JPS587528B2 - Banknote binding machine with automatic binding position conversion mechanism - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a banknote binding machine for applying tape to a bundle of paper sheets, particularly a bundle of banknotes.

Conventionally, in a banknote bundling machine, the insertion tip of a banknote bundle (usually inserted along the longitudinal direction of the banknotes) is used.

), and the sealing position (supply position) where the tape is supplied and sealed, the positional relationship between the cradle position that receives the tape and the sealing position (supply position) where the tape is supplied and sealed is fixed, so even if there are banknote bundles of different denominations with different sizes, it is possible to The seal is to be placed at a fixed distance from the tip.

By the way, in financial institutions such as banks, they bundle 100 banknotes of the same denomination and then count the number of banknotes by turning over the other end, which is different from the one end of the bundle.
After verification, an inspection stamp is stamped on the tape, and in this revalidation process, it is more convenient to have the sealing position of the bundled banknotes closer to one end in order to make it easier to turn over the banknotes. .

In addition, in order to increase the degree of binding (strength of binding) of the bundle of banknotes and to make it difficult for the tape to come off, it is necessary to adjust the winding strength of the tape (if it is too strong, the bundled banknotes will warp).

), it is also necessary that the sealing position be located in the center of the banknote bundle.

Since the above two points are contradictory, it is desired that each denomination of banknotes be tied in a harmonious position.

However, as mentioned above, in conventional banknote binding machines, the binding position is fixed regardless of the denomination, and if the binding position is determined according to the large banknote, 10,000 yen bill, it is possible to The 500 yen bill is tied closer to the center, and conversely, if the sealing position is determined according to the 500 yen bill, the 10,000 yen bill is tied closer to the edge, making it easier to review. There remained the problem that it was not possible to satisfy both the cohesion and cohesion requirements.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to move the position of the pedestal that receives the insertion tip of the bundle of banknotes according to the size of the banknotes, and to bundle the banknotes at a binding position suitable for each denomination of banknotes. This paper aims to provide a banknote bundling machine that can be used to bind banknotes.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the entire structure of the banknote binding machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the tape feeding and feeding stop mechanism, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of the mechanism shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a right side view showing the main parts of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the sealing operation mechanism section.

First, the tape feeding mechanism will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

Load the bill bundle 1 onto the bill receiving table 2 via the bill guide table 40,
When the tip of the bill bundle presses the switch plate 3, the base 25
A small pulley 11 is fixed to the rotating shaft 24 of the motor 9, a dog pulley 12 is fixed to the camshaft 4, and a belt 10 is stretched across both pulleys. Rotational driving force is transmitted to the camshaft 4 through the camshaft 4, and various cams fixed to the camshaft start rotating (FIGS. 1 and 4).

In FIG. 2, the pressing lever 15 is given a counterclockwise rotational tendency by a spring (not shown).

Therefore, as the camshaft 4 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, the pressure cam 13 fixed to the camshaft rotates in the same direction and comes into contact with the roller 26 provided at one end of the pressure lever 15. When the cam profile of the cam 13 suddenly changes from a circular arc to a flat shape due to rotational movement, the pressure contact lever 15 is rotated counterclockwise about the fulcrum shaft 14. A pressure roller 6 rotatably attached to the end presses the tape 7 against the feed roller 5 while sandwiching it therebetween.

On the other hand, the feed lever 17, which is swingably attached to the cam lever shaft 16, follows the rotational movement of the feed cam 19 fixed to the cam shaft 4 via the cam roller 18.
When swung by the tension spring 39, the feed lever 17
A small roller 20 provided at the tip of the gear meshes with a meshing groove 21 provided in a large gear 22.

Further, the small gear 23 is fixed coaxially and integrally with the feed roller 5, and meshes with the dog gear 22.

Therefore, due to the meshing of the dog gear 22 and the small roller 20,
The canine gear 22 is rotated clockwise by the tension of the tension spring 39 via the feed lever 1T and the small roller 20, and as a result, the small gear 23 and the feed roller 5 are rotated counterclockwise. Tape 7 is fed out.

Note that the tape detent piece 99 is eccentrically attached to the fixing pin 32 so that it can swing freely, and is designed to allow the tape to move freely in the feeding direction and prevent it from moving in the opposite direction. It is.

Now, when consecutively sealing bundles of banknotes of different denominations, the amount of tape used varies depending on the size difference of each banknote, and if the bank name etc. is printed on the tape in advance, the printed part will be different from the banknote bundle. There is an inconvenience that the image does not appear in the center and is shifted.

This is also undesirable for later stamping work, so in the present invention, a mechanism is provided to keep the amount of tape used constant even when bundles of banknotes of different denominations are successively sealed. There is.

This mechanism will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, the tape length necessary for sealing the widest banknote is determined in advance on the tape 7, match marks 38 are printed at each interval to be detected by the photosensitive element 33, and the tape feeding mechanism section A lamp 31 and the photosensitive element 33 for detecting the light emitted from the lamp are disposed facing each other in the tape path.

Further, the large gear 22 that drives the feed roller 5 and the ratchet wheel 34 are coaxially fixed together, and the pawl 35 that meshes with the teeth of the ratchet wheel is attached to the central shaft 36.
The pawl 35 is held so as to be able to swing freely around the center, and the pawl 35 is brought into engagement with the ratchet wheel 34 by the operation of a solenoid 37.

The solenoid 37 has a match mark 38 printed on the tape 7.
An electric circuit (not shown) is configured to be energized when the light passes in front of the photosensitive element 33.

Therefore, the rotational movement of the large gear 22 driven by the feed lever 17 which swings due to the tension of the tension spring 39 is stopped by the engagement of the pawl 35 and the ratchet wheel 34 due to the energization of the solenoid 37. The tape feeding operation stops when the alignment mark 38 printed on the tape 7 passes in front of the photosensitive element 33 and is no longer related to the rotational movement.

By the way, when sealing a banknote bundle such as 500 yen bills, for example, the amount of tape used is smaller than when sealing a wider bundle of 10,000 yen bills.

(Here, it is assumed that the thickness of the banknote bundle is constant.

(The same applies hereafter) Also, when printing bank names, etc. on tape, it is necessary to print the tape length necessary to seal the widest bundle of banknotes, so first When a bundle is sealed, it is necessary to absorb the difference in the amount of tape used in the next sealing operation.

As will be described later, when sealing a banknote bundle, the tip of the tape is inserted into the middle part of the banknote bundle prior to the tape winding operation so that the match mark 38 is at the starting position of wrapping the banknote bundle. A tape insertion operation is performed for this purpose.

Therefore, depending on the width of the banknote to be sealed, the length of the tape from the tip of the tape to the next match mark at the end of sealing (the surplus portion of the tape in one sealing operation) differs.

Therefore, if the banknote bundle sealed just before was a bundle of 500 yen bills, the amount of tape to be delivered is automatically increased in the next sealing operation, and less if it is a bundle of 10,000 yen bills. As mentioned above, the leading end of the tape is inserted into the middle of the bundle of banknotes, and by adjusting the length when folding, the winding start position of the tape and the name of the bank etc. are printed in advance. The position relative to the tape is always kept constant, so that even when various types of banknote bundles are successively sealed, the printed part of the tape remains at a predetermined position.

Next, the sealing operation of the banknote bundle will be explained.

As mentioned above, the tape 7 of a certain length determined by the type of banknote bundle sealed in the previous sealing operation is sent out above the banknote bundle 1, and the banknote bundle 1 is placed in the sealing position described later. It is held in a specified position by the operation of an automatic conversion mechanism.

To explain the tape insertion mechanism here, the insertion plate 61 for inserting the tape 7 into the banknote bundle 1 and the cutting rod 8 for dividing the banknote bundle into two are connected to a roller 67 rotatably attached to a stand 66. 67', and the rail plate 68 is attached to an insertion cam lever 70 that swings around the cam lever shaft 16 by the movement of the tape insertion cam 69 fixed to the cam shaft 4. It is connected to the tip by a link 101.

Therefore, as described above, when the tape insertion cam 69 rotates (by the rotation of the cam shaft 4) while the banknote bundle 1 is held at a specified position by the operation of the automatic sealing position conversion mechanism, , the insertion cam lever 70 swings, and first the cutting rod 8 with a sharp tip enters approximately the middle part of the banknote bundle 1 and cuts the banknote bundle so as to divide the banknote bundle into two.

Next, the insertion plate 61 located directly above the tape 7 is lowered,
When the tip of the tape is inserted into the middle part of the banknote bundle 1 divided into two parts, the insertion rod 8 and the insertion plate 61 rise again via the link 101 according to the rotation of the insertion force measuring device 70.
Return to original position.

(Above, Figs. 1 and 5) When the tape insertion operation is completed in this way, the tape winding operation is performed next.

Therefore, to explain the tape winding mechanism, the chuck plate 59, 59' is located at the tip of the main shaft 62, and opens and closes according to the operation of the inclined cam 12 that moves back and forth on the main shaft 62 via the chuck plate links 71 and 11'. I do.

The inclined cam 12 engages with the tip of a fork lever 76 fixed to one end of a swing shaft 73.

A chuck cam lever 74 is attached to the other end of the swing shaft 73 and operates according to the rotation of the chuck cam 75 fixed to the cam shaft 4.

Therefore, as the chuck cam 75 rotates, the inclined cam 72 moves forward (see FIG. 4, top).

(to the left), the chuck plates 59 and 59' strongly tighten the banknote bundle 1 in the state of bending it into a dogleg shape.

The main shaft 62 to which the chuck plates 59 and 59' are attached is rotatably attached to the main shaft frame 79 by bearings 77 and 77', and a small chain wheel 78, a chain 80 and an electromagnetic clutch fixed to the main shaft It is connected to the camshaft 4 via a large chain wheel 81 which is connected to the camshaft 4 by energization of 82 .

Therefore, the rotation signal cam 85 fixed to the camshaft 4
When the brake lever 83 presses the contact point 86a of the microswitch 86, the brake piece 83, which is in pressure contact with the brake drum 84 fixed to the main shaft 62, is disengaged due to the energization of the brake solenoid 98, and the electromagnetic clutch 82 is also energized. Therefore, the large chain wheel 81 is connected to the camshaft 4, and the rotational driving force of the camshaft 4 is transmitted to the small chain wheel 78 by the chain 80, and the main shaft 62 starts rotating.

When the main shaft 62 rotates once, the electromagnetic clutch 82 and the brake solenoid 98 are de-energized, so the transmission of rotational driving force from the camshaft 4 is cut off, and the brake piece 83 comes into pressure contact with the brake drum 84. , the main shaft 62
The rotational motion of stops.

The tape 7 is pulled out by the operation during one rotation of the main shaft 62 (at this time, the tape feeding operation is not performed), and the banknote bundle 1 is supported in a dogleg shape by the chuck plate 59, 59'. The tape 7 is wound at (
The above is illustrated in Figures 1 and 4).

Next, an arm 88 (which is given a counterclockwise rotational tendency by a coil spring (not shown)) swings around the fulcrum shaft 14 in accordance with the rotation of the fork lever upper and lower cams 87 fixed to the camshaft 4. By descending, the fork 63 descends and manually feeds out the tape 7 downward.

Next, the cutter cam lever 90 swings as the cutter cam 89 (fixed to the shaft 4) rotates, and the cutter 92 is actuated via the rod 91 connected to the tip of the lever 90, thereby cutting the tape. 7 (as shown in Figures 1 and 5).

When the tape cutting operation is completed, the heater cam lever 94 that is linked to the heater cam 93 swings, activating the heater link 95, heater iron 96, and heater arms 97, 97f connected to the tip of the lever 94. The heated heater block 65 is attached to the chuck plate 59.
The resin coated on the tape 7, which is pressed against the back side of the chuck plate 59' and sandwiched between the chuck plate and the heater block, melts and the adhesion of the tape 7 is completed.

When the heater block 65 returns to its original position as the heater cam 93 rotates, the stop signal cam 100
presses the contact point 86b of the microswitch 86 to cut off the power to the motor 9 and stop the rotational movement of the camshaft 4, completing the sealing operation (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2).

Finally, regarding the automatic binding position converting mechanism in the paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, the gist is described in Section 1.4.5.
This is explained below with reference to the figure. The bill holder 2 that holds the banknote bundle 1 is mounted on a fulcrum pin 42.4 provided on a bill holder block 41 fixed to the side wall of the heater frame 45.
2', one end of which is swingably fitted to the pedestal link 43, 43', and the other end of the pedestal link 43, 43' supported by a support shaft 44, 44'. Base arm 46
It is installed horizontally on the top surface of the

The tag holder 2 is supported by the above-mentioned fulcrum pin by the tension of the holder spring 47 stretched between the planting pin 27 provided on the side wall of the heater frame 45 and the support shaft 44. 42.42', pedestal link 43.43', support shaft 44
．． 44' and a pedestal arm 46 (parallel movement mechanism), a pressing force is constantly exerted upward (as shown in FIG. 4).

) A bill holder cam lever 50 that swings about the cam lever shaft 16 as a fulcrum by a bill holder cam 49 fixed to the camshaft 4 via a convex roller 48 attached to one end of the support shaft 44;
The rising of the bill tatami stand 2 is regulated by the tip piece 51 of.

That is, the bill tray 49, the bill tray cam handle 50, and the tip piece 51 constitute a bill tray movement restriction/release mechanism.

On the other hand, a shutter plate 56, 56' is provided as a posture holding mechanism for the banknote bundle to be loaded, and a regulating chip 57, 57' for regulating the sealing position of the banknote bundle is attached to the upper part.

The shutter plates 56, 56' include a shutter arm 55,
It is connected to the tip of the shutter cam lever 53, which swings around the cam lever shaft 16 in conjunction with the movement of the shutter cam 52, by a parallel link mechanism constituted by the shutter rod 58' and the connector 54. 52, the shutter plate 56.
56' is configured to open and close from side to side.

As described above, when the banknote bundle 1 is loaded onto the banknote holder 2 and the tip of the banknote bundle presses the switch plate 3, the camshaft 4 is started.

Therefore, the shutter cam 5 fixed to the cam shaft 4
2, the shutter plates 56 and 56 are closed by the parallel link mechanism to a position where the inserted banknote bundle 1 is lightly pinched, thereby lightly maintaining the posture of the banknote bundle.

(The above is illustrated in Figures 1 and 5.

) Now, regarding the movement of the bill tray 2, normally the bill guide tray 40
The tip piece 51 of the bill holder cam lever 50 is located at the same height as the top surface, and as the bill holder cam 49 rotates, the tip piece 51 of the holder cam lever 50 rises, and as the holder links 43 and 43 move, the holder spring 47 rises while maintaining a horizontal state. Due to the tension, the bill holder 2 rises while drawing an arcuate locus whose radius is the length of the arm of the holder link 43.

Therefore, the bill bundle 1 on the bill receiving stand 2 rises while being pushed back forward.
When the upper surface of the banknote bundle 1 comes into contact with the regulation plate 60 fixed to the banknote stack 1, the banknote bundle 1 and the banknote holder 2 are prevented from rising, and the connection with the banknote holder cam 49 is severed. Figures 4 and 5).

That is, these regulation chips 57, 57' and regulation plate 6
0 constitutes a rise regulating member.

Taking the dimensions of current banknotes as an example, the dimensions of banknotes of different denominations are almost similar. The amount of pushing back toward the front (that is, the rear end side of the banknote bundle) as the bill receiving stand 2 rises becomes small.

In addition, in the case of a 500 yen bill with a narrow width, the amount of rise is greater than that of a 10,000 yen bill, so the amount of push back is greater,
The entire sealing position moves toward the leading end of the banknote bundle.

In this way, by moving the banknote in the longitudinal direction depending on its type, the absolute value of the distance between the tip of the banknote and the sealing position can be changed. Even in the case of banknotes, each banknote can be sealed at an optimal position at a constant ratio to the length of the banknote.

Further, by appropriately selecting the position of the fulcrum pin 42 of the bill holder block 41, the length of the holder link 43, etc., it is possible to freely change the sealing position (the amount of pushing back).

In the present invention, the parallel movement of the bill holder 2 is realized by a parallel link mechanism, but the present invention can be implemented even if other mechanisms are used, and the present invention is not limited to this.

As explained above, according to the automatic binding position converter in the banknote bundling machine having the automatic binding position conversion mechanism according to the present invention, the automatic binding position conversion mechanism according to the type of banknotes having different vertical and horizontal widths can be automatically changed. It is possible to change the pushing position of the banknote and change the sealing position relatively, which is an extremely useful effect in practical use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the entire paper sheet binding machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a tape feeding and feeding stop mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a part of the mechanism shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a right side view showing the main parts of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a front view showing the sealing operation mechanism section. 1...Bundle of banknotes, 2...Bill holder, 4...
...Camshaft, 9...Motor, 41...
... Bill holder block, 43, 43'... cradle link, 46... cradle arm, 47...
Cable spring, 48...Mountain, 49...
Bill holder cam, 50... Bill holder cam lever, 51
...Tip piece, 57, 57'...Regulation tip, 59,59'...Chuck plate, 60...
...Regulation board.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote bundle that is loaded along the longitudinal direction and with the paper surface vertical is divided into two at the middle part in the thickness direction, a tape is inserted, and then the tape is wound in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the banknote bundle. A banknote binding machine configured to bundle banknotes includes a banknote holder that receives and holds a lower end and a leading end of a banknote bundle to be loaded, and a banknote holder that supports the banknote holder so as to be movable in a direction along the paper surface of the banknote bundle. At the same time, the bill holder is configured to move the bill holder forward toward the rear end of the banknote bundle in conjunction with the rise of the bill holder, and is constantly biased in the upward and forward movement direction by a holder spring. a parallel movement mechanism of the stand, a movement restriction mechanism that restricts the upward and forward movements of the bill receiver supported by the parallel movement mechanism, and a movement control mechanism that controls the movement of the banknotes on the condition that the banknote bundle is loaded on the bill receiver. and a release mechanism for releasing the restriction by the release mechanism, and when the restriction is released by the release mechanism and the bill holder moves upward and forward, the upper end of the bill bundle on the bill holder is brought into contact with the bill holder. 1. A banknote binding machine having an automatic binding position converting mechanism, characterized in that a rise regulating member is provided for regulating the rising and forward movement of the banknote.