounted on the mounting surface 85, the combination of the regions printed with the identification code among the four regions 821, 822, 823, 824 is detected by the reflective sensor, thereby detecting the combination. , The "election type" of the ballot to be delivered by the delivery device 10 is selected. Then, as in the case of the election type designation switch 903 described above, when the "election type" is selected, the confirmation switch 95 is pressed to operate the regular color information acquisition unit 79 and select by the election name plate 8. Based on the "election type", the normal color information corresponding to the election type is acquired from the data table 771. As a result, the "election type" and "regular color information" of the ballot to be delivered by the delivery device 10 are specified.

The election type input means is preferably used in combination with the above-mentioned election type designation switch, that is, the election type designation switch 903 on the back surface of the controller unit 9 and / or the election type designation switch provided in the device main body 1.

Further, as the election name plate, a plate having a display of simply "ballot issuing device" without displaying various election types may be prepared as an accessory. The plate can also be mounted on the mounting surface 85 according to the user's request. However, in this case, an election type input means is required separately.

(Viii) Ballots are loaded and stored in a flat stack format in the storage unit 2. This also has the same effect as that of the delivery device 10 having the above configuration.

(Ix) Further provided with a reading non-operating setting means capable of setting the reading color information setting unit to the non-operating state. Specifically, the read non-operation setting means is composed of a switch group on the back surface of the controller unit 9 as shown in FIG. 7. That is, the read non-operation setting means, with the power switch 101 turned from off to on, press and hold the switch 905 to enter the serviceman mode, and further press the switches 901 and 902 to "activate / deactivate the read". It is executed by entering the mode and selecting inactive. According to this, the delivery device 10 can be effectively used even in an election in which the ballot does not have color information.

(X) Further provided with a normal color information changing means capable of changing the normal color information stored in the data table 771 to any other normal color information. Specifically, the normal color information changing means is composed of a group of switches on the back surface of the controller unit 9 as shown in FIG. 7. That is, the normal color information changing means, with the power switch 101 turned on from off, press and hold the switch 905 to enter the serviceman mode, and further press the switches 901 and 902 to enter the "regular color information re-registration" mode. It is executed by entering and setting. According to this, when the delivery device 10 for which the data setting work has been completed is used for an unscheduled election in a hurry, it can be easily dealt with.

The ballot issuing device of the present invention can surely prevent the wrong ballot from being delivered, and therefore has great industrial utility value.

1 Device body 2 Storage section 3 Paper delivery mechanism 73 Reading color information setting section 74 Judgment section 75 Delivery stop section 771 Data table 79 Regular color information acquisition section 10 Ballot delivery device 81 Color sensor 903 Election type designation switch 99 Cable

Claims (13)

Inside the device body with an open / close lid,
A containment unit that can accommodate multiple ballots,
A paper delivery mechanism that takes out the ballots stored in the storage unit one by one from the storage unit, passes them through a transport path, and delivers them from a paper outlet.
In the ballot issuing device, which is equipped with
(1) A color sensor that is installed outside the main body of the device and reads the color information of the object.
(2a) The regular color information setting unit that sets the regular color information based on the color information of the reference index object read by the color sensor, or (2b) the election type input means for inputting the election type. Based on the data table that stores the regular color information corresponding to each of the plurality of election types and the election type input by the election type input means, the regular color information corresponding to the election type can be stored. The normal color information acquisition unit acquired from the data table,
(3) A reading color information setting unit that sets the color information of the ballot, which is read by the color sensor and before being stored in the storage unit, as the reading color information.
(4) The normal color information set by the normal color information setting unit or acquired by the normal color information acquisition unit is compared with the reading color information set by the reading color information setting unit. , A determination unit that determines whether or not the two match,
A ballot issuing device characterized by being equipped with. The color information of the reference index object and the color information of the ballot are defined by the R value, the G value, and the B value, respectively.
The normal color information is defined by an R value in a predetermined range, a G value in a predetermined range, and a B value in a predetermined range.
The determination unit "disagrees" when each value of the R value, the G value, and the B value of the read color information is not included in each range of the R value, the G value, and the B value of the normal color information. , And if it is included, it is judged as "match",
The ballot issuing device according to claim 1. When the determination result by the determination unit is "mismatch", the delivery operation is stopped, and the delivery stop unit is further provided.
The ballot issuing device according to claim 1 or 2. The color sensor is directly fixed to the outer wall of the device body.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The color sensor is provided by being connected to the device main body by a cable, or is provided by being connected by a cable to a controller unit that is separate from the device main body and is connected to the device main body. Yes,
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The color sensor has a stick type or a paper sandwich type.
The ballot issuing device according to claim 5. The reference index is the regular ballot to be delivered, or an article having the same color information as the regular ballot to be delivered.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The election type input means is an election type designation switch provided in the device main body, or an election type designation switch provided in a controller unit that is separate from the device main body and is connected to the device main body. Is equipped with
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The election type input means includes an election type identification code reading sensor that reads the identification code from an election type display board to which an election type identification code is attached.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A notification unit is further provided to notify the operator of the work of reading the color information of the ballot with the color sensor each time the opening / closing lid is opened.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Further, the reading non-operating setting means capable of setting the reading color information setting unit to the non-operating state is further provided.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. Further provided with a normal color information changing means capable of changing the normal color information stored in the data table to any other normal color information.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The color information on the ballot is specified for each election type.
The ballot issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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