WO1999047444A1 - Paper sheet sorting/stacking device and mail sorting/stacking device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for handling paper sheets such as a mail sorting / stacking apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for stacking paper sheets of various different thicknesses in a stacking box.
- Landscape technology for handling paper sheets such as a mail sorting / stacking apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for stacking paper sheets of various different thicknesses in a stacking box.
- Method 2 A method in which a pair of optical sensors is disposed at a position where the optical axis is shielded when the stacked sheets reach a predetermined height, and the stacking height is detected.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus with high accumulating efficiency.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 shows the configuration of the bin in the mail sorting and stacking device of Fig. 1.
- FIG. 3 shows a control diagram of the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of FIG.
- Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the first process of sorting and collecting mails in the collection box.
- Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the process of sorting and collecting mails in the bin for the second time.
- the paper sheet sorting apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- the postal materials such as postcards and envelopes
- they are also referred to as postal sorting devices or postal sorting devices, or simply postal sorting devices or postal sorting machines. It is also called a route assembling device because it can arrange mail in the order of delivery.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the bundle of mail pieces placed on the hopper 1 is separated one by one by the separation unit 2 and conveyed to the conveyance path 3.
- a thickness measuring device 4 that measures the thickness of mail
- an exclusion box 6 that collects mail that is determined to be too thick to be applied to the device based on the measurement results of this thickness measuring device 4
- an overflow accumulating unit 11 for accumulating mail and the like which are full from each accumulation box.
- eight stacking boxes are mounted per row in the stacking section 10. The number of accumulation boxes can be changed. Usually, a stacking box of 150 to 40 ° is often mounted.
- an operation panel 12 for clerk operation, and a control unit 5 for allocating the sorting destination of the bins and determining the destination bin for each mail.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration of each accumulation box of the accumulation unit 10 shown in FIG.
- the shaft 24 is rotated by a drive source (not shown)
- the direction in which the mail conveyed along the gate 2 3 1 transport path 22 attached to the shaft 24 is collected in the collection box 21 is not determined.
- a stack guide 2 ⁇ that guides the course of the mail to be stacked is provided so as to rotate about the shaft 26 and extends into the stacking box 21.
- An indicator lamp 27 is provided to indicate whether or not the accumulation status of the postal matter in the bin 21 is "almost full", “full", or the like, and whether or not the postal status is particularly full.
- the gate 23 switches, and the route is guided to the gate 23 and the stack guide 25 to collect the mail. Stacked on stool 29.
- the sorting destination designation of the stacking box is assigned (2 3 1).
- the mail is sorted by the first digit of the delivery destination.At this time, since the mail volume of each delivery destination is unknown, the mail is allocated to a preset sorting destination, and the mail is sent to each mailing destination as shown in the conceptual diagram in Fig. 4. It is accumulated for each accumulation box number assigned to the accumulation box. The first digit replaces the information obtained from the address information etc. written on the mail with a number, etc., and indicates the last digit of the number, and the mail should be actually delivered.
- Delivery destinations such as homes and apartments are assembled based on this mailing address information. Subsequently, when the clerk turns on the supply switch (205), the bundle of mail pieces placed on the hotbed 1 is separated and sent out one by one in the separation unit 2 (206), and the mail pieces sent out are separated. After passing through the conveying path 3, the thickness is measured by the thickness measuring device 4 (207). Mail that is determined to be a thickness that cannot be applied to the device based on the measured thickness information is sent to the exclusion box 6 and collected (208, 209). The postal matter determined to be normal is sent to the reading unit 7, and the postal information, such as the postal code and address, described on the postal matter is read out (210).
- the destination storage bin is determined from the address information and the allocation designation of the storage bin (2 1 1), and it is confirmed whether the storage bin is full. (2 1 2). If the bin is full, if there is a desired bin that is not full at the same destination (2 14), the destination bin is changed and the bin is collected (2 15), but if there is no bin, the destination is overflowed. Box 6 7 is determined and collected (2 16).
- the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention uses the thickness data (also referred to as thickness information) of the mail obtained by the thickness measuring device 4 at the time of the first sorting / accumulating process to the delivery destination. The data is added and calculated according to the delivery destination of each mail, and the data is saved (233). This is because the amount (thickness) of mail delivered differs depending on the delivery destination, as described later.
- the accumulated mail 29 in each accumulation box in FIG. 2 is placed in a certain accumulation state (accumulated thickness) based on the aforementioned mail thickness information and the information set in advance by the control unit 5. (Or the height of the stack), it is determined that the battery is almost full (234), and the display lamp 27 in FIG. 2 is flashed to notify the staff (223).
- the blinking indicator lamp 27 goes off (225) and the mail is collected in the empty bin 21.
- the postal matter to be conveyed is subsequently conveyed, and the thickness of the postal matter is measured by the thickness measuring device 4 and accumulated in the accumulation box 21 while being added as thickness data (233).
- the stacking box number added to each stacking box and the order of picking up Manage so that you can understand.
- the thickness data of the mail is detected by the thickness measuring device 4 as described above. The height of the entire mail being conveyed and collected in the bin 21 is determined sequentially, and it is determined whether the height of the “full” is higher than “almost full” (235).
- step 5 When the reference value set in step 5 is reached, it is determined that the mail is "full” (227), the display lamp 27 is turned on (228), and the mail is no longer collected in the collection box 21. When the attendant removes the collected mail 29 (229), the indicator lamp 27 goes out (225), and the mail to be collected is continuously transported to the collecting box 21 (233).
- the postal matter collected in the collecting boxes 51 to 56 has a postal group having the same first digit for each delivery destination.
- the postal items transported to the overflow bin 57 have the same number in the first digit of the delivery destination, so the clerk will classify the postal items one by one into a group of postal items with the same first digit in the destination. .
- the sorting and stacking in each stacking box will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
- the first digit is “” as shown in Fig. 4 (a).
- the mailing box with the number 1 is assigned the stacking box number 5 1 and 52, and the mail with the first digit 2 is the box number 53 and 54, and the first digit
- the collection number “55” and “56” are set in advance for the mail of “3”, and the collection number “57” is set in advance for mail (overflow) where the collection box at the sorting destination is full and cannot enter any more. .
- Fig. 1 mail items in which delivery destinations “61-63”, “71-73”, “81-83”, and “91-93” are mixed are shown in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 (b) when the sorting and stacking process is performed by the stacking device, for example, in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 1”, “6 1 ⁇ 6] ⁇ 9 1 ⁇ 6 1 ⁇ 8 1 ...
- the mail is full based on the thickness data of the mail, it is stacked one after another in the other bin number “5 2” assigned by the first digit “1”. Then, a group of postal items whose first digit is “1”, which is in a certain state of accumulation, especially full (including almost full and full), is sequentially taken out of the accumulation box as shown in the figure and managed.
- the thickness data is obtained by the thickness measuring device 4 and the address information is obtained by the reading unit 7 corresponding to each mail.
- the thickness data of the group of items is added, and the total sum can be determined (2 3 2), and the total sum of the thickness of the postal group regarding the second digit of the delivery destination described later can be determined.
- the sorting destination designation of the stacking box is assigned.
- the sorting process is obtained in the first process.
- the bins are assigned destinations (2 3 1).
- Fig. 5 (a) shows the number of mails collected in the first sorting / stacking process (conventional example) and the added thickness information (the present invention) added according to the second digit of the delivery destination. And shows the calculated results. For example, in the case of a mail item whose second digit of the delivery destination is “9” as shown in the figure, the number of stacked sheets is 1200, but the added thickness is 600 mm.
- FIG. 5 (a) the figures with the larger added thicknesses are 1800mm for "8" and 1600mm for "7" for the delivery destination. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 5 (b), two bins with bin numbers of “54 and 55” are allocated in the case of the second eyesight power of “8”, and similarly, in the case of the second digit of “7”, Assign two stacking boxes with stacking numbers "5 2 and 5 3".
- the mail is sorted by the second digit of the delivery destination.
- the mail items sorted in the first process are supplied to the stacking unit of the device in ascending order of the first digit (small numbers). This process has been described in detail in FIG. 3 and will be omitted. It is needless to say that the amount of mail collected in one bin is managed based on the mail thickness data, as in the first sorting process.
- the first digit of the delivery destination is younger, that is, mail items “6 1” “7 1” “8 1” “9 1” are stacked in the stacking box of each stacking box number assigned first.
- the mailing box with the second digit of the delivery destination is “6” in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 1”, and the second digit in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 2 and 5 3”.
- the postal item of 7 '', the bin number of 54 and 55 are the postal item of the second digit ⁇ 8 '', and the bin of the bin number ⁇ 56 '' is the postal item of the second digit ⁇ 9 '' respectively. Classified and accumulated.
- the first digit is “6 1”, “7 1”, “8 1”, and “9 1”.
- "7 2""82""92" mail will be supplied subsequently, and the first digit; "3""63""73""83""93" mail
- mixed mail physical strength before being sorted and stacked by the mail sorting and stacking apparatus of the present invention can be grouped as mail groups according to the delivery destination. It becomes possible to carry out route assembly processing in the order of delivery.
- the second digit power Focusing on the bin with the bin number "5 3" in Fig. 4 (c), the second digit power; although the mail is assigned to be piled up with "7", the delivery destination is "61" Mail, that is, postal matter with the second digit power S “6” is accumulated: This starts sorting processing with the sorting destination designation allocation, and in a short time during sorting operation, the second digit power S “ The additional thickness is increased due to the concentration of thick mails such as 6 '', and when the full number of bins with a certain number of bins is detected in the bin with the bin number of ⁇ 5 1 '', the second digit is If the added thickness of “7” is small and the stacking box number “5 3” is empty, as shown in (2 3 6) in Fig. 3, this stacking box is placed in the destination where the second digit is “6”. change. As a result, the number of mails transported to the overflow collecting box 57 and later sorted by the attendant by hand is reduced, and the collecting efficiency
- the delivery destination uses the first and second digits, that is, two digits in total.
- the delivery destination of m digits (m is an integer of 1 or more) such as three or four digits.
- the delivery number 2 is collected based on the thickness data of the mail items obtained in the first time.
- a stacking box was assigned for the first digit, and the first digit of the delivery number was sorted and sorted in ascending order (small numbers).
- the data of the postal items obtained in the first time were collected in the second time. Even if the first digit of the delivery number is assigned to a collection box and the second digit of the delivery number is sorted and sorted in ascending order, the above-described route assembly can be performed. Needless to say, the route assembling process can be performed in the order of the delivery destination number.
- the mail sorting / accumulating device of the present invention indicates whether the mail in the stacking box 21 in FIG. 2 is in a stacking state equal to or higher than a predetermined value, particularly a full state (including almost full and full) and a mail.
- a predetermined value particularly a full state (including almost full and full) and a mail.
- the relationship with the thickness data is explained in comparison with the conventional technology.
- the setting of “almost full” or “full” or the setting from “almost full” to “full” of the stacking box of the present invention can be freely set or changed based on the above-mentioned mail thickness data. Since it can be made variable, the state of accumulation in the collection box can be managed flexibly.
- a staff member is often responsible for processing 50 to 100 stacking boxes, and the stacking box 21 becomes “almost full” when processing other stacking boxes. After that, the mail is further conveyed and judged to be “full”, and the subsequent mail is further conveyed to the overflow stacking box 11, where the attendant manually sorts it later, resulting in poor efficiency. If the “almost full” state is set to an earlier timing, the time from “almost full” to “full” will be longer, but the number of removals will have to be removed by the attendant even though there is not much mail accumulated. And the integration efficiency is also worsened. Therefore, in order to increase the integration efficiency, it is necessary to increase the height of “almost full” as much as possible, and further increase the time from “almost full” to “full”.
- the present invention measures the thickness data of each piece of mail using the thickness measuring device 4 in FIG. 1 and compares the thickness data with the delivery destination of the mail.
- the thickness measuring device 4 in FIG. 1 By managing while storing, as described above, calculation is performed in conjunction with the height of "almost full” or “full” indicating the accumulation state of mail items, that is, the full state, and by managing the state of the accumulation box, It is possible to solve the problems of the prior art, improve the operability of the staff, and provide a mail sorting / stacking device that does not require much cost.
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A mail sorting/stacking device for sorting and stacking mails in required stacking boxes in accordance with the address information about the mails. It is judged in accordance with the thickness information about the mails stacked in the stacking boxes whether or not the quantity of mails stacked in the stacking boxes exceeds a certain value. Further, the number of stacking boxes are determined in accordance with the thickness information, and the stacking efficiency is improved, thereby providing an inexpensive mail sorting/stacking device.
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明 細 書 紙葉類区分集積装置及び郵便物区分集積装置 技術分野 Description Paper sheet sorting and stacking equipment and mail sorting and stacking equipment
本発明は、 郵便物区分集積装置等の紙葉類を扱う装置に関し、 特に種々 に異なる厚さの紙葉類を各集積箱に混在して集積する技術に関る。 冃景技術 The present invention relates to an apparatus for handling paper sheets such as a mail sorting / stacking apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for stacking paper sheets of various different thicknesses in a stacking box. Landscape technology
従来より郵便物等の紙葉類を区分し、 所望の集積箱に集積する技術があ るが、 この集積箱での満杯容量は以下の方式が考えられており、 例えば、 特開昭 6 3 - 7 4 8 7 3号公報記載の紙葉類区分集積装置がある。 Conventionally, there is a technique of sorting papers such as mails and stacking them in a desired stacking box. The full capacity of the stacking box has been considered by the following method. -There is a paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-48773.
方式 集積枚数を固定とする方式 Method Fixed number of sheets
方式 2 . 集積された紙葉類が所定の高さになると光軸を遮光する位置に 一対の光学センサ配置して集積高さを検知する方式 発明の開示 Method 2. A method in which a pair of optical sensors is disposed at a position where the optical axis is shielded when the stacked sheets reach a predetermined height, and the stacking height is detected.
種々に異なる厚さの紙葉類、特に郵便物等を同一の集積箱に混在して集 積する場合、 厚い紙葉類 (例、 封筒など) が多い場合と、 薄い紙葉類 (例、 はがきなど) が多い場合は、 同一枚数集積してもその集積高さが異なる。 そのため集積枚数を固定とする上記従来技術に記載した方式 1では、満 杯容量を厚い紙葉類の枚数に設定すると薄い紙葉類が多い場合はまだ高 さに余裕があるのに 「満杯」 となってしまい、 満杯容量を薄い紙葉類の枚 数に設定すると厚い紙葉類が多い場合はあふれるという問題があり、集積 効率が悪い。 When sheets of various thicknesses, especially mail, etc., are mixed and collected in the same stacking box, there are many thick sheets (eg, envelopes, etc.) and thin sheets (eg, If there are many (postcards, etc.), the stacking height differs even if the same number is stacked. Therefore, in the method 1 described in the above-mentioned conventional technique in which the number of stacked sheets is fixed, if the full capacity is set to the number of thick sheets, the number of thin sheets is large. When the full capacity is set to the number of thin paper sheets, there is a problem that overflow occurs when there are many thick paper sheets, and the stacking efficiency is poor.
一方、 光学センサを用いる上記方式 2では、 満杯容量は常に同一な集積 高さを検知できるので集積効率は良いが、すべての集積箱に設置すること が必要であるため、 コス ト高となる。
本発明の目的は、集積効率の良い紙葉類区分集積装置を安価に提供する 爭.にある。 図面の簡単な説明 On the other hand, in the above-mentioned method 2 using an optical sensor, the full capacity can always detect the same integration height, so that the integration efficiency is good, but the cost is high because it needs to be installed in all the integration boxes. An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus with high accumulating efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
図 1は本発明の郵便物区分集積装置の構成図を示す。 FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention.
図 2は図 1の郵便物区分集積装置の集積箱の構成図を示す。 Fig. 2 shows the configuration of the bin in the mail sorting and stacking device of Fig. 1.
図 3は図 1の郵便物区分集積装置の制御ダイアグラムを示す。 FIG. 3 shows a control diagram of the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of FIG.
図 4は 1回目に郵便物を集積箱に区分集積する処理を説明する説明図 を示す。 Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the first process of sorting and collecting mails in the collection box.
図 5は 2回目に郵便物を集積箱に区分集積する処理を説明する説明図 を示す。 発明を実施するための最良の形態 Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the process of sorting and collecting mails in the bin for the second time. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
以下、 本発明の紙葉類区分装置について、 図面を用いて詳細に説明する。 尚、 紙葉類として、 はがきや封筒等に代表される郵便物を区分し集積して 取り扱うことから、 郵便物区分集積装置又は郵便区分集積装置、 また単に 郵便区分装置又は郵便区分機とも言い、郵便物をその配達順に並べる処理 も行えることから道順組立装置ともいう。 Hereinafter, the paper sheet sorting apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the postal materials, such as postcards and envelopes, are sorted and collected as paper, they are also referred to as postal sorting devices or postal sorting devices, or simply postal sorting devices or postal sorting machines. It is also called a route assembling device because it can arrange mail in the order of delivery.
図 1は、 本発明の一実施例である郵便物区分集積装置の概略図を示す。 ホッパ 1に置かれた郵便物の束は、分離部 2により 1通づつに分離され、 搬送路 3へ搬送される。 他に、 郵便物の厚さを測定する厚さ測定器 4、 こ の厚さ測定器 4の測定結果から装置にかけられない厚さと判定された郵 便物を集積する排除箱 6、 郵便物を搬送する搬送路 8、 順次搬送されてく る郵便物を各段に振り分ける分岐搬送路 9、マトリクス状に配置された複 数の集積箱からなる集積部 1 0が設けられており、 各段の最終 (図示する 点線部分) には、 各集積箱から満杯であふれた郵便物等を集積するオーバ 一フロー集積部 1 1が設けられている。 図示する様に集積部 1 0の一列当 たり 8つの集積箱が実装されており、 列数の増減により装置一台当たりの
集積箱数を変えられるようになつている。 通常は 1 5 0〜4 0◦の集積箱 が実装されていることが多い。 また係員操作用の操作パネル 1 2、 集積箱 の区分先指定割り振りや各郵便物の行き先集積箱を決める等を行う制御 部 5が設けられている。 FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bundle of mail pieces placed on the hopper 1 is separated one by one by the separation unit 2 and conveyed to the conveyance path 3. In addition, a thickness measuring device 4 that measures the thickness of mail, an exclusion box 6 that collects mail that is determined to be too thick to be applied to the device based on the measurement results of this thickness measuring device 4, There are provided a transport path 8 for transporting, a branch transport path 9 for sorting mails sequentially transported to each stage, and a stacking section 10 composed of a plurality of stacking boxes arranged in a matrix. (Shown by a dotted line) is provided with an overflow accumulating unit 11 for accumulating mail and the like which are full from each accumulation box. As shown in the figure, eight stacking boxes are mounted per row in the stacking section 10. The number of accumulation boxes can be changed. Usually, a stacking box of 150 to 40 ° is often mounted. There is also provided an operation panel 12 for clerk operation, and a control unit 5 for allocating the sorting destination of the bins and determining the destination bin for each mail.
図 2は、 図 1に示す集積部 1 0の各集積箱の構成を示す。 図示しない駆 動源によりシャフ ト 2 4を回転させると、 シャフ ト 2 4に取り付けられた ゲート 2 3 1 搬送路 2 2を搬送されてくる郵便物を集積箱 2 1に集積す る方向かしない方向かに切り替わる。 集積される郵便物の進路を案内する スタックガイ ド 2 δがシャフト 2 6を中心に回転するように設けられて 集積箱 2 1内へのびている。 郵便物の集積状態が 「ほぼ満杯」 「満杯」 等 の集積箱 2 1の郵便物の集積状態が一定値以上か否か、特に満杯かどうか を表示する表示ランプ 2 7が設けられている。 集積箱 2 1に集積されるべ き郵便物 2 8が搬送路 2 2を搬送されてくるとゲート 2 3が切り替わり、 ゲート 2 3およびスタックガイ ド 2 5に進路を案内されて集積済みの郵 便物 2 9の上に集積される。 FIG. 2 shows a configuration of each accumulation box of the accumulation unit 10 shown in FIG. When the shaft 24 is rotated by a drive source (not shown), the direction in which the mail conveyed along the gate 2 3 1 transport path 22 attached to the shaft 24 is collected in the collection box 21 is not determined. Switch to the direction. A stack guide 2 δ that guides the course of the mail to be stacked is provided so as to rotate about the shaft 26 and extends into the stacking box 21. An indicator lamp 27 is provided to indicate whether or not the accumulation status of the postal matter in the bin 21 is "almost full", "full", or the like, and whether or not the postal status is particularly full. When mail 28 to be collected in the collection box 21 is conveyed along the conveyance path 22, the gate 23 switches, and the route is guided to the gate 23 and the stack guide 25 to collect the mail. Stacked on stool 29.
次に、 配達先が混在した 1群の郵便物群を、 図 1の郵便物区分集積装置 に 2回かけて配達先の若い順番 (数字で割り当てられた配達先の番号が小 さい順番のこと) に並べる道順組立処理を図 3に示した制御部 5の制御ダ ィアグラムに基づいて詳細に説明する。 Next, a group of postal goods with mixed delivery destinations is placed twice in the mail sorting and stacking device shown in Fig. 1 in ascending order of delivery destination (the order of delivery destinations assigned numerically is the smallest order). The details of the route assembling process will be described with reference to the control diagram of the control unit 5 shown in FIG.
最初に、係員が図 1の操作パネル 1 2で区分処理モードを道順組立処理 の 1回目と選択すると (2 0 〗)、集積箱の区分先指定が割り振られる (2 3 1 ) 。 この 1回目は配達先の 1桁目で区分するが、 このとき各配達先の 郵便物量は未知なので、 あらかじめ設定された区分先に割り振られ、 図 4 に示す概念図のように郵便物が各集積箱に割り振られた集積箱番号毎に 集積される。 尚、 1桁目とは郵便物に記載される宛名情報などから得られ る情報を数字等に置換し、 その数字の下 1桁目のことを示すもので、 実際 に郵便物を配達すべき家、 アパート等の配達先は、 この郵便物の宛名情報 に基づいて道順組立が行われる。
続いて、 係員が供給スィッチを ONすると (205) 、 ホツバ 1に置力 れた郵便物の束は、 分離部 2で一通ずつに分離されて繰り出され (20 6) 、 繰り出された郵便物は搬送路 3を通り、 厚さ測定器.4でその厚さを 計測される (207) 。 計測された厚さ情報で装置にかけられない厚さと 判定された郵便物は排除箱 6へ送られ、 集積する (208、 209) 。 正 常と判定された郵便物は読み取り部 7へ送られ、郵便物に記載された郵便 番号、 宛名等の宛名情報を読み取られる (2 1 0) 。 First, when the attendant selects the sorting processing mode as the first time of the route assembling processing on the operation panel 12 of FIG. 1 (20〗), the sorting destination designation of the stacking box is assigned (2 3 1). In this first delivery, the mail is sorted by the first digit of the delivery destination.At this time, since the mail volume of each delivery destination is unknown, the mail is allocated to a preset sorting destination, and the mail is sent to each mailing destination as shown in the conceptual diagram in Fig. 4. It is accumulated for each accumulation box number assigned to the accumulation box. The first digit replaces the information obtained from the address information etc. written on the mail with a number, etc., and indicates the last digit of the number, and the mail should be actually delivered. Delivery destinations such as homes and apartments are assembled based on this mailing address information. Subsequently, when the clerk turns on the supply switch (205), the bundle of mail pieces placed on the hotbed 1 is separated and sent out one by one in the separation unit 2 (206), and the mail pieces sent out are separated. After passing through the conveying path 3, the thickness is measured by the thickness measuring device 4 (207). Mail that is determined to be a thickness that cannot be applied to the device based on the measured thickness information is sent to the exclusion box 6 and collected (208, 209). The postal matter determined to be normal is sent to the reading unit 7, and the postal information, such as the postal code and address, described on the postal matter is read out (210).
その後、 郵便物が搬送路 8を通っている間に、 宛名情報と集積箱の区分 先指定の割り振りから行き先集積箱が決められ (2 1 1 ) 、 行き先集積箱 が満杯でないかが確認される (2 1 2) 。 満杯の場合、 同じ区分先で満杯 でない所望の集積箱がある場合は (2 14) 行き先集積箱を変更し集積さ れるが (2 1 5) 、 集積箱がない場合は行き先をオーバ一フロー集積箱 6 7と決定され集積される (2 1 6) 。 この様に、 本発明の郵便物区分集積 装置はこの 1回目の配達先への区分集積処理の際、厚さ測定器 4で得られ る郵便物の厚さデータ (厚さ情報ともいう) を各郵便物の配達先に対応さ せて加算して計算し、 データ保存しておく (233) 。 後述するように配 達先によつて配達される郵便物の量 (厚さ) が異なるためである。 Thereafter, while the mail is passing through the transport path 8, the destination storage bin is determined from the address information and the allocation designation of the storage bin (2 1 1), and it is confirmed whether the storage bin is full. (2 1 2). If the bin is full, if there is a desired bin that is not full at the same destination (2 14), the destination bin is changed and the bin is collected (2 15), but if there is no bin, the destination is overflowed. Box 6 7 is determined and collected (2 16). In this way, the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention uses the thickness data (also referred to as thickness information) of the mail obtained by the thickness measuring device 4 at the time of the first sorting / accumulating process to the delivery destination. The data is added and calculated according to the delivery destination of each mail, and the data is saved (233). This is because the amount (thickness) of mail delivered differs depending on the delivery destination, as described later.
この区分動作中に図 2の各集積箱の集積郵便物 29が、 前述の郵便物の 厚さ情報と制御部 5によつて予め設定された情報に基づき、 ある一定の集 積状態 (集積厚さ又は集積高さ) になると 「ほぼ満杯」 と判断し (234) 、 図 2の表示ランプ 27を点滅させて係員に知らせる (223) 。 係員が集 積郵便物 29を取り出して 「ほぼ満杯」 が解除されると (224) 、 点滅 していた表示ランプ 27は消え (225) 、 空になった集積箱 2 1へは集 積されるべき郵便物が引き続いて搬送され、 その郵便物の厚さが厚さ測定 器 4で測定され、厚さデータとして加算されながら集積箱 2 1へ集積され る (233) 。 尚、 「ほぼ満杯」 と半 U断し、 係員が集積箱 2 1に収納され た図 2の集積郵便物 29を取り出した場合は、集積箱個々に付加された集 積箱番号と取り出した順番が分かるように管理する。
係員が集積郵便物を取り出さないまま 「ほぼ満杯」 の集積箱 2 1へ更に 郵便物がある一定量搬送されてくると、前述と同様に郵便物の厚さデータ を厚さ測定器 4によって検出するため集積箱 2 1に搬送集積されつつあ る全体の郵便物の高さが逐次判断され、 「ほぼ満杯」 より多い 「満杯」 の 高さに達するか否かが分かり (235) 、 制御部 5により設定されたある 基準値に達した場合 「満杯」 と判定して (227) 、 表示ランプ 27を点 灯し (228) 、 以降集積箱 2 1に郵便物は集積されなくなる。 係員が集 積郵便物 29を取り出すと (229) 、 表示ランプ 27は消え (225) 、 集積箱 2 1へは再び集積されるべき郵便物が引き続いて搬送されてくる (233) 。 During this sorting operation, the accumulated mail 29 in each accumulation box in FIG. 2 is placed in a certain accumulation state (accumulated thickness) based on the aforementioned mail thickness information and the information set in advance by the control unit 5. (Or the height of the stack), it is determined that the battery is almost full (234), and the display lamp 27 in FIG. 2 is flashed to notify the staff (223). When the clerk removes the stacked mail 29 and “almost full” is released (224), the blinking indicator lamp 27 goes off (225) and the mail is collected in the empty bin 21. The postal matter to be conveyed is subsequently conveyed, and the thickness of the postal matter is measured by the thickness measuring device 4 and accumulated in the accumulation box 21 while being added as thickness data (233). In addition, if the clerk took out half the U as `` almost full '' and took out the stacking mail 29 in Fig. 2 stored in the stacking box 21, the stacking box number added to each stacking box and the order of picking up Manage so that you can understand. When the clerk does not take out the stacked mail and takes a certain amount of mail further to the `` almost full '' stacking box 21, the thickness data of the mail is detected by the thickness measuring device 4 as described above. The height of the entire mail being conveyed and collected in the bin 21 is determined sequentially, and it is determined whether the height of the “full” is higher than “almost full” (235). When the reference value set in step 5 is reached, it is determined that the mail is "full" (227), the display lamp 27 is turned on (228), and the mail is no longer collected in the collection box 21. When the attendant removes the collected mail 29 (229), the indicator lamp 27 goes out (225), and the mail to be collected is continuously transported to the collecting box 21 (233).
このようにして 1回目の区分が終わると図 4に図示するように、集積箱 5 1〜 56に集積された郵便物は 1桁目が同じ番号の配達先毎の郵便物 群ができる。 ただし、 オーバーフロー集積箱 57に搬送された郵便物は配 達先の 1桁目の番号が混在なので配達先の 1桁目が同じ番号の郵便物群 へ係員が 1枚づっ手区分することとなる。 When the first sorting is completed in this way, as shown in FIG. 4, the postal matter collected in the collecting boxes 51 to 56 has a postal group having the same first digit for each delivery destination. However, the postal items transported to the overflow bin 57 have the same number in the first digit of the delivery destination, so the clerk will classify the postal items one by one into a group of postal items with the same first digit in the destination. .
ここで図 4に基づき各集積箱への区分集積について詳細に説明する。 前述したように、郵便物区分集積装置を使って 1回目で郵便物を区分集 積する場合、 郵便物の厚さが不明なため、 図 4 (a) に示すように、 1桁 目が 「1」 の郵便物には集積箱番号 「5 1と 52」 の集積箱を割り当て、 同様に 1桁目が 「2」 の郵便物には集積箱番号 「53と 54」 を、 1桁目 が 「3」 の郵便物には集積番号 「55と 56」 を、 区分先の集積箱が満杯 でそれ以上入らないような郵便物(オーバーフロー) には集積番号「57」 をそれぞれ予め設定しておく。 Here, the sorting and stacking in each stacking box will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As described above, when mail is sorted and collected for the first time using the mail sorting / stacking device, the thickness of the mail is unknown, so the first digit is “” as shown in Fig. 4 (a). The mailing box with the number 1 is assigned the stacking box number 5 1 and 52, and the mail with the first digit 2 is the box number 53 and 54, and the first digit The collection number “55” and “56” are set in advance for the mail of “3”, and the collection number “57” is set in advance for mail (overflow) where the collection box at the sorting destination is full and cannot enter any more. .
この設定を基に、 配達先 「6 1〜63」 「7 1〜73」 「8 1〜83」 「9 1〜93」 がバラバラで混在した郵便物を図 1に示す本発明の郵便物 区分集積装置にて区分集積処理すると図 4 (b) に図示するように、 例え ば、集積箱番号 「5 1」 の集積箱には、 下から 「6 1 · 6 ] · 9 1 · 6 1 · 8 1 · · · ·」 というように配達先の 1桁目が 「 1」 の郵便物のみ集積さ
れ、 郵便物の厚さデータに基づき満杯になると、 1桁目 「 1」 の集積で割 り当てられたもう 1つの集積箱番号 「5 2」 に次々と集積される。 そして 一定の集積状態の、 特に満杯状態 (ほぼ満杯、 満杯のどちらも含む) にな つた 1桁目が 「1」 の郵便物群を図示するように集積箱から順次取り出し て管理する。 Based on this setting, mail items in which delivery destinations “61-63”, “71-73”, “81-83”, and “91-93” are mixed are shown in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 4 (b), when the sorting and stacking process is performed by the stacking device, for example, in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 1”, “6 1 · 6] · 9 1 · 6 1 · 8 1 ... When the mail is full based on the thickness data of the mail, it is stacked one after another in the other bin number “5 2” assigned by the first digit “1”. Then, a group of postal items whose first digit is “1”, which is in a certain state of accumulation, especially full (including almost full and full), is sequentially taken out of the accumulation box as shown in the figure and managed.
この様な郵便物の区分集積処理により、 配達先の 1桁目が 「 1」 の郵便 物群、 「2」 の郵便物群、 「3」 の郵便物群とを区分することが可能とな ると共に、 この 1回目の区分集積処理の際に、 厚さ測定器 4で厚さデータ を、 読み取り部 7で宛名情報をそれぞれ各郵便物に対応させて求めている ので、各配達先の郵便物群の厚さデータ加算され、その総和が判断でき( 2 3 2 ) 、 後述する配達先の 2桁目に関する郵便物群の厚さの総和が判断で きる。 By such sorting and stacking of postal items, it is possible to classify the postal items with the first digit of the delivery destination as "1", "2", and "3". In addition, at the time of the first sorting and collecting process, the thickness data is obtained by the thickness measuring device 4 and the address information is obtained by the reading unit 7 corresponding to each mail. The thickness data of the group of items is added, and the total sum can be determined (2 3 2), and the total sum of the thickness of the postal group regarding the second digit of the delivery destination described later can be determined.
次に、係員が操作パネル 1 2で区分処理モードを道順組立処理の 2回目 と選択すると (2 0 1 ) 、 集積箱の区分先指定が割り振られるが、 このと き 1回目の処理で得られた郵便物の厚さデータの加算データ (総和) を基 に、 集積箱の区分先が割り当てられる (2 3 1 ) 。 Next, when the attendant selects the sorting process mode as the second process of the route assembly process on the operation panel 12 (201), the sorting destination designation of the stacking box is assigned. At this time, the sorting process is obtained in the first process. Based on the added data (sum) of the thickness data of the postal items, the bins are assigned destinations (2 3 1).
この割り当てについて図 5を使用して説明する。 This assignment will be described with reference to FIG.
図 5 ( a ) は 1回目の区分集積処理で得られた郵便物の集積枚数 (従来 例) 及び加算した厚さ情報 (本発明) を、 配達先の 2桁目の数値に対応し て加算、 計算した結果を示す。 例えば、 図示する配達先の 2桁目が 「9」 の郵便物の場合、 集積枚数は 1 2 0 0枚であるが、 加算厚さが 6 0 0 m m である。 他の郵便物の 2桁目 「8」 「7」 「6」 と比較すると明らかであ るが、郵便物の集積枚数として考えると他の郵便物に比べて一番多い郵便 物と判断されるが、 加算厚さでは 2桁目 「8」 「7」 よりも数値が低い。 この様に、 2桁目 「9」 の郵便物は枚数的には多いが、 個々の郵便物の厚 さが小さい葉書等を多く含んでいると考えられる。 そのため、 郵便物の集 積管理において、郵便物の枚数で管理することは対象の集積箱がすぐに満 杯になったりして集積効率が良くない。
そこで、 本発明の郵便物区分集積装置では、 2回目の道順組立処理にお いて、 図 5 (b) に示すように 2桁目の加算厚さ情報に基づい一 Fig. 5 (a) shows the number of mails collected in the first sorting / stacking process (conventional example) and the added thickness information (the present invention) added according to the second digit of the delivery destination. And shows the calculated results. For example, in the case of a mail item whose second digit of the delivery destination is “9” as shown in the figure, the number of stacked sheets is 1200, but the added thickness is 600 mm. It is clear from comparison with the second digit of other mails, `` 8 '', `` 7 '', `` 6 '', but it is judged to be the largest number of mails compared to other mails when considering the number of mails accumulated However, the value of the added thickness is lower than the second digit “8” and “7”. In this way, the number of mails in the second digit “9” is large in number, but each postal mail is considered to include many postcards with small thickness. Therefore, in the management of mail collection, managing the number of mails based on the number of mails would cause the collection box to be filled up quickly, resulting in poor collection efficiency. Therefore, in the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention, in the second route assembling process, as shown in FIG.
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図 5 (a ) からも分かるように、 加算厚さの大きい数値を示しているの は、 配達先の 2桁目の数字が 「8」 の 1 800mmと 「7」 の 1 600m mである。 従って、 図 5 (b) のように、 2析目力 「8」 の場合は集積箱 番号 「54と 5 5」 の 2個の集積箱を割り当て、 同様に 2桁目が 「7」 の 場合は集積番号 「5 2と 5 3」 の 2個の集積箱を割り当てる。 一方、 2桁 目力 S 「6」 「9」 の場合は、 配達先の 2桁目の郵便物群の加算厚さは小さ いので、 それぞれ集積箱番号 「5 1」 「56」 のように 1個のみ割り当て この様に、 郵便物の枚数を使用して集積箱を割り当てるのではなく、 郵 便物の厚さデータを用いて集積箱を割り当てるので、 より効率的な区分集 積を可能となると言う効果がある。 As can be seen from Fig. 5 (a), the figures with the larger added thicknesses are 1800mm for "8" and 1600mm for "7" for the delivery destination. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 5 (b), two bins with bin numbers of “54 and 55” are allocated in the case of the second eyesight power of “8”, and similarly, in the case of the second digit of “7”, Assign two stacking boxes with stacking numbers "5 2 and 5 3". On the other hand, in the case of the second digit power S “6” and “9”, the added thickness of the mail group in the second digit of the delivery destination is small, and therefore the accumulation box numbers “5 1” and “56” respectively In this way, instead of allocating bins using the number of mail items, allocating bins using mail thickness data, it is possible to achieve more efficient sorting and collection. There is an effect to say.
以下、 この集積箱の割り当てに伴い、 2回目の道順組立処理について図 5 ( c ) を用いて説明する。 Hereinafter, the second route assembling process will be described with reference to FIG.
2回目の処理では配達先の 2桁目で区分するが、 このとき 1回目の処理 で区分けされた郵便物群の 1桁目が若い (数字が小さい) 順に装置の集積 部に供給する。 この処理については、 図 3で詳細に説明したので省略する 1 集積箱の郵便物の集積量は 1回目の区分処理と同じく、 郵便物の厚さ データを基に管理されることは言うまでもない。 In the second process, the mail is sorted by the second digit of the delivery destination. At this time, the mail items sorted in the first process are supplied to the stacking unit of the device in ascending order of the first digit (small numbers). This process has been described in detail in FIG. 3 and will be omitted. It is needless to say that the amount of mail collected in one bin is managed based on the mail thickness data, as in the first sorting process.
図示するように配達先の 1桁目が若い、 即ち、 郵便物 「6 1」 「7 1」 「8 1」 「9 1」 が最初に割り当てられた各集積箱番号の集積箱に集積さ れていく。 集積箱番号 「5 1」 の集積箱には配達先の 2桁目が 「6」 の郵 便物が、 同様に、 集積箱番号 「5 2と 5 3」 の集積箱には 2桁目 「7」 の 郵便物、 集積箱番号 「54と 55」 には 2桁目 「8」 の郵便物、 集積箱番 号 「5 6」 の集積箱には 2桁目 「9」 の郵便物がそれぞれ区分され集積さ れる。
図示していないが、 1桁目が 「 1」 の 「6 1」 「7 1」 「8 1」 「9 1」 の郵便物の区分集積の後、 1桁目力; 「2」 の 「6 2」 「7 2」 「8 2」 「9 2」 の郵便物を続いて供給し、 更に、 1桁目力; 「3」 の 「6 3」 「7 3」 「8 3」 「9 3」 の郵便物を所定の集積箱に供給して区分集積することで、 本発明の郵便物区分集積装置によって区分集積される前の混在した郵便 物力 配達先に応じてそれぞれ郵便物群としてまとめることができるので、 配達順にあつた道順組立処理を行うことが可能となる。 As shown in the figure, the first digit of the delivery destination is younger, that is, mail items “6 1” “7 1” “8 1” “9 1” are stacked in the stacking box of each stacking box number assigned first. To go. The mailing box with the second digit of the delivery destination is “6” in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 1”, and the second digit in the stacking box with the stacking box number “5 2 and 5 3”. The postal item of 7 '', the bin number of 54 and 55 are the postal item of the second digit `` 8 '', and the bin of the bin number `` 56 '' is the postal item of the second digit `` 9 '' respectively. Classified and accumulated. Although not shown in the figure, the first digit is “6 1”, “7 1”, “8 1”, and “9 1”. "7 2""82""92" mail will be supplied subsequently, and the first digit; "3""63""73""83""93" mail By supplying articles to a predetermined stacking box and sorting and collecting them, mixed mail physical strength before being sorted and stacked by the mail sorting and stacking apparatus of the present invention can be grouped as mail groups according to the delivery destination. It becomes possible to carry out route assembly processing in the order of delivery.
尚、 図 4 ( c ) の集積箱番号 「5 3」 の集積箱に注目すると、 2桁目力; 「7」 の郵便物が集積されるよう割り当てられたのに配達先が 「6 1」 の 郵便物、 即ち、 2桁目力 S 「6」 の郵便物が集積されている: これは、 区分 先指定割り振りで区分処理を開始して、 区分動作中のある短時間に 2桁目 力 S 「6」 の厚いメールが集中したりなどで加算厚さが厚くなり、 集積箱番 号 「5 1」 の集積箱で一定の集積状態以上の 「満杯」 を検知したときで、 更に 2桁目が 「7」 の加算厚さが薄くて集積箱番号 「5 3」 が空の場合は、 図 3の (2 3 6 ) に示す様にこの集積箱を 2桁目が 「6」 の区分先に変更 する。 これによりオーバ一フロー集積箱 5 7 へ搬送されて、 後に係員が手 区分する事となる郵便物が減り、 集積効率が良くなる。 Focusing on the bin with the bin number "5 3" in Fig. 4 (c), the second digit power; although the mail is assigned to be piled up with "7", the delivery destination is "61" Mail, that is, postal matter with the second digit power S “6” is accumulated: This starts sorting processing with the sorting destination designation allocation, and in a short time during sorting operation, the second digit power S “ The additional thickness is increased due to the concentration of thick mails such as 6 '', and when the full number of bins with a certain number of bins is detected in the bin with the bin number of `` 5 1 '', the second digit is If the added thickness of “7” is small and the stacking box number “5 3” is empty, as shown in (2 3 6) in Fig. 3, this stacking box is placed in the destination where the second digit is “6”. change. As a result, the number of mails transported to the overflow collecting box 57 and later sorted by the attendant by hand is reduced, and the collecting efficiency is improved.
同じように、 図 3の (2 3 1 ) の道順組立処理の 1回目を選択して集積 箱の区分先指定を予め設定するときに、 前回まで、 具体的には前日までに 記憶しておいた道順組立処理時の各配達先毎の厚さデータを統計処理し ておき、前回までに多かった区分先に多くの集積箱を設定する制御などを 行うことで、道順組立処理が 1回目であっても集積効率の向上を図ること が可能となる。 Similarly, when selecting the first time of the route assembly processing shown in (2 3 1) in Fig. 3 and setting the sorting destination designation of the bin in advance, it is stored up to the previous time, specifically, the previous day. Statistical processing is performed on the thickness data for each delivery destination during the route assembling process, and control is performed to set up a large number of bins at the sorting destinations that had been increased up to the previous time. Even so, the integration efficiency can be improved.
以上説明した内容では、配達先が 1桁目及び 2桁目の合計 2桁を使用し た例について述べたが、 3桁や 4桁等の m (mは 1以上の整数) 桁の配達 先であっても本発明の郵便物区分集積装置を使用して郵便物を配達順に 道順組立処理を行うことも可能であり、 また、 1回目及び 2回目の計 2回 に分けて配達順に合わせて郵便物群を細分化した例について説明したが、
3回、 4回と n ( nは 2以上の整数) 回分、 郵便物を区分集積することも 可能である。 In the above description, the example where the delivery destination uses the first and second digits, that is, two digits in total, was used. However, the delivery destination of m digits (m is an integer of 1 or more) such as three or four digits. However, it is also possible to use the mail sorting / accumulating apparatus of the present invention to carry out the route assembling process in the order of delivery of mail items. I explained an example where the mail group was subdivided, It is also possible to separate and collect mail three, four, and n (n is an integer of 2 or more) times.
また、 前述した 1回目、 2回目の道順組立処理では、 1回目に混在した 郵便物群を区分集積し、 2回目に 1回目で得た郵便物の厚さデータを基に 配達先番号の 2桁目について集積箱を割り当て、 配達先番号の 1桁目が若 い (数字が小さい) 順番で区分集積したが、 これとは逆に、 2回目に 1回 目で得た郵便物のデータを基に配達先番号の 1桁目について集積箱を割 り当て、 配達先番号の 2桁目が若い順番で区分集積しても、 前述してきた 道順組立を行うことが可能となる。 また配達先番号が大きい順においても 道順組立処理が可能であることは言うまでもない。 Also, in the first and second route assembly processes described above, mail items mixed in the first time are sorted and collected, and the delivery number 2 is collected based on the thickness data of the mail items obtained in the first time. A stacking box was assigned for the first digit, and the first digit of the delivery number was sorted and sorted in ascending order (small numbers). Conversely, the data of the postal items obtained in the first time were collected in the second time. Even if the first digit of the delivery number is assigned to a collection box and the second digit of the delivery number is sorted and sorted in ascending order, the above-described route assembly can be performed. Needless to say, the route assembling process can be performed in the order of the delivery destination number.
続いて、本発明の郵便物区分集積装置について図 2の集積箱 2 1の郵便 物が予め設定された一定値以上の集積状態かを示す、 特に満杯状態 (ほぼ 満杯、 満杯含む) と郵便物の厚さデータとの関連性について、 従来技術と 比較しながら説明する。 なお、 本発明の集積箱の 「ほぼ満杯」 「満杯」 の 設定や 「ほぼ満杯」 から 「満杯」 までの設定などは、 前述の郵便物の厚さ データに基づき、 自由に設定又は変更して可変とすることができるので集 積箱内の集積状態を柔軟に管理することができる。 Subsequently, the mail sorting / accumulating device of the present invention indicates whether the mail in the stacking box 21 in FIG. 2 is in a stacking state equal to or higher than a predetermined value, particularly a full state (including almost full and full) and a mail. The relationship with the thickness data is explained in comparison with the conventional technology. In addition, the setting of “almost full” or “full” or the setting from “almost full” to “full” of the stacking box of the present invention can be freely set or changed based on the above-mentioned mail thickness data. Since it can be made variable, the state of accumulation in the collection box can be managed flexibly.
通常、係員は 1人で 5 0〜 1 0 0個の集積箱の処理を受け持つことが多 く、 他の集積箱の処理を行っている場合などに集積箱 2 1が 「ほぼ満杯」 状態になった後、 更に郵便物が搬送されて 「満杯」 と判断され、 更に以降 の郵便物がオーバーフロー集積箱 1 1へ搬送され、後に係員が手区分する 事となり効率が悪いことが発生する。 「ほぼ満杯」 状態を早いタイミング とすると 「ほぼ満杯」 から 「満杯」 までの時間は長くなるが、 郵便物があ まり集積されていないのに係員が取り出さなければならなるので、取り出 し回数が増えてやはり集積効率は悪くなる。 従って、 集積効率を上げるに は、 なるべく 「ほぼ満杯」 の高さを高くして、 更に 「ほぼ満杯」 から 「満 杯」 までの時間を長くする必要がある。 Normally, a staff member is often responsible for processing 50 to 100 stacking boxes, and the stacking box 21 becomes “almost full” when processing other stacking boxes. After that, the mail is further conveyed and judged to be "full", and the subsequent mail is further conveyed to the overflow stacking box 11, where the attendant manually sorts it later, resulting in poor efficiency. If the “almost full” state is set to an earlier timing, the time from “almost full” to “full” will be longer, but the number of removals will have to be removed by the attendant even though there is not much mail accumulated. And the integration efficiency is also worsened. Therefore, in order to increase the integration efficiency, it is necessary to increase the height of “almost full” as much as possible, and further increase the time from “almost full” to “full”.
ここで例えば 0 . 2 m mから 6 . 0 mmの郵便物を取り扱うと仮定し、
図 2に示す集積箱 2 1の設定を 「ほぼ満杯」 高さを 60mm、 「満杯」 高 さを更に 24mm (計 84mm) と仮定する。 For example, suppose you handle mail from 0.2 mm to 6.0 mm, Assume that the setting of the bin 21 shown in Fig. 2 is “almost full” with a height of 60 mm and “full” height with a further 24 mm (84 mm in total).
従来の技術に記載した方式 1のように 「ほぼ満杯」 「満杯」 を枚数で決 めるとする。 0. 2 mm郵便物の枚数に設定すると 300枚で「ほぼ満杯」、 更に 1 20枚で 「満杯」 と設定することになるが、 全て 6. 0mmの郵便 物が搬送されてくると 1 4枚で物理的に満杯となり、 しかも満杯検知され ないので以降も郵便物は集積箱へ送られ、郵便物を痛めることになるので、 もっとも厚い郵便物の枚数に設定せざるを得ない。 そこで 6. Omm郵便 物の枚数に設定すると 1 0枚で 「ほぼ満杯」 、 更に 4枚で 「満杯」 と設定 することになるが、 全て 0. 2mmの郵便物が搬送されてくると 0. 2m mZ枚 X 1 4枚 = 2. 8mmで 8 1. 2 mmも空いているのに 「満杯」 と 判断してしまレ、集積効率が悪レ、。 As in method 1 described in the conventional technology, “almost full” and “full” are determined by the number of sheets. If the number of mails is set to 0.2 mm, 300 sheets will be set to “almost full”, and 120 will be set to “full”. If all 6.0 mm mails are conveyed, 14 Since the sheets are physically full and the full state is not detected, the mail will be sent to the stacking box and the mail will be damaged, so the number of thickest mails must be set. Therefore, if the number of Omm mails is set to 6, then 10 sheets will be set to `` almost full '', and 4 sheets will be set to `` full ''. 2m mZ x 1 4 = 2.8mm and 81.2mm is vacant but it is judged to be "full" and the integration efficiency is poor.
一方、 従来の技術に記載した方式 2のように集積郵便物が 「ほぼ満杯」 「満杯」 高さに光学センサを配置して集積高さを検知すると、 前記問題は 解決するがコスト高となる。 On the other hand, if the stacking postal matter is positioned almost full or full as in method 2 described in the prior art and the optical sensor is arranged at the height to detect the stacking height, the above problem is solved but the cost increases. .
本発明は、 これらの従来技術を解決するため、 郵便物の個々の厚さデ一 タを図 1の厚さ測定器 4で測定し、郵便物の配達先に対応させてその厚さ データを記憶しながら管理することで、 前述したように郵便物の集積状態、 即ち満杯状態を示す 「ほぼ満杯」 「満杯」 の高さとつき合わせて計算し、 集積箱の状態を管理することで、 上述の従来技術の問題点が解決でき、 係 員の操作性を高く した、 また、 コストのかからない郵便物区分集積装置を 提供することが可能になる。 産業上の利用可能性 In order to solve these conventional techniques, the present invention measures the thickness data of each piece of mail using the thickness measuring device 4 in FIG. 1 and compares the thickness data with the delivery destination of the mail. By managing while storing, as described above, calculation is performed in conjunction with the height of "almost full" or "full" indicating the accumulation state of mail items, that is, the full state, and by managing the state of the accumulation box, It is possible to solve the problems of the prior art, improve the operability of the staff, and provide a mail sorting / stacking device that does not require much cost. Industrial applicability
以上、 本発明の詳細な説明によれば、 郵便物を集積する集積箱の集積効 率が良く、 また、 係員の操作がし易く、 更にまた、 安価な紙葉類区分集積 装置を提供することが出来るという効果がある。
As described above, according to the detailed description of the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus in which an accumulating box for accumulating mails has a good accumulating efficiency, is easy to operate by a staff member, and is inexpensive. There is an effect that can be done.
Claims
1 . 紙葉類を分離する分離部と、 紙葉類の厚さを計測する厚さ測定部と、 紙葉類に付加された情報を読み取る読み取り部と、紙葉類を集積する集積 箱を複数有する集積部と、 前記各部を制御する制御部とを有し、 前記読み 取り部で読み取った情報を基に前記集積部の所望の集積箱に区分集積す る紙葉類区分集積装置であって、 1. Separation unit that separates paper sheets, thickness measurement unit that measures the thickness of paper sheets, reading unit that reads information added to paper sheets, and stacking box that stacks paper sheets A paper sheet sorting / stacking apparatus comprising: a plurality of stacking units; and a control unit that controls each unit, and sorts and stacks in a desired stacking box of the stacking unit based on information read by the reading unit. hand,
前記制御部は、 前記集積箱に集積される紙葉類を一定の集積状態に設定 し、設定された前記一定の集積状態と前記厚さ測定部で得た紙葉類の厚さ 情報とに基づき該集積箱に集積される紙葉類の集積状態を管理すること を特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 The control unit sets the sheets to be stacked in the stacking box to a certain stacking state, and sets the fixed stacking state and the thickness information of the sheets obtained by the thickness measuring unit to the set state. A sheet sorting / stacking apparatus for managing the state of stacking of sheets stacked in the stacking box based on the stacking state.
2 . 請求項 1記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部の紙葉類の 管理は、 前記集積箱に集積される紙葉類の集積状態が一定値以上か否かの 管理であって、 該制御部が一定値以上と判定したとき、 紙葉類の集積状態 が満杯であることを示す表示を行うことを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装 2. The paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control of the paper sheets of the control unit is a management of whether or not the accumulation state of the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation box is equal to or more than a predetermined value. And when the control unit determines that the value is equal to or more than a predetermined value, a display indicating that the paper sheet stacking state is full is performed.
3 . 請求項 2記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部が紙葉類の 集積量が一定値以上と判定した後、 対象の集積箱に紙葉類が搬送されてき た場合、紙葉類の集積量が一定値以上の前記対象の集積箱以外の集積箱に 集積することを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 3. The sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sheet is conveyed to the target stacking box after the control unit determines that the stacking amount of the sheet is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. A paper sheet sorting and stacking apparatus, wherein the sheets are stacked in a stacking box other than the target stacking box whose stacking amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
4 . 請求項 1記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部による集積 状態の設定は、前記集積箱内の紙葉類が空の状態から紙葉類が該集積箱よ り溢れるまでの高さに合わせて自由に設定可能であることを特徴とする 紙葉類区分集積装置。
4. The paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting of the stacking state by the control unit is performed from a state in which the sheets in the stacking box are empty to a state in which the sheets overflow from the stacking box. A paper sheet sorting and accumulating apparatus, which can be freely set according to the height.
5 . 請求項 1記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部は、 前記厚 さ測定部によって得られた厚さ情報に基づいて、紙葉類を集積すべき集積 箱の個数を設定することを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 5. The sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets the number of stacking boxes on which sheets are to be stacked based on the thickness information obtained by the thickness measuring unit. A paper sheet sorting / stacking device, characterized in that:
6 . 請求項 1記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部により設定 される前記集積状態は前記集積箱に集積される紙葉類が第 1の集積状態 と第 2の集積状態とから成り、前記厚さ情報に基づき前記第 1の集積状態 から前記第 2の集積状態までの紙葉類の集積量を可変とすることを特徴 とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 6. The sheet stacking device according to claim 1, wherein the stacking state set by the control unit is such that sheets stacked in the stacking box are in a first stacking state and a second stacking state. A sheet stacking / stacking device, wherein a stacking amount of sheets from the first stacking state to the second stacking state is variable based on the thickness information.
7 . 請求項 5記載の紙葉類区分集積装置において、 前記制御部が紙葉類を 区分している動作中に、 各集積箱の集積状態に応じて搬送すべき集積箱を 変更することを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 7. The paper sheet sorting / stacking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein during the operation of the control unit for sorting the paper sheets, the stacking box to be transported is changed according to the stacking state of each stacking box. Characteristic paper sheet sorting and stacking device.
8 . 郵便物の宛名によって配達先順に郵便物を区分する郵便物区分集積装 置において、 8. In a mail sorting device that sorts mail in the order of delivery destination by mail address,
郵便物を分離する分離部と、 郵便物の厚さを測定する測定部と、 郵便物 の宛名情報を読み取る読み取り部と、 郵便物を集積する集積箱を複数備え た集積部と、 制御部とを有し、 A separation unit that separates mail, a measurement unit that measures the thickness of mail, a reading unit that reads mailing address information, an accumulation unit that includes a plurality of accumulation boxes that accumulate mail, and a control unit. Has,
該制御部は、 前記分離部より繰り出された郵便物を前記測定部によって その厚さ情報を測定し、 前記読み取り部からの宛名情報から前記集積部の うち所望の集積箱に郵便物を集積する場合、測定された前記厚さ情報に基 づき前記集積箱の割り当てる数を、集積箱に郵便物を集積する前の時点に 設定することを特徴とする郵便物区分集積装置。 The control unit measures the thickness information of the postal matter delivered from the separation unit by the measurement unit, and accumulates the postal matter in a desired one of the accumulation units from the address information from the reading unit. In this case, the postal matter sorting / stacking apparatus is characterized in that, based on the measured thickness information, the number of the bins to be allocated is set at a point in time before the postal matter is collected in the bin.
9 . 請求項 8記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 複数回の区分処理を行 う場合であって、 n ( nは 1以上の整数) 回目に前記測定部より得た厚さ 情報に基づいて N ( Nは nより大きい整数) 回目の集積箱の割り当てを設
定することを特徴とする郵便物区分集積装置。 9. The mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sorting process is performed a plurality of times, based on thickness information obtained from the measuring unit at n (n is an integer of 1 or more) times. N (N is an integer greater than n) A mail sorting and collecting apparatus characterized by the following.
1 0 . 請求項 8記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 前記読み取り部より 読み取られる宛名情報に含まれる m ( mは 1以上の整数) 桁目の数字を基 に、前記集積部の中から所望の集積箱を決定することを特徴とする郵便物 区分集積装置。 10. The mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a desired one of the stacking units is selected based on a m-th (m is an integer of 1 or more) digit included in the address information read by the reading unit. A mail sorting / stacking device, which determines a stacking box of mail.
1 1 . 請求項 9記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 前記読み取り部より 読み取られる宛名情報に含まれる m ( mは〗以上の整数) 桁目の数字を基 に、前記集積部のうち所望の集積箱を決定することを特徴とする郵便物区 11. The mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a desired one of the stacking units is based on a m-th digit (m is an integer of〗 or more) included in the address information read by the reading unit. A postal ward characterized by determining a bin
1 2 . 請求項 1 1記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 N回目に郵便物を 集積箱に区分集積する場合、 M (Mは mではない整数) 桁目の数字を基に 郵便物を集積する集積箱を決定することを特徴とする郵便物区分集積装 1 2. In the mail sorting / accumulating device described in claim 11, when mails are sorted and accumulated in the bin for the Nth time, mails are accumulated based on the number in the Mth digit (M is an integer not m). Mail collecting and sorting apparatus characterized by determining a collecting box to be stacked
1 3 . 請求項 8記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 前記制御部は前記集 積箱の満杯状態を設定し、設定された満杯状態と前記測定部により測定さ れた厚さ情報とを比較して、集積箱に集積される郵便物が満杯か否かを判 断することを特徴とする郵便物区分集積装置。 13. The mail sorting / accumulating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control unit sets a full state of the collection box, and compares the set full state with thickness information measured by the measurement unit. And determining whether or not the mail stacked in the stacking box is full.
1 4 . 請求項 8記載の郵便物区分集積装置において、 前記測定部によって 得られた厚さ情報を統計処理し、統計した結果に基づき集積箱の割り当て を設定することを特徴とする郵便物区分集積装置。 14. The mail sorting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the thickness information obtained by the measuring unit is statistically processed, and a stacking box is assigned based on the statistical result. Integrated device.
1 5 . 紙葉類の束を分離する分離部と、 紙葉類の厚さを計測する厚さ測定 部と、 紙葉類記載の情報を読み取る読み取り部と、 読みとつた情報を記憶
して処理する制御部と、 読み取つた情報に応じて紙葉類を区分集積する複 数の集積箱からなる集積部とを有し、 前記制御部から前記集積箱の区分先 を単数または複数の集積箱に指定して、 前記読み取り部で読み取った情報 に該当する区分先の集積箱へ紙葉類を区分処理する紙葉類区分集積装置 であって、 前記制御部は、 各集積箱に集積される紙葉類の厚さを各集積箱 毎に加算し、加算した紙葉類の厚さに応じて前記集積箱の区分先を変更す ることを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 1 5. Separation unit that separates bundles of paper sheets, thickness measurement unit that measures the thickness of paper sheets, reading unit that reads information written on paper sheets, and stores the read information And a stacking unit composed of a plurality of stacking boxes for sorting and stacking the sheets according to the read information, and the control unit determines one or more sorting destinations of the stacking box. A sheet sorting / stacking apparatus that sorts sheets into a stacking destination of sorting corresponding to the information read by the reading unit by designating the stacking box, wherein the control unit stacks the sheets in each stacking box. A sheet sorting and stacking apparatus, wherein the thickness of sheets to be stacked is added for each stacking box, and the sorting destination of the stacking box is changed according to the added thickness of the sheets.
1 6 . 紙葉類を分離する分離部と、 紙葉類の厚さを計測する厚さ測定部と、 紙葉類記載の情報を読み取る読み取り部と、読み取った情報に応じて紙葉 類を区分集積する複数の集積箱からなる集積部と、 処理する制御部とを有 し、該制御部から集積箱の区分先を単数または複数の集積箱に指定して、 前記読み取り部で読み取った情報に該当する区分先の集積箱へ各紙葉類 を区分処理する紙葉類区分集積装置であって、 N ( 2≤N ) 回の区分処理 を行う場合に、 前記制御部は、 n— 1回目 (2≤η ^ Ν) に採取した紙葉 類の厚さ情報をもとに n回目の各区分先毎の厚さを加算し、該区分先の加 算厚さに応じて n回目の前記各集積箱の区分先に何個の集積箱を割り振 るかの指定をし、該集積箱の区分先指定の割り振りを N回の各区分処理毎 に行うことを特徴とする紙葉類区分集積装置。 1 6. Separation section for separating paper sheets, thickness measurement section for measuring the thickness of paper sheets, reading section for reading information written on paper sheets, and paper sheet according to the read information A stacking unit consisting of a plurality of stacking boxes to be sorted and stacked, and a control unit to process, and the control unit designates one or more stacking boxes as sorting destinations of the stacking boxes, and information read by the reading unit. Is a paper sheet sorting / stacking apparatus for sorting each sheet into a stacking box of a sorting destination corresponding to the above, and when performing the sorting process N (2≤N) times, the control unit is configured to perform the n-th first (2≤η ^ Ν), add the thickness of each n-th sorting destination based on the thickness information of the paper sheets collected at (2≤η ^ Ν), and add the n-th Specify how many bins are to be assigned to the bins for each bin, and assign the bins to the bins for each of the N sorting processes. Sheet sorting stacking apparatus according to claim.
1 7 . 郵便物を区分集積する区分集積部と、 郵便物を集積する複数の集積 箱と、 郵便物の宛名を読み取る読み取り部と、 郵便物の厚さを測る測定部 と、 制御部とを有し、 読み取られた宛名に応じて所望の集積箱に前記区分 集積部によって区分集積処理する郵便区分機において、 前記制御部は、 郵 便物を配達する配達先と前記測定部によって測定された郵便物の厚さ情 報とを対応づけて該厚さ情報の総和を記憶し、 この記憶された総和の厚さ 情報に基づき、郵便物の前記配達先に対応させて前記集積箱の割り振りを 設定することを特徴とする郵便区分機。
1 7. A sorting section for sorting mails, a plurality of stacking boxes for collecting mails, a reading section for reading mail addresses, a measuring section for measuring the thickness of mails, and a control section. In the mail sorting machine having the sorting and stacking process by the sorting and stacking unit in a desired stacking box according to the read address, the control unit is configured to measure a delivery destination for delivering mail and the measuring unit. The sum of the thickness information is stored in association with the thickness information of the mail, and based on the stored thickness information of the sum, the allocation of the collecting boxes is made in correspondence with the delivery destination of the mail. A mail sorting machine characterized by setting.
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