JPS6311068B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a paper sheet conveying and processing apparatus in which paper sheets such as mail are presented and handled by an operator.

Normally, in a paper processing system such as a postal code key press code printing system in a mail processing system, an operator reads a postal code and performs a key press operation in accordance with the read information.

By the way, the above-mentioned processing system is composed of a plurality of presentation processing devices, and mail is supplied to each presentation device from a supply section through a conveyance path. In each presentation device, an operator takes out mail pieces one by one and processes them.

However, since the speed of processing in each presentation device varies depending on the skill level of the operator, if mail is supplied to each presentation device in the same way, the processing efficiency will deteriorate.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a paper sheet conveyance processing device that can feed paper sheets according to the operator's skill level and improve processing efficiency. It is about providing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
An explanation will be given of the system applied to the postal code keystroke code printing system. In Figure 1, 11 ₁ , 1
1 ₂ ...11 _o is the postal item (letter) presented respectively
12 is each presentation processing device 11 in which an operator reads the postal code and performs a keystroke operation.
₁ , 11 ₂ ... 11 _o A transport path for transporting mail and presenting it to the operator; 13 is a transport path for mail to be processed to transport path 12; in other words, manual processing is required because the postal code cannot be read by a machine. A supply unit 14 is a transport path for discharging postal items after keying. Further, each of the presentation processing devices 11 ₁ , 11 _{2 .} . . 11 _o is provided with a temporary stacking section 15 for temporarily stacking mail.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the temporary accumulation section 15. That is, the mail items conveyed through the conveyance path 12 are sequentially accumulated between the buffer head 16 and the pick-off belt 17, and are taken out one by one by the pick-off belt 17. The buffer head 16 is movable in the direction of arrow a in the figure according to the amount of mail collected. In addition, a micro switch MCO is installed at the entrance of the temporary stacking section 15 to detect the amount of mail accumulated.
1 to MCO5 are provided. The microswitches MCO1 to MCO5 operate as the buffer head 16 moves, and each has the following functions. In other words, the MCO1...buffer head 16 is prevented from advancing any further.
MCO2...Indicates that the buffer head 16 is at the start position. MCO3...Request the supply of mail. MCO4...Indicates that the mail is full.
MCO5... Prevents buffer head 16 from moving backward any further.

That is, in such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, when MCO3 is turned on in one presentation processing device, for example, presentation processing device 11 ₂ , mail is sent to this presentation processing device 11 ₂ . (steps S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ , S ₄ ). In addition, two or more presentation processing devices, for example, presentation processing devices 11 ₁ and 11 _o
If the MCO3 is turned on at the same time, mail is first supplied from the rear presentation processing device _11o . When a predetermined amount of mail has been supplied to the presentation processing device 11 _o , the supply of mail to the presentation processing device 11 ₁ in front is started (step
_S5 ). This is because it takes longer to supply mail from the supply unit 13 to the presentation processing device 11 _o because the transport path 12 is longer.

That is, two presentation processing devices 11 ₁ and 11 _o
When the MCO 3 is turned on at the same time, the rear presentation processing device 11 _o starts supplying mail, so that the state on the conveyance path 12 is as shown in FIG.
A situation occurs in which the mail to the _forward presentation processing device 11 1 is continuously conveyed after the mail to the forward presentation processing device 11 ₁ . Such a situation does not occur when the mail is supplied from the front presentation processing device 11 ₁ first.
This is because if the front presentation processing device 11 ₁ supplies mail first, the rear presentation processing device 11
This is because the supply of mail to _o is started after a predetermined amount of mail has been supplied to the presentation processing device 11 ₁ in front. Therefore, the presentation processing device 11 _o
If mail is supplied from the front presentation processing device 11 ₁ first, then the rear presentation processing device ₁₁ may be _o 's mail is gone,
The presentation processing device 11 _o can be prevented from becoming vacant, and the presentation processing device 1 in front can be prevented from becoming vacant.
The time from the end of supplying mail to 1 ₁ until the start of supply to the rear presentation processing device 11 _o is shortened, improving processing efficiency.

As described above, according to the present invention, a micro switch for detecting the amount of paper sheets accumulated is provided in the temporary accumulation section of each presentation processing device, thereby controlling the supply of paper sheets from the supply section. Therefore, the supply can be made according to the operator's level of proficiency in keystroke operations.

Furthermore, when there are multiple presentation processing devices to be supplied, paper sheets are fed with priority given to the presentation processing device at the rear, so that the processing efficiency of the entire system is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show a paper sheet conveying and processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a schematic configuration diagram of the temporary accumulation section, FIG. 3 is a flowchart, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the control operation. 11 ₁ , 11 ₂ , ..., 11 _o ... presentation processing device, 1
2... Conveyance path, 13... Supply section, 15... Temporary accumulation section,
16...Buffer head, MCO1 to MCO5...Micro switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of presentation processing devices each having a stacking section for presenting and processing paper sheets and temporarily stacking the paper sheets to be processed; and a supply for supplying paper sheets to the presentation processing devices. a conveying means for conveying paper sheets from the supplying section to the presentation processing device; and a conveying means provided in each stacking section of the presentation processing device, and configured to detect when a request for supply of paper sheets to the presentation processing device is made. When a response is received by a detection means for detecting and a detection means of a plurality of accumulation units for the presentation processing device, priority is given to a presentation processing device that has a longer transportation distance by the transportation means to the presentation processing device that received the response. A control means for controlling the supply of paper sheets. 2. The paper sheet conveyance process according to claim 1, wherein the detection means detects when a request for supply of paper sheets to the presentation processing device is made from the amount of paper sheets accumulated in the stacking section. Device.