JPH03124516A - Apparatus for bundling parer leaf - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discharge without putting into disorder a neatly gathered posture by a method wherein gathered paper leaves are held in an arranged state and moved to a bundling position, and then both faces of the paper leaves are press- held by a clamp means and bundled with a tape wound around. CONSTITUTION:A bundling machine 1 is provided inside with a transfer path 9 having an identifying unit 8 for identifying notes P mounted in a hopper 6, wherein there is a branch piece 10 at the branch of the path 9 where notes which can be bundled are sent to a gathering unit 11 and notes which cannot be bundled are sent to a reject unit 7. The gathering unit 11 of a bundling device 2 arranges and gathers a specific number of notes which have been sent through the transfer path 9, while a holding transfer means 12 moves the notes in an arranged and gathered state from the gathering unit 11 to a bundling position A while it holds the notes. A clamp means 13 press-holds a position separate from the held position of the notes moved to the bundling position A from both faces of the notes and tightens them. A tape winding means 15 winds a tape T around the notes, a cutter mechanism 16 cuts and adheres the tape T strained after the winding, and a mechanism 17 thermally adheres the cut ends of the tape T to have notes discharge downward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a paper sheet bundling device for bundling paper sheets such as banknotes that are aligned and stacked using tape.

(Prior art) A conventional paper sheet binding device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 6210972, for example.
As seen in Publication No. 3, paper sheets to be bundled are stacked in a stacking section, and when a certain number of sheets (usually 100 in the case of banknotes) is reached, the stacked paper sheets are transported to the bundling section by a conveying means. At this point, the tape is passed between the holders and held by the holder, and the tape end is inserted between the leaves of the paper sheets held in the holder using the divider as a guide, and by pulling out the divider, the tape end is sandwiched between the leaves. After the holders are attached, the tape is wrapped around the holders, the tape is cut, and the cut ends are glued together to complete the binding operation, after which the bound paper sheets are pushed out from between the holders and released.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the stacked state of paper sheets tends to collapse between the time when the paper sheets stacked in the stacking section are transferred between the holders by the conveyance means and the paper sheets are delivered to the holders, and the paper sheets are easily bundled. There was a problem in that the subsequent paper sheets were disturbed and the aesthetic appearance was spoiled. In addition, since the tape is inserted between the leaves using a divider, it is easy to damage the paper sheets, and it is necessary to wrap the tape around the holder and bind it, and then pull out the binding tape from the holder. There were various problems such as damage to the pressing end of the press.

In view of this, the present invention clamps the stacked paper sheets in an aligned state and moves them to a bundling position, and then \
Both sides of the paper sheets are pressed and held by the clamping means, and tape is wrapped directly around the paper sheets in the vicinity of the planned clamping position to bind them, so that the paper sheets do not lose their alignment and stacking posture. To provide a paper sheet bundling device capable of releasing a bundle of paper sheets without touching them after bundling, thereby preventing damage to the paper sheets.

(Means for Solving the Problems) An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and the present invention aims to solve the problems of the above-mentioned prior art. a holding section having a pair of pinching claws for pinching and moving aligned paper sheets from the stacking section to a bundling position; and a pinching position of the paper sheets moved to the bundling position by the pinching claws. a paper sheet clamping means having opposing clamp members that clamp and clamp the paper sheet by pressing from both sides of the paper sheet at positions spaced apart from each other;
The end of the tape fed out from the tape supply means, which includes a tape tensioning means for tensioning the wound tape, is held between the ends of the tape, and the tape is wrapped around a portion of the paper sheet in the vicinity of the position where the clamping member is scheduled to clamp the paper sheet, and the tape is applied to the circumferential surface of the paper sheet. The present invention is characterized by a configuration comprising a tape winding means for winding the tape, a cutter mechanism for cutting the tensioned tape after winding, and an adhesive trowel mechanism for thermally bonding the cut ends of the tape.

(Function) When a certain number of paper sheets are arranged and stacked in the paper sheet stacking section,
The pinching claws of the pinching and transferring means move to the stacking section position and pinch the stacked paper sheets. During this time, tape winding is performed by placing the tape in a slack state between the opposing clamp members at the binding position, and moving the paper sheets between the opposing clamp members by moving the clamping and transferring means to the binding position. When it reaches , the tape is wrapped. After that, the clamp members move toward the paper sheet and press and hold the paper sheet from both sides. In this state, tension is applied to the tape. After the tape is cut at a predetermined position by a cutter, the adhesive trowel is used to tighten the tape. The cut ends are glued. The bundled paper sheets are released downward when both the clamping and releasing of the paper sheets by the pinching claws of the clamping and transferring means and the tightening of the paper sheets by the clamp member are performed. .

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In this embodiment, we will explain the case where the paper sheets to be handled are banknotes, and Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of a bundling machine incorporating the bundling device according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows an example of the internal arrangement. It is shown briefly. In FIG. 2, the left side is the front (front) of the binding machine 1, and the binding device 2 is built into a machine frame 3, and this machine frame 3 is stored so that it can be pulled out from the front side of the binding machine 1. The front upper end and front surface of the binding device 1 can be opened and closed by doors 4 and 5, which are shown schematically, and are used for maintenance and inspection of the inside of the binding device 2.

At the front of the upper part of the binding machine 1, there is a hopper 6 for loading banknotes P to be bundled, and a hopper 6 located directly above the hopper 6 for returning banknotes unsuitable for bundling (different denomination banknotes, counterfeit banknotes, damaged banknotes, etc.). A glue directing section 7 is provided.

In the bundling machine 1, as schematically shown in FIG.
There is a conveyance path 9 having an identification part 8 for identifying banknotes fed in one by one, and a branching piece 10 is provided at a branching part of this conveyance path 9, banknotes that can be bundled are sent to a stacking part 11, and banknotes that cannot be bundled are transferred to a stacking part 11. are sorted and sent to the reject section 7.

As shown in the side view in FIG. 3, the bundling device 2 includes a stacking section 11 that aligns and stacks a certain number of banknotes sent through the conveyance path 9 with their longitudinal and transverse directions aligned, and a stacking section 11 that stacks a certain number of banknotes in an aligned manner with the longitudinal and transverse directions aligned. A clamping and transferring means 12 that clamps and moves the aligned and stacked banknotes to the binding position A below the banknotes presses and clamps the banknotes from both sides of the banknotes at a position separated from the clamping position of the banknotes moved to the binding position A. a clamp means 13 for tightening the tape, a supply means 14 for supplying the binding tape T, a tape winding means 15 for wrapping the tape around the banknote, and a cutter mechanism 16 for cutting the tensioned tape T after wrapping. , and an adhesive trowel mechanism 17 for thermally bonding the cut end of the tape T.

The accumulation section 11 has a receiving member 18 having an oval-shaped side surface, and the upper part of the upright piece 19 of the receiving member 18 is attached to a shaft 21 at one end of a swinging lever 20, so that the swinging A cam follower 22 at the other end of the lever 20 is in contact with a cam 23, and the rotation of the cam 23 causes the swinging lever 20 to move.
oscillation is given to. A plurality of cuts 25, 25... (shown in the sixth figure) are formed on the outer edge of the bottom portion 24 of this receiving member 18, and these cuts 25, 25... Multiple impellers 26゜2 installed in
The outer periphery of the impellers 26, 26, . By rotating in the direction of the arrow, the banknotes are squeezed and left on the bottom part 24. Also, on the bottom part 24, an impeller 2 is placed on the bottom part 24.
6. A pressing plate 27 is provided that receives the back of the banknotes fed through the banknotes and gradually retreats according to the amount of banknotes accumulated, and this pressing plate 27 is supported by a link mechanism (not shown). The stacked banknotes are always urged toward the impellers 26, 26, . . . with a constant force by the spring force.

The impellers 26, 26, etc. used here are well-known, and include a large number of blades 30 made of a thin elastic material and curved in the same direction on the circumferential surface of a boss portion 29 fixed to the shaft 28. .30... are planted with a note gap, and one banknote is received between each blade and carried to the stacking section 11 side. In addition, 18A is a guide plate when moving the banknotes P to the bundling position A, which has a comb shape.
It is designed so as not to obstruct the entry of the clamping claws of the clamping and transferring means 12, which will be described later.

A fixed wall 31 is provided at one end of the stacking section 11, and serves as a reference for aligning one longitudinal end of banknotes that are aligned and stacked on the bottom 24 of the receiving member 18. A longitudinal alignment mechanism 32 is provided for pushing and aligning the ends of the stacked banknotes toward the fixed wall 31.

As shown in a perspective view in FIG. 5, the longitudinal alignment mechanism 32 is supported by the machine frame 33 and a pulley 35 on the shaft of a forward/reverse drive motor 34 fixed on the machine frame 33. A belt 39 is wound around the pulley 36 via intermediate pulleys 37 and 38, so that the pulley 36 is given forward and reverse rotation within a predetermined angular range.
An arm 40 is fixed to the arm 6 in the horizontal direction, and a round bar-shaped alignment rod 42 is vertically provided at the tip of the arm 4 through a bracket 41. Therefore, as the arm 40 pivots from the solid line position in FIG. The longitudinal direction is aligned using this as a reference. Note that by selecting the rotation angle of the motor 34 and changing the rotation angle of the aligning rod 42, it is possible to handle banknotes of different lengths. Further, the alignment operation by the alignment rod 42 is performed intermittently once every 10 to 20 bills fed onto the receiving member 18.

On both sides of the stacking section 11, widthwise alignment mechanisms 43 and 43 are provided for aligning the upper ends of the banknotes P aligned and stacked on the receiving member 18.

This transversal direction alignment mechanism 43.43 is provided symmetrically, as shown in a perspective view in FIG. 6 and a plan view in FIG. shall be given the same reference numerals.

The configuration of the transverse direction alignment mechanism 43 includes a solenoid 44 fixed to the outer surface of the machine frame 3, and an alignment member whose base end is pivotally supported on the machine frame 3 by a shaft 45 and can be freely collapsed in the direction of the stacking section 11. 46, a substantially doglegged lever 47 with one end connected to the back side near the base end of the alignment member 46, one end pivoted to the machine frame 3 and the other end connected to the other end of the lever 47. The plunger 44a of the solenoid 44 is connected by a pin 50 of the pivot shaft 49 of the lever 48, and when the plunger 44a is pulled, an aligning member is activated as shown by the chain line on the left side of FIG. 46 is the receiving member 18
An alignment part 46a bent in a right angle direction at the tip of the alignment member 46 is configured to strike the upper ends of the banknotes P to be aligned and stacked in the stacking part 11 to align them.

This alignment mechanism 43.43 is also driven intermittently in the same way.

The clamping and transferring means 12 has clamping claws 52 and 53 located on the left and right sides of the bundling position A, and is arranged at a position where it can clamp a portion of the banknote P near one end with respect to the center in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 8 in a plan view and in FIG. 9 as a side view, these pinching claws 52 and 53 have two parallel arms 54.55 and 56.57 at the base of each of the pinching claws 52 and 53. One end of each arm 54.55, 56.57 is pivotally connected, and the other end of these arms 54.55, 56.57 is directly or indirectly pivotally connected to the machine frame 1 side to form a parallel link mechanism, and each of the clamping claws 52.53 They are able to move toward and away from each other while remaining parallel to each other. A cam follower 58 is pivotally attached to the proximal bent portion of one arm 54 of the pinching claw 52 on one side (left side) in the figure, and a cam follower 58 is attached to the cam surface of a cam 59 pivotally supported on the machine frame 3 by a spring force (not shown). The proximal end of one arm 56 of the other side (right side) pinching claw 53 that is in contact with the other side (right side) is connected to an auxiliary lever 61 that is pivotally supported by a shaft 60 on the machine frame 3, and the proximal bent portion of this auxiliary lever 61 A cam follower 62 is pivotally attached to the cam follower 62 and is brought into contact with the cam surface of a cam 63 coaxially with the cam 59 by the force of a spring 64 . Therefore, after the pinching claw 53 hits the banknote P, it can adapt to the difference in the total thickness of the banknote P by the action of the spring 64.

The pinching surfaces of the pinching claws 52 and 53 have a convex curved surface 52a projecting in an arc shape on one side, and a concave curved surface 53a in an arc shape corresponding to the convex curved surface 52a on the other hand. 5
2.53 When a banknote P is held between them, the banknote is curved along the longitudinal direction, so that the banknote P does not sag even when held on one side.

The elevating mechanism 66 of the machine base 65 that supports these pinching claws 52 and 53 is such that the machine base 65 is fixed to a shaft 67 having a non-circular cross section and whose upper and lower ends are supported on the machine frame 3 as shown in FIG. It is supported so that it can be raised and lowered, and a worm 69 is connected to the motor 68 on the machine frame 3.
, a pulley 71 rotated through a worm wheel 70
A belt 73 is wound around a pulley 72 that is pivotally supported below the machine frame 3, and the belt 73 and the machine base 65 are connected by a connecting member 74. can be raised and lowered.

A belt 77 is wound around a pulley 75 rotated by the motor 68 and a pulley 76 on the shaft 67, and is wound around another pulley 78 on this shaft 67 and a pulley 80 on the shaft 79 of the cam 59.63. A belt 81 is wound around the cams 59 and 63, and the cams 59 and 63 are rotated, and the cam shapes of the cams 59 and 63 cause the pinch claws 52 and 53 to move toward each other and return to the position shown in Figure 8. be done.

Further, a detection plate 67a and a detection sensor S6 are provided below the shaft 67 to detect the rotational position of the shaft 67, so as to detect the open position and the pinching position of the pinching claws 52 and 53. It has become.

The machine frame 3 includes sensors S, S, which detect the position of the machine base 65.
2. S3 is provided. The sensor S1 is for detecting the standby position (third illustrated position), the sensor S2 is for detecting the position where the banknotes P of the stacking section 11 are held, and the sensor S3 is for detecting the position where the banknotes P are moved to and stopped at the bundling position A.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the clamping means 13 has left and right clamp members 82 and 83, which have a substantially U-shape when viewed from above and are arranged to face each other. 83 are located on the left and right sides of the binding position A,
It is arranged so as to grip a position near the opposite end to the clamping position of the banknote P clamped by the clipping claws 52 and 53.

One (left side in the figure) clamp member 82 is supported so that it can move forward and backward toward the binding position A using guide shafts 84 and 85 installed on the machine frame 3 as a guide, and its base end is pivoted below this machine frame 3. The upper end of the supported lever 86 is loosely connected by a pin 87 and an elongated hole 88, and eight cam followers pivoted in the middle of this lever 86 are brought into contact with the cam surface of the cam 90 under spring bias. The rotation of this cam 90 allows the clamp member 82 to move forward and backward along the guide shafts 84 and 85.

In this embodiment, a stamp 91 is built into the clamp member 82, and this stamp 91 is attached to the guide shaft 92 of the machine frame 3.
The upper end of a lever 94, which is pivoted coaxially with the lever 86, is movably connected to the upper end of the lever 94 by a pin and an elongated hole. A cam follower 95 pivotally attached to the middle of this lever 94 is in contact with a cam surface of another cam 96 coaxial with the cam 90 under spring bias.

Due to the shape of the cam 96, the stamp 91 moves forward at a predetermined time, which will be described later, to perform a stamping operation.

The clamp member 83 on the other side (the right side in the figure) is supported so as to be able to move forward and backward along guide shafts 97 and 98 installed in the machine frame 3 so as to be able to escape by springs 99 and 100 in the binding position entry direction. Lever 101 whose base end is pivoted below 3
A cam follower 1 whose upper end is loosely connected to a pin 102 and a long hole 103 and is pivoted in the middle of this lever 101.
04 is in contact with the cam surface of the cam 105 under spring bias. The shape of the cam 105 is such that the clamp member 83 can be advanced a little further than the clamp member 82.

At the upper position of the U-shaped interior of the clamp member 83, there are guide pieces 106 on the left and right sides of the tip, as shown in FIG.
, 106 is fixed to the tape guide 107, which has a U-shape when viewed from the expanded plane.
It is said to be wider than the width of \Hiro 11]. The bill abutting edges 83a, 83a of this clamp member 83 have a width extending in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.
In addition to the abutting edges 82a, a portion a facing the contact edges 82a, and a portion a facing the both sides of the iron 108, which will be described later.

It has b. Therefore, these portions a and b can be formed by bending the end edge of the clamp member 83 at right angles. However, as shown in FIG. 12, another member 109 is fixed to the inside of the clamp member 82, and the abutment edge 83a is thereby fixed.

As 83a, portions 83a and 83b facing the iron may be formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tape supply means 14 supplies tape from a tape reel (not shown) to an intermediate reel 110.
, 110... has a flat tape passage 111 that guides the tape T guided through the group, the tip of this passage 111 is open toward the binding position A, and the tape at the rear end of this passage 111 Upper and lower rollers 11 as supply rotating bodies
One roller 11 of 2,113 (a belt may be used)
3 is rotationally driven by a pulse motor 114 which can be driven in forward and reverse directions, and is configured to feed out the tape T by the required amount and to apply tension to the tape T by rotating in the reverse direction when necessary. Near the tip of this tape path 111, a sensor S4 (photo) for detecting the tip position of the tape T is provided.

The tape winding means 15, as shown in FIG. 13, has a fixed clip member 115 and a movable clip member 116 that sandwich the feeding end of the tape T, and the clip members 115 and 116 are in the binding position A as shown in FIG. It is rotated in a circular orbit indicated by the symbol B. It is designed to move forward and backward along with the movement.

This fixed clipping member 115 is fixedly provided at the tip of a swing arm 119 that is rotatably supported by a movable frame 17 by a support 118. It has a structure that opens and closes in a scissor-like manner with respect to the fixed pinch member 115, and a spring 121 tensioned between the base end and the swing arm 119 allows the tips of both the pinch members 115 and 116 to be It is biased to close. Further, a cam follower 122 is pivotally attached to the bent end of the base of the movable sandwich member 116, and this cam follower 122 is attached to a cam member 122 provided on the machine frame 3 side.
When the cam follower 122 rides on the cam member 124 (the thirteenth
In the illustrated state) the tip of the movable pinch member 116 is separated from the tip of the fixed pinch member 115.

The cam member 123 is rotatably supported in a horizontal plane by a shaft 125 on the machine frame 3 side, and a plunger 127 of a solenoid 126 is connected to this cam member 123 via a connecting lever 128. When pulled, the cam member 124 is guided by its arc-shaped elongated hole 129 and the roller 130 on the machine frame 3 side that fits therein, and moves counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow) in FIG. 13 around the shaft 125. It is designed to be rotated.

On the other hand, the movable frame 117 supporting the sandwiching members 115 and 116 is connected to guide shafts 131 and 13 fixed to the machine frame 3.
1, and a gear 132 is pivotally attached to this movable frame 117 with its moving direction being the axial direction.

The mechanism for moving the movable frame 117 forward and backward is such that one end of a lever 136 is pivoted at a position eccentric to the shaft 134 of a member 135 fixed to the shaft 134 of a motor 133 mounted on the machine frame 3. The other end is attached to the movable frame 117
The long hole 139 on the other side of the swing arm 138 is connected to one end of a swing arm 138 which is pivotally supported by the movable frame 1.
17, and the movable frame 117 is moved forward and backward by a predetermined stroke via a lever 136 and a swing arm 138 when driven by a motor 133.

The gear 132 is meshed with a long-toothed gear 141 that is pivotally supported on the machine frame 3 side, and even when the movable frame 117 moves back and forth, the gear 1
32 and 141 are kept in mesh.

Further, rotation is transmitted to the gear 141 on the machine frame 3 side from the motor 142 via the timing belt 143. Note that S5
144 is a rotation detection sensor, and 144 is a detection plate having a detection portion 145 thereof.

The cutter mechanism 16 includes a cutter arm 14 having a blade 146 at its tip in a substantially right angle direction as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.
7 swings downward to cut the tape T by a solenoid 148, and a plunger 149 of the solenoid 148
A lever mechanism is provided between the plunger 149 and the cutter arm 147 in order to increase the turning angle of the blade 146 with respect to the stroke. This lever mechanism includes an L-shaped lever 151 whose bent portion is pivotally supported by a shaft 150 on the machine frame 3.
One end is connected to one end of a short lever 152, and the other end of this lever 152 is connected to a position close to the pivot shaft 153 of the cutter arm 147. When the plunger 149 is pulled, the L-shaped lever 151 moves to the shaft 150. The cutter arm 147 is rotated clockwise in the figure around a shaft 153, and by pulling up a short lever 152, the cutter arm 147 is rotated significantly clockwise in the figure around a shaft 153.

As shown in the third figure, a lever 156 is pivotally attached to the lower end of an arm 155 whose one end is pivotally supported to the machine frame 3 by a shaft 154, and is pulled by a spring 157 to a fixed position relative to the arm 155. This lever 15
A trowel 158 is attached to 6. The arm 155
Cam followers 159 and 160, which are pivoted in the middle of the cam follower 159 and 160, are sequentially brought into contact with the cam surface of the cam 161 under spring force, and the rotation of the cam 161 causes the iron 158 to pivot toward the binding position A. The clamping means 13 enters into the clamping member 82 on the left side in the figure from below.

Another supporting lever 162 as a tape pressing means is attached to the shaft 154 of the arm 155, and the receiving part 163 at the tip of the lever hits the lower end of the tape T wrapped around the banknotes at the bundling position A. It has a structure that holds the T in place so that it does not loosen.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

1 and 2, when bills P to be bound are placed on the hopper 6 of the bundling machine 1 and a start button is pressed, the bills are fed into the machine one by one by a feeding means (not shown). The loaded banknotes are identified by the identification unit 8 as to whether or not they are suitable for bundling.
1, and in the case of non-conforming banknotes such as different denominations, counterfeit banknotes, double-ply banknotes, etc., the branching piece 10 is switched by a signal from the recognition unit 8, and the banknote is returned to the reject unit 7. The banknotes sent to the stacking section 11 are separated by 1 between the blades 30 and 30 of the impeller 26.
The sheets enter one by one and are sent onto the receiving member 18, and the bottom 24
They are left on the top and are sequentially arranged and accumulated on the bottom 24 in an upright position. In the meantime, the alignment rod 42 is rotated by the intermittent drive of the longitudinal direction alignment mechanism 32, hits one longitudinal end of the banknotes P, pushes the other end of the banknotes P toward the fixed wall 31, and the stacking proceeds while the longitudinal direction is aligned. At the same time, the transverse direction alignment mechanisms 43.43 operate intermittently, and the alignment members 46.43 operate intermittently.
46 rotates to form an alignment portion 46a.

46a pushes the upper end of the banknote P to align it in the lateral direction.

As shown in FIG. 16(A), a predetermined number of sheets (usually 1
When the banknotes P (00 sheets) are stacked in an aligned state, the motor 68 of the clamping and transferring means 12 drives the banknotes P to the machine base 6 via the belt 73.
5 rises, with the left and right pinching claws 52 and 53 open, and advances to a position near one end in the longitudinal direction of the stacked banknotes P in the stacking section 11, and the cam 59 rotates by the rotation of the motor 68.
．． With the rotation of 63, the pinching claws 52 and 53 approach each other, and the banknote P is held between the two pinching claws (FIG. 16(B)).

After the bill is clamped, the swing lever 20 is moved to the shaft 2 by the rotation of the cam 23.
When the receiving member 18 is retracted from the lower part of the banknote P, the tape is wrapped around the means 1.
The motor 142 of 5 starts, and the swing arm 119 rotates through the gears 141 and 132. , the tape T protruding from the tip of the tape passage 111 is held between the tips of the fixed sandwich member 115 and the movable sandwich member 116. Thereafter, the swing arm 119 further swings and once stops at the position shown in FIG. 16(C), that is, after approximately 3/4 of a turn. As a result, the pulled out tape T
is left slack so as to cross the position from which the banknotes P descend (binding position A). Then, the machine platform 65 of the clamping and transferring means 12 begins to descend again, and the banknotes P are moved to the bundling position A (FIG. 16(D)). The pressing plate 27 of the accumulation section 11 is
Since the bill P is gone, it moves forward and returns to the position where it touches the circumferential surface of the impeller 26.

Then, one clamping member 83 having the tape guide 107 of the clamping means 13 moves forward in advance as shown in FIG.
E)) For tape winding, the tape T on the pinched end side pulled out by the means 15 is attached to the guide piece 1 of the tape guide 107.
06 and 106, and the position of the tape T is regulated.

Thereafter, the pinching members 115 and 116 further rotate to wrap the tape T around the banknote P, but at this time, when it passes through the tip of the tape passage 111 of the tape supply means 14, that is, the fixed position shown in FIG. 16(A). If the cam follower 122 of the movable pinching member 116 rides on the cam part 124 when passing the tape T, the tape T will be released from the grip, so the solenoid 126 is activated during the second pass, pulling the cam member 123 and letting the cam part 124 escape. Even when the cam follower 122 of the movable pinching member 116 comes around, it does not interfere with the cam part 124, and therefore passes through while holding the tape T. Then, when the holding members 115 and 116 rotate one or more revolutions and reach a position where a portion of the tape T overlaps (FIG. 16(F)), the means 15 stops winding the tape. Thereafter, the left and right clamp members 83 and 84 move together toward the bundling position A by the action of the cams 90 and 105, and clamp the other end of the banknote P that is being held by the pinching claws 53 and 54 of the holding and transferring means 12. . As a result, the tape T is attached to the clamp member 83.8.
4 (Fig. 13 (F)). Next, the motor 114 of the tape supply means 14 is rotated in reverse for a predetermined period of time to apply tension to the tape T. At this time, when the tension of the tape T reaches an amount due to the friction between the tape surface and the roller 113, the roller 113 then slips, so that the tape T binds the banknote P with a constant tightening force. Thereafter, the motor 114 is rotated in the normal direction by a predetermined number of pulses to feed out a portion of the tape T, thereby weakening the tightening force by the tape T a little.

Then, the cam 161 of the iron mechanism 17 rotates, and the arm 15
5 in the clockwise direction in the figure around the shaft 154,
The receiving part 163 of the supporting lever 162 presses the lower end corner of the tape T wrapped around the banknote P, and the lever 158 enters into the clamp member 82 to press the tape T wound around the banknote P.
16(G)), tape T
Enter thermal bonding.

Thereafter, the motor 114 of the tape supply means 14 rotates forward by a predetermined pulse amount to loosen the tape T, and the cutter mechanism 16 operates to bring the cutter 146 into contact with the tape T (see FIG. 13).
I()), the disconnection is performed.

After cutting, the trowel 158 further advances to adhere the cut end of the tape T (FIG. 16(I)).

After cutting the tape, the motor 133 of the means 15 is driven to wind the tape, and the movable frame 117 is moved backward (to the left in FIG. 13) via the lever 136 and the swing arm 138, thereby shifting the gear 132 to the gear 141. While engaged, slide and pull the shaft 118, and pull the pinch members 115 and 116 to remove the tape T wrapped around the banknote P from under it. Thereafter, the stamp 91 moves forward and a predetermined stamp is made on the surface of the tape T.

When the adhesion of the tape T is completed, the iron 158 returns (the first
6 (J)), and at the same time the pinching claws 52 of the pinching and transferring means 12.
．． 53 separates and releases the holding of the banknotes P, and then the clamp members 82 and 83 of the clamping means 13 separate and release the bundled banknotes P downward, and all parts are separated as shown in FIG. 16(K).
The state returns to (A), and the bundled banknotes P are appropriately collected into the receiving box.

Although the illustrated embodiment has been described for the case where it is used for bundling banknotes, it is of course applicable to bundling other paper sheets, and the configuration of each part is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. It is optional to change the design as appropriate.

Also, the timing of thermal bonding of the tape T is either one that starts thermal bonding after cutting the tape, or one that starts thermal bonding before cutting the tape and continues to thermally bond the cut end of tape T after cutting the tape. It may be. Further, the timing for releasing the clamping of paper sheets at the binding position A by the pinching claws 52, 53 may be earlier or later than the timing for releasing the clamping of the paper sheets by the clamp members 82, 83.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the paper sheets arranged in the stacking section are held by the holding and transferring means and moved to the bundling position, and during this time, the tape is wrapped at the bundling position by the means. The tape is placed in a slack state between certain opposing clamp members, and the paper sheet is moved between the opposing clamp members by movement of the clamping and transferring means, and when the paper sheet reaches the binding position, the tape winding means The paper sheets are wrapped with tape, and the tape is wrapped around the paper sheets by gripping the part with a clamping means, and under the gripping condition, the tape after being wrapped around the paper sheets is tightened and tied, so the alignment state of the paper sheets can be checked. To obtain bound paper sheets that can be bound without breaking, are not disturbed after being bundled, and have a good appearance. In addition, when wrapping tape around a certain number of paper sheets and tying them together, there is no need to insert the end of the tape between the leaves using a divider as in the past, so there is no need to damage the paper sheets, and even after tying them together. The bundled paper sheets can be released by simply releasing the tightening means.
This eliminates the need for the conventional holder to be tied together and then to pull out the holder after the holder is tied, and the damage to paper sheets that occurs when pulling out the holder is also eliminated.

Furthermore, the binding position is located in the center, and the clamping and transferring means, clamping means, tape winding means, trowel mechanism, and cutter mechanism can all be arranged so as to surround the binding position, so that the binding device itself can be It has various effects, such as being extremely compact and not making the machine bulky even when incorporated into a binding machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view showing an example of a bundling machine incorporating the bundling device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing the internal layout of the same, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the bundling machine according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the mechanism for aligning paper sheets in the longitudinal direction, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the mechanism for aligning paper sheets in the transverse direction, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the same. , FIG. 8 is a fixed view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 3, FIG. 9 is a side view of the clamping and transferring means, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of one clamping member of the clamping means and the iron mechanism, and FIG. 11 12 is a horizontal sectional view showing a clamp member of the clamping means, FIG. 12 is a horizontal sectional view showing a modification of the same, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the tape winding means, Figure 14 is a side view of the cutter mechanism, Figure 15 is a front view of the same, and Figures 16 (A) to (K).
) is an explanatory diagram showing the effect. 1... Binding machine, 2... Binding device, 6... Hopper,
7... Reject part, 8... Identification part, 9... Conveyance path, 11... Accumulating part, 12... Clamping transfer means, 13
... Clamp means, 14 ... Tape supply means, 15
... tape winding means, 16 ... cutter mechanism, 17
...Gluing iron mechanism, 18...Receiving member, 26...Impeller, 27...Press plate, 32...Longitudinal direction alignment mechanism, 42...Alignment rod, 43...Short Manual alignment mechanism, 4
6...Aligning member, 52.53...Pinch claw, 82°8
3... Clamp member, 91... Stamp, 115.
・・Fixed pinch member, 116 ・・Movable pinch member, 146
...blade, 158...trowel. Fig. 3 Engraving of side 1M Fig. 11 Fig. 13 Fig. 16 (H) Display of procedural amendment case

Claims (1)

[Claims] A paper sheet stacking section that aligns and stacks a certain number of supplied paper sheets with their longitudinal and transverse directions aligned, and a pair of clips that pinch and move the aligned paper sheets from this stacking section to a bundling position. A clamping and transferring means having claws and opposing clamp members that press and clamp the paper sheets from both sides of the paper sheets at a position separated from the clamping position of the paper sheets moved to the bundling position by the clamping claws. A paper sheet part that wraps around the paper sheet in the vicinity of the scheduled clamping position by the clamp member while pinching the end of the tape fed out from the tape supply means including a tape tensioning means for tensioning the wound tape. A paper sheet bundle comprising: a tape winding means for winding the tape around the circumferential surface of the paper sheet; a cutter mechanism for cutting the tape after being wound, and an adhesive trowel mechanism for thermally bonding the cut ends of the tape. Device.