JPH10258944A - Paper sheets processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a failure of a processor by detecting a pulling operating abnormality of a supply plate and stopping the supply plate at the time of the operating abnormality. SOLUTION: A route assembling machine is provided with a supply base 21 on which a plurality of mails P are accumulated in the standing states, a supply plate 22 moving the mails P on the supply base 21 along the supply base 21 and supplying the mails P to a take-out location, a take-out part 4 taking out the mails P upward by attracting the mails P at the tip part which are supplied to the take-out location to a take-out belt 41, and a pull-in mechanism saving the supply plate 22 moved just before the take-out part 4. When the supply plate 22 moved just before the take-out part 4 is not pulled in, an operating abnormality of the supply plate 22 is detected by a sensor having a pin 61 and the supply plate 22 is stopped.

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 arranging a plurality of paper sheets in a predetermined order, and more particularly, to reading address information from a plurality of mails and based on the read address information. The present invention relates to a route assembling machine that rearranges mail in the order of delivery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A route assembling machine includes a supply unit for supplying a plurality of mails, an extraction unit for extracting the supplied mails one by one, a transportation unit for transporting the extracted mails, and a transportation unit for transporting the extracted mails. A reading unit that reads address information such as a postal code and an address;
And a sorting unit for sorting each postal matter into predetermined sorting positions based on the read address information.

[0003] The supply section is provided with a supply table on which the rear ends of a plurality of mails are aligned and placed, and a supply plate for pressing the mails placed on the supply table against an extraction section. I have. on the other hand,
The take-out unit is provided with a take-out belt that travels in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the supply plate is pressed, and a suction device that generates a negative pressure on the take-out belt and causes mail to be attracted to the belt.

[0004] However, the mail placed on the supply stand is
A plurality of mails are collectively pressed against the take-out belt by the supply plate, and are taken out in a state of being suctioned to the belt by the suction device in order from the leading postal matter. Then, the extracted mail is conveyed via the reading unit and is sorted into a predetermined sorting position. Such sorting operation is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the mail is rearranged in the delivery order.

[0005]

In the conventional route assembling machine as described above, the supply plate is pulled out to a predetermined drawing position in a state where the mail pressed against the belt by the supply plate disappears. .

However, if the supply plate is not pulled out for some reason, the supply plate comes into contact with the running take-out belt, causing a problem that the supply plate is damaged and the take-out belt is damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its object to prevent a failure of an apparatus by detecting an abnormality in a drawing operation of a supply plate and stopping the supply plate when the operation is abnormal. The present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of performing the above.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention.
A supply member disposed on one side of the paper sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the paper sheet, moving means for moving the supply member to supply the paper sheet to a predetermined take-out position, A take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply member, a retreating means for retreating the supply member being moved by the moving means from a position immediately before the take-out position, and a retreating means Detecting means for detecting a supply member that has not been retreated from the immediately preceding position, and control means for stopping movement of the supply member by the moving means when the supply member that has not been retracted is detected by the detection means. , Is provided.

According to the paper sheet processing apparatus of the first aspect,
If the supply member is not retracted from immediately before the take-out position due to the operation abnormality of the supply member, the operation abnormality of the supply member is detected by the detection unit, and the movement of the supply member is stopped. Therefore, the supply member that has not been retracted due to the operation abnormality is prevented from coming into contact with the extraction unit adjacent to the extraction position, and the life of the apparatus is extended.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention, wherein the supply member is provided on one side of the sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the sheet. A moving means for moving the member to supply the paper sheets to a predetermined take-out position, a take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply member, and being moved by the moving means; Retreating means for retreating the supply member from a position immediately before the removal position, detection means for detecting a supply member which has not been retreated from the position immediately before by the retraction means, display means for displaying various information, and retraction means When the supply member that has not been retreated is detected by the detection unit, the movement of the supply member by the moving unit is stopped, and the operation abnormality of the supply member is displayed via the display unit. And and a control unit that presents.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paper sheet processing apparatus which is disposed so as to face one end in a stacking direction of stacked paper sheets, and pushes the paper sheets along the stacking direction. A supply plate movably provided in the stacking direction, and a movement in which the supply plate is moved along the stacking direction to supply the sheets located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked sheets to a predetermined take-out position. Means, a take-out belt running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position, and a suction device for generating a negative pressure and adsorbing the sheets fed to the take-out position to the take-out belt, A take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by a movement of the supply plate in a predetermined direction, and the supply plate moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means is removed from a position facing the take-out belt. Evacuation means for evacuation to the position A detecting unit that detects a supply plate that is moved toward the take-out belt without being retracted by the retracting unit; and a detecting unit that detects a supply member that is not retracted by the retracting unit. Control means for stopping the movement of the supply plate by the moving means.

According to the paper sheet processing apparatus of the third aspect,
When the supply member is not retracted from the position facing the take-out belt due to an operation abnormality of the supply member, the operation abnormality of the supply member is detected by the detection unit, and the movement of the supply member is stopped. Therefore, the supply member that has not been retracted due to the operation abnormality is prevented from coming into contact with the take-out belt, and the life of the apparatus is extended.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus which is disposed so as to face one end in the stacking direction of stacked sheets, and pushes the sheets along the stacking direction. A supply plate movably provided in the stacking direction, and a movement in which the supply plate is moved along the stacking direction to supply the sheets located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked sheets to a predetermined take-out position. Means, a take-out belt running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position, and a suction device for generating a negative pressure and adsorbing the sheets fed to the take-out position to the take-out belt, A take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by a movement of the supply plate in a predetermined direction, and the supply plate moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means is removed from a position facing the take-out belt. Evacuation means for evacuation to the position Detecting means for detecting a supply plate moved toward the take-out belt without being retracted by the retracting means, display means for displaying various information, and a supply member which has not been retracted by the retracting means is detected by the detecting means And control means for stopping the movement of the supply plate by the movement means and displaying an operation abnormality of the supply plate via the display means when the detection is made.

According to the sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the detecting means acts on a portion other than the sheet of the supply plate extending in the stacking direction and facing the sheet. And a sensor for detecting that the pin is pushed by the supply plate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, wherein the supply member is provided on one side of the sheet and movably provided in a direction in which the sheet is pushed. A moving means for moving the member to supply the paper sheet to a predetermined take-out position, a take-out means for taking out the paper sheet supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply member, and a paper sheet taken out by the take-out means. Reading means for reading sorting information from paper sheets, sorting means for sorting the paper sheets taken out by the taking-out means into predetermined sorting positions based on the sorting information read by the reading means, and moving Retreating means for retreating the supply member being moved by means from the position immediately before the take-out position, detecting means for detecting a supply member not retreated from the position immediately before by the retreating means, and supply member not retreated But When it is detected by the serial detection means, and a control means for stopping the movement of the feed member by the moving means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, comprising: a supply member disposed on one side of the sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the sheet; A moving means for moving the member to supply the paper sheet to a predetermined take-out position, a take-out means for taking out the paper sheet supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply member, and a paper sheet taken out by the take-out means. Reading means for reading sorting information from paper sheets, sorting means for sorting the paper sheets taken out by the taking-out means into predetermined sorting positions based on the sorting information read by the reading means, and moving Evacuation means for evacuation of the supply member being moved by means from the position immediately before the take-out position, detection means for detecting a supply member which has not been retreated from the position immediately before by the evacuation means, and display for displaying various information means When the supply member that has not been retreated by the retraction means is detected by the detection means, the movement of the supply member by the moving means is stopped, and the operation abnormality of the supply member is displayed via the display means. And control means for displaying

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paper sheet processing apparatus which is disposed so as to face one end in a stacking direction of stacked paper sheets, and pushes the paper sheets along the stacking direction. A supply plate movably provided in the stacking direction, and a movement in which the supply plate is moved along the stacking direction to supply the sheets located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked sheets to a predetermined take-out position. Means, a take-out belt running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position, and a suction device for generating a negative pressure and adsorbing the sheets fed to the take-out position to the take-out belt, A take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply plate in a predetermined direction, a reading means for reading the sort information from the paper sheets taken out by the take-out means, and a paper sheet taken out by the take-out means The read sheets are read by the reading means. Sorting means for sorting to a predetermined sorting position based on minute information, and evacuation means for evacuation of the supply plate moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means to a position outside the position facing the take-out belt, A detecting unit that detects a supply plate that is moved toward the take-out belt without being retracted by the retracting unit; and a detecting unit that detects a supply member that is not retracted by the retracting unit. Control means for stopping the movement of the supply plate by the moving means.

A sheet processing apparatus according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is arranged so as to face one end in the stacking direction of the stacked sheets, and pushes the sheets along the stacking direction. A supply plate movably provided in the stacking direction, and a movement in which the supply plate is moved along the stacking direction to supply the sheets located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked sheets to a predetermined take-out position. Means, a take-out belt running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position, and a suction device for generating a negative pressure and adsorbing the sheets fed to the take-out position to the take-out belt, A take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply plate in a predetermined direction, a reading means for reading the sort information from the paper sheets taken out by the take-out means, and a paper sheet taken out by the take-out means The read sheets are read by the reading means. Sorting means for sorting to a predetermined sorting position based on minute information, and evacuation means for evacuation of the supply plate moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means to a position outside the position facing the take-out belt, Detecting means for detecting a supply plate moved toward the take-out belt without being retracted by the retracting means, display means for displaying various information, and a supply member which has not been retracted by the retracting means is detected by the detecting means When it is detected at, while stopping the movement of the supply plate by the moving means,
Control means for displaying an operation abnormality of the supply plate via the display means.

Further, according to the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the detecting means acts on a portion other than the paper sheet of the supply plate extending in the stacking direction and facing the paper sheet. And a sensor for detecting that the pin is pushed by the supply plate.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a route assembling machine 1 as a paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention.
Is a supply unit for storing a plurality of randomly arranged mail items (sheets) in a standing position with their rear ends aligned, and moving these mail items in the stacking direction to sequentially supply them to a predetermined take-out position. 2 is provided. The delivery unit 2 is located at the position where the mail is taken out.
A take-out section 4 (take-out means) for moving the mail supplied to the take-out position in the direction of the front end thereof and taking out one by one on the transport path 3 is provided. The details of the supply unit 2 and the extraction unit 4 will be described later.

An optical character reading device (OCR) for optically reading address information such as a zip code and an address from the postal matter taken out one by one on the transport path 3 on the downstream side of the take-out section 4 is provided. A reading unit 6 (reading means) having a barcode reader or the like for reading a barcode printed on mail is provided.

A reversing unit 8 is provided on the transport path 3 on the downstream side of the reading unit 6 for reversing the transport direction of the mail. That is, the postal matter taken out by the take-out section 4 with its leading end at the top is taken into the reversing section 8, where the conveying direction of the postal matter is reversed, and the postal matter is sent out from the reversing section 8 with the rear end at the top. It is supposed to be.

At the end of the transport path 3 extending through the reversing section 8, a section transport path 5 extending in a substantially horizontal direction above the section stacking section 10 is connected. The sorting and stacking section 10 acting as the sorting means of the present invention has a plurality of sorting pockets 12 (sectioning positions) which are arranged side by side along the sorting transport path 5 and are divided into a plurality of regions. A plurality of gates corresponding to the number of the divided pockets 12 are provided on the divided transport path 5. Then, the gate is selectively switched according to the reading result in the reading unit 6, and each mail is sorted into a predetermined sorting pocket 12. At this time, since each mail is conveyed with its rear end at the top, it is sorted in the same direction as that at the time of removal, that is, with the rear end aligned.

The bottom of each section pocket 12 can be opened and closed with respect to the supply section 2. After all the mails input to the supply unit 2 are sorted into the predetermined sorting pockets 12, the bottom of the sorting pocket 12 is opened, and a plurality of sorted mails are transferred to the feeding unit 2. At this time, the division pocket 12
The mail is temporarily received by an elevating mechanism provided between the printer and the supply unit 2 and transferred to the supply unit 2. When all the mails are transferred to the supply unit 2, the sorting operation is performed a predetermined number of times in the same manner as the first sorting described above, and the mails are rearranged in the delivery order.

The above-described route assembling machine 1 includes a CPU for controlling the operation of each mechanism described above. Further, on the front face of the route assembling machine 1, an operation panel 15 is provided as a display means for displaying an operation guidance and the like for the operator while inputting an operation by the operator.

As shown in FIG. 2, the supply section 2 has a supply table 21 on which a plurality of mails P are placed with their rear ends aligned, and the mails P are moved to a predetermined takeout position along the supply table 21. A plurality of supply plates 22 (supply members) for supplying are provided. Each supply plate 22 is arranged substantially parallel to the mail P, and is moved along the arrow in the figure by a moving mechanism and a pulling-out mechanism described later.

When the supply plate 22 is moved along the supply table 21, a plurality of mails P in front of the supply plate 22 are pressed toward the take-out section 4, and the mail P at the leading end of the movement is taken out. Supplied to the location. Then, on condition that the postal matter P disappears in front of the supply plate 22, the supply plate 22 is pulled out to a predetermined withdrawal position (retreat position).

In the take-out section 4, the mail P is extended substantially vertically above the mail P supplied to the take-out position.
Belt 4 running in the direction from the rear end to the front end
1 is provided. The take-out belt 41 is wound and stretched around a plurality of rollers 43a, 43b, 43c, and is run endlessly by a motor (not shown). Inside the take-out belt 41, a negative pressure generating part 42 acting as a suction device is provided. The negative pressure generating unit 42 generates a negative pressure on the belt 41, applies a negative pressure to the postal matter P at the take-out position through the hole 41 a of the belt, and makes the postal matter P adhere to the belt 41.

The postal matter P supplied to the take-out position by the movement of the supply plate 22 is attracted to the take-out belt 41 by the negative pressure generated by the negative pressure generating section 42, and moves toward the front end thereof as the belt 41 runs. Be taken out. The supply plate 22 is advanced each time the postal matter P is taken out, and is sequentially supplied to the take-out position from the postal matter P located at the end.

Hereinafter, the supply section 2 and the take-out section 4 will be described in detail. 3 and 4 mainly show the configuration of the supply unit 2 in detail. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the supply unit 2 as viewed from above, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the supply unit 2 as viewed from the extraction unit 4 side.

The supply section 2 is provided with a plurality of supply plates 22 which are moved along a supply table 21, and each supply plate 22 is movably incorporated in a supply plate unit 23.
Each supply plate unit 23 is movably disposed toward the take-out unit 4 along a rail 24 (partially shown) extending along the supply table 21. The rail 24 is formed in an endless shape, and a predetermined number of supply plate units 23
4, it is moved in the direction of the arrow a in the figure and circulated for use.

The supply plate unit 23 is connected to the supply table 21.
When passing through a region adjacent to the rail, only the supply plate 22 slides above the supply table 21 by the action of a pair of bearings 22a provided on the guide plate 25 and the supply plate 22 arranged side by side on the rail 24. And is acted upon by mail P. That is, the movement path of the supply plate unit 23 in this region is a path along the arrow a, and the movement path of the supply plate 22 is a path along the arrow b.

As shown in FIG. 4, each supply plate unit 23
The supply plate 22 extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the supply plate unit 23 (direction of arrow a), and the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of arrow a of the supply plate 22 (direction of arrow c in the figure). ), And has a support member 26 provided slidably and movable along the rail 24.

At the lower end of the support member 26, a pair of wheels 27 which are moved on the rail 24 are rotatably mounted. Further, the lower end of the support member 26 is connected to a slide rod 28 slidably disposed in a slit 24 a formed on the rail 24. Slide rod 2
Reference numeral 8 is attached to a chain (not shown) that runs on the rail 24. The rail 24 is disposed at a predetermined distance above the rail 24 at the upper end of the support member 26.
An auxiliary rail (not shown) extending through the same locus is connected.

When the motor for moving the chain is driven, the slide rod 28 slides along the slit 24a on the rail 24, and the support member 26 is moved on the rail 24 with the rotation of the wheel 27. You.

The support member 26 has a pair of slide rails 3 for holding the supply plate 22 slidably.
1, 32 are attached. Each slide rail 31,
32 are arranged in parallel with each other and vertically separated from each other. Each slide rail 31, 32 has a supply plate 2
A pair of sliders 33 and 34 attached at positions vertically separated from each other are slidably connected to each other.
Further, the supply plate 22 has a tip 3 of a leaf spring 36 pulled out from a spring reel 35 fixed to the support member 26.
6a is connected.

Thus, the supply plate unit 23 is
4, the bearing 37 attached to the supply plate 22 is moved along the guide plate 25 in the direction of arrow b. Thereby, the bearing 37 is moved along the arrow b, and the supply plate 22 is placed on the supply table 21 against the urging force of the spring reel 35 (in the direction of the arrow c in FIG. 4).
Slide to The supply plate 22 is normally urged in the direction away from the supply table 21 by the action of the spring reel 35 and the leaf spring 36, that is, in the direction of arrow d in FIG.

Accordingly, when the supply plate unit 23 is moved to just before the take-out portion 4, the bearing 22a attached to the supply plate 22 passes through the end of the guide plate 25, and the action of the guide plate 25 is released. , Spring reel 3
5, the supply plate 22 is drawn in the direction of the arrow d. The end position of the guide plate 25 is
The supply plate unit 23 is set so as not to come into contact with the extraction unit 4 when the supply plate unit 23 passes through the terminal.

However, the supply plate unit 23 is
5, the feed plate 22 for some reason.
In some cases, a retracting mechanism 50 (see FIG. 3) for forcibly retracting the supply plate 22 is provided at a position adjacent to the end of the guide plate 25. The retraction mechanism 50 functions as the retracting means of the present invention together with the reel spring 35 described above.

The retraction mechanism 50 for the supply plate 22 includes a ball screw 51 extending along the retraction direction (arrow d) of the supply plate 22 and an arm member screwed to the ball screw 51 and connected to the supply plate 22. 52 and a motor 53 for operating the ball screw 51.

The distal end portion 52a of the arm member 52 is separated from the base end portion where the arm member 52 is screwed to the ball screw 51.
Is formed in a key shape so as to fit into a recess provided near the lower end of the supply plate 22. That is, when the supply plate unit 23 has passed the end of the guide plate 25, the supply plate 2
The lower end recesses 2 are adapted to engage with the distal end portions 52 a of the arm members 52.

When the supply plate unit 23 has passed the end of the guide plate 25, the distal end 52a of the arm member 52 is connected to the supply plate 22. In this state, the motor 5
When the 3 is driven, the ball screw 51 is rotated via the pulley 54, the belt 55, and the pulley 56. As a result, the arm member 52 is slid in the direction of arrow e in the figure, and the supply plate 22 is slid along the slide rails 31 and 32 to be drawn in the direction of arrow d.

As described above, just before the take-out section 4, the supply plate 22
However, in some cases, the supply plate 22 may not be normally retracted at an appropriate timing. Therefore, in the present invention, the operation abnormality of the supply plate 22 is detected and the supply plate 2 is detected.
2 is stopped. Thus, it is possible to prevent the supply plate 22 from undesirably coming into contact with the take-out unit 4 and to prevent a failure of the device.

That is, in the present invention, a sensor unit 60 (detection means) for detecting an abnormality in the retraction operation of the supply plate 22 is provided at a position adjacent to the take-out section 4.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sensor unit 60
It has a pin 61 extending along the moving direction of the supply plate unit 23. The pin 61 is inserted through a pin guide 62 that is fixedly disposed, and the tip of the pin 61 is connected to the supply plate 22.
, That is, the supply plate 22 is positioned at a position where the supply plate 22 can abut on a position not facing the mail P. That is, when the supply plate 22 is not pulled in due to a malfunction, the malfunction of the supply plate 22 is brought into contact with the tip of the pin 61.

The pin 6 protruding from the rear end of the pin guide 62
The rear end of the pin 1 is pushed in by a leaf spring 63, and the front end of the pin 61 is urged toward the supply plate 22. In addition, near the rear end of the pin 61 surrounded by the pin guide 62, a shutter 64 projecting laterally from the pin guide 62 is provided. Further, a sensor 65 for detecting that the supply plate 22 is in contact with the tip of the pin 61 when the movement of the shutter 64 blocks the optical axis is provided near the shutter 64.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control system for controlling an operation for stopping the supply plate 22 when the supply plate 22 is not pulled in at a predetermined timing due to a malfunction.

The control system for the stop operation includes a CPU 70 acting as control means. In the CPU 70,
A sensor 65 for detecting that the supply plate 22 is in contact with the pin 61 and a sensor 72 for detecting that there is no mail P between the supply plate 22 and the take-out unit 4 are connected via the input interface 71. Have been.

A drive motor 74 (moving means) for driving the supply plate unit 23 is connected to the CPU 70 via an output interface 73. The drive motor 74 is connected to a chain provided in the rail 24, and the supply motor unit 74 rotates the chain to move the supply plate unit 23.

Further, the CPU 70 is connected to an operation panel 15 for receiving an operation input from an operator and displaying predetermined information to the operator.

The mechanism configured as described above is operated as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, while the supply plate unit 23 is in operation, the output of the sensor 65 that detects an operation failure of the supply plate 22 is monitored, and
It is determined whether or not the optical axis 5 is blocked by the shutter 64 and the sensor output becomes dark (step 1). When it is determined that the sensor 65 has become dark, an off signal for stopping the drive motor 74 for driving the supply plate unit 23 is output (step 2). Based on this signal, the drive motor 74 is stopped, and an error message "supply plate pullout error" is displayed via the operation panel 15 (step 3).

As described above, according to the present invention, the supply plate 2
When an abnormality occurs in the pull-out operation 2, the abnormality is detected and the supply plate 22 is stopped at the same time. Therefore,
Even if an abnormality occurs in the operation of pulling out the supply plate 22, the supply plate 22 can be prevented from coming into contact with the extraction belt 41 of the extraction unit 4. Thereby, damage to the supply plate 22 and the take-out part 4 can be prevented, and the life of the apparatus can be extended.
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention.

[0052]

As described above, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention has the above-described configuration and operation, so that an abnormality in the pulling-out operation of the supply plate is detected, and the supply plate is detected when the operation is abnormal. Is stopped, it is possible to prevent a failure of the device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a route assembling machine as a paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a supply unit and a take-out unit incorporated in the route assembling machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a supply unit and an extraction unit of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the supply unit in FIG. 3 as viewed from the extraction unit side.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an extraction unit and a sensor unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the sensor unit of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system for controlling a stop operation of the supply plate due to an abnormal operation of the supply plate.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a stop operation of a supply plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Route assembly machine, 2 ... Supply part, 4 ... Extraction part, 6 ... Reading part, 8 ... Reversing part, 10 ... Sorting and stacking part, 12 ... Sorting pocket, 15 ... Operation / display panel, 21 ... Supply stand, 22 ... Supply plate, 23 ... Supply plate unit, 24 ... Rail, 25 ... Guide plate, 26 ... Support member, 31, 32 ... Slide rail, 33,34 ... Slider, 35 ... Spring reel, 36 ... Leaf spring, 37 ... Bearing , 41 ... take-out belt, 42 ... negative pressure generating section, 50 ... pull-out mechanism, 51 ... ball screw, 52 ... arm member, 53 ... drive motor, 60 ... sensor unit, 61 ... pin, 63 ... leaf spring, 64 ... shutter, 65: sensor, 70: CPU, 72: sensor, 74: drive motor.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A supply member disposed on one side of a sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the sheet, and moving the supply member to supply the sheet to a predetermined take-out position. Moving means, take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by movement of the supply member, and evacuation means for evacuation of the supply member being moved by the moving means from a position immediately before the take-out position; Detecting means for detecting a supply member which has not been retracted from the immediately preceding position by the retracting means; and detecting movement of the supply member by the moving means when the detection means detects the supply member which has not been retracted. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: control means for stopping; 2. A supply member disposed on one side of the paper sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the paper sheet, and moving the supply member to supply the paper sheet to a predetermined take-out position. Moving means, take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by movement of the supply member, and evacuation means for evacuation of the supply member being moved by the moving means from a position immediately before the take-out position; Detecting means for detecting a supply member that has not been retracted from the immediately preceding position by the retracting means; display means for displaying various information; and a supply member that has not been retracted by the retracting means is detected by the detecting means. Control means for stopping the movement of the supply member by the movement means, and displaying an operation abnormality of the supply member via the display means. That the paper sheet processing apparatus. 3. A supply plate disposed opposite to one end in the stacking direction of the stacked paper sheets and movably provided so as to push the paper sheets along the stacking direction. Moving means for moving the paper sheet located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked paper sheets to a predetermined take-out position by moving along the stacking direction; and running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position. A take-out belt, and a suction device that generates a negative pressure and suctions the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position to the take-out belt, and moves the supply plate to move the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position. Take-out means for taking out in a predetermined direction; evacuation means for evacuation of the supply plate moved to a position immediately before the take-out belt by the moving means to a position deviated from a position facing the take-out belt; Above take-out belt Detecting means for detecting a supply plate that is moved toward, and control for stopping movement of the supply plate by the moving means when a supply member that has not been retreated by the retraction means is detected by the detection means. Means, comprising: a sheet processing apparatus. 4. A supply plate which is arranged to face one end of the stacked paper sheets in the stacking direction and is movably provided to push the paper sheets along the stacking direction. Moving means for moving the paper sheet located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked paper sheets to a predetermined take-out position by moving along the stacking direction; and running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position. A take-out belt, and a suction device that generates a negative pressure and suctions the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position to the take-out belt, and moves the supply plate to move the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position. Take-out means for taking out in a predetermined direction; evacuation means for evacuation of the supply plate moved to a position immediately before the take-out belt by the moving means to a position deviated from a position facing the take-out belt; Above take-out belt Detecting means for detecting a supply plate moved toward the apparatus, display means for displaying various information, and a detecting means for detecting a supply member which has not been retreated by the retreating means. And a control means for stopping the movement of the supply plate and displaying an operation abnormality of the supply plate via the display means. 5. The detecting means includes a pin extending in the stacking direction and acting on a portion of the supply plate other than the sheet facing the sheet, and detecting that the pin is pushed by the supply plate. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a sensor for detecting the sheet. 6. A supply member disposed on one side of a sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the sheet, and moving the supply member to supply the sheet to a predetermined take-out position. Moving means, take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by movement of the supply member, reading means for reading sorting information from the paper sheets taken out by the take-out means, and Sorting means for sorting the paper sheets taken out by the reading means into predetermined sorting positions based on the sorting information read by the reading means; and the feeding member moved by the moving means at a position immediately before the take-out position. Retreating means for retreating from the storage means, detecting means for detecting a supply member which has not been retreated from the immediately preceding position by the retreating means, and when the supply means which has not been retreated is detected by the detection means, That paper sheet, characterized in that it and a control means for stopping the movement of the supply member processing apparatus. 7. A supply member disposed on one side of a sheet and movably provided in a direction to push the sheet, and moving the supply member to supply the sheet to a predetermined take-out position. Moving means, take-out means for taking out the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position by movement of the supply member, reading means for reading sorting information from the paper sheets taken out by the take-out means, and Sorting means for sorting the paper sheets taken out by the reading means into predetermined sorting positions based on the sorting information read by the reading means; and the feeding member moved by the moving means at a position immediately before the take-out position. Evacuation means, evacuation means, a detection means for detecting a supply member which has not been evacuation from the immediately preceding position by the evacuation means, a display means for displaying various information, and a supply member which has not been evacuation by the evacuation means. Control means for stopping the movement of the supply member by the movement means when detected by the detection means, and displaying an operation abnormality of the supply member via the display means. Characteristic paper sheet processing device. 8. A supply plate disposed opposite to one end of the stacked paper sheets in the stacking direction and movably provided so as to push the paper sheets along the stacking direction. Moving means for moving the paper sheet located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked paper sheets to a predetermined take-out position by moving along the stacking direction; and running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position. A take-out belt, and a suction device that generates a negative pressure and suctions the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position to the take-out belt, and moves the supply plate to move the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position. Take-out means for taking out in a predetermined direction; reading means for reading the sort information from the sheets taken out by the take-out means; sort information read by the reading means for the sheets taken out by the take-out means Sorter to sort to a predetermined sorting position based on Retreating means for retreating the supply plate, which has been moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means, to a position deviating from a position facing the take-out belt; and Detection means for detecting a supply plate to be moved; and control means for stopping movement of the supply plate by the movement means when a supply member that has not been retreated by the retraction means is detected by the detection means. A paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: 9. A supply plate disposed opposite to one end in the stacking direction of stacked sheets and movably provided so as to push the sheets along the stacking direction; Moving means for moving the paper sheet located at the other end in the stacking direction of the stacked paper sheets to a predetermined take-out position by moving along the stacking direction; and running in a predetermined direction adjacent to the take-out position. A take-out belt, and a suction device that generates a negative pressure and suctions the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position to the take-out belt, and moves the supply plate to move the paper sheets supplied to the take-out position. Take-out means for taking out in a predetermined direction; reading means for reading the sort information from the sheets taken out by the take-out means; sort information read by the reading means for the sheets taken out by the take-out means Sorter to sort to a predetermined sorting position based on Retreating means for retreating the supply plate, which has been moved to just before the take-out belt by the moving means, to a position deviating from a position facing the take-out belt; and Detecting means for detecting a supply plate to be moved; display means for displaying various information; and supply by the moving means when a supply member not retreated by the retreat means is detected by the detection means. Control means for stopping the movement of the plate and displaying an abnormal operation of the supply plate via the display means. 10. The detecting means includes: a pin extending in the stacking direction and acting on a portion of the supply plate other than a sheet facing the sheet; and detecting that the pin is pushed by the supply plate. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a sensor for detecting.