JPH04295790A - Card mount inspection method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inspect whether a card mount is inserted correctly in the front and back, and up and down in an envelope with window and whether the address written on the front appears in the window in the envelope. CONSTITUTION:On a carrying conveyer 3 at the outlet of an insertion sealer 1 for card mounts, an ultraviolet ray irradiation inspection device 4 is provided. The inspection device 4 is constituted of a black box 11, a UV lamp 13 installed in the box 11, a timing sensor 12 and a CCD shatter camera 14 and a control output device 15. When the timing sensor 12 detects an envelope conveyed into the black box 11, the above mentioned camera 14 actuates following the command from the control output device 15. As a marking part 32 with fluorescent paint is provided in advance, at a predetermined position on a card mount 31, the reflection fluorescent light from the marking part 32 is received by the camera only in the case the card mount is correctly in place in an envelope 41.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for checking whether a card mount is correctly inserted into a window envelope.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a card is secured to a card mount with an address written on it, and the card is inserted into a window opening envelope using a card mount enclosing and sealing machine. A method has been adopted in which this is done by measuring the total weight of the open envelope, card mount and insert.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned card mount inspection method, it is difficult to check whether the front and back of the card mount and the top and bottom of the card mount are inserted in the correct state, and whether the address on the card mount is accurately displayed in the window opening of the window opening envelope. There was a problem in that it was not possible to test whether or not this was the case. In the present invention, fluorescent paint is pre-marked at a predetermined position on a card mount to be inserted into a window-opening envelope, and after the card mount is inserted, ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the predetermined position of the window opening of the envelope, and the reflected fluorescent light is emitted. The above-mentioned conventional problems are solved by inspecting the presence or absence.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a method for inserting a card mount into a window-opening envelope using a card mount inserting and sealing machine, and inspecting whether or not the inserted state is correct. A card mount inspection method characterized in that a fluorescent paint is applied in advance to a predetermined position of a portion corresponding to a window opening, and the envelope window opening is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to inspect the presence or absence of reflected fluorescence. . Moreover, the present invention
In a card mount inspection device inserted into a window-opening envelope, which includes an enclosing/sealing machine, an incoming conveyor, an automatic weight measuring device, and a sorting machine, a black box is placed on the incoming conveyor,
a timing sensor, an ultraviolet irradiation lamp, and a CCD shutter camera provided in the black box;
An ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine consisting of a control device for controlling the operation of these timing sensors and a CCD shutter camera is provided, and a card mount marked with fluorescent paint by a fluorescent paint marking device is processed by the enclosing and sealing machine. This is a card mount inspection device characterized by:

[0005]

[Operation] In the above inspection method, if the fluorescent paint coated portion of the card mount appears in the window opening of the envelope, reflected fluorescence upon irradiation with ultraviolet rays is detected. Further, in the above-mentioned inspection device, the card mount, which has been marked with fluorescent paint in advance, is enclosed and sealed by the enclosing and sealing machine, and then transferred to the ultraviolet ray irradiation inspection machine on the carry-in conveyor. In this inspection machine, when an ultraviolet irradiation lamp irradiates ultraviolet light onto a predetermined position of a window-opening envelope on an incoming conveyor, a signal from a timing sensor activates a CCD shutter camera to detect the presence or absence of reflected fluorescence from the envelope window opening. do.

[0006]

[Embodiment] To explain an embodiment of the present invention based on the drawings, the card mount inspection device shown in FIG. 7 and a control unit 8 for controlling the operation of the sorting machine 7, and an ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine 4 is installed on the carry-in conveyor 3.
It is equipped with As shown in FIG. 2, the ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine 4 includes a black box 11 provided directly above the carry-in conveyor 3, a timing sensor 12 provided inside the black box 11, and an ultraviolet irradiation lamp (
a control/output device 15 that controls the operation of the UV lamp) 13 and the CCD shutter camera 14, the timing sensor 12 and the CCD shutter camera 14, and outputs the results of light reception from the CCD shutter camera 14;
The control/output device 15 is connected to the control section 8. FIG. 3 shows a fluorescent paint marking device 9 for marking the card mount with fluorescent paint.
1, a spray nozzle 22, a feed roller 23, and a base paper storage box 24. Next, the operation of the card mount inspection device will be explained. First, using the fluorescent paint marking device 9, a fluorescent paint marking 32 is made at a predetermined position on a card mount 31 corresponding to the envelope window opening. In this case, as shown in FIG.
Spray fluorescent paint and mark from step 2. The predetermined position on the card mount 31 where the marking 32 is performed is as shown in FIG. 4, and is located within the envelope window opening 42 when the card mount 31 is correctly inserted into the window opening envelope 41 (with the front and back and top and bottom correctly); And the position corresponds to a position eccentric from the envelope center c. For example, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, when the window opening 42 is formed at a position eccentric from the envelope center c and not including the envelope center c, the window opening 4
2. If the window opening 42a is formed eccentrically from the envelope center c and includes the envelope center c, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. If the part is formed concentrically with the envelope 41, marking may be done at any position within the window opening, away from the center c of the envelope. Then, the cut card mount 31 with the card 51 locked thereon is set in the enclosing/sealing machine 1. In this case, the state when the card mount 31 is correctly inserted into the window-opening envelope 41 is as shown in FIG. 33 is fully exposed in the envelope window opening 42. 34 is card mount 31
The card 51 is placed on the card mount 3 along the cut line provided in the
1, and 43 is a sealing part (folding and pasting part) of the envelope 41. Now, the window-opening envelope 41 in which the card mount 31 (with the card 51 locked) has been enclosed and sealed by the enclosing and sealing machine 1 is transferred to the carry-in conveyor 3 by the turntable 2 and introduced into the ultraviolet ray irradiation inspection machine 4. The timing sensor 12 detects the envelope 4 on the carry-in conveyor 3.
1 is detected, the result is transmitted to the control/output device 15. The traveling speed of the carry-in conveyor 3 and the position of the marking section 32 on the card mount 31 are input to the device 15, and based on these, the device 15 operates the CCD shutter camera 14 after detecting the envelope 41. The desired time point is calculated and transmitted to the camera 14. Therefore, the envelope 4 in which the card mount 31 is correctly enclosed
When the envelope 1 is transferred, ultraviolet rays from the UV lamp 13 are irradiated onto the marking section 32 through the envelope window opening 42, and the reflected fluorescence is detected by the camera 14, and a signal indicating "normal enclosing condition" is generated. The information is transmitted to the control section 8 via the control/output device 15. In addition, when the card mount 31 is not enclosed in the envelope 41, or when the enclosed one is front and back or upside down, there is no reflected fluorescence and the camera 14 cannot detect the marking part 32, but in this case In this case, a signal indicating "an abnormality in the enclosing state" is transmitted to the control section 8. The card mount 31 that has passed through the ultraviolet ray irradiation inspection machine 4 is conveyed to the automatic weight measuring device 6 by the carry-in conveyor 5, where it is weighed. The signal is transmitted to the control unit 8, and if it does not match, it is determined that the contents are abnormal.
signals are transmitted. Then, the control unit 8 controls the “
Only when receiving a signal indicating "Enclosed condition is normal" and a signal indicating "Contents are normal," a "good product" signal is sent to the sorting machine 7, and the sorting machine 7 selects and transfers the product as a good product.In other cases, the sorting machine 7, the defective product is selected and transferred based on the "defective product" signal. In the embodiment of FIG.
may be prefixed so that only envelopes 41 whose contents are normal are inspected by the ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine 4.

[0007]

Effects of the Invention In the card mount inspection method of the present invention, a fluorescent paint is applied in advance to a predetermined position of a card mount to be inserted into a window-opening envelope, and the window opening of the envelope is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to remove the fluorescent paint. Since it detects the presence or absence of reflected fluorescence from the coated part, it has the effect of reliably inspecting whether a card mount is inserted into an envelope and whether the card mount is inserted into the envelope correctly with the front and back and top and bottom. Further, in the card mount inspection device of the present invention, an ultraviolet irradiation inspection device is additionally provided to the card mount inspection device that measures only the envelope weight, and the ultraviolet ray irradiation inspection device includes a timing sensor and a C.
Since the CD shutter camera is automatically controlled to check for the presence of reflected fluorescence from the fluorescent paint markings on the card mount, it is possible to check whether the contents are inserted into the window-opening envelope in the correct amount. In addition, with a simple device configuration, it is possible to automatically and accurately check whether a card mount is inserted into a window-opening envelope correctly, front and back, and top and bottom.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the fluorescent paint marking device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a card mount is correctly enclosed and sealed in a window-opening envelope.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Enveloping and sealing machine 2 Turntable 3 Loading conveyor 4 Ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine 5 Loading conveyor 6 Automatic weight measuring device 7 Sorting machine 8 Control section 9 Fluorescent paint marking device 11 Black box 12 Timing sensor 13 UV lamp 14 CCD shutter camera 15 Control/output device 21 Stand 22 Spray nozzle 23 Feed roller 24 Base paper storage box 30 Base paper 31 Card mount 32 Marking part 33 Address 34 Cut line 41 Window envelope 42 Window opening 42a window opening 43 Sealing section 51 card

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a method of inserting a card mount into a window-opening envelope using a card mount inserting and sealing machine and inspecting whether the insertion state is correct, a portion of the card mount corresponding to the envelope window opening is inspected. A method for inspecting a card mount, comprising applying fluorescent paint to a predetermined position in advance, irradiating the envelope window opening with ultraviolet rays, and inspecting the presence or absence of reflected fluorescence. 2. A card mount inspection device inserted into a window-opening envelope comprising an enclosing/sealing machine, an incoming conveyor, an automatic weight measuring device, and a sorting machine, including a black box on the incoming conveyor, and a black box provided inside the black box. A timing sensor, an ultraviolet irradiation lamp, a CCD shutter camera, and a timing sensor and a CC
The present invention is characterized in that an ultraviolet irradiation inspection machine comprising a control device for controlling the operation of a D-shutter camera is provided, and a card mount marked with fluorescent paint by a fluorescent paint marking device is processed by the enclosing and sealing machine. Card mount inspection device.