JPH0781822A - Device for storing and discharging plural number of paper sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discharge paper sheets without generating a jam even in the case where plural kinds of paper sheets respectively having different length exist together by normally rotating plural screws, and locking each edge of plural number of paper sheets in each clearance for storage, and reversely rotating these screw to discharge the paper sheets one by one. CONSTITUTION:Plural number of screws are provided in a housing 12 freely to be rotated. A longitudinal directional edge of a paper sheet C is locked under each screw so as to be inserted to a clearance formed by fins 30. With the rotation of a first screw 16, other screws are rotated simultaneously, and the paper sheets C are raised upward by a quantity of rotation, and plural numbers of the paper sheets C are stored. At the time of discharging the paper sheets C, the first screw 16 is reversely rotated, and other screws are reversely rotated simultaneously, and the paper sheets C are discharged in order that the paper sheet C, which is stored last, is discharged first. Consequently, even in the case where paper sheets C respectively having different length are stored and the tips thereof are not aligned, the paper sheets C can be securely discharged one by one.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the temporary storage of tickets in the field of ticket issuing such as ticket issuing machines and ticket issuing machines, and in particular, for example, when carrying out ticket issuing processing for boarding tickets at an airport, a plurality of paper sheets The present invention relates to a multiple sheet storage / discharging device capable of storing and reliably discharging one sheet at a time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional paper sheet processing / ticket issuing machine for reading and processing cards, banknotes (hereinafter referred to as paper sheets) having magnetic recording, bar codes or OCR characters, batch processing is performed. In order to increase the processing capability, paper sheets are continuously inserted from the ticket insertion port, and a temporary storage mechanism is provided to store a plurality of paper sheets.

As this storage mechanism, specifically, for example, the input paper sheets are superposed and stored as they are, and when discharged, they are taken out one by one from the upper paper sheet and discharged. There is known a multi-stacker system in which one sheet is stored in each chamber and a plurality of sheets are temporarily stored and sequentially discharged one by one.

However, the paper sheets have different lengths and are in a mixed state. Therefore, paper sheets of different lengths may not be ejected reliably because the tips are not aligned, and even if they are ejected, there is a length error, which may cause a paper jam (jam). I have a problem.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to store a plurality of sheets even if sheets having different lengths are mixed, and jam them. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multiple sheet storage / discharging device that can reliably discharge the sheets one by one without having to do so.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a plurality of screws having continuous spiral fins (30) having a predetermined clearance (S). The edge part (Ce) of the paper sheet (C) is locked in the gap (S) by rotating the
A storage mechanism (10) that holds and stores a plurality of paper sheets (C) in each gap (S) and discharges the paper sheets (C) one by one by rotating the screw in the reverse direction.
A paper sheet multiple sheet storage and discharge device having

Pulleys are attached to the upper shafts (24) of the respective screws, and a connecting belt (PB) is laid over the respective pulleys so that the respective screws are synchronously rotated to retain and store the screws. The paper sheets (C) to be cut are securely retained in the gap (S). A gear may be used instead of the pulley, and the screws may be synchronously rotated by combining the gears.

In order to take the paper sheets (C) in and out of the storage mechanism (10), the paper sheets (C) are locked and stored from below the storage mechanism (10) and discharged from above. The paper sheet (C) may be stored in the storage mechanism (1).
(0) It may be locked and stored from above and discharged from below. This is preferable because the screw can be rotated in only one direction.

Further, a plurality of screws having continuous spiral fins (30) having a predetermined gap (S) and paper sheets (C) conveyed to a position below the screws are provided. The lifter (58) lifts the fin (30) to the lowermost position, and the edge portion (Ce) of the paper sheet (C) is locked in the gap (S) by rotating the screw forward. , A storage mechanism (10) configured to lock and store a plurality of sheets (C) in each gap (S) and to discharge the sheets (C) by rotating the screw in the reverse direction. A multiple sheet storage and discharge device was used.

[0010]

Operation: In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, paper sheets (C)
The first screw (16) and the second screw (1
8), the third screw (20) and the fourth screw (2
When it is located below 2), the paper sheet (C) is lifted up and the edge portion (Ce) in the longitudinal direction of the paper sheet (C) is lifted.
However, as shown in FIG. 3, the fin (30) is locked so as to enter the gap (S), and the other screw is simultaneously rotated by the rotation of the first screw (16),
The paper sheet (C) is lifted upward by the amount of the rotation. By repeating this, multiple sheets of paper (C)
Is locked in each of the gaps (S), and a plurality of paper sheets (C)
Can be stored.

Further, in order to discharge the paper sheets (C), the respective screws (16, 18, 20, 22) are reversely rotated so that the stored paper sheets (C) are those below. From then on, it drops downward and is discharged.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a storage mechanism (10) which is the gist of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

The storage mechanism (10) comprises a housing (12) comprising a U-shaped frame (13) having a U-shaped cross-section which is open to the front, the rear and the top, and an upper plate (14) which closes the top.
have.

A first screw (16), a second screw (18), a third screw (20), and a fourth screw (22) are rotatably provided in the housing (12). Each of these screws (16,1
Since 8, 20, 22) have the same configuration, only the configuration of the first screw (16) will be described.

Upper shaft (24) of the first screw (16)
Is rotatably supported on the upper plate (14) of the housing (12) through an upper bearing (32), and a lower shaft (26).
Is rotatably supported by a bottom plate (36) of the housing (12) through a lower bearing (34), and the upper shaft (2)
4) and the lower shaft (26), the middle shaft (28), which is an intermediate portion,
The shafts are thicker than the diameters of the upper shaft (24) and the lower shaft (26) and are integrally formed.

On the center shaft (28), spiral fins (30) having a predetermined interval are formed.

The upper shaft (2) of the first screw (16)
The first pulley (38) is fixed to 4). Similarly, the second screw (18) has a second pulley (4
0) and the third screw (20) has a third pulley (4
2), the fourth screw (22) has a fourth pulley (44)
Are fixed respectively.

The first pulley (38) and the second pulley (4)
0), the third pulley (42) and the fourth pulley (44) around which the connecting belt (PB) is wound, and the first pulley (3
By the rotation of 8), the other pulleys are simultaneously rotated synchronously.

In this embodiment, four screws are used as shown in FIG. 3, but three screws may be used so as to be in a triangular position as shown in FIG. Alternatively, six may be used.

As shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the clearance (S) of the screw fin (30) is any of (a) rectangular shape, (b) mountain shape, and (c) trapezoidal shape. May be.

In FIG. 1, when the paper sheet (C) is located below the first screw (16), the second screw (18), the third screw (20) and the fourth screw (22), The leaf (C) is lifted upward so that the edge portion (Ce) in the longitudinal direction of the paper leaf (C) enters the gap (S) formed by the fin (30) as shown in FIG. It is locked, and the other screw is simultaneously rotated by the rotation of the first screw (16), and the paper sheet (C)
Is lifted up by that amount.

Then, the sheets (C) are successively locked in the gaps (S) of the screw, and a plurality of sheets are stored as shown in FIG. Therefore, the storage capacity of the paper sheets (C) is stored and held by the number of the gaps (S) formed by the screw. With such a storage method, the user of the paper sheet (C) can surely store and hold the paper sheet (C) even if the paper sheet (C) is crunched to some extent.

When discharging, the first screw (1
By rotating 6) in the reverse direction, the other screws also rotate in the reverse direction at the same time, and the gap is generated from the paper sheet (C) stored at the end, that is, the paper sheet (C) locked at the bottom. It comes off from (S), falls downward, and is discharged by the transport mechanism at that position. Therefore, since a roller or the like is not used for the discharging method, even if the lengths of the stored sheets (C) are different and the leading ends are not aligned, they are surely discharged one by one.

In the above embodiment, the paper sheet (C) is put in from the bottom of the storage mechanism to store a plurality of sheets, and when the sheets are discharged, the screw is rotated in the reverse direction to discharge the sheets from the bottom. By appropriately changing the design, that is, as shown in FIG. 6, the paper sheets (C) may be put in from the bottom and stored, and the paper sheets (C) may be discharged from the top.
As shown in FIG. 7, paper sheets (C) are put from above and stored,
The paper sheets (C) may be discharged from the bottom.

In this way, by adopting the lower loading / upward loading or the upper loading / lowering loading, the motor for driving the screw moves the sheet (C) in and out at the same rotation (for example, forward rotation only or reverse rotation only). can do. Such modifications are naturally within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment for controlling the storage mechanism (10) described above. (B1) is a sheet (C).
And a conveyor belt (B
1) is wound around a drive roller (50) and a pinch roller (52).

Reference numeral (M1) is a belt drive motor for rotationally driving the drive roller (50), and the drive belt (B2) is connected to the drive roller (50).
The drive roller (50) is rotated by the driving of the belt drive motor (M1), the conveyor belt (B1) is rotated in the feeding direction of the paper sheet (C), and the paper sheet placed thereon Class (C) is transported.

(PH1) is a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the paper sheets (C) conveyed by the conveyor belt (B1), and is composed of a photo sensor.

(M2) is a screw drive motor that rotationally drives the first screw (16), the second screw (18), the third screw (20), and the fourth screw (22). It is a possible reversible motor.

A drive pulley (56) is attached to the rotary shaft (54) of the screw drive motor (M2), and the drive pulley (56) and the first screw (16).
Is connected to the first pulley (38) by a drive belt (B2). Further, the first pulley (38), the second pulley (40), the third pulley (42) and the fourth pulley (44).
As described above, the connection belt (PB) is wound around the shaft, and the first belt is driven by the screw drive motor (M2).
The screw (16), the second screw (18), the third screw (20), and the fourth screw (22) rotate synchronously and simultaneously.

(58) moves up and down, and the paper sheets (C)
Is a lifter that lifts the paper sheets (C) in order to lock the sheet in the gap (S) between the fins (30) of the four screws,
As shown in FIG. 9, bifurcated claws (60, 60) are formed in the lower portion at positions corresponding to the respective screws.

(M3) is a lifter drive motor for vertically moving the lifter (58). The rotary shaft (62) of the lifter drive motor (M3) and the rotary motion of the lifter drive motor (M3). A lifter drive belt (B3) is wound between conversion pulleys (64) for converting the vertical movement of the lifter (58). For example, a half rotation of the conversion pulley (64) causes the lifter (58) to be in a high position for lifting the paper sheet (C), and the next half rotation causes the lifter (58) to descend and a low position. Will be in a standby state.

Next, the storage operation of the paper sheets (C) will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 10. The rotation of the belt drive motor (M1) causes the paper sheets (C) to move to the conveyor belt (B).
1) It is conveyed to the left in FIG. 8 and is detected by the detection means (PH1).
Thus, the paper sheet (C) is detected as shown in FIG.

When the paper sheet (C) is conveyed to a position below the storage mechanism (10), that is, on the claws (60, 60) of the lifter (58), the belt drive motor (M1). Drive stops. This belt drive motor (M
By stopping 1), the lifter drive motor (M3) is driven, the conversion pulley (64) rotates a predetermined amount, and the lifter (5
8) rises, and the paper sheets (C) are the nails (60, 60).
Is pressed against the fin (30) at the lower position of each screw.

Based on the end of rotation of the lifter drive motor (M3), the screw drive motor (M2) is driven next, and each screw, that is, the first screw is driven through the drive belt (B2) and the connection belt (PB). (16),
The second screw (18), the third screw (20), and the fourth screw (22) simultaneously and synchronously rotate, so that the edge portion (C) in the longitudinal direction of the paper sheet (C).
e) enters the gap (S) of the screw and is locked.

When the screw drive motor (M2) finishes rotating, the lifter drive motor (M3) further rotates a predetermined amount, and the lifter (58) is lowered through the conversion pulley (64) to return to the original position. Return to the low position.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, the edges of paper sheets are locked in the gaps between the fins by rotating a plurality of screws having continuous fins at predetermined intervals. Therefore, it is possible to reliably lock and store the paper sheets only by rotating the screw, and it is possible to store a plurality of paper sheets even when the paper sheets having different lengths are mixed, and the paper sheets can be stored without jamming. This has the effect of being able to reliably discharge the leaves one by one.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional front view of a storage mechanism showing the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of the shape of a gap between fins of a screw.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional front view showing an example of lowering and feeding the paper sheet into the storage mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing an example of upper and lower insertion of paper sheets, contrary to the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment for specifically operating the storage mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a sectional front view of the storage mechanism provided with a lifter.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a timing chart showing an operating state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Storage Mechanism 16 1st Screw 18 2nd Screw 20 3rd Screw 22 4th Screw 24 Upper Shaft 30 Fin 58 Lifter 60 Claw C Paper Ce Ce Edge Part S S Gap

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An edge of a paper sheet (C), which comprises a plurality of screws having continuous spiral fins (30) having a predetermined gap (S), and the screws are normally rotated. The part (Ce) is locked in the gap (S),
A storage mechanism (10) that locks and stores a plurality of paper sheets (C) in each gap (S) and discharges the paper sheets (C) one by one by rotating the screw in the reverse direction.
A multi-sheet storage / ejection device comprising: 2. A pulley is attached to the upper shaft (24) of each screw, and a connecting belt (PB) is stretched over each pulley so that the screws rotate synchronously. Item 2. A plurality of paper sheet storage / ejection devices according to Item 1. 3. The storage mechanism (1) for storing the paper sheets (C).
The storage and discharge device for a plurality of paper sheets according to claim 1, wherein the storage and discharge is performed from below under 0) and discharged from above. 4. The storage mechanism (1) for storing the paper sheets (C).
The storage and discharging device for a plurality of paper sheets according to claim 1, wherein the storage and discharging is performed from above and the discharging is performed from below. 5. A plurality of screws having continuous spiral fins (30) having a predetermined gap (S) and paper sheets (C) conveyed to a position below the screws. The lifter (58) lifts the fin (30) to the lowermost position, and the edge portion (Ce) of the paper sheet (C) is locked in the gap (S) by rotating the screw forward. , A storage mechanism (10) configured to lock and store a plurality of sheets (C) in each gap (S) and to discharge the sheets (C) by rotating the screw in the reverse direction. A multiple sheet storage / discharging device characterized by the above. 6. The lower end of the lifter (58) has a bifurcated claw (60, 60), and the claw (60, 60) is located below the lower part of each screw. A multiple sheet storage / discharging device characterized by the above.