JPH0844842A - Simplified counter for disk-shaped chip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily count disk-shaped chips such as buttons of clothes, coins or pieces for games while viewing them. CONSTITUTION:On the rear surface of a chip placing plate 2 on which count holes 21 are formed, an operating frame 32 additionally provided with an obstruct plate for closing the count holes 21 so as freely slid back and forth and erected on the obstruct plate through the guide groove part or notched part of the chip placing plate 2 is extended up to the upside of the chip placing plate 3, and a freely vertically movable drop plate 4 for chips is incorporated to the operating frame 32.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

It is an object of the present invention to easily count chips having a plane shape and a circular shape, or a shape in which the plane shape fits within a circle, for example, disc-shaped chips such as buttons and coins for clothes or small pieces for games. The present invention relates to a simple counting tool that enables the user to operate the chip while visually observing the chip without requiring an electrical mechanism or the like.
An object of the present invention is to provide a simple counting device for disk-shaped chips having a novel structure that enables quick counting in batches for each predetermined unit amount.

[0002]

2. Description of the Prior Art Counters for disc-shaped chips, especially coins,
Because of the high necessity, the old, provided a measuring frame portion of a predetermined unit amount, for example, a unit of 50 or 100, in a grid corresponding to the size of the coin to be measured, on the plate surface of the battledore plate. We prepared a counting tool, quickly filled it with coins, took out a specified unit amount, and then repeated the same operation one after another to count coins. It has already been developed and put into practical use, even if it is put into a hopper all at once and the coins are counted by type with an internal mechanical or electrical sorting mechanism.

However, for other fields, such as button counting required in the sewing industry, a fully automatic button counting machine has been put to practical use for a large-scale sewing company.
There are no button counters for clothes button subcontractors or small and medium-sized micro-sewers who consistently sew up to buttoning but have a low production volume. In addition, as in the past, the worker manually calculates the required number in a unit that is easy to count, such as a unit of 2 or 5 and prepares a predetermined number of buttons, and the buttons are attached, which is in practical use. Almost no introduction of a fully automatic button counter has been realized not only because it is expensive but also because it is unsuitable for frequent counting according to scale.

As described above, most of the small-to-medium-sized and small-scale sewing companies who continue to support the sewing industry in Japan for a long time do not try to modify the inefficient work contents, and just continue struggling. Even in that situation, given the situation where the business base continues to be threatened by the outflow of jobs to underdeveloped countries, the above-mentioned management rationalization that should not be overlooked should be actively verified and improved. Where I have to strive to
However, he is reluctant to act independently without any independence, such as sophistication of technology, orders for high-quality ready-to-wear clothes (ready-to-wear), etc. We continue to receive orders even with a bad production system.

The applicant of the present invention, as one of those involved in the actual sewing industry for many years, took on various attempts to stabilize its management base, in particular the original work contents of each worker. The manager himself rigorously considers and takes measures to rationalize the work contents in the auxiliary work process and its preparatory work process, which are indispensable for carrying out, and the shape and structure of work tools have been changed so far. We have continued to make improvements in various areas, such as remodeling, remodeling, and development of peripheral equipment such as material storage shelves, and have already achieved great results in terms of improving management efficiency.

The present invention has emerged as one of the items to be improved in the course of the above-mentioned efforts, and as described above, it is mainly used for garment for small and medium-sized garment manufacturers. The present invention relates to a simple counting tool for counting disk-shaped chips, centered on a button. In other words, in the garment industry, with the recent orders for high-end ready-made garments, high-mix low-volume production, and higher and higher quality materials being used, as a matter of course, buttons are one of the high-grade and high-quality materials. It is becoming a problem. Therefore, since these buttons cannot be wasted as one, in order to strictly manage the number of pieces that have been set, the operator spends a lot of time on counting the number of buttons in the process of sewing one ready-made garment, The original work is temporarily interrupted and the sewing efficiency is reduced.

[0007] Therefore, it is conceivable to take measures to secure a worker who counts only buttons, instead of a worker with excellent skill, but in reality, there is not such a work amount and the economic efficiency is deteriorated. As a result, even a skilled worker has worked on the development and research of a counting device with a new structure that enables efficient button counting without waste of time, and as a result, finally as detailed below. , Has succeeded in realizing a simple counting tool for a disc-shaped chip centered on buttons of clothes, which has an extremely efficient and economical structure. In the following, the details of the configuration of the counting tool of the present invention will be explained step by step, together with typical examples.

[0008]

According to the disk-shaped chip simple counting tool of the present invention, a chip mounting plate having counting holes is horizontally provided in the upper edge of the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame, while the chip mounting plate is provided. On the back side, a baffle plate having a size capable of closing the whole counting hole is slidably attached, and at a position which does not hinder the counting hole of the chip mounting plate, An operation frame raised from the baffle plate is loosely fitted into a guide groove portion or a notch portion of the chip mounting plate formed in a direction to be the sliding direction of the baffle plate so as to project from the chip mounting plate surface. The basic constitutional requirement is a configuration characterized by incorporating a vertically movable wiping plate into the operation frame.

The peripheral frame body, whether it has a bottomed shape or a bottomless shape, includes all those having a peripheral frame serving as side walls on at least four sides, and is made of plastics, metal, wood or the like, and particularly limits the material. Rather, it is made of an appropriate material that does not hinder handling, and is usually formed as a cube such as a folded box (including a bottomless one) having a planar shape, a rectangular shape, and an appropriate depth.

The chip mounting plate is provided laterally at a position slightly lower than the upper edge of the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame, and is itself a flat plastics piece that substantially conforms to the planar shape of the peripheral frame. Made of a thin plate made of metal or metal, in the portion corresponding to the area of about half of its planar shape, a counting hole that is a circular punching hole larger than the diameter of the chip to be counted,
It is assumed that a unit convenient for counting, for example, a unit of 5, 10, or 20 is formed into one horizontal row, and that it is formed at several stages and at substantially equal intervals. Further, in the chip mounting plate, a direction in which a baffle plate described later is moved to a position that does not affect the counting holes, for example, between the counting holes or to both side edge portions of the chip mounting plate portion where the counting holes are formed. A guide groove or a guide cutout is formed, and an operation frame raised from a baffle plate is loosely fitted in the groove or cutout so that the operation frame projects upward from the same place. .

On the other hand, the baffle plate is attached to the back surface of the chip mounting plate so that the baffle plate can be slid. It has the function of allowing individual chips to be received, while the operation frame protruding upward from the guide groove or guide notch of the chip mounting plate is moved according to the groove or notch to create a baffle plate. When it is attached to the back surface of the chip mounting plate so as to slide out of the counting hole, the chip is dropped downward from the counting hole to count a predetermined number of chips. To fulfill.

The wiping plate is a vertically movable assembly of the operation frame of the baffle plate, which is projected upward from the guide groove portion or the guide notch portion of the chip mounting plate, and is vertically movable. , Be careful not to catch the tip inside the counting hole with its lower edge, and move the counting frame together with the operating frame in the direction that follows the guide groove or guide notch of the chip mounting plate. The extra chips that are protruding without being inserted into the counting hole should be moved to the chip mounting plate on the side where the counting holes are not formed, and they should be accidentally dropped from the counting holes and counted. It has a function to prevent it from being mixed with the tip, and its vertical movement operation mechanism is made to fit in the slide groove formed on the operation rod, which is operated by the operator manually. , And pressure A combination of springs or tension springs, which has a structure in which it is always kept in the state of being moved to the upper side of the operating rod except when it is pushed by hand, or a combination of leaf springs, It is also possible to have a structure in which the wiping plate is temporarily fixed.

It should be noted that the chips which are received in the counting holes in a predetermined manner and counted, and then dropped down are directly received at the bottom of the peripheral frame body, or
In addition to a peripheral frame body having no bottom and counting on a separate saucer so that it is received in the saucer, it is shown as an invention related to a counting tool having a basic configuration of the present invention described later in advance. It is also possible to use a counting tool formed in such a structure, in which the counted chips fall into a predetermined chip receiving body and the chips can be taken out regardless of the peripheral frame body. . Below, the structure of the counting tool comprised by this invention which consists of the related structure is shown.

[0014]

[Related invention] That is, a chip mounting plate having a counting hole is laterally provided in an upper edge of a peripheral frame of a peripheral frame, and a chip receiving body is combined below the chip mounting plate in a parallel manner so as to be freely drawn out. On the back surface of the chip mounting plate, a baffle plate having a size capable of collectively closing all the counting holes is slidably attached, and the counting holes of the chip mounting plate are not hindered. At the position, the operation frame raised from the baffle plate is loosely fitted in the guide groove portion or the guide notch portion of the chip mounting plate formed in the sliding direction of the baffle plate and the surface of the chip mounting plate is loosely fitted. A simple counting tool for disk-shaped chips, characterized in that it is formed in a protruding shape and has a vertically movable movable plate incorporated in the operation frame.

The chip receiving body has a shape similar to the planar shape of the substantially peripheral frame body, or it can cover at least the entire counting hole portion formed in the chip mounting plate while being fully inserted in the peripheral frame body. It has a planar shape and an appropriate depth, and is a drawer-shaped one in which any peripheral frame of the peripheral frame body is cut out as an entrance and exit, and can be freely inserted and removed from the entrance and exit, like the peripheral frame body, It is formed of an appropriate material. A typical specific example of the disk-shaped chip simple counting tool of the present invention, which is based on the above-described configuration, is shown in the accompanying drawings starting from FIG. 1 for the purpose of helping understanding of the technical idea of the present invention. I will explain them in detail.

[0016]

Embodiment 1 As shown in the overall perspective view of FIG. 1 and the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 2 including the partially used state, the counting tool of this embodiment has a flat rectangular shape and a longitudinal side. One side of the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame body 1 is cut out at a substantially half lower portion thereof to serve as an inlet / outlet port 11 of the chip receiving body 5, and a chip mounting plate made of a transparent thin plastic plate is provided directly above the inlet / outlet port 11. 2 is a case where it is installed horizontally. This chip mounting plate 2 is
On the surface of about half the portion located on the entrance / exit 11 side of the peripheral frame 1,
There are 10 counting holes 21, 21 ... In a horizontal row, and 6 rows in the lengthwise portion of the peripheral frame 1 in the longitudinal direction, for a total of 60.
In order to count the individual disc-shaped chips C, C, ... At one time, the disc-shaped chips C, C, ... Have a structure in which they are formed as insertion holes in a grid pattern, and both sides of the portion where these counting holes 21, 21 ,. Has guide notches 22 and 22, and is integrated inside the peripheral frame 1.

On the other hand, the baffle plate 3 is approximately half the size of the chip mounting plate 2 in plan view, and covers 60 counting holes 21, 21, ... Formed in the chip mounting plate 2 at the same time. It is composed of a flat plate that can be formed, and a pair of operating rods 31, 31 stand up from both sides thereof, and the guide notch portions 22, 2 are formed.
2 is loosely fitted and protrudes onto the chip mounting plate 2, and each operating rod 3
The upper ends of the reference numerals 1 and 31 are connected by a handle rod 32 to form a gate-shaped operation frame as a whole. Then, both end edges thereof are formed inside the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame body 1 inside the peripheral frame adjacent to the peripheral frame forming the entrance / exit 11 and facing each other, and are formed directly below the chip mounting plate 2 in the slide groove. The baffle plate 3 fitted in the 12, 12 and the baffle plate 3 realizes a slide (a slide in the longitudinal direction of the peripheral frame body 1) attached to the back surface of the chip mounting plate 2.

The handle bar 32 of the gate type operation frame of the baffle plate 3 thus formed is formed with a narrow groove portion so as to vertically penetrate the handle bar 32, and the operation bar is fitted to the groove. Thin groove portions are also formed inside 31 and 31, and the wiping plate 4 is dropped by using these thin groove portions, and the wiping plate 4 is moved along with the guide notches 22 and 22 of the operation frame. , The chip mounting plate 2 is moved in a posture perpendicular to the plate surface, and the lowering direction of the wiping plate 4 is adjusted, so that the chips C inserted in the counting holes 21, 21 ,.
Except for C, ..., extra chips C, C, ... that are not involved in counting in that scene are paid onto the surface of the chip mounting plate 2 on the side where the counting holes 21, 21, ... are not drilled. .. can be avoided, and extra chips C, C, ... Can remain on the plate surface on the side where the counting holes 21, 21, .. It is supposed to be.

Although not shown in the drawing, a tension spring is arranged between the wiping plate 4 and the gate type operation frame, for example, between the upper end of the wiping plate 4 and the handle rod 32, or the wiping plate 4 is provided. By disposing leaf springs between both side edges of the lever and the operating rods 31, 31, the wiping plate 4 is always positioned on the handle rod 32 side, or is temporarily fixed at a predetermined position. It has already been explained in the constitution of the basic invention that the position can be restricted.

The tip receiving body 5 is a doorway 11 of the peripheral frame body 1.
From the chip mounting plate 2, counting holes 21, 21,
It has a function of receiving chips counted by falling from, and has a shape that fits in the planar shape of the substantially peripheral frame body 1, a handle portion 51 is formed on the front side, and a rear portion has a planar shape. After it is formed in the chip take-out section 52 and the predetermined counting is completed, the finger tip is hooked on the handle section 51 to draw out the chip receiver 5 from the peripheral frame body 1, and the chip take-out section 52 is transferred to another container. In this example, the counted chips C, C, ... Are replaced and formed into a structure that can be appropriately used in the place where they are held.

In this example, the universal caster 6 is integrated on the bottom surface of the peripheral frame 1 and the disc-shaped chips C, C, ... When the chips C, C, ... Are moved vertically and horizontally on the chip mounting plate 2 so that the chips C, C ,. By utilizing the flexibility of the swivel caster 6, the entire peripheral frame 1 can be swung.

Although this free caster 6 is not shown as an embodiment, it is not attached to the back surface of the bottom of the peripheral frame body 1, but the caster side is fixed upward to the center of the base plate prepared separately. It is also included in the present invention that the bottom of the peripheral frame 1 is brought into contact therewith so that the same operation as that of the above-described embodiment is realized. As described in the step, of course, the free caster 6 is not used at all, and both sides of the peripheral frame body 1 are gripped by hand, and the operator himself shakes the peripheral frame body 1 to insert the chip mounting plate. It is also possible to guide the chips C, C, ... On 2 so that they are fitted into the counting holes 21, 21 ,. In the figure, 1
Reference numeral 3 is a sweeping port provided in a peripheral frame opposite to the peripheral frame in which the entrance / exit 11 is formed, and is a part that fulfills the function of collecting the disc-shaped chips C, C, ...

[0023]

[Operation] As shown in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 2, the simple counting tool for disc-shaped chips of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure first comprises the operating rods 31, 31 and the handle rod 32. The gate-shaped operation frame is operated so that the baffle plate 3 closes all the counting holes 21, 21, ... Of the chip mounting plate 2 and the chip receiving body 5 is correctly received from the entrance 11. Is inserted and the outlet 13 is also closed. On the chip mounting plate 2 in the peripheral frame of the counting tool in this state, predetermined disk-shaped chips C, C, ... Are randomly put in a required amount or more, and as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the drawing, By utilizing the flexibility of the casters 6 to shake the entire peripheral frame 1 by hand, the counting holes 2 formed in the chip mounting plate 2
1,2, .... Devise the way of shaking so that the disk-shaped chips C, C, ..

After confirming that the chips C, C, ... Are fitted in all the counting holes 21, 21 ,. 21,2
1, ... While adjusting so as not to get caught by the chips C, C, ... Fitted inside, the counting holes 21, 21 of the chip mounting plate 2 are squeezed by pulling the handle bar 32 of the gate type operation frame. ，
When the guide operation is performed to the side where the ...... is not formed, the gate-shaped operation frame and the baffle plate 3 connected by the operation rods 31, 31 are connected to the slide groove 1 formed immediately below the chip mounting plate 2.
As a result of being guided by 2, 12 and moving in the same direction as an attachment on the back surface of the chip mounting plate 2, the counting holes 21, 21, ... From the row closest to the row, the chips C, C, ... which have been fitted therein lose the support and fall downward, and are stored in the chip receiving body 5, so that row As long as the baffle plate 3 is moved to the required number of rows while following the eye, the chips C, C,
It becomes possible to count the required number.

As in the embodiment, ten counting holes 2 are arranged in one row.
1, 21, ... are prepared, and there are 6 rows, and as a whole, a counting tool capable of counting up to 60 at a time or 60 in increments of 10 is provided, for example, 30 chips C. , C, ..., the baffle plate 3 passes through the third row from the side of the entrance / exit 11 and reaches the fourth row at about half of the guide notches 22 and 22. Immediately before, the gate type operation frame is operated so as to stop the movement, the chips C, C, ... Are accommodated in the chip receiver 5 and the predetermined counting is completed. Further, if it is necessary to count 100 chips C, C, ..., The gate-shaped operation frame is provided with guide notches 22 and 2.
2 Move it all the way, and the baffle plate 3 is completely
, The counting holes 21, 21, ... Are removed from the rear surface once, and after counting 60 pieces for the time being, the baffle plate 3 is pulled back to the original state and the counting holes 21 , 21, ... After placing the baffle plate 3 underneath, return to the first operation of shaking the peripheral frame body 1, and move the chips C, C, ... left over in the previous counting vertically and horizontally. , And insert the chips C, C, ... Into each of the counting holes 21, 21 ,.
When the remaining 40 chips are counted by stopping just before the 5th line after passing the 4th line, it is determined that 100 chips have been counted and accommodated in the chip receiver 5. Become.

For counting with a fractional number, counting is performed in units of 10 before and after the counting, and then an appropriate number of chips C, C ,.
Can be easily counted by adding or subtracting. The number of counting holes 21, 21, ...
In particular, the number is not limited to 10 in the embodiment, and if it is desired to use a convenient unit according to the number that needs to be counted, for example, a counting tool for a button for a Y-shirt, set one row to seven.
It is possible to enhance the convenience such as a counting tool that can count the number of steps as the number of Y-shirts as it is. In this way, the counting holes 21, 21, ...
When it is desired to change the number of holes to be drilled or to cope with the difference in size of the chips C, C, ..., The chip mounting plate 2 can be freely attached to and detached from the peripheral frame 1. Alternatively, it suffices that different configurations are prepared, and that an optimal configuration is selected and used from among them as needed.

[0027]

[Effect] As described above, the simple counting tool for disc-shaped chips of the present invention allows the operator to easily operate by hand while visually confirming it, and count the required number of chips with extremely childish arithmetic. It is possible, and since it has a simple structure and can be provided as a relatively inexpensive and small-sized tool, it can be used as a tool for counting buttons, for example, by a small-to-medium-sized sewn manufacturer. Therefore, the counting tool of the present invention has an optimum scale, price, and operability, and therefore, as in the case of the button counting in the sewing industry, it is necessary to count the tips as an auxiliary work. It can be said that it greatly contributes to simplification and efficiency of the work since it can economically count the disk-shaped chips without requiring any troublesome operation in a scene and saving space.

Particularly, as shown in the embodiments representative of the present invention, in the case where the flexible casters 6 are incorporated on the back surface of the bottom plate of the peripheral frame body 1, the chips C, C, ...
Can be made convenient for fitting into the counting holes 21, 21, ..
Assuming that 3 is prepared, the counted chips C, C, ..., Or the remaining chips C, C after counting
Since the handling of C, ... Can be made advantageous, the excellent feature that the practical value of the counting tool of the present invention can be further enhanced is exhibited. As mentioned above, the simple counting tool for disc-shaped chips of the present invention can surely achieve the intended purpose due to its excellent structure, which simplifies the working efficiency and particularly the economic effect. It can be said that it will play an extremely important role as a counting tool in the fields that need to be pursued.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings are based on a representative embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a disk-shaped chip simple counting tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a part including a mode of use.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining a usage mode of a counting process.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing a predetermined counting end stage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Peripheral frame body 11 Same entrance / exit 12 Same slide groove 13 Same sweep outlet 2 Chip mounting plate 21 Same counting hole 22 Same guide notch 3 Baffle plate 31 Same operating rod 32 Same handle rod 4 Discharge plate 5 Chip receiving body 51 Same Handle 52 Same outlet 6 Flexible caster 55 Same upper guide plate C Disc-shaped tip

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A chip mounting plate having a counting hole is horizontally provided in an upper edge of a peripheral frame of a peripheral frame, and the entire counting hole can be collectively closed on the back surface of the chip mounting plate. A baffle plate of various sizes is slidably attached, and a chip formed at a position that does not hinder the counting hole of the chip mounting plate and in a direction that is the sliding direction of the baffle plate. An operation frame raised from the baffle plate is loosely fitted into the guide groove or notch of the mounting plate so as to project from the surface of the chip mounting plate, and a vertically movable movable plate is attached to the operation frame. A simple counting tool for disk-shaped chips, characterized by being incorporated. 2. A chip mounting plate having counting holes formed therein is laterally provided in the upper edge of the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame, and a chip receiving body is combined below the chip mounting plate so as to be parallel with each other, while the chip is mounted. On the back side of the mounting plate, a baffle sized so that the entire counting holes can be closed together is slidably attached, and at a position that does not interfere with the counting holes of the chip mounting plate. In the guide groove or notch of the chip mounting plate formed in the sliding direction of the baffle plate, the operation frame raised from the baffle plate is loosely fitted to protrude from the chip mounting plate surface. In other words, a simple counting tool for a disk-shaped chip, characterized in that a vertically movable wiping plate is incorporated in the operation frame. 3. A chip mounting plate having a counting hole formed laterally in the upper edge of the peripheral frame of the peripheral frame, the size of the counting hole, the number of forming holes, the arrangement state of the holes, etc. are counted. The disk-shaped chip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the disk-shaped chip is formed into several types capable of counting the number of disk-shaped chips, and one of them can be selectively installed horizontally at a predetermined position on the peripheral frame. Simple counting tool. 4. A chip mounting plate is provided laterally, and a peripheral frame body formed by combining chip receiving members under the chip mounting plate has a universal caster attached to the bottom thereof or is mounted on a separate base plate. 4. The simple counting tool for disk-shaped chips according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the peripheral frame body is configured to be capable of swinging on the universal caster without contacting with the attached universal caster.