JPS6374861A - Sheet splicer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To release a sheet from positioning pins fitted in the sheet so as to make the sheet free, by pressing a resilient member supporting the sheet positioning pins, downward with the use of a pressing means when a lower stage hopper is returned to its original position. CONSTITUTION:Individual sheets 12 to be spliced are set in a lower hopper 2, and the leading end section 13 and the next folded two sheets are fitted onto sheet positioning pins 5. Then, the leading end of a continuous sheet 10 set on a partitioning plate 6 is superposed on the leading end section 13 in a shape as indicated by a broken line, and is fitted onto the sheet positioning pins 5. Further, a base paper piece is peeled off from the leading end section 13 to expose a bisurface adhesive tape onto which the trailing end section 11 is applied. After the application when a lower hopper 2 is pushed into an outer box 8, a resilient member 4 is pushed downward by means of a stationary plate 9 so that the sheet positioning pins 5 are released from ths sheet, and then retracted from the outer surface of a sheet splicer 1. Accordingly, the sheet is automatically released from the sheet positioning pins 5 so as to be free, thereby it is possible to complete the splicing in a short time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a paper connection suitable for a slip issuing machine that uses continuous paper with sprocket holes used in automatic teller machines and the like.

[Conventional technology]

As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-7976, conventional paper connectors have a structure in which the tips of positioning pins arranged on both side edges of the connector are urged outward through elastic members.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, no consideration is given to removing the paper after the paper has been connected, so that if the paper is forgotten to be removed from the pin, the paper feed hole may be damaged, making it impossible to feed the paper. Additionally, since the pins apply external force to the paper, there is pressure between the paper and the feed holes that can easily damage them.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the continuous paper is connected using positioning pins.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper connector in which a positioning pin is automatically removed from the paper.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to install two paper hoppers in a device that uses continuous paper.
As a step-by-step configuration, the lower hopper is provided with a paper tray on which the starting and trailing ends of the paper can be placed. is supported by an elastic means and urged upward, and by providing a pressing means on the fixed hopper side that presses the elastic means downward when the lower hopper configured as described above is returned to its original position, the paper tray is It is possible and achieved to lower the positioning pin from the top surface.

In addition, instead of pasting the adhesive tape on the mating part guided by a pin, the paper is pasted by guiding the feeder six away from the paper and aligning the sheets in the front, back, left and right directions. Ru.

In this way, the parts can be pasted together in a wide space.

[Effect]

The elastic member supporting the paper positioning pin is pressed downward by the pressing means when the lower hopper is returned to its original position. As a result, the paper positioning pin is lowered below the upper surface of the paper tray, and the paper is released from the fitted paper positioning pin and becomes free.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a paper connector attached to a lower hopper 2, which is composed of a paper tray 3 and a plurality of positioning pins 5 fixed to an elastic member 4.

A plurality of pins 5 are arranged in a relationship corresponding to each feed hole on both sides of the continuous sheet of paper, and the pins 5 are always connected to the top by the elastic plate 4 made of a phosphor bronze plate so as to protrude from the paper tray 3. biased in the direction.

A magnet 7 that attracts the partition plate 6 is fixed to the lower hopper 2, and has the role of pulling out the partition plate when the lower hopper is pulled out. The lower hopper 2 is configured to be able to be pulled out a certain amount within the outer box 8.

When the lower hopper 2 is pushed into the outer box 8, the elastic plate 4 is pushed downward by the slope of a fixed plate 9 attached to the outer box, and the pin 5 is sunk from the surface of the paper table 3.

10 is a continuous sheet of paper set on the partition plate 6, and the end portion thereof is 1 unit. 12 is a continuous sheet of paper set in the lower hopper 2, the starting end of which is attached with an adhesive tape 14 at 13.

Figure 2 shows continuous paper 10.1 used in this paper connector 1.
2, the starting end 13 and the ending end 11 are shown in the same figure (a
) is formed like this.

The adhesive tape 14 at the starting end 13 is composed of a double-sided adhesive tape 15 on the upper surface of the paper 13 and a mount 16 pasted thereon, as shown in FIG. 2(b).

Next, the paper connection operation of the paper connector 1 configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the continuous paper set on the partition plate 6 is exhausted, the lower hopper 2 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 3(a).

At this time, the scraper plate 6 is pulled out together with the lower hopper 2 by a certain amount by the magnet 7 attached to the lower hopper 2, making it easy to set sheets.

The continuous paper 12 set in the lower hopper 2 is taken out from the lower hopper 2 and transferred to the shikiri board 6. At this time, the terminal end 1
1 as shown in FIG. 3(b) to make it easier to connect. When this work is completed, remove the continuous paper 10 from the outer box 8.
Push it inside. This operation causes the paper connector 1 of the lower hopper 2 to appear.

After this, separate continuous sheets 12 to be connected are transferred to the lower hopper 2.
The starting end 13 and the following two folded sheets are placed on the paper positioning pin 5 as shown in FIG. 3(b).
Fit into. Next, the terminal end of the continuous paper 10 set on the partition plate 6 is overlapped with the start end 13 as shown by the broken line in FIG. ).

Next, the backing paper 16 of the starting end 13 is peeled off to expose the double-sided adhesive tape surface 15, and the ending end 11 is pasted thereon (see FIG. 1).

After the pasting operation is completed, when the lower hopper 2 is pushed into the outside N8, the elastic member 4 is pushed downward by the fixing plate 9, and the paper positioning pin 5 is removed from the paper and further sunk from the surface of the paper connector 1 ( (See Figure 3(C)).

FIG. 4 is a side view of the slip issuing machine 30 showing an example of the installation of the paper connector 1, in which 20 is a paper feed sprocket, 21 is a print head, 22 is a cutter, and 23 is a paper discharge port.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, a slip is issued after a transaction is completed in an automatic teller machine, for example, but according to the above configuration,
Since the connecting portion of the paper is removed from the positioning pin, the continuous paper can start running without any resistance after the paper is connected. In addition, since the paper is connected by a two-stage hopper, the paper can be connected even when the continuous paper 10 set on the partition plate 6 is being printed or transported, which has the effect of not having to stop the issuing operation of the slip issuing machine 30. .

In addition, it is possible to connect the paper by guiding the sprocket hole located away from the pasting section and aligning the paper sheets front to back and left to right. It can be done in a large space, and the work can be done easily and accurately, which has the effect of improving work efficiency.

Other embodiments are shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be explained. A positioning pin 5 is directly fixed to the paper table 3'.

The fixing plate 9' is fixed to the outer box 8, although its shape is different from that in FIG. The paper connecting operation of the paper connector configured as described above is as follows.

The connection between the starting end and the ending end of the continuous paper is the same as in the embodiment shown in FIG. After the pasting operation is completed, when the lower hopper 2 is pushed into the outside N8, the pasted portion of the paper is pushed upward by the fixing plate 9' and removed from the paper positioning pin 5. That is, the connected portion of the paper is lifted from the paper table 3° by the fixing plate 9'.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, which has the same effect as the first embodiment, will now be described.

This embodiment uses a U-shaped paper leading edge alignment guide 40 that allows the leading edge of the paper to be aligned with the paper tray 3 without using positioning pins.
This is provided. Further, a paper presser 41 that presses the paper is configured to be pressed onto the paper table 3 from above by a spring 42 or the like.

In the paper connection operation of this embodiment, first, the leading edge of the continuous paper is pushed between the paper holder 3 and the paper presser 41, and pressed against the paper leading edge alignment guide 4o.

Align both sides of the paper while pressing the leading edge.

Next, peel off the backing paper and stick it together using the same procedure as in Figure 1.

After the above operations are completed, simply pushing the lower hopper 2 into the outer box 8 completes the paper connection.

In this embodiment, the positioning pin 5 as in the first and second embodiments is used, so the paper is held between the paper presser 41, but when the paper is conveyed or closed, the paper is transferred to the paper presser 41.
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This embodiment also has the same effects as the first embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the paper can be automatically removed from the paper presser member that holds the paper by simply returning the paper hopper to its original position after the connection of continuous paper is finished, so the paper can be removed from the paper presser member. The connection work can be completed in a short time without the need for extraction, and it also has the effect of eliminating the need to damage paper feed holes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a paper hopper according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of continuous paper used in the present invention and a sectional view of the starting end of the paper, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the paper hopper. 4 is a sectional view of a slip issuing machine in which a paper connection is arranged, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a paper hopper according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a paper hopper according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a paper hopper. 1. Paper connector, 2. Hopper, 3. Paper tray, 4.
5... Pressing member, 4... Elastic member, 5 Positioning pin, 9... Release member (fixing plate), 11 - Paper end portion, 1
3. Starting edge of paper Fig. 1 3 Stone device F3 13.m resistance hard 4.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a paper connector attached to a paper hopper of an apparatus using continuous paper, which connects the start end of a separate continuous paper to the tail end of the continuous paper that is in a light emitting state, A paper holder that can place a starting end and a trailing end in an overlapping manner, a presser member that presses the starting end and end end of the sheets stacked on the paper holder to prevent them from moving, and a paper hopper are installed in the main body of the apparatus. A paper connector comprising a release member that releases the paper press when the paper connector is attached. 2. The continuous paper has feed holes on both side edges, the presser member includes a paper positioning pin that fits into the hole, and the release member moves the paper on the placement table and the paper positioning pin relative to each other. 2. The paper connector according to claim 1, wherein the paper connector is configured to be moved in a specific manner to release the two paper connectors from each other. 3. The paper positioning pin is provided on an elastic member so as to protrude from above the paper table, and the release member is configured to push down the elastic member so that the positioning pin is recessed from the paper table. A paper connector according to claim 2.