JPH038669Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a paper conveyance device which is provided with an alignment and transfer section in a paper conveyance line that continuously moves paper pieces such as slips and slips in the vertical direction.

``Prior art'' As a conventional paper conveying device, for example, the
-There is one disclosed in Publication No. 3306.

This publication discloses a technique in which a part of the material is conveyed by sandwiching it between two belts that are in contact with each other.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' However, with such conventional paper conveying devices, the paper pieces are simply conveyed by sandwiching them between the belts, so the paper pieces move in random order without being aligned. There was a problem that it was not possible to arrange them into units and process them all at once.

The present invention was created by focusing on these conventional problems, and is a paper conveyance device that solves the above problems by making it possible to continuously align and process paper pieces that flow out of order. is intended to provide.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention for achieving the above purpose is to provide a system that is capable of handling approximately one piece of paper at the end of a paper conveyance line that continuously moves paper pieces in the vertical direction. A paper strip conveying device is provided with alignment and transfer sections spaced apart from each other, wherein the alignment and transfer section includes a pair of endless belt conveyors installed symmetrically, and the belts of each endless belt conveyor are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. The belt of each endless belt conveyor is provided with clamping pieces that are arranged so as to have parallel parts and move synchronously, respectively, and project from the belt of each endless belt conveyor. At the same time, the tips of the clamping pieces are arranged so that they are in contact with each other in the parallel parts, and while the clamping pieces are separated, the ends of the paper conveyance line and the alignment transfer section are The paper pieces present in the paper pieces are arranged in a standby state as they are, and the arranged paper pieces are pinched and conveyed intermittently with the tips of the holding pieces in contact with each other.

``Function'' The alignment and transfer unit transfers the pieces of paper while the clamping piece is in contact with it, inserts the tip into the gap between the separated belts, stops, and then transfers the aligned pieces of paper all at once intermittently. It is designed to be convenient for subsequent handling.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The figure shows one embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment is applied to the collection of gaming fees from gaming machines such as pachinko.

As shown in FIG. 4, gaming machines 10, 10, . . . are arranged in series, and each gaming machine 10 is provided with a gaming fee receiving section 11. A conveyance line 20 for conveying paper received by the game fee receiving section 11 is connected to the gaming machines 10 and 1.
0... and between the accumulation section 15.

The transfer line section 21 of the conveyance line 20 until the paper waste is conveyed to the stacking section 15 is for moving the paper paper between belts that are in contact with each other, making the paper paper horizontally long and vertically.

The stacking section 15 is provided with an alignment transfer section 30 and a paper stacker 40 that contact the terminal end of the transfer line section 21 of the transfer line 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the terminal end of the transfer line section 21 of the transfer line 20 is connected to the pulley 2.
Belts 23, 23 wound around belts 2, 22 are arranged in parallel, and sheets of paper A, A, . . . are conveyed while being held between them.

At the end of the transfer line section 21, an alignment transfer section 30 is provided at an interval of approximately one sheet of paper A.
A guide groove member 24 is disposed between the transfer line section 21 and the alignment transfer section 30.

The alignment transfer section 30 is composed of a pair of endless belt conveyors 31 and 31a, and the endless belt conveyor 31 is in an endless state with a ring-shaped belt 34 wound around pulleys 32 and 33.
Similarly, the endless belt conveyor 31a has a ring-shaped belt 34a wrapped around pulleys 32a and 33a.

The belts 34, 34a of the endless belt conveyors 31, 31a have sections 35, 35a that are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other at approximately constant intervals.
Clamping pieces 36, 36a that move synchronously so as to abut each other at 35a are protruded from the belts 34, 34a.

The distance between the terminal end of the transfer line section 21 and the start end of the alignment transfer section 30 is approximately one sheet of paper A, and the belt 2
The front end A1 of the paper sheet A fed out from 3, 23 is located at a portion 35 of the belt 34, 34a of the alignment and transfer section 30.
35a so that it is slightly inserted between them.

After being fed out from the belts 23, 23 of the transfer line section 21, the paper A moves from the standby position A2 to the release position A.
3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, open position A
A paper stacker 40 is provided directly below the paper stack A at 3.

The paper stock stacker 40 is provided with a paper stock storage section 44 equipped with a pressure contact plate 43 biased by a spring 42 on one side of the housing 41, and a paper stock receiving chamber 46 on the other side via an inner peripheral flange 45. is set up, paper reception room 4
A receiving opening 47 is bored in the upper part of the rod 6, and a push plate 49 is provided at the end of an ejecting rod 48 that is pushed out from time to time.

Next, the action will be explained.

The paper money A received at the game fee receiving section 11 of each gaming machine 10 is conveyed to the accumulation section 15 by the transfer line section 21 of the conveyance line 20. The sheets of paper A are held and conveyed in a horizontally long position between the belts 23, 23 of the transfer line section 21 in random order.

When reaching the end of the transfer line section 21, the paper sheet A is fed out from belts 23, 23 between pulleys 22, 22. The lower edge of the fed paper A is guided by the guide groove member 2.
4 and proceed to the alignment transfer section 30, where the belt 3
4, 34a and between the parts 35, 35a of the front end A1.
It will be released with a little inserted.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the clamping pieces 36, 36a are not located at the starting end of the aligning and transferring section 30, the released paper stack A is not transferred, and the paper stack A is not transferred.
are extended and released one after another and remain at the standby position A2.

When the clamping pieces 36, 36a touch the starting ends of the parts 35, 35a of the belts 34, 34a, they are at the standby position A2.
The sheets of paper A accumulated in the holder are clamped together and transferred to the open position A3.

The paper sheet A moves to the open position A3, and the clamping piece 36,
When 36a is separated at the end of the sections 35, 35a, the paper stack A is released and enters the paper stack receiving chamber 46 of the paper stacker 40 through the paper receiving opening 47 due to gravity.

Although the belts 34 and 34a are continuously moving, the movement of the clamping pieces 36 and 36a to clamp the paper stack A is intermittent, and the above operation is repeated to move the paper stack A to the paper stack holder 40. They enter the rooms 46 one after another.

When a considerable number of paper waste A has accumulated in the paper waste receiving chamber 46, the ejecting rod 48 moves forward and the push plate 49 pushes the paper waste A into the paper waste storage part 44. When pushing in, the end of paper A is aligned with the inner flange 45.
When the ejector rod 48 and the pusher plate 49 move back, the elastic force of the spring 42 pushes the pressure contact plate 4
3 presses the paper sheet A, the end of the paper sheet A is compressed and held between the inner circumferential flange 45 and the pressure contact plate 43.

When the paper waste storage section 44 becomes full, the paper waste stacker 40 is replaced as appropriate. Replacement can also be done automatically on a line.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, paper scraps were used as the paper pieces, but office slips and the like can also be used.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the stacker may not be used and the apparatus may be used simply for gathering pieces of paper together.

"Effects of the invention" According to the paper strip conveying device according to the present invention, paper strips that are conveyed out of order can be continuously aligned and grouped together, and because the device has a simple structure using an endless belt conveyor, it is inexpensive and durable. This device can be installed in the middle or at the end of a paper conveyance line to align paper pieces.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the main parts of the conveyance device, Figure 2 is a front view,
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the stacker, and FIG. 4 is a layout diagram of the conveying device. 20...Transfer line, 21...Transfer line section,
30, 30a... alignment transfer section, 31, 31a...
Endless belt conveyor, 34, 34a...belt, 36, 36a...clipping piece, 40...paper stacker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A paper strip conveying device is provided with an alignment transfer section provided at the end of a paper strip conveyance line that continuously moves paper strips in the longitudinal direction, with an interval of approximately one paper strip, the alignment transfer section comprising a pair of endless The belt conveyors are installed symmetrically, and the belts of each endless belt conveyor are arranged so that they have parallel parts spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, and clamping pieces that move synchronously are attached to each belt of each endless belt conveyor. The clamping pieces are arranged at predetermined pitches corresponding to the moving speed of the paper strips in the paper strip conveyance line, and are arranged so that the tips of the clamping pieces are in contact with each other at the parallel portions. , while the clamping pieces are separated, the paper pieces existing between the terminal end of the paper conveyance line and the alignment transfer section are kept in a standby state and aligned, and the tips of the clamping pieces are in contact with each other. A paper piece conveying device characterized in that the aligned paper pieces are pinched and conveyed intermittently.