JP7084007B2 - Paper leaf processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a paper leaf processing apparatus.

Conventionally, a paper leaf processing apparatus for processing paper leaves has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). A conventional paper leaf processing apparatus such as Patent Document 1 takes in the paper leaves accumulated in the receiving port one by one in the machine, and puts the paper leaves taken in from the receiving port on the transport path. It is identified by the provided identification unit, and the paper leaves are classified into the storage unit according to the type identified by the identification unit and stored outside so that they can be taken out.

JP-A-2017-1823112

By the way, when jam occurs during the transportation of paper leaves, it is necessary to stop the transportation drive and remove the paper leaves remaining on the transport portion. Therefore, it is desirable to have a configuration in which the transport unit can be opened. However, if the transport unit can be opened, there may be layout restrictions.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper leaf processing apparatus that is less susceptible to layout restrictions even if the transport unit can be opened.

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect according to the present invention is between a transport main body portion having a first transport surface portion along the vertical direction and the first transport surface portion facing the first transport surface portion. A transport guide unit having a second transport surface portion capable of transporting paper leaves is provided, and the transport guide portion has a width of the first transport surface portion from a transportable state in which paper leaves can be transported with the transport main body portion. The transport guide portion moves in the direction and is separated from the first transport surface portion , and the transport guide portion has a magnet portion that slidably attracts to the guide surface along the width direction and the vertical direction of the first transport surface portion. It is characterized by having .

According to the first aspect, the transport guide portion having the second transport surface portion facing the first transport surface portion of the transport main body portion and capable of transporting paper leaves between the first transport surface portion and the transport main body portion is the transport main body portion. The paper leaves are moved from the transportable state in the direction along the first transport surface portion and separated from the first transport surface portion. As a result, even if the transport portion including the transport main body portion and the transport guide portion can be opened, layout restrictions are less likely to occur.
Further, since the transport guide portion has a magnet portion that is slidably attracted to the guide surface extending along the first transport surface portion, the transport guide portion can be easily moved along the first transport surface portion.

A second aspect according to the present invention is, in the first aspect, the transport guide portion moves from the transportable state in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion, and then in the width direction of the first transport surface portion. It is characterized in that it moves to and separates from the first transport surface portion.

According to the second aspect, the transport guide portion moves from the transportable state in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion, and then moves in the direction along the first transport surface portion to be separated from the first transport surface portion. , After moving away from the first transport surface portion in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion, it moves in the direction along the first transport surface portion. Therefore, even if the transport guide portion and the transport main body portion in the transportable state have parts whose positions overlap in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion, the transport guide portion moves in the direction along the first transport surface portion. It will be possible.

A third aspect according to the present invention is, in the second aspect, a locking mechanism that locks the transport guide portion in the transportable state, and urging the transport guide portion in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion. It is characterized by having a means of urging.

According to the third aspect, when the lock mechanism that locks the transport guide portion in a transportable state is released, the urging means moves the transport guide portion in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion. As a result, the transport guide portion can be moved in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion with a simple configuration.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is, in the third aspect, the locking mechanism restricts the movement of the first transport surface portion of the transport guide portion in the transportable state in the width direction, and the first aspect thereof. It has a first regulating unit that allows movement in a direction orthogonal to the transport surface portion and a second regulating unit that regulates movement of the transport guide unit in a transportable state in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion. It is characterized by.

According to the fourth aspect, in the lock mechanism, the first regulating unit regulates the movement of the transport guide unit in the transportable state along the first transport surface portion, and the second regulating unit controls the movement of the transport guide unit in the direction along the first transport surface portion. The movement in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion of the transport guide portion in the transportable state is restricted. Then, when the movement restriction of the transport guide portion by the second regulating portion is released, the urging means moves the transport guide portion in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion permitted to be moved by the first regulating portion. become. As a result, the transport guide portion can be brought into a state in which the movement restriction in the direction along the first transport surface portion by the first regulating portion is released, and the transport guide portion can move in the direction along the first transport surface portion. Become. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified.

A fifth aspect according to the present invention is, in the fourth aspect, that the transport guide portion is between the guide main body and the basic position and the lock position in the width direction of the second transport surface portion with respect to the guide main body. It is provided with a lock body that can be moved by the guide body and a spring means that urges the lock body to be positioned at the basic position with respect to the guide body. The second restricting portion is provided on the lock body and the transport main body portion, and when the lock body is in the lock position, the transport guide portion moves in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion. The locking mechanism is characterized by further having a locking portion that locks the locking body to the locking position.

According to the fifth aspect, in the lock mechanism, the guide main body and the first restricting portion provided on the transport main body portion move in the direction along the first transport surface portion of the guide main body of the transport guide portion in a transportable state. When the lock body is in the locked position, the second regulating part provided on the lock body and the transport main body intersects with the first transport surface portion of the lock body of the transport guide portion which is in a transportable state. The movement in the direction of movement is restricted, and the lock portion locks the lock body to this lock position. Then, when the lock by the lock portion of the lock body at the lock position is released, the spring means moves the lock body to the basic position, and the movement restriction in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion of the transport guide portion is released. .. Then, the urging means moves the transport guide portion in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion that is permitted to move by the first regulating portion. As a result, the transport guide portion can be brought into a state in which the movement restriction in the direction along the first transport surface portion by the first regulating portion is released, and the transport guide portion can move in the direction along the first transport surface portion. Become. Therefore, the configuration can be further simplified.

A sixth aspect according to the present invention is, in any one of the third to fifth aspects, when the transport guide portion is moved in the width direction of the first transport surface portion toward the transportable state. It is characterized by having a slope portion that guides the transport guide portion in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion against the urging force of the urging means.

According to the sixth aspect, when the transport guide portion is moved in the direction along the first transport surface portion toward the transportable state, the slope portion moves the transport guide portion against the urging force of the urging means. 1 Guide in the direction intersecting the transport surface. As a result, the transport guide portion can be moved in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion against the urging force of the urging means by utilizing the force of moving the transport guide portion in the direction along the first transport surface portion.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the transport guide portion is not provided with an electric component for receiving power.

According to the seventh aspect, since the transport guide portion is not provided with the electric component for receiving the power supply, the electric wiring connecting to the transport main body portion side is eliminated. Therefore, it is not necessary to disconnect the electric wiring when separating the transport guide portion in the transportable state from the transport main body portion. Further, when returning the transport guide unit to the transportable state, it is not necessary to connect the electrical wiring, and the need to pay attention to the routing of the electrical wiring is reduced.

An eighth aspect according to the present invention is, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the transport guide portion moves in the width direction of the first transport surface portion and is separated from the first transport surface portion. However, it is characterized in that it is taken out from the main body of the device including the main body of the transport.

According to the eighth aspect, the transport guide portion moves in the direction in which the first transport surface portion spreads and is taken out from the device main body including the transport main body portion while being separated from the first transport surface portion. And the transport body can be opened more widely.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a paper leaf processing apparatus that is not subject to layout restrictions even if the transport unit can be opened.

It is a front view which shows the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the inside which saw the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention from the front side. It is a perspective view which shows the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the unit main body part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the release operation part and the peripheral part thereof of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the release operation part and the peripheral part thereof of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the upper locking part and the peripheral part thereof of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the lower locking part and the peripheral part thereof of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a normal cross-sectional view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial normal sectional view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial perspective view which shows the transport main body part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the attachment / detachment transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the attachment / detachment transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the guide main body base member of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial perspective view which shows the upper part of the attachment / detachment transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial perspective view which shows the lower part of the attachment / detachment transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the magnet part main body of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the magnet part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial side view which shows the lower part of the transport main body portion and the detachable transport guide portion of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a partial perspective view which shows the lower part of the transport main body portion and the detachable transport guide portion of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the slope member of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the unit main body main part and the detachable transfer guide part excluding the unit side plate part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a plan sectional view which shows the transport main body part and the detachable transport guide part of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the modification of the paper leaf processing apparatus of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

The paper leaf processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The paper leaf processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 mainly classifies and processes paper sheets as paper leaves S, and counts the inserted paper leaves S as a counting target. It is classified into target paper leaves and reject paper leaves that are not to be counted, and the paper leaves to be counted are further counted by type and stored by type, and the counting result and the storage destination are displayed in association with each other. In the following description, "front" is the operator side, "rear" is the side opposite to the operator, "right" is the right side when viewed from the operator, and "left" is the left side when viewed from the operator.

The paper leaf processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment is configured by combining a counting unit 2 and an accommodating unit 3. Here, a case where one accommodating unit 3 is combined with one counting unit 2 will be described as an example, but it is also possible to connect a plurality of accommodating units 3 to one counting unit 2. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the counting unit 2 is provided at the lower part on the right side surface side thereof, and is always open to the outside of the counting unit 2, that is, the outside of the paper sheet processing device 1 over the right side surface and the front surface. It also has a section 11 and a reject section 13 which is provided on the upper part on the right side surface side and is always open to the outside of the counting unit 2, that is, the outside of the paper leaf processing device 1 over the right side surface and the front surface. The reject portion 13 and the receiving portion 11 are arranged side by side so as to overlap the positions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of sheets of paper leaves S are set in the receiving portion 11 in a state of being integrated in the vertical direction with the long side portion along the front and back and the short side portion along the left and right. It will be. The receiving unit 11 separates the paper leaves S in the accumulated state set in this way one by one from the bottom one, feeds them out, and takes them into the paper leaf processing apparatus 1. The paper leaves S unwound from the receiving portion 11 move along the extending direction of the short side portion thereof.

Inside the counting unit 2, while identifying the in-counting unit transport configuration unit 21 that conveys the paper leaves S unwound from the receiving unit 11 and the paper leaves S being conveyed by the in-counting unit transport configuration unit 21. An identification unit 22 for counting is provided. The paper sheets S transported by the transport component 21 in the counting unit move along the extending direction of the short side portion thereof. The identification unit 22 is provided at the end position of the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit on the receiving unit 11 side, and has a detection unit 23 for detecting the transport state of the paper sheets S to be fed by the receiving unit 11 and a transport in the counting unit. It has an identification main body unit 24 which is provided on the downstream side of the detection unit 23 of the component unit 21 and identifies a type such as a denomination other than the transport state of the paper leaves S.

The transfer component 21 in the counting unit extends upward from the left extending portion 21a extending from the receiving portion 11 toward the left side surface of the counting unit 2 and the end portion near the left side surface of the left extending portion 21a. Distinguishing unit between the upward extending portion 21b to be extended, the left extending portion 21c extending from the upper end portion of the upward extending portion 21b toward the left side surface of the counting unit 2 and opening to the left side surface, and the upward extending portion 21b. It has a branch extending portion 21e that branches from above 22 and extends toward the right side surface of the counting unit 2 and is connected to the reject portion 13. The in-counting unit transport configuration unit 21 is provided with an identification unit 22 at an upward extending unit 21b along the vertical direction.

Inside the storage unit 3, a transport configuration unit 27 in the storage unit, which is connected to the left extension portion 21c of the counting unit 2 and transports the paper sheets S unwound from the left extension portion 21c, is provided. There is. The paper sheets S transported by the transport component 27 in the storage unit also move along the extending direction of the short side portion thereof.

The in-containment unit transport configuration unit 27 opens in the upper part of the right side surface of the accommodation unit 3, extends horizontally and linearly toward the left side surface of the accommodation unit 3, and opens in the upper part of the left side surface. And a branch transport configuration unit 27B that branches downward from the left side portion of the connection transport configuration unit 27A. The connected transfer component 27A and the branch transfer component 27B each have an individual drive motor and can be driven independently. When a plurality of accommodating units 3 are connected to one counting unit 2, they are arranged side by side in the left-right direction and connected to each other, and adjacent units of the plurality of accommodating units 3 connect the connected transport component 27A. Will be connected.

The branch transport configuration unit 27B has a vertical transport unit 27Ba that branches from the left side of the connected transport configuration unit 27A and extends vertically downward, and one extends from the lower end position of the vertical transport component 27Ba toward the right side surface of the accommodation unit 3. It also has a plurality, specifically four branch transport portions 27Bb, which are branched from the intermediate position of the vertical transport portion 27Ba and extend toward the right side surface of the accommodating unit 3. A storage unit 14 for accumulating and accommodating paper sheets S is connected to each of the four branch transport units 27Bb. Therefore, the accommodating unit 3 is provided with a plurality, specifically four accommodating portions 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each of the accommodating portions 14 has an opening 15 provided in the front surface 92 of the unit main body 91 of the accommodating unit 3, that is, the front surface 96 of the apparatus main body 95 of the paper leaf processing device 1. In each opening 15, it is always open to the outside of the accommodating unit 3, that is, the outside of the paper leaf processing device 1. On the front surface 92 of the unit body 91 of the storage unit 3, that is, the front surface 96 of the device body 95 of the paper leaf processing device 1, the storage unit 14 having the same height as each of the storage units 14 is on the left side. A state display unit 28 for displaying the state such as the number of accumulated sheets of paper leaves S is provided.

The plurality of accommodating portions 14 provided in the accommodating unit 3 are arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction (height direction) by superimposing the positions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The plurality of accommodating units 14 also overlap the positions in the front-rear direction with the receiving unit 11 and the rejecting unit 13 provided in the counting unit 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit and the transport configuration unit 27 in the accommodation unit, which are connected to each other, constitute a transport unit 30 for transporting the paper sheets S unwound from the receiving unit 11. There is. When the paper leaves S are identified by the identification unit 22 during the transportation, the transport unit 30 rejects the paper leaves S based on the identification result of the identification unit 22 on the portion downstream of the identification unit 22. It is selectively distributed to 13 and one of a plurality of accommodating portions 14.

In the paper leaf processing device 1, the reject unit 13 and the plurality of accommodating units 14 classify the paper leaves S based on the identification result of the identification unit 22 and store them outside the paper leaf processing device 1 so that they can be taken out. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in the plurality of storage units 14, the paper leaves are formed in front of the paper leaf processing device 1 from the opening 15 provided in the front surface 96 of the device main body 95 of the paper leaf processing device 1. S is pulled out.

As shown in FIG. 2, among the paper leaves S taken into the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 by the receiving unit 11, the reject unit 13 is a rejected paper leaf other than the paper leaves to be counted by the identification unit 22. The identified paper sheets S are accumulated and stored outside the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 so that they can be taken out. In the reject unit 13, the paper leaves S are fed out from the transport configuration unit 21 in the counting unit, and the paper leaves S fed in this way are fed out in the order of feeding out (in other words, the order of taking in the receiving unit 11) from the bottom. Accumulate on top. When the paper sheets S are fed from the branch extension portion 21e of the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit to the reject portion 13, the long side portion is aligned with the front and back and the short side portion is aligned with the left and right in the reject portion 13. It is collected from the bottom to the top.

Among the paper leaves S taken into the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 by the receiving unit 11, the plurality of storage units 14 are identified as the paper leaves to be counted by the identification unit 22 and counted by type. S is accumulated by type and is taken out and housed outside the paper leaf processing apparatus 1. In each of the plurality of storage units 14, the paper leaves S are fed out from the transport configuration unit 27 in the storage unit, and the paper leaves S fed in this way are fed out in the delivery order (in other words, the receiving unit 11 is taken in). In order), collect from the lower right to the upper left.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an operation display unit 31 that receives an operation input and displays information is provided on the front surface of the counting unit 2 of the paper leaf processing apparatus 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the counting unit 2, there is a control unit 32 that controls each part of the counting unit 2 and the accommodation unit 3 connected to the counting unit 2, and master data and identification as a reference for identification. A storage unit 33 for storing counting result data and the like is provided.

As described above, the receiving unit 11 provided in the counting unit 2 is provided so as to always open to the right side and to the front on the right side surface side of the paper leaf processing apparatus 1. The receiving portion 11 has a bottom portion 40 that is arranged so as to be slightly inclined to the left with respect to the horizontal, a wall portion 41 that extends upward from the left end position of the bottom portion 40 so as to be perpendicular to the bottom portion 40, and a bottom portion 40. It has a wall portion 43 extending vertically upward from the trailing end edge portion. The bottom portion 40 and the wall portion 41 extend in the front-rear direction, and the wall portion 43 extends in the vertical direction and the left-right direction. The bottom portion 40, the wall portion 41, and the wall portion 43 are arranged perpendicular to each other. Paper leaves S are set in the receiving portion 11 in an integrated state on the bottom portion 40 so that one long side portion is brought into contact with the wall portion 41 and one short side portion is brought into contact with the wall portion 43. Will be done. The receiving portion 11 has a bill press 45 provided above the bottom portion 40 and moves up and down along the wall portion 41, and the bill press 45 has a paper leaf S placed on the bottom portion 40 at the bottom portion 40. Press toward.

The receiving unit 11 has a kicking roller 51 that kicks out the lowest paper leaf S among the paper leaves S set on the bottom 40 toward the transport configuration unit 21 in the counting unit on the left side, and kicking out. The take-in roller 52 that takes in the paper leaves S kicked out by the roller 51 into the inside of the paper leaf processing device 1 and delivers it to the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit, and the paper leaves S that are taken in by the take-in roller 52. It has a separation roller 53 that separates the sheets one by one. The kicking roller 51, the taking-in roller 52, and the separating roller 53 form a taking-in portion 55 that separates the paper leaves S set in the receiving portion 11 one by one and takes them into the inside of the paper leaf processing apparatus 1. ing.

The detection unit 23 of the identification unit 22 described above is arranged at a position near the receiving unit 11 in the left extension unit 21a of the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit, and is fed out from the receiving unit 11 of the paper sheets S. The presence / absence and the transport state of the paper sheets S are detected. The detection unit 23 detects the presence or absence of double feeding from the light transmittance or the physical thickness of the paper sheet S, and determines the presence or absence of skew from the difference in detection timing on both sides of the long side portion of the paper leaf S. It is detected, and the presence or absence of near feed is detected from the interval of each detection timing of the adjacent paper sheets S. The paper leaves S detected by the detection unit 23 to have no double feed, skew, or near feed are, in other words, the paper leaves S detected to be normally transported by the detection unit 23. ..

The identification main body unit 24 of the identification unit 22 detects images of the paper leaves S when irradiated with visible light and when irradiated with ultraviolet rays, compares each of them with the reference data, and determines the type of reference data that can be determined to match. Identify as the type of leaf S. The paper leaf S S whose type is specified in this way is the paper leaf S without any identification abnormality. On the other hand, if there is no reference data that can be determined to match, it is identified as a paper leaf S having an identification abnormality.

The reject portion 13 provided in the counting unit 2 has a bottom portion 60 arranged so as to be slightly inclined to the left with respect to the horizontal, and a wall extending upward from the left end position of the bottom portion 60 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion 60. It has a portion 61 and a wall portion 63 extending vertically upward from the rear end edge portion of the bottom portion 60. The bottom portion 60 and the wall portion 61 extend in the front-rear direction, and the wall portion 63 extends in the vertical direction and the left-right direction.

Paper leaves S provided near the terminal position of the branch extension portion 21e of the transfer configuration unit 21 in the counting unit and conveyed by the branch extension portion 21e are fed out to the bottom 60 on the upper portion of the wall portion 61. An impeller 65 to be integrated is provided. The impeller 65 sandwiches the paper leaves S conveyed by the branch extension portion 21e between the blades and rotates together, and the paper leaves S abuts on the wall portion 61 to form the blades and the blades. When it comes out of the space, the paper sheets S are pushed toward the bottom 60 side, that is, downward by the blades.

Although not shown, the reject unit 13 is switched between a paper leaf presence / absence detection sensor that detects the presence / absence of paper leaves S in the reject unit 13 and a lighting state based on the detection result of the paper leaf / presence / absence sensor. Presence / absence display lighting is provided. The presence / absence display lighting is lit when it is detected by the paper leaf / presence / absence detection sensor that the paper leaves S are present in the reject section 13, and the presence / absence of the paper leaves S is not present in the reject section 13. It goes out when it is detected by the presence / absence detection sensor. Further, the presence / absence display illumination blinks, for example, when the paper leaves S are in the full state in the reject portion 13.

The presence / absence display illumination is provided, for example, on the bottom portion 60 so as to emit light outward at the front position and the right side position of the counting unit 2, that is, the paper leaf processing device 1. The presence / absence indicator lighting may be provided on the cover 66 shown in FIGS. In that case, the cover may be made of a transparent material so that the entire cover 66 is illuminated.

The plurality of accommodating portions 14 provided in the accommodating unit 3 all have the same configuration, and the above-mentioned opening 15 that opens in the front surface 96 of the apparatus main body 95 of the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 and the above-mentioned opening 15 that descends to the right with respect to the horizontal. It has an accommodation bottom portion 70 that is inclined toward the inside, and an accommodation back wall portion 73 that extends behind the accommodation bottom portion 70. The upper surface 71 of the accommodation bottom 70 facing upward is inclined downward to the right and spreads in the front-rear direction. In the accommodation back wall portion 73, the back wall surface 74 facing forward thereof extends in the vertical direction and the left-right direction, in other words, extends so as to be orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

The accommodating unit 3 has a sliding stage portion 81 arranged inside each of the accommodating portions 14. As shown in the first, third, and fourth sliding stage portions 81 from the top of FIG. 3, the sliding stage portion 81 has a retracted end position in which the entire sliding stage portion 81 is arranged in the accommodating portion 14, and FIG. As shown in the second sliding stage portion 81 from the top, it is slidably provided with respect to the accommodating portion 14 between the advancing end position partially protruding from the opening 15 of the accommodating portion 14. .. The state of the sliding stage portion 81 at the retracting end position is a standby state for receiving the paper sheets S, and the state at the forward end position is an extruded state of pushing out the stored paper sheets S forward.

In the accommodating unit 3, a plurality of sliding stage portions 81 are slidable with respect to the unit main body 91 including the plurality of accommodating portions 14 and the plurality of status display units 28. The openings 15 of the plurality of accommodating portions 14 are arranged on the front surface 92 facing the front of the unit main body 91, and the plurality of status display units 28 form a part of the front surface 92 of the unit main body 91. The unit main body 91 of the accommodation unit 3 and the counting unit 2 constitute the device main body 95 of the paper leaf processing device 1. The front surface 92 of the unit main body 91 constitutes a part of the front surface 96 facing forward of the device main body 95. Therefore, the plurality of sliding stage portions 81 are slidable with respect to the apparatus main body 95, and the openings 15 of the plurality of accommodating portions 14 are arranged on the front surface 96 of the apparatus main body 95, and are in a plurality of states. The display unit 28 constitutes a part of the front surface 96 of the apparatus main body 95.

The sliding stage portion 81 has a support stage 82 extending horizontally upward from the right end position of the accommodation bottom 70, and an extrusion stage 85 extending rearward of the support stage 82. In the support stage 82, the support surface 83 facing the accommodation bottom 70 side is inclined upward to the right and spreads in the front-rear direction. In the extrusion stage 85, the extrusion surface 86, which is the front surface facing the front thereof, extends in the vertical direction and the left-right direction on the rear side of the support stage 82, in other words, extends so as to be orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The back wall surface 74 of the accommodation back wall 73 and the extrusion surface 86 of the extrusion stage 85 extend so as to be substantially orthogonal to the upper surface 71 of the accommodation bottom 70 and the support surface 83 of the support stage 82. When the sliding stage portion 81 is in the standby state, the extrusion surface 86 of the extrusion stage 85 is arranged substantially flush with the back wall surface 74 of the accommodation back wall portion 73.

As shown in FIG. 2, at the terminal position of each branch transport unit 27Bb of the branch transport configuration unit 27B, an impeller 75 for feeding the paper leaves S is provided in the corresponding accommodating unit 14. The impeller 75 is provided with a large number of blades extending in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals so as to extend to the same side in the circumferential direction. The impeller 75 rotates so that the side facing the support stage 82 moves from top to bottom, and the blade on the side facing the support stage 82 has a fixed end on the lower side when facing the support stage 82. The free end extends so that it is located on the upper side.

The impeller 75 sandwiches the paper sheets S transported by the corresponding ones of the vertical transport unit 27Ba of the branch transport configuration unit 27B and the four branch transport units 27Bb between the blades. When the paper sheets S rotate together with S and come into contact with the upper surface 71 of the accommodation bottom 70 and come out from between the blades, the paper sheets S are pushed toward the support stage 82 by the blades. At this time, the paper leaves S are supported by abutting the upper surface 71 of the accommodation bottom 70 at the long side of the lower end with the short sides along the upper and lower sides, and are guided by the upper surface 71 of the support stage 82. It moves to the support surface 83 side, and the surface on one side in the thickness direction overlaps with the support surface 83 of the support stage 82 and is supported. Similarly, the paper leaves S to be unwound are supported by abutting the upper surface 71 of the accommodation bottom 70 at the long side of the lower end with the short side vertically aligned, and are guided by the upper surface. It moves to the support surface 83 side of the support stage 82, and is supported by overlapping the surface on one side in the thickness direction with the surface on the other side in the thickness direction of the paper leaves S already supported by the support stage 82. In this way, the paper leaves S are sequentially accumulated in the thickness direction and placed on the support surface 83 of the support stage 82. Each of the plurality of accommodating portions 14 is also provided with a paper leaf presence / absence sensor and presence / absence indicator lighting similar to the reject portion 13. The presence / absence indicator lighting of the accommodating portion 14 is provided, for example, on the accommodating bottom portion 70 so as to emit light outward at the front position of the accommodating unit 3, that is, the paper leaf processing device 1.

The sliding stage portion 81 will support the paper leaves S fed to the accommodating portion 14 in the standby state by the support stage 82, but the paper leaves S fed to the accommodating portion 14 and supported by the support stage 82. As the number of sheets to be accumulated increases, the support stage 82 swings at an angle corresponding to the number of sheets of paper sheets S to be accumulated, as shown in the second accommodating portion 14 from the top of FIG.

Further, when the user receives the paper leaves S delivered to the accommodating portion 14, the sliding stage portion 81 advances from the standby state as shown in the second accommodating portion 14 from the top of FIG. The paper sheets S housed in the paper are partially projected forward from the opening 15 of the storage portion 14 by the support stage 82 and the extrusion stage 85.

The accommodation unit 3 has a front opening / closing cover 111 on the left side of the status display unit 28. The front opening / closing cover 111 is rotatably supported around the vertical axis with respect to the unit main body 91 of the accommodating unit 3. The front opening / closing cover 111 has a front plate portion 113 having a front surface 112 facing forward in the closed state, and a side plate portion 116 having a side surface 115 facing left in the closed state. In the closed state, the side plate portion 116 extends rearward from the left end edge portion of the front plate portion 113. When the front opening / closing cover 111 is in the closed state, the front surface 112 thereof is substantially flush with the front surface 112 of the unit main body 91. The side plate portion 116 of the front opening / closing cover 111 is provided with a front opening / closing cover handle portion 118 on which a user's finger is hung when the front opening / closing cover 111 is opened, which is recessed from the side surface 115 at the rear portion when the front opening / closing cover 111 is in the closed state. ing. The front opening / closing cover 111 has a rotation center on the status display unit 28 side, that is, on the right edge portion in the closed state, and is manually rotated forward and to the right around this rotation center. It becomes an open state.

FIG. 2 shows a position where the accommodation unit 3 is opened / closed by the front opening / closing cover 111, that is, a portion covered with the front opening / closing cover 111 in the closed state and exposed toward the front when the front opening / closing cover 111 is opened. The vertical transport section 27Ba of the transport section 30 shown in the above is arranged. In other words, the front portion of the vertical transport portion 27Ba of the transport portion 30 is opened and closed by the front opening / closing cover 111.

4 to 7 show a detachable transport guide that is separate from the unit main body 121, which is the unit main body 91 shown in FIG. 3 with covers removed, and the unit main body 121, in other words, separate from the unit main 91. A section 122 (transport guide section) is shown. The unit main body portion 121 is provided with the above-mentioned accommodating portion 14, the sliding stage portion 81, a plurality of status display portions 28, and the like. A detachable transfer guide unit 122 is provided on the left side of the status display unit 28 of the unit main body unit 121.

As shown in FIG. 7, the detachable transfer guide portion 122 can be pulled out forward from the unit main body main portion 121. In other words, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 can be pulled out forward from the unit main body 91, and in other words, can be pulled out forward from the device main body 95. Therefore, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is detachable with respect to the device main body 95 including the unit main body main body portion 121. The unit main body portion 121 is provided with a transport guide portion arranging space 124 in which the detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted from the front and arranged.

The unit main body main body 121 has a transport main body 131 at a position facing the detachable transport guide 122 in a state where the detachable transport guide 122 is inserted into the transport guide arrangement space 124 and set. The transport main body 131, together with the detachable transport guide 122, constitutes the vertical transport section 27Ba of the transport section 30 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the transport main body 131 is fixed in position in the unit main body 121, and is not removable like the detachable transport guide 122. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 is inserted into the transfer guide unit arrangement space 124 and set in the unit main body main unit 121, and the paper leaves S are separated from the transfer main unit 131. It is in a transportable state.

The transport main body 131 is provided with a front lock portion 141 (lock portion) that locks the detachable transport guide portion 122 so that it cannot be pulled out from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 in a transportable state. The front lock portion 141 includes a plurality of upper and lower locking portions, specifically two upper locking portions 142 and lower locking portions 143, and an upper locking portion 142 and a lower locking portion that lock the upper and lower sides of the front surface of the detachable transport guide portion 122. It has a release operation unit 150 provided between the unit and the unit 143.

The release operation unit 150 extends vertically to the lever support member 151 provided between the upper locking portion 142 and the lower locking portion 143 and the lever support member 151 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The lever rotation shaft 152 supported by the lever rotation shaft 152, an release lever 153 rotatably provided around the lever rotation shaft 152, and a torsion spring 154 for encouraging the rotation of the release lever 153. is doing.

The upper locking portion 142 shown in FIG. 10 and the lower locking portion 143 shown in FIG. 11 lock the front end portions of the detachable transport guide portion 122 to restrict their movement to the front and to the right. As shown in FIG. 10, the release lever 153 has a pair of engaging claws 157, and these engaging claws 157 engage with a pair of engaging holes 158 formed on the front surface of the detachable transport guide portion 122. By matching, as shown in FIG. 8, the front portion of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is locked, and the movement to the left thereof is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the transport main body portion 131 has a first transport surface portion 171 and the first transport surface portion 171 faces to the left and faces the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. The first transport surface portion 171 constitutes the right side portion of the vertical transport portion 27Ba shown in FIG.

The unit main body portion 121 has a unit side plate portion 172 having an inner wall surface 173 (guide surface) facing the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131 and facing the transport guide portion arrangement space 124.

As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the transport main body 131 includes a first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 made of synthetic resin constituting the first transport surface portion 171 and a plurality of first transport surface portions 171. It has a transport roller unit 176. The first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 extends so as to form a substantially flat plate in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction as a whole. As shown in FIG. 14, the first transport roller portion 176 has two rollers 177 having the same height, and partially protrudes from the first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 to form the first transport surface portion 171. do. As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of such first transport roller portions 176 are provided in the upper and lower portions, specifically eleven. The first transport roller unit 176 is driven by a drive motor (not shown) to rotate.

Further, the transport main body 131 has a plurality of synthetic resin branch transport guide plate portions 181 constituting each branch transport portion 27Bb, and a plurality of branch transport roller portions 182 constituting each branch transport unit 27Bb. There is. Further, the transport main body 131 has the same number of swingable distribution gate members 183 as the branch transport section 27Bb, that is, four, which guide the paper leaves S from the vertical transport section 27Ba to each branch transport section 27Bb. .. The distribution gate members 183 are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction (height direction). The distribution gate member 183 partially protrudes from the first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 to form a part of the first transport surface portion 171. The distribution gate member 183 is the most protruding portion of the first transport surface portion 171 when it is in the swing position shown in FIGS. 12 to 14. When the distribution gate member 183 is in the swing position, the paper leaves S are taken in from the vertical transport unit 27Ba to the corresponding branch transport unit 27Bb, while when the distribution gate member 183 is in the basic position to reduce the protrusion amount, the vertical transport unit 27Ba corresponds to the distribution gate member 183. Paper leaves S are not taken into the branch transport unit 27Bb. The distribution gate member 183 is in the standby state when it is in the swing position.

The first transport surface portion 171 is mainly composed of a first vertical transport guide plate portion 175. The first transport surface portion 171 spreads in a plane in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction as a whole, and spreads in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. The directions along the first transport surface portion 171 are the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and the direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion 171 is the left-right direction. The left-right direction is included in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the detachable transport guide portion 122 has a second transport surface portion 191 facing the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131 when it is in a transportable state. The second transport surface portion 191 constitutes the left side portion of the vertical transport portion 27Ba shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the second transport surface portion 191 is mainly composed of a second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 molded of synthetic resin. When the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 extends so as to form a substantially flat plate in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction as a whole.

The second transport surface portion 191 is mainly composed of a second vertical transport guide plate portion 192. Therefore, the second transport surface portion 191 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the transportable state also spreads in a plane in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction as a whole, like the first transport surface portion 171. It spreads in the front-back direction and the up-down direction. When the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the directions along the second transport surface portion 191 are the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and the direction orthogonal to the second transport surface portion 191 is the left-right direction. The left-right direction is included in the direction intersecting the second transport surface portion 191.

As shown in FIG. 13, the second vertical transfer guide plate portion 192 has a concave guide plate portion 193 in which the corresponding distribution gate member 183 at the swing position is inserted at a position facing each distribution gate member 183. It is provided. These concave guide plate portions 193 are recessed to the left side of the tip surface portion 194 on the far right side of the second transport surface portion 191. The concave guide plate portion 193 is recessed on the side opposite to the second transport surface portion 191 from the tip surface portion 194 on the most transport main body 131 side of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in a transportable state. Then, the distribution gate member 183 at the swing position of the transport main body 131 is inserted into the concave guide plate 193 of the detachable transport guide 122 in the transportable state.

The detachable transport guide portion 122 has a rear wall plate portion 197 that partially constitutes a front end surface portion 194 at the rear portion. The rear wall plate portion 197 extends orthogonally in the front-rear direction and extends in the vertical direction when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state. The rear wall plate portion 197 is also formed at the position of the concave guide plate portion 193, and protrudes from the concave guide plate portion 193 toward the transport main body portion 131. Therefore, the detachable transport guide portion 122 and the transport main body portion 131 in the transportable state are positioned in the direction in which the rear wall plate portion 197 and the distribution gate member 183 at the swing position intersect with the first transport surface portion 171. It is superposed. Further, at this time, the rear wall plate portion 197 is on the rear side of the distribution gate member 183.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 has a relatively movable guide main body 201 and a lock body 202, and a compression spring 203 (spring means) for urging them.

The guide main body 201 constitutes the above-mentioned second transport surface portion 191. As shown in FIG. 17, the guide main body 201 includes the above-mentioned concave guide plate portion 193, the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192, the rear wall plate portion 197, and the front wall plate portion 197. It has a guide body base member 211 made of synthetic resin having a wall plate portion 198. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the guide main body 201 has a plurality of second transport roller portions 212 supported so as to be relatively movable to the guide main body base member 211. As shown in FIG. 17, the front wall plate portion 198 of the guide main body base member 211 is the same as the rear wall plate portion 197, and is paired with the rear wall plate portion 197 to be rear of the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192. It is provided at the edge portion on the opposite side of the wall plate portion 197. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the rear wall plate portion 197 is the rear end portion of the guide main body 201, and as shown in FIG. 16, the front wall plate portion 198 is the front end portion of the guide main body 201.

The second transport roller portion 212 has two rollers 213 having the same height, and constitutes the second transport surface portion 191 together with the guide main body base member 211. A plurality of such second transport roller portions 212 are provided vertically, specifically, ten.

The second transport roller portion 212 is provided on the guide main body base member 211 so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the second transport surface portion 191. The guide main body 201 includes the second transport roller portion 212. It has a plate-shaped tension member 215 (urging means) for urging. Each of the second transport roller portions 212 is urged by the urging force of the tension member 215 so as to partially project toward the second transport surface portion 191 from the guide main body base member 211. In other words, the tension member 215 urges the second transport roller portion 212 from the back side to the front side of the second transport surface portion 191. A total of 14 tension members 215 are provided. The guide main body 201 has a plurality of, specifically eight optical sensor prisms 217, attached to the guide main body base member 211. The prism 217 for an optical sensor constitutes a part of an optical sensor that detects paper sheets S being transported by the vertical transport unit 27Ba of the transport unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 13, the height of the second transport roller portion 212 is one-to-one with the first transport roller portion 176 of the transport main body portion 131 when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state. , It comes into contact with the first transport roller portion 176 whose height position matches. At this time, all the second transport roller portions 212 are pushed by the first transport roller portion 176 whose height positions are matched in the direction of increasing the amount of entry into the guide main body base member 211. As a result, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the tension member 215 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 provided between the guide main body base member 211 and all the second transport roller portions 212 is elastic. transform. In this state, all the tension members 215 urge the detachable transport guide portion 122 from the transport main body portion 131 in the direction of crossing and separating from the first transport surface portion 171.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the first transfer roller unit 176 is driven by a drive motor (not shown) and rotates, the second transfer roller unit 212 and the first transfer roller unit 176 come into contact with the first transfer roller unit 176. The second transport roller portion 212 that comes into contact with the paper sheets S that come into contact with the paper leaves S rotates around. In this state, the first transport roller portion 176 and the second transport roller portion 212 carry the paper sheets S between the first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 and the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 in the first vertical transport. It is moved between the guide plate portion 175 and the second vertical transfer guide plate portion 192. In other words, the first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 and the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 guide the paper leaves S moved by the first transport roller portion 176 and the second transport roller portion 212.

Therefore, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the first transport surface portion 171 formed by the first vertical transport guide plate portion 175 and the plurality of first transport roller portions 176 of the transport main body portion 131, and the first 1 The second transport surface portion 191 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 formed by the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 and the plurality of second transport roller portions 212 facing the transport surface portion 171 is a paper leaf between each other. S can be transported. When the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the transport main body portion 131 having the first transport surface portion 171 and the detachable transport guide portion 122 having the second transport surface portion 191 form the vertical transport portion 27Ba of the transport unit 30. Configure.

As shown in FIG. 16, the guide main body base member 211 has a rectangular shape as a whole. When the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a transportable state, the guide main body base member 211 is aligned with the long side direction in the vertical direction and along the short side direction in the front-rear direction. A guide shaft support portion 221 for supporting the guide shaft 205 of the lock body 202 is formed on the back surface side of the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192 opposite to the second transport surface portion 191.

As shown in FIG. 17, the guide shaft support portion 221 includes a plurality of guide shaft support portions 221 formed so as to project from the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192, specifically, two annular intermediate guide shaft insertion portions 222 and a rear wall. A plurality formed on the plate portion 197 and the front wall plate portion 198, specifically, two annular end-side guide shaft insertion portions 223 and a plurality formed so as to project from the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192. Specifically, it has four guide bearing portions 224. These are one end side guide shaft insertion part 223, one guide bearing part 224, one intermediate guide shaft insertion part 222, two guide shaft insertion parts 224, one intermediate guide shaft insertion part 222, and one guide bearing part. 224, one end side guide shaft insertion portion 223 is arranged in this order.

The guide shaft 205 of the lock body 202 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is inserted into the two intermediate guide shaft insertion portions 222 and the two end side guide shaft insertion portions 223 shown in FIG. 17, and is received by the four guide bearing portions 224. By doing so, movement in the radial direction is restricted, and movement is possible only in the axial direction. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the guide main body base member 211 has a plurality of such guide shaft support portions 221 at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the guide main body base member 211, specifically, three places. It is provided. The guide shaft support portion 221 is provided at the upper and lower portions of the guide main body base member 211, and closer to the upper portion than the center in the vertical direction.

The guide body base member 211 has a pair of upper protruding portions 231 and lower protruding portions that project outward along the long side direction at both ends in the long side direction and on the same side in the short side direction. 232 is formed. The pair of upper protrusions 231 and lower protrusions 232 extend orthogonally to the short side direction of the guide main body base member 211, and as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, are slightly behind the second transport surface portion 191. It is provided out of alignment.

As shown in FIG. 16, the pair of upper protrusions 231 and lower protrusions 232 are provided at the positions of the rear wall plate portion 197, which is one of the rear wall plate portion 197 and the front wall plate portion 198. In other words, the guide main body base member 211 is provided at the tip position in the vertical direction (height direction), and is provided on the rear side with two upper projecting portions 231 and lower projecting portions 232 in total. The upper protrusion 231 and the lower protrusion 232, together with the rear wall plate portion 197, serve as the rear end portion of the guide main body 201.

The portion of the guide main body base member 211 excluding the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 is the base member main body portion 235, and the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 are in opposite directions from the base member main body portion 235. It stands out. The upper protruding portion 231 protrudes above the upper end surface 236 of the base member main body 235, and the lower protruding portion 232 protrudes below the lower end surface 237 of the base member main body 235.

The lock body 202 connects a plurality of guide shafts 205 supported by each guide shaft support portion 221, specifically, one end portion of the three guide shafts 205 in the axial direction, and integrally connects the three guide shafts 205. It has a guide shaft connecting frame 241 to be fixed, and a sliding frame 242 to connect and integrally fix the intermediate portions of the three guide shafts 205 on the other end side in the axial direction. The guide shaft connecting frame 241 connects the three guide shafts 205 on the outer side of the end side guide shaft insertion portion 223 on the side far from the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232.

The three guide shafts 205 are supported by the corresponding guide shaft support portions 221 so that they are arranged in the same plane parallel to the second transport surface portion 191. Therefore, the guide shafts connecting them are connected. The frame 241 and the sliding frame 242 extend linearly in parallel with the second transport surface portion 191. The guide shaft connecting frame 241 and the sliding frame 242 extend in the long side direction of the guide main body base member 211, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the three guide shafts 205. The three guide shafts 205 are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction (height direction) by aligning the positions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

The guide shaft connecting frame 241 and the sliding frame 242 are fixed and integrated with the three guide shafts 205. The lock body 202 having the guide shaft connecting frame 241 and the sliding frame 242 and the three guide shafts 205 has a guide main body having three guide shaft support portions 221 that movably support the three guide shafts 205 in the axial direction. It becomes slidable with respect to 201. In the guide main body 201, the second transport surface portion 191 is parallel to the three guide shafts 205. Therefore, the lock body 202 can move with respect to the guide main body 201 in the direction along the second transport surface portion 191.

The three guide shafts 205 have a columnar spindle portion 246 supported by the guide shaft support portion 221 and a tapered tip shaft portion 247 provided at one end in the axial direction. In the three guide shafts 205, the tip shaft portion 247 is arranged on the side opposite to the guide shaft connecting frame 241 with respect to the sliding frame 242. The three guide shafts 205 are provided at the rear end positions of the lock body 202 with their respective tip shaft portions 247 aligned in the axial direction.

The guide shaft connecting frame 241 is a sheet metal component, and has a flat plate shape fixed to an end portion of the three guide shafts 205 opposite to the tip shaft portion 247 and extending so as to be orthogonal to the three guide shafts 205. Three guide shafts 205 toward the tip shaft portion 247 side of the three guide shafts 205 from the end edge portion of the connecting frame front plate portion 251 opposite to the second transport surface portion 191 of the connecting frame front plate portion 251. It has a connecting frame side plate portion 252 extending so as to spread in parallel with the above. The connecting frame side plate portion 252 is arranged in parallel with the three guide shafts 205 at equidistant positions from the three guide shafts 205. The connecting frame front plate portion 251 and the connecting frame side plate portion 252 extend in a direction connecting the three guide shafts 205.

The front surface of the connecting frame front plate portion 251 constitutes the front surface of the lock body 202 and the detachable transport guide portion 122, and as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the connecting frame front plate portion 251 is in the longitudinal direction. At the center position, a pair of engaging holes 158 that engage with the pair of engaging claws 157 of the opening lever 153 are formed. Further, the upper locking portion 142 shown in FIG. 10 and the lower locking portion 143 shown in FIG. 11 lock the connecting frame front plate portion 251 of the guide shaft connecting frame 241.

The compression spring 203 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is a coil spring, and a plurality of, specifically two, are provided. The two compression springs 203 are provided on two guide shafts 205 on both sides of the three guide shafts 205. The compression spring 203 has a corresponding guide shaft 205 inserted inward, and as shown in FIG. 16, the compression spring 203 is inserted inside an end side guide shaft insertion portion 223 provided in the front wall plate portion 198. One end of the compression spring 203 is fixed to the guide bearing portion 224 on the side closest to the front wall plate portion 198 of the plurality of guide bearing portions 224 of the guide body base member 211, and the other end is the guide shaft. It is fixed to the connecting frame front plate portion 251 of the connecting frame 241. In other words, the two compression springs 203 are provided at the front portions of the two guide shafts 205 arranged at the tip positions in the vertical direction of the three guide shafts 205. The two compression springs 203 urge the lock body 202 in the axial direction of the three guide shafts 205 in the direction in which the connecting frame front plate portion 251 is separated from the guide main body 201.

As shown in FIG. 16, the position of the lock body 202 with respect to the guide body 201 when the two compression springs 203 are in the fully extended natural state is the basic position, and the lock body 202 contracts the two compression springs 203 while compressing the two compression springs 203. The connecting frame front plate portion 251 is moved so as to be closer to the guide main body 201. In other words, the two compression springs 203 urge the guide body 201 so that the lock body 202 is located at the basic position. When the lock body 202 is in the basic position, the entire three guide shafts 205 are positioned on the front wall plate portion 198 side of the rear wall plate portion 197 of the guide main body 201. In other words, when the lock body 202 is in the basic position, the entire lock body 202 is located on the front wall plate portion 198 side of the rear wall plate portion 197 of the guide main body 201.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the lock body 202, when the two compression springs 203 are contracted, the tip shaft portion 247 side of the three guide shafts 205 is placed on the front wall of the guide body 201 on the front wall side of the rear wall plate portion 197. It will be projected to the opposite side of the plate portion 198. That is, when the two compression springs 203 are contracted, the lock body 202 causes the tip shaft portion 247 side of the three guide shafts 205 to project from the guide main body 201 to the rear of the rear end portion. The lock position 202 is a position where the tip shaft portions 247 of the three guide shafts 205 are projected from the guide main body 201 by a predetermined amount. The lock body 202 is movable with respect to the guide main body 201 in the direction along the second transport surface portion 191 at least between the basic position and the lock position.

The sliding frame 242 is a sheet metal component, and has a plurality of guide shafts 205 fixed to the main shaft portions 246 of the two guide shafts 205 at both ends, specifically, two end side fixing plate portions 261 and one guide shaft 205 in the middle. The three guide shafts 205 are opposite to the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 fixed to the main shaft portion 246, and the end edge portions on the guide shaft connecting frame 241 side of the end side fixing plate portions 261 and the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 on both sides. The flat plate-shaped intermediate plate portion 263 extending to the side and the flat plate-shaped sliding plate portion 264 extending from the end edge portion of the intermediate plate portion 263 opposite to the three guide shafts 205 to the guide shaft connecting frame 241 side. And have. The length of the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 in the direction connecting the three guide shafts 205 is longer than that of the end-side fixing plate portions 261 on both sides. The intermediate plate portion 263 extends perpendicularly to the three guide shafts 205. The sliding plate portion 264 is arranged in parallel with the three guide shafts 205 at equidistant positions from the three guide shafts 205. The intermediate plate portion 263 and the sliding plate portion 264 extend in the direction connecting the three guide shafts 205. The sliding plate portion 264 has a sliding surface 266 facing to the side opposite to the end side fixing plate portion 261 and the intermediate fixing plate portion 262. The sliding surface 266 is also arranged in parallel with the three guide shafts 205. The sliding surface 266 faces the side opposite to the second vertical transport guide plate portion 192.

The lock body 202 has a plurality of magnet portions 271 fixed to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 of the sliding frame 242, specifically, two magnet portions 271. In other words, the two magnet portions 271 are arranged above and below the sliding frame 242 at predetermined intervals so as to be positioned in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 20, the magnet portion 271 is a mounting base portion 274 made of a non-magnetic material and having magnet portion screwing holes 273 formed on both sides thereof, and a permanent magnet provided in the center of the mounting base portion 274. As shown in FIG. 21, the magnet portion main body 277, which is a rectangular metal member composed of a certain magnetic material area 276, and the magnet portion main body 277 are wound around the entire circumference so as to cover the magnetic material area 276. It is made of a polymer sheet 281 having a low friction coefficient and high slidability.

The magnet portion 271 is fixed to the sliding plate portion 264 side of the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 of the sliding frame 242 by the screws 285 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 inserted into the magnet portion screwing hole portion 273. The two magnet portions 271 are fixed to the intermediate fixing plate portion 262, and the suction sliding surface 282 made of the polymer sheet 281 which is the end surface on the opposite side of the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 is the sliding frame. The sliding plate portion 264 of the 242 is flush with the sliding surface 266 which is an end surface opposite to the intermediate fixing plate portion 262. The adsorption sliding surface 282 of the polymer resin sheet is slightly located on the side opposite to the intermediate fixing plate portion 262 in the plate thickness direction of the sliding plate portion 264 with respect to the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264. You may be doing it. The suction sliding surface 282 of the two magnet portions 271 and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264 extend along the second transport surface portion 191 and face the side opposite to the second transport surface portion 191.

The detachable transport guide unit 122 is not provided with any electric components to receive power. That is, the detachable transport guide portion 122 has no wiring extending from the unit main body 91 including the transport main body portion 131.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is set in the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 of the unit main body main unit 121, FIG. 7 is in a state where the front opening / closing cover 111 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is opened. As shown in the above, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is provided with the front lock portion 141 in the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 of the unit main body main unit 121 with the pair of upper protruding portions 231 and the lower protruding portions 232 up and down and rearward. It will be avoided and inserted. The transport guide portion arranging space 124 is designed to physically prevent the attachment / detachment transport guide portion 122 from being inserted in any other direction.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, a lower slide member 291 extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the lower end of the transport main body 131 forming the transport guide placement space 124. The lower slide member 291 is provided with a bottom slide surface portion 292 that slides the lower protruding portion 232 of the lower portion of the detachable transport guide portion 122 inserted into the transport guide portion arranging space 124 as described above. The bottom side slide surface portion 292 extends upward horizontally and extends in the front-rear direction, on which the lower end edge portion of the lower protrusion 232 slides. Further, a lower slide surface portion 293 that guides the right side surface of the lower protruding portion 232 at the lower portion of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is provided at the lower portion of the transport main body portion 131. Further, a set surface portion 294 extending in parallel with the bottom slide surface portion 292 is provided on the lower portion of the transport main body portion 131 on the side opposite to the bottom slide surface portion 292 from the upper end edge portion of the lower slide surface portion 293.

As shown in FIG. 23, on the set surface portion 294, the base member main body portion 235 of the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in a transportable state is mounted on the lower end surface portion 237.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, when the base member main body 235 is arranged on the set surface 294 behind the set surface 294 at the lower part of the transport main body 131, the base member main body 235 A lower engaging recess 295 into which the protruding lower protruding portion 232 enters is formed. The lower engaging recess 295 is formed at the rear position of the lower slide member 291. The lower protrusion 232 is guided by the lower slide surface portion 293, slides on the bottom slide surface portion 292 and moves in the front-rear direction, and moves to the right at the rear end position to move to the right, and the lower engagement recess 295. Get in.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, an upper slide member 311 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portion of the transport main body 131. The upper slide member 311 is provided with an upper slide surface portion 312 that guides the right side surface when the upper protruding portion 231 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted into the transport guide portion arranging space 124. The upper slide surface portion 312 is arranged on the same plane as the lower slide surface portion 293. As shown in FIG. 23, a cover surface portion 313 that expands horizontally by aligning the positions of the set surface portion 294 with the set surface portion 294 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is provided on the upper portion of the transport main body portion 131.

On the cover surface portion 313, the base member main body portion 235 of the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in a transportable state superimposes the positions of the upper end surface portion 236 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. In other words, the cover surface portion 313 covers the base member main body portion 235 of the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in a transportable state on the upper side.

At the upper part of the transport main body 131, the upper end surface 236 of the base member main body 235 overlaps the cover surface 313 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction on the rear side of the cover surface portion 313. An upper engaging recess 315 is formed in which the upper protruding portion 231 protruding from the upper portion enters. The upper engaging recess 315 is formed in the rear portion of the upper slide member 311. The upper protrusion 231 is guided by the upper slide surface portion 312 and moves in the front-rear direction, moves to the right at the rear end position, and enters the upper engagement recess 315.

The upper engaging recess 315 is aligned with the lower engaging recess 295 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The lower engaging recess 295 and the upper engaging recess 315 are open to the transport guide portion arranging space 124. The lower engaging recess 295, the upper engaging recess 315, the set surface portion 294 and the cover surface portion 313 of the transport main body 131, and the upper protruding portion 231, the lower protruding portion 232 and the base member main body 235 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 are formed. The first restricting portion 321 that regulates the movement of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the transportable state along the first transport surface portion 171 and allows the movement in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 is configured. Therefore, the first regulation unit 321 is provided on the guide body 201 and the transport body 131 of the detachable transport guide unit 122. The first restricting unit 321 restricts the forward movement of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in the transportable state, that is, the withdrawal.

Here, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 and the lower protruding portion 232 thereof is placed on the bottom slide surface portion 292, the detachable transport guide portion 122 has two magnet portions 271. The suction sliding surface 282 and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264 of the sliding frame 242 face the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 facing the first transport surface portion 171 with almost no gap. The inner wall surface 173 extends along the first transport surface portion 171. Since the unit side plate portion 172 is made of a steel plate, the two magnet portions 271 are attracted to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 on the suction sliding surface 282 by the suction force of the magnetic material area 276.

Since the suction sliding surface 282 is made of a polymer sheet 281 having a low friction coefficient and high slidability, it can smoothly slide while being sucked on the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. In other words, in the two magnet portions 271, the magnetic material area 276 attracts the magnet portion 271 to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, and even in such an attracted state, the polymer sheet 281 is a unit. The slidability of the side plate portion 172 with respect to the inner wall surface 173 is ensured. Therefore, the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 slides the detachable transport guide portion 122 to guide the movement, and the detachable transport guide portion 122 is attached to the inner wall surface 173 extending along the first transport surface portion 171. It has a magnet portion 271 that is slidably attracted. The suction sliding surface 282 of the two magnet portions 271 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding frame 242 slide on the inner wall surface 173.

As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of, specifically, two slope members 331 are attached to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 so as to be positioned in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. There is.

As shown in FIG. 26, the slope member 331 includes a member fixing plate portion 332, a member rising plate portion 333 that rises from one edge portion of the member fixing plate portion 332 in the plate thickness direction of the member fixing plate portion 332, and a member standing plate portion 333. A flat plate-shaped member top plate portion 334 extending in the direction opposite to the member fixing plate portion 332 from the end edge portion of the upper plate portion 333 opposite to the member fixing plate portion 332 in parallel with the member fixing plate portion 332, and the member. With the slope plate portion 335 (slope portion) extending diagonally from the end edge portion of the top plate portion 334 opposite to the member rising plate portion 333 toward the member fixing plate portion 332 in the plate thickness direction of the member top plate portion 334. have.

The slope plate portion 335 is separated from the member uppermost plate portion 334 in the plate thickness direction of the member uppermost plate portion 334 so as to be separated from the member fixing plate portion 332 in the direction in which the member uppermost plate portion 334 spreads. It is tilted. The surface of the member uppermost plate portion 334 opposite to the member fixing plate portion 332 in the plate thickness direction is the uppermost surface portion 341, and the slope plate portion 335 is on the side opposite to the member fixing plate portion 332 in the plate thickness direction. The surface of the surface is a slope surface portion 342, and the uppermost surface portion 341 and the slope surface portion 342 are connected to each other. The slope surface portion 342 is also inclined with respect to the uppermost surface portion 341 so as to be separated from the uppermost surface portion 341 in the plate thickness direction of the member uppermost plate portion 334 and away from the member fixing plate portion 332 in the spreading direction of the uppermost surface portion 341. ..

The member fixing plate portion 332 is formed with two positioning portions 351 and a slope member screwing hole portion 352 between them. The slope member 331 is fixed to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 in the member fixing plate portion 332. At that time, as shown in FIG. 6, the two positioning portions 351 are fitted into the positioning hole portion 353 formed in the unit side plate portion 172, and in this state, the slope member screwing hole portion is fitted. It is fixed to the unit side plate portion 172 with the screw 345 inserted into the 352. The unit side plate portion 172 is formed with a slope plate portion insertion slit 347 into which the slope plate portion 335 is inserted at that time.

With the slope member 331 attached to the unit side plate portion 172 in this way, the slope plate portion 335 is arranged at the front end as shown in FIG. 28. In the slope plate portion 335, the slope surface portion 342 facing forward extends to the right from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, and is located on the right side, that is, on the rear side toward the member top plate portion 334. In addition, it is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. In the member top plate portion 334, the top surface portion 341 on the side opposite to the unit side plate portion 172 is parallel to the inner wall surface portion 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, in other words, the member top plate portion 334 extends orthogonally to the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 27, with the lock body 202 in the basic position with respect to the guide main body 201, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, and the lower protruding portion 232 thereof is slid to the bottom side. When mounted on the surface portion 292, the lower protrusion portion 232 is restricted from moving in the direction away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 by the lower slide surface portion 293, that is, in the right direction. Further, the upper protrusion 231 is restricted from moving in the upper slide surface portion 312 in the direction away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, that is, in the right direction.

In this state, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is further inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, the detachable transport guide portion 122 becomes the suction sliding surface 282 of the two magnet portions 271 and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding frame 242. Faces the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 with almost no gap. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 28, the suction sliding surface 282 and the sliding surface 266 come into contact with the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. The magnet portion 271 attracts the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. Even in this state, the lower protrusion 232 is placed on the bottom slide surface portion 292.

In this state, the upper protrusion 231 is guided by the upper slide surface portion 312, and the lower protrusion 232 is guided by the lower slide surface portion 293 while being slidably contacted with the bottom slide surface portion 292, as shown in FIG. 29. The transport guide portion 122 is further inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. At this time, the second transport surface portion 191 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is completely separated from the distribution gate member 183 at the swing position of the first transport surface portion 171, and the detachable transport guide portion 122 is the first transport. It moves backward without interfering with the surface portion 171.

Then, in the detachable transport guide portion 122, as shown in FIG. 30, the rear wall plate portion 197 of the guide main body 201, which is the rear end thereof, faces the transport main body portion 131 of the unit main body main portion 121 with the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. It approaches the contact surface 362, which is a sheet metal surface facing forward, and then abuts on the contact surface 362. In this state, in the guide main body 201, the upper protruding portion 231 is positioned on the left side of the upper engaging recess 315 of the transport main body 131 in the vertical and front-rear directions, and the lower protruding portion 232 is in the lower engagement. It is located on the left side of the joint recess 295 so that it is aligned in the vertical and front-back directions. Further, in this state, the lower end surface 237 of the base member main body 235 is located on the left side of the set surface portion 294 of the transport main body 131 in the vertical and front-rear directions, and the upper end surface of the base member main body 235. 236 is located on the left side of the cover surface portion 313 of the transport main body portion 131 so as to be aligned in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. In this state, the sliding frame 242 of the lock body 202 is in a state immediately before coming into contact with the slope surface portion 342 of the slope member 331.

From this state, when the relative movable lock body 202 is further pushed into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 against the urging force of the compression spring 203 with respect to the stopped guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide portion 122, the lock body 202 is locked. The sliding frame 242 of the body 202 abuts on the slope surface portion 342 of the slope member 331 at the corner portion of the boundary between the intermediate plate portion 263 and the sliding plate portion 264. Then, when the lock body 202 is further pushed in, the lock body 202 is guided by the slope surface portion 342 in a direction away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 against the attractive force of the magnet portion 271, that is, the first transport surface portion. It moves in a direction intersecting 171 and approaching the first transport surface portion 171.

At this time, the guide main body 201, which is in contact with the contact surface 362 and whose pushing is restricted, is in a direction of intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 together with the lock body 202 while being in contact with the contact surface 362. It moves in a direction approaching the first transport surface portion 171. Then, in the guide main body 201, the plurality of second transport roller portions 212 that are closest to the first transport surface portion 171 side with respect to the guide main body base member 211 due to the urging force of the tension member 215 move the transport main body portion 131 at the initial stage of movement. The first transport roller portions 176 of the above are in contact with each other on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, when the guide main body 201 moves in the direction approaching the first transport surface portion 171 together with the lock body 202, the tension member 215 elastically deforms to generate an urging force, and the guide main body base resists this urging force. The member 211 moves in a direction approaching the first transport surface portion 171. In other words, when the removable transport guide portion 122 is moved in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 toward the transportable state, the slope plate portion 335 of the slope member 331 resists the urging force of the tension member 215. The detachable transport guide portion 122 is guided in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 so as to approach the first transport surface portion 171. Then, the lock body 202 rides on the uppermost surface portion 341 of the slope member 331 on the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264.

In this way, the guide body 201 together with the lock body 202 is in the direction away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, that is, in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 and in the right direction approaching the first transport surface portion 171. Moving. As a result, in the guide main body 201, the upper protruding portion 231 enters the upper engaging recess 315 of the transport main body 131, and the lower protruding portion 232 enters the lower engaging recess 295 of the transport main body 131. Then, the upper protrusion 231 and the lower protrusion 232 are positioned in the left-right direction with respect to the upper engagement recess 315 and the lower engagement recess 295. In addition, the base member main body 235 is placed on the set surface 294 of the transfer main body 131 on the lower end surface 237 so that the position in the left-right direction is aligned with the set surface 294, and the transfer main body 131 is placed on the upper end surface 236. The position in the left-right direction is aligned with the cover surface portion 313. In this state, the guide main body 201 overlaps the positions of the distribution gate member 183 constituting the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body 131 in the direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion 171.

In this state, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a state in which the movement of the rear portion in the left-right direction, that is, the movement in the direction intersecting with the first transport surface portion 171 is restricted by the slope member 331.

Further, in this state, the unit rear plate portion 361 of the transport main body portion 131 is opposed to each of the tip shaft portions 247 of the three guide shafts 205 of the lock body 202 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Is formed with the engagement hole 371 shown in FIG. 31. A plurality of engagement holes 371 are formed, specifically, three places having the same number as the guide shaft 205. When the lock body 202 in a state where it is mounted on the uppermost surface portion 341 of the slope member 331 on the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264 is further pushed into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, the lock body 202 is further pushed into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, as shown in FIG. The three guide shafts 205 of the above enter into the engagement holes 371 at three points of the transport main body 131 from the tip shaft portion 247 and are fitted by the main shaft portion 246. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a state in which the movement of the rear portion in the left-right direction, that is, the movement in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 is restricted.

Therefore, the sliding frame 242 and the slope member 331 of the detachable transport guide portion 122, the three guide shafts 205 of the detachable transport guide portion 122, and the three engaging holes 371 of the transport main body portion 131 are the detachable transport guide portion. It constitutes a rear second restricting portion 381 that regulates movement in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 of 122.

In the three engagement holes 371 to which the three guide shafts 205 are moored, the engagement hole 371 on the uppermost side in the vertical direction (height direction) is a perfect circle, and the detachable transfer guide portion 122 has a perfect circle. It serves as a reference for determining the position. Therefore, the uppermost guide shaft 205 to be moored to this functions as a positioning pin. The other two engaging holes 371 have an elliptical shape that is slightly long in the vertical direction. As a result, it is provided so as to be able to absorb dimensional errors due to component accuracy and assembly.

When the three guide shafts 205 of the lock body 202 are fitted into the three engagement holes 371 of the transport main body portion 131, the lock body 202 slides on the sliding plate portion 264 as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32. The moving surface 266 is in a state of riding on the member top plate portion 334 of the slope member 331, and the detachable transport guide portion 122 has the lock body 202 located at the locked position and is in front of and behind the connecting frame front plate portion 251 of the guide shaft connecting frame 241. The position in the direction is a position where it can be engaged with the release lever 153 of the front lock portion 141. At this time, although the attachment / detachment transfer guide portion 122 is restricted from moving to the left side of the rear portion by the slope member 331, the front portion can be slightly moved to the left side. Therefore, due to the urging force of the tension member 215, as shown in FIGS. It is slanted so as to avoid interference with the stop portion 143 and the release operation portion 150.

Then, in this state, the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves against the urging force of the tension member 215 in the right side, that is, in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 as shown in FIG. When the connecting frame front plate portion 251 comes into contact with the pair of engaging claws 157 of the release lever 153 and is rotated against the urging force of the torsion spring 154, the connecting frame front plate portion 251 is brought close to the first transport surface portion 171. It engages with the upper locking portion 142 shown in FIG. 10 and the lower locking portion 143 shown in FIG. At the same time, the release lever 153 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 154 to engage the pair of engaging claws 157 with the pair of engaging holes 158 as shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, in the front locking portion 141, the pair of upper locking portions 142 and the lower locking portion 143 restrict the movement of the lock body 202 to the right and forward, and the release lever. 153 restricts the movement of the lock body 202 to the left. In this way, the front lock portion 141 locks the lock body 202 to the lock position. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is fixed at a regular position with respect to the transport main body portion 131. At this time, the distribution gate member 183 of the first transport surface portion 171 enters the detachable transport guide portion 122 rather than the tip surface portion 194.

Therefore, the front second restricting portion 382 that restricts the movement of the pair of engaging holes 158 of the front lock portion 141 and the connecting frame front plate portion 251 in the direction in which the detachable transport guide portion 122 intersects the first transport surface portion 171. Consists of. The front second regulating portion 382 is provided on the lock body 202 and the transport main body portion 131, and regulates the movement of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 when the lock body 202 is in the locked position. become.

As described above, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 is in a transportable state in which the paper sheets S can be transported together with the transport main body portion 131. The first restricting unit 321 regulates the movement of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in the transportable state along the first transport surface portion 171 and allows the movement in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. The rear side second regulating unit 381 and the front side second regulating unit 382 regulate the movement of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in the transportable state in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. As a result, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 is positioned with respect to the transfer main body unit 131. The first regulating unit 321 and the rear side second regulating unit 381 and the front side second regulating unit 382 constitute a lock mechanism 385 that locks the detachable transport guide unit 122 in a transportable state. The lock mechanism 385 has an release lever 153 for fixing or releasing the detachable detachable transport guide portion 122 with respect to the transport main body portion 131.

If a trouble such as a transfer jam of the paper sheets S occurs in the transport unit 30 during the counting operation of the paper sheets S, the control unit 32 stops the transfer drive. When the detection sensor detects that the paper leaves S remain on the transport unit 30, the residual location is displayed on the operation display unit 31 and remains on the transport unit 30 toward the user. Encourage them to remove the paper leaves S. Here, when a trouble such as a transport jam of the paper leaves S occurs in the vertical transport section 27Ba of the transport section 30, the control unit 32 first removes the paper leaves S remaining in the vertical transport section 27Ba. The procedure is displayed on the operation display unit 31. Then, the operator opens the front opening / closing cover 111 and pulls out the detachable transport guide portion 122 from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 of the unit main body 91, in other words, pulls out from the device main body 95. ..

In that case, first, the operator pulls the release lever 153 of the front lock portion 141 toward the front against the urging force of the torsion spring 154 to rotate it. Then, the detachable transfer guide portion 122 disengages the two engaging claws 157 of the release lever 153 that were engaged in the engaging holes 158 at the two central portions of the guide shaft connecting frame 241. That is, the lock of the second regulating portion 382 on the front side of the lock mechanism 385 is unlocked.

Then, due to the urging force of the plurality of tension members 215, the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves in the direction in which the front portion intersects the left side, that is, the first transport surface portion 171 and separates from the first transport surface portion 171. At this time, in the guide shaft connecting frame 241 at the front of the detachable transport guide portion 122, the two engaging holes 158 are separated to the left from the two engaging claws 157 of the opening lever 153, and the upper locking portion 142 and the upper locking portion 142 and It also separates to the left from the lower locking portion 143. That is, the front side second restricting portion 382 consisting of the pair of engaging holes 158 of the front locking portion 141 and the connecting frame front plate portion 251 moves the detachable transport guide portion 122 forward so as to intersect the first transport surface portion 171. Lift the regulation. At this time, in the rear part of the detachable transport guide portion 122, the sliding frame 242 rides on the member top plate portion 334 of the slope member 331, and the three guide shafts 205 are placed in the three engagement holes 371 of the transport main body portion 131. Since they are engaged, movement in the left side, that is, in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 is restricted. That is, the direction in which the rear second regulating portion 381 composed of the sliding frame 242, the slope member 331, the three guide shafts 205, and the three engaging holes 371 intersects the first transport surface portion 171 of the detachable transport guide portion 122. It regulates the movement of. Therefore, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is tilted so that only the front portion side is separated from the first transport surface portion 171 by the urging force of the tension member 215.

When the front part of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is separated from the first transport surface portion 171 by the urging force of the tension member 215, the front guide shaft connecting frame 241 is separated from the front lock portion 141, and the detachable transfer guide portion 122 is set to the lock position. The lock body 202 is allowed to move forward. Therefore, the lock body 202 becomes movable in the front-rear direction and moves forward with respect to the guide main body 201 by the urging force of the compression spring 203.

At that time, the lock body 202 is pressed against the sliding frame 242 by the urging force of the tension member 215 and moves, and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding plate portion 264 is moved by the uppermost surface portion 341 of the slope member 331. As shown in FIG. 33, the three guide shafts 205 come out of the three engaging holes 371 of the transport main body 131 in the middle of the sliding state.

Further, when the lock body 202 moves forward with respect to the guide main body 201 by the urging force of the compression spring 203, the lock body 202 has a corner between the intermediate plate portion 263 and the sliding plate portion 264 due to the urging force of the tension member 215. The portion approaches the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 while being slidably contacted with the slope surface portion 342 of the slope member 331. In other words, the rear portion of the lock body 202 moves to the left side, that is, in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 and separates from the first transport surface portion 171. Then, together with the lock body 202, the rear portion of the guide main body 201 moves to the left side, that is, in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 and separates from the first transport surface portion 171.

As described above, the detachable transport guide portion by the rear second regulating portion 381 composed of the three guide shafts 205, the three engaging holes 371 of the transport main body portion 131, the sliding frame 242, and the slope member 331. The movement restriction in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 of 122 is released, and the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 provided at the rear portion of the guide main body 201 form the upper engaging recess 315 of the transport main body portion 131. And the lower engaging recess 295 is displaced to the left with respect to the upper engaging recess 315 and the lower engaging recess 295, and the lower end surface 237 of the base member main body 235 becomes the set surface portion 294 of the transport main body 131. On the other hand, the upper end surface 236 of the base member main body 235 is displaced to the left with respect to the cover surface 313 of the transport main body 131. Then, the lower protruding portion 232 of the lower portion is placed on the bottom side slide surface portion 292. Therefore, the upper protrusion 231 and the lower protrusion 232, the upper engagement recess 315, the lower engagement recess 295, the upper end surface 236 of the base member main body 235, the lower end surface 237, the set surface portion 294 of the transport main body 131, and the cover surface portion 313. The first regulating unit 321 configured by the above-mentioned is released from the restriction on the movement of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171.

At the same time, as shown in FIG. 34, the suction sliding surface 282 of the two magnet portions 271 and the sliding surface 266 of the sliding frame 242 come into contact with the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, and the two magnet portions 271 Will adsorb the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. In this state, the guide main body 201 is completely separated from the distribution gate member 183 constituting the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body 131 in the direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion 171.

That is, in this state, the second transport surface portion 191 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is completely separated from the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131. Therefore, the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be pulled out forward without interfering with parts or the like. By attaching the magnet portion 271 to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 above and below the detachable transport guide portion 122 are formed into the lower engaging recesses on the transport main body portion 131 side. Avoid refitting into the 295 and upper engaging recesses 315.

After that, when the lock body 202 reaches the basic position with respect to the guide main body 201 by the urging force of the compression spring 203, the operator manually pulls the detachable transport guide portion 122 further forward from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. Then, the lower protrusion 232 of the guide body 201 mounted on the bottom slide surface portion 292 is restricted from moving in the direction away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 by the lower slide surface portion 293, that is, in the right direction. Further, the movement of the upper protruding portion 231 away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 by the upper slide surface portion 312, that is, in the right direction is restricted.

In such a state, by pulling out the detachable transport guide portion 122 from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is in a state where the two magnet portions 271 attract the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. The first transport surface portion 171 slides forward in the expanding direction, and is separated from the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131 along the expanding direction of the first transport surface portion 171.

As described above, the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves along the first transport surface portion 171 after moving in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 from the transportable state in which the paper leaves S can be conveyed by the transport main body portion 131. It slides in the direction and separates from the first transport surface portion 171. Finally, in the detachable transport guide portion 122, the two magnet portions 271 are separated from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 and are pulled out from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. That is, the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves in the expanding direction of the first transport surface portion 171 and is taken out from the device main body 95 including the transport main body 131 while being separated from the transport main body 131.

Therefore, when a jam of paper leaves S or the like occurs in the vertical transport portion 27Ba of the transport portion 30, the operator opens the front opening / closing cover 111 and then attaches the opening lever 153 of the front lock portion 141 to the twist spring 154. A one-touch operation of rotating against the force is performed. Then, the front part of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is moved to the left side by the urging force of the tension member 215, and the lock body 202 is moved forward by the urging force of the compression spring 203 from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. Protrude forward. At that time, while the lock body 202 moves forward by the urging force of the compression spring 203 and the guidance of the slope member 331, the rear part of the detachable transport guide portion 122 is moved to the left by the urging force of the tension member 215. , Return to the basic position.

After that, the operator grasps the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the lock body 202 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 and pulls the detachable transport guide portion 122 forward, so that the detachable transport guide portion 122 is pulled out from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. be able to. That is, the operator arranges the detachable transport guide portion 122 by two actions of opening the release lever 153 of the front lock portion 141 and pulling out the detachable transport guide portion 122 from the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. It can be extracted from the space 124.

The operator can easily remove the paper leaves S of the detachable transport guide portion 122 by pulling out the detachable transport guide portion 122 from the transport guide portion arranging space 124, and the worker can easily remove the paper leaves S through the vacant transport guide portion arranging space 124. Paper leaves S of the transport main body 131 can be easily removed.

When the jam processing is completed by removing the paper leaves S from the detachable transport guide unit 122 and the transport main body 131, the operator arranges the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the correct direction by aligning the up / down / left / right directions. Insert into space 124. At this time, if the orientations of the top, bottom, left, and right are not aligned, the members interfere with each other at the entrance of the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, and the structure cannot be physically inserted. The detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124 in the correct direction by aligning the vertical and horizontal directions. At that time, the operator grips the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the lock body 202 and inserts the detachable transport guide portion 122 into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124.

Then, at the initial stage, the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 causes the lower protruding portion 232 to be placed on the bottom slide surface portion 292 of the transport main body portion 131, and then the lock body of the detachable transport guide portion 122. The magnet portion 271 provided in 202 sticks to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 in the polymer sheet 281. At this time, in the detachable transport guide portion 122, the lower protrusion 232 is restricted from moving to the right by the lower slide surface portion 293, and the upper protrusion 231 is restricted from moving to the right by the upper slide surface portion 312. .. In this state, since the second transport surface portion 191 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 and the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131 can be maintained at a sufficient distance, the detachable transport guide can be maintained without causing component interference. The unit 122 enters the transport guide unit arrangement space 124. As a result, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 can be inserted into the transfer guide unit arrangement space 124 regardless of the state of the distribution gate member 183.

In such a state, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is further inserted into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, the detachable transport guide portion 122 has the rear wall plate portion 197 of the guide main body 201, which is the head portion thereof, and the transport main body portion 131. Contact the contact surface 362 of. Then, the detachable transport guide unit 122 is in a state in which the guide main body 201 cannot advance further backward.

In this state, when the operator pushes the lock body 202 into the transport guide portion arrangement space 124, only the lock body 202 moves rearward in the detachable transport guide portion 122 while the guide main body 201 maintains its position. Then, the sliding frame 242 of the lock body 202 abuts on the slope surface portion 342 of the slope member 331 at the corner of the boundary between the intermediate plate portion 263 and the sliding plate portion 264, and is guided by the slope surface portion 342. It climbs toward the upper surface portion 341 side, moves to the right away from the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172 against the attractive force of the magnet portion 271, and reaches the uppermost surface portion 341 of the slope member 331. Then, the guide main body 201 that is in contact with the contact surface 362 of the transport main body 131 also moves to the right, and the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 formed on the guide main body 201 move to the upper part of the transport main body 131. It enters the engaging recess 315 and the lower engaging recess 295, and the lower end surface 237 of the base member main body 235 is placed on the set surface 294 of the transport main body 131.

Then, when the operator further pushes the lock body 202 into the transport guide portion arranging space 124, the three guide shafts 205 of the lock body 202 are fitted into the three engagement holes 371 of the transport main body portion 131. When pushed so far, the lock body 202 is located at the locked position, and the connecting frame front plate portion 251 of the guide shaft connecting frame 241 is in a position where it can engage with the front lock portion 141. Therefore, in this state, the operator moves the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 to the right side, and engages the connecting frame front plate portion 251 with the upper locking portion 142 and the lower locking portion 143. At the same time, the engaging claw 157 of the opening lever 153 is engaged with the engaging hole 158 of the connecting frame front plate portion 251. In this way, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 is in a transportable state in which the paper sheets S can be transported together with the transport main body portion 131.

As described above, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is fixed to the transport main body portion 131 at a normal position and can be transported, the user closes the front opening / closing cover 111 and ends the jam processing work.

That is, the operator removes the paper sheets S from the detachable transport guide portion 122 and the transport main body portion 131, grips the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the lock body 202, and places the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the transport guide portion arrangement space 124. When the attachment / detachment transfer guide portion 122 is pushed against the urging force of the compression spring 203 and the urging force of the tension member 215, the detachable transport guide portion 122 shifts the rear portion to the right by the guidance of the slope member 331, and the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower portion. After the protruding portion 232 is inserted into the upper engaging recess 315 and the lower engaging recess 295 of the transport main body 131, the three guide shafts 205 are fitted into the three engaging holes 371. After that, the operator moves the guide shaft connecting frame 241 of the lock body 202 to the right and engages with the upper locking portion 142, the lower locking portion 143, and the release lever 153. Then, the lock mechanism 385 locks the detachable transport guide portion 122. That is, the operator pushes the detachable transfer guide unit 122 into the transfer guide unit arrangement space 124 by holding the guide shaft connecting frame 241 and then moves the guide shaft connecting frame 241 to the right side, which is a one-action detachable transfer guide unit. The 122 can be locked with respect to the transport main body 131.

According to the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 of the embodiment described above, the second transport capable of transporting the paper leaves S to and from the first transport surface portion 171 facing the first transport surface portion 171 of the transport main body portion 131. The detachable transport guide portion 122 having the surface portion 191 moves in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 from the transportable state in which the paper leaves S can be transported with the transport main body portion 131, and is separated from the first transport surface portion 171. As a result, even if the transport unit 30 including the transport main body portion 131 and the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be opened, layout restrictions are less likely to occur. That is, even if there is no open space around the transport portion 30, the second transport surface portion 191 of one of the first transport surface portion 171 and the second transport surface portion 191 forming the transport portion 30 is provided. If the detachable transport guide portion 122 is detachable and moved along the first transport surface portion 171 to be taken out from the apparatus main body 95, a space for removing jam can be secured and jam can be easily removed. Is possible.

For example, as shown in FIG. 35, when a plurality of accommodating units 3 are arranged side by side in the counting unit 2, the paper leaf processing apparatus 1 accommodates other than the accommodating unit 3 arranged at the farthest position from the counting unit 2. Since the accommodating unit 3 is arranged on the side of the unit 3 opposite to the counting unit 2, the vertical transport unit 27Ba cannot be opened on the side opposite to the counting unit 2. In such a case, the vertical transport section 27Ba can be opened by pulling out the detachable transport guide section 122 forward from the paper leaf processing device 1.

Further, since the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves from the transportable state in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 and then moves in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 and is separated from the first transport surface portion 171. After moving away from the transport surface portion 171 in the direction intersecting the transport surface portion 171 and then moving in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171. Therefore, even if the detachable transport guide unit 122 and the transport main body portion 131 in the transportable state have parts whose positions overlap in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is the first transport. It becomes movable in the direction along the surface portion 171. Specifically, the detachable transfer guide unit 122 can be taken out from the device main body 95 and set in the device main body 95 regardless of the open / closed state of the distribution gate member 183.

Further, when the lock mechanism 385 that locks the detachable transport guide portion 122 in a transportable state is released, the tension member 215 moves the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be moved in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 with a simple configuration.

Further, in the lock mechanism 385, the first regulating unit 321 restricts the movement of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in the transportable state along the first transport surface portion 171 so that the rear second regulating unit 381 and the rear side second regulating unit 381 and the lock mechanism 385 regulate the movement in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171. The front second restricting portion 382 regulates the movement of the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the transportable state in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. Then, when the movement restriction of the detachable transport guide portion 122 by the front side second regulating portion 382 and the rear side second regulating portion 381 is released, the tension member 215 allows the detachable transport guide portion 122 to move by the first regulating portion 321. It will be moved in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be brought into a state in which the movement restriction in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 by the first restricting portion 321 is released, and the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be placed on the first transport surface portion 171. It becomes possible to move in the direction along. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified.

Further, in the lock mechanism 385, the first restricting portion 321 provided on the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide unit 122 and the transport main body 131 is the first transport of the guide main body 201 of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in a transportable state. The movement in the direction along the surface portion 171 is restricted, and the rear side second regulating portion 381 and the front side second regulating portion 382 provided on the lock body 202 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 and the transport main body portion 131 are locked in the locked positions. The front lock portion 141 locks the lock body 202 in a direction in which the lock body 202 of the detachable transport guide unit 122 in a transportable state is restricted from moving in a direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171. It will be locked in position. Then, when the lock is released by the front lock portion 141 of the lock body 202 at the lock position, the compression spring 203 moves the lock body 202 to the basic position, and the lock body 202 is moved to the first transport surface portion 171 of the detachable transport guide portion 122. Remove restrictions on movement in the direction of intersection. Then, the tension member 215 moves the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 that is allowed to move by the first restricting portion 321. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be brought into a state in which the movement restriction in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 is released by the first restricting unit 321. It becomes possible to move in the direction along. Therefore, the configuration can be further simplified.

Further, when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is moved in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171 toward the transportable state, the slope plate portion 335 causes the detachable transport guide portion 122 to resist the urging force of the tension member 215. 1 Guide in the direction intersecting the transport surface portion 171. As a result, the detachable transport guide portion 122 is moved in the direction intersecting the first transport surface portion 171 against the urging force of the tension member 215 by utilizing the force of moving the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the direction along the first transport surface portion 171. Can be done.

Further, since the detachable transport guide portion 122 has a magnet portion 271 slidably attracted to the inner wall surface 173 extending along the first transport surface portion 171, the detachable transport guide portion 122 can be easily moved along the first transport surface portion 171. Can be moved to. Specifically, the detachable transport guide portion 122 has a magnet portion 271 in a state of being surrounded by a polymer sheet 281, and when the detachable transport guide portion 122 is unlocked, the tension held by the detachable transport guide portion 122. When the member 215 moves the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the direction of separating from the transport main body portion 131, the magnet portion 271 comes into contact with the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. As a result, it is possible to ensure the ease of sliding while maintaining the degree of adhesion of the detachable transport guide portion 122 to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. Therefore, after the lock is released, the gap between the detachable transport guide unit 122 and the transport main body 131 can be surely secured, so that the device main body 95 of the detachable transport guide unit 122 does not interfere with the parts (rollers, transport gates, etc.). It can be taken out to the outside. At this time, the removable transport guide portion 122 is taken out of the apparatus main body 95 while the polymer sheet 281 slides on the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172. Therefore, the detachable transfer guide portion 122 can be more reliably taken out from the apparatus main body 95 to the outside.

Further, in addition to the magnet portion 271 sliding while sticking to the inner wall surface 173 of the unit side plate portion 172, the upper protruding portion 231 and the lower protruding portion 232 arranged above and below the detachable transport guide portion 122 are formed. The detachable transport guide portion 122 is inserted into the device main body 95 or to the outside of the device main body 95 while sliding on the upper slide member 311 and the lower slide member 291 arranged on the transport main body 131 side. Since it is configured to be pulled out, when the attachment / detachment transfer guide unit 122 is attached / detached, it is attached / detached while avoiding interference with parts such as the first transport roller portion 176 and the distribution gate member 183 on the transport main body 131 side. can.

Further, since the detachable transport guide portion 122 is not provided with an electric component for receiving power supply, there is no electrical wiring connecting the transport main body portion 131 side. Therefore, it is not necessary to disconnect the electric wiring when separating the detachable transport guide portion 122 in the transportable state from the transport main body portion 131. Further, when returning the detachable transport guide unit 122 to the transportable state, it is not necessary to connect the electric wiring, and the need to pay attention to the routing of the electric wiring is also reduced.

Further, the detachable transport guide portion 122 moves in the expanding direction of the first transport surface portion 171 and is taken out from the device main body 95 including the transport main body portion 131 while being separated from the first transport surface portion 171. The 122 and the transport main body 131 can be opened more widely.

Further, the guide shaft 205 of the detachable transport guide portion 122 acts as a positioning pin and engages with the engagement hole 371 provided on the device main body 95 side to make the detachable transfer guide portion 122 a regular in the device main body 95. Can be fixed in position.

In addition, the detachable transport guide unit 122 can be unlocked and locked by a simple operation.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the vertical transport section 27Ba has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied not only to the vertical transport section but also to the horizontal transport section and the inclined transport section, and the transport section is formed. By making the detachable transport guide portion that constitutes one of the two first transport surface portions and the second transport surface portion of the detachable type, even when the space for opening the transport portion is extremely limited, the jam is jammed. Maintenance work such as exclusion is possible.

1 Paper leaf processing device 95 Device body 122 Detachable transport guide section (transport guide section)
131 Transport body 141 Front lock (lock)
171 First transport surface 191 Second transport surface 201 Guide body 202 Lock body 203 Compression spring (spring means)
215 Tension member (urging means)
271 Magnet part 321 First regulation part 335 Slope plate part (slope part)
381 Rear 2nd Regulator 382 Front 2nd Regulator 385 Lock Mechanism S Paper Leaves

Claims (8)

A transport main body portion having a first transport surface portion along the vertical direction ,
It is provided with a transport guide portion having a second transport surface portion facing the first transport surface portion and capable of transporting paper leaves between the first transport surface portion and the first transport surface portion.
The transport guide portion moves in the width direction of the first transport surface portion from a transportable state in which paper leaves can be transported with the transport main body portion, and is separated from the first transport surface portion .
The transport guide portion is a paper leaf processing apparatus characterized by having a magnet portion that is slidably attracted to a guide surface along the width direction and the vertical direction of the first transport surface portion . The transport guide portion is characterized in that after moving from the transportable state in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion, the transport guide portion moves in the width direction of the first transport surface portion and is separated from the first transport surface portion. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 1. A locking mechanism that locks the transport guide unit in the transportable state,
An urging means for urging the transport guide portion in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion, and
2. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 2. The lock mechanism is
A first regulating unit that regulates the movement of the first transport surface portion of the transport guide portion in the transportable state in the width direction and allows movement in the direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion.
The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a second regulating section that regulates the movement of the transport guide section in a transportable state in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion. The transport guide unit is
With the guide body
A lock body that can move between the basic position and the lock position in the width direction of the second transport surface portion with respect to the guide main body.
It is provided with a spring means for urging the guide body so that the lock body is positioned at the basic position.
The first regulating unit is provided on the guide body and the transport body, and is provided on the guide body and the transport body.
The second restricting portion is provided on the lock body and the transport main body portion, and regulates the movement of the transport guide portion in a direction orthogonal to the first transport surface portion when the lock body is in the lock position. Orthogonal
The paper leaf processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a locking portion that locks the locking body to the locking position. When the transport guide portion is moved in the width direction of the first transport surface portion toward the transportable state, the transport guide portion is orthogonal to the first transport surface portion against the urging force of the urging means. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising a slope portion for guiding in the direction of the paper. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the transport guide unit is not provided with an electric component that receives power. Claims 1 to 7 are characterized in that the transport guide portion moves in the width direction of the first transport surface portion and is taken out from the device main body including the transport main body portion while being separated from the first transport surface portion. The paper leaf processing apparatus according to any one of the above.

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