JPS58214380A - Selector - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is capable of determining the size of multiple types of thin plate-like members with different shapes, such as pieces of paper, pieces of metal, coins, etc., according to their shapes, and separating and selecting members according to their shapes. In particular, the present invention relates to a sorting device that can efficiently collect specific sorted members and read information recorded in advance on the specific members.

Manually sorting a large number of small-shaped members in which a plurality of different shapes are mixed together according to their shapes is time-consuming and prone to erroneous sorting. Therefore, it has traditionally been mechanical and electrical.

Automatically categorizes multiple types of parts according to their shapes.

Various automatic sorting mechanisms were used to select from. However, the conventional automatic sorting mechanism can relatively easily construct a sorting mechanism for heavy and thick members such as coins and nuts; It is difficult to sort thin parts by shape,
A device that completely selects multiple types of members according to their shapes has not been developed. For example, paper pieces such as tickets, cloth pieces such as scraps, thin metal pieces, etc., must be sorted manually. For this purpose, a hole with a specific shape is opened on the outer periphery of the sorting drum, which has a hollow cylindrical shape, and only members with a specific shape among the multiple types of materials stored in the sorting drum are discharged from the hole. A sorting device that selects these members has also been proposed. However, with this device, the specific sorted members are released outside the sorting drum and left alone, and cannot be aligned and flowed in a certain direction or grouped together, and the only effect that can be expected is to simply sort and separate the members. There wasn't. Therefore, in order to read the individual information recorded in advance on specific parts, the selected parts must be aligned, and the parts must be manually arranged after sorting, which is inconvenient. Therefore, it could not be used in conjunction with a magnetic reading device, for example.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention is capable of sorting lightweight and thin-walled members according to their shapes, and further, collects specific members after sorting, records information on each member, and reads certain information. The purpose is to provide a sorting device that can.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail.

In this embodiment, a device for sorting rectangular pieces of paper, that is, tickets, according to their size will be described.

FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of the sorting device of this embodiment, in which a pair of legs 2 are spaced apart from each other at the bottom of a rectangular main body 1.
are vertically connected, and a collection box 3, which is hollow inside and open at the top, is inserted between the pair of legs 2 so as to be freely movable forward and backward. A rectangular separator 4 is closely fixed to the rear surface of the leg 2, and the lower part of the separator 4 has an opening at the top with the withdrawal direction opposite to that of the collection box 3. The collection box 5 is inserted so that it can move forward and backward. A slightly trapezoidal control box 6 projects from the upper surface of the main body 1, and the slanted front surface of the control box 6 has a control panel 7 equipped with switches, lamps, etc., and a floppy disk device for storing read information. 8 is a provision. Further, an input body 9 is connected to the short side of the upper end of the main body 1 by a hinge 10.

The input body 9 has a trapezoidal opening at the top and a triangular shape narrowing downward, and the input port 11 has a large opening on the side closer to the main body 1. A chute 12 projecting into the main body 1 from the inlet 11 is provided at an inclined position in the lower part of the inside of the main body 1 . Still, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the collection boxes 3 and 5 in FIG. 1 are pulled out forward and backward, and the input body 9 is rotated onto the upper surface of the main body 1 by the hinge 10. A circular opening 13 is formed on the side surface of the main body 1 where the input body 9 is provided, and the inside and outside of the main body 1 are communicated through this opening 13. The side opening ends of the drum 14 are brought closer together. A partition plate 51 is provided at the center of the interior of the collection box 5.

The partition plate 51 separates the inside of the collection box 5 into a front chamber 52 and a rear chamber 53.

Next, FIG. 3 explains this sorting drum 14 in detail. The sorting drum 14 is formed by winding a thin metal material into a pipe shape, and is hollow inside. ) is wide open, but the other end (right side in the figure) is closed, and a drive shaft 15 is connected to the center of the other end, and the drive shaft 15 is connected to a motor 16. The sorting drum 14 is installed so that its axis is horizontal,
Rollers 17, 18, and 19 are pivotally supported on the upper and lower left and right sides of both ends of the sorting drum 10, respectively.
, 18 and 19 are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the sorting drum 14 and hold the sorting drum 14 rotatably. On the outer periphery of the sorting drum 14, two types of shape sorting mechanisms 20, 21 are provided annularly at intervals in the circumferential direction, and in this embodiment, the shape sorting mechanisms 20 are provided in two rows of annular VCs. ,
The shape sorting mechanisms 21 are arranged in three annular rows so as to sandwich the shape sorting mechanisms 20 between them. A recovery mechanism 22 having a slightly 9-shaped shape is provided on the outer periphery of the sorting drum 14. It consists of 24. The guide portion 23 is hollow and has a U-shaped cross section, and its inner circumference is closer to the outer circumference of the sorting drum 14 with a slight interval so as to cover the sorting mechanism 20 of the sorting drum 14. The transfer section 24 connected to the lower part of the guide section 23 is hollow inside and has a rectangular cross section, and rollers 25 and 26 are supported at both ends of the transfer section 24, respectively. A belt 27 is stretched so as to be located below the mechanism 20. A reading mechanism 28 having a rectangular shape with both ends open is provided at the open end of the transfer section 24.
is connected. A switching mechanism 54 is provided close to the discharge end of the reading mechanism 28 to separate the reading field from the defective notes.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the aforementioned shape sorting mechanisms 20, 21. Each of the shape sorting mechanisms 20, 21 punches out the outer periphery of the sorting drum 14 and inserts a thin wall into the punched portion. It is formed by gluing elongated strips, and the shape sorting mechanisms 20, 21 are arranged symmetrically. The sorting drum 14 has one shape sorting mechanism 20.2.
A tongue piece is formed by punching out a slightly trapezoidal piece in one place on each of the sliding parts 29 and 30 in the shape of Mt. Fuji.
are each gently bent toward the outer circumferential direction of the sorting drum 14. Both sides of the sliding parts 29 and 30 are curved in an objective line shape so that the closer they get to the tip, the closer the sliding parts 29 and 30 are to the tip, and the tip ends of the sliding part 29 are parallel to each other. Further, elongated belt-shaped guide plates 31.32 are fixed to the parabolic cut portions on both sides of each sliding portion 29.30 over the entire length thereof. The guide plate 32 forms a slightly hyperbolic ticket shooter.

That is, one end of each of the guide plates 31, 32 is located on both sides of the summit of the sliding part 29, 30 shaped like Mt. It is located at a certain maximum opening, and the guide plate 31 may be damaged due to breakage.
．． A rectangular outlet 33.34 is formed at one end of the guide plate 32 and the top of the sliding portion 29.30.
The lower part of the other end 32 is erected on the inner periphery of the sorting drum 14. The aforementioned discharge ports 33 and 34 have respective widths v and W.
is set to a predetermined length, and the width V is set to be larger than the width X of the small ticket A and slightly larger than the width Y of the large ticket B. And the outlet 33.34
The openings are perpendicular to the tangent to the sorting drum 14, and the discharge ports 33 and 34 are arranged alternately with their opening directions facing each other.

Next, FIG. 6 is a revised and detailed explanation of the internal structure of the above-mentioned reading mechanism 28, in which support shafts 35 to 38 are supported in parallel at intervals above and below both ends of the reading mechanism 28. There are pulleys 39 to 42 fixed at intervals on both sides of each support shaft 35 to 38, and between pulleys 39 and 40 and pulley 41.
Thin bells 1-43 and 44 are wound between and 42, respectively, and a motor 45 is connected to the support shaft 36.

Further, U-shaped mounts 46 and 47 are fixed at different positions on the upper and lower sides of the inner wall of the reading mechanism 28, respectively, and magnetic heads 48 and 49 are mounted on each mount 46 and 47 at a distance from each other in the horizontal direction. The contact surface of each magnetic head 48, 49 is set at approximately the same position as the contact position of the bell 43, 44.

Next, in the switching mechanism 54, a shaft support 55 is attached to the inner wall of the separator 4.
A flat plate-shaped separation plate 56 is supported by a pin 57 on the shaft support 55, and a lever 58 protruding from the side of the separation plate 56 and the shaft support 55 are connected by a spring. 59, and the distal end of the separation plate 56 is located at the upper end of the partition plate 51 in a stopped state. Further, a holder 60 is fixed to the inner wall of the separator 4.
0 is connected to a solenoid 61.
The tip of the rod 62 is connected to the side of the separating plate 56 by a pin 63.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a case will be explained in which tickets A and B of different sizes are sorted, and the widths of the short sides of tickets A and B are set to X and Y, respectively. Moreover, a magnetic stripe 50 is coated on the central length of the ticket A, and information such as the name of the issuing company, the amount, and the date of issue is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 50. First, to select small tickets A, set the sorting device to the state shown in FIG. and stored inside the sorting drum 14 in the main body 1. After a predetermined amount of tickets A and B have been stored in the sorting drum 14, when the switch on the control panel 7 is turned on, the motor 16 starts, rotates the drive shaft 15, and rotates the sorting drum 14 in the direction of arrow F in the figure. let For this reason, the sorting drum 14 uses the end of the enlarged guide plate 31 of the shape sorting mechanism 20 as the tip of rotation.
It rotates with the discharge port 33 as the rear end, and the mixed tickets A and B slide on the inner peripheral surface of the sorting drum 14.

This will require stirring. Therefore, the tickets A and B slide due to the rotation of the sorting drum 14, are always positioned below the sorting drum 14 due to their weight, and are collected in the direction of the discharge port 33 by contacting the guide plate 31. That is, ticket A.

B slides on the inner surface of the sorting drum 14 regardless of its shape, and its flow direction is regulated by a guide plate 31 that is wide open on the left and right, and the flow is directed toward the narrow center of the guide plate 31. In this way, the tickets A and B flow toward the center of each shape sorting mechanism 20, and the tickets A and B are always collected between the pair of guide plates 31. Tickets A and B collected between the guide plates 31 flow through the sliding part 29 and reach the discharge port 33, which is pre-formed to a predetermined length V and has a shape. Only small tickets A pass through the discharge port 33 and are discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 14. However, ticket B, which is multi-shaped and larger than ticket A, is larger than the intended shape of this outlet 33, so it gets caught on the guide plates 31 on both sides before the outlet 33, or it flows and is thrown up above the outlet 33. Therefore, it remains in the sorting drum 14 without passing through the discharge port 33. The tickets A discharged from the discharge port 33 onto the outer periphery of the sorting drum 14 enter the space of the U-shaped cross section of the guide section 23, slide on the inner circumferential surface of the guide section 23 and fall, and then
7. This belt 27 is attached to pulleys 25,2!
3, move in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4 and remove the belt 2.
The ticket A placed on 7 is conveyed toward the reading mechanism 28. Next, the ticket A conveyed to the reading mechanism 28 is held at both sides by bells 43 and 44, as shown in FIG. 6, and is moved at a constant speed by the drive of the motor 45. When this ticket A is moving at a constant speed, the magnetic stripe 50 applied to the surface of the ticket A is moved by the magnetic head 48.
The information already stored on the magnetic stripe 50 is read by the magnetic head 48. Ticket A
When the magnetic stripe 50 is turned over, the magnetic stripe 50 contacts the magnetic head 49, and the stored information is read by the magnetic head 49. When the ticket A carried by both bells) 43 and 44 is transported to the end of the bells) 43 and 44, that is, to the open end of the reading mechanism 28, the ticket A is ejected by the reading mechanism 28. When the information on the magnetic stripe 50 of the ticket A is accurately read, the ejected ticket A slides on the upper surface of the separating plate 56 and falls into the rear chamber 53, and only normal tickets A are stored in the rear chamber 53. However, if the information on the 5° magnetic stripe of ticket A cannot be read or incorrect information is recorded, it is necessary to collect the ticket as a defective ticket and manually inspect it again. Only defective tickets must be stored separately. When the magnetic heads 48 and 49 cannot read the information or determine that the information is incorrect, the solenoid 61 acts to attract the rod 62 and move the separating plate 56 downward against the tension of the spring 59. By swinging, the defective tickets A released from the bells 43 and 44 are dropped into the front chamber 52, and only the defective tickets are stored and stored in the front chamber 52Vc.

Next, the sorting drum 14 is rotated in the direction of arrow F for a predetermined period of time, and when all the small tickets A have been ejected, the driving of the motor 1G is stopped by a timer or the like, and the motor 16 is driven in the reverse direction by operating the control panel 7. and sorting drum 14
is reversely rotated in the direction of arrow G, and the ticket B is slid and stirred within the sorting drum 14. Therefore, the ticket B flows toward the center of the shape sorting mechanism 21 in the same way as described above, and the ticket B
are collected between a pair of guide plates 32, and large tickets B pass through the discharge port 34 and are discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 14, where only the tickets B fall and are stored in the collection box 3. .

After driving the motor 16 for a predetermined period of time, the drive of the motor 16 is stopped using a timer or the like, and when the rotation of the sorting drum 14 is stopped, the ticket B is stored in the collection box 3 and the sorting drum 1 is stopped.
Items that cannot be sorted, such as scrap paper bills and defective tickets, will remain in the box. In this way, the ticket holder puts it in collection box 5.
Ticket B will be sorted into the collection box 3, and other poorly sorted parts will be sorted into the sorting drum 14. At the same time as the sorting operation, the information stored on the magnetic stripe 50 of ticket A will be read and stored on a floppy disk. It will be stored in the device 8.

Next, when this series of sorting operations is completed, the equipment must be cleaned in order to perform the next sorting operation. First, pull out the collection box 3 to the front, pull out the collection box 5 to the rear, and transfer the stored tickets A and B to their respective storage devices.

B is managed separately, and the defective ticket A is stored in the front room 52, and the defective ticket A is manually read again or tallied manually to obtain reliable statistics, and the other tickets A and B are managed separately. are considered unnecessary and are disposed of by incineration or cutting at a predetermined time. Then, the input body 9 is rotated around the hinge 10 as shown in FIG. 2 to expose the opening 13, and the operator inserts his/her hand into the sorting drum 14 through the opening 13 or uses a vacuum suction machine. Unsortable members can be taken out from the sorting drum 14 and stored separately from tickets A and B. Then, each of the collection boxes 3 and 5 is inserted into the device, and the input body 9 is rotated around the hinge 10 to return to the state of the first color, thereby eliminating the need for the next sorting operation. can.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to classify and select lightweight and thin members according to the size of their shapes, which could not be sorted in the past, and to classify them according to their shapes manually. Effective sorting can be carried out in a short time regardless of the situation.

Collected parts with specific shapes can be recorded in advance and certain information can be read, so parts can be sorted and information can be read continuously, allowing consistent processing of small parts. It can be done by

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the same collection box as above with the collection box pulled out and the input body flipped upward, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the sorting drum. 4 is a sectional view of the center of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the sorting drum, FIG. 6 is a skeleton diagram showing the inside of the reader, and FIG. 7 is a ticket to be sorted. FIG. 14... Sorting drum, 20.21... Sorting mechanism,
22...Recovery mechanism, 28...Reading mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a hollow-shaped sorting drum that stores members of a plurality of shapes to be sorted therein; a shape sorting mechanism that is provided around the sorting drum and allows the members to pass through the outer periphery of the sorting drum depending on the specific shape of the member; , consists of a collecting mechanism that is annular near the outer periphery of the sorting drum in correspondence with the position of the shape sorting mechanism, and a reading mechanism that reads individual information on the parts transferred from the collecting mechanism, and has multiple types. By rotating the sorting drum that houses the parts, only the parts with a specific shape are discharged from the shape sorting mechanism to the outside of the sorting drum, the discharged specific parts are collected by the collection mechanism, and the specific parts collected by the collection mechanism are A sorting mechanism characterized by causing a reading mechanism to read individual information stored in advance in a member.