JPH01122495A - Document receipt device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve a business efficiency by providing a plurality of document receiving containers on an outer periphery of a belt rotating around a roller, sequentially filling documents in the containers in the order of clients, rotating the belt at the time of necessity, and circulating the document to a person in charge. CONSTITUTION: A pair of frames 1 are opposed to one another and extended horizontally at a predetermined interval. The upper and lower frames 1, 1' are coupled by a pair of roller shafts extended vertically near the both ends. A roller is rotatably mounted around the roller shaft. And, a rubber endless rotary belt 4 is mounted on an outer periphery of the roller, and rotated according to the rotation of the roller. A plurality of document receiving cases 5 of the shape like a bookstand on an outer periphery of the belt 4 are sequentially mounted along a lengthwise direction of the belt. The cases 5 are each provided with openings 6 with an upper surface and an outside face continued to the upper surface being partially cutout.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Part 1 of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for accepting documents in the order of arrival of guests at counters of government offices, banks, hospitals, etc.

There has never been an example of such a nine-position system being used. Conventionally,
When receiving documents at a counter at a government office, bank, or hospital, do you have to wait in line in front of the counter? At the reception desk, it is customary to leave documents piled up in a box in the order of arrival, or to receive a number tag from the staff.It is often painful to wait in line 0, especially at one counter. The suffering was even more severe and unfair when those in the front row rushed to other windows that opened later.

If documents were to be stacked in the order in which they came, the clerk would have to accept them from the bottom up, which would not only be unfair if handled incorrectly, but there was also the risk that other people's documents would get mixed up.

This invention allows the above-mentioned documents to be submitted at the counter to receive the documents correctly in the order of arrival of the customers, and to process them in an orderly manner and without errors, thereby improving office efficiency and providing convenience for the guests. The purpose is to

The problem described in item L was solved by providing a device in which a plurality of document receiving containers are provided on a rotating belt and the document receiving containers are moved from the visitor's side to the document receiving staff's side. In the device of this invention, a belt rotating around a roller is provided, and a plurality of document receiving containers are provided on the outer circumferential surface of this belt,
By placing documents in the container in the order of arrival and rotating the belt when necessary, the documents can be passed to the staff in the order received.

EXAMPLE Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the document receiving device of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. A pair of frames (1, 1) face each other and extend in parallel in the horizontal direction at a constant interval, and the upper and lower frames (1, 1') have a pair of roller shafts (2, 1') that extend vertically near both ends. ) are combined. Both ends of the roller shaft (2) are fixed to the upper and lower frames.

A roller (3) is rotatably mounted around a roller shaft (2).

The rotary belt (4), which is an endless belt used in the rubber industry, is attached so that its west side is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the row 5 (3). Rotate around it according to the rotation. A plurality of wooden box-shaped document boxes (5) are sequentially attached to the outer periphery of the rotating belt (4) along the longitudinal axis of the rotating belt. The document tray (5) may be attached to the rotating belt with adhesive or screws on its back, or a protruding metal fitting may be provided on the rotating belt, and a recess into which the protrusion fits may be provided on the back of the document tray. It can be installed using the following method.

It is convenient if the document receiving box (5) is provided with an opening (6) by cutting out a portion of the upper surface and the outer surface thereof.

The shape of the document receiving box is not limited to the above-described one; for example, the opening may be only on the top surface, or the side surface may be wide open all the way to the bottom end.

It is convenient to display consecutive numbers on the visitor side of the upper frame at positions corresponding to the document receptacles. Only the lower frame (1) may be used as the frame; in this case, as long as the roller shaft (2) is firmly fixed to the frame (1), the rotating belt to which the document tray is attached will move smoothly. Operate. In this case, if it is necessary to display the serial number, it may be displayed at a position corresponding to the document receiving box of the lower frame (1).

When the back of the document receiving box (5) is attached to the rotating belt with a screw metal fitting, the protrusion of the metal fitting can be avoided by providing a groove (7) along the outer peripheral surface of the roller as shown in Fig. 3. be able to.

In the embodiment described above, it is desirable to sink the collar-shaped belt holder (8) at the lower end of the roller, which projects outward from the outer circumference of the roller, thereby preventing the belt from sagging downward during rotational movement. be able to.

The rotating belt may be made of other materials or structures as long as it has the flexibility to rotate around the roller.6 For example, there is a belt-shaped belt made of a fiber-shaped product such as woven or non-woven fabric. . Alternatively, it may be a caterpillar-shaped belt using long rectangular plates. In this case, the adjacent long sides of the plates are connected with hinges to form a flexible caterpillar-shaped rotation belt using a large number of long and thin plates. be able to.

The document tray can be rotated by manually applying a slight force in the desired direction to rotate the rotation belt, but if necessary, the roller shaft can be connected to a power source such as a motor, or even a switch, for example by foot, can be rotated. By installing an activated foot switch or the like on the receptionist's side, it can be easily rotated electrically.

In another embodiment, the document receiving device of the invention is arranged such that the pivot belt operates in a vertical direction. In this case, the frame (1,1) is installed vertically.

The rollers (3) are provided horizontally. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the opening of the document receiving box (5) is provided on one or both of the lateral sides of said box, since the document receiving box can be rotated from the visitor's side to the opposite side to the receptionist's side. If the box is opened upside down, the box will be upside down, and if an opening is provided on the top surface, when the box is rotated toward the clerk, the opening will face downward and the documents will be scattered.

In another embodiment in which the pivot belt is arranged to operate vertically, the document receptacle (5) can be in the form of a downflow.

In this embodiment, the document tray (5) is not attached directly to the rotating belt, but the bar (9) moves parallel to the rotating belt.
is attached to the tip of an arm-shaped metal 110) attached to a rotating belt in parallel with the roller, and a document tray (5) is attached to a lowering metal fitting (11) attached to rotate around this 8-.
By attaching this, the document receiving box (5) always maintains the same orientation, making it possible to open the top surface of the document receiving box (5).

The type Q reception device of the embodiment in which the rotary belt operates in the vertical direction can be used, for example, to accept cards of outpatients at a hospital.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment described above. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A--A in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of yet another embodiment.

Claims (16)

[Claims] (1) comprising a frame, a roller attached to the frame, a rotating belt rotatably attached around the roller, and a plurality of document receivers attached to the belt, the roller being a roller fixed to the frame; The rotary belt is an endless belt that is rotatable about an axis, and the inner surface of the rotary belt engages with the outer circumferential surface of the roller so as to rotate along with the rotation of the roller, and the document receiver has one surface thereof. fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating belt, having an opening for receiving documents in a portion other than the mounting surface, and having a plurality of document receivers sequentially attached along the length of the rotating belt; Document reception device. (2) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the frame is installed horizontally and the rotary belt rotates horizontally. (3) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the frame is installed vertically and the rotary belt rotates vertically. (4) The document receiving device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the frame is provided only on one side of the rotating belt. (5) Frames are provided on both sides of the rotating belt, and the roller shaft extends between the two frames, and both ends thereof are fixed to the respective frames.
The document reception device described in any of the paragraphs. (6) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the frame is long in the form of a belt and the rollers are provided near both ends of the frame. (7) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein a serial number is displayed on one side of the frame at a position corresponding to the document receiver. (8) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the rotary belt is made of rubber and its inner surface closely engages with the outer peripheral surface of the roller. (9) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating belt is in the form of a belt made of fiber. (10) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating belt is formed by connecting a plurality of rectangular plates with their adjacent long sides connected by hinges. (11) The document receiving device according to claim 2, wherein the document receiving device is opened by cutting out a part of the upper surface and the outer surface thereof. (12) The document receiving device according to claim 3, wherein the document receiving device has an opening on one side in the lateral direction. (13) The document receiving device according to claim 3, wherein the document receiving box is swingably attached to a metal fitting attached to a rotating belt like a cage. (14) The metal fittings include an arm-shaped metal fitting attached to a rotating belt, a bar attached to the tip of the arm parallel to the roller, and a hanging metal fitting rotatable around the bar and its lower end attached to the document receiving box. A document receiving device according to claim 13, which includes: (15) The document receiving device according to claim 2, wherein a flange-shaped belt support that projects outward from the outer periphery of the roller is provided at the lower end of the roller. (16) The document receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the roller is provided with a groove along the rotating direction in a device corresponding to a metal fitting for attaching the document receiving box to the rotating belt.