JPH08103727A - Paper and leaflet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To shorten the ejection time and reduce the labor by ejecting papers and leaflets simultaneously out of a plurality of dividing and colleting sections by means of a simple device and carrying them to a feed section. CONSTITUTION: A device consists of a feed section for papers and leaflets, dividing and collecting sections 10 for dividing the papers and leaflets ejected from the feed section, a drawing mechanism drawing the papers and leaflets in the dividing and collecting sections 10 to the front, a conveyor 12 for placing the drawn papers and leaflets on and conveying them to the feed section and transfer conveyors 13a and 13b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus for repeatedly returning paper sheets, such as postal matters, which have been collected and sorted in a sorting and accumulating section, to a supply section and re-supplying and separating them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This device is called a postal code automatic reading / sorting machine, in which mails placed in a supply section are sequentially taken out one by one from a take-out section and pass through the front of the reading section by a belt-carrying conveyance path. The postal code is sorted by the sorting and accumulating section based on the result optically read by the reading section. As a recent direction of machine processing, there is an idea that the address information is coded and the postman's delivery staff processes the order up to the delivery of mail by a machine. I need to repeat the process.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional processing apparatus, in order to repeat the processing several times, the postal matter once processed is manually taken out from the sorting and accumulating section for each box, and is again supplied to the supplying section. There is a problem that the trouble of moving to and processing. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can easily return the paper sheets to the supply unit again and perform re-supply division, and improve the work efficiency.

[0004]

A paper sheet processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a supply unit for supplying paper sheets and a sorting and stacking unit for sorting and stacking the paper sheets taken out from the feeding unit. The sheet feeding device is provided with a pulling-out unit that pulls out the paper sheets of the sorting and accumulating unit to the front surface, and a conveying unit that is provided on the front surface of the sorting and accumulating unit and that conveys the pulled out paper sheets to the feeding unit.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the second invention, in the first invention, the drawing-out means is provided with a handle means for simultaneously drawing out the paper sheets of the plurality of sorting and accumulating portions. In the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the third invention, in the first invention, the transport means includes a plurality of first transport means arranged corresponding to a plurality of stages of stacking and stacking portions, and a first transport means. Desired sorting and stacking is provided by including a second conveying unit arranged between the supply unit and a connecting unit for connecting the second conveying unit to a predetermined first conveying unit corresponding to the sheets to be conveyed. The paper sheets are conveyed from the section to the supply section.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the fourth invention, in the first invention, the conveying means includes a plurality of first conveying means arranged corresponding to a plurality of stages of stacking and stacking units, and each of the first and second conveying means. First driving means for respectively driving one conveying means, second conveying means arranged between the first conveying means and the supply section, second driving means for driving the second conveying means, and a sheet to be conveyed Connecting means for connecting the second conveying means to a predetermined first conveying means corresponding to the type, setting means for setting the first conveying means to be conveyed among the plurality of first conveying means, and the setting means And a control means for operating the connecting means, the first driving means and the second driving means based on an input signal.

[0007]

[Function] The paper sheets taken out from the supply section are sorted and collected in the sorting stacking section. The sorting and stacking paper sheets are pulled out by the pulling-out means to the conveying means provided on the front surface of the sorting and stacking section. Then, the conveying means conveys the paper sheet to the supply section.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a paper sheet processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. A front portion 16 and a sorting portion 15 are formed in this device, and a paper sheet supply portion 6 is provided in the front portion 16 and a paper sheet 1 is taken out one by one from the paper feed portion 1 from the supply portion. A conveyance path 8 for conveying the paper sheet 1 to the sorting unit 15 and a reading unit 9 for the paper sheet 1 for reading the sorting information described on the paper sheet 1 are provided. The sorting unit 15 has the sorting and stacking units 10 in a plurality of stages and a plurality of rows, and the paper sheet 1 conveyed from the conveying path 8 is branched into each stage at a branching unit, and the branched paper sheets are divided into respective sections. The paper sheet 1 is branched to the accumulating unit 10 and the paper sheet 1 is divided into predetermined sorting and accumulating units 1
It is designed to accumulate at 0. In this case, the paper sheets 1 are stacked in the longitudinal direction along the transfer direction of the conveyor 12, which will be described later.

Here, the module having the sorting and stacking unit 10 and the sorting unit 15 have a vertical and horizontal structure, and the module having the feeding unit 6 and the front unit 16 have a structure inclined by about 20 degrees. With this structure, the transfer conveyor 13 and the transfer path 8 described later can intersect without contacting each other.

2 and 3 show a sorting and stacking unit 10, a drawer mechanism 11 for pulling out the paper sheets 1 stacked in the sorting and stacking unit 10, and a conveyor 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the division stacking unit 10 has two grooves 24 formed on the bottom surface in the front-rear direction. The drawer plate 23 on the bottom surface of the sorting / collecting unit 10 has a protrusion 25 corresponding to the two grooves 24 on the lower portion thereof and is slidable. The pull-out plate 23 has a rod 22 attached to one upper end via a slide bearing 21 so as to be slidable forward and backward, and a pull-out rod 26 is provided at the other upper end so that the pull-out rod 26 can be attached to the handle 11a of the pull-out mechanism 11. It is attached. The handle 11a is fixed to the pull-out rods 26 of a plurality (for example, five) of the sorting and accumulating units 10 arranged in a row, and conveys the paper sheets 1 of the plurality of the sorting and accumulating units 10 at once to the conveyor 12 on the front of the sorting unit. It can be transferred to. In this case, the paper sheet 1 has the conveyor 1 in the longitudinal direction.
It is in a state of facing the moving direction of 2. Further, a switch 14 (setting means) is provided under each conveyor, and by pressing this switch 14, the conveyor 12 provided with this switch 14 and other conveyors 13a, 13b (shown in FIG. 4) are activated. It is supposed to do.

FIG. 4 shows the conveyor 12 and the transfer conveyors 13a and 13b of the transfer mechanism. Conveyor 1 of transfer mechanism
2 are arranged on the front surface corresponding to the plurality of stages of the stacking unit 10. The conveyor 12 is driven by a motor 17. Supply section side of each conveyor 12 (right side of the drawing)
The first transfer conveyor 13a is arranged in the
Driven by A transfer conveyor moving mechanism 30 is attached to an end portion (left side in the drawing) of the first transfer conveyor 13a connected to the conveyor 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the transfer conveyor moving mechanism 30 has vertically elongated guide elongated holes 32 formed in a base 31 arranged vertically. Transfer conveyor 13a
It is attached to the roller 34. The other end of the shaft 33 is joined to the toothed belt 20. The toothed belt 20 is stretched between the toothed rollers 36 and 37, and the shaft of the reversible motor 19 is connected to the toothed roller 36. Then, by rotating the motor 19 and driving the toothed belt 20, the shaft rod 33 moves up and down, and as a result, the first transfer conveyor 13a causes the long hole 3 to move.
It is designed to move up and down along 2. A detection switch (not shown) for detecting the vertical movement position of the first transfer conveyor 13a is attached to the base 31.

Returning to FIG. 4, a second transfer conveyor 13b is arranged on the supply section side (right side in the drawing) of the first transfer conveyor 13a. The second transfer conveyor 13b is adjacent to the supply unit 6 and is driven by the motor 18b. A detection switch (not shown) for detecting the conveyed paper sheet 1 is attached to the second transfer conveyor 13b.

Next, the operation of this apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6 and the block diagram of FIG. The paper sheets 1 stacked in the plurality of sorting and stacking units 10 are the handles 1
By pulling out 1a, the paper sheet 1 is pushed forward by the pull-out plate 23, is pushed forward, and is extruded and placed on the front surface of the conveyor 12. Switch 1 provided at the bottom of this conveyor 12
When 4 is pressed, the control circuit detects this and drives the reversible motor 19 to move the roller 34 at the left end of the transfer conveyor 13a, which is the connection end with the conveyor 12, in the vertical direction. The detection switch detects the moving position of the transfer conveyor 13a, and the transfer conveyor 13a detects the predetermined conveyor 1.
When it comes to the connection position with 2, the motor 19 is stopped and the transfer conveyor 13 a is connected to the conveyor 12. The control circuit
After the position of the transfer conveyor 13a is determined, each motor 1
7, 18a, 18b are driven to operate the conveyor 12 and the transfer conveyors 13a, 13b. As a result, the paper sheets on the conveyor 12 move to the transfer conveyors 13a and 13b. In this case, since the longitudinal direction of the paper sheet is along the moving direction of the conveyor, there is no possibility that the load collapses even if the paper sheet is directly placed on the conveyor. When the detection switch of the transfer conveyor 13b detects a paper sheet, the control device stops driving the motors 17, 18a, 18b so that the paper sheet stops at a predetermined position (front surface of the supply unit). Since the transfer conveyor 13b conveys the paper sheets to the front surface of the supply unit 6, the transfer conveyor 13b can easily transfer the sheets to the supply unit 6 sequentially by hand.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention,
With a simple device, it is possible to take out simultaneously from a plurality of sorting and accumulating portions, and it is possible to shorten the taking-out time and labor. Further, the postal matter taken out from the sorting / collecting unit can be transferred to the supply unit without the need for manpower by the transfer unit, and the labor can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention,
(A) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

2A and 2B show a sorting and stacking unit and a conveyor of a sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2A is a perspective view, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which sheets are taken out from the sorting and stacking unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a drawer mechanism of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a transfer mechanism of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention,

5A and 5B show a mechanism for moving the position of the transfer conveyor of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a view on arrow A of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is arrow B of FIG. 5A. View.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Paper sheets, 6 ... Supply part, 7 ... Take-out part, 8 ... Conveyance path, 9
... reading unit, 10 ... sorting stacking unit, 11 ... drawing mechanism, 11a
... handle, 12 ... conveyor, 13a, 13b ... transfer conveyor, 14 ... switch, 15 ... sorting section, 16 ... front section, 18a, 18b ... motor, 19 ... reversible motor, 20 ... toothed belt, 21 ... slide bearing , 22 ... Rod, 23 ... Drawer plate, 24 ... Groove, 25 ... Projection, 26 ... Drawbar, 30 ... Transfer conveyor moving mechanism, 31
... Base, 32 ... Guide long hole, 33 ... Shaft, 34 ... Roller, 37 ... Toothed roller.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A supply unit for supplying paper sheets, a sorting and stacking unit for sorting and stacking the paper sheets taken out from the feeding unit, a pull-out unit for pulling out the paper sheets in the sorting and stacking unit to the front, and a sorting and stacking unit. A paper sheet processing apparatus, which is provided on the front surface of the sheet feeding unit, and which has a conveying unit that carries pulled-out sheet sheets and conveys them to the supply unit. 2. A supply unit for supplying paper sheets, a sorting and stacking unit for sorting and stacking the paper sheets taken out from the feeding unit, a drawer for pulling out the paper sheets in the sorting and stacking unit to the front, and a sorting and stacking unit. A conveyance means provided on the front surface of the section for conveying the drawn paper sheets to the supply section, and the drawing means has a handle means for simultaneously drawing out the paper sheets of the plurality of sorting and accumulating sections. Paper processing equipment. 3. A supply unit for supplying paper sheets, a plurality of stages of stacking and stacking units for stacking and stacking the paper sheets taken out from the supply unit, and a drawer for drawing out the paper sheets of each of the stacking units to the front. When,
And a conveying unit that is provided on the front surface of each sorting and stacking unit and that transports the drawn paper sheets to the feeding unit, and the transporting unit is arranged corresponding to the plurality of sorting and stacking units. A plurality of first transporting means, a second transporting means arranged between the first transporting means and the supply section, and a predetermined second transporting means corresponding to the paper sheets to be transported. And a connecting means for connecting the sheet to the sheet feeding apparatus from the desired sorting and accumulating section to the feeding section. 4. A supply unit for supplying sheets, a plurality of stages of stacking units for sorting and stacking the sheets taken out from the supply unit, and a pulling-out unit for pulling out the sheets of each sorting unit to the front. When,
The sheet feeding device is provided on the front surface of each sorting and accumulating unit and conveys the drawn paper sheets to the supply unit. The conveying unit is arranged corresponding to a plurality of stages of the accumulating and accumulating units. A plurality of first conveying means, a first driving means for driving each of the first conveying means, a second conveying means arranged between the first conveying means and the supply section, and driving the second conveying means A second driving means, a connecting means for connecting the second conveying means to a predetermined first conveying means corresponding to a sheet to be conveyed, and a first conveying means for conveying the plurality of first conveying means. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising setting means for setting and control means for operating the connecting means, the first driving means and the second driving means based on an input signal from the setting means.