JPH1099787A - Transporting and sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the adequate combinations of paper sheets for information constituting items for delivery. SOLUTION: This device is provided with sensors 27 which read the identification information 25 of information paper 26 supplied to transporting lines on supplying sections or the transporting lines, a collation apparatus 28 which collates the identification information read by these sensors, a rejection section which is capable of sampling packages from the transporting lines in the rear stage of a packaging section and a control section 29 which instructs the rejection section to start rejection operation when the packages failing to attain the coincidence in the collation in the collation section arrive at the rejection section.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport sorting apparatus for collecting a plurality of information sheets and wrapping them in a unit.

[0002]

Conventionally, as a transporting apparatus for collecting information sheets on which delivery destination information such as a form is printed by using a pamphlet or the like as main information sheets to be delivered to a delivery destination, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. As described in JP-A-59061, for example, a sub-transport line is joined to a main transport line for sequentially sending out the main deliverables (information papers), and the delivery items moving on the main transport line are joined together. The delivery items as information sheets (invoices, guides, bills, etc. corresponding to each delivery destination) on which delivery destination information is printed from the sub-transport line synchronized with the transport timing of the main transport line are sequentially stacked. What is supplied is proposed. As described above, since the main transport line and the sub-transport line can be merged to sequentially combine the deliveries, a plurality of main deliveries of relatively large information papers such as catalog books are combined. In the shipping business for shipping, it is demanded that a plurality of units of the delivery (the above-mentioned invoices, bills, etc.) combined in a plurality of divided states are combined for each set of the main delivery. It has become

[0003] However, a main transport line for transporting relatively large deliverables, and small and thin deliveries are divided into one or more sets of unspecified numbers, which are then sent to the main transport line side. The following problems have been encountered in combination with the sub-transport line to be sent out. First, the main transport line has a plurality of sorting pockets which sequentially move in an aligned state, and a plurality of supply units are arranged along a moving direction of the sorting pockets. While the pocket moves, one or more main deliveries from one or more of the supply units (if there is more than one, the main deliveries may be the same or different, respectively, as needed) To accept. And since the mechanism of the supply unit and the transport mechanism of the sorting pocket become relatively large-scale, and the line final end side has reached a packing process and the like,
The operation state of the main transfer line greatly affects the operation state of the entire transfer sorting apparatus, and therefore, it is necessary to keep the transfer speed on the main transfer line as constant as possible. On the other hand, in the sub-transport line, the delivery (information sheet) on which the delivery destination information is printed is supplied so as to be placed on the main delivery placed in the sorting pocket of the main transport line. A set of deliveries is put together and sent out to the main transport line side in order. The main deliveries are not performed one set at a time, but randomly, ie, three sets to one sorting pocket and ten sets to another sorting pocket, according to each of the sorting pockets on the main transport line. In the case of supply for each sorting pocket with the number of sets set according to the order in which goods are sent, wait until the required number of sets of deliveries sequentially sent from the supply unit side of the sub-transport line arrives, and then , And the supply tempo at the end of the sub-transport line fluctuates greatly. However, as described above, it is necessary to maintain the transport speed of the main transport line as constant as possible, and it is necessary to maintain the transport speed of other supply units (supply units in the main transport line) or the transport mechanism of the sorting pocket. The transport speed cannot be changed in an analog manner due to restrictions, so the combination of a sub-transport line whose supply tempo at the end greatly changes and a main transport line that wants to maintain a constant transport speed is It was difficult.

[0004] From such a point, the applicant has provided a buffer section in the sub-transport line, and from the buffer section, a set of deliveries corresponding to the main deliverables is provided for each set of the main transport line side. We have proposed a transport sorting device that sends it out to a customer. In the various types of paper conveyed by the conveyance sorting device, there is a possibility that some combination error may occur, and it is necessary to deal with the miscombination. Is the subject.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has a plurality of supply units for supplying a plurality of information sheets including information sheets on which identification information is printed in advance.
A transport line that has a plurality of sorting pockets and receives information sheets while moving from the desired supply unit, and the information sheets that are sorted for each same delivery destination on the transport line based on the identification information. A transport sorting device having a packaging unit for packaging and transporting a sorted package, comprising: a sensor that reads identification information of an information sheet supplied to a transport line on the supply unit or the transport line; and a sensor that reads the identification information. A collating device that performs collation of the identified information, a reject unit that can remove the package from the transport line at a stage subsequent to the packaging unit, and a package that does not match the collation in the collation unit reaches the reject unit. The object of the present invention is to solve the above problem by providing a transport sorting device including a control unit for performing an operation of removing a reject unit.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a transport sorting apparatus 1 of the present invention. The transport sorting apparatus 1 includes a transport line composed of a main transport line 2 and a sub-transport line 3 which joins the main transport line 2. The main transport line 2 has a plurality of sorting pockets 4 sequentially moving in an aligned state,
A plurality of supply units 5 are arranged along the moving direction of the sorting pocket 4, and among the plurality of supply units 5, from the supply unit 5 based on information set in advance according to the order in which the main delivery is sent. 6 is sent out to the sorting pocket 4. That is, each of the sorting pockets 4 does not always send out the main delivery from all the supply units 5 at the time of its movement, and the type and number of the main delivery to be sent into each sorting pocket 5 are the same although there is an upper limit. There is a case where it is different or a case where it is different, and supply of such a main delivery to each sorting pocket is provided so as to be performed based on preset information. And in this main transfer line 2,
After the delivery 7 from the sub-transport line 3 is placed on the main delivery 6 in each sorting pocket, the main delivery and the delivery in the sorting pocket 4 are packed together in a packaging step 8. Then, the package 22 is sent out to the packing step from the end side via the form attaching section 9 for sending out the form 23 to each of the packages, and the rejecting section 24.

The sub-transport line 3 is provided with a supply unit 10 for supplying the required products in a required unit by dividing the delivery 7 sent from the supply source in a continuous state or the like, and a supply unit 11 for sequentially supplying booklets and the like. A packaging unit 12 is provided for packaging the delivery products sent from the supply units 10 and 11 in pairs. Note that the delivery items sent from the supply units 10 and 11 may have the same type or number of the delivery items, or may differ from each other. The types and numbers of the individual delivery items are set in advance. Based on the information thus obtained, the information is associated with the main delivery conveyed in the sorting pocket 4 of the main conveyance line. Then, on the sub-transport line 3, the individually bundled deliveries 7 are sent out to the buffer unit 13, and sent out from the buffer unit 13 to the main transfer line 2. In the illustrated example, the sub-transport lines 3 are provided in two rows, and the delivery 7 can be placed in two rows on the main delivery 6 in one sorting pocket 4 as necessary. However, it is preferable to supply the items to be delivered from both the sub-delivery lines 3 in order to flatten the top shape of the package.

In the sub-transport line 3, when delivering a delivery from the end side to the sorting pocket 4 of the main delivery line 2, each delivery 7 is associated with the main delivery 6 as described above. , And one or a plurality of sets of deliveries 7 are sent out in an accumulated state. The supply of a random number corresponding to the delivery 6 is performed by the buffer unit 13. FIG. 2 shows a buffer unit 13, an annular band 15 having a large number of receiving units 14 for holding the delivery 7 connected thereto, a driving source 16 for moving the annular band in one direction, and a receiving unit for the annular band. And a supply table 17 for sending out the delivery held by the section to the end of the line by moving forward and backward. The receiving portion 14 of the annular band 15 that rotates in one direction on the receiving side of the delivery.
The delivery 7 is sent to each of them, and the length of the delivery 7 to the supply table 17 is a portion for storing the delivery. When the annular band 15 moves downward on the supply table 17 side, the receiving portion 14 holding the set of deliverables corresponding to the main deliverables is supplied to the supply table 17. When the table 17 is sent out, the set of deliveries is locked on the supply table 17 and stands by so as to fall out of the receiving portion 14. In this way, a required number of sets of deliveries are sent out from the storage end while a certain amount of storage is secured, so that the supply tempo is almost constant from the end of the sub-transport line 3. Become. Further, in the buffer section 13, the annular band 15 is provided with a plurality of rollers 18 for supporting the belt so as to be able to move up and down. Part 1
4 so that the number of receiving parts for receiving the delivery is changed, that is, the storage amount of the delivery is variable.

The main transport line 2 is provided with a buffer amount detector 19 for detecting two types of accumulation stages, large and small, based on a predetermined accumulation amount in the buffer unit. The main transport drive unit 20 that moves the sorting pocket at two different transport speeds, a speed and a second transport speed slower than the first transport speed, and controls the main transport drive unit based on a detection signal from the buffer amount detection unit. A control unit 21 is provided. In this way, based on the information sent from the buffer amount detection unit 19 in accordance with the accumulation amount in the buffer unit 13, the main conveyance driving unit 20
Is operated at any of the first transport speed and the second transport speed, and controls the main transport drive unit 20 under the control of the control unit 21 that receives the detection signal of the buffer amount detection unit. I have.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the main transport line 2 and the sub-transport line 3 are sent out by the respective supply units.
All or some of the main and sub-delivery items sent from the supply unit are constituted by information sheets 26 on which machine-readable identification information 25 is printed in advance. In the supply unit for sending out the information sheet 26 having the identification information 25, a sensor 27 for reading the identification information 25 as shown in FIG.
The identification information read by the sensor 27 is sent to the collation device 28. In addition,
The sensor 27 may be installed on a transport line instead of being installed in the supply unit, and may be configured to read the main delivery to be transferred or the identification information of the information sheet in the delivery. The collating device 28 verifies whether the combination of the information sheets set according to the preset feeding order is appropriate. That is,
Combination of information sheets constituting the main delivery, combination of information sheets constituting the delivery, combination of the main delivery to be combined and combination of the delivery to be combined, and combinations thereof Check the combination of each other. In addition, the packages 22 sent out through the packaging section 8 may be sorted and transported together at the same delivery destination, and the arrangement of the delivery items before and after the moving sorting pocket is also checked.

In this way, the collation device 28 constantly sends the collation result to the control unit 29. The control unit 29 causes the reject unit 24 to perform a package removal operation when the collation by the collation device does not match, and the reject unit 24 causes the reject unit 24 to perform main transport at a stage subsequent to the form attachment unit 9. The line 2 is discharged, and the appropriate package is sent to the next process from the end of the main transport line.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A plurality of supply units for supplying a plurality of information sheets including information sheets on which identification information is printed in advance, and a transport line having a plurality of sorting pockets and receiving information sheets while moving the information sheets from a desired supply unit; A packaging unit for packaging the information sheets sorted for each same delivery destination on the transport line based on the identification information, and transporting the sorted packages, wherein the supply unit Or, a sensor for reading identification information of the information sheet supplied to the transport line on the transport line, a collation device for collating the identification information read by the sensor, and a package body can be extracted from the transport line at a later stage of the packaging section A rejecting unit, and a control unit that causes the rejecting unit to take out when a package that does not match the collation in the collating unit reaches the rejecting unit. It is characterized by the following. Thereby, when sorting and packaging information sheets including information sheets on which identification information has been printed in advance,
There is no need to stop the transport line even if it is determined that the collation does not match. In other words, stopping the transport line during operation requires control of each supply unit and the like, and requires complicated processing. It has an effect that is excellent in practicality, such as not lowering the operating efficiency of the device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a transport sorting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a buffer unit in one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating sending of an information sheet by a supply unit according to one embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Convey sorting apparatus 2 ... Main conveyance line 3 ... Sub conveyance line 4 ... Separation pocket 9 ... Form attachment part 22 ...
Package 24 ... Reject unit 25 ... Identification information 27 ... Sensor 28 ... Verification device 29 ... Control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A supply section for supplying a plurality of information sheets including information sheets on which identification information is printed in advance, and a plurality of sorting pockets, wherein the information sheets are moved from the desired supply section. A transport line for receiving the information package, the transport line being configured to receive the information sheets, and a packaging unit configured to wrap the information sheets sorted for each same delivery destination based on the identification information on the transport line. A sensor for reading identification information of the information sheet supplied to the transport line on the supply unit or the transport line; a collation device for collating the identification information read by the sensor; A reject unit from which a package can be extracted and a reject unit removal operation when a package that does not match the collation in the collation unit reaches the reject unit Conveying sorting apparatus characterized by comprising a control unit.