JPH08112571A - Paper sheets classifying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate the treatment of paper sheets at the time of ending a classifying operation by transporting an identifier for identifying paper sheets to a collecting means where the paper sheets are successively corrected with a classifying device for classifying the paper sheets, such as postal matter, by their classification information. CONSTITUTION: Respective pieces of the classification information of collecting means 5... are first defined by an input means 171 at the time of executing the classification of the paper sheets 1. Next, a start for classification and collection is inputted and a separating means 111 is driven to separate the paper sheets 1 by one sheet each. These paper sheets 1 are sent by a transporting means 3 to a classification information reading means 121 where the classification information of the paper sheets 1 is read. The paper sheets are then collected in a prescribed collecting means 5 via the transporting means 3 and a gate means 151. One sheet of an identifier 2 is taken out by an identifier separating means 133 when the end of the first time of the classifying and accumulating processing is inputted. The identifier is sent by an identifier transporting means 134 to a printing means 141. The identifier 2 is printed with the classification information of the collecting means 5 having a corresponding relation and is then transported to the collecting means 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet sorting apparatus,
In particular, the present invention relates to a paper sheet sorting apparatus that can easily process paper sheets at the end of sorting work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a paper sheet sorting device for sorting paper sheets such as postal matter according to their sorting information, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-28
There is a paper sheet delivery sorting system described in Japanese Patent No. 7584. This paper sheet delivery classification system reads the delivery destinations written on the paper sheets and rearranges the paper sheets into delivery categories and delivery directions within the delivery area.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, a sorting machine provided with mail is sorted by using a sorting machine of about 200 units, which is a practical level, without using a sorting machine having a large number of sorting machines. It describes a method of reducing the number of classifications per mail piece from a total of 5 to 4 by reading and rearranging information. However, no consideration is given to assigning a relation with the classification information to the paper sheets that have been classified or accumulated.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet sorting apparatus capable of feeding an identification body having predetermined information between the paper sheets that have been sorted and collected. That is, paper sheets such as postal items are sorted according to the sorting information by using a sorting machine having a smaller number than the number shown in the prior art. In a small number of sorting devices, first, sorting is performed according to the number of stacking means, and the sorted and stacked paper sheets are returned to the separating section in order, and each sorting is performed again, whereby predetermined sorting can be performed. At this time, the re-sorted paper sheets are sorted according to the predetermined sorting information. However, since the number of sorting stacking units is small, one sorting stacking unit stores a plurality of sheets sorted by the sorting information. It In the present invention, an identification body having the sorting information printed thereon is fed to the sheets sorted according to the predetermined sorting information to facilitate the processing of the sheets at the end of sorting work.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that an identification body for identifying the paper sheets is conveyed to a stacking means for sequentially stacking the paper sheets. . Further, the paper sheets to be subjected to the sorting processing are separated and conveyed one by one, and the paper sheets are sorted according to the sorting information given to the paper sheets and are stacked in predetermined stacking means. In the sorting device, an identifier for identifying the paper sheets,
The stacking means is provided with a means for feeding the sheets to be sequentially stacked to a predetermined position, and an identifier for identifying the sheets is a predetermined one of the sheets. It is characterized in that means for conveying to the stacking means is provided before or after the paper sheets. Also, given the classification information,
It is also characterized in that means for attaching a discriminating body for identifying the predetermined paper sheets to predetermined paper sheets among the paper sheets separated one by one and conveyed to the stacking means is provided. it can.

Specifically, a hopper means for setting the paper sheets to be sorted, a separating means for separating the paper sheets of the hopper means into sheets one by one, and sorting information given to the paper sheets. In the paper sheet sorting apparatus, which comprises a sorting information reading unit for reading, a plurality of stacking units for stacking the sheets according to the read sorting information, and a conveying unit for transporting the sheets to the stacking unit, An identification body issuing means for issuing an identification body for identifying the paper sheets accumulated in the means; an identification body conveying means for conveying the identification body to the accumulating means; and a control means for controlling the respective means. It is a feature.

[0007] Further, an identifier issuing unit for issuing an identifier for identifying the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating unit, a printing unit for printing information on the identifier, and conveying the identifier to the accumulating unit. The present invention is characterized by having an identification object transporting means and a control means for controlling each of the above means.

Further, a moving means for moving the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means to the hopper means is added. The identification body is made of paper or a plastic sheet, has a certain color or pattern, and has a machine code such as a character, a symbol, or a bar code recorded therein.

[0009]

According to the above construction, it becomes possible to position the identification body at a predetermined position of the sheets to be stacked. That is, it is possible to send the identification body to a predetermined position between the paper sheets that are sorted into each stacking unit based on the sorting information and stacked one by one.

Specifically, the paper sheets to be sorted set in the hopper means are separated one by one by the separating means, sent to the sorting information reading means by the conveying means, and applied to the paper sheets. The sorting information is read. The read sorting information is sent to the control means, the stacking means for sorting and stacking is judged, and the sheets are stacked in a predetermined stacking means. When all the paper sheets of the hopper means are sorted and accumulated and the predetermined sorting is completed, the identification body is issued from the identification body issuing means by the control signal from the control means, and the identification body is sent to the printing means by the identification body conveying means. Print the classification information. The printed identification body is accumulated at a predetermined location of the accumulating means by the identification body conveying means. In this way, the identification body can be sent to the paper sheets in each stacking unit.

When the predetermined sorting cannot be completed by one sorting and stacking process, the respective sheets stacked on the stacking means are sequentially moved from the stacking means to the hopper means by the moving means and the second sorting and stacking is performed. Perform processing. Here, each time the predetermined sorting process is completed, the identifier is issued and sent to the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means as described above. As described above, it is possible to send the identification body with the sorting information printed on the sheets that are sorted and collected.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus having a stacking means of 10 ports as one embodiment of the present invention. First, the configuration of the paper sheet sorting apparatus will be described. In FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, a separating means 111 for separating the sheets 1 to be sorted and collected one by one, a hopper means 112 for accommodating the sheets 1 separated by the separating means 111, and a separating means 111. A sorting information reading unit 121 for reading sorting information given to the separated paper sheets 1 is provided.

The sorting information reading means 121 differs depending on the sorting information given to the paper sheet 1. For example, when a character is given, it is an optical OCR sorting information reading means and a bar code is given. If it is, the bar code classification information reading means may be used, and the classification information reading means 121 of any other system may be used.

The discriminator storage means 132 stores the discriminator 2 to be fed into the relevant part of the stacked paper sheets 1, and the classification information is printed on the surface of the discriminator 2. FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram showing an example of the identifier 2. Further, the identifier 2 may have a color for distinguishing it from the paper sheet 1.

The identifier issuing means 131 for issuing the identifier 2 is composed of the aforementioned identifier storing means 132 and the identifier separating means 133. Identifier separating means 13
Reference numeral 3 is for separating the identification bodies 2 stored in the identification body storage means 132 one by one. Identification body separating means 1
The identification body transporting means 134 for transporting the identification bodies 2 separated by 33 is, for example, a transporting means using a belt or a roller facing each other, and any other method may be used.

The identifier transporting means 134 is provided with a printing means 141 for printing information on the identifier 2.
The printing means 141 for printing information on the identification body 2 is a printing means such as an ink jet type identification body printing means or a thermal type identification body printing means, and may be any other printing means.

The accumulating means 5 has a plurality of shelves for storing the paper sheets 1 in accordance with the sorting information. Conveying means 3
Connects the separating unit 111, the sorting information reading unit 121, the sorting information reading unit 121, and the stacking unit 5 to convey the sheet 1. The transporting means 3 is, for example, a belt-facing roller or a transporting means using rollers, and may be of any other type.

The gate means 151 stores the paper sheets 1 in order to store them in a predetermined shelf of the accumulating means 5 according to the classification information of the paper sheets 1.
1 is a means for changing the conveying direction of the identification body 2, and in FIG. 1 showing the present embodiment, reference numerals are given to only one gate means, and reference numerals are omitted from the other gate means. The above-mentioned identifier transporting means 134 is connected to the transporting means 3 upstream of the first gate means 151 shown in FIG.

The moving means 4 is means for conveying the paper sheets 1 of the stacking means 5 to the hopper means 112. The means of transportation 4 is
For example, it may be a belt or a conveying means using rollers, and any other method may be used. Further, when the stacking means 5 is arranged above the hopper means 112, the bottom plate of the stacking means 5 is opened, and the sheet 1 is moved by dropping it directly onto the hopper means 112. Good.

Further, in FIG. 1, the CPU 100 controls each storage unit and each control unit described below. The paper sheet separation control unit 110 controls the separating unit 111 for separating the paper sheets 1 into individual sheets. The sorting information control unit 120 controls the sorting information reading unit 121 that reads the sorting information attached to the paper sheet 1. The identification body control unit 130 controls the identification body separation means 133 for separating the identification bodies 2 stored in the identification body storage means 132 one by one. The identification print control unit 140 controls the printing unit 141 provided in the identification body transporting unit 134 for printing information on the identification body 2.
The gate control unit 150 is the gate unit 151 shown in FIG.
And other gate means. Display control unit 160
Controls the display means 161 for displaying information. The operability control unit 170 controls the input unit 171 for inputting information. The storage unit 180 stores various information.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. First, if the number of items to be divided is larger than that of the accumulation unit,
That is, the operation when a predetermined division cannot be made in one division process will be described.

When the sheets 1 are sorted, the sorting information for sorting and stacking is input to each of the plurality of stacking means 5 by the inputting means 171. Here, since the number of sheets to be sorted is larger than the number of stacking means, first, the number of sheets to be sorted in the first sorting is divided into 10 groups, and in the second round, the paper sheets collected in the respective collecting means are further divided. 10
Each collecting means is defined so as to be divided into groups. By repeating the division in this way, the necessary division can be performed even when the number of divisions is larger than the number of accumulating means.

Therefore, first, in order to perform the first division, the division information of the 10 accumulating means 5 is defined, and the division information defined for each accumulating means is stored in the storage section 180. Next, the paper sheets 1 to be collected and collected are hopper means 1
Set to 12. When the section accumulation start is input from the input unit 171, the separation unit 111 is controlled by the CPU 100.
Is driven to separate the paper sheets 1 one by one. The separated paper sheet 1 is conveyed by the conveying means 3 to the sorting information reading means 121.
Then, the sorting information attached to the paper sheet 1 is read. The read classification information is the classification information control unit 120.
Further, the CPU 100 determines which one of the stacking units 5 should be stacked.

Based on this judgment, the gate control section 150 drives each gate means 151 to be driven in order to stack the paper sheets 1 in the predetermined stacking section 5. Also CPU 100
Then, the number of sheets 1 stacked in each stacking unit 5 is stored in the storage unit 180. The paper sheets 1 whose classification information is read by the classification information reading unit 121 are stacked on the predetermined stacking unit 5 by the transport unit 3 and the gate unit 151. Similarly, all the sheets 1 set in the hopper means 112 are separately collected and the first sorting operation is completed.

When the confirmation of the end of the first sorting and accumulating process is input from the input means 171, the operation of sending the identifying body 2 to each of the accumulating means 5 in which one sorting information is defined is started. Identification body 2 stored in identification body storage means 132
One sheet is taken out by the identifying body separating means 133 and sent to the printing means 141 by the identifying body conveying means 134.

Under the control of the CPU 100, the classification information of the corresponding accumulating means 5 is printed on the identifying body 2 and accumulated on the accumulating means 5. Similarly, the identifying bodies 2 are accumulated in all the accumulating means 5 in which one piece of classification information is defined. Identifier 2
When the paper sheets 1 are stacked on the stacking means 5, the paper sheets 1 stacked on the stacking means 5 are sequentially sent to the hopper means 112 by the moving means 4.

Here, the order of moving the paper sheets 1 from each stacking means 5 to the hopper means 112 in order to perform the second sorting processing is the first sorting processing, and a plurality of sorting sections are formed in one stacking means 5. The sheet 1 is moved from the stacking means 5 in which the information is defined to the hopper means 112, and then the sheet 1 of the stacking means 5 in which one piece of sorting information is defined is moved to the hopper means 112. The paper sheet 1 of each stacking unit 5 is the hopper unit 112.
When the movement is completed, the second sorting process is started.

Paper sheets 1 moved from the first stacking means 5
In order to perform the second grouping and accumulating process, the storage unit 180
The section information of the 10 stacking means 5 is defined by the section information stored in. If the number to be divided is larger than the number of the accumulating means 5, the accumulating means 5 is defined and the dividing processing is performed in the same manner as the first dividing processing described above. A case in which the number of sections to be divided is smaller than the number of accumulating means 5 will be described below.

Similar to the first sorting process, the separating means 11
1 is driven to separate the paper sheets 1 into individual sheets, and the sheets are stacked on a predetermined stacking unit 5. Here, the separating means 111
Are driven by the number of sheets 1 stacked in the stacking unit 5 corresponding to the first sorting processing stored in the storage unit 180, and the second sorting processing of the target sheet 1 is performed. To end and stop. By inputting this end confirmation from the input means 171, as described above, the classification information is printed on the identifying body 2 and accumulated on the accumulating means 5. When the identification bodies 2 are stacked on all the stacking means 5, the paper sheets 1 stacked on each stacking means 5 are sequentially sent to the hopper means 112 by the moving means 4. Similarly, the sorting process and the identification object feeding process are performed on the paper sheet 1 to be subjected to the second sorting process.

As described above, since the discriminator 2 on which the sorting information is printed can be sent to the sheets 1 sorted according to the sorting information, the sheets after the sorting work are completed. Can be handled easily. In addition, even when the number of pieces to be divided is larger than the number of the accumulating means 5, the division processing can be enabled.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus showing another embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the configuration different from that of FIG. 1 will be described below.
In FIG. 3, on the side surface of the hopper means 112, the hopper means 11 moves toward the separating means 111 side, retracts to the back side of the side surface immediately before the separating means 111, and again on the anti-separating means side.
A plurality of forks 113 that discharge into the inside are provided.

The adjacent forks 113 are arranged so that the paper sheets 1 stacked in one stacking means 5 can be set. The number of forks 113 in the hopper means 112 is set to be greater than or equal to the number of accumulating means 5.
Two rollers 115 are provided at the bottom of the hopper means 112.
A belt 114 is hung on the two rollers 115. As a result, the paper sheet 1 set in the hopper means 112 is supported and driven in synchronization with the fork 113 to send the paper sheet 1 to the separating means 111.

The operation of this embodiment will be described by referring to differences from the case of FIG. When all the paper sheets 1 set in the hopper means 112 are accumulated in the respective accumulating means 5, and further the predetermined identifying bodies 2 are fed into the predetermined accumulating means 5, the respective accumulating means 5
The paper sheet 1 is sent to the hopper means 112 by the moving means 4. At this time, the paper sheets 1 of one stacking unit 5 are moved and stacked between the pair of forks 113, and the next stacking unit 5
The paper sheet 1 of 1 is moved and accumulated between the next pair of forks 113. In this way, the sheets 1 of the stacking unit 5 are sequentially moved to the hopper unit 112.

In FIG. 1, the number of paper sheets 1 accumulated in each accumulating means 5 is stored, but in the present embodiment, the paper sheets of one accumulating means 5 are arranged between the forks 113. Since the classes 1 are accumulated, the identification bodies 2 with the classification information printed thereon can be sent to the papers 1 classified according to each classification information without storing the number of the papers 1. .
As a result, it is possible to easily handle the paper sheets for which sorting work has been completed, and it is possible to perform sorting processing even when the number of sheets to be sorted is larger than the number of stacking means 5.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus showing still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the moving means 4 is omitted in the configuration of FIG. 1, and the paper sheet 1 of the stacking means 5 is manually moved. However, only this point is different and other configurations and operations are the same. It is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and has the same effect.

In the above embodiments, the discriminator 2 is the paper sheet 1.
Of the paper sheet 1 and is efficiently conveyed to the accumulating means 5 using the conveying path of the paper sheet 1.
The present invention is not limited to such a configuration. That is,
The present invention has a configuration in which the identifiers are fed above or below predetermined paper sheets among the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means, or in a predetermined order position of the order of accumulating sequentially in the accumulating means. I wish I had.

For example, it is possible to directly attach the identifying body issuing means to the collecting means and directly issue the identifying body into the collecting means. Further, it is also possible to provide an attaching means for attaching the discriminating body to the paper sheets, and simply attach the discriminating body to the predetermined separated and conveyed paper sheets, or to temporarily or fix with a glue and convey the discriminating body. It is possible.

The identifying body may be a material other than paper, such as a plastic sheet, in addition to paper, and a color, a pattern or the like may be attached in advance for identification. Furthermore, the classification information or other information can be displayed or recorded on such an identifier. That is, it is possible to print characters or symbols, or to print or print a machine code such as a bar code, or in some cases, to record information using magnetism or the like. .

[0039]

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a predetermined sorting process with a smaller number of stacking means than the number of sorting.
Since the identifier having the predetermined information can be sent to each of the sorted sheets, the processing of the sheets at the end of the sorting operation can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an identification body 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a paper sheet sorting apparatus showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper sheet 2 Identification body 3 Conveying means 4 Moving means 5 Stacking means 100 CPU 110 Paper sheet separation control section 111 Separation means 112 Hopper means 113 Fork 114 Belt 115 Roller 120 Sorting information control section 121 Sorting information reading means 130 Discriminating body control Part 131 Identifier issuing means 132 Identifier storing means 133 Identifier separating means 134 Identifier conveying means 140 Identification print control section 141 Printing means 150 Gate control section 151 Gate means 160 Display control section 161 Display means 170 Operability control section 171 Input Means 180 storage unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tadashi Osaka 502 Jinritsucho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki Machinery Research Institute, Hiritsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Machinery Research Institute (72) Inventor Mitsuru Suzuki 502 Jintamachi, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Hiritsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In-house (72) Inventor Toshihiko Tajiri 1 Ikegami, Haruoka-cho, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi Hitachi Ltd. Office Systems Division Application Systems Headquarters

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet sorting apparatus, wherein an identification body for identifying the paper sheets is conveyed to a stacking means for sequentially stacking the paper sheets. 2. Paper sheets to be sorted are separated and conveyed one by one, and each paper sheet is sorted according to sorting information given to the paper sheets and accumulated in a predetermined accumulating means. In the paper sheet sorting apparatus, means for feeding the identification body for identifying the paper sheets to predetermined positions of the paper sheets sequentially accumulated in the accumulating means is provided. Sorting device. 3. Paper sheets to be sorted are separated and conveyed one by one, and are sorted into sheets according to sorting information given to the sheets, and are stacked in a predetermined stacking unit. In the paper sheet sorting apparatus, a means for transporting the identification body for identifying the paper sheet to the stacking means before or after a predetermined paper sheet among the paper sheets is provided. Classification device. 4. An identification body for identifying the predetermined paper sheet is attached to a predetermined paper sheet of the paper sheets which are provided with the sorting information and are separated one by one and conveyed to the stacking means. A paper sheet sorting apparatus, characterized in that means is provided. 5. A hopper means for setting paper sheets to be sorted, a separating means for separating the paper sheets of the hopper means into sheets one by one, and sorting information for reading the sorting information given to the sheets. In a paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising a reading device, a plurality of stacking devices for stacking the paper sheets according to the read sorting information, and a transporting device for transporting the paper sheets to the stacking device, It is characterized by further comprising: an identifier issuing means for issuing an identifier for identifying the formed sheets, an identifier transporting means for transporting the identifier to the accumulating means, and a control means for controlling each means. Paper sheet sorting device. 6. A hopper means for setting the paper sheets to be sorted, a separating means for separating the paper sheets of the hopper means into sheets one by one, and sorting information for reading the sorting information given to the paper sheets. In a paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising a reading device, a plurality of stacking devices for stacking the paper sheets according to the read sorting information, and a transporting device for transporting the paper sheets to the stacking device, An identification body issuing means for issuing an identification body for identifying the printed sheets, a printing means for printing information on the identification body, an identification body transporting means for transporting the identification body to the accumulating means, and the respective means. A paper sheet sorting apparatus having a control unit for controlling. 7. A hopper means for setting paper sheets to be sorted, a separation means for separating the paper sheets of the hopper means into sheets one by one, and sorting information for reading the sorting information given to the sheets. In a paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising a reading device, a plurality of stacking devices for stacking the paper sheets according to the read sorting information, and a transporting device for transporting the paper sheets to the stacking device, A moving means for moving the formed paper sheets to the hopper means, an identifier issuing means for issuing an identifier for identifying the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means, and an identification for conveying the identifier to the accumulating means. A paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising a body transporting means and a control means for controlling each of the means. 8. A hopper means for setting paper sheets to be sorted, a separating means for separating the paper sheets of the hopper means into sheets one by one, and a sorting information reading for reading sorting information given to the sheets. In the paper sheet sorting apparatus, the paper sheet sorting apparatus includes a stacking unit that stacks the paper sheets according to the read sorting information, and a transport unit that transports the paper sheets to the stacking unit. Moving means for moving the accumulated paper sheets to the hopper means, discriminating body issuing means for issuing discriminating bodies for discriminating the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulating means, and printing means for printing information on the discriminating bodies. A paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising: an identification body transporting means for transporting the identification body to the stacking means; and a control means for controlling the respective means. 9. The paper sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identifier is made of paper or a plastic sheet. 10. The paper sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identifier has a constant color or pattern. 11. The paper sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification body has a machine code such as a character, a symbol, or a bar code recorded therein. .