JPS6235916B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic authentication machine that creates authentication documents that require authentication, such as family register copies, extracts, real estate register copies, extracts, etc. in government offices, offices, etc.

Traditionally, creating this type of certification document required tasks such as folding a copy of the original in half, binding it, stamping it, and stamping the certification stamp, and each of these tasks was done manually and artificially. This method has drawbacks such as low efficiency and easy error.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to automatically perform all the paper folding, binding, dividing stamp, and stamping operations necessary for creating authentication documents, thereby saving labor, and making authentication documents efficient and accurate. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic authentication machine that can be created automatically.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The machine frame 1 has left and right side walls 1a, 1b, front and rear side walls 1c,
1c, and the upper and lower walls 1d and 1e form a box shape,
A paper insertion slot 2 is formed in the right side wall 1b, and copy papers 3 are sequentially inserted through the paper insertion slot 2 by the paper feeding device A.

That is, the paper insertion slot 2 is provided with a paper feed tray 4 that is connected to a paper output tray of a copying machine (not shown), and along the paper feed tray 4, copies of certified copies and the like are discharged from the paper output tray. Paper 3 is fed into the machine frame 1 one after another, and the discharge end of the paper feed tray 4 faces the nip portion of a pair of drive rollers 5 and 6 provided in the machine frame 1. The copy paper 3 that has been fed up to this point is forcibly fed into a paper folding device B, which will be described later.

Note that the paper feed tray 4 does not necessarily have to be continuous with the paper output tray of the copying machine; it is also possible to move the copy paper to the paper feed tray 4 and feed it sequentially after the copying machine finishes making copies. good. Further, a well-known automatic feeding mechanism may be attached to the paper feeding tray 4 to sequentially feed out the stacked copy papers 3 sheet by sheet.

On the nip discharge side of the pair of driving rollers 5, 6, openings 9 of a pair of side plates 7, 8 arranged in parallel with each other are arranged to face each other.
A paper stopping member 10 is provided at the bottom of the drive roller 5 so as to be movable in the vertical direction with a long groove 11 and a bolt 12.
3 are provided in contact with each other to constitute a paper folding device B.

A downwardly curved guide plate 16 is provided spanning the nip between the one drive roller 5 and the auxiliary roller 13 and the nip between the pair of rollers 14 and 15.

A paper alignment device C is provided below the pair of rollers 14 and 15.

That is, below the pair of rollers 14, 15, a main presser plate 17 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction via hollow support shafts 18, 18 on both sides of its bottom 17a. spindle 1 over 18
9 is rotatably fitted, and an auxiliary press plate 20 is fixed to the support shaft 19 facing the main press plate 17, and the support shaft 19 and one hollow support shaft 18 are connected to a sprocket. 21, 21, chain 22, 2
2. They are connected to the first and second motors 24 and 25 via sprockets 23 and 23, etc., and the main and auxiliary presser plates 17 and 20 are rotated by driving the first and second motors 24 and 25. It is configured to be rotated between an upward position shown by a solid line, a horizontal position shown by a chain line, and a downward position shown by a chain double-dot line.

A notch 26 in the width direction is formed in the end surface 17b of the main holding plate 17, and a pair of paper aligning plates 27, 27 are provided on the opposite side of the bottom portion 17 and can be adjusted to move in the width direction via screws 28 and long grooves 29. The upper edge 27a of each paper alignment plate 27 is curved outward so that the copy paper 3 can be easily dropped and stored.

A notch 30 corresponding to the notch 26 is formed in the end surface 20a of the auxiliary presser 20, and notches 31, 31 are formed in both end surfaces 20b, 20c to prevent the paper alignment plate 27 from interfering with each other. It has been done.

The lower wall 1e of the machine frame 1 is provided with a stapler D for stapling one edge of the copy paper 3, and a perforator E for punching a plurality of holes in the copy paper 3 for markings.

That is, a support stand 34 is fixed to the lower wall 1e via a base 33, and a mounting stand 35 is attached to the support stand 34.
is provided to be able to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, a pair of staplers D, D are provided on both sides of the mounting base 35, and a perforator E is provided in the center of the mount 35, and a perforator E is provided at the center of the mount 35 to fix one edge of the copy paper 3 when the paper aligning device C is in the horizontal position. The supporting base 34
A solenoid 36 is provided in the recess 34a,
The movable part 36a has a vertical pin 37 in the recess 34a,
One end portion of a pair of swing links 38, 38, which are supported swingably in a horizontal plane direction at 37, is pivotally connected by a pin 39, and the pair of swing links 3
The other end of 8, 38 has long grooves 40, 40, pin 41,
41, it is pivotally connected to the lower surface 35a of the mounting base 35.

A stopper device F for positioning and stopping the paper aligning device C in a horizontal position is provided on the front and rear walls 1c, 1c. That is, a pair of solenoids 56, 56 are provided on the front and rear walls 1c, 1c to face each other, and each of the movable parts 56a, 56a is configured to interfere with the main holding plate 17 of the paper aligning device C to position and stop it. It has been done.

A discharge device G such as a conveyor is provided on the lower wall 1e and extends between the downward position of the paper aligning device C and a discharge port 57 formed in the left side wall 1a, and the discharge port 57 is provided with a copy paper receiving tray 58. be.

An automatic stamp device H is provided on the discharge path of the discharge device G.
is provided. That is, the discharge device G has a structure in which first and second conveyors 60 and 61 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the conveyance direction, and a driven roller 62 and a stamping roller are disposed between the first and second conveyors 60 and 61. 63
are vertically opposed to each other, and the nip portion is connected to the first and second
The stamping roller 63 is provided with a printing plate 64 for a predetermined certification stamp opposite to a predetermined stamping position a on the copy paper 3, and the stamping roller 63 is configured to be rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow.

Next, details and operations of each part will be explained.

Copy paper 3 is fed through an opening 9 between a pair of side plates 7 and 8 by a pair of drive rollers 5 and 6,
The leading edge 3a of the copy paper 3 hits the stopping member 10 and its progress is stopped, but since the copy paper 3 is further fed out, the copy paper 3 is pushed between one drive roller 5 and the auxiliary roller 13.
The bent portion is bent in the direction of the nip portion A, and this bent portion is held by the nip portion A, folded in two, and conveyed upward as it is. At this time, since the stopping member 10 can be adjusted to move vertically, the position of the stopping member 10 is adjusted so that the copy paper 3 is correctly folded into two equal parts.

The double-folded copy paper 3 conveyed upward is guided along the lower side 16a of the guide plate 16, fed into the nip portion of the pair of rollers 14 and 15, and captured by the paper aligning device C at the folded portion 3b. falls so that it is facing downward.

At this time, the paper aligning device C is in a vertical position, the main presser plate 17 is in a vertical position at the lower position of the nip portion, and the auxiliary presser plate 20 is in a position tilted slightly clockwise from the vertical position. Aperture
Since C' is oriented upward, the folded copy sheets 3 are sequentially moved toward the auxiliary holding plate 20 and are dropped and stored in an aligned state. Furthermore, since a pair of paper alignment plates 27 are provided, the widthwise positions of the copy sheets 3 can also be aligned correctly.

Note that since the pair of paper alignment plates 27 can be moved and adjusted in the width direction, even copy sheets 3 of different widths can be correctly aligned in width direction.

Then, a predetermined number of copy sheets 3 are stored in the paper aligning device C.
When storage is completed, the second motor 25 is driven to slightly rotate the auxiliary presser plate 20 counterclockwise to move the pressed copy paper 3 between the main presser plate 17 and the auxiliary presser plate 2.
Interlock with 0. This operation can be performed by storing a predetermined number of copies in advance using a numeric keypad, counting the number of copies sent sequentially, and controlling the sequence so that when the number matches the stored number, the second motor 25 rotates for a predetermined time.

Next, the first and second motors 24 and 25 are simultaneously driven to rotate the main and auxiliary presser plates 17 and 20, that is, the paper alignment device C, counterclockwise.This operation is performed after the second motor 25 has rotated for a predetermined time. All you have to do is sequence control so that it rotates. At this time, the movable part 56a of the solenoid 56 of the stopper device F has expanded and is at the stop position, so the main holding plate 17 comes into contact with the movable part 56a of the pair of solenoids 56, and the first limit switch LS1 is turned on and the first limit switch _LS1 is turned on. , second
The motors 24 and 25 are stopped, and the paper aligning device C is positioned and stopped at a horizontal position.

Note that the above operation may be performed by pressing a drive start button (not shown) when the scheduled number of copies has been completed, or by pressing a drive start button (not shown).
Further, when copying the final sheet, a black mark is projected from the edge of the platen, and the drive signal is generated by copying this mark onto the edge of the final sheet of copy paper and reading it photoelectrically. Also good.

Further, the solenoid 56 is excited by the detection signal of the first limit switch _LS1 , and the movable part 5
6a is retracted, and the pair of swing links 38, 38
is swung inward, the mounting base 35 moves forward (to the right in the figure) with respect to the support base 34, and the staplers D, D and perforator E are attached to the main and auxiliary presser of the paper aligning device C. Each notch 2 in plates 17 and 20
6, 30, and the staplers D, D and perforator E are opposed to the portions exposed from the respective notches 26, 30 in the folded copy paper 3 held by the main and auxiliary press plates 17, 20. That is, one edge of the copy paper 3 is inserted into the staplers D, D and perforator E.

As a result, the staplers D, D and perforator E operate to staple both sides of one edge of the copy paper 3 and punch a large number of small holes in the center for markings.

Then, the end of the operation is detected by some kind of detection means, and the solenoid 36 is deenergized by the detection signal to extend the movable part 36a and the pair of swing links 38, 3
8 is swung outward to move the mounting base 35 rearward (to the left in the figure) and return the staplers D, D and perforator E to their original positions.

This return operation can be performed using, for example, the second limit switch.
LS ₂ , and the detection signal retracts the movable part 56a of the solenoid 56 of the stopper device F to the non-stop position, and also causes the first and second motors 2
4 and 25 to further rotate the paper aligning device C counterclockwise to a downward position facing the ejecting device H.

When the paper aligning device C is in the downward position, the third limit switch LS ₃ is turned on and the first and second motors 2 are turned on.
4 and 25 stop, and the main and auxiliary presser plates 1
The copy paper 3 held between 7 and 20 falls onto the ejection device G.

The copy paper 3 is the main presser, and the auxiliary presser plates 17 and 2 are
When it falls from 0, the first and second motors 24 and 25 are driven in the reverse direction and rotated to the original upward position and stopped, and the solenoid movable portion 56a of the stopper device F is extended to reach the stop position.

On the other hand, the copy paper 3 that has fallen onto the discharge device G is conveyed by the first conveyor 60 toward the automatic stamping device H, and the rotation of the stamping roller 63 causes the printing plate 64 to come into contact with a predetermined stamping position A on the copy paper 3. Stamp it,
Further, the discharge port 5 is transported to the second conveyor 61 side.
7, the copy paper is discharged and stored in the copy paper receiving tray 58.

In this case, the rotational drive of the stamping roller 63 is controlled in conjunction with the conveyance of the copy paper 3, and the printing plate 64 is rotated on the copy paper 3.
Although it is necessary to properly contact the predetermined stamping position A, this control can be performed arbitrarily, so a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

Note that the mechanism for rotationally displacing the paper aligning device C is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and may also be a mechanism such as a combination of springs and cams, and may further rotate counterclockwise from the downward position to move it to the upward position. You may return to . In this case, there is a problem in terms of space.

Furthermore, the movement mechanism for the staplers D, D and perforator E may be a rack, pinion, cam, or the like.

Further, the automatic stamping device H is connected to the first and second conveyors 6.
0 and 61, but it may be provided on the discharge side of the second conveyor 61. In other words, automatic stamping device H
may be provided in the discharge path of the discharge device G.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the limit switch
Although the operation was controlled using LS ₁ , LS ₂ , and LS ₃ , sequence control may be performed so that the operation is performed according to a predetermined operation pattern.

Note that although the paper aligning device C is rotated, it may be moved vertically or horizontally to the first and second positions.

The present invention is as described above, and the paper 3 is sequentially fed by the paper feeding device A and folded by the paper folding device B.
Align the folded sheets with paper aligning device C and
After the paper is moved to the second position, the paper is bound and stamped in that state, and the paper is moved to the second position, the stamp can be stamped when the paper is discharged by the discharge device G.

Therefore, the paper folding, binding, stamping, and sealing operations necessary for creating authentication documents can be automated and labor-saving, so that authentication documents can be created efficiently and accurately.

In addition, the paper 3 can be sequentially fed and folded one by one, and then aligned with the paper alignment device C. By inserting the paper 3 one by one, multiple sheets can be folded and aligned, and then Since it can automatically bind, divide, and stamp, there is no need for workers to fold and align multiple sheets of paper, and they can simply insert each sheet one by one, making it possible to create authentication documents extremely efficiently and accurately. By connecting the paper feeding device A to the output side of the copying machine, automatic operation in conjunction with the copying machine is possible.
Authentication documents can be automatically created simply by copying.

Further, since the stapler D and the perforator E are disposed facing the first position of the paper aligning device C, they can be easily disposed without interfering with the paper folding device B.

Furthermore, since the automatic stamping device H is provided in the path of the ejection device G, which is disposed opposite to the second position, the automatic stamping device H interferes with the paper alignment device C, the stapler D, and the perforator E. without any
They can be easily arranged, and since the paper is bound and stamped at the first position and then stamped, the paper can be stamped with the sheets correctly aligned and bound without being misaligned, and the stamp can be accurately stamped.

Moreover, since the automatic stamping device H is composed of a stamping roller 63 that presses a printing plate 64 and a driven roller 65, and is provided in the path of the discharge device G, the paper 3 is held between the stamping roller 63 and the driven roller 65. By driving the stamping roller 63 with the same speed, there is no difference in speed between the printing plate 64 and the paper 3, the paper does not move relative to the printing plate 64, and the paper does not rub against the printing plate 64.
The pressing force of the printing plate 6 is supported by the driven roller 65.
4 onto the paper 3 with a strong force to make an accurate and clear stamp, and the paper 3 can be stamped while being conveyed by the feeding force of the ejection device G, so that the paper 3 wraps around the stamp roller 63 and the driven roller 65. can be prevented.

In addition, the paper that has been bound, marked, and stamped can be removed from the output device H.
The paper can be transported to any desired position, and the paper can be easily taken out.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall front view, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the paper alignment device, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway side view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a paper alignment device. FIG. 5 is a plan view when the device is moved to a horizontal position, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the automatic stamping device. A is a paper feeding device, B is a paper folding device, C is a paper aligning device, D is a stapler, E is a perforator, G is an ejection device, H is an automatic stamping device, 1 is a machine frame, 3 is a paper (copy) paper), 4 is the paper supply tray.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Paper 3 on paper supply tray 4 installed in machine frame 1
A paper supply device A that sequentially inserts the paper 3 into the machine frame 1, a paper folding device B that folds and transports the inserted paper 3 in plurality, and a paper storage position that sequentially stores the paper 3 folded in half and transported in a stacked manner. A paper aligning device C that sequentially moves to a first and second position separated from the paper storage position, a stapler D that is provided opposite to the first position and staples the conveyed sheets 3, and a perforator that divides and stamps the sheets. E, a discharge device G which is provided opposite to the second position and conveys the sheet 3 conveyed to the second position, and a discharge device G which is provided in the path of the discharge device G and has a driving force and is printed on the surface. An automatic authentication machine characterized by being equipped with an automatic stamping device H which is made up of a stamping roller 63 equipped with a plate 64 and a driven roller 65 and stamps a stamp at a predetermined position on a sheet 3.