JPS61232122A - Bundling device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a bundling device capable of bundling a predetermined number of bundles of paper sheets, such as banknotes and securities, in a predetermined stacked state.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, central banks have been discriminating banknotes and classifying them into genuine reusable notes and unfit notes that are valid but unsuitable for reuse, and are distributing a fixed number of banknotes, for example 1, in strips of different colors.
After bundling 00 sheets each, 10 sheets of normal notes and 10 pieces of unfit notes are bundled.
A banknote processing system device that ties banknotes one by one in a criss-cross pattern with a binding band is in practical use.

A binding device that can be applied to this type of device includes a strap supply means that supplies the strap, and a strap that holds the tip of the strap supplied by the strap supply means and that uses its forward movement to The strap is stretched perpendicular to the transport path of the objects to be bound, and when the object reaches a predetermined position while pushing the middle part of the strap, it moves back to wrap the strap around the object. a band pulling-back means that applies a tightening force to the band by pulling back the banding band wound around the object to be bound by the backward motion of the banding band end holding unit; The leading end of the binding band is held by the binding band cutting means for cutting it into a predetermined length and the binding band end holding means, and the rear end of the binding band whose middle part is wound around the object is wrapped. It has a configuration including a binding band end fixing means for overlapping and fixing the binding band on the surface of the binding band wound around the bundle.

However, in the past, no means was provided for guiding the binding band wound around the object to a predetermined state. Therefore, if the binding band has any curls or twists, the wrapping of the binding band will be misaligned, making it impossible to obtain a good binding condition, which will not only look bad, but also cause the band to come loose. There were other problems.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to have a relatively simple structure, but to ensure that the binding band can be wound smoothly and reliably without causing any misalignment. The purpose of this invention is to provide a binding device that can be used to bind items.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a strap supplying means for supplying a strap, and a binding strap that holds the tip of the strap supplied by the strap supplying means and uses the forward movement of the strap to hold the tip of the strap to be bound. A cable tie is stretched perpendicular to the transfer path, and when the product reaches a predetermined position while pushing the middle part of the cable, it moves back to wrap the cable around the product. a band holding means, a band pulling back means for pulling back the banding band wound around the object to apply a tightening force to the band by the backward motion of the banding band end holding unit; The tip of the strap is held by the strap cutting means for cutting and the strap end holding means, and the rear end of the strap whose middle part is wound around the object is wrapped around the object. A binding device is provided with a binding band end fixing means for overlapping and fixing the binding band on the surface of the binding band, and a binding band guide means is provided for guiding the binding band wound around the object to a predetermined state. It is something.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of an accumulation/binding unit to which the binding device of the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 schematically shows its configuration, and Fig. 3 shows the structure covered by the accumulation/binding unit and unit. A bundle 1 is shown in which bundles 11L, .

The person in the figure is the grasping and collecting section, and the subsequent stage is the direction changing section B,
The compression/binding section C and the discharge section are arranged in sequence, and a plurality of bundles 1a... can be collectively held and conveyed from the bundle collection section A to the discharge section, and the binding band 2
Bundle clamping and transporting means E is provided for clamping and transporting bundles 1 which are tied in cross-shaped or cross-shaped bundles.

The above-mentioned stacking section A receives the bundles (groups of paper sheets bundled in a predetermined number of sheets) 7a that are sequentially brought in, and neatly stacks them in a standing position and in a plane direction by a predetermined number, for example, 10 bundles, as shown in Figs. The configuration is as shown in FIG.

4 and 5, reference numeral 3 denotes a bundle receiving chamber that receives bundles 11 that are sequentially discharged from a preprocessing device such as a banknote sorting machine and fall in an upright position with the transverse direction as the vertical direction. , ``The bundles 1a that have fallen into this grip receiving chamber 3 are pushed by the pushing means 4 in the direction of the surface, and are pushed into the bundle accumulation chamber 5 located at the rear (to the right in the state of Fig. 5). It has become. The pushing means 4 is configured to reciprocate a pushing body 7 supported by a parallel link mechanism 6 so as to be reciprocally movable in conjunction with the movement of a cam 9 which rotates using a motor 8 as a drive source. The parallel link mechanism 6 has a position detector 10.
．． A lever 12 is attached to turn the lever 11 ON and OFF, so that the position of the pushing body 7 can be detected.

Further, in the upper part of the gripping receiving chamber 3, a gripping receiving chamber 31/
C. Optical detection unit 1 of Kakunta that counts falling pieces 1a
3, and at the bottom of the grip receiving chamber 3 there is provided grip detection means 14 which is activated by the dropped grip 1a. The grip detection means 14 includes a detection lever 16 whose free end extends into the grip receiving chamber 3 through a notch formed in the pace 15, and a detector 17 that detects the movement of the detection lever 16. 11-v is configured to send an operation signal to the pushing means 4.

On the other hand, the bundle 1a pushed into the bundle accumulation chamber 5 by the pushing means 4 is held by the first and second support means 20 and 21 so as not to fall.

The first support means 20 has a pace 1 as shown in FIG.
5 is formed in the collection chamber 5 through nine slots and holes 22, 22.
The most advanced grip 1a is supported by a pair of pins 23 and 23 that protrude inward and are movable in the stacking direction of the grip 1 m-'' (in the left-right direction in the state shown in Figure 5). .

As shown in FIG. 7, the pins 23, 23 protrude above the pace 15 at a first position Pl on the front side (grasping receiving chamber side) of the collection chamber 5, and protrude above the pace 15 at a second position Pl on the rear side of the collection chamber 5. Position P!
It is configured to be buried in the lower surface side of the pace 15. That is, the pins 23, 23 are in a state of protruding on the second movable body 25, which is attached to the first movable body 24 so as to be vertically movable, as shown in detail in FIG. 1st
The movable body 24 can reciprocate in the horizontal direction using a guide shaft 26 and a guide rail 27 as guides, and can be moved from the second position P2 to the first position P1 by the support body moving means 28. It shows that it can be done. The support body moving means 28 is connected to a gear disposed on one end side of the guide shaft 26.

A timing belt 32 is wound between a drive timing belt 30 driven by a motor 29 having a drive shaft 291 and a driven timing pulley 31 disposed at the other end of the guide shaft 26. The structure is such that the lower end bent portions 24a of the vertical plate portions of the first movable body 24 are connected.

Further, a second pin 23, 23 serving as a support body is provided protrudingly.
The movable body 25 is disposed on the lower surface side of the horizontal plate portion of the first movable body 24 and is supported so as to be vertically movable using a guide member 33 integrated with the first movable body 24 as a guide. Then, the pin 23.23 is moved to the first position Pl by the support protruding means 34.
When the pins 23 and 23 reach the position P2 at tX2, they are buried in the collection chamber 5 by the support embedding means 35.

The vertical plate portion of the second movable body 25 has a
As shown in Fig. 0, a hook 38 is provided which is rotatable via a support shaft 36 and is always biased in a predetermined direction (clockwise in the state shown in Fig. 10) by a nupling 37. A locking pin 3 protruding from the vertical plate portion of 24
9 supports the second movable body 25 at the upper limit position.

Further, the support body embedding means 35 is connected to a lever 7 provided near the other end of the guide shaft 26, and a release pin 40,
7. When the free end of the lever 38 comes into contact with the hook release pin 40, the shift lever 38 is rotated and released from the locking pin 39. Further, the support protruding means 3
4 guides a guide roller 4 attached to the lower end side of the vertical plate portion of the second movable body 25 upward with a cam 42, thereby moving the second movable body 25 at the lower limit position to the above-mentioned The structure is such that the lever 38 is displaced to a position where it engages with the locking pin 39.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pins 23, 23 serving as supports are successively pushed toward the second position P2, that is, in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 7, as the bundles 1a accumulate. At this time, the pins 23, 23 are fed by the thickness of the bundles 1a by the stopping torque of the gear head 29h of the motor 29, which is the drive source of the support moving means 28, and support the accumulated bundles 1a so that they do not fall. .

When the second position P2 is reached in this way, 7 and 38
By contacting the release pin 4o, the IC' is displaced in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
It is then sent in the direction of arrow C in FIG. Next, cam 42
The pins 23 and 23 are sent in the direction of arrow d by the action of
It is adapted to protrude into the collection chamber 5 at position P. Also, 43°43 is the first movable body 2
This is a detector for detecting the position of 4.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second support means 2 holds the rearmost grip 11 with a pair of claws 45 and 45 as supports provided above the collection S chamber 5. It has a supporting structure. The pawls 45, 45 are attached to the free end side of the horizontal plate portion of the movable body 46 which is rotatably supported.
8, it is configured to be able to be displaced to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 and the position shown by the two-dot chain line. The movable body actuation mechanism 48
is attached to the free end side of the arm 49 which is rotationally displaced by the rotary linenoid 47, and the nine rollers 50 are engaged with the long holes 5 formed in the vertical plate portion of the movable body 46. The rotational movement of the arm 49 is converted into the rotational movement of the movable body 460.

On the other hand, on one side of the grasping receiving chamber 3, there is a grasping and collecting chamber 5 for the pushing body 7.
alignment means 5 for pushing and aligning the end face in a direction perpendicular to the pushing direction of the grip 1a pushed in in conjunction with the pushing operation;
3 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, this alignment means 53 is rotatable about a support shaft 54 and is always biased in the alignment direction by a coil spring A55 as a biasing body. A coil serving as a connecting member that connects the alignment member 56 and the pushing body 7, transmits the movement of the pushing body 7 to the alignment member 56, and displaces the alignment member 56 against the biasing force. spring 857
It has a configuration that has the following.

The coil spring B57 as the connecting member is the first
As shown in Figure 2, the coil spring A55 that always biases the alignment member 56 in the alignment direction also has a biasing force (spring constant).
Use the larger one.

Further, an alignment reference guide plate 58 is provided in the grip alignment direction of the alignment member 56, and the grip 11 is aligned in a state in which it is abutted against this alignment reference guide plate 5gVC. .

A predetermined number of bags (10 bags) are collected in an orderly manner in the collection room 5.
The grips 1a... are held and conveyed by the first and second support arms 59 and 60 as supporting members of the bundle holding and transferring means E, pass through the direction changing section B, and are fed into the compression/binding section C. It will be done.

The first and second support arms 59 and 60 are connected to the first and second support arms 59 and 60, which are installed parallel to each other along one side of the accumulation/binding unit.
The movable pro attached to the pole screws 61 and 62, ri 63
．． 64, and the above-mentioned No. 1. It is configured to move forward and backward as the second pole screws 61 and 62 rotate forward and backward. (See FIG. 2) At one end of the first goal screw 61 is a first drive pulley 66 attached to a drive shaft 65a of a motor 65 capable of driving in both forward and reverse directions as shown in FIG. A driven pulley 68 interlocked via a belt 67 is attached and can rotate in a predetermined direction, and a braking force is applied by a brake device 69 provided near the driven pulley 68. There is. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the second screw 62Fi is configured such that the driving force of the motor 65 is transmitted through the clutch/brake device 70. That is, the drive shaft of the motor 65 is The driving force of the second drive pulley 71 attached to 65 & is transmitted to the input shaft 7 of the brake device 70 via the timing belt 72
The driving force of the goulift 4 attached to the output shaft 70b of the clutch/brake device 7Q is transmitted to the pulley 73 attached to the clutch/brake device 7Q, and is attached to the second goal screw 62 via the timing belt 75. The structure is such that the signal is transmitted to the driven pulley 68. As the motor 65 is driven, the first support arm 59 moves, and the
By continuing the clutch of the brake device 70, the second
The support arms 60 of will move in the same direction.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14, the first support arm 59 is in a horizontal state (solid line state) in which it can hold the collected bundles 1a... It has a structure that allows it to be rotated into a tilted state (double-dashed line state) that does not appear. That is, the first support arm 59d
A first guide roller 77 and a second guide roller 77 that engage with the first guide rail 26 are attached to the movable roller 63 so as to be rotatable about the screw thread 61.
a second guide roller 79 that engages with the guide rail 78 of
is attached.

The first guide rail 76 is provided corresponding to the collecting section A, and the second guide rail 78 is provided corresponding to the direction changing section B to the pressure III/binding section C.

Further, a first guide rail 76 provided corresponding to the grasping section A is attached to a link mechanism 81 that is displaced by a rotary solenoid 80, and the first guide rail 76 is disposed corresponding to the grasping section A. The support arm 59 is in a horizontal state and in an inclined state. On the other hand, the second guide rail 78 is fixedly provided, and when the first support arm 59 moves in a horizontal state, the second guide roller 79 is moved to the second guide rail 78. It engages with the guide rail 78 and supports the first support arm 59 in a horizontal state.

The second support arm 60 is always supported horizontally.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the first support arm 59 serving as a support member of the bundle holding and moving means E is provided with a push lever 250 in a direction perpendicular thereto. This push-out lever 250 can be rotated once via a support @ 251, and has a coil spring 25 as a biasing body.
2 is attached to the free end of an arm 253 that is always urged to rotate counterclockwise in the figure. ,6,
When the bundle is released at the compression/binding section C of the bundle holding and transferring means E, the bundle 1 is
The first and second support arms 59.60 as supporting members
A bundle extrusion means 254 is configured to extrude the bundle from between.

Note that 256 is a stop attached to the arm, and p4 is designed to restrict the amount of rotation of the bundle extrusion lever 250 when it is not pressed and hold it in the position shown in FIG. 15.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 16, the support arm 59.6
0, the bundle pushing lever 250 is displaced upward against the biasing force of the coil spring 252 to press the upper surface of the bundle 1, and the first and second When the clamping force of the second support arm 59.60 is released, the restoring force of the coil spring 252 causes the bundle 1f1 to be pushed out from between the second support arm 59.60.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, the bottom plate 260 of the collection section A
The bottom plate 261 of the compression/binding section C is also raised by a dimension H.

As shown in FIGS. 18(1) to 18(c), the first and second support arms 5 of the bundle transfer means E in the collecting and collecting section A are
9.60 clamps the central part of the bundle 1 so that the bundle 1 can be transferred to the compression/binding section C without collapsing, and as shown in FIG. 18(c)~←) When the bundle 1 reaches C, the bundle 1 is dropped onto the bottom plate 261, so that the binding band 2 can be tied to the center of the bundle 1.

Note that when the bundle 1 is released at the compression/binding section C shown in FIG. 18(c), the bundle 1 is
The bundle 1 is extruded without damaging the laminated state of a..., and a good bundling state can be obtained in an aligned state.

Further, the compression/binding portion C is the above-mentioned No. 1. Compressing means 83 for compressing the grips 1a held by the second support arms 59, 60 in the stacking direction while maintaining the same state;
A plurality of bundles 1a compressed by this compression means 83...
Band binding means 84 for wrapping and binding the binding band 2 all at once.
It has a configuration with.

As shown in FIG. 19, the compression means 83#i has a configuration including a first compression plate 85 and a second compression plate 86. The first compression plate 85 is guided so as to be vertically movable via a guide 81, and is fixed to a vertically movable table 89 using a guide sheet 88 as a guide. The movable block 89 is connected to a vertical portion of a timing belt 94 that is passed around pulleys 90, 91, 92, and 93, and the pulley 93 is driven by a motor 95 in the forward or reverse direction. Therefore, the first compression plate 85 is configured to reach the lower limit position (solid line position in FIG. 19) and the upper limit position (double-dashed line position in FIG. 19). The upper limit position and lower limit position at this time are sensor 96.9.
7.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 820, the second compression plate 86 is connected to a guide shaft 100,
It is supported by the guide shaft 100 so as to be able to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, and is reciprocated as the gale screw 101 rotates parallel to the guide shafts 7J-100, 100. The timing pulley 102 attached to the Gale screw 101 is interlocked via a timing belt 107 with a timing pulley 106 attached to a rotating shaft 105 to which the driving force of a motor 103 is transmitted via a torque limiter 104. It has become. In addition, the rotating shaft 10
5 is configured such that a braking force is applied by a micro electromagnetic brake 108. 109 in the figure is motor 1
This is a timing pulley of a torque limiter that is interlocked with a timing pulley 110 attached to the drive shaft of 03 and a timing belt 111.

As a result, as the motor 103 is driven in the forward direction, the second compression plate 86 moves toward the first compression plate 85 at the upper limit position, and there is a space between the first compression plate 85 and the first compression plate 85... The bulge of the grip 1 is suppressed by compressing it, and at this time, a predetermined compression force is applied (by the action of the torque limiter 104).

Further, when the motor 103 is driven in the opposite direction, the second compression plate 86 is moved away from the first compression plate 85, and the compressed state is released.

The position of the second compression plate 86 is detected by sensors 112 and 113.

(See FIG. 16) Next, the bundles 1a and 1a, which are compressed in the stacking direction (by the compression means 83 configured as described above), are compressed in the stacking direction.
The band binding means 84 for wrapping and binding the K binding band 2 has a structure as shown in FIGS. 1 and 20.

That is, a strap supply means 115 that supplies the strap 2;
The tip of the binding band 2 supplied by the binding band supplying means 115 is held, and the binding band 2 is stretched in a state perpendicular to the bundled article transfer path by its forward movement, and the binding band 2 is held in a state perpendicular to the bundled article transfer path.
a cable tie end holding means 116 that wraps the cable tie 2 around the grip 1a by moving backward when the cable reaches a predetermined position while pushing the middle part of the cable tie 2; The trailing edge of the binding band 2 is held by the binding band cutting means 117 for cutting it to length and the binding band end holding means 116, and the rear end part of the binding band 2 is wound around the handle 11 at the middle part. Grasp 1
It is configured to include a binding band end fixing means 118 which is fixed to the surface of the binding band 2 wound around the binding band 2 in an overlapping manner.

The above-mentioned binding band supplying means 115 leads out the binding band 2 wound into a roll in a state in which it is sequentially wound around the guide a-ra I J 9 , 120° 121, and is arranged so that the leading ends are brought into contact with each other. 1. A person is held between the supply rollers 122 and 123. (See FIG. 1) The supply roller 122 of the GL is a drive roller, and as shown in FIG. It is attached to a rotating shaft 129 to which a braking force is applied by a brake device 128. Further, the M2 supply roller 123Fi is rotatably attached to the front support shaft from a driven roller which is always urged to roll in contact with the first supply roller 122 side.

By driving the motor 124 in a predetermined direction, the binding band 2 is sent out, and by driving the motor 124 in the opposite direction, the sent out binding band 2 can be pulled back. It also serves as a band pulling back means 265.

Note that the gear 12 fitted on the drive shaft of the motor 124
A knob 130 is integrally attached to 5 so that the first supply roller 122 can be rotated by manual operation as appropriate.

The binding band 2Fi is made of a tape having a heat-melting adhesive layer 2a on one side, and is fed out with the adhesive layer 2& facing the second compression plate 86.

Furthermore, the direction in which the strap is supplied by the strap supply means 115, that is, the first direction. The fixed blade 13 of the binding band cutting means 117 is located near the rear stage of the arrangement position of the second supply rollers 122 and 123.
1 and a movable blade 132 are arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the movable blade 132 is slidably supported by guide members 133 and 134, and the fixed blade 1
It is urged in the direction away from 31.

Further, the back surface of the movable blade 132 serves as an inclined guide surface 132a, and a roller 138 attached to the free end of an arm 137 that is rotationally displaced by a rotary solenoid 136 is in rolling contact with this inclined guide surface 1321. It is in a state of being

By driving the rotary solenoid 136, the movable blade 132 is displaced against the biasing force of the coil spring 135, thereby cutting the binding band 2.

Next, the binding band end holding means 116 is attached as shown in FIGS.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. 14 in Figures 24 and 25
0 is the guide roller 142 that engages with the guide 11!141
and a plurality of grooved guide rollers 144 arranged to sandwich the guide shaft 143, the bundles 1 m of objects to be bound are supported so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the transport path. This movable frame 140 is equipped with a binding band holding unit 145.

The movable frame 140 has the guide shaft 143
0 Engagement groove 150 that engages with a roller 149 attached to a midway part of a chain 148 that is stretched over a driving sedge locator, G 146, and a driven serge locator, G 147, which are arranged on both ends.
is provided, and the drive locket 146 is
It moves forward by being driven in the forward direction by the motor 151, and returns to its original home position by being driven in the reverse direction.

Furthermore, positioning means 152 for positioning the movable frame 140 is provided on the home position side of the moving path of the movable frame 140. This positioning means 152
F-1 As shown in FIG. 25, an arm is swingably attached to a fixed frame 153 via a bearing 154 and is always urged by a spring 155 to be in a predetermined position. Roller 1 attached to the free end of 156
57, and this roller 157 engages with a recess 140* formed on the lower end side of the movable frame 140, thereby making it difficult to position the movable frame 140. Also,
A light shielding plate 158 is attached to the movable frame 140, and the movable frame 1 is detected by sensors 159 and 160 disposed at both ends of the moving path.
40 positions can be detected.

Further, the binding band holding unit 145 mounted on the movable frame 140 has the following configuration. That is, a support plate 161 is provided in parallel with the movable frame 140, and two horizontal guide shafts 162,
162 is installed, and the movable frame 163 is reciprocated in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable frame 140 (in the left-right direction in the state shown in FIG. 25) via these horizontal guide shafts 162 and 162. It can be installed freely.

This movable pro 163 has a built-in bearing 164,
A rotating shaft 165 is vertically supported via this bearing 164. A bracket 1 is attached to the upper end of this rotating shaft 165.
The guide shafts 168 and 168, which are provided parallel and perpendicular to each other, are connected to each other through the guide shafts 168 and 167, and the movable pace 169 can be moved vertically using the guide shafts 168, 168 as a guide. It is provided.

The movable pace 169 is always biased by a spring 179 to be positioned upward.

In addition, this movable pace 169 includes a fixed piece 170 and a support shaft 1.
A cable tie catcher 174 is attached, which is made up of a movable piece 173 which is pivoted via a cable 71 and which is biased by a spring 172 in a direction in which it can freely move towards and away from the fixed piece 170 and is in constant contact with the fixed piece 170. There is.

A driven rubber roller 175 is fitted to the lower end of the rotating shaft 165, and the driven rubber roller 175 is in rolling contact with the driving rubber roller 176 when the movable frame 140 is in the home position. It has a configuration that allows for reversal.

Note that 128 shown in FIG. 24 is the driving rubber roller 17.
This is a motor for driving 6.

When the motor 178 is driven, this driving force is transferred to the rotating shaft 16 through rubber roller groups 176, 177, and 175.
5 and a movable pace 169 to which a cable tie catcher 174 having a fixed piece 170 and a movable piece 173 is attached.
is set to rotate.

The movable pace 169 also includes a plurality of guide rollers 180 attached to the support plate 161 as shown in FIG.
・It is designed to move up and down in conjunction with the movement of the slide plate 181 that is guided so as to be movable up and down by the 26th
The tensioning position of the binding band 2 is also displaced downward as shown by the solid line in the figure or by the two-dot chain line.

That is, the slide plate 181 is provided with a pin 183 that protrudes through a long hole 182 formed in the support plate 161. is in a state of The other end of the operating arm 184 is attached to a drive shaft 185a of a rotary solenoid 185 and a spring 1
86 always in a predetermined direction (clockwise in Fig. 26)
The slide plate 181 is biased to the upper limit position.

By driving the rotary solenoid 185, the actuating arm 184 is displaced against the biasing force of the spring 186, and the slide plate 181 is exposed to the lower limit position.

Further, the slide plate 181 is integrally formed with a horizontal support piece 181a that can come into contact with the upper surface of the movable pace 169 on which the cable tie catcher 174 is attached.
81, it appears to be pushed down against the biasing force of a biasing body (not shown).

On the other hand, due to the downward movement of the slide plate 181, the movable piece 17
3 indicates a configuration that is spaced apart from the fixed piece 170. That is, in the vicinity of the pivot end side of the movable piece 173 that is pivotally supported via the support shaft 171, the tip of the one end horizontal piece portion 190a is always attached to the pivot end side of the movable piece 173, which is swingable via the shaft 187 and is provided with a sliding ring 188. Locked portion 173a formed on the pivot end side
A generally L-shaped actuating lever 190 is provided that is biased away from the actuating lever 190 . As shown in FIG. 27, the other end of the actuating lever 190 has an inclined piece 190bFi that intersects with the moving path of the roller 191 attached to the slide plate 181, and as the slide plate 181 moves downward. The actuating lever 190 is displaced as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 27 against the biasing force of the sliding ring 18B, and the movable piece 173 is separated from the fixed piece 17α.

In addition, the lower limit position of the movable pace 169 and the movable piece 173
The opening operation is performed by a light shielding plate 192 attached to the operating arm 184.
This can be detected by detecting it with the sensor 193.

Further, the binding band end fixing means 118 has a structure as shown in the middle pressure region of FIG. 20.

In other words, the binding band end fixing means 118 includes a beating device 195 that taps the cut rear end of the binding band 2 so that it overlaps the surface of the binding band 2 wound around the handle 1a. Fixing device 19 that fixes the rear end of the binding band 2 stacked on the surface
6.

The beating device 195 includes a beating rod 197 having a bent portion 197a formed by vertically bending one end of a wire rod, and this beating rod 19.
The rotary ring lenoid 198 is rotated by 7t, and the bent portion 197a can be moved to a position shown by a solid line and a two-dot chain line in FIG.

In addition, the fixing device 196 rotatably pivots an iron 202 having a built-in heater at the tip of a slide member 201 that is slidably held by a plurality of guide rollers 200 attached to a fixed frame 199. At the same time, trowel 2
02 is supported by a leaf spring 2θ3.

The slide member 201 is provided with a roller 205 that engages with a notched groove 2041 formed on the free end side of the operating arm 204 which is rotated and deflected by the shown solenoid, and the roller 205 engages with the notch groove 2041 formed on the free end side of the operating arm 204, which is rotated and deflected by the solenoid. The configuration is such that it can be displaced to the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position.

Note that 206 shown in FIG. 20 is a guide roller that guides the binding band 2.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 30, the binding means 84 described above with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. Even if the cable tie 2 has a tendency such as curling or twisting, the cable tie guide means 266 that guides the cable to the state shown in FIG. This allows for good and reliable binding without any problems.

The binding band guide means 266 includes both end guide members 267 and 2611 that are arranged at both ends of the movement path of the bundle 1 and guide both ends of the binding band 2 in the width direction, and both end guide members 267 and 2611 that are provided in the feeding direction of the bundle 1 and guide the binding band 2. One end guide member 2 that guides one end in the width direction of
69 and 269.

The guide members 267 and 268 at both ends are configured to be displaced as the bundle 1 moves so as to constantly guide the binding band 2 wound around the bundle 1.

That is, the guide member 267 located near the band supplying means 115, which also serves as the band pulling back means 265, is rotatably attached to a carriage 271 via a support shaft 272, which is movable along the guide rail 270VC. The guide member 267 is configured to be able to slide integrally with the carriage 271 along the compression direction of the bundle 1, and the guide member 267 itself can be rotated relative to the carriage 271.

Further, the other guide member 268 is rotatably attached via a support shaft 273.

The both end guide members 267 and 268 each include a pair of guide pieces 267 to guide both widthwise ends of the binding band 2.
g, 267b, and 268m.

268b.

The one end guide members 269, 269 are constituted by spring members that are elastically deformed when pushed by the bundle 1, and are configured to be able to retreat from the movement path as the bundle 1 moves.

As shown in FIG.
8, both ends of the binding band 2 in the width direction are guided, and one end of the binding band 2 in the width direction is guided by the one end guide members 269, 269 provided in the feeding direction of the bundle 1. As shown in FIG. 30, the guide members 267 and 268 disposed at both ends of the moving path of the bundle 1 move the guide members 267 and 268 in the direction of feeding the bundle 1 as the bundle 1 is fed. As the guide member 268 rotates while rotating, the guide member 268 always holds the binding band 2 in a predetermined state near the bundle 1, and prevents displacement when the binding band 2 is supplied and pulled back. This can be done reliably.

Next, the operation of the binding means 84 having the above structure will be explained with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. First, as shown in FIG. Binding band catcher 1 is supplied with the forward rotation of the supply rollers 122 and 123 of @2, and the tip thereof is lowered in advance.
74 between the movable piece 113 and the fixed piece 170 until it reaches the vicinity of the guide roller 206, and then the rope 5122, 123 stops and the strap catcher 174 rises. Yoshi movable piece 1
13 is displaced to the fixed piece 170 side, and the tip of the binding band 2 is clamped between these mutually opposing surfaces. Next, Figure 31 (
As shown in b), the cable tie catcher 174 rotates and the folded part 2b is formed at the tip of the cable tie 2.
As shown in FIG. 31(C), the strap catcher 174 moves forward to place the strap 2 in a state perpendicular to the transfer path of the grips 1a...
, and when the grip 1a... pushes the middle part of the binding band 2 from the front and reaches the predetermined position as shown in FIG. 31(d), the third
As shown in FIG. 1(e), the strap catcher 174 moves back to wind the strap 2 around the bundle 1m. Then, as shown in FIG. 31(f), the binding band 2 is pulled back as the supply roller 122 is driven in reverse, and the binding band 1a...
・Tension the cable tie 2 that is wrapped around.

In addition, at this time, as shown in FIG.
is held and compressed by the 11th g2 support arm J, 59.60 and the first and second compression plates 85.86, and the binding band 2 is compressed by the first and second compression plates 85.86. second compression plate 85,
They are interposed in the gaps 207, 207 formed by the thin parts of the band 116 so as not to impede the tensioning operation of the binding band 2.

Further, the binding band 2 is guided to a predetermined state by the horizontal pieces 267m, 267b, 268m, and 268b of the guide members 267 and 268, and it is possible to reliably prevent the binding position of the binding band 2 from shifting with respect to the bundle 1. .

Then, as shown in FIG. 31 ω), the guide roller 206
moves to the grip 1a... side and ties the cable tie 2 to the grip 1 m---
In this state, the movable blade 132 of the binding band cutting means 117 moves to cut the binding band 2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 31(h), the beating rod 197 is moved to strike the rear end of the binding band 2 so that the rear end is placed in a position corresponding to the tip folded portion 2b, and as shown in FIG.
), the trowel 202 heated to a predetermined temperature is moved to press the rear end of the binding band 2 while being careful not to loosen it, thereby heating and melting the adhesive layer 2a of the binding band 2. It will be glued. At this time, as shown in FIG. 33, since the bent part 2b is formed at the tip of the binding band 2, the adhesive layer 2a is not located on the grip la side in the heat-pressing part, and the binding band 2 is bent. The quadrant 2 and the handle 1a are not bonded together by molten adhesive.

Then, as shown in FIG. 31(j), the iron 202 and the beating stick 197 return to their home positions. On the other hand, at the same time as the strap catcher 174 of the strap end holding means 116 descends, the movable piece 173 opens, the strap 2 is pulled out from the winding portion, and then returned to the home position, completing the binding operation.

When the binding operation is completed, the second compression plate 86 retreats to release the compression operation, and the first compression plate 85 descends.
The bundle 1a, which is bound by the binding band 2, is the first bundle. It is returned to the 11-direction changing section B, which is held between the second support arms 59 and 60, where the direction is changed by 90 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 34, the direction changing unit BVi supports the bundle 1 tied together in the first state, that is, the horizontal state, and rotates from this state to change the direction of the bundle 1 to the second state.
The first support body 210 made of an L-shaped member brings the bundle 1 into a standing state in which the direction is changed by approximately 90 degrees, and the rotation of this first support body 210 changes the bundle 1 from the first state. Second
The configuration includes a second support body 211 appearing from an L-shaped member that supports the bundle l whose direction has been changed to the state shown in FIG.

The first support body 210 is attached to a shaft 213 rotatably supported with respect to the pace 212.
13 has an arm 215 having a roller 214 on the free end side.
are installed in one piece. The roller 214 is engaged with a long hole 217 formed on the upper end side of the slide plate 216 and is elongated in the horizontal direction.
16, the first support body 210 is rotationally displaced to the horizontal position 0) shown by the solid line in FIG. 34 and the vertical position ←) shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It is configured to obtain.

The slide plate 216 has a long hole 21 that is long in the vertical direction.
g, 21g are the guide pins 21 protruding from the pace 212.
9 and 219, it is supported so that it can move up and down, and is moved up and down by the slide plate operating mechanism 220.

The slide plate operating mechanism 220 has a rotary solenoid 221 that is a drive source, and an arm 223 that is attached to the drive shaft of the rotary solenoid 221 and has a roller 222 at its free end, and slides the roller 222. It appears that the arm 2 is engaged with a long hole 224 formed on the lower end side of the plate 216 and is elongated in the horizontal direction.
The rotating operation of 23 causes the slide plate 216 to move up and down.

Furthermore, the base 7212 on which guide pins 219, 219 which support the slide plate 216 in a vertically movable manner are protruded, and the slide plate actuating mechanism 220 are connected to a carrier which is guided by a guide shaft 225 in a horizontally reciprocating manner. Ji226
When the carriage 226 is moved to the right in FIG. 34 by a carriage moving mechanism (not shown), the first support body 210 is moved to the position C in FIG. 34. ing.

On the other hand, the second support body 211 rotatably supports the first support part 211a via a support shaft 227, and has a long hole 228KN idle roller 2 formed in the M2 support part 211b.
29, it is rotatably mounted around the support shaft 227 as a fulcrum.

The support shaft 227 is a support member (not shown) integrated with a carrier 231 that is vertically movable via a guide shaft 230.
The guide roller 229Fi is attached to a slide plate 232 that is attached to the support member so as to be able to move up and down. A guide roller 233 is attached to the lower end side of this slide plate 23'2, and rolls into contact with the inclined guide surface 212a of the pace 212. When the pace 212 moves to the right in FIG. moves upward, and the second support body 21
1 is designed to rotate from the state shown in ) to the state shown in (e).

Further, the carriage 2 is equipped with a support member (not shown) having a protruding support shaft 227 that pivotally supports the second support body 211.
31 is driven in the vertical direction by a carrier (not shown) and a moving mechanism (not shown), and the second support body 211 is displaced in the vertical direction as shown by )(f)(g) in FIG. It is configured to obtain.

Furthermore, I! The amount of movement of the lever 226 for horizontally moving the first support 210 and the second support 21
The amount of movement of the carriage 231 to move the carriage 231 in the vertical direction is detected by a sensor trap (not shown), and the carriage moving mechanism is controlled.

Therefore, the bundle 1, which has been bound by the compression/binding section C as described above and transported to the direction changing section B, is the 35th bundle.
As shown in the figure (&), it is placed horizontally on the first support 210. Then, as shown in FIG. 35(b), the first
The support body 210 is displaced by approximately 90 degrees to drop the bundle 1 and change its direction to a nearly vertical state, and the bundle 1 is supported by the second support body 211 as shown in FIG. 35(C). .

Next, as shown in FIG. 35(d), the first support 21
0 moves to the second support body 211 side, and the second support body 211 is rotationally displaced to support the bundle 1 in a vertical state.

Next, the first support body 210 further supports the second support body 21
1 side, the bundle 1 is held between it and the second support 211, and the bundle 1 is positioned vertically and in the front-rear direction, and the second support 211 is raised, as shown in FIG.
As shown in f), the bundle 1 is pushed up and positioning in the vertical direction becomes difficult.

Bunch 1 of single characters bound by 90 degree orientation like this
are held again by the first and second support arms 59, 60 of the conveying means E, fed into the pressure D/binding section C, and tied crosswise in the same manner as described above to form the crossbound bundle 1.
will be discharged out of the device via the chute 240 in the discharge section.

Next, we will discuss the operation of the entire stacking/binding unit device with the above configuration. 52 will be revealed.

First, when the grip 1a falls off the guide 241 and into the grip receiving chamber 3, the falling grip 1a pushes down the detection lever 16 of the grip detection means 14, and this movement is detected by the detector 17. In response to the grip acceptance signal from the detector 17, the pushing body 7 of the pushing means 4 causes the grip 1a to be pushed in, and the claws 45 and 45 of the second support means 21 are displaced upward, causing the grip to be removed. Open a follow-up route for 1a.

When the pushing operation of grip 1 & is completed, the claws 45 and 45 close,
Press down on the upper back side of the bundle 1a in the collection chamber 5. Also, grip 1
The lower part of the rear surface of the handle a is supported by the stepped portion 15m of the base 15 so as not to return to the holding receiving chamber 3.

Moreover, when the grip 1a is pushed into the collection chamber 5, the pusher body 7
The positioning member 56, which is interlocked with the pushing operation, represents positioning in the pushing direction and the direct light direction.

The front side of the bundle 11L pushed into the collection chamber 5 is supported by the pins 23, 23 projecting above the pace 15 so as to fall over.

In this way, until 10 bags are accumulated in the bag collection chamber 5, that is, until the piles 1a of lO bags counted by the counter with the detection unit 13 disposed on the falling path of the bags 1a are accumulated. Repeat the action.

On the other hand, the following operation is performed in parallel with the receiving and stacking of the bundles 1a. The binding band catcher 124 of the binding band end holding means 116 of the compression/binding section C is lowered and the movable piece 173 is separated from the fixed piece 170, and the supply rollers 122 and 123 of the binding band supplying means 115 rotate to remove the binding band. 2 is supplied. Then, τ, the tip of the cable tie 2 is the cable tie catcher 1.
When it reaches a position slightly above 74, the feeding operation of the binding band 2 stops, and then the binding band catcher 174 rises, which closes the movable piece 173 and releases the binding band 2 between it and the fixed piece 170. The tip side is clamped.

Next, the cable tie catcher 174 rotates to form a folded part 2b at the tip of the cable tie 2, and after that, the supply operation of the cable tie 2 and the forward movement of the cable tie catcher 174 are performed to complete the binding. The band 2 is stretched, and the operations from (,) to (c) in FIG. 31 described above are completed.

When the operation of accumulating the 1 m of 1 m of lO clasps into the accumulating chamber 5 is completed, the first support arm 59 of the conveying means E rotates from the tilted state to the horizontal state and presses the upper back side of the 1 m of the lO grasping opening. Claw 45°45 rises. Then, the first support arm 59 moves to transfer the grip 11 to the second support arm 6.
A pressure sensor provided on the second support arm 60 while being transferred to the 0 side? (not shown) is turned on by the pressing operation of the grip 1m-, the second support arm 60 also moves in the same direction, and the grips 1a... are turned on by the pressing operation of the grip 1m-. Second support arm 59.60
The material is fed into the compression/binding section C while being held there.

On the other hand, at this time, the pins 23.23 supporting the front side of the grip 1a... are buried in the lower surface side of the pace 15, and protrude again onto the base 15 at the starting end side, and the claws 45.45
is closed to prepare for receiving and accumulating subsequent bundles 1a.

When the bundles 1a... held and conveyed by the first and second support arms 59 and 60 cross the movement path of the strap catcher 174, the first and second support arms 5
9.60 will stop.

- (At this time, the brake devices 69 and 70 are turned on and then immediately turned off.) Then, the cable tie catcher 174 moves back and stops at the home position, as shown in Fig. 31(d), (
, ) operation is completed.

Next, the first compression plate 85 of the object compression means 83 rises and stops at the upper limit position, and the strap catcher 1
74 moves to Sealbodgeon.

Next, the first and second support arms 59 and 60 are moved, and the second compression plate 86 is also moved toward the first compression plate 85 to compress the grips 1a with a predetermined pressure and also to release the binding band. 2 is pulled back and the supply roller 122 is slugged by a constant pressure or more for a predetermined period of time. Then, the guide roller 206 moves to remove the binding band 2.
After holding down the binding band 2, the movable blade 132 of the binding band cutting means 117 is displaced and cuts the binding band 2, as shown in FIGS. 31(,) and (f).
operation is completed.

Next, the beating rod 197 of the beating device 195 is rotated to knock off the rear end of the binding band 2, and then the iron 202 of the fixing device 196 slides to heat and press the rear end of the binding band 2. The operations from 0) to (1) in Figure 31 are completed.

Then, after the cable tie catcher 174 is lowered and pulled out from the cable winding portion, the cable tie catcher 174 returns to the home position, and the trowel 202, beating rod 197, and guide roller 206 also return to their original positions, as shown in FIG. Operation (j) is completed.

The brakes of the 11th and 2nd support arms 59 and 60 are turned on.
After that, the first compression plate 85 and the second compression plate 86 sequentially return to the home position, and then the first compression plate 85 and the second compression plate 86 return to the home position. The second support arms 59 and 60 clamp and convey the single-bound bundle 1 to the direction changing section B, and then stop. At h, the brake 69 of the first support arm 59 is turned OFF L, and the bundle 1 is transferred to the direction changing section B.
falls onto the first support 2 no θ, and then the third support mentioned above
The operations shown in FIGS. 5(a) to 5(f) are performed to change the direction of the bundle 1 by 90 degrees.

Note that, in parallel with the direction changing operation by the direction changing section B, the above-described tensioning operation of the binding band 2 is performed.

The bundle 1 whose direction has been changed by 90 degrees is again held between the first support arm 59 and the second support arm 60 of the conveying means E, and is sent to the compression/binding section C, and is then transferred to the compression/binding section C. Similarly, binding is performed using the binding band 2, and a criss-cross connection is made.

The bundle 1 that has been cross-tied is transferred to the first and second support arms 5.
9. By the movement of 60, the first and second
The brake 69.70 on the support arm 59.60 of will be released and the bundle 1 will fall and be ejected.

Hiko, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

That is, although a case has been described in which a plurality of piles of bundles of a predetermined number of paper sheets are bound together, the objects to be bound may be single objects rather than aggregates.

In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a strap supplying means for supplying a strap, and a strap supplying means that holds the tip of the strap supplied by the strap supply means and uses the forward movement of the strap to hold the tip of the strap to be bound. The strap is stretched perpendicular to the object transfer path, and when the object to be bound reaches a predetermined position by pushing the middle part of the strap, it moves back to wrap the strap around the object. a band pulling back means that applies a tightening force to the band by pulling back the banding band wound around the object to be bound by the double movement of the banding band end holding unit; A binding band cutting means for cutting the binding band to a length of A binding device that guides the binding band wound around the object to a predetermined state in a binding device comprising a binding band end fixing means that overlaps and fixes the binding band wrapped around the surface of the object. It is equipped with band guiding means. Therefore, although the configuration is relatively simple, the binding band can be wrapped without causing any misalignment.
This has the effect of being able to provide a binding device that can perform good and reliable binding.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an accumulation/binding unit device employing the bundling device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram, and FIG. 3 is a plurality of A perspective view showing a state in which the handles are tied crosswise through a binding band,
Figures 4 to 12 show the configuration of the collection section.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the grip accumulation section, FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the accumulation state of the grips, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the movement of the bins in the support means section. , Figure 8 is a front view showing the pin mounting structure, Figure 9 is a front view of the main parts,
Fig. 1O is a side view of the main parts, Fig. 11 is a schematic plan view of the alignment means, Fig. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the characteristics of the coil spring employed in the alignment means, Figs. 13 and 14. The figures show the configuration of the conveying means, with FIG. 13 being a schematic side view, FIG. 14 being a front view showing the rotating mechanism of the first support arm, and FIGS. 15 and 16 respectively showing the bundle extrusion means. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing the difference in height between the bottom plate of the collection section and the bottom plate of the compression/binding section. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the state from bundle holding and conveyance to compression. , Fig. 19 to Fig. 33 show the configuration of the compression/binding section, in which Fig. 19 is a schematic front view of the compression means section, Fig. 20 is a schematic plan view of the whole, and Fig. 21 is a binding band. A schematic side view of the supply means, FIG. 22 is a plan view of the strap cutting means, FIG. 23 is a side view, FIG. 24 is a schematic front view of the strap end holding means, and FIG. 25 is the same. 26 is a front view of the operating mechanism, FIG. 27 is a side view of the main parts, FIG. 28 is a schematic perspective view of the strap guide means, and FIGS. 29 and 30 are the same as the strap guide. 31 (IL) to (j) are explanatory diagrams showing the band guiding state, FIG. 32 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view showing the holding state during bundling, and FIG. 33 is the bundling state. An explanatory diagram showing the fixed state of the belt,
FIG. 34 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of the direction changing section;
FIGS. 5(,) to 5(f) are explanatory diagrams similarly showing the direction changing operation state. 1a...Handle, 1...Bundle (object to be bound), 2...Bundling band, 84...Middle stage of band binding, 115...Biding band supply means, 116...Biding band end holding Means, 117... Binding band cutting means, 118... Binding band end fixing means, 26
5... Band pulling back means, 266... Binding band guide means,
267, 268--Both end guide members, 269...
One end guide member. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 11 Figure 12 ★S□ Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 18 17 Figure 21 Figure 32 Figure 35

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A strap supplying means for supplying a strap, and a strap that holds the tip of the strap supplied by the strap supply means and, by its forward movement, holds the strap in a state perpendicular to the transport path of the object to be bundled. a binding band end holding means for tensioning the binding band and wrapping the binding band around the binding band by moving back when the object to be bound reaches a predetermined position while pushing the middle part of the binding band; A band pulling back means for applying a tightening force to the band by pulling back the banding band wound around the object to be bound by the reciprocating action of the means; and a banding band for guiding the banding band wound around the object to be tied into a predetermined state. a guide means, a strap cutting means for cutting the strap to a predetermined length, and a strap whose tip end is held by the strap end holding means and whose middle part is wound around the object to be bound. 1. A binding device comprising a binding band end fixing means for fixing a rear end portion of the binding band over the surface of a binding band wound around an object to be bound. (2) The strap guide means includes two end guide members that are arranged at both ends of the travel path of the object to be bound and guide both ends in the width direction of the strap, and two end guide members that are provided in the feeding direction of the object and that are arranged in the width direction of the strap. The binding device according to claim 1, further comprising a one end guide member for guiding the one end. (3) The guide members at both ends are configured to be displaced as the objects to be bound move so as to constantly guide the binding band wound around the objects to be bound. binding device. (4) The binding device according to claim 2, wherein the one end guide member is configured to be able to retreat from the movement path when the object to be bound moves. (5) The binding device according to claim 4, wherein the one end guide member is constituted by a spring member that is elastically deformed when pushed by the objects to be bound. (6) The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be bound is a plurality of bundles of bundled paper sheets.