JPH1063886A - Automatic document issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic document issuing machine for easily delivering a document which an applicant forgets to pick up to the applicant. SOLUTION: At the time of receiving a signal indicating that an ejection sensor 95 detects that a certificate ejected at a certificate ejection port is not picked up by an applicant within a prescribed time, a CPU 13 collects the above-mentioned certificate inside, folds it by a folding unit 90, allows a printing device 97 for an envelope to print the address of the above-mentioned applicant on the envelope, and inserts the folded certificate into the above-mentioned envelope in an envelope inserting unit 32, and allows an envelope storing part to store it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic document issuing machine for automatically issuing documents such as certificates without going through a window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when obtaining certificates such as a resident's card and a seal registration certificate through a window, the applicant himself goes to a government office and firstly fills out the application form with necessary information such as address and name. And submit it to the counter. And
Based on the application form, the contact person fills in the necessary items from the input unit of the document preparation system, prepares the relevant document, stamps the document with a public seal, stops it with a stapler, and exchanges it for a fee It was necessary to take such procedures as handing over to the applicant.

On the other hand, recently, an automatic certificate issuance machine capable of automatically issuing a resident's card or the like has been installed near the office of the government office, and when the office is crowded or the office is closed on Sunday or the like. In such a case, a certificate can be automatically obtained directly without going through a government office.

In such a certificate automatic issuing machine, the applicant can obtain necessary documents on the spot only by using his / her own personal identification card (ID card) or the like. There is no hassle to fill in the required items, the advantage of being able to obtain the desired document in a relatively short time compared to the person in charge of the window to process it, and the fact that even when the government office is closed, It has the advantage of being available.

[0005] On the other hand, some people who use such a certificate automatic issuing machine have the illusion that they have already accomplished what they should do just by performing a certificate issuing operation. Sometimes I forgot to get the certificate issued. In this case, the certificate that has been discharged to the certificate outlet is discharged to the certificate outlet in order to prevent the certificate from being taken out and misused by a third party. If the certificate is not taken out by the applicant even after the lapse of a predetermined time, the certificate is collected again inside the apparatus and stored in the collection paper storage unit.

[0006]

However, the certificate stored in the collection paper storage unit inside the above-mentioned apparatus is later taken out by a staff member, discarded and disposed of, and the user forgets to use it. Was not delivered to the person.

[0007] It is also conceivable that the clerk sends the certificate stored in the collection paper storage section to the user who has forgotten to retrieve it. However, this merely increases the load on the clerk unnecessarily, and is slim and efficient. This is not desirable for providing comprehensive administrative services.

[0008] After all, the applicant who forgot to take the essential documents despite operating the automatic certificate issuing machine had to go to the government office again and repeat the same operation again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and in the event that an applicant forgets to take a document, a clerk can smoothly retrieve the missing document to the applicant later. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic document issuing machine that can send the documents.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic document issuance machine for automatically issuing a document, the automatic document issuance device comprising: Detecting means for detecting whether or not the document is taken out within a predetermined time, and collecting means for collecting the document inside the automatic document issuing machine when the detecting means detects that the document is not taken out within the predetermined time, A storage means for storing an envelope for storing the collected documents, and a printing means for taking out the envelope from the storage means and printing the address of the applicant of the collected documents in the envelope. Features. Therefore, since the printing means prints the address of the applicant of the document collected by the collecting means on the envelope taken out of the accommodation means, the attendant can copy the forgotten document and the envelope from the inside of the automatic document issuing machine. Just by taking it out, the remaining documents can be sent to the applicant smoothly by post or other means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic document issuance machine according to the first aspect, wherein the automatic document issuance device includes a folding unit configured to fold a collected document and a document folded by the folding unit. Insertion means for inserting into an envelope. Therefore, since the inserting means inserts the forgotten document folded by the folding means into the envelope, the attendant only needs to take out the envelope with the document inserted from the inside of the automatic issuing machine, and thereafter, such as mailing. By means, it is very easy to deliver the forgotten documents to the applicant.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the automatic document issuing machine of the present invention is applied to an automatic certificate issuing machine for issuing a resident card and a seal registration certificate will be described with reference to the drawings. . First, the external configuration of the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Although not shown, a magnetic tape (not shown) on the front panel of the housing 1a of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 records various information such as a user ID identification code including a personal identification number of each user. A card insertion slot 2a for inserting an ID card having an IC chip (in the case of a magnetic card) or an IC chip (in the case of an IC card) is provided, and a card reader 2 (see FIG. 6) is provided behind the card insertion slot 2a. ) Is provided.

On the side of the card insertion slot 2a, when a trouble occurs in the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 such as out of paper, for example, a call button 22 for calling a maintenance person to solve the trouble. Is provided. Above the call button 22, a CRT display device 3 as a display means for displaying, for example, an operation method and guidance is provided, and on the upper surface of the CRT display device 3, a portion directly displayed is displayed. A touch panel 4 is provided as input means by which a user can input desired information by touching the touch panel.

On the side of the touch panel 4, there are formed a coin insertion slot 5a for paying a fee and a bill insertion slot 6a, which communicate with the coin mech 5 and the bill validator 6, respectively (refer to FIG. 6). doing. Below the coin insertion slot 5a and the bill insertion slot 6a, a take-out port 8 for taking out change and receipts is provided. A certificate printing device 11 composed of a laser printer, which will be described later, is provided beside the outlet 8.
A certificate discharge port 7 for discharging a certificate such as a resident's card printed at (see FIG. 6) is configured.

Below the call button 22 described above,
When a person using a wheelchair uses this automatic certificate issuing machine 1, an assist bar 42 is provided so as to be easily operated.

Further, below the assist bar 42, a part of the housing 1a is large enough to fit below a knee of a person in a wheelchair so that a user of the wheelchair can easily use it. Is formed, and a shock absorbing sheet 44 for absorbing a shock when a part of a wheelchair collides is provided on an inner surface of the digging 43. The height of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 is set to, for example, 130 so that a user in a wheelchair can use it easily.
cm.

Further, above the touch panel described above,
An operation display 10 for displaying whether the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 is in a usable state or an unusable state is provided.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, a mechanical configuration of a certificate sending path in the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The certificate feed path is mainly composed of the envelope insertion unit 32, the paper transport unit 51, the paper discharge unit 80, and the folding unit 90. Each unit will be described later.

At the bottom of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1, a certificate printing device 11 composed of a laser printer or the like is installed. Immediately above the certificate printing device 11, a certificate printed by the certificate printing device 11 is provided. An upper discharge port 11a for discharging the letter 101 (see FIG. 5) to the paper transport unit 51 is formed. Further, a paper guide 54 is formed along the upper surface of the certificate printing apparatus 11 to allow the paper discharged from the upper discharge port 11a to pass therethrough. Immediately below the paper guide 54, a double feed sensor 54 for detecting when the certificate 101 is double fed is attached.

Next, the configuration of the transport unit 51 for transporting the certificate 101 sent from the paper guide 54 will be described. A transport path 55 as a transport path is formed long along the upper surface of the certificate printing apparatus 11 so that the certificate 101 is further sent to an intermediate tray 56 located on the upper surface thereof. A plurality of feed rollers 55a and 55b as transporting means for transporting the certificate 101 sent out from the paper guide 54 are attached to the upper and lower portions along the line. Further, a separation chute 63 for switching the route through which the multi-feed certificate 101 passes when the certificate 101 is multi-fed is formed in the middle of the portion where the transport path 55 is formed. The double feed path 61 for passing the double fed certificate 101 is formed so as to extend from the separation chute 62 in a U-shape while being connected to the transport path 55.

An intermediate tray 56 for aligning the width of the certificate 101 that has passed through the transport path 55 is formed above the certificate printing apparatus 11 and further above the transport path 55. At one end of the intermediate tray 56, an extruding claw 57a for extruding the rear end of the certificate 101 placed on the intermediate tray 56 is fixedly arranged on an extruding guide 57. In addition, when a plurality of certificates 101 are placed on the intermediate tray 56 when a support shaft 56c is provided adjacent to the pushing claw 57a, the intermediate tray 56 is positioned at a higher position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In order to insert the certificate 101, which has been returned to the inside of the apparatus and folded again, into the envelope 100, the lower position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
2 serves as a fulcrum for rotating the inserted envelope 100 to a further lower position indicated by a dashed line in FIG.

At the other end of the intermediate tray 56, delivery rollers 58a and 58b for sending the certificate 101 on the intermediate tray 56 to the paper discharge unit 71 are provided.
A solenoid 96 for moving the delivery roller 58b up and down is provided. Further, a width alignment claw 74 for aligning the width of the plurality of certificates 101 is provided along the intermediate tray 56. In addition, stapler 1
Above 4, a marking machine 15 is provided.

Next, the configuration of the sheet discharging unit 80 will be described.

The discharge tray 72 has one end formed toward the certificate discharge port 7 and a certificate 1 near the one end.
A discharge sensor 95 is attached as detection means in the present invention for detecting that 01 is not taken out by the applicant for a predetermined time. A discharge roller 73 is attached to a lower portion of the discharge tray 72. Although not shown, a holding tray for holding the certificate 101 for discharging the certificate 101 sent from the intermediate tray 56 to the discharge tray 72 to the outside of the apparatus is formed above the discharge tray 72. In addition, a holding roller is attached to the holding tray. Then, the discharge tray 7
2 can be rotated to a position shown by a dashed line in FIG. 3 by a driving means such as a motor (not shown) in order to send the certificate 101 folded by the folding unit 90 described later to the intermediate tray 56 again.

Further, above the paper discharge unit 80,
A folding unit 90 for folding the recovered certificate 101 corresponding to the folding means in the present invention is installed while being supported inside the apparatus. Therefore, details of the configuration of the folding unit 90 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the folding unit 90, after the ejection sensor 95 detects that the document has not been taken out for a predetermined time while being ejected to the certificate ejection port 7, the ejection roller 73 is driven by driving means such as a motor (not shown) in FIG. An insertion path 52 for taking in the certificate 101 recovered inside the apparatus by rotating clockwise in is formed. For this purpose, the folding unit 90 moves downward as shown in FIG. 3 by driving means such as a motor (not shown), so that the certificate 101 collected inside can be received in the insertion path 52. A first guide 86 is formed to receive the certificate 101 sent from the insertion path 52 by rotation of the feed rollers 81 and 82, and a distal end portion of the first guide 86 is blocked by a first stopper 88. Have been. At the end of the insertion path 52, feed rollers 81 and 82 for sending the certificate 101 to the first guide 86 are rotatably attached with their outer peripheral surfaces in contact with each other. A second guide 85 is provided above the feed rollers 81 and 82 in the first direction.
The second guide 85 is formed so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the guide 86 and the insertion path 52, and the distal end of the second guide 85 is blocked by a second stopper 87.

The feed roller 82 also functions as a folding roller, and a first folding roller 83 is rotatably mounted so as to contact the outer peripheral surface thereof. Furthermore, the second
The folding roller 84 is rotatably mounted so as to contact the outer peripheral surface of the first folding roller 83. This second
Although not shown, a roller as a known driving means is connected to the folding roller 84.

Accordingly, by driving the motor, the second folding roller 84 rotates counterclockwise as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4, and the second folding roller 84 and the outer peripheral surface thereof come into contact with each other. The first folding roller 83 is clockwise,
The feed roller 82 serving as a folding roller in contact with the first folding roller 83 and its outer peripheral surface rotates counterclockwise, and the feeding roller 81 rotates clockwise.

Therefore, the certificate 10 collected inside the device
1 enters the insertion path 52 and feed rollers 81 and 82
The certificate 101 is inserted into the above-described first guide 86 by the rotation of the certificate 101, and after the tip of the certificate 101 abuts against the first stopper 88, the certificate 101 which has not been fully inserted into the first guide 86 is bent. Is guided by the second guide 85 while being bent by the rotation of the feed roller 82 and the first folding roller 83 as folding rollers. Further, the certificate 10 inserted in the second guide 85
In FIG. 1, the leading end abuts against the second stopper 87, and the portion that is bent without being inserted into the second guide 85 is pinched and bent by the rotation of the first folding roller 83 and the second folding roller 84 described above. The paper is sent out onto the discharge tray 72 after passing through.

In this embodiment, as described above, the certificate 101 is configured to be folded into three by the folding unit 80. In this case, the first guide 8
6 is formed with a length of about two thirds of the total length of the certificate 101, and the second guide 85 is formed with a length of about one third of the total length of the certificate 101. However, in addition to this, for example, when the certificate 101 is folded in four, the first guide 86 is set to approximately half the length of the certificate 101 and the second guide 85 is further set to the certificate 1.
01, the length of the first guide 86 and the second guide 85, that is, the first stopper 88 and the second What is necessary is just to adjust the position of the stopper 87.

The folding unit is a certificate 101
When the certificate is collected, the certificate 101 is moved downward by a driving unit (not shown) to bend the certificate 101 as shown in FIG.

Further, below the discharge tray 72, an envelope insertion unit 32 constituting printing means, storage means and insertion means in the present invention is installed while being supported inside the apparatus.

The configuration of the envelope insertion unit 32 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

At the front end of the envelope processing unit 30 in the envelope insertion unit 32, an envelope for inserting the certificate 101 collected inside the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 is attached to the address of the applicant of the certificate 101. An envelope printing device 97 is provided as a printing means for printing an image. In addition, the envelope printing device 97 also corresponds to a storage unit that stores an envelope. Further, envelope discharge rollers 33a and 33b are attached to the position where the printed envelope is discharged from the envelope printing device 97, respectively, adjacent to the insertion processing unit 30. Although not shown, a motor for rotating the envelope discharge rollers 33a and 33b is connected thereto. Accordingly, the driving of the motor causes the envelope discharge roller 3 to rotate.
3a rotates counterclockwise, the envelope discharge roller 33b rotates clockwise, and the envelope printing device 97 places the printed envelope between the envelope opening suckers 95a and 95b described later, that is, the envelope processing unit. 30 can be discharged.

The upper and lower portions of the envelope processing section 30 include
Upper envelope opening sucker 95 for opening envelope 100 discharged by rotation of envelope discharge rollers 33a and 33b.
a, a lower envelope opening suction cup 95b is attached. A belt 95d is connected to the upper envelope opening sucker 95a, and a belt 9d is provided at both ends of the belt 95d.
The pulley 95c is rotatably mounted inside the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 while being in contact with the inner peripheral portion of 5d. Although not shown, a motor for rotating the pulley 95c is connected to the pulley 95c.

Further, the upper envelope opening suction cup 95a and the lower envelope opening suction cup 95b serve as a driving source for performing a suction operation for opening the envelope put out on the insertion processing section 30.
Although not shown, a motor is connected. The upper envelope opening sucker 95a, the lower envelope opening sucker 95b, the feed rollers 93a and 93b, and the pushing claws 57a constitute an inserting means.

That is, when the upper envelope opening sucker 95a and the lower envelope opening sucker 95b perform a suction operation by driving a motor, the envelope 100 is opened in such a manner that the front and back surfaces of the envelope 100 are pulled together as shown in FIG. Then, the feed rollers 93a and 93b are further driven by the solenoid 96 described above.
4. A gap is formed between the pushing nail 57a and
By sliding to the left in, the certificate 101 can be inserted into the envelope 100 in the opened state as shown in FIG.

It should be noted that the printing device 97 for the envelope is
And the envelope accommodating portion 97a in which the
0 is output from the envelope storage section 97a by the rotation of the rollers 97c and 97d to print the address and name of the applicant. Therefore, specifically, the envelope storage unit 97a corresponds to the storage unit, and the envelope printing unit 97b
Corresponds to a printing unit.

Next, the electrical configuration of the automatic certificate issuing system including the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

The automatic certificate issuing machine 1 of this embodiment operates according to a command from the CPU 13 connected to the host computer 31. The CPU 13 includes the above-described card reader 2, CRT display device 3, touch panel 4, coin mech 5, bill validator 6, call button 22,
A journal printer 12 for printing receipts;
An utterance device 16 for explaining an operation method or the like by voice;
A storage device 17 configured by, for example, a hard disk for storing an operation program for issuing a certificate, controlling the CPU 13 to operate the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 according to a predetermined process; 1 and a remote operation panel 33 for notifying maintenance personnel of the pressing of the call button 22 and the like, a certificate printing device 11 composed of, for example, a laser printer, and the like. A stapler 14 for binding the ends of the documents when there are a plurality of documents and a marking machine 15 for marking the documents are connected.

The envelope insertion unit 32, the sheet transport unit 51, the sheet discharge unit 80, and the folding unit 81 are connected to the CPU 13. The envelope insertion unit 32 includes an envelope printing device 97.

The CPU 13, the discharge sensor 95, and the discharge roller 73 constitute a collecting means in the present invention.

Next, the operation of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

The automatic certificate issuing machine 1 normally displays a screen in a mode of “Please touch the screen” on a CRT together with a still image for a person who uses the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 by the CPU 13. Displayed on the device 3 (S
1). The user looks at this display screen and touches the touch panel 4 (S2: YES), and the CRT display device 3
Displays a card insertion screen (S3).

When detecting that the user inserts the ID card into the card insertion slot 2a of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S4: YES), the CPU 13 detects the insertion of the ID card and sends it to the card reader 2. Instruct reading of data. The card reader 2 reads the data recorded on the ID card and transfers the data to the CPU 13. CP
U13 indicates that the inserted ID card is a certificate automatic issuing machine 1
It is checked whether the card is for use (S5). If this card is not a card for the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S
5: NO), eject the ID card from the card insertion slot 2a (S10), and return to the start screen (S1).

On the other hand, the ID card is used for the automatic certificate issuing machine 1
CPU card (S5: YES), the CPU 13
A password input screen is displayed on the CRT display 3. Further, a signal is also sent to the utterance device 16 to utter, for example, "Please input a password" (S6). When it is detected that the user touches the touch panel 4 to input the password (S7: YES). Then, the CPU 13 checks whether the personal identification number input by the user matches the personal ID data of the ID card inserted into the card reader 2 (S8). If the password input by the user is not correct as compared with the personal ID data of the ID card (S9: NO), the fact is transmitted to the CPU 13 and the ID card is ejected from the card insertion slot 2a (S10). At the same time, the process returns to the start screen (S1).

Also, the password input by the user is
If it matches the personal ID data of the card (S9: YE
S), the fact is transmitted to the CPU 13. Next, the CPU 13
Displays a certificate selection screen on the CRT display device 3 (S11).

When detecting that the user has selected the desired certificate (S12: YES), the CPU 13
Displays a copy number selection screen on the CRT display device 3 (S
13).

When detecting that the user has selected a desired number of copies (S14: YES), the CPU 13
A charge input screen is displayed on the CRT display device 3 (S1
5). Then, when detecting that the user has input a predetermined fee (S16: YES), the CPU 13 then ejects the ID card from the card insertion slot 2a (S17). Subsequently, the personal data necessary for creating the certificate received from the host computer 31 is transferred to the laser printer 11, and the certificate is printed (S18). Then, the certificate is transported in the transport path 55 (S19).

Thereafter, the certificate is sent out to the intermediate tray 56 through the transport path 55 (S20), and further sent out onto the discharge tray 72 by rotating the feed rollers 58a and 58b (S21). Then, the holding tray 74 is lowered by a drive motor (not shown), and the discharge roller 73 and the holding roller 75 are rotated to discharge the certificate to the certificate discharge port 7 (S2).
2).

When the certificate 101 discharged to the certificate discharge port 7 is taken out within a predetermined time (S23: Y
ES), return to start again.

On the other hand, even if the predetermined period has passed, the certificate 101
When the CPU 13 detects that the discharge sensor 95 has detected that is not taken out by the user (S23: N
O), by driving a motor (not shown), the folding unit 90 is moved downward until it comes into contact with the discharge tray 72 as shown in FIG. 3 (S24), and is then discharged to the certificate discharge port 7. The certificate 101 is collected inside (S25). That is, the folding process is started by inserting the recovered certificate 101 into the insertion path 52 as shown in FIG. 3 (S26).

Here, the folding process of the certificate 101 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Certificate 101 inserted in insertion path 52
Is inserted into the first guide 86 by the rotation of the feed rollers 81 and 82 by driving a motor (not shown) (S
81). When the leading end of the certificate 101 hits the first stopper 88, the trailing end of the certificate 101 that cannot be inserted into the first guide 86 becomes the first guide 86, the feed rollers 81 and 82, and the first folding roller. 83, and will bend in the space formed. The part where the certificate 101 is bent is the feed roller 82 and the first folding roller 8.
2 is pressed against the surface. As a result, the certificate 101
Are pressed by the rotation of the feed roller 82 and the first folding roller 83 (the counterclockwise rotation of the feed roller 82,
The first folding roller 83 is pulled in the meantime by clockwise rotation). Accordingly, the certificate 101 is folded (S82).

Further, the certificate 101 thus folded is
Is inserted into the second guide 85 (S83). When the tip of the certificate 101 hits the second stopper 87, the second
The trailing end of the certificate 101 that cannot be fully inserted into the guide 85 bends in a space formed by the second guide 85, the feed roller 82, the first folding roller 83 and the second folding roller 84. Become. And the part where the certificate 101 bends. It is pressed against the surfaces of the first folding roller 83 and the second folding roller 84. As a result, the certificate 10
1 is pressed by the first folding roller 83 and the second folding roller 83.
Rotation of the folding roller 84 (clockwise in the first folding roller 83, counterclockwise in the second folding roller 84)
Is drawn in between. Along with this, the certificate 101 is discharged onto the discharge tray 72 again while being folded (S84). Then, return to the main routine.

The certificate 10 folded as described above
1 is rotated upward by a motor (not shown) to a dashed line shown in FIG. 3 (S27).
Further, the space between the feed rollers 58a and 58b is opened by a driving unit (not shown). Then, the folded certificate 101 is sent to the intermediate tray 56 by rotating the discharge roller 73 clockwise in FIG. 3 (S2).
8). Then, the intermediate tray 101 on which the certificate 101 is placed is rotated downward by a driving unit (not shown) to a two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 3 (S29). Thereafter, the process proceeds to the envelope insertion process (S30).

Here, the details of the process of inserting the certificate 101 into the envelope will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the CPU 13 sends the address data of the applicant of the certificate 101 that has been forgotten and inserted into the envelope 100 to the envelope printing unit 97b of the envelope printing device 97 constituted by the above-mentioned thermal printer or the like. (S100), while driving the print head 97e in the device 97 in the lateral direction of the envelope 100 by driving means such as a motor (not shown), the address, name, and the like are printed on the surface of the envelope 100 taken out of the envelope storage portion 97a. (S101). Subsequently, the discharge rollers 33a and 33b are rotated by driving a motor (not shown) (S102), and the envelope 100 is sent to the envelope processing unit 30 (S103). Then, the rotation of the discharge rollers 33a and 33b is stopped by stopping the driving of the motor (S104).

Then, the envelope opening suckers 95a and 95b
Is driven by a motor (not shown) to perform a suction operation, and the envelope 100 is opened as shown in FIG. 5B (S105).

Subsequently, a gap is formed between the feed rollers 58a and 58b by the solenoid 96 (S106).
The push claws 57a are moved to the left in FIG. 5, and the certificate 101 on the intermediate tray 56 is inserted into the opened envelope 100 as shown in FIG. 5C (S107).

Thereafter, although not shown, the suction operation of the lower envelope opening sucker 95b with respect to the envelope 100 is stopped by the lower envelope opening sucker valve, and a motor (not shown) is driven to rotate the pulley 95, thereby rotating the belt 95d. The envelope opening sucker 95a is moved rightward in FIG. 5 (see FIG. 5 (c)), and the envelope 1 having the certificate 101 inserted therein is adsorbed to the upper envelope opening sucker 95a.
00 is moved rightward in FIG. 5 to send out a part of the envelope 100 onto the intermediate tray 56 (S10).
9). Then, the feed roller 5 is driven by the solenoid 96.
8a and 58b are nipped (S110), and the feed rollers 58a and 58b are rotated by driving a motor (not shown) (S111). Then, the entire envelope 100 in which the certificate 101 is inserted is sent out onto the intermediate tray 56 (S1).
12), the rotation of the feed rollers 58a and 58b is stopped by stopping the driving of the motor (S113). Then, the process returns to the main routine.

The CPU 13 further rotates the intermediate tray 56 on which the envelope 100 with the certificate 101 inserted is placed downward to the position shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 (S31), and stores it in the envelope storage unit (not shown). (S32). Then return to the start.

As described above, the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 of the present embodiment has the certificate 1
If 01 is not taken out by the applicant within a predetermined time, it is collected again inside, the address of the applicant who has forgotten is printed on the envelope 100, the certificate is inserted into the envelope 100, and the inside is left as it is. Can be stored. Therefore, the attendant merely takes out the envelope 100 from the automatic certificate issuing machine 1, and the address of the applicant of the certificate 101 inserted therein is printed on the envelope 100. By doing so, it can be sent to the applicant.

In this embodiment, an apparatus for automatically issuing a certificate has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to a certificate, and can be applied to any apparatus for automatically issuing a document regardless of the type of document. It is possible.

Although the present embodiment has been described on the premise of an online type with a host, the present invention is also applicable to a stand-alone type.

Further, the position of the envelope insertion unit 32 is not particularly limited, and may be arranged above the sheet discharge unit 80. Further, an ink jet printer may be used for the envelope printing section 97b instead of the thermal printer.

In the present embodiment, the configuration is such that the certificate is only inserted into the envelope. However, this is also merely an example, and the configuration in which the envelope is sealed, a stamp is affixed, or an approval stamp is pressed. You may take it.

[0069]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the automatic document issuing machine of the first aspect, the printing means prints the address of the applicant of the document collected by the collection means on the envelope taken out of the accommodation means.
By simply taking out the forgotten document and the envelope from the inside of the automatic document issuing machine, the forgotten document can be smoothly delivered to the applicant by means such as mailing.

According to the automatic document issuing machine of the second aspect, the inserting means inserts the forgotten document folded by the folding means into the envelope.
By simply taking out the envelope in which the document is inserted from the inside of the automatic issuing machine, it is possible to deliver the forgotten document to the applicant simply and easily by mail or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of an automatic document issuing machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a document feed path of the automatic document issuing machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a document feed path of the automatic document issuing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a document folding device of the automatic document issuing machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an envelope insertion unit of the automatic document issuing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the automatic document issuing machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic document issuing machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation of the automatic document issuing machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation of the automatic document issuing machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic document issuing machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation of the automatic document issuing machine in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Certificate Ejector 13 CPU 17 Storage 32 Envelope Insertion Unit 51 Paper Transport Unit 80 Paper Ejection Unit 81 Folding Unit 85 Ejection Sensor 97 Envelope Printing Device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic document issuance machine for automatically issuing a document, comprising: detecting means for detecting whether the issued document is taken out within a predetermined time; and detecting the document within a predetermined time by the detecting means. When detecting that the document is not taken out, collecting means for collecting the document inside the automatic document issuing machine, storing means for storing an envelope for storing the collected document, and taking out the envelope from the storing means, A document printing means for printing the address of the applicant of the document collected on the envelope. 2. The automatic document issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising folding means for folding the collected documents, and insertion means for inserting the documents folded by the folding means into an envelope. Automatic document issuing machine.