KR101805089B1 - Storage device of envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an envelope accommodating apparatus for efficiently collecting envelopes to be charged.
The envelope storage device of the present invention comprises: an envelope insertion portion into which an envelope is inserted; An envelope guide portion connected to the envelope feeding portion and having a sliding plate for forming an angle? With respect to a horizontal plane to guide the envelope slidably; And an envelope storage box which is open to the upper side and is positioned below the envelope guide portion and in which the envelope dropped from the envelope guide portion is seated; Wherein the angle? Of the sliding plate, the length S of the sliding plate, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box, and the height H from the bottom surface to the end of the sliding plate, After contact, the envelope is slipped and stacked in the envelope storage.

Description

STORAGE DEVICE OF ENVELOPE

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an envelope accommodating apparatus, and more particularly, to an envelope accommodating apparatus for efficiently stacking envelopes to be charged.

Generally speaking, there is a culture in which passengers and consultants who visit the traditional ceremony, such as marriage and funeral process, send congratulations in the Asian countries such as Korea, China and Japan. In this case, it is general that the acceptance of the prize money is performed manually by hand. In other words, the guest or the consultant delivers the envelope containing the congratulations to the receptionist, signs the guest book, and participates in the event. Generally speaking, the name of the guest or the visitor is written on the surface of the envelope containing the donation. It is common for the receptionist to accept the receipt of the congratulatory card by confirming the amount of the congratulatory gift in the congratulatory envelope and the name of the person who has visited and recording the information on a separate book.

However, as described above, the process of accepting a donation of a donation of a manual donation involves not only troublesome work but also problems such as loss of donation or embezzlement.

In recent years, as electronic technology has developed, a system has been developed in which a credit card can be paid with a credit card, or a system in which cash is entered into a machine after the user inputs information such as his / her name. In addition, a tilting-and-raising bill storage system has been developed in which the amount of cash sealed in the bag is automatically separated from the bag and counted in real time (see prior art document 1).

However, there is a disadvantage that the known information processing system for automatic payment of greeting cards is inconvenient for the customer or the consultant to input his / her information directly, and the automation as a whole imposes limitations such as the use of structurally complex and expensive parts and equipment There is a problem that the practicality is remarkably deteriorated.

1. Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0019868 (titled invention: a tilting and tearing storage system and a tilting apparatus storage method using the same)

It is an object of the present invention to provide an envelope storage device which is simple in construction and easy to manufacture and assemble, and is easy to use and operate, and is highly practical.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an envelope storage device capable of more efficiently arranging and managing envelopes.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an envelope storage device comprising: an envelope insertion portion into which an envelope is inserted; An envelope guide portion connected to the envelope feeding portion and having a sliding plate for forming an angle? With respect to a horizontal plane to guide the envelope slidably; And an envelope storage box which is open to the upper side and is positioned below the envelope guide portion and in which the envelope dropped from the envelope guide portion is seated; Wherein the angle? Of the sliding plate, the length S of the sliding plate, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box, and the height H from the bottom surface to the end of the sliding plate, After contact, the envelope is slipped and stacked in the envelope storage.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope feeding portion includes a width sensing portion for sensing the width of the envelope, receives information on the width of the envelope from the width sensing portion, Is set as the head or the back of the envelope cover is to be inserted, and a control unit is controlled to generate an alarm signal by this determination; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope injecting portion includes a bottom surface and at least one side wall for guiding the envelope to be conveyed in the longitudinal direction, and the width sensing portion is a sensor array disposed on the bottom surface, A first sensor disposed at a distance D1 from the side wall, a second sensor disposed at a distance D2 greater than the first distance D1, and a third sensor disposed at a distance D3 larger than the distance D2, Wherein the second sensor and the third sensor are sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an object on each sensor, and D1, D2 and D3 are sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an object on the sensor, , It is detected that no object exists on the first sensor and the third sensor and a numerical value can be determined so that an object is detected on the second sensor have.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope injecting portion includes a bending sensing portion for sensing a bending state of the envelope, receives information on the bending state of the envelope from the bending sensing portion, Judging whether the envelope is an envelope of a predetermined fineness or more that is unsuitable for receipt, and generating an alarm signal when it is judged that the envelope is enveloped by the threshold value or more three times in succession; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sensor array including a bottom surface, wherein the warp sensor is disposed on the bottom surface, and includes a plurality of sensors for sensing a distance from the bottom surface to an object on each sensor , The control unit may determine that the envelope is a bent envelope when the difference between the longest distance value and the shortest distance value among the distance values from the bottom surface to the envelope received from the respective sensors is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope injecting unit includes a thickness sensing unit for sensing the thickness of the envelope, receives information on the thickness of the envelope from the thickness sensing unit, Determining whether the envelope is thicker than the set threshold value, and controlling the generation of the alarm signal by the determination; As shown in FIG.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the envelope feeding portion includes an envelope scanner that scans the surface of the envelope, receives image information regarding the surface of the envelope from the envelope scanner, and extracts the name information from the image information, ; And a storage unit for storing the name information; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including: a display device for displaying the image information or name information externally; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope guide portion may further include a guide member for pressing the envelope such that the envelope is slidably brought into close contact with the sliding plate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope guide unit further includes a guide sensor for sensing an envelope hung on the sliding plate without dropping into the envelope storage box, receiving a signal regarding the envelope caught by the guide sensor, A control unit for controlling to generate an alarm signal when the signal is received two or more times in succession; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope storage box includes moving means configured to move the envelope storage box and a height detection sensor for detecting the height of the stacked envelope, A control unit for controlling the moving unit so that the envelope storage box moves toward the envelope guide unit; As shown in FIG.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the envelope storage box receives a signal indicating that the envelope is full from the height detection sensor, the control unit controls the envelope storage unit to move from the lower position It is possible to control the moving means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the envelope storage box includes an inner storage box for accommodating the envelope and an outer storage box for supporting the inner storage box, and the moving means and the height detection sensor are provided in the outer storage box And a through hole may be formed at a position corresponding to the height detection sensor of the inner storage box.

According to the envelope storage device of the present invention, it is structurally simple and easy to use and operate, so that convenience for use is provided to the user and the reception processing efficiency of the sacrificial bag can be remarkably improved.

1 is a schematic perspective view of an envelope storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the envelope containment device of FIG.
3 is a schematic perspective view of the envelope loading portion of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the envelope detection method of the width sensing unit of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a method of detecting the envelope of the bending sense unit of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the envelope detection method of the thickness sensing unit of FIG. 3;
7 is a schematic view showing a dropping process of the envelope.
Figure 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the envelope storage of Figure 2;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The shapes, sizes, ratios, angles, numbers, and the like disclosed in the drawings for describing the embodiments of the present invention are illustrative, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Where the terms "comprises", "having", "done", and the like are used in this specification, other portions may be added unless "only" is used. Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, including the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In interpreting the constituent elements, it is construed to include the error range even if there is no separate description.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

The sizes and thicknesses of the individual components shown in the figures are shown for convenience of explanation and the present invention is not necessarily limited to the size and thickness of the components shown.

It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an envelope storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the envelope receiving apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the envelope receiving portion of FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a method of detecting the envelope of the bending sensing unit of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the width sensing unit of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a dropping process of the envelope, and FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view of the envelope storage box of FIG. 2. FIG.

1 to 8, an envelope storage device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an envelope insertion portion 110, an envelope scanner 118, an envelope guide portion 120, an envelope storage box 130, 1 to 3, the envelope input unit 110 is provided at a position outside the envelope receiving apparatus 100 in which the user can input the envelope to the envelope storing unit 100, Is an inlet portion into which the envelope (1) is put into the envelope storage device (100).

The envelope input unit 110 includes an envelope input port 111, a bottom surface 112, side walls 113a and 113b, a width sensing unit 114, a flexure sensing unit 115, a thickness sensing unit 116, ). The envelope feeding portion 110 may be connected to the control portion 140 so that the operation of the envelope feeding portion 110 may be controlled.

The bottom surface 112 and the side walls 113a and 113b of the envelope insertion portion 110 guide the envelope 1 so that the envelope 1 can be conveyed in the longitudinal direction thereof and enter the envelope injection port 111. [ At this time, the pair of side walls 113a and 113b define the movement of the envelope 1 in the width direction.

The width sensing unit 114, the flexure sensing unit 115 and the thickness sensing unit 116 of the envelope insertion unit 110 are connected to the control unit 140 to select the envelopes 1 that can be accurately seated in the envelope storage box 130 .

3 and 4, the width detecting unit 114 and the control unit 140 connected thereto detect a width of the envelope 1 to discriminate the feeding direction of the envelope 1 will be described in detail.

The width detecting unit 114 detects the width of the envelope 1 and detects the direction in which the direction of the envelope cover with the relatively small width advances toward the front or the direction of the envelope cover advances toward the rear. It is preferable that the width detection unit 114 is disposed on the upstream side of the envelope insertion port 111 in the advancing direction of the envelope 1.

The width sensing unit 114 may be a sensor array disposed on the bottom surface of the envelope injecting unit 110. The width detection unit 114 includes a first sensor 114a spaced from the one side wall 113a by D1, a second sensor 114b spaced apart by D2 larger than D1, And a fourth sensor 114d arranged to be spaced apart from the third sensor 114c by D4 which is larger than D3. The first to fourth sensors 114a to 114d are sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an object on the sensor, and can detect the presence or absence of the envelope 1 on each sensor.

Here, D1 to D4 are determined so that a positional relationship of D1 < D2 < D3 < D4 is established. The first to third sensors 114a to 114c are used to sense the width of the first envelope and the first sensor 114a, the second sensor 114b and the fourth sensor 114d are used to detect the width of the first envelope It is used to detect the width of the second wide envelope. That is, the width sensing unit 114 of the present embodiment can be configured to sense at least two types of envelopes. However, the width sensing unit is not limited to the above-described configuration and arrangement, and the third sensor 114c or the fourth sensor 114d may be omitted or three or more kinds of envelopes may be inserted A sensor may be further provided.

The method of determining D1 to D3 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), when one side of the envelope 1 advances with the envelope lid 1 ' The values of D1 to D3 can be determined so that no object is detected on the sensor 114a and the third sensor 114c and an object is detected on the second sensor 114b. Specifically, when the envelope 1 is being charged, only the second sensor 114b senses the object first, and after a predetermined time, the first sensor to the third sensor 114a to 114c can detect the object, Numerical values can be determined.

4 (c), the numerical value of D4 is larger than the envelope (first envelope) that can be detected by the first sensor 114a to the third sensor 114c ) To be detected. When the second envelope advances with the envelope cover as the head, it is detected that no object exists on the first sensor 114a and the fourth sensor 114d, and that an object is detected on the second sensor 114b The value of D4 can be determined.

Since the standard envelope is mainly used as the envelope 1, if the size of the envelope (first envelope) to be sensed is 100 mm x 205 mm, D1 may be 1 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, Etc., and D3 may be 204mm, 203.5mm, 203mm, 202.5mm, 202mm, 201.5mm, etc., and D2 may be an intermediate value of D1 and D3. If the size of the second envelope to be sensed is 105 mm x 220 mm, then D1 may be 1 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, etc., and D4 may be 219 mm, 218.5 mm, , 217.5 mm, 217 mm, 216.5 mm, and the like, and D2 may be a median value of D1 and D4.

The control unit 140 is connected to the width sensing unit 114 to receive information on the width of the envelope 1 from the width sensing unit 114. Based on this information, (1 ') is placed at the head or the envelope cover (1') is put in the back.

Specifically, when the first to third sensors 114a to 114c sense objects at the same time or when the first to fourth sensors 114a to 114d simultaneously detect an object, the control unit 140 controls the envelope 1, It can be judged that the envelope cover 1 'is in the back of the envelope cover 1'. In the envelope storage device 100 of this embodiment, the envelope cover 1 'of the envelope 1 must be trailing behind to prevent the contents in the envelope from being separated and released from the envelope when the envelope 1 falls , It can be determined that the feeding direction of the envelope 1 is appropriate in this case.

Conversely, when the first sensor 114a and the third sensor 114c do not detect an object and only the second sensor 114b detects an object (i.e., the first envelope), or When an object is not detected by the first sensor 114a and the fourth sensor 114d and an object is sensed by the second sensor 114b (i.e., in the case of the second envelope), the envelope 1 is placed in the envelope cover 1 ') as the head, and judges that the feeding direction of the envelope 1 is not appropriate.

The control unit 140 controls the operation of the roller 117 that feeds the envelope 1 when the envelope 1 that has been put in the head of the envelope cover 1 ' (Not shown) so as to stop the envelope 1 and to control the alarm sensor (not shown) to generate an alarm signal.

In the present invention, the width detecting unit 114 is not limited to the above-described configuration. Any type of detecting unit may be employed as long as the width detecting unit 114 detects the width of the envelope 1 to discriminate the feeding direction of the envelope 1 . For example, a known area sensor, line scan sensor, or the like may be employed as the sensor of the width sensing unit 114.

3 and 5, various methods for determining the degree of bending of the envelope 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5.

The bending detection unit 115 is configured to detect the degree of bending of the envelope 1 by sensing whether an object exists at a predetermined height at a plurality of points of the envelope 1. [ The deflection sensing unit 115 is a sensor array of a laser sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. When the laser signal emitted from the light emitting unit touches an object and is reflected, the sensitivity of the laser signal received by the light receiving unit is measured It is possible to detect whether or not an object exists.

5, if the distances from the respective sensors to the bottom surface of the envelope are h1, h2, h3 and h4 (h4 <h1 <h3 <h2, for example) The larger the laser signal received at the light receiving portion of each sensor has the smaller sensitivity value. When h3 is set to a predetermined height value to determine the degree of bending of the envelope and the sensitivity of the laser signal received from an object at the height of h3 is set to a predetermined sensitivity, the distance from the sensor to the bottom of the envelope is h2 The light receiving unit of the sensor corresponding to the light receiving unit receives the laser signal of a predetermined sensitivity or less and the sensor detects that the object does not exist at the predetermined height.

The control unit 140 is connected to the deflection sensing unit 115 and receives the sensitivity value of the laser signal received from the light receiving unit of each sensor. The control unit 140 may determine whether the received sensitivity value is equal to or greater than a preset sensitivity or less than a predetermined sensitivity level and determines whether the applied envelope is an envelope having a fineness greater than a predetermined threshold value.

Specifically, when the sensitivity of the laser signal received from the light-receiving unit of all the sensors is equal to or greater than a preset sensitivity, it is determined that an object exists on a predetermined height of all the sensors. It can be determined that the envelope is suitable. On the other hand, when the sensitivity of the laser signal received from one or more sensors among the plurality of sensors of the bending sense unit 115 is less than or equal to a preset sensitivity, the control unit 140 determines that no object exists at a predetermined height on the sensor . In this case, since the envelope is bent on a sensor that detects that an object does not exist at a predetermined height, the control unit 140 can determine that the fed envelope is a bent envelope and that the fed envelope is unsuitable for feeding.

Here, the predetermined height and predetermined sensitivity are determined according to the design specifications of the envelope accommodating apparatus 100 so that when the charged envelope 1 falls into the envelope storage box 130, the center of gravity of the envelope 1 maintains a suitable parabolic orbit To the maximum value of the numerical range to be set.

The bending detection unit 115 measures the distance from the bottom surface 112 to the bottom surface of the envelope 1 at a plurality of points of the envelope 1 to detect the degree of bending of the envelope 1 . The plurality of sensors may be sensors capable of sensing the presence or absence of an object on the sensor and measuring the distance from the sensor to the object and measuring the distance from the bottom surface 112 to the lower surface of the envelope 1 have.

In this case, the control unit 140 receives information on the distance values (h1 to h4) from the bottom surface 112 to the bottom surface of the envelope 1 from the bending sensing unit 115, It is possible to determine whether the envelope 1 is an envelope that is finer than a predetermined threshold value so as to be unsuitable for storage.

Specifically, the controller 140 determines whether the distance value h1 to h4 from the bottom surface 112 received from each sensor to the bottom surface of the envelope 1 is the longest distance value h2 and the shortest distance value h2 h4) is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the inserted envelope can be determined as an appropriate envelope.

On the contrary, the control unit 140 determines whether the difference value between the longest distance value h2 and the shortest distance value h4 among the distance values from the bottom surface 112 received from each sensor to the lower surface of the envelope 1 In the case of a predetermined threshold value or more, it is judged that the fed envelope is a bent envelope, and it may be determined that the envelope is inappropriate for input.

It is needless to say that in addition to the method of determining the degree of bending of the envelope 1 described above, it is needless to say that the bending sense unit 115 and the control unit 140 can determine whether the envelope fed by various determination algorithms is an envelope .

When the control unit 140 determines that the envelope 1 into which the envelope 1 is fed is warped beyond the predetermined threshold value and the envelope 1 is not suitable for feeding, the operation of the roller 117 for conveying the envelope 1 is stopped, , And can control the alarm sensor to generate an alarm signal. At this time, the control unit 140 may control the alarm sensor so as to generate an alarm signal only when the envelope 1 is judged to be an envelope warped beyond the threshold three times in succession.

Even if the envelope 1 is folded in half, it is preferable that such an envelope 1 is not accepted at all, since an error occurs frequently when the envelope 1 is unintentionally stacked beyond a desired drop trajectory at the time of free fall. Accordingly, when the alarm signal is generated as described above, it is preferable that the envelope 1 is stored in the envelope storage unit 160 separately provided. An LED or the like is installed in the envelope storage unit 160 of FIG. 160 to guide the insertion of the envelope 1. [ Here, the envelope storage unit 160 is a storage box provided separately from the envelope storage box 130.

On the other hand, the plurality of sensors of the flexure sensing unit 115 may be spaced apart from the one side wall 113a by X1. At this time, X1 may be a middle value of the width of the envelope (1). Since a standard envelope is mainly used as the envelope 1, if the size of the envelope (first envelope) to be sensed is 100 mm x 205 mm, X1 may be a value in the range of 47.5 mm to 52.5 mm. Also, if the size of the second envelope to be sensed is 105 mm x 220 mm, then X1 may be a value in the range of 50 mm to 55 mm.

The bending sensing unit 115 may include a part of the structure of the width sensing unit 114 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the flexure sensing unit 115 may be configured to include the second sensor 114b of the width sensing unit 114. [ It is desirable that the width sensing unit 114 and the bending sensing unit 115 are designed to share some sensors as described above in terms of simplifying the arrangement of the sensors and reducing the design cost.

3 and 6, a method of determining the thickness of the envelope by the thickness sensing unit 116 and the control unit 140 connected thereto will be described in detail.

The thickness detecting unit 116 is configured to detect the presence of an object at a predetermined position and to determine the thickness of the envelope 1. The thickness sensing unit 116 is a laser sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit like the above-described bending sensing unit 115. When the laser signal emitted from the light emitting unit touches an object and is reflected, By measuring the sensitivity, it is possible to detect whether an object exists at a predetermined position.

Referring to FIG. 6, for example, as the value of y1, which is the distance from the sensor to the upper surface of the envelope, becomes smaller, the laser signal received at the light receiving portion of the sensor has a larger sensitivity value. Therefore, when the distance from the sensor to the upper surface of the envelope is less than a preset value (i.e., when the thickness of the envelope is thicker than the predetermined threshold value), the light receiving portion of the sensor receives the laser signal of a predetermined sensitivity or more, It detects that an object exists at the set position.

The control unit 140 is connected to the thickness sensing unit 116 and receives the sensitivity value of the laser signal received from the light receiving unit of the sensor. The control unit 140 may determine whether the received envelope is a envelope having a thickness equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold by determining whether the received sensitivity value is equal to or greater than a preset sensitivity or less than a predetermined sensitivity.

Specifically, when the sensitivity of the received laser signal is equal to or greater than a preset sensitivity, the controller 140 determines that an object exists at a predetermined position, and determines that the envelope is an envelope having a thickness equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. Conversely, when the sensitivity of the received laser signal is equal to or lower than the preset sensitivity, the control unit 140 determines that an object does not exist at a predetermined position, and determines that the envelope is an envelope having a thickness equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.

Here, the predetermined threshold is a numerical value that allows the center of gravity of the envelope 1 to maintain a proper parabolic trajectory when the loaded envelope 1 falls into the envelope storage box 130, according to the design specifications of the envelope storage device 100 It is of course possible to set the maximum value of the range.

The thickness sensing unit 116 may be configured to sense the thickness of the envelope 1 by measuring the distance from one point located on the upper side of the envelope 1 to the upper surface of the envelope 1.

The thickness sensing unit 116 is a sensor disposed at a distance from the bottom surface 112 of the envelope insertion unit 110. The sensor senses the presence or absence of an object on the front surface of the sensor, The distance to the upper surface of the substrate 1 can be measured.

At this time, the control unit 140 is connected to the thickness sensing unit 116 to receive information on the distance value y1 from the thickness sensing unit 116 to the upper surface of the envelope 1, It is possible to judge whether the envelope 1 having the thickness equal to or larger than the preset threshold value is unsuitable for storage.

The thickness detecting unit 116 and the control unit 140 may determine whether the envelope fed by the various determination algorithms is a envelope having a thickness equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in addition to the method of discriminating the thickness of the envelope 1. [

The control unit 140 stops the operation of the roller 117 that feeds the envelope 1 when the envelope 1 is thick enough to have a thickness not less than a predetermined threshold value and is not suitable for feeding, So that the alarm sensor can be controlled to generate an alarm signal.

When the envelope 1 is thicker than a predetermined threshold value, errors often occur when the envelope 1 is unintentionally stacked out of a desired drop trajectory at the time of free fall, so that it is preferable that the envelope 1 is not accepted at all.

Further, when the envelope 1 is thicker than the predetermined threshold value, it is difficult to be scanned by the envelope scanner 118 to be described later. For example, if the thickness of the envelope 1 is larger than the width from the bottom surface 112 to the scanner 118, the surface of the envelope 1 can not be scanned by the envelope scanner 118. If the limiting thickness at which the surface can be scanned by the envelope scanner 118 is determined, it is necessary for the envelope feeder 110 to selectively receive only the envelopes 1 having a thickness equal to or less than the limit thickness.

Accordingly, when an alarm signal is generated, the control unit 140 guides the envelope 1 into the envelope storage unit 160 described above.

Passes through the width detecting unit 114, the bending detecting unit 115 and the thickness detecting unit 116 of the envelope feeding unit 110 and determines that the envelope 1 is suitable for feeding into the envelope storage device 100 The envelope 1 is conveyed to the envelope scanner 118 through the operation of the roller 117. [

The envelope scanner 118 can obtain image information described in the envelope 1 by scanning one or both sides of the envelope 1 to be input. If the envelope scanner 118 can obtain the surface information of the envelope into which the envelope scanner 118 is input, the envelope scanner 118 can be configured with a known scanner device. In addition, the position of the envelope scanner 118 is not limited to that described above, and may be determined according to the designing method of the envelope storage device 100 of the present invention.

The control unit 140 is connected to the envelope scanner 118 to receive the image information of the surface of the envelope 1 from the envelope scanner 118 and process the obtained image information to extract the name information from the image information . In addition, the control unit 140 may convert the extracted name information into character information, or may assign a serial number to the image information acquired for each input event. Further, the control unit 140 may transmit the image information or the name information corresponding to each serial number to the storage unit 150.

The storage unit 150 may store the image information or the name information received from the control unit 140. For example, the storage unit 150 may store an image file of 'people_image10.jpg' as the information of the envelope put in the tenth input event.

The envelope (1) passes through the envelope scanner (118) and then is conveyed to the envelope guide part (120).

Referring to FIG. 2, the envelope guide unit 120 is a portion for guiding the envelope so that the envelope is seated in the envelope storage box. The envelope guide unit 120 includes a sliding plate 121, a guide member 122, and a guide sensor 123.

The sliding plate 121 is a plate-like member for guiding the envelope slidably. The sliding plate 121 is configured to have a predetermined length S and is arranged to form a predetermined angle? With the horizontal plane.

The length S and the angle? Of the sliding plate 121 are related to a height L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 and a height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121 The length S and the angle? Of the sliding plate 121, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 and the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121, The envelope is slid by a predetermined distance after one end of the envelope comes into contact with the bottom surface of the envelope storage box, and the envelope is successively stacked on the upper side of the envelope.

The length S of the sliding plate 121 and the angle?, The longitudinal width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 and the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 in order to stack incoming envelopes sequentially from the bottom surface. 121 may be determined in consideration of the following conditions and equations.

7, the envelope 1 separated from the sliding plate 121 has the x-axis coordinate of the center of gravity satisfying the following formula (1) according to the time t, and the y- (where g is the gravitational constant) in accordance with the following equation (2): &quot; (2) &quot;

The length S of the sliding plate 121 and the angle? In the equation (2), the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 The value of t1 can be calculated with the height H as the variable from the height H to the end of the sliding plate 121 as a variable. The x coordinate of the center of gravity of the envelope 1 at the moment when one end surface of the envelope 1 reaches the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 is calculated by the following equation The length S and the angle?, And the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121. [

At this time, as shown in the following equation (3), the x-coordinate of the center of gravity of the envelope 1 at the instant t1 falls within the predetermined range L1 to L2 of the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 The length S of the plate 121 and the angle?, The vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 and the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121 can be specified.

Illustratively, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 may be set to be slightly larger than the length of the envelope 1, and may be determined according to the longitudinal width L of the bottom surface of the predetermined envelope storage box 130 And the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121 can be determined so as to satisfy the above-described condition.

Preferably, L1 and L2 are set such that, after one end of the envelope 1 contacts the bottom surface of the envelope storage 130, the envelope 1 slips by a certain distance and accumulates in the envelope storage 130, 0.6L and L2 can be set to 0.9L. More preferably, L1 may be set to 0.7L and L2 may be set to 0.8L.

Further, the above-mentioned conditions are satisfied when the friction between the sliding plate 121 and the envelope 1, the rotation of the envelope 1 at the time when the envelope is separated from the sliding plate 121, And so on.

On the other hand, when the envelope 1 falls so that the x-coordinate of the center of gravity of the envelope 1 at t1, which is the moment when one end of the envelope 1 touches the bottom of the envelope storage 130, falls within the preset range, (1) can be set up against the side wall of the envelope storage box (130). In this case, it is difficult to efficiently manage the envelopes because the envelopes can not be stacked sequentially according to the order in which the envelopes are inserted. Therefore, the length S of the sliding plate 121 and the angle?, The vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130, and the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121 satisfy the above- Is determined to be satisfied.

The length S of the sliding plate 121 and the angle?, The vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130, and the length L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 are determined according to experimentally obtained conditions through repeated dropping of the envelope 1 in the sliding plate 121 The height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121 may be determined.

The guide member 122 serves to press the envelope 1 such that the envelope 1 is brought into close contact with the sliding plate 121 and slid. The envelope 1 can stably be brought into close contact with the sliding plate 121 by the guide member 122. The envelope storage device 100 includes the guide member 122 so that the balance of the envelope 1 falling down into the envelope storage box 130 can be kept constant, thereby enhancing the reliability of storing the envelopes.

2, the guide member 122 is disposed at the upper end of the sliding plate 121. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The guide members 122 may be provided on both sides of the sliding plate 121 in pairs.

The guide member 122 may be formed of a metal plate such as aluminum provided at one end thereof to be rotatable. The guide member 122 is disposed so as to press the envelope 1 by the weight of the metal plate.

The guide sensor 123 detects the bag that has not dropped into the bag storage box 130 by hanging on the end of the sliding plate 121. The guide sensor 123 may be positioned at the end of the sliding plate 121 in the traveling direction of the envelope 1 and may be configured to sense the presence or absence of an object on the sensor, that is, an envelope. The guide sensor 120 may be connected to the control unit 140 and may transmit a detection signal to the control unit 140.

The control unit 140 can receive the signal related to the envelope 1 hung on the sliding plate 121 without dropping from the guide sensor 123 to the envelope storage box 130 and control the alarm sensor to generate an alarm signal have. At this time, the control unit 140 may control the alarm sensor to generate an alarm signal only when the signal related to the envelope is continuously received twice or more.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 8, the envelope storage box 130 is located below the envelope guide portion 120 and is configured to seat the envelope 1 which has been opened upward to fall down.

The envelope storage box 130 may be configured to include an inner storage box 131 for accommodating the envelope, an outer storage box 132 for supporting the inner storage box 131, a moving means 133 and a height detection sensor 134. The envelope storage box 130 may be connected to the controller 140 to control the operation thereof.

As described above, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 can be determined so as to satisfy the above-described conditions and expressions. In addition, the height of the envelope storage box 130 can be determined in consideration of the height H from the bottom surface of the envelope storage box 130 to the end of the sliding plate 121.

The inner storage box 131 can be configured to be detachable from the envelope storage device 100 of the present invention. Accordingly, the user can separate the inner storage box 131 from the outer storage box 132 and carry the envelopes contained in the inner storage box 131. [ The internal storage box 131 may be a paper box which can be easily transported and can be stored in an enclosed sealed envelope.

A through hole may be formed in the inner storage box 131 at a position corresponding to a height detection sensor 134a to be described later so that the height detection sensor 134a can detect the inside of the inside storage box 131. [

The external storage box 132 is a frame for supporting the internal storage box 131. [

The moving means 133 is located below the external storage box 132 and is configured to move the envelope storage box 130. [ The moving means 133 is configured to move the envelope storage box 130 in a plane with respect to the bottom surface of the envelope receiving apparatus 100.

As the moving means 133, a known two-dimensional transfer system can be applied without limitation. For example, a two-dimensional stage system using a screw may be employed as the moving means 133. [

The height detection sensors 134a and 134b detect the height of the envelope stacked in the inner storage box 131. [ The height detection sensor 134a is located at one side of the external storage box 132 and can detect whether the envelope is accumulated up to the horizontal position of the height detection sensor 134a through the through hole of the internal storage box 131. [ The height detection sensor 134b may be positioned above the envelope storage 130 and may sense the height of the envelope stacked in the inner storage box 131 through the open opening of the inner storage box 131. [ The height detection sensors 134a and 134b may be connected to the envelope storage controller 142 and may transmit a height detection signal to the controller 140. [

The control unit 140 receives the signal of the height of the envelope from the height detection sensors 134a and 134b and can control the moving means 133 by referring to the received signal.

Specifically, when the control unit 140 receives a signal indicating that the envelope has accumulated from the height detection sensor 134a to a predetermined height of the envelope storage 130, the envelope storage box 130 moves in the direction of the envelope guide unit 120 The moving means 133 can be controlled. This is because as the envelopes are gradually stacked, the bottom surface becomes higher, so that the falling envelope gradually makes the first contact at a position close to the envelope guide portion 120, thereby increasing the possibility that the envelopes will not stack as intended Because. Therefore, it is desirable to correct the position of the sliding plate 121 and the envelope storage box 130 when a certain amount of envelopes are piled up to reduce the possibility of error due to the rise of the bottom surface.

The height detection sensor 134a may be located at any one position as in the present embodiment so as to control the position of the sliding plate 121 and the envelope storage 130 only once. However, the number of the height detection sensors 134a It is possible to perform more accurate position correction.

When the control unit 140 receives a signal indicating that the envelope is full from the height detection sensor 134b in the envelope storage box 130, the envelope storage box 130 moves to the position where the envelope guide unit 120 is detached from the lower side of the envelope guide unit 120 To control the moving means 133 so that the other envelope storage box 130 can be positioned.

The number and arrangement of the height detection sensors 134a and 134b are not limited to those illustrated in Fig. 8, but may be determined according to the design specifications of the envelope storage device 100. [

Meanwhile, the envelope storage device 100 of the present invention may include display devices 171 and 172 for outputting various digital information on a screen.

1 and 2, a display device 171 disposed on the user side for receiving an envelope from a customer and disposed on the user side is disposed on the front surface of the envelope storage device 100, The reception status and the image information or the name information can be provided to the user. In addition, the display device 172 disposed on the guest side can display and provide the guide information of the event and the publicity screen so that the guest can see it.

The display devices 171 and 172 may be known display devices such as a TFT display device such as an LCD display device and an organic light emitting diode display device .

The envelope storage device 100 of the present invention can be configured to include a plurality of security sensors 181 and 182 and a surveillance camera 183 and 184 capable of sensing the security state of the envelope storage device 100 .

2, the envelope storage device 100 includes a door opening / closing detection security sensor 181 installed on a door of the envelope storage device 100 to detect whether the door is opened or closed, A security sensor 182 for detecting whether the envelope storage device 100 is moving or not, a security camera 183 for illuminating the user side, and a security camera 184 for illuminating the passenger side, The security state of the envelope storage device 100 can be monitored.

This detection of the security status can be transmitted in real time to the separately located status server. Accordingly, it is easy to cope with abnormal opening and closing of equipment (for example, theft).

Meanwhile, the envelope storage device 100 of the present invention may further include a button operation portion (not shown). The button operation unit may allow the user to input a command necessary for organizing the envelope to the control unit 140 or to manage and modify the data displayed on the display units 171 and 172. [ The button operation unit may be, for example, a simple on-off button or a keyboard having various keys, or may be an input unit such as a touch panel provided on the display unit.

Meanwhile, the control unit 140 may have a single configuration for the sake of convenience of explanation, and may be an integrated configuration of a plurality of sub-control units. For example, the control unit 140 may be constituted by one processor, or may be divided into several processors and physically separated from each other.

Meanwhile, although the control unit 140 for controlling the envelope storage device 100 and the storage unit 150 for storing information are separately described, it is a convenience / functional classification, and each of the configurations is physically clearly divided Functions performed in the respective configurations may be performed in duplicate, or some configurations may be omitted and included in other configurations. For example, the control unit 140 and the storage unit 150 may be configured as one integrated control unit.

2, the control unit 140 and the storage unit 150 may be formed as separate units and may be provided outside the envelope storage device 100. However, the control unit 140 and the storage unit 150 may be disposed inside the envelope storage device 100, But may be integrally provided with the storage device 100.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to those embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100 ... Envelope storage
110 ... Envelope input part
111 ... Envelope Inlet
112 ... Bottom surface
113a, 113b ... Side wall
114 ... The width-
115 ... The bending-
116 ... The thickness sensing unit
117 ... roller
118 ... Envelope Scanner
120 ... Envelope guide portion
121 ... Sliding plate
122 ... The guide member
123 ... Guide sensor
130 ... Envelope storage
131 ... Internal storage
132 ... External storage
133 ... transportation
134a, 134b ... Height sensor
140 ... The control unit
150 ... The storage unit
160 ... Envelope storage section

Claims (13)

An envelope insertion portion into which the envelope is inserted;
An envelope guide portion connected to the envelope feeding portion and having a sliding plate for forming an angle? With respect to a horizontal plane to guide the envelope slidably; And
An envelope storage box which is opened upward and is located below the envelope guide portion and in which the envelope dropped from the envelope guide portion is seated; / RTI &gt;
Wherein the angle? Of the sliding plate, the length S of the sliding plate, the vertical width L of the bottom surface of the envelope storage box, and the height H from the bottom surface to the end of the sliding plate are set so that one end of the envelope contacts the bottom surface, Characterized in that the envelope is slid and is determined to be stacked in the envelope storage box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope injecting unit includes a width sensing unit for sensing a width of the envelope,
And a control unit that receives information on the width of the envelope from the width detection unit and determines whether the envelope to be fed based on the information is fed with the envelope cover as the head or with the envelope cover as the tail, A control unit for controlling to generate a signal; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the envelope loading portion has a bottom surface and at least one side wall for guiding the envelope to be transported in the longitudinal direction,
Wherein the width sensor is a sensor array disposed on the bottom surface and includes a first sensor disposed at a distance of D1 from the sidewall, a second sensor disposed at a distance of D2 larger than D1, And a second sensor disposed in the second sensor,
Wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an object on each sensor,
The D1, the D2, and the D3 are detected as being absent on the first sensor and the third sensor when the envelope is advanced with the envelope cover as its head with one side thereof contacting the side wall, Wherein a numerical value is determined such that an object is detected on the second sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope injecting portion has a bending sensing portion for sensing a bending state of the envelope,
Wherein the control unit is configured to receive information on the warpage state of the envelope from the warp detecting unit and determine whether the envelope to be charged based on the information is an envelope that is warped by a predetermined threshold value or more, A control unit for controlling to generate an alarm signal when it is judged to be a bent envelope; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the envelope injecting portion has a bottom surface for guiding the envelope to be conveyed in the longitudinal direction,
Wherein the deflection sensing unit is a sensor array disposed on the bottom surface, and includes a plurality of sensors for sensing whether an object exists at a predetermined height on each sensor,
Wherein the control unit determines that the envelope is a bent envelope when receiving a signal indicating that no object exists from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope injecting unit includes a thickness sensing unit for sensing a thickness of the envelope,
A control unit for receiving information on the thickness of the envelope from the thickness sensing unit, determining whether the envelope to be fed based on the information is an envelope of a predetermined threshold value or more, and generating an alarm signal by the determination; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope feeding portion includes an envelope scanner for scanning the surface of the envelope,
A control unit for receiving image information on the surface of the envelope from the envelope scanner and extracting the name information from the image information; And
A storage unit for storing the name information; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. 8. The method of claim 7,
A display device for externally displaying the image information or the name information; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope guide unit further comprises a guide member for pressing the envelope so that the envelope is slidably brought into close contact with the sliding plate. The method according to claim 1,
The envelope guide unit may further include a guide sensor for sensing an envelope hung on the sliding plate without dropping into the envelope storage box,
A control unit for receiving a signal relating to an envelope jammed by the guide sensor and generating an alarm signal when the signal is received two or more times in succession; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the envelope storage box has moving means configured to move the envelope storage box and a height detection sensor for detecting the height of the stacked envelopes,
A controller for controlling the moving means so that the envelope storage box moves toward the envelope guide portion with reference to a signal obtained from the height detection sensor; Further comprising: an envelope accommodating device for accommodating the envelope. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control unit controls the moving unit so that the envelope storage box moves to a position where the envelope storage unit is disengaged from the lower side of the envelope guide unit when the envelope storage box receives a signal indicating that the envelope is full from the height detection sensor , Envelope storage device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the envelope storage box comprises an inner storage box for accommodating the envelope and an outer storage box for supporting the inner storage box,
The moving means and the height detection sensor are provided in the external storage box,
And a through hole is formed at a position corresponding to the height detection sensor of the inner storage box.

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