JPS60197279A - Guide mechanism of selecting member for shape selector - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to multiple types of thin plate-like members with different shapes.

For example, it relates to a shape sorting device used for sorting work that discriminates the size of pieces of paper, metal pieces, coins, etc. according to their shapes, and separates and selects specific parts according to their shapes. The present invention relates to a sorting member guide mechanism for a shape sorting device, in which a member is not engaged between the sorting mechanisms or between the sorting mechanism and the end of the sorting drum, and slides smoothly to perform a efficient sorting action.

An automated parts feeder is generally used to select only parts with a specific shape from a mixture of parts of a plurality of different shapes. this house,
For relatively small and thin parts, for example, there is a bowl-shaped parts feeder that has a certain gate in the bowl and removes all odd-shaped parts from the bowl depending on whether or not they can pass, or a belt that transports them on a straight track. Alternatively, a horizontal plate provided with a drop opening can be swung to determine the drop based on the size of the shape, or a drum with a gold film through the opening of the thickness of the flake sorting member is placed vertically and rotated at high speed. Feeders and the like that discharge parts using centrifugal force are being introduced. However, for parts like used tickets that are light, flexible, bendable, and have slight deformations in shape, forcing them out of the passageway can easily cause damage or breakage. Rather than the small local deformation of the shape that is common in tickets, the button is an example of a method that effectively corrects global differences in the shape of the ticket, such as a relatively narrow boarding ticket and a wider duck ticket. Sorting is difficult with conventional component sorting and supply devices.

For this purpose, multiple holes of a specific shape are completely opened on the outer periphery of the drum, which has a hollow cylindrical shape, and multiple ticket pieces of different shapes are stored inside this drum, and the drum is rotated. However, a shape sorting device has been proposed that can sort out ticket pieces by ejecting only ticket pieces of a specific shape from a ticket opening (for example, Patent Application No. 61308 of 1983). In this new shape sorting device, a large number of sorting mechanisms are fixed to the drum, and each sorting mechanism has a through hole.By rotating the drum, all parts are collected by the blades of the sorting mechanism, and the parts are collected through the through hole. The system aims to improve the efficiency of sorting by guiding the robot in a certain direction. However, if a large number of sorting mechanisms are fixed inside the drum, the gaps between each sorting mechanism and the ends of the sorting mechanism and the drum (disc-shaped plates are fixed to each end of the drum to prevent discharge) The sliding parts got caught between the parts, which clogged the gaps, and the parts could not be reliably sorted.

For this reason, the parts must slide smoothly toward the opening on the right side of the sorting mechanism, but the efficiency and accuracy of sorting can be improved by ensuring that the parts do not slide in the gaps between the sorting members. .

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention provides a flat cover between each sorting member or between the sorting member and the drum.

The object of the present invention is to provide a sorting member guide mechanism for a shape sorting device that allows the members to pass over the covering means to prevent the members from getting caught and to sort them quickly and accurately.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to all drawings.

In this embodiment, the members to be sorted are rectangular pieces of paper, that is, regular tickets and common tickets are sorted according to their size.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the sorting device of this embodiment. The sorting device consists of a sorting section 11, a sorting/reading section 2, and an information processing section 3. The sorting/reading section 2 has a three-dimensional shape; A position tr on the top surface of the reading unit 2 and in contact with the 11+llI surface
In c, an elongated rectangular sorting section l is placed, and on the side of the sorting/reading section 2...1 (in the rear right corner of Figure 1, a rectangular information processing section 3 extending vertically is placed in close contact with In this way, the sorting part 1, the sorting and reading part 2, and the information processing part 3 are connected and molded as one piece, and the top part in the front of Figure 1 has been cut into a rectangular shape by the king. An opening/closing door 4 is attached to the side of the sorting section l so that it can be opened horizontally.
A chute 5 with a large upward opening is attached to this opening/closing door 4, and a hatch 6 that can be opened is attached to the top surface of the sorting section 1.
is the installation. A hinge 7 that can be opened and opened is also attached to the top surface of the sorting/reading section 2, and an opening/closing door 8 for inspection is attached to the front side so that it can be opened and closed. Furthermore, the front panel of the information processing unit 3 is equipped with a keyboard 9 for side-folding 1, a printer lθ for output, and the like.

In addition, in FIG. 2, the door 4 in FIG. 1 is opened horizontally, the hatch is opened 6.7' ft upward, and the door 8 is opened horizontally for inspection.

Sorting section 1 for repairs, adjustments, etc. This shows a state in which the inside of the organizing Wt collecting section 2 is opened to the outside.

FIGS. 3 and 4 explain in detail the internal structure of the sorting section 1 and the arrangement/reading section 2. A sorting drum 11 is housed in the sorting section 1 with its axis horizontal. This sorting drum 1
1 is formed by winding a thin-walled material into a pipe shape, and the inside is hollow.

One end (on the left side in the figure) has a large opening, and a donut-shaped stop plate 12 is attached to this opening.
The other end (the right side in the figure) is closed, and a line part driving shaft 13 is connected to the center of the other end, and the driving shaft 13 is connected to a motor 14. The sorting drum 11 is installed so that its axis is horizontal, and rollers 15 and 16 are pivotally supported on the main body 1 at the lower left and right sides of both ends of the sorting drum 11, respectively.

Each roller 15, 16 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the sorting drum 11 and holds the sorting drum 11 rotatably. On the outer periphery of the sorting drum 11, two types of shape sorting mechanisms 17 and 18 are arranged annularly at intervals in the circumferential direction, and in this embodiment, the linear sorting mechanism 17 is annular. Three rows are provided, and two rows are provided in an annular shape so that the shape sorting mechanisms 18t are sandwiched between the shape sorting machines +17. Collection guides 19 and 20 in the shape of inverted water droplets are inserted into the outer periphery of the sorting drum 11 alternately at intervals.

The recovery guides 19 are located on the outer periphery of the shape sorting mechanism 17, and the recovery guides 20 are placed about once on the outer periphery of the shape sorting mechanism 18. This recovery guide 19.20 has an opening 21.20 with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sorting drum 11.
22, the ring portion 23° 24, and the ring portion 2
It is composed of chute parts 25 and 26 that are connected below the chute parts 3 and 24, and the outer circumference has a hollow structure made of thin sheet metal.

The ring portions 23 and 24 have a U-shaped gutter-like cross section near the openings 21 and 22, respectively, and the ring portions 23 and 24 are connected to the shape sorting mechanisms 17 and 18 of the sorting drum 11.
They are placed close together, covering each other. Further, the chute A25 is formed over an extension line of the tangent to the outer circumference of the ring portion 23, and the - side is directed vertically downward, and the other side is formed to be inclined toward one side. , a rectangular discharge port 27 is open at the bottom thereof. Further, the chute part 26 is formed along the extension line of the outer circumferential line of the ring part 24, both sides of which are inclined so as to approach each other, and the discharge port 28 opened at the bottom is located vertically below the sorting drum 11. It is.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of the aforementioned shape sorting mechanisms 17 and 18. Each shape sorting mechanism 17 and 18 forms a notch in the peripheral wall of the sorting drum 11, and inserts a kite body 29 into the notch. It is assembled by inserting and fixing, and the shape selection mechanisms 17 and 18 are arranged so as to face in opposite directions.

These shape sorting mechanisms 17 and 18 are arranged in a straight line parallel to the axial direction of the farewell drum 11, and a diamond-shaped rubber spacer 1 is provided between each shape sorting mechanism 17 and 18.
A trapezoidal rubber spacer 111 is arranged between the shape sorter 4'tlj17 and the end of the sorting drum 11, and each spacer 110, 11 is placed inside the sorting drum 11. It is fixed around the circumference.

Figure 6 shows an exploded configuration of one shape sorter 4jlt 17, 18, with each shape sorter mechanism 17, 18
is the sorting drum 11. Guide body 29. It is composed of a fixed band 30. A guide body 29 is provided on the sorting drum 11.
A notch 31 having a width approximately equal to the wall thickness is machined, and this notch 31 consists of three sides: a top portion 32° and side portions 33 and 34. The top portions 32.1i11 portions 33, 34 are each linear.

The top part 32 is located at right angles to the rotational direction of the sorting drum 11, and one end of each side part 33, 34 is connected to both ends of the top part 32, respectively, and each 11111 part 33.34
The other ends are open so as to separate from each other.

Therefore, a trapezoidal notch 31 is formed by the top portion 32 and the 11111 portion 33.34, and the center left by this notch 31 is the trapezoidal tongue portion 3.
5 is formed, and the tongue portion 35 is attached to the sorting drum 1.
It is slightly bent towards the outside of 1. Next, the guide body 29 is formed by punching out a thin sheet metal using a press or the like, and the guide body 29 includes a trapezoid-shaped holding plate 36 and band-shaped slides standing up on the left and right oblique sides of the holding plate 36. It is composed of moving plates 37 and 38. The holding plate 36 has a trapezoidal shape having the same size as the tongue piece 35, and is pressed so that it has the same radius as the curved radius of the tongue piece 35 so that it can be viewed closely against the tongue piece 35. It is bent near the center. The sliding bodies 37 and 38 are erected at right angles to the oblique sides of the holding plate 36, and are shaped like elongated strips with the same width, while the two types of sliding bodies 37 and 38 are formed in a straight line. The length between the adjacent ends of the sliding bodies 37 and 38 is set to V or W (W is set for the shape sorter ff917, and V is set for the shape sorter 18. length). The respective lengths v and W are set to predetermined lengths, and the width V is the width X of the common coupon A.
It is set to be larger and slightly smaller than the width Y of the regular ticket B.

Next, the fixing band 30 is made by folding and processing a long and thin strip-shaped sheet metal nine times, and is bent into a U-shape so that it has almost the same external shape as the top of the guide body 29. The bent ends are each bent outward to form feet 39,40. The above-mentioned spacer 110 has a trapezoidal cross section and a rhombic planar shape, and has inclined surfaces 112 at the front and rear sides.

113 is formed, and a mounting hole 114 is formed in the 111 part and opens upward and downward. In addition, two screw holes 115 are opened between the sides 17 and 18 of each shape sorting 4a of the sorting drum 11, and by screwing the screws 116 inserted through the mounting holes 114 into these screw holes 115, the spacer 110 can be removed.
is fixed to the sorting drum 11.

To assemble the shape sorting mechanism 17, 18 in FIG.
Guide bodies 29 are provided on the sides 33 and 34 of the notch 31, respectively.
The sliding plates 37 and 38 are fitted, and the outside of the tongue piece 35 and the inside of the retaining plate 36 are brought into close contact with each other, and both are fixed by spot welding or adhesive. Then, the fixing band 30 is fitted from the outside of the trapezoidal top of the guide body 29, the center of the fixing band 30 is fixed to the guide body 29, and the legs 39, 40 are fixed to the outer periphery of the sorting drum 11. At this time, both tank moving plates 37
, 38, the separated end surfaces a and b are on the inner periphery of the sorting drum 11 (
The sliding plates 37, 38 stand on the upper surface of FIG. The long sides e and f have an inclined angle with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the sorting drum 11. And, on both sides of the tongue piece 35,
The auxiliary plates 37 and 38 stand up at right angles to form a trapezoidal shooter, and the top side g of the tongue piece 35, the sliding plate 37,
Rectangular shaped discharge ports 41 and 42 are formed by the ends c and d of 38 and the top 32, and the width of the discharge port 41 is W, and the width of the discharge port 42 is V. The ring portions 23.24 of the recovery guide 19.20 are connected to each shape sorting mechanism 17.
．． It is positioned on the outer periphery of the sorting drum 18 and held by a support means separate from the sorting drum 11.

Next, referring back to FIGS. 3 and 4, the internal configuration of the sorting/reading section 2 will be explained. Below the discharge port 27 of the recovery guide 19, two elongated holding plates 45, 46 are arranged at a distance, and both holding plates 45, 46 are parallel to the axis of the sorting drum 11. The length is slightly longer than the sorting drum 11, and a belt 47 is installed horizontally between the holding plates 45 and 46. And the retaining plate 45.4
6 (on the motor 14 side), a pair of elongated holding plates 48 are provided.
The holding plates 48 and 49 are spaced apart from each other so that the holding plates 48 and 49 are perpendicular to the holding plates 45 and 46, and a belt 50 is installed between the holding plates 48 and 49. One end of this holding plate 48.49 is located below the holding plate 45.46, and the other end is at a length si approaching the front panel of the rearranging/reading section 2. In addition, a wide belt 51 is located below the rear end of the bell) 50.
is installed parallel to the sorting drum ll, and this bell)5
1 is approximately the same length as the holding plates 45 and 46,
Below the end of the belt 51 is a shredder 5 that shreds paper pieces into thin pieces.
2 is placed. Therefore, the belts 47, 50, 51 are arranged horizontally to form a U-shape.

Furthermore, elongated first transfer mechanisms 53 are provided below the discharge ports 28 of the collection guide 20, and each transfer mechanism 53 is arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the axis of the sorting drum 11. Below this transfer mechanism 53, this transfer mechanism 5
A second transfer mechanism 54 is provided at a position slightly shifted from 3, and there is a connection between the end of the first transfer mechanism 53 and the second transfer mechanism 4h5.
A chute 55 is installed in an inclined manner between the ends of the first and second transfer mechanisms 53 and 54, and a chute 56 bent in a dogleg shape is installed between the respective ends of the first and second transfer mechanisms 53 and 54. A reader 57 containing a magnetic head, etc. is connected to the terminal end of the transfer mechanism 54, and the terminal end of the reader 57 is t.
(In FIG. 3, only one set of transport mechanisms 53 and 54 is shown, and the other sets are omitted, but each recovery guide 20 has a transport mechanism 53 and a transport mechanism 53, respectively.
54 is connected). In this transfer mechanism 53, there is a removing machine 44 for removing booklets and folded ticket pieces that are thicker than the specified thickness.
8. A distributing mechanism 59 is provided that branches ticket pieces of a predetermined length into chutes 55 and 56, and the transport mechanism 54 includes an alignment mechanism 60 that directs the ticket pieces in a specific direction. A peeling mechanism 61 is provided to separate the sheets one by one.

The ninth factor, Figure 1θ, shows the above-mentioned transfer mechanism 53 in detail, and this transfer mechanism 53 has thin frames 62 and 63 arranged in parallel at intervals as a skeleton. Between the two frames 62 and 63, there are rollers 64 at the end (on the left side in the figure and below the discharge port 28) and slightly in the center.
．． A belt 66 is stretched between both rollers 64 and 65, and a belt 66 is placed between both frames 62 and 63, and a frame 62 and 63 is placed between the two frames 62 and 63. The adjustment plate 67 is attached at right angles to the figure. and frame 62.6
3, near the center and the end (chute 55 side)
Rollers 68 and 69 are each pivotally supported on the rollers 68 and 69, and a belt 70 is stretched between both rollers 68 and 69. The upper surfaces of this bell) 66.70 are all at the same height, and the top surface of this bell) 66.
An elongated sliding plate 71 having the same width as 70 is attached to the frames 62 and 63. In addition, the adjustment plate 67 and the sliding plate 71 of the frame body 63
In between, a U-shaped discharge groove 72 is cut out from above. Bearings 73, 74 are mounted on the sides of the frames 62, 63 at positions close to the rollers 68, and each bearing 73, 74 has a bearing K lx parallel to the frames 62, 63, respectively. Pulleys 75 and 76 are pivoted,
A removal belt 77 is stretched between both pulleys 75° and 76. This removing belt 77tj is located above the sliding plate 71, and the lower surface of the removing belt 77 is spaced a little apart from the sliding plate 71. A chute 55 is connected to the end surface of the frame body 62, 63 (on the right side in FIGS. 9 and 10), and this chute 55 is connected to side plates 78.
A downwardly inclined shooter 8o is provided between the plate 79 and the plate 111j 78, 79. This shooter
The top of 80 is slightly flattened, and its tip g is placed at an appropriate distance from the bell 70 (slightly longer than the length of common ticket A, which will be described later). A feed roller 81 is located between the frames 62 and 63 and at the top of the shooter 80.
is pivotally supported, and a threading plate 82 is fixed above the roller 69 between the frames 62 and 63, and this threading plate 82 is elastic and its tip is connected to the feed roller 8.
It is extended when the position approaches 1. Further, between the side plates 78 and 79, a jump prevention piece 83 bent in an arc shape is fixed in the middle. The chute 56 is made up of two members formed into a gutter shape by being bent into a U-shape.One shooter 84 is formed from an end j of the shooter 80 in a direction opposite to the shooter 8o. tilted,
Another shooter 85 is provided at a slight distance from the lower end of this shooter 84, and the shooters 84 and 85 form a dogleg shape.

Next, FIGS. 11 and 12 explain the second transfer mechanism 54 in detail. The outer frame of this transfer mechanism 54 is formed by two frames 86 and 87, and the pair of elongated frames 86 and 87 are arranged in parallel with an interval between them. Rollers 88 and 89 are pivotally supported at each end, and a belt 91 is stretched between both rollers 88 and 89. A side groove 91 that is cut upward into a large U-shape is formed between the vicinity of the roller 88 and the center of the frame 86, and the lower part r of this side groove 91 is
(A table 92 is fixed horizontally, and two inner column-shaped alignment rollers 93 and 94 are vertically supported on the table 92 at intervals. A long and narrow ticket holding plate 95 is fixed above the belt 90 so as to cover the upper surface of the belt 90.

In addition, two peeling rollers 96,97 are located between the frames 86,87 and close to the roller 89 with an interval of 1.
The peeling rollers 96 and 97 are separated from each other and are pivotally supported so that their lower ends are close to the upper surface of the belt 90.
The diameter is small in the center.

Furthermore, an elongated presser tongue piece 98 is fixed between the frames 86 and 87, and this presser tongue piece 98 is bent into an L shape, and its horizontal end is slightly connected to the belt 90. The stripping rollers 96 and 97 are passed close to each other in parallel to the lower part of the small center diameter portion of each stripping roller 96,97. In addition, the frame body 86.87
A pair of shaft support plates 99 are connected to the terminal ends (right ends in FIGS. 11 and 12), respectively. At this position, two rollers 100 and 101 are supported by a shaft at a distance 9, a feeding belt 102 is stretched between both rollers 100 and 101, and a roller 100 is supported between both rollers 100 and 101. , 101 has a pair of support shafts 103.
is fixed, a hanging piece 104 is inserted through each support shaft 103, and a sled-shaped sliding plate 1 is attached to the lower end of the hanging piece 104.
05 is fixed and the bottom surface of the sliding plate 105 is the belt 102.
Close to the top surface.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In this example, ;l'! As shown in Figure 13, a case will be explained in which common coupon tickets A and regular tickets Bft of different sizes are sorted, and the widths of the short sides of common coupon tickets A and regular tickets B are X and Y, respectively. It is set to .

First, in order to select common coupon tickets A, the sorting device is set to the state shown in FIG. 1, and the common coupon tickets A are mixed together.

When the regular ticket B is inserted through the upper opening of the chute 5, it is stored inside the sorting drum 11 in the sorting section 1 guided by the two-line computer 5. Once a predetermined amount of common tickets A and ordinary tickets B have been stored in the sorting drum 11, when the switch on the panel of the information processing section 2 is turned on, the motor 14
5, the drive shaft 13 is rotated, and the sorting drum 11 is rotated in the direction of arrow F in FIG. For this reason, sorting drum 1
1 rotates with the enlarged ends a and b of the sliding plates 37 and 38 of the shape sorter $18 as the tips of rotation and the discharge port 42 as the rear end, and the mixed common coupon A, The ordinary ticket B is slid and stirred on the surface inside the sorting drum 11. Therefore, the common ticket A and the regular ticket B slide due to the rotation of the sorting drum 11, and due to their weight, are always located below the sorting drum 11, and when they come into contact with the sliding plates 37 and 38, the discharge port 42 It will be gathered in the direction. In other words, common ticket A, regular ticket BVi
Regardless of the size of the shape, it slides on the inner circumferential surface of the sorting drum 11, and its flow direction is regulated by the rain retention plates 37, 38, which have large openings on the left and right.
8 toward the gradually narrowed center. In this way, common ticket A.

The ordinary ticket B flows toward the center of each shape sorting mechanism 18, and both of them are necessarily connected to a pair of sliding plates 37.
Collected between 38. The common ticket A and the regular ticket B collected between the sliding plates 37 and 38 flow on the tongue piece 35 and flow to the discharge port 42, which has a predetermined length V. Only the small-sized common ticket A passes through the discharge port 42 and is discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 11. However, since the regular ticket B, which is larger in shape than the common ticket A, is larger than the cross-sectional shape of the discharge port 42, it either gets caught on the sliding plates 37 and 38 on both sides before the discharge port 420, or flows above the discharge port 42. Because it is thrown up,
It will remain in the sorting drum 11 without passing through the discharge port 42. The common ticket A discharged from the discharge port 42 onto the outer periphery of the sorting drum 11 is transferred to the ring portion 2 of the collection guide 20.
4 enters the U-shaped cross-sectional space, slides down the inner peripheral surface of the ring part 24, flows into the chute part 26, and falls onto the belt 66 through the discharge port 28 opened at the bottom of the chute part 26 due to its own weight. .

As the sorting drum 11 rotates, the common ticket A and the regular ticket B slide on their inner circumferential surfaces, and at this time, the sliding plates 37 and 38 open in a large eight-shape toward the front.
The ticket paper flown between them slides toward the outlet 42, but the ticket paper sliding between the shape sorting mechanisms 17.
It is scooped up and then slides down the slope 113 and lands on the sorting drum 11. Therefore, each ticket piece is not caught between the shape sorting mechanisms 17 and 18, that is, the gap between the sliding plates 37 and 38, and the gap between the sliding plate 38 and the stop plate 12, and does not accumulate in this area. , spacer 110, 1
11 and flows smoothly. Therefore, all the common coupon tickets A & M to be sorted are discharged from the discharge port 42.

Next, the first. The second transfer mechanism 53, 54 is driven by a drive source and rotates 9 times in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. be done. The common ticket A on the belt 66 moves in the direction of the adjustment plate 67 and passes through the gap between the lower side of the speed regulating plate 67 and the top surface of the metal belt 66, but if a large number of common tickets DA are stacked, The common coupons AFi that are sequentially transferred on the belt 66 hit this adjustment plate 67 and the appropriate number of coupons AFi are sequentially supplied to the right from the lower part of the plate, so that a large number of common coupons A are not processed at once. Sliding plate 71
It slides over the top and moves onto the belt 70, and is sent to the right again by this belt 70, but a removal belt 77 is provided close above this sliding plate 71, and the removal belt 77 is perpendicular to the belt 66. Since the common ticket A, which is folded or stacked to form a booklet, is thick, it comes into contact with this removal belt 77 and is moved in the direction of conveyance of the belt 66. It is pulled out in the right angle direction and discharged from the transfer mechanism 53 through the discharge groove 72.

For this reason, the common coupon A passed through the sliding plate 71 and fed into the belt 70 is not deformed, and only the flat one is selected. As shown in Fig. 15, this selected planar common ticket A has 24=hv, the ticket shown in (a) and the ticket shown in (b) are connected in the horizontal direction to form a plurality of common tickets. There is a double ticket in which the coupon ticket A is in a straight line, and the connected multiple tickets can be separated at the break and used as a single ticket, but as a double ticket, you can use it as is for the number of people or the amount of money. It is something that can be done. This common ticket A is fed by the belt 70 and inserted below the threading plate 82, and the ticket is ejected downward from the end of the belt 70 and slides down the shooters 84, 85'i onto the belt 90. The duplicate sheets are placed and pushed out while being held by the belt 70 and the threading plate 82, so that they reach the top i of the shooter 80, and the duplicate sheets slide down the shooter 80 and are pushed out to the belt just in front of the presser tongue piece 98. 4 on 90! be placed.

The single ticket of the common ticket A that has fallen into the second transport mechanism 54 is placed on the belt 90, and the belt 90 moves the ticket as shown in FIG.
It is transferred from left to right in FIG. The belt and roller in the transfer mechanism 54 rotate in the arrow directions in the figure, respectively.
It's moving. The single common ticket A moved on the belt 90 first enters below the ticket holding plate 95, and the tip of the ticket holding plate 95 gradually approaches the belt 90.

The simplicity of the common ticket A is limited by this ticket holding plate 95, and the common ticket A that is standing up or leaning against the frame 86, 87 is held up by the belt 9 by this ticket holding plate 95.
They are aligned closely to 0.

Even if the common coupon A is tightly attached to the belt 90.

Although the directions in which they are lined up are different, as the end faces contact the alignment rollers 93 and 94 as they are transported by the belt 90, the common number 9A is pushed out in the direction of the frame 87 as the alignment rollers 93 and 94 rotate, and each common Coupon A
is sent to the next peeling mechanism 61 with its long side in contact with the 1111 surface of the frame body 87 and with its long side parallel to the moving direction of the belt 90.

Next, the common ticket A is held between the presser tongue piece 98 and the belt 90, and the belt 90 is held by the elasticity of the presser tongue piece 98.
However, since the peeling rollers 96 and 97 are rotating in the opposite direction to the belt 90, the common ticket A is
Even if the tickets are stacked one on top of the other, or even three times, the upper common ticket A can be removed by the belt 9 with the peeling roller 96.97.
0, and only the lowest common ticket A is transported by the belt 90, and is sent out one by one to the next delivery bell 102 and sliding plate 105, where it is magnetically It is sent to the reader 57. The magnetic reader @a 57 reads the information stored in the magnetic stripe of the common coupon A and discharges it onto the belt 51, and the belt 51 transports the common coupon A placed on its upper surface in the direction of the arrow. These common coupon tickets A are thrown into a shredder 52 and cut so that they cannot be reused.

Note that the connected (open) common ticket A that has slipped down the shooter 80 is peeled off by a peeling roller 96, 97 in the same way as the single common ticket A, and the information stored in the magnetic stripe is read. .

Next, the sorting drum 11 is rotated in the direction of arrow F for a predetermined period of time, and when all the common tickets A are ejected and the regular tickets B remain, the motor 14 is activated by a timer or the like.
ll is stopped, then the motor 14 is driven in the reverse direction, the sorting drum 11 is reversely rotated in the direction of the arrow G, and the f-pass ticket B''
Slide and stir within the ft sorting drum. For this reason,
The ordinary ticket B moves θ1c toward the center of the shape sorting mechanism 17 in the same way as described above, and the ordinary ticket B is collected between the pair of sliding plates 37 and 38, and is then separated from the ordinary ticket sn/a and the ejector. It passes through the outlet 41 and is discharged to the outside of the sorting drum 11, and enters the U-shaped cross-sectional space of the ring portion 23 of the collection guide 19.

The inner peripheral surface of the ring part 23 slides and flows into the chute part 25, and due to its own weight, it is ejected downward from the ejection port 27 opened at the bottom of the chute part 25, and the ejected ordinary ticket B is deposited on the belt 47. Placed.

As the belt 47 moves, the particles are sequentially released from the end of the belt 47 onto the belt 50. The regular ticket B placed on the belt 50 is transferred in the direction of the arrow in the figure, released from the end onto the belt 51, placed on the belt 51, and transferred from the belt 51 toward the shredder 52.

h't is taken out and shredded by the shredder 52 to regular ticket B.
shall be severed and cannot be reused.

In this case as well, the regular ticket B in the sorting drum 11 slides on the inclined surface 113, crosses the spacers 110 and 111 by 9, and is caused to flow over the inclined surface 112 to the inner circumference of the sorting drum 11. Ticket B has a shape sorting mechanism 17.18
Or, it slides smoothly without getting caught in the space between the shape selection mechanism 17, 18 and the stop plate 12.

By rotating the sorting drum 11 in this manner, the common ticket A and the regular ticket B are sorted 1 and separated, and the common ticket AK 1. Individual pieces of information are collected, the read information is organized and tallied in the information processing section 3, and the results are printed out as numerical values by a printer.

After driving the motor 14 for a predetermined period of time, if no ordinary ticket B remains on the sorting drum 11, the motor 14 is stopped and the sorting and reading work is completed. When the rotation of the sorting drum 11 is stopped, items that cannot be sorted, such as two scrap paper bills and defective tickets, remain in the sorting drum 11.

After this series of sorting operations is completed, the apparatus must be cleaned in order to perform another sorting operation. first,
Rotate the opening/closing door 4 horizontally and laterally to expose the entire side surface of the sorting drum 11 as shown in FIG. The members that cannot be sorted are taken out from the sorting drum 13 using a drum.

In addition, paper dust was scattered in various parts of the device, so hatch 6
．． 7 upward, open the door 8 sideways, insert the suction pipe of the vacuum suction machine into each part of the device, and remove these dust and dirt.
Remove paper powder, etc. from 9 pieces of paper. And the opening/closing door 4. Hatch 6
．． 7. By closing the door 8 and returning to the state shown in FIG. 1, preparations can be made for the next sorting operation.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the plurality of types of members sliding inside the drum are sliding on the inner peripheral surface of the drum, there are members between the sorting mechanism or between the sorting mechanism and the end of the drum. Since it slides smoothly without clogging, the sorting action is reliable, and there is no chance of erroneous sorting due to residuals that get caught.

[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 of the sorting mechanism and ticket processing mechanism. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the same as above, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the sorting drum, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the shape sorting mechanism in detail, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the shape sorting mechanism in detail. 8 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 9 is a plan view of the first transfer mechanism, 1θ is a side view of the same, and FIG. 11 is a plan view of the second transfer mechanism. , FIG. 12 is a side view of the same as above, and FIG. 74 is a plan view showing the types of ticket sheets to be sorted. FIG. 11... Sorting drum, 17.18... Sorting mechanism 11
0, 111...Spacer, 112, 113...
・Slope patent applicant: Computer Service Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Tsuneaki Hibi Figure 13A Figure 14

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a shape sorting device that has an internally hollow cylindrical sorting drum that accommodates members of a plurality of shapes to be sorted, and a sorting mechanism that is opened on the outer periphery of this sorting drum and allows only members of a specific shape to pass through, A sorting member guide mechanism for a shape sorting device, characterized in that a covering means is provided for passing the member between the sorter grooves or between the sorting mechanism and the end of the sorting drum.