JPS6322A - Bundling device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention is directed to the invention, in which a predetermined number of bundles of paper sheets such as bank notes, securities, etc. The present invention relates to an improvement of a binding device capable of binding.

(Prior art) In recent years, central banks, etc. have been distinguishing banknotes and classifying them into genuine notes that can be reused and unfit notes that are valid but unsuitable for reuse. Number of sheets, for example 10
After bundling 0 sheets one by one, we further bundle good bills and unfit bills' (
A banknote processing system device that binds i-10 banknotes in a criss-cross pattern using a binding band is in practical use.

On the other hand, a V- binding device incorporated into this type of device generally has a bundle stacking section that stacks a plurality of bound items (or unfit bills) in an upright position and overlapping them in the plane direction. , a conveying means for collectively conveying a plurality of bundles accumulated in the bundle stacking section, a compression means for compressing the bundles conveyed by this conveying means from the stacking direction, and a compressing means for compressing the bundles conveyed by this conveying means from the stacking direction. The structure includes a binding means for wrapping a binding band around a plurality of compressed grips and binding them.

In addition, in this type of binding device, it is necessary to reliably bind a plurality of bundles without shifting each other, so when transporting the bundles accumulated in the stacking section to the compression means, the bundles are In order to prevent misalignment, a pair of supporting members were used to sandwich the stack from the stacking direction, and the stack was transported in this state.

In this way, when all the grips are clamped from the stacking direction using a pair of support members, the support members of the pair can be moved freely in the conveying direction, and after the binding is completed, they can be returned to their original position in order to clamp the next grip. When returning, it is necessary to release the support member on the rear end side in the conveyance direction (on the side opposite to the compression means) in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction so as not to come into contact with the accumulated bundles.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional conveyance means, one end of the support member is screwed onto a drive shaft (Gole screw) serving as the conveyance means, and the support member is rotated forward and backward and moved back and forth. The structure is such that rotational displacement is performed around this drive shaft, and the support member is oblique, which requires a large space to occupy at the oblique portion, making the device larger. Ta.

The present invention was developed based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the space occupied by a conveyance means for pinching and conveying objects to be conveyed, thereby making it possible to downsize the apparatus. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a binding device which allows the clamping position of objects to be bound to be easily changed, allows stable conveyance without collapse of the objects, and enables good binding.

[Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems)] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes an object accumulation part for accumulating a plurality of objects to be bound, and a structure in which objects to be bound are collected in the object accumulation part. A conveying means that clamps and conveys a plurality of objects to be bound together from the stacking direction via a pair of support members, and a compressing object that compresses the objects conveyed by the conveying means from the stacking direction. and a binding means for wrapping a plurality of objects compressed by the object compression means with a binding band completely wrapped around the objects to be bound, the device comprising: a means for binding objects compressed by the object compression means; The support member located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the objects is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction while always being parallel to the transport surface of the objects to be bound. , the present invention provides a support member located on the rear end side in the conveying direction of the bound objects among a pair of support members that sandwich the bound objects from the total stacking direction of the bound objects accumulated in the bound object accumulation section and convey them to the compression means. The member is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction while always being parallel to the conveyance surface of the objects to be bound, so that when conveying the objects to be bound, the lower end side of the objects to be bound is
During compression and binding, it is possible to clamp the upper end side of the object to be bound, where the entire banding part has escaped, allowing for stable transportation and good binding without the load collapsing. In addition, when moving to the original position to pick up the next object after binding, it occupies more space by moving parallel to the end surface of the object than the conventional method, which moves the object at an angle. It is possible to downsize the device.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of an accumulation/binding unit device to which all the bundling devices of the present invention are applied, Fig. 3 schematically shows its configuration, and Fig. 2 shows objects to be bound by the accumulation/binding unit device. Bundle 1a... shows a bundle 1 that is cross-tied with all binding bands 2 interposed therebetween.

In the figure, A is a holding part as a part for accumulating objects to be bound, and a direction changing part B, a compression/binding part C1, and a discharge part are sequentially arranged in the latter stage. A bundle as a conveying means for pinching and conveying a plurality of bundles 1 and so on from A to the discharge section, or for conveying bundles 1 that are tied in a single shape or criss-cross with a binding band 2. A clamping and transferring means E is provided.

The above-mentioned bundle stacking section A receives bundles (groups of paper sheets bundled in a predetermined number of sheets) 1& that are sequentially carried 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. 12.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 3 denotes a bundle receiving chamber that receives bundles 1a that are sequentially discharged from a preprocessing device such as a banknote sorting machine and fall in an upright position with the transversal direction being the vertical direction. , the grip 1 turtle that has fallen into this grip receiving chamber 3 is pushed into the pushing means 4
It is pushed in the direction of the side surface and pushed into the collection chamber 5 located at the rear (to the right in the state of FIG. 5). 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 I O
, 11 is installed, and the position of the pushing body 2 can be detected.

In the upper part of the grip receiving chamber 3, there is an optical detection unit 13 of a counter that counts the grips 1a falling into the grip receiving chamber 3.
At the bottom of the holding chamber 3, there is provided a holding detecting means 14 which is activated to detect the fallen holding Jm. Grip detection means 14
consists of a detection lever 16 formed in the pace 15 and whose free end extends into the grasping receiving chamber 3 through a friend notch, and a detector 12 that detects the movement of this detection lever 16; It is designed to send an operation signal to 4.

- On the other hand, the nenchu 1a is pushed into the grasping and collecting chamber 5 by the pushing means 4, and the nenchu 1a is pushed into the first. The second support means 20.21 hold it so that it does not fall.

The first support means 2Q has a pace 1 as shown in FIG.
5 is formed in the collection chamber 5 through the next slit 22.22f.
It protrudes inward and the stacking direction (fifth
A pair of pins 2 as supports movable in the horizontal direction (in the state shown in the figure). , 2 J is configured to support the most advanced grip 11.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pins 2J and 23 protrude above the pace 15 at a first position P1 on the front side (grasping receiving chamber side) of the collection chamber 50, and protrude above the pace 15 at a second position P1 on the rear side of the collection chamber 5. It is configured to be buried in the lower surface side of the pace 15 at position P2. That is, as shown in detail in FIG. 8, the pins 2J, 2.7 are attached to the first movable body 24 so as to be movable up and down, and then project onto the second movable body 25 and are in the next state. . The first movable body 24 can reciprocate horizontally using a guide shaft 26 and an idle rail 27 as guides, and can be moved from the second position P2 to the first position PK by the support moving means 28. It is now possible to do so. The support body moving means 28 is a gear head 29*f disposed on one end side of the guide shaft 26.
A timing belt 32 is looped between a drive timing belt 30 driven by a companion motor 29 and a driven timing belt 31 disposed at the other end of the guide shaft 26. Movable body 24
The lower end bent portion 24a of the vertical plate portion is tied to form an fc configuration.

In addition, as soon as the pin 23.23 as a support is protruded, 2
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, when the pins 23 and 2.7 correspond to the first position Pl, they are projected into the collection chamber 5 by the support protruding means 34, and when the pins 23 and 2.7 reach the second position P2, they are supported. The body immersion means 35 is configured to bury the body from within the collection chamber 5.

The vertical plate portion of the second movable body 25 has a
As shown in Fig. O, 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 striped ring 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.

The support embedding means 35 also includes a hook release pin 40 provided near the other end of the peeled shaft 26;
When the free end of the hook 38 comes into contact with the hook release pin 40, the hook 38 is rotated and released from the locking pin 39. Further, the support protruding means 3
The hook 38 locks the second movable body 25 at the lower limit position by guiding the idle roller 41 upward with the cam 42. It is configured to be displaced to a position where it engages with the bottle 39.

However, pin 2, i, 2, ? as a support?
As shown in FIG. 6, as the bundles 1a accumulate, they are successively pushed to the second place tRP Z side, that is, in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. 7. At this time, pin 2,? , 23 supports the accumulated bundles 1a, which are fed by the thickness of the bundles It by the stopping torque of the gear head 29h of the motor 29, which is the drive source of the support moving means 28, so that they do not fall over.

In this way, when the second position P is reached, the hook 38
When it comes into contact with the hook release pin 40, it is displaced in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. Sent in direction C. Then, due to the action of the cam 42, the pins 2.9 and 23 are moved in the direction of the arrow d.
It is adapted to protrude into the collection chamber 5 at position Pl. 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 21 is provided above the collection chamber 5, and has a structure in which the rearmost grip 1 & all are supported by a pair of claws 45, 45 as companion supports. It becomes. The pawls 45° 45 are attached to the free end side of the horizontal plate portion of a movable body 46 that is rotatably supported on a shaft.
8, it is configured to be able to be displaced to the position shown by the solid line and the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. The movable body actuation mechanism 48
has a configuration in which a roller 50 attached to the free end side of an arm 49 that is rotationally displaced by a rotary solenoid 47 is engaged with a 2'' elongated hole 51 formed in a vertical plate portion of a movable body 46. The rotational movement of the arm 49 is converted into the rotational movement of the movable body 46.

On the other hand, on one side of the receiving room 3 there is a collection room 5 for the pusher 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 entire biasing force. Spring B57
It has a configuration that has the following.

The coil spring B57 as the connecting member is the first
As shown in Fig. 2, the biasing force (spring constant) is greater than that of the coil sger ring 155 that constantly biases the alignment member 56 in the alignment direction.
Use a thick one.

Further, an alignment reference guide plate 58 is provided in the grasping direction of the alignment member 56, and the grip 1a is aligned in a state in which it abuts against this alignment reference guide plate 58. There is.

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

The first and second support arms 59 and 60 are connected to first and second support arms 59 and 60 that extend parallel to each other along one side of the accumulation/bundling unit device.
Movable block 6 attached to ball screws 61 and 62 of
,? , 64, and the first and second ? - It is designed to move forward and backward as the screws 61 and 62 rotate forward and backward. (See Figure 3) At one end of the first ball screw 6 is a drive shaft 65a of a motor 65 that can be driven in both forward and reverse directions as shown in Figure 13.
A driven pulley 68 is attached to the first pivoting pulley 66 which is attached to the first pivoting pulley 66 and is interlocked with the timing belt 67 so that the driven pulley 68 can rotate in a predetermined direction. Braking force is applied by brake equipment f69. Also, the second one? -Lune 1:, 62F! As shown in FIG. 13, the driving force of the motor 65 is transmitted through the entire clutch/brake device 70. That is, as soon as the second drive differential 1 is attached to the drive shaft 65a of the motor 65, the driving force of the second drive differential 1 is transmitted to the input shaft 7 (attached to the t-pulley 73 of the clutch/brake device 70) via the timing belt 72. , furthermore, the output shaft 7 of the clutch/brake device 70
The driving force of the pulley 74 attached to the pulley 74 is attached to the second Gale screw 62 via the timing belt 75, and is transmitted to the companion follower 7'-+) 611. Thus, the first support arm 59 is moved by driving the motor 65, and by engaging the clutch of the clutch/brake device 70, the support arm 60 of F) M2 is moved in the same direction.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14(b), the first support arm 59 is in a horizontal state (solid line state) in which it can fully grip the collected bundles 1a, and in an operation of pushing the bundles 1a into the collection stacking chamber 5. It is configured so that it can be displaced in parallel above the collection chamber 5 (-dotted chain line state C) so as not to obstruct the collection and collection chamber 5. That is,
Is the first support arm 59 relative to the movable block 274?
- The first guide roller 7 is rotatably mounted around the screw 61, and the first guide roller 7 engages with the idle rail 77 as shown in (a).
A second idler roller 79 is attached which engages the kite rail 78 and the second kite rail 78 . The first idle rail 76 is provided corresponding to the accumulation section A, the direction conversion section B, and the compression/binding section C, and the second idle rail 78 is also provided corresponding to the direction change section B and the compression/binding section C.
It is set up correspondingly.

Further, after the first support arm 59 is moved in parallel, the arm 81 moves the movable block 274 and the first support arm 59.
is inheriting. The 14th support arm 59 is attached to the arm 8.
Four-bar link 22 that moves in parallel from position a to b in the figure
2 and rollers 27, 7 are provided so that a moves to b in order to escape zone 2 during compression.

The first support arm 59 can also be translated from the collection section to the compression/binding section C to escape the bundles. This is moved by a third guide 271 provided between the collecting section A and the direction changing section B. This movement from a to b is carried out by the fourth id 270 connected from the rotary linenoid 80 by an arm. This fourth guide 270 is provided in the compression/binding section C.

The second support arm 60 is always supported horizontally.

As shown in FIGS. 17(&) to (e), in the stacking section A, the first support arm 59 of the bundle clamping and transferring means E clamps the bundler side, and the second support arm 60 clamps the east upper side, causing the load to collapse. It is designed so that it can be transferred to the compression/binding section C in a state without any.

As shown in FIG. 18, the compression means 83 includes a first compression plate 85 and a second compression plate 86, and has a configuration fc. The first compression plate 85 is guided so as to be vertically movable via a guide 87, and is fixed to a movable block 89 that is vertically movable using a guide shaft 88 as a guide.

The movable block 89 is connected to the vertical part of the timing belt 94 across the pulleys 90, 91, 92, 9.1, and the pulley 93 is driven by the motor 95 in the forward or reverse direction. By doing so, the first compression plate 8
5 is the lower limit position (solid line position in Figure 18) and upper limit position (
18). Friend, the upper limit position and lower limit position at this time are detected by sensors 96 and 97.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, 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 in accordance with the rotation of the Gale screw 101 parallel to the guide shafts 100, 100. the above? - The timing pulley 102 is attached to the screw 101 and the timing pulley 106 is attached to the rotating shaft 105 to which the driving force of the motor 103 is transmitted via the torque limiter 104f, and the timing belt 107f.
It is designed to be linked via t. Further, the rotating shaft 105 is configured such that a braking force is applied to the rotating shaft 105 by a micro electromagnetic brake 10g. In the figure, 109 is a timing pulley 110 attached to the drive shaft of the motor 103.
This is a timing pulley of a torque limiter that is interlocked with the 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 is gripped between it and the first compression plate 85. Compress and hold 1
1..., and at this time, a predetermined compression force is applied by the action of the torque limiter 104.

Further, by driving the motor 103 in the opposite direction, the second compression plate 86 is separated from the first compression plate 85, and the compressed state is released.

The position of the second compression plate 86 is set at I J 2 , 11.
1. (See FIG. 19) Next, the binding band 2 is applied to the bundles 1a, which are compressed in the stacking direction by the compression means 83 configured as described above.
The band binding means 84 for wrapping and binding the materials has a structure as shown in FIGS. 3 and 19. That is, the binding band supplying means 115 supplies the binding band 2, and the binding band supplying means 115 holds the leading end of the fixed binding band 2, and its forward movement allows the binding band to be bound in a state perpendicular to the transportation path of the objects to be bound. Binding band end holding means that tensions the band 2 and wraps the banding band 2 around the banding band 11 by double acting when the band 1a... reaches a predetermined position while pushing the middle part of the banding band 2. 116, a binding band cutting means 117 for cutting the binding band 2 into a predetermined length, and a binding band end holding means 1.
The tip end is held by 16, and the rear end of the binding band 2 whose middle part is wound around the grips 1 and 2 is fixed by overlapping it on the surface of the binding band 2 which is wound around the grips 1tL and so on. It has the following configuration.

The binding band supplying means 115 is arranged so that the binding band 2 wound into a roll is wound around guide rollers 119, 120° 121, and the leading ends are brought into contact with each other. It is sandwiched between the supply rollers J 22 and 12.7 of No. 2 and is in a friendly state. (See Figure 3) The first supply roller 122 is a drive roller, the 20th
As shown in the figure, the driving force of the motor 124 is transmitted through a gear group 125, 126, 127fjr that meshes with each other, and is attached to a rotating shaft 129 to which a braking force is applied by a brake device 128. Further, the second supply roller 123 is a driven roller that is always urged to roll in contact with the first supply roller 122 side, and is rotatably attached to the support shaft.

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 binding band 2 can be pulled back after being sent out, and also serves as the band pulling back means 265. are doing.

Note that the teeth "51" are fitted onto the drive shaft of the motor 124.
125 has a knob? 0 is integrally attached to the first supply row 2122, and the first supply row 2122 can be rotated by manual operation as appropriate.

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

To be sure, the fixed blade 13 of the binding band cutting means 117 is located near the rear stage of the binding band supplying direction by the binding band supplying means 115, that is, the arrangement position of the first and second supply rollers 122 and 123.
A movable blade 132 is arranged.

The movable blade 132 is connected to the guide member 13, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22. , 134, and is always urged in a direction away from the fixed blade 13 by a coil spring 135.

Further, the back surface of the movable blade 132 has a steeply sloped side surface 132a, and the side surface 132a has a roller 138 attached to the free end of an arm 137 that is rotationally displaced by a rotary solenoid 136. , is in a state of contemplation. And the above rotary solenoid 1.7
By moving 6 f 4, the moving blade 132 is displaced against the biasing force of the coil spring 135, and the binding band 2 is cut.

Next, the binding band end holding means 116f is shown in FIGS. 23 to 26.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. 14 in Figures 23 and 24
A plurality of grooves arranged to sandwich the idle rollers 142 and the guide shaft J43 engage with the idle grooves 141, but the bundles 1a, which are the objects to be bound, are held together via the idle rollers 144. This movable frame 14 is a movable frame supported so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance path.
0 is equipped with a binding band holding unit 145.

The movable frame 140 has the guide shaft 143
An engagement groove 150 is disposed on both ends of the chain, spans the driving sprocket 146 and the driven sprocket 147, is attached to the middle part of the chain 14B, and engages with the companion roller 149.
The driving strip rocket 146 is driven in the forward direction by the motor 151 to move forward, and when driven in the opposite direction, it moves backward to return to the original home position. It is now back to .

Next, positioning means 152 for positioning the movable frame 140 is provided on the home-to-station side of the movement path of the movable frame 140. This positioning means 152
As shown in FIG. 24, the free end of the arm 156 is swingably attached to a fixed frame 153 via a bearing 154 and always urged to be in a predetermined position by a sliding ring 155. roller 15 attached to the
7, and this roller 157 engages with a recess 140a formed on the lower end side of the movable frame 140 to position the movable frame 140. Further, a light shielding plate 158 is attached to the movable frame 140,
By detecting this light shielding plate 158 with sensors 159 and 160 arranged at both ends of the movement path, the movement frame 14
All 0 positions can be detected.

The binding band holding unit 145 mounted on the movable frame 140 has the following configuration. That is, a support plate 161 is provided parallel to the movable frame 140, and two horizontal guide shafts 162.
162 is installed, and these horizontal guide shafts 162,
A movable block 163 is attached via 162f so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable frame 140 (in the left-right direction in the state of FIG. 24).

This movable block 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 companion guide shafts 168 and 168 are provided parallel and perpendicularly through 66 and 167f and are connected to each other, and the guide shafts 168 and 161Jf are movably provided as guides and λ169 are provided so as to be movable up and down. . This movable pace 169 is always urged by a spring 179 to be in an upward position. In addition, this movable pace 16
9 is a movable piece 1 which is pivotally supported via a fixed piece 170 and a support shaft 171, and which is biased by a spring 172 in a direction that can freely move toward and away from the fixed piece 170 and is always in contact with the fixed piece 170.
A cable tie catcher 174 consisting of 73 is attached.

- On the lower end of the rotating shaft 165 is a driven roller 175.
is fitted, and this driven rubber roller 175 is in rolling contact with the driving rubber roller 176 when the movable frame 140 is located at the home position.
It has a configuration that can be transferred to 7.

Note that 178 shown in FIG. 23 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 16 to which a fixed piece 170, a movable piece 17.7, and a metal binding catcher 174 are attached.
9 is designed to rotate.

The movable pace 169 also includes a plurality of idle 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 able to move up and down by
It is configured to be displaced below the tensioning position of the binding band 2 as shown by the solid line in the figure or the tensioning position of the binding band 2 as shown 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. in a state. The other end of the operating arm 184 is attached to the 1ITh axis J85'' of the rotary linenoid 185, and is always urged in a predetermined direction (clockwise in FIG. 25) by a spring 186, so that the slide plate 181 is By driving the rotary lenoid 185, the actuating arm 184 is displaced against the biasing force of the spring 186, and the slide plate 18 is brought to the lower limit position. ing.

Further, the slide plate 181 is integrally molded with a horizontal support piece 181& that can come into contact with the upper surface of the movable pace 169 on which the cable tie catcher 174 is attached.
By the pushing down operation of 81, it is 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 moving piece 17
3 is configured to be spaced apart from the fixed piece 170. That is, near the pivot end side of the movable piece 173 that is pivotally supported via the support shaft 171, the tip of the negative end horizontal piece portion 190h is movable at all times and is swingable via the shaft 187 and is supported by the spring 188. A locked portion 173a formed on the pivot end side of the piece 173
A generally L-shaped actuating lever 190 is provided that is biased away from the actuating lever 190 . As shown in FIG. 26, the inclined piece 190b at the other end of the operating lever 190 intersects with the movement path of the roller 191 attached to the slide plate 181, and is adapted to the downward movement of the slide plate 18. Accordingly, the operating lever 190 is displaced as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 26 against the biasing force of the spring 188, and the movable piece 173 is separated from the fixed piece 170.

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.

The band end fixing means 118 has a structure as shown in the left portion of FIG. 19. That is, the cable tie end fixing means 118 includes a beating device 195 that beats the rear end of the cable tie 2 after cutting so as to overlap the surface of the cable tie 2 wound around the handles 1a... The structure includes a fixing device 196 for fixing the rear end of the tied band 2.

The beating device 195 includes a beating rod 197 having a bent portion 197hf in which one end of a wire is vertically bent 9, and this beating rod 19.
The bent portion 197a is configured to be able to be displaced to the position shown by the solid line and the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 19.

In addition, a fixing device 196Fi and a plurality of fixing frames 199 are rotatably pivoted to the tip of a slide member 201 which is slidably held by idler rollers 200... At the same time, the back surface of the iron 202 is supported by a leaf spring 203. The slide member 201 has a roller 205 formed on the free end side of the operating arm 204 which is rotationally deflected by a solenoid (not shown), and which engages with the f'L7'c cutout groove 204m.
is provided, and is configured to be able to be displaced to the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position by ON-OFF operation of the solenoid.

Note that 206 shown in FIG. 19 is a guide roller that guides the binding band 2.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 27 to 29, the binding means 84 described above with reference to FIGS. The cable tie guide means 266 is provided to guide the cable to the state shown in FIG. , so that it can be tied well and reliably.

Furthermore, the binding band guide means 266 includes both end guide members 267 and 268 that are arranged at both ends when the bundle 1 is moved and guide both ends in the width direction of the binding band 2, and both end guide members 267 and 268 that are provided in the feeding direction of the bundle 1 and guide the binding band 2. One end guide member 26 that guides the end in the width direction of
9,269.

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

That is, a guide member 267 located close to the binding band supplying means 115 which also serves as the band pulling back means 265 is rotatably attached via a support shaft 272 to a carriage 271 that is movable along an idle rail 270. The guide member 267 is configured to be able to slide integrally with the carriage 211 along the compression direction of the bundle 1, and the guide member 267 itself can be rotated relative to the carriage 271.

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.
h, 267b, and 26Rh, 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 J moves.

As shown in FIG. 28, the binding band 2 is arranged at both ends of the movement path of the bundle 1, and the next end guide members 267, 26
11 is provided at both ends of the binding band 2 in the axial direction, and also in the feeding direction of the bundle 1.
As shown in FIG.
With the feeding operation, the guide member 267 rotates while sliding in the feeding direction of the bundle 1, and the guide member 268 rotates to always hold the binding band 2 in a predetermined state near the bundle 1. This can be done reliably while preventing misalignment when supplying and pulling back the binding band 2.

Next, the operation of the binding means 84 having the above structure will be explained with reference to FIGS. 30 to 32. First, as shown in FIG. 31 (11), first and second supply rollers J 22 , J 2 , ? with which the binding bands 2 roll into contact with each other. is supplied along with the rotational movement in the forward direction, and its tip passes above between the movable piece 173 and the fixed piece 170 of the cable tie catcher 174, which has been lowered in advance, until it reaches the vicinity of the guide roller 206. then the rollers 122, 12.1
When the banding band catcher 174 stops, the movable piece 173 is displaced toward the fixed piece 170, and the tip of the banding band 2 is clamped between these mutually opposing surfaces.

Next, as shown in FIG. 30(b), the cable tie catcher 174 rotates and attaches the folded part 2bf to the tip of the cable tie 2.
After the formation t, as shown in FIG. 30(C), the strap catcher 174 moves forward to tension the strap 2 in a state perpendicular to the transfer path of the bundles 1a..., and the bundles 1 &... are bound. When the band 2 reaches a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 30(d) while pushing the middle part of the band 2, the banding band catcher 174 moves back as shown in FIG. 30(e) to tie it into a bundle. Wrap band 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 30, the binding band 2 is pulled back as the supply roller 122 is driven in reverse, thereby tensioning the binding band 2 wrapped around the grips 1 and .

At this time, as shown in FIG. 31, the grips 1a are held and compressed by the first and second support arms 59.60 and the first and second compression plates 85.86, and are brought into the next state. The binding band 2 is the 15th second compression plate 85, 11
It is interposed in the void portions 207, 207 formed by the thin wall portions 6 and 6 so as not to impede the tensioning operation of the binding band 2.

Furthermore, the binding band 2 is guided to a predetermined state by the horizontal pieces 267&, 267b, 268&, 268b of the guide members 267, 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. 30(g),
06 moves to the grip 1m... side and attaches the binding band 2 to the grip 7a...
・The movable blade 132 of the binding band cutting means 117 moves to cut the binding band 2 in this state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 30(h), the beating rod 192 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. 30(i).
), 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 illustrated in FIG.
L is not located, and the binding band 2 and the grip 1a are not bonded together with the molten adhesive.

Then, as shown in FIG. 30(j), the vj 202 and the hitting stick 197 return to the home denotation. - On the other hand, the movable piece 173 opens at the same time as the cable tie catcher 174 of the cable tie end holding means 116 is lowered, and the cable tie 2 is pulled out from the wound part, and then the cable is returned to the home position.

The binding operation is completed.

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, that is, the bundle 1, which has been bound by the binding band 2, is returned to the direction changing section B while being held between the first and second support arms 59, 60, and is changed direction by 90 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 33, the direction changing unit B supports the single-bound bundle 1 in a first state, that is, a horizontal state, and rotates from this state to change the direction of the bundle 1 to a second state, that is, a bundle. A first support body 210 consisting of an L-shaped member that changes the direction of 1 by approximately 90 degrees and puts it in a hypothetical standing position, and the rotation of this first support body 210 changes the direction from the first state to the second state. It has a configuration including a second support body 211 made of an L-shaped member that supports the converted bundle 1.

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 that is formed on the upper end side of the slide plate 216 and is elongated in the horizontal direction, and as the slide plate 216 moves up and down, the first support member 210 is configured to be rotatably displaced between a horizontal position (a) shown by a solid line in FIG. 33 and a vertical position (b) shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

The slide plate 216 has a long hole 21 that is long in the vertical direction.
B, 21B was set by Pace 212, but Idbin 21
9.219, it is supported so as to be able to move up and down, and can be moved up and down by the slide plate operating mechanism 220.

The slide plate operating mechanism 220 has a rotary solenoid 221 as a drive source, and a ratio arm 223 that is attached to the drive shaft of the rotary solenoid 221 and has a roller 222 at its free end. The arm 2
The slide plate 216 is moved up and down by a rotational movement of 2.9.

The slide plate operating mechanism 220 and the pace 212 on which the slide piers 219, 219 that support the slide plate 216 so as to be vertically movable are guided by the slide shaft 225 so as to be able to reciprocate horizontally. Calitsuno 22
6, and when this carriage 226 is moved rightward in FIG. 33 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 21 rotatably supports the first support part 211* via a support shaft 227, and the guide roller 21 is inserted into a long hole 228 formed in the second support part 211b.
29 is engaged so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 227 as a fulcrum.

The support shaft 227 is attached to a supporting member (not shown) integrated with a caliper 231 that can move up and down via a guide shirt (230f), and the guide roller 229 can move up and down with respect to this support member. It is provided on the attached slide plate 232. A guide roller 233 is attached to the lower end side of this slide plate 232 and makes rolling contact with the inclined guide surface 212a of the base 212. When the base 212 moves to the right in FIG. 33, the slide plate 232 moves upward. and move to the second support 21
It 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 carriage moving machine groove (not shown), and the second support body 21 can be displaced in the vertical direction as shown by ( ) ( ) in FIG. The structure is as follows.

Note that the amount of movement of the next carriage 226 to move the first support 210'j&: in the horizontal direction and the amount of movement of the carriage 23 to move the second support 211 in the vertical direction are respectively n. Position detection is performed by a sensor (not shown), and the lever moving mechanism is controlled.

Then, as mentioned above, the compression/binding section C bundles the nine bundles IFi 3 and transports them to the direction changing section B.
As shown in FIG. 4 (-), it is placed horizontally on the first support 210. Next, as shown in FIG. 34(b), the first support body 210 is rotated by approximately 90 degrees, causing the bundle 1 to fall and change its direction to an approximately vertical position, and as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the second support 211 supports the bundle by 1'ft.

Next, as shown in FIG. 34(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 the second support body 211 and positioned vertically and in the front-rear direction, and the second support body 211 is raised, as shown in FIG.
As shown in f), the bundle 1 is pushed up and positioned in the vertical direction.

Bunch 1 of single characters bound by 90 degree orientation like this
are again clamped by the first and second support arms 59, 60 of the conveying means E and fed into the compression/binding section C, where they are criss-cross bound in the same manner as described above.
will be discharged out of the device via the chute 240 in the discharge section.

Next, the operation of the entire stacking/binding unit device having the above configuration will be explained.

First, when the grip 1a falls into the reception room 3 from above along the guide 241, the detection lever 16 of the grip detection means 14 is pressed down by the fallen grip 1a, and this movement causes the detection lever 16 of the grip detection means 14 to be pressed down.
Detected by 7. In response to the acceptance signal from the detector 17, the pushing body 7 of the pushing means 4 performs a pushing operation of the grip 1 &, and the claw 4 of the trap second support means 21
5.45 is displaced upwards, opening a further path for Hando A.

When the push-in operation of the grip 1a is completed, the claws 45, 45 close and press the upper back side of the grip 1a inside the collection chamber 5.

Further, the lower back side of the handle 1a is supported by a stepped portion 15a of the base 15 so as not to return to the receiving room 3.

However, when the grip 1a is pushed into the collection chamber 5, the pusher body 7
Positioning in a direction perpendicular to the pushing direction is performed by the alignment member 56 which is interlocked with the pushing operation.

The grip 1a pushed into the collection chamber 5 has the pin 2 that protrudes above the base 15 as described above. , 2.7 The front side is supported to prevent it from falling over. In this way, until 10 bags are accumulated in the collection chamber 5, that is, 1 bag is accumulated in the collection chamber 5.
The above operation is repeated until 10 bags 11 counted by a counter with a detection unit 13 arranged on the falling path of 1 are accumulated.
Repeat.

- On the other hand, the following operation is performed in parallel with the receiving and stacking of the bundles 11L. Binding band end holding means 116 of compression/binding section C
The cable tie catcher 174 is lowered and the movable piece 173 is separated from the fixed piece 170, and the cable tie supply means 115
The supply rollers 122 and 123 rotate to supply the binding band 2. When the tip of the cable tie 2 reaches a position where it passes slightly above the cable tie catcher 174, the cable tie 2
The feeding operation stops, and then the cable tie catcher 174 rises, which closes the movable piece 173 and closes the fixed piece 170.
The leading end side of the binding band 2 is held between.

Next, the strap catcher 174 rotates to form a folded part 2b at the tip of the strap 2, and then the strap 2 is supplied and the strap catcher 174 moves forward, thereby removing the strap 2. is stretched, and the operations (&) to (c) in FIG. 30 described above are completed.

When the operation of accumulating the grips IIL of the 10-handle opening into the collection accumulation chamber 5 is completed, the first support arm 59 of the electric transmission means E moves to transfer the grips 1h... to the second support arm 60 side. When the pressure sensor (not shown) provided on the second support arm 60 is turned on by the pressing operation of the grips 11..., the second support arm 6o also moves in the same direction, and the grips 1a... It is fed into the compression/binding section C while being held between the first and second support arms 59 and 60.

On the other hand, at this time, the pins 23.23 supporting the front side of the loquats 1a... are buried in the lower surface side of the pace 15, and protrude again onto the pace 15 at the starting end side, and the claws 45.45
is closed, and the subsequent grip 1! Prepare for the acceptance and accumulation of L.

When the bundle 1a... held and conveyed by the first and second support arms 59 and 60 exceeds the movement path of the cable tie catcher 174, the first and second support arms 5
9.60 will stop. (At this time, the brake device is 69.7
After 0 turns ON, it immediately turns OFF. ) Then, the strap catcher 174 moves back and stops at the home position, completing the operations shown in FIGS. 30(d) and 30(e).

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 the seal position.

Next, the first and second support arms 59, 60 move, and the second compression plate 86 also moves to the first compression plate 85 side to compress the grips 1a... with a predetermined pressure and to release the binding band. 2 is pulled back to cause the supply row 2122 to slip for a predetermined period of time - a constant pressure or more. Next, the idle roller 206 moves and ties the band 2.
30(e) and 30(f) are 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. Figure 30-) to (1)! ! The operation is completed.

Then, after the strap catcher 174 is lowered and pulled out from the strap winding part, the strap catcher 174 returns to the home position (F), and 1J202, the beating rod 197, and the idle roller 206 also return to their original positions, and as shown in FIG. Operation (j) is completed.

The brakes of the first and second support arms 59 and 60 are turned on.
After that, the first compression plate 85 and the second compression plate 86 are sequentially returned to the home position, and then the second support arm 59,60 clamps the bundle 1 tied together in the direction changing part B. Transport and stop. Then, the brake 69 of the first support arm 59 is turned off, and the bundle 1 moves 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. 4(,) to (f) are performed, and the direction of the bundle is changed by 1090 degrees.

Incidentally, in parallel with the direction changing operation by the direction changing section B, the above-mentioned tensioning operation of the next 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 bundled in the same manner as in the case of the one-character binding described above. Binding is performed using the binding belt 2, and a criss-cross binding is performed.

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.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention includes a bound object accumulating section that accumulates a plurality of bound objects, and a bound object accumulating section that collects a plurality of bound objects. A conveyance means that pinches and conveys the articles from the stacking direction via a pair of support members, an article compression means that compresses the articles conveyed by the conveyance means from the lamination direction, and an article compression means that A binding device comprising a binding means for compressing and then wrapping a binding band around a plurality of objects to bind the objects, the device being located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the objects among the supporting members of the transport means. The supporting member is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction while always being parallel to the conveying surface of the objects to be bound. Next, it is possible to reduce the space occupied by the conveying means that clamps and conveys the objects to be conveyed, thereby making it possible to downsize the device, and moreover, the clamping position with respect to the objects to be bound can be easily changed. It is possible to provide a bundling device that enables stable transport without cargo collapse and good bundling.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

' The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is an external perspective view of a stacking/binding unit device that employs the binding device of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows a plurality of bundles connected through a binding band. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the collection@/binding unit device; FIGS. 4 to 12 show the configuration of the collection section; FIG. 4 is the collection section. A perspective view showing
Fig. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram, Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the state of accumulation of the grips, Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing all the movement of the pins of the support means, and Fig. 8 similarly shows the pin mounting structure. Front view, Figure 9 is a front view of the main part, Figure 10 is a side view of the main part, and Figure 11 is a front view of the main part.
13 shows a schematic plan view of the alignment means, FIG. 13 shows a schematic side view, and FIG. 14(a) (
b) is a diagram showing the rotation mechanism of the first support arm, FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of the conveyance means, and FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the difference in height between the bottom plate of the grasping section and the bottom plate of the compression/binding section. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing the state from bundle clamping and conveyance to compression. Figures 18 to 32 show the configuration of the compression/binding section. , FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view of the entire structure, FIG. 20 is a schematic side view of the strap supply means, FIG. 21 is a plan view of the strap cutting means, and FIG. 22 is a side view of the strap cutting means. FIG. 23 is a schematic front view of the binding band end holding means, and FIG. 24 is a side view and a second
5 is a front view of the operating mechanism, FIG. 26 is a side view of the main parts, FIG. 27 is a schematic perspective view of the strap guiding means, and FIGS. 28 and 29 are the guiding states of the strap. Explanatory diagrams showing each tube, Figures 30 (a) to (j) are explanatory diagrams showing the bundled state, Figure 31 is a schematic vertical side view showing the holding state during binding, and Figure 32 is the fixed state of the binding band. FIG. 33 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of the direction changing section, and FIGS. 34(a) to 34(f) are explanatory views similarly showing the direction changing operation state. 1a... Grip (objects to be bound), 1... Bundle, 2... Binding band, A... Grasp accumulation section (object accumulation section), C... Compression/binding section, E.・Bundle holding and transferring means (transporting means), 5
9... First support arm (support member), 6o... Second support arm (support member), 83... Compression means, 8
4... Band binding means, 272... Four-bar link. Figure 1 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 1O Figure 11 Figure 1 □ Figure 12 (a) Figure 14 (b) Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 28 Figure 29 (a) (b) -(c) a (d) (e),
(f) (h) (i)
(j) Figure 30 1a Figure 31

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A bound object accumulating section that accumulates a plurality of objects to be bound, and a plurality of objects accumulated in this object accumulating section, which are held together from the stacking direction via a pair of support members. A conveying means for conveying, a bound object compression means for compressing the bound objects conveyed by the conveying means in the stacking direction, and a binding band is wound around the plurality of bound objects compressed by the bound object compressing means. A bundling device comprising a bundling means for hanging and bundling, wherein a support member of the transporting means located on the rear end side in the transporting direction of the objects to be bound is arranged such that the supporting member located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the objects to be bound is A binding device characterized in that it is configured to be able to move in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction while always being parallel to the conveying direction. (2) The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the support member located on the rear end side in the transport direction of the objects to be bound is connected by a four-bar link. (3) The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be bound is a bundle of paper sheets.