JPS58207976A - Automatic processor for mail - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automatic mail processing device that can consistently carry out each process from sorting and collecting mail to adding one paper bill and attaching one bundle.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, in order to deal with the increase in mail volume, automatic mail processing equipment has been developed that combines a sorting machine with an automatic dispensing function, a paper bill issuing device, and a bundle entertainment device7. It reads the postal code of the mail and collects it in a sorting box with more than 100 slots, and when the accumulated amount reaches a certain amount, it is automatically delivered from the sorting box to a pallet in the transfer section (pallet circulation section). The paper bill issuing device 1 is transported to the bundling side. Here, the printed paper bills are attached, bundled, and sent to the next process according to the sorting information that is shifted in the control unit as the mail group moves. In the next step, the mail is sorted by destination according to the barcode printed on the paper bill and placed in mailbags.

However, while the mail group moves from the sorting box to the paper bill issuance, the sorting information that has been shifted due to noise generation etc. may be lost within 10 steps. be.

In this case, paper bills cannot be issued and the next process cannot be carried out.

In addition, if the bundler is used to forcefully bundle thin mail items without rigidity, there is a risk of damaging the mail items, so the number information is shifted together with the sorting information, and if the specified number of items is not reached, this is eliminated. It has been considered to prevent them from being grouped together, but if the shifted classification information as mentioned above is lost, this information on the number of sheets will also be lost at the same time, so it is impossible to force this information without knowing it. If they are bundled, there is a risk of damaging the mail group.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to eliminate, on the upstream side of the paper bill issuing device, a group of mail pieces that have been dispensed from a reading and 9-sorting machine and whose information has been lost during transportation. The present invention aims to provide an automatic mail processing device that can perform the following tasks.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve this objective, the present inventor installed a mail removal device upstream of the paper bill issuing device, and automatically removes mail groups that have been discharged from the sorting machine and whose information has been lost during transportation. It was designed to do so.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 and 2 show an automatic mail processing device.
1 is a reading and sorting machine with an automatic dispensing function, and the output conveyance path 2 of the reading and sorting machine 1 is opposed to the conveyance path 4 of the bundling device 3. They are connected via device 5. Further, a paper bill issuing device 6 is arranged opposite to a midway portion of the conveyance path 4 of the bundling device 3. The bundle device 3 has a horizontal bundle part 7 and a vertical bundle part 8.

The postal codes of the postal items A, which are fed to the supply section 9 of the reading and sorting machine 1 and taken out one by one, are read by the reading section 10 and 11 and conveyed to the automatic dispensing and sorting section 12, corresponding to the postal code. The control unit 2
The classification information and number information are shifted by 0° until paper bills are issued. When a certain amount of mail A... is accumulated in the sorting box 13, a push plate that bends over the front wall of the sorting box 13 moves rearward, and the transfer section (...) ) is discharged into the circulating Al let 21 of Z4. Then, after receiving the accumulated mail group A..., the mail 21 passes through the transverse feed section 15 and the descending section 16 of the transfer section 14, and then passes through the carry-out section 17 as the output conveyance path 2 of the reading and sorting machine 1. will be sent to.

Next, the mail group A in the let 2 that has been sent to the unloading section 17 is delivered via the transfer device 5 into the horizontal pin conveyor 18 that forms the conveyance path 4 of the bundle device 3. is,
On the other hand, the empty pallet 2 is transported to a cross-transfer section (not shown) for return.
It is returned to the ascending section 19''!! through the tube and circulated.

Further, the mail group A... delivered into the horizontal pin conveyor 18 of the bundler 3 is intermittently conveyed, and the paper bill issuing device 6
A paper tag (not shown) on which the address information (post office name, etc.) specified in 7. Cross-shaped binding is performed by sequentially facing the vertical binding part 8.

In addition, immediately before the upstream side of the paper bill issuing device 6, there is also a first mail removal device 23, which removes the mail group A whose information has been lost during transportation into the stacking section 22. Between the bundler 7 and the paper bill issuer i&fl/L 6, there is a second mail removal device (not shown) that removes mail group A of a certain number or less into the stacking section 24 without bundling it. (not) is placed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first mail removal device 23 has the following features:
The dispensing body 2 is located opposite the intermittent conveyance stop position of the pallet 21.
Mail group A is removed from the pallet 21 by reciprocating it by an operating source such as an air cylinder (not shown).
It is designed to pay out...

However, if there is a mail group A whose information such as classification information and number information has been lost due to some reason such as noise generation while being transported towards the paper bill issuing device 6, The mail group A... is rejected without being guided by the paper tag issuing device rjIL6 and the binding device 7, and no paper tag is issued, causing problems in the next process, or mail items with a small number of sheets are removed. This means that it is possible to reliably prevent groups from being grouped together and damaged.

Further, if the mail removal device 23 is provided immediately before the paper bill issuing device, even more stable effects can be obtained.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate mail pieces that have been dispensed from a reading and sorting machine and whose information has been lost during transportation at the upstream side of the paper bill issuing device. If the number of sheets is not issued and it interferes with the processing of the next process, or if the number information is shifted and the specified number of sheets is not reached, this method is removed and the sheets are not bundled, and the information is unknown and the sheet is forcibly bundled. This has the effect of reliably preventing damage to the mail group caused by such problems.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view, and FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the main part of the removal device section. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Reading and sorting machine with automatic dispensing function, 3... Bundling device, 6... Paper bill issuing device, 7... Horizontal bunching section, 8...
・Vertical bundle section, A... Mail, 22... Accumulation section, 23
... Mail removal device, 25 ... Dispensing body. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A reading and sorting machine with an automatic dispensing function that reads the sorting information of the mail, sorts and stacks it, and automatically dispenses the collected mail as appropriate; and this reading and sorting machine sorts and stacks the mail and automatically dispenses it. A postal service comprising a paper bill issuing device that attaches paper bills with address information attached to a group of mail items, and a bundling device that bunches the group of mails to which υ paper bills are attached by the paper bill issuing device. In the automatic item processing device, a mail removal device is provided upstream of the paper bill issuing device, . An automatic mail processing device characterized by: (2) The automatic mail processing device according to claim 1, wherein the mail removal device is arranged immediately before the paper bill issuing device.