JPH0346958A - Envelope storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store an envelope positively and stably by providing a storage box with a storage guide for inclining/guiding the envelope conveyed into the storage box. CONSTITUTION:An envelope 1 inserted from a direction B is conveyed by an upper and a lower conveyor belts 2, 3, and the printing of the envelope 1 by a printing head 4 is performed during this conveyance. The printed envelope 1 is further conveyed by the belts 2, 3 and stored in a storage box 5. At this storage time, the conveyed envelope 1 is inclined and guided by a storage guide 6 provided at the one side wall of the storage box 5, falls aslant following the fixed storage process and stored stably in the storage box.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an envelope storage system, and particularly to an envelope receiving device used in banking, etc., for sequentially storing envelopes inserted into the device into a storage box. Regarding the envelope storage method.

[Conventional technology]

Office work that involves handling a large number of envelopes, such as banking,
Envelope receiving devices are used as part of office streamlining.

An envelope receiving device is a type of automatic processing machine, and if it is equipped with a printing mechanism, the printing mechanism can print on envelopes that are sequentially inserted into the device, and the printed envelopes can be stored in a storage box.

When storing envelopes that have been conveyed one after another in this way into a storage box, conventionally the method of storing envelopes into the storage box was simply to drop them into the storage box. A storing method has been adopted in which the envelopes are simply dropped into the inside of the box, and thereby the envelopes that are conveyed one after another are stored in the storage box.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, with this type of conventional envelope storage method, it is difficult to store envelopes stably and reliably, and there is a risk that the envelopes will be stored in a disorderly manner in the storage box. be.

In other words, in the conventional envelope storage method described above, since the envelopes are stored in the storage box by dropping them into the storage box, there is a drawback that jams occur. Storage method: If the jammed envelope is placed not horizontally on top of the envelopes that have been stacked horizontally at the bottom, the envelopes will be disturbed and dropped one after another. Incoming envelopes are no longer stored in the correct stacked state, and the storage state in the storage box becomes disorderly.

The clutter in the storage state caused by such jams actually reduces the storage capacity even though the storage box would normally be able to store a predetermined number of envelopes by stacking each envelope sequentially from the bottom of the storage box. Furthermore, even when taking out the envelopes from the storage box after storage, the entire storage method envelopes cannot be taken out as a single layered item, and it takes time and effort to rearrange them. It also becomes.

The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of jams as described above,
To provide an envelope storage method that can store envelopes stably and reliably.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention relates to an envelope storage method in an envelope receiving device with a printing mechanism that encloses and processes contents in envelopes, and includes a storage system for transporting envelopes by a transport means and storing the envelopes transported by the transport means. The present invention is characterized in that the box is provided with a storage guide that guides the envelope at an angle.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the present invention, specifically, an envelope with a printing mechanism for enclosing and processing unprocessed slips, checks (contents), etc. in the envelope, regarding an automatic cash processing machine. The case where it is applied to a receiving device is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, the device includes a pair of main conveyor belts 2 and a lower conveyor belt [3] for conveying envelopes l, a print head 4 provided in the middle of the conveyance path, and a housing for storing envelopes l. A storage box 5 is provided, and a storage guide 6 is provided inside the storage box 5 to guide the envelope 1 at an angle.

In the illustrated example, the main conveyance belt 2 and the lower streak feed belt 3 constitute the conveyance means, but this may be a mechanism using rollers.

The storage box 5 is for storing envelopes 1 to be stored by stacking them in a horizontal manner starting from the bottom of the box.
In the state shown in the figure, the storage method envelope 1 is already stored in a stacked state.
0 is shown. The storage box 5 is a lockable safe, and in the illustrated example, the storage envelope 10 can be removed from the box by opening from the right side in the figure.

The storage guide 6 is provided on one of the inner wall surfaces of the storage box 5. In this embodiment, it is attached to the wall on the far side when facing the paper in the figure.

In this way, the first envelope storage method according to the present invention is applied.
The device shown in the figure conveys the envelope 1 using rollers or belts, in the example shown, upper and lower conveyor belts 2 and 3, and stores the envelope 1 at an angle to guide it to a lockable safe-like storage box 5 that stores the envelope 1. It has a guide 6.

Hereinafter, a second explanation will be given of the acceptance process of the envelope 1 with the above configuration.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

First, in Figure 1, regarding envelope printing and transport,
This is done as follows. That is, when the envelope 1 is inserted from the direction B in FIG. It is conveyed by the lower feed belt 3 and printed by the lid 4 to be printed. After printing is performed in this manner, the printed envelope 1 is then transferred to the main conveyor belt 2. It will be transported by the lower transport belt 3 and stored in the storage box 5.

As described above, when storing the envelope 1 in the storage box 5, in the envelope storage method according to the present invention, in order to store the transported envelope 1 in the storage box, the storage guide guides the envelope 1 at an angle into the storage box 5. Since the guide 6 is provided, it is possible to prevent a jam from occurring as in the conventional case, and to ensure a stable storage condition at all times.

That is, when storing the envelope 1, the storage guide 6
is inclined, and the envelopes 1 that are sequentially conveyed are always dropped obliquely and stored in the storage box 5 according to a certain storage process.

2(a) to 2(C) are cross-sectional views taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1 for explaining the storage process over time, and show the storage box 5
It shows the envelope storage state including the movement of the envelope 1 inside.

To explain in detail according to FIGS. 2(a), (b), and (C), first, the envelope 1 is sent out toward the upper space of the storage box 5 by the upper and lower conveyor belts 2.3. Then, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the envelope 1 is conveyed along the storage guide 6, and the end of the envelope on the opposite side of the storage guide 6 is tilted in the direction of arrow C, and as shown in FIG. 2(b). The situation will be as shown.

That is, in the states shown in FIGS. 2(a) and (b), envelope 1
One end of the envelope is in contact with the top of the storage guide 6,
Since the end of the envelope on the opposite side, that is, the end of the envelope on the right side in the figure, is floating, as the feeding progresses, or when it is released from the grip and conveyance by the upper and lower conveyor belts 2.3,
It tilts as shown by arrow C, and reaches the state shown in FIG. 2(b).

Then, by tilting it in this manner, it also separates from the storage guide 6 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 2(b). That is, the envelope 1 comes off from the storage guide 6 due to the weight of the tilted envelope 1, and the envelope 1 is reliably stored in the state shown in FIG. 2(C).

In this way, each envelope 1 that is conveyed one after another is always stored in the above-mentioned storage process, so that the envelopes 1 are stacked correctly at the bottom of the storage box 5. become.

Conventional envelope storage methods used storage boxes without such storage guides, which caused jams to occur during storage.
In contrast to the messy storage condition, this method can prevent jams and store envelopes in a very stable manner. In addition, since the stability of storage can be improved, the storage capacity of the storage box 5 will not be reduced due to jamming, and even when taking out the stored envelopes 10, it will not take much effort to rearrange them. Nor.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by providing the storage box with the storage guide, there is an effect that the envelopes can be reliably stored in a stable state.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining an embodiment of the envelope storage method of the present invention, and FIGS. 2(a) to (C) are lines A-A in FIG. 1 for explaining the envelope storage process, respectively. It is a schematic diagram of a cross section. ■...Envelope 2...Lower conveyor belt 3...Lower conveyor belt 4...Print head 5...Storage box 6...Storage guide i1 cylinder 6i zero yen kite

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An envelope storage method in an envelope receiving device with a printing mechanism that encloses and processes contents into envelopes, in which the envelopes are transported by a transport means and a storage box that stores the envelopes transported by the transport means. An envelope storage method characterized in that a storage guide is provided for tilting and guiding the envelope.