JP5115336B2 - Media binding device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium binding device that binds a medium such as a predetermined number of banknotes counted by a cash processor or the like with a tape.

Banks and other financial institutions have large cash processing machines called cashiers, which handle cash deposits and withdrawals by operating financial institution staff. It has a banknote binding device (medium binding device) that binds a fixed number of banknotes for each denomination with a tape.
As a conventional banknote bundling device, a tape (paper band) fed from a storage unit by rotation of a drive roller is held by a catch, and the transporting means for transporting the banknote bundle by catching the held tape is blocked. After pulling upward, the tip of the tape that has been pulled up is folded downward along the rear end surface of the banknote bundle by moving the upper spoon downward, and then the tape folded downward is further moved by the horizontal movement of the lower spoon. The tape was wrapped around the banknote bundle by folding along the bottom surface of the bundle, and the tape was loosened by reversing the drive roller, and the tape was cut with a cutter to heat-bond both ends of the tape. A technique has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-190913 A

However, in the above-described conventional technology, precise operation control is required to securely hold the tape fed out from the storage portion with a catch that is a small component, and a plurality of members such as a catch, an upper spoon, and a lower spoon Since the tape winding operation is shared, the number of parts increases, and the apparatus becomes complicated and expensive.
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a medium bundling device that winds and bundles a tape around the outer periphery of a plurality of standard-sized media, and sandwiches the tape supply means for supplying the tape and the tip of the tape supplied from the tape supply means A tape winding means having a pair of clamping members, and a support plate is erected at the base of each of the pair of clamping members, and the center of the support plate of one clamping member is fixed to the support shaft, and the other The center part of the support plate of the holding member is rotatably attached to the support shaft, and the other holding member is biased by a spring so as to be in close contact with the one holding member, and the support plate of the other holding member A protrusion is formed on the stopper, a stopper corresponding to the protrusion is disposed, and both the holding members are opened by rotating the one holding member together with the support shaft by a rotating means in a state where the protrusion and the stopper are engaged, The tape When the leading end of the tape supplied from the supply means enters between the two holding members, the rotating means rotates the one holding member in the reverse direction together with the support shaft, thereby closing both the holding members and holding the tape. It was made to do.

  According to the present invention as described above, the support plate is erected at the base of each of the pair of clamping members in the tape winding means, the center portion of the support plate of one clamping member is fixed to the support shaft, and the other clamping is performed. A center portion of the support plate of the member is rotatably fitted to the support shaft, and the other holding member is biased by a spring so as to be in close contact with the one holding member, and the support plate of the other holding member In the state where the protrusions are formed in the protrusions and the protrusions are engaged with the stoppers, the one holding member is rotated together with the support shaft by the rotating means to open both the holding members, and the tape supplied from the tape supply means When the leading end enters between the two clamping members, the rotating means rotates the one clamping member in the reverse direction together with the support shaft so that both the clamping members are closed and the tape is clamped. Motion control The tape can be securely clamped by the clamping member without any necessity, and the tape winding operation is performed by the rotation operation of the tape winding means, so that an effect of realizing an inexpensive medium bundling device with a simple configuration can be realized. can get.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a medium binding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tape winding means in the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the first embodiment provided with the tape winding means in FIG. 2 shows an example of a medium binding device.
First, the configuration of FIG. 2 will be described.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a roll of tape 2 made of paper or the like, and this roll 1 is arranged so that its diameter direction is horizontal.

3a to 3c are tape supply rollers (tape supply means) arranged along the feeding path of the tape 2, and the tape 2 drawn out from the roll 1 is guided upward by a guide (not shown) so that the tape surface becomes horizontal. Is held between the tape supply rollers 3a and 3b, and is supplied obliquely upward between the tape supply rollers 3b and 3c.
4 is a printing unit (printing means) provided to print on the tape 2 between the tape supply rollers 3a and 3b, 5 is a guide roller for guiding the tape to a tape winding means described later, and 6 is a tape supply roller 3a. A cutter (cutting means) arranged so as to cut the tape 2 between the guide roller 5 and a guide roller 5, and a heater (welding means) 7 for welding glue applied to the tape 2.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a lower conveyor belt, and 9 denotes an upper conveyor belt, which are supported by a plurality of rollers, respectively, and are arranged along a banknote bundle conveyance path described later.
The lower conveyance belt 8 and the upper conveyance belt 9 constitute conveyance means for nipping and conveying the banknote bundle, and the upper conveyance belt 9 can be rotated up and down around the roller 10 by a rotation means (not shown). ing.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a tape winding means for pinching the leading end of the tape 2 and winding it on a banknote bundle. The tape winding means 11 is arranged on one upstream side of the conveying means composed of the lower conveying belt 8 and the upper conveying belt 9, and a heater 7 is provided below the conveying means. It is provided to move in a predetermined direction.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tape winding means 11 comprises clamping members 12 and 13, and disc-like support plates 12a and 13a stand up at substantially right angles at the bases of the clamping members 12 and 13, respectively. It is formed as follows.

An attachment hole is provided in the center of the support plates 12a and 13a. The support plate 12a is fixed to the support shaft 14 by fitting the attachment hole with the support shaft 14, while the support plate 13a is fixed by the attachment hole. It is rotatably attached to the support shaft 14 and is urged in the direction of arrow A by a torsion spring or the like (not shown).
As a result, the clamping member 13 is in close contact with the clamping member 12, and the supporting shaft 14 is rotated by a rotating means (not shown) such as a motor or a gear in this state, so that the clamping members 12 and 13 are centered on the supporting shaft 14. It rotates in the directions of arrows A and B.

Further, the support shaft 14 is inserted into a support hole provided in a frame (not shown), and can be moved in the front-rear direction as indicated by arrows C and D by a not-shown back-and-forth movement means such as a motor, a gear, or a solenoid. The sandwiching members 12 and 13 are also moved in the directions of arrows C and D together with the support shaft 14.
Further, a protrusion 13b is provided at a predetermined position on the outer peripheral portion of the support plate 13a of the holding member 13, and a stopper 15 corresponding to the protrusion 13b is formed so as to protrude from the frame. The projection 13b does not engage with the stopper 15 when moved together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of the arrow C, and the projection 13b does not engage with the stopper 15 when the clamping members 12 and 13 are moved together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of the arrow D and rotated. 13 b is engaged with the stopper 15.

Then, when the support shaft 14 is rotated by a rotating means (not shown) with the protrusion 13b of the holding member 13 engaged with the stopper 15, only the holding member 12 rotates in the directions of arrows A and B together with the support shaft 14, Thereby, the clamping member 12 opens and closes with respect to the clamping member 13.
The tape winding means 11 having such a configuration is arranged such that the holding members 12 and 13 do not interfere with the lower transport belt 8 and the upper transport belt 9, and the banknotes transported by the lower transport belt 8 and the upper transport belt 9. The position on the lower side (one side) of the bundle is the initial position.

The operation of the embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
3 is a side view at the time of tape feeding showing the operation of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the opening / closing process of the tape winding means 11, FIG. 5 is a side view at the time of the reversing operation of the tape winding means 11, and FIG. Is a perspective view showing a state in which the tape winding means 11 is inverted, FIG. 7 is a side view at the time of tape winding operation, FIG. 8 is a side view showing a tape winding process by the tape winding means 11, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state at the time of tape welding.

Note that the operation of each unit described below is controlled by a control unit (not shown) based on a control program (software) stored in a storage unit (not shown).
First, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the tape 2 drawn from the roll 1 is sandwiched between the tape supply rollers 3 a to 3 c and the tip of the tape 2 is stopped at the cutting position by the cutter 6, The tape 2 is supplied along the feed path by the rotation of 3c.

Along with this tape supply, the date, the name of the branch where the cash processor is installed, and the like are printed on the tape 2 by the printing unit 4 between the tape supply rollers 3a and 3b.
When the tape 2 is supplied, the leading end of the tape 2 is guided by a guide (not shown) and is sandwiched between the guide rollers 5. Further, the leading end of the tape 2 is rotated by the tape winding means 11 by the rotation of the guide roller 5. Sent to.

At this time, the upper conveying belt 9 of the conveying means waits in a state where the upper conveying belt 9 rotates upward by a predetermined angle around the roller 10 and is opened, and the tape winding means 11 has the holding members 12 and 13 as shown in FIG. ) And waits at the initial position in the open state.
Here, the operation of opening the clamping members 12 and 13 will be described.
Now, the holding members 12 and 13 are moved together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of the arrow C shown in FIG. 1 by the forward / backward movement means (not shown), and then the support shaft 14 is moved in the direction of the arrow B (clockwise direction) shown in FIG. ) To rotate the clamping members 12 and 13 in the direction of arrow B (clockwise direction).

  Then, the rotation of the support shaft 14 and the sandwiching members 12 and 13 is stopped at the position where the projection 13b of the sandwiching member 13 passes the stopper 15, and the sandwiching members 12 and 13 are moved together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of the arrow D by a not-shown back and forth movement means. Then, when the holding members 12 and 13 are rotated together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of arrow A (counterclockwise direction) shown in FIG. 1 by a rotating means (not shown), the protrusion 13b of the holding member 13 abuts against the stopper 15. Engage.

As a result, the rotation of the clamping member 13 is stopped, and only the clamping member 12 rotates in the direction of arrow A together with the support shaft 14, so that the clamping member 12 is separated from the clamping member 13 and the clamping members 12 and 13 are opened.
When the leading end of the tape 2 enters between the sandwiching members 12 and 13 in this state, the sandwiching member 12 and the support shaft 14 are rotated in the direction of arrow B by a rotating means (not shown) so that the sandwiching members 12 and 13 are shown in FIG. And the tip of the tape 2 is clamped.

  Subsequently, the holding members 12 and 13 are moved together with the support shaft 14 in the direction of the arrow C shown in FIG. 1 by the back-and-forth movement means to remove the protrusion 13b of the holding member 13 from the stopper 15, and then the tape 2 is supplied by the tape supply rollers 3a to 3c. , The holding members 12 and 13 are rotated approximately half a turn (about 180 degrees) in the direction of the arrow B shown in FIG. 4B by a rotating means (not shown), and as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the tape winding means 11 is moved across the conveyance path of the banknote bundle 20 and the tape 2 is stretched so as to block the conveyance path of the banknote bundle 20, and the tape winding means 11 is moved up and down as shown in FIG. Invert.

Then, when a banknote bundle 20 consisting of a plurality of banknotes stacked vertically by aligning the outer shape by means not shown is sent between the lower transport belt 8 and the upper transport belt 9 of the transport means by means not shown, The upper conveyor belt 9 rotates downward about the roller 10 to sandwich the banknote bundle 20 with the lower conveyor belt 8.
Thereafter, the upper and lower conveyor belts 8 and 9 are driven and rotated by belt driving means (not shown), whereby the banknote bundle 20 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. The tape 2 is pushed in, and the tape 2 is supplied by the rotation of the tape supply rollers 3a to 3c at this time, so that the tape 2 is pulled out so as to cover the top and bottom of the banknote bundle 20 as shown in FIG. .

The transport belts 8 and 9 are stopped after transporting the banknote bundle 20 by a predetermined distance. At this time, the banknote bundle 20 is stopped by a position check sensor (not shown) provided near the stop position. It is controlled based on the time signal.
Subsequently, while the tape 2 is being supplied by the rotation of the tape supply rollers 3a to 3c, the clamping members 12 and 13 are rotated halfway (180 degrees) in the direction of arrow B by the rotating means around the support shaft 14, whereby the tape As shown in FIG. 8A, the winding means 11 moves from the upper rear end of the banknote bundle 20 across the transport path so as to wrap around the lower end of the banknote bundle 20 as shown in FIG. 8B. Then, the tape winding means 11 is turned upside down again while returning to the initial position.

By this operation, the rear end of the banknote bundle 20 is enclosed by the tape 2, and then the upper and lower conveying belts 8 and 9 are reversed by belt driving means (not shown) while feeding the tape 2 by the rotation of the tape supply rollers 3a to 3c. Driven to rotate.
Since the banknote bundle 20 is conveyed in the reverse direction, the tape 2 is wound around the banknote bundle 20 as shown in FIG. 9, so that the cutter 6 is operated thereafter, and the tape 2 is moved to both ends thereof. The adhesive is applied to the tape 2 while cutting the overlapping portion of the tape 2 from below by operating the heater 7 by a heater driving means (not shown) as shown in FIG. The overlapping portions of the tape 2 are bonded by heat welding.

After the banknote bundle 20 is bound with the tape 2 in this manner, the holding member 12 is moved slightly in the direction of the arrow A so as to move away from the holding member 13 by the same operation as described above, and the tape 2 is released from the holding force. The winding means 11 is moved in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG.
And the conveyance belts 8 and 9 are driven by a belt drive means, the banknote bundle 20 is conveyed, and it discharges | emits from the discharge port which is not shown in figure.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the support plate is erected at each base portion of the pair of sandwiching members in the tape winding means, and the center portion of the support plate of one sandwiching member is fixed to the support shaft, The center portion of the support plate of the other clamping member is rotatably fitted to the support shaft, and the other clamping member is biased by a spring so that the other clamping member comes into close contact with the one clamping member, and the other clamping member Protrusions are formed on the support plate, and in a state where the protrusions are engaged with the stoppers, the one clamping member is rotated together with the support shaft by the rotating means to open the both clamping members and supplied from the tape supply means. When the leading end of the tape enters between the two holding members, the rotating means rotates the one holding member in the reverse direction together with the support shaft, thereby closing both the holding members and holding the tape. For precision Since the tape can be securely clamped by the clamping member without requiring operation control, and the tape winding operation is performed by the rotation operation of the tape winding means, it is possible to realize an inexpensive medium binding device with a simple configuration. The effect is obtained.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this second embodiment, the sandwiching members 12 and 13 of the tape winding means 11 are formed of a metal magnetic material, and at least one of the sandwiching members 12 and 13, for example, the sandwiching member 12 in this embodiment is provided with a magnet 16. Therefore, the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.
In the second embodiment having such a configuration, the banknote bundle 20 can be bound by the tape 2 by the same operation as the first embodiment, but the tape 2 is held by the holding members 12 and 13 of the tape winding means 11. Since the clamping members 12 and 13 are attracted by the magnet 16 when clamped, the clamping members 12 and 13 do not leave even when subjected to external vibration or the like, so that the tape 2 is securely clamped by the clamping members 12 and 13. It becomes possible to bind the banknote bundle 20.

According to the second embodiment described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the tape can be securely clamped by the clamping member, so that the banknote bundle can be securely bound. An effect is obtained.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the binding target is described as a banknote bundle, but in an apparatus for binding a bundle of media such as securities such as securities and cash vouchers, or tickets used in transportation (for example, collected tickets). Is also applicable.

The perspective view which shows the tape winding means in 1st Example Schematic side view of the first embodiment having the tape winding means of FIG. Side view at the time of tape feeding showing the operation of the embodiment The perspective view which shows the opening / closing process of a tape winding means Side view of the tape winding means during reverse operation The perspective view which shows the state which the tape winding means reversed Side view during tape winding operation Side view showing tape winding process by tape winding means Side view at the end of tape winding by tape winding means Side view showing the state of tape welding The principal part perspective view which shows 2nd Example

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roll 2 Tape 3a-3c Tape supply roller 4 Printing part 5 Guide roller 6 Cutter 7 Heater 8 Lower conveyance belt 9 Upper conveyance belt 10 Roller 11 Tape winding means 12, 13 Holding member 12a, 13a Support plate 13b Protrusion 14 Support shaft 15 stopper 16 magnet 20 banknote bundle

Claims (3)

In a medium bundling device for bundling a tape around the outer circumference of a plurality of standard media
A tape supply means for supplying the tape, and a tape winding means having a pair of clamping members for clamping the tip of the tape supplied from the tape supply means,
A support plate is formed upright at the base of each of the pair of sandwiching members, the center portion of the support plate of one sandwiching member is fixed to the support shaft, and the center portion of the support plate of the other sandwiching member is used as the support shaft. Attached so as to be rotatable, the other holding member is urged by a spring so as to be in close contact with the one holding member, and a protrusion is formed on the support plate of the other holding member, and a stopper corresponding to the protrusion is formed. Place and
In a state where the protrusion and the stopper are engaged, the holding member is rotated together with the supporting shaft by the rotating means to open both the holding members, and the leading end portion of the tape supplied from the tape supply means is the both holding members. The medium bundling apparatus characterized in that when the tape enters, the rotating means rotates the one holding member together with the support shaft in the reverse direction to close both the holding members to hold the tape. The medium binding device according to claim 1,
A medium binding device, wherein the pair of clamping members are moved back and forth together with the support shaft by a back-and-forth moving means to engage and release the protrusion and the stopper. The medium binding device according to claim 1 or 2,
A medium bundling apparatus, wherein a magnet is provided on at least one of the pair of clamping members so as to be attracted to each other.

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