ES2368983A1 - Automatic feeder for scanner. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic feeder for scanner, formed by a storage unit (1) comprising two warehouses (1.1 and 1.2), to place in them, respectively, the documents intended to be scanned in a scanner (2) and the documents after being scanned, going in relation to said warehouse assembly (1) and with the scanner (2) a manipulator robot (3) that is capable of taking the documents to be scanned from the warehouse (1.1) to the scanner (2), arranging them to be scanned, as well as remove the scanned documents from the scanner (2) and take them to the warehouse (1.2), allowing the scanning of series of documents automatically, without the intervention of operators. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Automatic feeder for scanner.

Technical sector

The present invention is related to the process of feeding the documents to be processed in a scanner, proposing a feeder that allows to place and remove so Automatic documents to scan, thus facilitating the process of scanning large series of documents without an operator having Than being busy on it.

State of the art

There are scanning processes, for storage and / or electronic sending of series of documents, such as photographs that municipalities usually take of their scope geographic and that are kept on file for any query that may arise related to the territories.

When the series of documents to scan they are very large, the scanning process requires the occupation of one or more people, who must do a job very monotonous placement and removal of documents in the scanner, getting to produce a state of fatigue that encourages errors, and also the work process has to be interrupted when the workday is completed, which can make the task It lasts too long.

Object of the invention

According to the invention, a feeder that allows automatic placement and the withdrawal of the documents to be processed in a scanner, with which avoids the problems involved in manual labor of those operations.

This feeder object of the invention consists of of a double warehouse, where, respectively, the documents intended to be scanned and documents after be scanned, going in a correlative position with the scanner application and with that double warehouse, a manipulator robot that is able to take the documents to be scanned from the food store and place them in the scanner, as well as take the scanned documents and take them to the collection warehouse, while in combination with the performance of that robot manipulator, a drive actuator of the scanner activation button and a closing actuator and scanner lid opening.

The manipulator robot consists of two arms that they are associated in a joint movement unit, with vertical scrolling through respective columns and scrolling horizontal along a longitudinal guide, incorporating one of the arms a vacuum system to pick up the documents that are they have to manipulate, while the other spleen has a system of claws to manipulate a glass plate that is placed on the documents in the scanner.

Document stores have in the lateral adjustable stops, allowing adaptation to documents of different dimensions, which are arranged in said warehouses in a vertical stack.

This gives a feeder that results from very advantageous features for the application to which it is destined, acquiring own life and preferential character for said application.

Description of the figures

Figure 1 shows in perspective an assembly of application of the feeder object of the invention, in housing within a protective structure.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the assembly of the previous figure, observing the distribution of the feeder and the application scanner.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective of the double store feeder.

Figure 4 is a plan view of said double store feeder.

Figure 5 is a perspective of the robot feeder manipulator.

Detailed description of the invention

The object of the invention relates to a feeder intended to place and remove automatically documents regarding a scanner, allowing scanning of large series of documents without operator intervention during the process.

The recommended feeder consists of a set warehouse (1) comprising two warehouses (1.1 and 1.2), intended one of them, for example the warehouse (1.1), to place in them the documents to scan, while the other store (1.2) is intended to collect in it the documents after scanned

Said warehouse set (1) is placed at a side of an application scanner (2), disposing in relation to that warehouse set (1) and the scanner (2) a manipulator robot (3) responsible for placing and removing application documents Regarding the scanner (2).

On one side of the scanner (2) there is also a area in which a glass plate (4) is placed on hold to be placed on the documents in the scanner (2) to perform the scanning operations, going in relation to the cover (5) of the scanner (2) an actuator (6) that drives the movement of said lid (5) between the closing and opening positions.

The manipulative robot (3) two-arm coast (7 and 8), which are associated in a joint movement unit, being able to scroll vertically on respective columns (9 and 10), by drive by a reduction motor (11), and in horizontal displacement along a longitudinal guide (12) by drive by a reduction motor (13).

An arm (7) of said manipulator robot (3) it has a vacuum system (14), by which it is able to take the documents (15) to move them between the warehouse set (1) and the scanner (2), while the other arm (8) has a claw system (16), by which it is able to take the plate glass (4) to place and remove from the scanner (2).

In relation to the operating button of the scanner (2) is also arranged an actuator (17), which drives said scanner button (2) to activate the operations of scanned, said actuator (17) being able to go over the robot itself manipulator (3), or any other support arrangement that hold the scanner drive button (2).

With all this as well, for scanning a package of documents (15), these are arranged in the warehouse (1.1) and, one like this, it is only necessary to launch the functional set of the manipulator robot (3), which displaces the arm assembly (7 and 8) to the area where the glass plate (4) is located, taking the claw system (16) of the arm (8) to said plate glass (4).

After taking the glass plate (4), the set of the arms (7 and 8) moves to the warehouse (1.1), where by means of the vacuum system (14) of the arm (7) take the document (15) that is located at the top of the package stored for scan, taking said document (15) taken, to the scanner (2), where it deposits on the scan screen, making then the arm assembly (7 and 8) another movement to place the glass plate (4) on the document (15) located in The scan screen.

Then the set of the arms (7 and 8), then moving the actuator (6) to the cover (5) to the closing position, and the actuator (17) drives the push button scanner activation (2), which results in the scanning of the document (15) located for scanning.

Once the scanning operation is performed, the actuator (6) raises the cover (5) of the scanner (2) to the position of opening and assembly of the arms (7 and 8) of the manipulator robot (3) moves to take, with successive movements, first to the glass plate (4) and then to the document (15) scanned, carrying to said document (15) scanned to the warehouse (1.2), where deposit, then pick up another document (15) of the package arranged in the warehouse (1.1), repeating all the operations for scanning the new document (15) and, thus, successively with each of the documents (15) arranged in the Warehouse package (1.1) to scan.

The warehouses (1.1 and 1.2) are provided with fixed side stops (18) and facing them some stops adjustable (19), allowing to adapt these stores (1.1 and 1.2) for documents (15) of different dimensions, within the range of dimensions supported by the scanner scan screen (2).

In an application provision, the set Automatic feeder component, together with the scanner (2), will placed inside a protective housing (20), as seen in Figures 1 and 2, a console being arranged towards the outside (21) to control operation.

Claims (4)

1. Automatic scanner feeder, intended to place and remove, with respect to a scanner (2), the documents (15) to be scanned, characterized in that it consists of a warehouse set (1) comprising two stores (1.1 and 1.2), one of them intended to place in it the documents (15) to be scanned and the other to collect in it the scanned documents (15), being arranged in relation to said warehouse set (1) and with the application scanner (2) a manipulator robot (3) that is capable of carrying the documents (15) from the warehouse (1.1) to the scanner (2) and from the latter to the warehouse (1.2), as well as placing and removing a glass plate (4) that documents (15) are arranged on the scanning screen, with an actuator (6) operating in relation to the lid (5) of the scanner (2) operating the movement of said lid (5) between the closing and opening positions , while an actuator is arranged in relation to the scanner operating button (2) (17) that drives said button. 2. Automatic feeder for scanner, according to the first claim, characterized in that the manipulator robot (3) consists of two arms (7 and 8) associated in a joint movement unit, with the possibility of vertical displacement on respective columns (9 and 10) by actuation by a reduction motor (11) and horizontal displacement along a longitudinal guide (12) by means of a reduction motor (13), an arm (7) being provided with a vacuum system (14) to catch the documents (15), while the other arm (8) has a claw system (16) to take the glass plate (4). 3. Automatic feeder for scanner, according to the first claim, characterized in that the stores (1.1 and 1.2) have fixed lateral stops (18), in front of which adjustable stops (19) are arranged that allow the adaptation of said warehouses (1.1 and 1.2) for documents (15) of different dimensions. 4. Automatic feeder for scanner, according to the first claim, characterized in that the feeder assembly, together with the application scanner (2), are placed inside a protective housing (20), a console ( 21) control.