JPS6274763A - Diverging device for body to be carried - Google Patents

Abstract

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

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a conveying device for conveying banknotes, etc. to, for example, a bank counter using a t=e===e linear motor.
In particular, it relates to a branching device for this carrier.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] As is well known, a conveyance device using a linear motor is provided between a teller and a teller in a financial institution, and a conveyor driven by the linear motor moves between the teller and the teller. A system has been developed to transport cash, etc. to and from the person in charge. In this type of conveyance device, if there are multiple windows, a branching device is installed to branch the conveyance path for each window, so that a conveyance body stopped at a certain window does not interfere with the movement of the following conveyance body. have a need. However, conventional branching devices have complicated configurations.

[Object of the invention] This invention was made based on the above circumstances,
The object thereof is to provide a branching device for carriers that is capable of reliably branching carriers with a relatively simple configuration.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides, for example, a first rail interposed in a conveyance path, and a second rail moved together with the first rail and interposed in the conveyance path in place of the first rail. , the conveyor stopped on the first rail is held in an immovable state by a brake provided on the first rail, and in this state, the first rail and the second rail are moved. , a second rail is interposed in the transport path to allow other transport bodies to travel.

Second Embodiment of the Invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, inside the conveyance path cover 10, conveyance rails 11a111b constituting the conveyance path are provided facing each other and separated by a predetermined distance. Between these transport rails 11a and 11b, there is a
Along the line b, a stator 13 constituting a linear motor is arranged at a predetermined distance via supports 12a and 12b.

Further, a secondary conductor 16 constituting the linear motor is provided at the center of the conveyor 15 on which the conveyed object 14 such as a banknote is placed, and the side surfaces thereof sandwich the conveyor rails 11a and 11b, respectively *@ rollers 17 are provided.

Therefore, the conveyor 15 moves along the conveyor rails 11a and 11b according to the excitation direction of the stator 13 by arrows A and B shown in FIG.
is driven in the direction.

On the other hand, a branching device is provided at a portion of the transport rails 11a, 11b that corresponds to, for example, a window (not shown). That is, a substantially concave-shaped holder 18 is provided between the supports 12a and 12b of the stator 13. As shown in FIG. 1, this holder 18 is provided with a slide rail 19 between the side surface of the image body and the conveyance path cover 10, and along this slide rail 19, the arrow C shown in the figure
It is said to be able to move freely in the 1D direction. Further, timing belts 21a and 21b are fixed to the side surface of the image body of the holding body 18 by brackets 20a and 20b, respectively. These timing belts 21a, 21b are wound around pulleys 22a, 22b and pulleys 23a, 23b, respectively. Of these, the shaft portions 24a, 24b on which the pulleys 22b and 23b are provided have a brake 25a12, respectively.
5b and pulleys 26a, 26b.

Further, a pulse motor 27 is provided on the conveyance path cover 10, and a pulley 2 is attached to the rotation shaft of this pulse motor 27.
8a and 28b are provided. Timing belts 29a and 29b are disposed between these pulleys 28a and 26a and the pulleys 28b and 26b, respectively. Therefore, by driving the pulse motor 27, the holding body 18 is guided by the slide rail 19 and moved in the direction of the arrow C1D shown in the figure. Further, a detector 40a formed of, for example, an optical sensor, which detects the moving position of the holder 18, is provided between the conveyance path cover 10 and the holder 18.
40b is provided.

Furthermore, the transport rails 11a and 11b are inserted into both inner side surfaces of the holding body 18, and the transport rails 11a and 11b are inserted between each other.
5 to the transport rails 11a, 11b together with the transport rail 11a,
11b in the direction of arrows A and B shown in the figure.
0a, 30b are provided, and these first rails 30a,
Second rails 31a and 31b are provided below 30b to be inserted between the transport rails 11a and 11b. Roughly speaking, the first rails 30a, -30b are provided with brake means Bk for holding the carrier 15 on the first rails 3oa, 30b at the time of branching. This brake means Bk is constructed as shown in FIG.

That is, for example, rotary solenoids 32 and 33 are provided at both ends of the first rail 30a, and one ends of levers 32b and 33b are fixed to rotating shafts 32a133a of these rotary solenoids 32 and 33. Brake pads 32c and 33C that can be pressed against the roller 17 of the E conveyance body 15 are provided at the front of the other end portions of the levers 32b and 33b, respectively. Further, the first rail 30
A stopper member 41 driven by a rotary solenoid (not shown) is located near the rotary solenoid 33 of a.
is provided, and when stopping the carrier 15, this stopper member 41 protrudes near the first rail 30a, and the carrier 15 comes into contact with this strut bar member 41. There is.

In the above configuration, the operation will be explained. Transport body 15
When stopping the m transport body 15 on the first rails 30a, 30b, first, the traveling position of the m transport body 15 is detected by a detector (not shown), and the first rail 30 is stopped in accordance with this detection output signal.
A stopper member 4 is installed near the rotary solenoid 33 of a.
1 will be projected, so that the moving conveyor 15 comes into contact with this stopper member 41. At this time, the stator 13 is deenergized, and the conveyor 15 is moved to the stopper member 4.
1, the stopper is separated from the member 41 due to the reaction. Then, the stator 13 is excited again to press the carrier 15 against the stopper member 41. After this, the rotary solenoids 32 and 33 are energized, the brake pads 32c and 33c are brought into contact with the rollers 17 of the carrier 15, and the carrier 15 is moved to the first rail 30.
a, 30t) is held immovably on top. In this state, the pulse motor 27 is driven and the first
Along with the rails 30a, 30b, the carrier 15 is moved between the carrier rails 11a, 11b, and the second rail 31a, 31b is moved between the carrier rails 11a, 11b. Therefore, in this state, other conveyance bodies conveyed on the conveyance rails 11a and 11b are allowed to pass.

The pulse motor 27 also has brakes 25a and 25k.
), the shaft portions 24a, 24b are held in a non-rotatable state and then stopped.

According to the above embodiment, the first and second rails Lt 30 a, 3Cb, 31 are arranged between the transport rails 11a and 11b.
a, 31b are provided so as to be insertable, and the first rail 30
A and 30b are provided with brake means 3k for holding the carrier 15 in an immovable state.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably branch the carrier 15 stopped on the first rails 30a, 30b from the carrier rails 11a, 11b.

Furthermore, since the configuration is relatively simple, it is possible to suppress the size of the device.

In the above embodiment, the holding body 18 is driven using a pulse motor, but the invention is not limited to this. A detector is provided to detect the moving position of the holding body 18, and the holding body 18 is driven based on the output signal of this detector. Other motors may be used to move the body 18.

Moreover, although the holding body 18 is guided and held by the slide rail 19, it is also possible to apply several structures of ponds as long as the holding body 18 can be guided linearly.

It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention Cost] As described in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a branching device for carriers that is capable of reliably branching carriers with a relatively simple configuration.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a branching device for carriers according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view showing the main parts, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the main parts, and FIG. Figure 3 shows the braking means; figure (a) is a plan view of the main part, figure (b)
) is a side view of the main part. 11a, 11b...Transportation rail, 13...Stator, 15...Transportation body, 16...Secondary conductor, 17...
Cola, 18--Holding body, 21a, 21b, 29a,
29b...Timing belt, 27...Pulse motor, 3°a, 30b-...1st) L/-/L, 31
a, 31 b-... second rail, 32.33... rotary solenoid, Bk... brake means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A transport rail, a driving means for driving a transport body that is movably provided on the transport rail, and a first drive means that is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and that is insertable into the transport rail.
a second rail; and a moving means that usually inserts the first rail into the transport rail, moves the first and second rails together when branching, and inserts the second rail into the transport rail. ,
A branching device for a carrier, comprising: a brake means provided on the first rail to stop and hold the carrier on the first rail. (2) The conveying body branching device according to claim 1, wherein the driving means comprises a linear motor. (3) The branching device for a carrier according to claim 1, wherein the brake means are provided at both ends of the carrier in the traveling direction. (4) The transport body branching device according to claim 1, wherein the first rail is provided above the second rail.