JPH0571996B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention mainly relates to a paper sheet issuing machine that classifies one type of paper sheet into two or more categories and issues it. The present invention relates to a counting device for counting.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, when voting in an election, election administrators need to issue voting forms (paper sheets) to voters on which they can write the names of candidates, etc.

A paper sheet issuing machine that issues such voting papers includes a counting sensor for counting the number of sheets to be issued and a sensor for detecting whether or not the paper sheet is being fed twice. Double feed detection sensors for this purpose are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction, or one sensor has both functions. The system is designed to count when the sensor determines that there is no double feed, but it is necessary to detect double feed as soon as possible and take measures such as rejecting it. The above-mentioned sensor is generally provided on the entrance side of the paper sheet conveyance path (closer to the paper sheet storage section).

Note that the above-mentioned voting paper is not differentiated for men and women, and only one type of ballot paper is issued.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, for example, when issuing and counting voting papers, it is necessary to calculate the number of votes and voting rate by gender, so a counting function by gender is required. For example, when an operator who is an election administrator issues a ballot paper from a paper sheet issuing machine, he or she visually confirms whether the voter is male or female, and then displays the result by pressing an item-specific key. From the standpoint of aggregation efficiency, it is desirable to input separate data and calculate the number of votes and voting rate by gender from this gender-specific data.

However, with such paper sheet issuing machines,
The counting sensor installed on the entrance side of the conveyance path is
The system counts the ballot papers drawn out from the storage section and totals the counted values for each item based on gender-specific data entered using the item keys. If you accidentally operate the item keys and input incorrect gender data, the problem is that you cannot correct this after the ballot has been counted by the counting sensor. It was hot.

And in order to solve such problems,
It is possible to provide a correction function to the ballot paper issuing machine, but making it easy to make corrections is
Because it is undesirable due to the nature of ballot paper management, it is usually
It is desired that the information cannot be corrected.

Regarding the counting of ballot papers, the election-specific counting machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-5891 has been known, but this election-specific counting machine collects the same type of paper into a predetermined number of sheets. Therefore, this technology cannot be immediately transferred to the technology of the present invention.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and
The purpose of this is, for example, when issuing voting papers, it is easy to count by gender, and the counting can be done immediately before issuance, so that it is easy to avoid mistakes and misoperation by operators. It is an object of the present invention to provide a counting device for a paper sheet issuing machine that is capable of handling the following problems and has extremely high reliability.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage section that is provided in a machine body and stores paper sheets, and a storage section that is arranged between the storage section and a issuing port provided on the machine body, and that is arranged between the storage section and an issue port provided in the machine body, and that stores the paper sheets. a conveying means for transporting the paper sheet and stopping it at the issuing port; a extraction sensor provided on the issuing port side of the paper sheet conveyance path and detecting the removal of the paper sheet from the issuing port; , and an item key for setting the item of the paper sheet to be extracted from the above-mentioned issuing port, and when the above-mentioned drawing sensor detects that the paper sheet is being removed from the above-mentioned issuing port, the item key sets the item of the paper sheet to be extracted from the above-mentioned issuing port. It is equipped with a tally counter that counts the number of sheets taken.

[Effect]

In the counting device of the paper sheet issuing machine of the present invention, the paper sheets stored in the storage section are transported to the issuing port by the conveyance means, stopped at the issuing port, and then the paper sheets are When the paper sheet is removed from the issuing port, it is detected by the removal sensor, and based on the detection signal of the removal sensor, the count for each item is sent to the tally counter according to the item of the paper sheet set by the item key. I'll turn around and go.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a ballot paper issuing machine according to the present invention, and in this figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a case body. Above this case body 1, there is a hinge 2 provided at the upper front of the case body 1.
A cover 3 is provided so as to be openable and closable in the vertical direction, and a locking mechanism 4 is provided between the case body 1 and the rear surface of the cover 3 to lock them together. Further, on the rear side inside the case main body 1, a storage section 5 for storing voting papers is arranged.

Note that this storage section 5 stores unused voting papers.

The storage section 5 has a mounting table 5a which is inclined downward as it goes forward (as it goes leftward in FIG. 1).
, a pair of side plates 5b provided on both sides of the mounting table 5a, a lifting guide 5c provided at the front of the mounting table 5a and guiding the lifting and lowering movement of the mounting table 5a, and a pair of side plates 5b provided on both sides of the mounting table 5a; It includes an elevating mechanism 5d that is provided below and raises the mounting table 5a along an elevating guide 5c. and,
On the placement table 5a, voting papers (paper sheets) S as shown in FIG. 4 are stacked with their front surfaces (printed surfaces) facing upward. Further, from the front part of the storage section 5 to the issuance port 3a formed at the upper front surface of the cover 3, there is an upwardly inclined transport path 6 for transporting the voting paper.

The conveyance path 6 includes the storage section 5 and the issuing port 3.
On the a side, in order, a feeding roller 70, a pair of upper and lower double detection sensors 8, 9, a pair of upper and lower first conveyance rollers 71, 72, a sorting section 10, and a pair of upper and lower second conveyance rollers 73, 74. A pair of upper and lower extraction sensors 11 and 12 are arranged. The feeding roller 70 is provided with a contact portion 70a on a part of its outer periphery for contacting the surface of the voting paper S stored in the storage section 5 and drawing out the voting paper S to the conveyance path 6. It is something. Further, the dual detection sensors 8 and 9 are disposed facing each other above and below the conveyance path 6, and are adapted to detect the amount of light transmitted through the voting paper S. Furthermore, the first conveyance rollers 71, 72 and the second conveyance roller 7
3 and 74 are disposed opposite to each other on the upper and lower sides of the conveyance path 6, and are the first and second conveyance rollers 71 and 7 on the upper side.
3 is connected to the lower first and second conveyance rollers 72 and 7 by a leaf spring 76 for urging rollers supported by a shaft 75.
4, the voting paper S on the conveyance path 6 is held and conveyed. Then, the second conveyance rollers 73, 74
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper second conveyance roller 73 is formed in the shape of an abacus bead, and the lower second conveyance roller 74 has an annular groove 74a formed in the center. By passing the voting paper S while being held between the two conveyance rollers 73 and 74, a crease is formed in the center of the voting paper S.

Further, the distributing section 10 is configured such that a V-shaped distributing fork 10a provided below the conveying path 6 is rotated by a solenoid around a fork shaft 10b, so that the distributing section 10 is connected to the conveying path 6. The voting paper S in an abnormal state is ejected from the transport path 6 to the removal section 13 located below. Further, the two extraction sensors 11 and 12 are disposed opposite to each other below the conveyance path 6, and are adapted to detect that the voting paper S has been extracted from the issuing port 3a based on the amount of transmitted light.

Furthermore, a pulley 77 provided on the shaft of the feeding roller 70 and a first intermediate pulley 78,
A first timing belt 82 is wound around a drive pulley 80 attached to the output shaft of the drive motor 79 and a guide pulley 81. A second timing belt 86 is wound between pulleys 83 and 84 provided on the shaft and a second intermediate pulley 85 provided coaxially with the first intermediate pulley 78. And these drive motors 79,
Each pulley 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84,
85, first and second timing belts 82, 8
6 and each of the rollers 70 to 74 constitute a conveying means 7 that conveys the voting paper S from the storage section 5 to the issuing port 3a.

Furthermore, a pair of item keys 14 for specifying male and female are installed on the case body, and when either male or female item key 14 is pressed, the output signal of the item key 14 is shown in FIG. As shown, a drive control section 15 that controls the drive motor 79, a tally counter 16 that tallies the number of issued tickets for men and women and the total number of tickets, and a tally counter 16 that displays that the item key 14 has been pressed. Based on the counting signal, the number of issued tickets for men and women and the total number of issued tickets are displayed, and the numbers are sent to a display section 17 that notifies abnormal conditions and the like. Furthermore, the detection signals of the double detection sensors 8 and 9 are input to an abnormality detection section 18.
Based on the detection signal, it is determined whether the ballot paper S is being fed abnormally or not, and whether the length of the ballot paper S is normal or not. Then, the abnormality detection unit 18 detects the abnormality at a timing when it can be eliminated (within a certain period of time from the start of feeding).
When abnormal feeding is detected, a command is given to the sorting section 10 to eject the ballot paper S to the removal section 13, and a command is given to the drive control section 15 to feed out the ballot paper S again. When an abnormality is detected after the above timing, the display section 1
7 to display an alarm, and output a signal to prevent addition and aggregation to the aggregation counter 16,
In addition, a command to stop the voting paper S in front of the issuing port 3a is output to the drive control unit 15 so that the voting paper S cannot be taken out from the issuing port 3a. Furthermore, the sampling signals from the sampling sensors 11 and 12 are input to the totaling counter 16 to perform addition and totaling processing, and are also input to the drive control section 15 to reset to the pre-issuance state, that is, to reset the sampling signals to the pre-issuance state. After inputting the signal, pressing the first item key 14 returns the system to the initial state in which the issuance of voting paper is started.

Note that the reference numeral 19 in FIG. 1 is a conveyor cover that covers the conveyor, and this conveyor cover 19 covers the handle
The locking cover 2 is opened and closed vertically by the locking cover 2.
1 to be engaged and disengaged.

When issuing a ballot paper S using the ballot paper issuing machine configured as described above, first, one of the pair of item keys 14 for specifying gender is pressed. As a result, as shown in FIG.
A command is input to , the display of the corresponding person (male or female) is rolled, and a signal indicating that the item key 14 has been pressed is input to the tally counter 16.
At this time, the total counter 16 does not perform the total process yet. When the drive control unit 15 starts the drive motor 79 in response to a signal from the item key 14, the drive pulley 80 of the drive motor 79 rotates clockwise in FIG. The first timing belt 82, the guide pulley 81, and the pulley 77 are rotated clockwise, and the first intermediate pulley 78 is rotated counterclockwise. As a result, the feeding roller 70 provided coaxially with the pulley 77 makes one rotation clockwise, so that the topmost one of the many ballot papers S placed on the mounting table 5a of the storage section 5 is , comes into contact with the contact portion 70a of the feeding roller 70, and is sent out onto the conveyance path 6.

Further, as the first intermediate pulley 78 rotates, the second intermediate pulley 85 provided coaxially with the first intermediate pulley 78 also rotates counterclockwise in FIG. intermediate pulley 85
a first timing belt 82 wrapped around the
Both pulleys 83 and 84 rotate counterclockwise.
As a result, the lower first and second conveyance rollers 72 and 74 provided coaxially with both pulleys 83 and 84 rotate counterclockwise, and accordingly, the leaf spring 76 causes Both lower conveyance rollers 72, 7
The upper first and second conveyance rollers 71 and 73, which are biased toward the 4 side, rotate clockwise for a predetermined period of time.

In this state, the voting paper S fed out from the storage section 5 by the feeding roller 70 is
The amount of transmitted light passing between the upper and lower pair of double detection sensors 8 and 9 and detected by the double detection sensors 8 and 9 is sent to the abnormality detection section 18. In this abnormality detection section 18, the double detection sensors 8, 9
Based on the amount of transmitted light detected by
And it is determined whether the length is normal or not. In this case, the voting paper S determined to be normal by the abnormality detection unit 18 is slightly accelerated by each of the conveyance rollers 71 to 74, and
During this period, the sample passes above the distribution fork 10a of the distribution section 10 and between the second conveyance rollers 73 and 74, and reaches between the pair of upper and lower extraction sensors 11 and 12. and,
When the drive motor 79 stops, a part of the voting paper S protrudes from the issuing port 3a,
And it stops in a state where it is sandwiched between both the extraction sensors 11 and 12.

In addition, since the drive motor 79 is stopped when a part of the voting paper S is protruded from the issuing opening 3a, the drive motor 79 will not be burned out at this time.

Next, when the ballot paper S is pulled out from the issuing port 3a, it is passed through the extraction sensors 11, 1.
2 is detected, and this detection signal is input to the tally counter 16 and the drive control section 15. By inputting this sampling signal, the total counter 16 determines for the first time which of the item keys 14 is pressed, male or female, and based on this result, calculates the number of issued tickets corresponding to either male or female. Add 1 sheet, add 1 sheet to the total number, and display section 1.
While changing the number display of 7, the drive control section 1
5 is reset to prepare for the next operation of the item key 14. In this way, the issuing operation is started by either the male or female item key 14, and the issuing port 3
Since the number of issued ballots is counted by the operation of picking them out from a, even if you press the wrong item key 14, the correct one will be counted before you pull out the voting paper S from the issuing slot 3a. Item key 1
By pressing 4 again, correct counting is performed. At this time, a signal caused by pressing the item key 14 again is inputted to the drive control section 15, but the drive control section 15 does not perform the above-mentioned operation until it is reset by the extraction signals from the extraction sensors 11 and 12. Since it does not accept the signal from item key 14,
Drive motor 79 is never activated. Also,
When the voting paper S passes between the second conveyance rollers 73 and 74, the second conveyance roller 73 is formed into an abacus bead shape, and the lower second conveyance roller 74
By forming an annular groove 74a in the center of the voting paper S to match the upper second conveyance roller 73, a V-shaped shape is formed in which the front surface (printed surface) of the voting paper S is on the inside. A crease is formed.

On the other hand, the abnormality detection section 18 detects the amount of transmitted light based on the transmitted light amount data sequentially collected by the double detection sensors 8 and 9 while the ballot paper S passes between the double detection sensors 8 and 9. The voting paper S is divided into a plurality of sections S1 to S10 depending on the transportation method, and it is determined whether or not there is an abnormal feeding for each section S1 to S10. When abnormal feed is detected, the sorting fork 10a, which has been retracted below the conveyance path 6, is rotated upward around the fork shaft 10b by a solenoid (not shown). (rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1), the first conveyance roller 7 of the sorting fork 10a
The 1 and 72 sides are made to protrude above the conveyance path 6. As a result, the voting paper S that has passed between the first conveyance rollers 71 and 72 is blocked in its path by the sorting fork 10a, guided downward, and smoothly discharged onto the removal section 13.

Further, if abnormal feeding is detected by the abnormality detection section 18 after a certain period of time has passed from the start of feeding, or by detecting the time when the ballot paper S passes between the double detection sensors 8 and 9, If it is determined that the ballot paper S is shorter or longer than the predetermined range, it is impossible for the sorting unit 10 to perform the elimination process, so the above drive is performed before the ballot paper S protrudes from the issuing port 3a. A command is given to the control section 15 to stop the conveyance means 7, light up an alarm display on the display section 17, and make an alarm sound. An addition aggregation prevention signal is sent to the aggregation counter 16 so that the addition and aggregation are not performed even if there is a problem. Note that when the ballot paper S is stopped on the conveyance path 6 due to an abnormal condition, the staff member releases the locking mechanism 4, opens the cover 3 upward around the hinge 2, and then moves the locking lever 21. By releasing the engaged state and lifting the handle 20 upward, the conveyance section cover 19 can be opened upward and taken out. By doing the opposite, it is possible to make the issue possible again. In addition, even when there are few ballot papers S stored in the storage section 5, the lock mechanism 4
By releasing the cover 3 and opening the cover 3, the storage section 5 can be replenished with voting papers S.

It should be noted that the ballot paper S taken out from the issuing port 3a and handed to the voter is then placed in a ballot box. Further, the operator pulls out the voting papers S one by one from the issuing port 3a.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the paper sheet stored in the storage section is transported to the issuing port by the conveyance means and stopped, and then, when the paper sheet is pulled out from the issuing port, This is detected by a sampling sensor, and based on the detection signal of this sampling sensor, a count for each item is performed by a totaling counter according to the item of the paper sheet set by the item key.

In other words, data for each item, such as gender, set using the item key, is not aggregated until the paper sheet is detected by the operator to be removed by the operator, so even if the item key is pressed incorrectly, , until the paper sheet is extracted, the item key can be corrected. For example, when issuing a ballot paper as a paper sheet, it is possible to perform aggregation processing by gender.
By making it easy to count items by item, and counting by item by pulling out paper sheets from the issuing slot, it is possible to smoothly respond to operator errors. This has the excellent effect of improving reliability by allowing items to be changed without having to correct the once-recorded total data and even just before the sheet is taken out from the issuing slot.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a side view, FIG. 2 is a control block diagram, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the second conveying roller, and FIG. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a voting paper. 1... Case body (body), 3... Cover (body), 5... Storage section, 6... Transport path, 7... Transport means, 11, 12... Extraction sensor, 14...
Item key, 16... tally counter, 3a... issuing port, S... voting paper (paper sheet).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage section provided in the machine body for storing paper sheets, and a conveyance system arranged between the storage section and a issuing port provided in the machine body, and transporting the paper sheets and stopping at the issuing port. means, a extraction sensor provided on the issuing port side of the paper sheet conveyance path and detecting the removal of paper sheets from the issuing port; An item key for setting an item, and a tally counter that counts the number of sheets that have been pulled out in accordance with the setting of the item key when the sampling sensor detects that the sheet has been pulled out from the issuing port. A counting device in a paper sheet issuing machine, characterized by comprising: