JPH05205129A - Ballot paper issuing totalizer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an erroneous issue of ballot paper by turning on a key switch, setting all of displays of three parts of a man, a woman and a total of a display part to '0', inserting ballot paper of the man or the woman into the left-side slit, and inserting ballot paper of the woman or the man into the right-side slit. CONSTITUTION:At the time of issuing ballot paper to elector, a key switch 13 is turned and set to a position of ON 11, and also, displays of three parts of a man 6, a woman 7 and a total 8 of a display part 9 are all set to '0'. Subsequently, the ballot paper is inserted slowly into the left side slit 4 for the man or the right-side slit 5 for the woman until it reaches the bottom from the upper part, and thereafter, the ballot paper is taken out and issued to the elector. In this case, confirmation lamps 24, 25 for the man or the woman, and a confirmation lamp 23 for counting are turned on about one second, and simultaneously, an election name is announced from a loudspeaker 26. Also, a numeral 1 is displayed on the man 6 or the woman 7 of the display part 9, the total 8 is also subjected to +1, and the numbers of papers by the man and the woman, and the total of the man and the woman issued thereafter is added and displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is suitable mainly for counting the number of ballots issued by a polling place by gender and the total number of men and women, and for telling voters the election name on the election day. It relates to a ballot paper delivery counter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when delivering ballots to voters during elections, the polling officers at the polling place have detected the thickness and nature of the male and female voting papers, while the polling officers at the polling place have called "lower house elections." They said, "It's a House of Councils election," or they gave each voter the name of the election, or checked the voters who voted in the election list that listed the voters. After the voting, the polling staff at the polling place, while looking at the electoral list that checked the voters who voted, counted the number of male and female ballots issued.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when a ballot is delivered to a voter, the polling officer of the polling place notifies the voters of the election name, or the polling officer of the polling place comes to the vote after the voting. While looking at the electoral list that checked the voters, the total number of ballots issued by gender and the total of men and women had to be totaled, and the task of totaling ballots was complicated and the burden on the person in charge was notably heavy. However, because the polling staff at the polling place detected the thickness and nature of the male and female ballots, they did not notice that the ballots were overlapping, or that they were different ballots. I could make a mistake.

Therefore, the present invention was created to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when delivering ballots to voters during elections, the issuer at the polling place has to give each voter a conventional vote. After giving the election name, or after the end of the vote, the polling place delivery staff aggregates the number of voting papers issued by gender and the total number of men and women while looking at the election list that checked the voters who voted as before. Without the need to do so, it greatly simplifies the ballot counting operation and significantly reduces the burden on the person in charge.Also, as in the past, the polling agent of the polling place has the thickness and nature of the male and female ballots. Providing a ballot paper delivery aggregator that is capable of preventing mistakes in the delivery of ballot papers without detecting the occurrence of a ballot, is inexpensive, has a simple structure, is compact, and is convenient for storage when not in use. Things That.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a left side slit for inserting a male or female ballot sheet in the left side portion of a main body of an aggregator for delivering ballot sheets, In addition, a right side slit for inserting a female or male ballot sheet is provided on the right side of the aggregator body, and a man for counting male ballot sheets, a woman for counting female ballot sheets, these Display section for totaling male and female voting papers, key switch for switching setting, ON, OFF, etc., and membrane for switching paper, election, volume, man, +,-, woman, alarm clear, etc. Switches and switches are arranged at appropriate intervals, and inside the aggregator main body, a computer IC, a control board, etc. on which various announcement names of various election names and various volume levels are stored in correspondence with numbers are mounted on the board. Central And a light emitting sensor for a male or a female and a light receiving sensor for a male or a female for receiving the light emitted by the light emitting sensor are arranged inside the left side slit, and the right side slit is provided. Inside the
A light emitting sensor for a woman or a man and a light receiving sensor for a woman or a man for receiving light emitted by the light emitting sensor are provided respectively.

[0006]

When the ballot is delivered to the voters at the time of election by the above-mentioned technical means, the key switch is turned on, and the display of the man, woman, and the total of three places on the display are all set to "0". By inserting a male or female ballot into the left side slit of the aggregator body, while inserting a female or male ballot into the right side slit, one of the light emitting sensor and the light receiving sensor in the left side slit The light emitting sensor and the light receiving sensor in the right slit detect the paper thickness and properties of male and female ballot papers, and if the paper thickness and properties are predetermined, they are set in advance in the computer IC of the central processing unit. The election name will also be announced automatically by voice at a preset volume level as well, and
The number "1" is displayed on the man or woman on the display, and "+1" is added to the total, and the number of male and female ballots to be issued after that is added to each display. Is displayed. In this case, by detecting the thickness and nature of the male and female ballots, multiple ballots may overlap,
Or, if the ballot is a different type, an alarm will sound.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an inclined portion 3 is provided at the front portion of the top plate 2 of the main body 1 of the aggregator for delivering ballots, which gradually inclines toward the front end from the substantially central portion in the front-rear direction. Moreover, a left side slit 4 for inserting a male ballot paper is provided on the left side of the top plate 2 of the aggregator main body 1.
A right side slit 5 for inserting a female voting paper is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the top plate 2. Also, the top plate 2 of the aggregator body 1
On the upper surface of the inclined portion 3, there are displayed a male 6 for counting male ballots, a female 7 for counting female ballots, a display 8 for totaling 8 of these male and female ballots, setting 10, ON11, OFF12.
Key switch 13 for switching etc., paper 14, election 1
5, volume 16, male 17, +18, -19, female 20, alarm clear 21 and other membrane switch 22 for switching
And a confirmation lamp 23 for operational counting are arranged at appropriate intervals. Further, a confirmation lamp 24 for a man such as a light emitting diode is provided near the inside of the left side slit 4 at the rear of the top plate 2 of the aggregator body, and near the inside of the right side slit 5 at the rear part of the top face of the aggregator body. A confirmation lamp 25 for women, such as a light emitting diode, is provided on the rear surface of the top plate 2 of the aggregator main body 1, and a speaker 26 for vocalization is provided at the center in the left-right direction.
To provide. In addition, a lid plate 28 for closing the battery storage 27 in the aggregator main body 1 is provided in the central portion of the bottom plate lower surface of the aggregator main body 1.
A rubber-made non-slip plate 30 that supports open and close via a stopper 29 and that also prevents the entry of ballot paper to the lower side of the aggregator body 1 at the front, rear, left and right edges of the bottom plate of the aggregator body 1. Provide each.

[0009] And, in the inside of the aggregator body 1, an announcement sentence ("It is a House of Representatives election", "It is a national examination of the Supreme Court", "It is an election of the House of Councilors", "It is a proportional representative election of the House of Councilors, and the party name is entered. Please, "I am the governor's election", "I am the member of the metropolitan assembly", "I am the member of the prefectural assembly", "I am the member of the prefectural assembly", "I am the member of the prefectural assembly", "I am the mayor of the city", and "is the election of the mayor". , "Is the mayoral election", "is the mayoral election", "is the city council election", "is the ward assembly election", "is the town council election", "is the village council election") numbers (1 to 17) A computer I which is stored in correspondence with and the volume level (silence, low, medium, high) is stored in correspondence with the numbers (0 to 3).
A central processing unit (CPU) 31 having a C, a control board, and the like mounted on the board is provided. Further, inside the left-side slit 4, a male light emitting sensor 34 including a light emitting photodiode 32 for ballot paper transmission detection and a light emitting photodiode 33 for ballot paper passage confirmation and ballot paper counting, and the light emitting photo diode 34. Light receiving photodiode 35 for detecting the transmission of ballot paper that receives the light emitted by the diode 32
And a light receiving sensor 37 for men, each of which includes a light receiving phototransistor 36 for confirming the passage of ballot paper that receives the light emitted by the light emitting photodiode 33, and similarly, the right side slit 5 has a ballot paper transparent inside. A female light emitting sensor 40 comprising a light emitting photodiode 38 for detection and a light emitting photodiode 39 for checking the passage of ballots and for counting ballots, and for detecting the transmission of ballots receiving the light emitted by the light emitting photodiode 38. A female light-receiving sensor 43 including a light-receiving photodiode 41 and a light-receiving phototransistor 42 for confirming the passage of ballot paper that receives the light emitted by the light-emitting photodiode 39 is provided.

That is, the ballot paper delivery totalizer of the present invention will be described with reference to a block diagram as shown in FIG.
Central processing unit 31 provided inside the aggregator body 1
On the left side of the light emitting photodiode 3 in the left side slit 4.
The male light emitting sensor 34 including the light emitting photodiode 33 and the light emitting photodiode 33, and the male light receiving sensor 37 including the light receiving photodiode 35 and the light receiving phototransistor 36 are connected via the connector 44 and the central processing unit. Three
On the left side of 1, the setting 10, ON11, OFF1 of the inclined portion 3
The key switch 13 for switching 2 or the like is connected. Also,
On the right side of the central processing unit 31, a female light emitting sensor 40 composed of the light emitting photodiode 38 and the light emitting photodiode 39 in the right side slit 5, and a female light receiving sensor comprising a light receiving photodiode 41 and a light receiving phototransistor 42. Connect to the sensor 43 via the connector 45,
Further, on the right side of the central processing unit 31, four single type 1.5V batteries 46 to be stored in the battery storing section 27 are connected to the connector 4
Connect via 7. Besides, on the front side of the central processing unit 31, the paper 14 of the inclined portion 3, the election 15, the volume 16, the man 1
The membrane switch 22 for switching 7, +18, -19, female 20, alarm clear 21, etc. is connected. Furthermore,
On the rear side of the central processing unit 31, a confirmation lamp 24 for men, a confirmation lamp 25 for women and a speaker 26 for utterance on the rear portion of the top surface of the top plate 2 are connected via a connector 48.

Further, a left side slit 4 for inserting a male ballot sheet is provided on the left side of the aggregator body 1, and a right side slit 5 for inserting a female ballot sheet 5 on the right side of the aggregator body 1.
Although it is described that the left slit 4 for inserting a female ballot sheet is provided on the left side of the aggregator main body 1, and the male part is provided on the right side of the aggregator main body 1 without being limited thereto. It goes without saying that the right side slit 5 for inserting the ballot paper may be provided. Further, a male light emitting sensor 34 and a male light receiving sensor 37 for receiving the light emitted by the light emitting sensor 34 are arranged inside the left side slit 4 and a female light emitting sensor inside the right side slit 5. 40 and the female light-receiving sensor 43 for receiving the light emitted by the light-emitting sensor 40 are described, respectively, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the female light-emitting sensor 34 is provided inside the left slit 4. , A female light-receiving sensor 37 for receiving the light emitted by the light-emitting sensor 34, respectively,
Moreover, the light emitting sensor 40 for men is provided inside the right side slit 5.
Of course, the male light receiving sensor 43 for receiving the light emitted by the light emitting sensor 40 may be provided.

Next, the operation and use state of the ballot paper distribution totalizer of the present invention will be described. First, the key switch 13 is turned to the setting 10 position, and the male 6, female 7, and All 8 displays are blinked to enter the setting mode. When the key switch 13 is set to the position 10 and the paper 14 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed to display a numerical value (previous value) on the total 8 of the display unit 9, the left slit 4 is used for male or female ballot paper. Insert one sheet of paper and insert two sheets of male or female ballot sheets in one of the right side slits 5, and then digitize the ballot sheets for male 6 and female 7 on the display unit 9 (for example: (Male side = 30, female side = 15) is displayed in a blinking manner, and the total value 8 on the display unit 9 has an intermediate value (the male side = 30, female side = 15) of the above-mentioned numerical values of the male 6 and the female 7 ( For example: Total = 23) is automatically displayed as the detection level. If you want to forcibly change this detection level, you can change the above-mentioned numerical value (total = 23) of 8 on the display section 9 by increasing or decreasing by +18 or -19 of the membrane switch 22. When the processing is completed, the sheet 14 of the membrane switch 22 is pushed to store the detection level in the central processing unit 31. After storing this detection level,
When the display of the male 6, female 7, and total 8 on the display unit 9 all flashes to return to the setting mode, and when the male or female ballot is not inserted in the left slit 4 and the right slit 5. The display of male 6, female 7, and total 8 on the display unit 9 becomes “0”. After setting the detection level, when delivering ballots at the time of election, turn the key switch 13 so that it is set to the position of ON11, and correctly insert one ballot into the left side slit 4 and the right side slit 5. When the number display is incremented by 1 and a plurality of voting sheets are mistakenly inserted into the left side slit 4 and the right side slit 5, the operation confirmation lamp 23 blinks and at the same time the voting sheets are mistakenly inserted. The confirmation lamp 24 for men or the confirmation lamp 25 for women on the side where a plurality of sheets are inserted are also blinking, and an alarm is sounded.

Next, when the key switch 13 is in the setting 10 position, the election 15 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed to blink the numbers of the announcement sentences of the central processing unit 31 on the total 8 of the display unit 9 (in this case, The male 6 and the female 7 of the part 9 are left in a state of disappearing), and then increase or decrease the total number of 8 of the display part 9 by +18 or -19 of the membrane switch 22 to suit the desired number. Select an announcement sentence. After selecting the appropriate announcement sentence,
The election 15 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed to store the appropriate announcement sentence in the central processing unit 31. After memorizing this announcement sentence, the display of the man 6, the woman 7, and the total 8 of the display unit 9 all blinks to return to the setting mode, and when the man 17 or the woman 20 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed, the actual selection is made. The announced sentence is uttered from the speaker 26, and the type of the announced sentence can be confirmed.

Next, when the key switch 13 is in the setting 10 position, the volume 16 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed to blink the volume level number on the total 8 of the display 9 (in this case, the male 6 and female of the display 9). 7 remains in the state of disappearing), and then +18 or -1 of the membrane switch 22.
At 9, the total 8 numbers on the display unit 9 are increased or decreased, and the volume level is appropriately selected according to the desired number. When the selection of the appropriate volume level is completed, the volume 16 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed to set the appropriate volume level to the central processing unit 3.
Store in 1. After storing this volume level, the display unit 9
The display of male 6, female 7, and total 8 all flashes back to the setting mode, and when male 17 or female 20 of the membrane switch 22 is pressed, an announcement is made at the actually selected volume level, and the announcement volume is changed. You can test.

Further, in normal use, before the ballot delivery is started, the key switch 13 is first set to the ON 11 position, and then both the election 15 and the alarm clear 21 of the membrane switch 22 are pressed. As it is, the key switch 13 is further turned to the position of setting 10 and the display of the three positions of the male 6 and the female 7 on the display 9 is set to "0" respectively, and then the counting is started. In this case, even if the clear operation is performed, only the display of the number of ballots becomes "0", and other setting contents (paper darkness detection level, election announcement type, volume level, etc.) Does not change.

A bill (not shown) having the election name of one of the announcements on the surface is provided at the center of the rear surface of the aggregator main body 1 in the left-right direction at the time of election depending on the election to be held. It is inserted so that voters can see it.

When the ballots are given to the voters at the time of election, the key switch 13 is turned to be set to the position of ON11, and the display of the man 6 and the woman 7 of the display unit 9 and the total 8 are all displayed. "0" (other lamps do not light)
After slowly inserting the ballot into the left slit 4 for men or the right slit 5 for women until it reaches the bottom, the ballot is taken out and handed to the voters. In this case, the confirmation lamp 24 for men or the confirmation lamp 25 for women and the confirmation lamp 23 for operation counting are lit for a short time of about 1 second, and at the same time, the election name is announced from the speaker 26 and further displayed. The number "1" is displayed on the male 6 or the female 7 of the part 9, and the total 8 is also "+1",
The number of male and female ballots to be delivered thereafter is displayed on the respective display units 6, 7 and 8 after being added.
At the end, turn the key switch 13 to turn off 12.
Set it to the position.

[0018]

As described above, the ballot paper delivery totalizer of the present invention is provided with the left side slit 4 for inserting a male or female ballot paper on the left side of the main body 1 for delivering ballot papers.
In addition, a right side slit 5 for inserting a female or male ballot sheet is provided on the right side of the aggregator body 1, and a male 6 for counting male ballot sheets and a female ballot sheet for counting male ballot sheets are provided on the front portion of the aggregator body 1. Woman 7, display section 9 for totaling these male and female ballot papers, etc., key switch 13 for switching setting 10, ON 11, OFF 12, etc., paper 14, election 1
5, volume 16, male 17, +18, -19, female 20, alarm clear 21 and other membrane switch 22 for switching
And are arranged at appropriate intervals, and inside the aggregator main body 1,
Provided on the board is a central processing unit 31 to which a computer IC that stores announcement texts of various election names and various sound volume levels corresponding to numbers and a control board are attached, and inside the left side slit 4 for men Alternatively, a female light emitting sensor 34 and a male or female light receiving sensor 37 for receiving the light emitted by the female light emitting sensor 34 are provided, respectively, and the right side slit 5 has a female or male light emitting sensor. Since the sensor 40 and the female or male light receiving sensor 43 that receives the light emitted by the light emitting sensor 40 are arranged respectively, the key switch 13 is used when the ballot is delivered to the voters at the time of election. Turned on 11, and display unit 9
The male 6 and female 7, total 8 are all set to "0", and male or female ballots are inserted in the left slit 4 of the aggregator body 1, while female or male is inserted in the right slit 5. By inserting the ballot paper, the light emitting sensor 34 and the light receiving sensor 37 in the left side slit 4 and the light emitting sensor 40 and the light receiving sensor 43 in the right side slit 5 cause the thicknesses of the male and female ballot papers and If the nature is detected and the paper thickness and the nature are predetermined, the election name preset in the computer IC of the central processing unit 31 is automatically announced by voice at the preset volume level in the same manner. Then, the number "1" is displayed on the male 6 or the female 7 of the display unit 9 and is also "+1" on the total 8, and the number of male and female totals of the ballots to be issued thereafter are respectively. Display 6, 7 8 is displayed is added to. In this case, by detecting the thickness and nature of the male and female ballots, and when the ballots are overlapping, or when the ballots are of different types, the confirmation lamp 23 for operation counting blinks. At the same time, the confirmation lamp 24 for men or the confirmation lamp 25 for women on the side into which a plurality of ballots or different kinds of ballots are inserted also blinks and an alarm sounds.

Therefore, when the ballots are delivered to the voters at the time of election, it is an extremely easy operation to insert the male and female ballots into the left side slit 4 and the right side slit 5 of the aggregator body 1, and the election name can be obtained. Since it is automatically announced by voice, as in the past, the polling staff at the polling place will announce the election name to the voters one by one, or the number of male and female total number of ballots issued will be displayed on each display section 6, respectively. Since it is added to 7, 8 and displayed, after the vote is completed, the polling staff at the polling place will look at the electoral list that checked the voters who came to vote as before, and the total of the ballots issued by gender and total gender It is possible to greatly simplify the ballot counting operation without counting the number of sheets and to significantly reduce the burden on the person in charge.

Moreover, the light emitting sensors 34, 40 and the light receiving sensors 37, 4 inside the left side slit 4 and the right side slit 5, respectively.
3 and 3 detect the thickness and nature of male and female ballots, and when two or more ballots overlap, or when they are different ballots, an alarm sounds. It is possible to prevent the mistaken delivery of ballots without detecting the thickness and nature of the male and female ballots.

Further, a left side slit 4 for inserting a male or female ballot sheet and a right side slit 5 for inserting a female or male ballot sheet are provided on the left and right sides of the totalizer body 1, and the aggregate body 1 is also provided. The display unit 9, the key switch 13, and the membrane switch 22 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the front part of the, the central processing unit 31 is provided inside the totalizer body 1, and the left side slit 4 and the right side slit 5 are provided inside. Various light emitting sensors 34, light receiving sensors 37, light emitting sensors 40,
Since only the light receiving sensor 43 is provided, the structure is simple and can be provided at a very low cost, and since it can be formed in a small size, it is convenient for storage when not in use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back surface of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Aggregator main body 2 Top plate 3 Inclined part 4 Left side slit 5 Right side slit 6 Man 7 Woman 8 Total 9 Display 10 Setting 11 ON 12 OFF 13 Key switch 14 Paper 15 Election 16 Volume 17 Man 18 + 19-20 Woman 21 21 Alarm Clear 22 Membrane switch 23 Confirmation lamp 24 Confirmation lamp 25 Confirmation lamp 26 Speaker 27 Battery storage section 28 Lid plate 29 Stopper 30 Non-slip plate 31 Central processing unit 32 Light emitting photodiode 33 Light emitting photodiode 34 Light emitting sensor 35 Light receiving photodiode 36 Light receiving Phototransistor 37 Light receiving sensor 38 Light emitting photodiode 39 Light emitting photodiode 40 Light emitting sensor 41 Light receiving photodiode 42 Light receiving phototransistor 43 Light receiving sensor 44 Connector 45 Connector 46 Battery 4 Connector 48 connector

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A left slit for inserting a male or female ballot sheet is provided on the left side of the main body of the counting machine for delivering ballots, and a right slit for inserting a female or male ballot sheet on the right side of the main body of the totalizer. In addition, at the front part of the main body of the aggregator, a display unit for displaying a male for counting male ballots, a female for counting female ballots, a total for counting these male and female ballots, and setting, ON, OFF A key switch for switching such as, and a membrane switch for switching paper, election, volume, man, +,-, woman, alarm clear, etc. are arranged at appropriate intervals, and inside the aggregator body, Provided on the board is a central processing unit to which a computer IC that stores announcement texts of various election names and various sound volume levels in correspondence with numbers and a control board are attached, and inside the left side slit, there is a man or a woman. For A light emitting sensor and a male or female light receiving sensor for receiving the light emitted by the light emitting sensor are respectively arranged, and a female or male light emitting sensor is provided inside the right side slit, and the light emitting sensor emits light. A ballot-paper-delivering aggregator, which is provided with a female or male light-receiving sensor for receiving light, respectively.