JPS6235919B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic authentication machine for creating authentication documents that require authentication, such as family register copies, extracts, real estate register copies, extracts, etc. in government offices, offices, etc.

Traditionally, creating this type of certification document required tasks such as folding a copy of the original in half, binding it, stamping it, and stamping the certification stamp, and each of these tasks was done manually and artificially. This method has drawbacks such as low efficiency and easy error.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to automatically perform all the paper folding, binding, dividing stamp, and stamping operations necessary for creating authentication documents, thereby saving labor, and making authentication documents efficient and accurate. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic authentication machine that can be created automatically.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The machine frame 1 has left and right side walls 1a, 1b, front and rear side walls 1c,
1c, and the upper and lower walls 1d and 1e form a box shape,
A paper insertion slot 2 is formed in the right side wall 1b, and copy papers 3 are sequentially inserted through the paper insertion slot 2 by the paper feeding device A.

That is, the paper insertion slot 2 is provided with a paper feed tray 4 connected to a paper ejection tray of a copying machine (not shown), and copies of certified copies, etc., ejected from the paper ejection tray along the paper feed tray 4 are provided. Paper 3 is machine frame 1
The output end of the paper feed tray 4 faces the nip portion of a pair of drive rollers 5 and 6 provided in the machine frame 1, and the copy paper that has been fed to the pair of drive rollers 5 and 6 is 3 is forcibly sent to paper folding device B, which will be described later.

Note that the paper feed tray 4 does not necessarily have to be continuous with the paper output tray of the copying machine; it is also possible to move the copy paper to the paper feed tray 4 and feed it sequentially after the copying machine finishes making copies. good. Further, a well-known automatic feeding mechanism may be attached to the paper feeding tray 4 to sequentially feed out the stacked copy papers 3 sheet by sheet.

On the nip discharge side of the pair of driving rollers 5, 6, openings 9 of a pair of side plates 7, 8 arranged in parallel with each other are arranged to face each other.
A paper stopping member 10 is provided at the bottom of the drive roller 5 so as to be movable in the vertical direction with a long groove 11 and a bolt 12.
3 are provided in contact with each other to constitute a paper folding device B.

A downwardly curved guide plate 16 is provided spanning the nip between the one drive roller 5 and the auxiliary roller 13 and the nip between the pair of rollers 14 and 15.

A paper alignment device C is provided below the pair of rollers 14 and 15.

That is, below the pair of rollers 14, 15, a main presser plate 17 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction via hollow support shafts 18, 18 on both sides of its bottom 17a. spindle 1 over 18
9 is rotatably fitted, and an auxiliary press plate 20 is fixed to the support shaft 19 facing the main press plate 17, and the support shaft 19 and one hollow support shaft 18 are connected to a sprocket. 21, 21, chain 22, 2
2. They are connected to the first and second motors 24 and 25 via sprockets 23 and 23, etc., and the main and auxiliary presser plates 17 and 20 are rotated by driving the first and second motors 24 and 25. It is configured to be rotated between an upward position shown by a solid line, a horizontal position shown by a chain line, and a downward position shown by a chain double-dot line.

A notch 26 in the width direction is formed in the end surface 17b of the main holding plate 17, and a pair of paper aligning plates 27, 27 are attached to both sides of the bottom portion 17a via screws 28 and long grooves 29 so as to be movable and adjustable in the width direction. The upper edge 27a of each paper alignment plate 27 is curved outward so that the copy paper 3 can be easily dropped and stored.

A notch 30 corresponding to the notch 26 is formed in the end surface 20a of the auxiliary presser 20, and notches 31, 31 are formed in both end surfaces 20b, 20c to prevent the paper alignment plate 27 from interfering with each other. Furthermore, a notch 32 for stamping is formed in one end surface 20b.

The lower wall 1e of the machine frame 1 is provided with a stapler D for stapling one edge of the copy paper 3, and a perforator E for punching a plurality of holes in the copy paper 3 for markings.

That is, a support stand 34 is fixed to the lower wall 1e via a base 33, and a mounting stand 35 is attached to the support stand 34.
is provided to be able to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, a pair of staplers D, D are provided on both sides of the mounting base 35, and a perforator E is provided in the center of the mount 35, and a perforator E is provided at the center of the mount 35 to fix one edge of the copy paper 3 when the paper aligning device C is in the horizontal position. The supporting base 34
A solenoid 36 is provided in the recess 34a,
The movable part 36a has a vertical pin 37 in the recess 34a,
One end of a pair of rocking rings 38, 38 supported so as to be rockable in the horizontal direction at 37 is pivotally connected to each other by a pin 39, and the pair of rocking links 3
The other end of 8, 38 has long grooves 40, 40, pin 41,
41, it is pivotally connected to the lower surface 35a of the mounting base 35.

A printing plate device F is provided on the rear wall 1c of the machine frame 1.

That is, a solenoid 42 is fixed to the rear wall 1c, and its movable part 42a is connected to the long groove 44 of a lever 43 via a pin 45, and the lever 43 is horizontally fixed to a pair of brackets 46, 46. The cylinder body 4
A mounting arm 49 is fixedly attached to the boss hole 5.
0, a vertical shaft 51 is rotatably inserted into the shaft, a printing plate 52 is fixed to its upper end, and a bevel gear 53 is fixed to its lower end, and the bevel gear 53 is connected to the fixed shaft 47. When the cylinder body 48 is rotated 90 degrees by the solenoid 42, the printing plate 52 is rotated 90 degrees between the vertical position and the horizontal position while being inverted 180 degrees. When in the vertical position, the printing plate surface 52a contacts the vermilion ink 55, and in the horizontal position, the printing plate surface 52a contacts the copy paper 3 through the notch 32 of the auxiliary presser plate 20, so that a stamp can be stamped.

A stopper device G for positioning and stopping the paper aligning device C in a horizontal position is provided on the front and rear walls 1c, 1c. That is, a pair of solenoids 56, 56 are provided on the front and rear walls 1c, 1c to face each other, and each of the movable parts 56a, 56a is configured to interfere with the main holding plate 17 of the paper aligning device C to position and stop it. It has been done.

A discharge device H such as a conveyor is provided on the lower wall 1e, extending between the downward position of the paper aligning device C and a discharge port 57 formed in the left side wall 1a, and a copy paper receiving tray 58 is provided in the discharge port 57. be.

Next, details and operations of each part will be explained.

Copy paper 3 is fed through an opening 9 between a pair of side plates 7 and 8 by a pair of drive rollers 5 and 6,
The leading edge 3a of the copy paper 3 hits the stopping member 10 and its progress is stopped, but since the copy paper 3 is further fed out, the copy paper 3 is pushed between one drive roller 5 and the auxiliary roller 13.
The bent part is bent in the direction of the nip part A, and the bent part is held by the nip part A and folded in two,
It is transported upward as it is. At this time, stopping member 1
0 can be adjusted vertically, so copy paper 3
Adjust the position of the stopping member 10 so that the paper is correctly folded into two equal parts.

The double-folded copy paper 3 conveyed upward is guided along the lower side 16a of the guide plate 16, is fed into the nip portion of the pair of rollers 14 and 15, is caught, and is placed in the paper aligning device C with its folded portion 3b facing downward. Fall in the opposite direction.

At this time, the paper aligning device C is in a vertical position, the main presser plate 17 is in a vertical position at the lower position of the nip portion, and the auxiliary presser plate 20 is in a position tilted slightly clockwise from the vertical position. Aperture
Since C' is oriented upward, the folded copy sheets 3 are sequentially moved toward the auxiliary holding plate 20 and are dropped and stored in an aligned state. Furthermore, since a pair of paper alignment plates 27 are provided, the widthwise positions of the copy sheets 3 can also be aligned correctly.

Note that since the pair of paper alignment plates 27 can be moved and adjusted in the width direction, even copy sheets 3 of different widths can be correctly aligned in width direction.

Then, a predetermined number of copy sheets 3 are stored in the paper aligning device C.
When storage is completed, the second motor 25 is driven to slightly rotate the auxiliary presser plate 20 counterclockwise to move the folded copy paper 3 between the main presser plate 17 and the auxiliary presser plate 2.
Interlock with 0. This operation can be performed by storing a predetermined number of copies in advance using a numeric keypad, counting the number of copies sent sequentially, and controlling the sequence so that when the number matches the stored number, the second motor 25 rotates for a predetermined time.

Next, the first and second motors 24 and 25 are simultaneously driven to rotate the main and auxiliary press plates 17 and 20, that is, the paper aligning device C counterclockwise. This operation may be performed by sequence control such that the second motor 25 rotates for a predetermined time and then rotates. At this time, the movable part 56a of the solenoid 56 of the stopper device G has expanded and is at the stop position, so the main holding plate 17 comes into contact with the movable part 56a of the pair of solenoids 56, and the first limit switch LS1 is turned on and the first limit switch _LS1 is turned on. , the second motors 24 and 25 are stopped, and the paper alignment device C is positioned and stopped at a horizontal position.

Note that the above operation may be performed by pressing a drive start button (not shown) when the scheduled number of copies has been completed, or by pressing a drive start button (not shown).
Further, when copying the final sheet, a black mark is projected from the edge of the platen, and the drive signal is generated by copying this mark onto the edge of the final sheet of copy paper and reading it photoelectrically. Also good.

Further, the solenoid 36 is excited by the detection signal of the first limit switch LS1, and the movable part 36a is operated to contract, and the pair of swing links 38, 38
is swung inward, the mounting base 35 moves forward (to the right in the figure) with respect to the support base 34, and the staplers D, D and perforator E are attached to the main and auxiliary presser of the paper aligning device C. Each notch 2 in plates 17 and 20
6, 30, and the staplers D, D and perforator E are opposed to the portions exposed from the respective notches 26, 30 in the folded copy paper 3 held by the main and auxiliary press plates 17, 20. That is, one edge of the copy paper 3 is inserted into the staplers D, D and perforator E.

As a result, the staplers D, D and perforator E operate to staple both sides of one edge of the copy paper 3 and punch a large number of small holes in the center for markings.

Then, the end of the operation is detected by some kind of detection means, and the solenoid 36 is deenergized by the detection signal to extend the movable part 36a and the pair of swing links 38, 3
8 to move the mounting base 35 rearward (to the left in the figure) and return the staplers D, D and perforator E to their original positions.

This return operation can be performed using, for example, the second limit switch.
It is detected by LS ₂ , and the detection signal excites the solenoid 42 of the printing plate device F to retract the movable part 42a. As a result, the lever 43 rotates downward and the cylindrical body 4
8. The vertical shaft rotates downward around the fixed shaft 47 via the mounting arm 49. When the vertical shaft 51 rotates, the bevel gear 53 meshes and rolls along the bevel gear 54 fixed to the fixed shaft 47, so the vertical shaft 51 rotates with respect to the boss hole 50 of the mounting arm 49, and the printing plate 52 is reversed. While rotating downward, the surface 52a of the copy paper 3 is pressed against the surface of the copy paper 3 through the notch 32 of the auxiliary presser plate 20 and stamped.

After stamping is completed, the solenoid 42 is demagnetized, the movable part 42a extends, and the printing plate 52 is moved in the opposite direction to that described above.
is rotated upward while being reversed, and its surface 52a is in a vertical position in close contact with the vermilion 55 in preparation for the next stamp, and the printing plate 52 does not interfere with the rotational displacement of the paper aligning device C.

When this operation is completed, the movable portion 56a of the solenoid 56 of the stopper device G is retracted to the non-stop position, and the first and second motors 24, 25
is operated to further rotate the paper aligning device C in the counterclockwise direction to a downward position facing the ejecting device H. At this time, since the printing plate 52 of the printing plate device F is in a vertical position, it does not interfere with the paper aligning device C.

When the paper aligning device C is in the downward position, the third limit switch LS ₃ is turned on and the first and second motors 2 are turned on.
4 and 25 stop, and the main and auxiliary presser plates 1
The copy paper 3 held between 7 and 20 falls onto the ejection device H, and is ejected by the ejection device H onto the copy paper receiving tray 58 through the ejection port 57.

The copy paper 3 is the main presser, and the auxiliary presser plates 17 and 2 are
When it falls from 0, the first and second motors 24 and 25 are driven in the reverse direction and rotated to the original upward position and stopped, and the solenoid movable portion 56a of the stopper device G is extended to reach the stop position.

This completes the series of operations, and the operations of folding the copy paper 3 in half, spelling it out, stamping it, and stamping it are all automatic, saving labor in creating authentication documents, and making it possible to efficiently and accurately create authentication documents.

Note that the mechanism for rotationally displacing the paper aligning device C is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and may also be a mechanism such as a combination of springs and cams, and may further rotate counterclockwise from the downward position to move it to the upward position. You may return to . In this case, there is a problem in terms of space.

Furthermore, the movement mechanism for the staplers D, D and perforator E may be a rack and pinion, a cam, or the like.

Further, the mounting position of the printing plate device F is set according to the printing position, and is not limited to the illustrated position, and may also have a structure in which the printing plate 52 is moved back and forth.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the limit switch
Although the operation was controlled using LS ₁ , LS ₂ , and LS ₃ , sequence control may be performed so that the operation is performed according to a predetermined operation pattern.

The present invention is as described above, and the paper 3 is sequentially fed by the paper feeding device A and folded by the paper folding device B.
Align the folded sheets with paper aligning device C and
The paper can be rotated to the second position, and in that state it can be bound, marked, and stamped.Then, by rotating to the second position, the paper is dropped and ejected to the ejection device H using its own weight, and the paper is ejected from the machine frame 1 by the ejection device H. It can be discharged to the outlet 57.

Therefore, it is possible to automate and save labor by automating the paper folding, binding, stamping, and stamping operations necessary for creating authentication documents, making it possible to create authentication documents efficiently and accurately. The paper can be ejected from the alignment device C onto the ejection device H by using the paper's own weight without using a special drive source, and the structure is simplified.

In addition, the paper 3 can be sequentially fed and folded one by one, and then aligned with the paper alignment device C. By inserting the paper 3 one by one, multiple sheets can be folded and aligned, and then Since the paper can be automatically bound, stamped, stamped, and ejected to the ejection port 57 of the machine frame 1, the operator does not have to fold and align multiple sheets, and can simply insert them one by one for authentication. Not only can documents be created extremely efficiently and accurately, they can also be easily removed from the machine frame 1, and by connecting the paper feeding device A to the output side of the copying machine, automatic operation in conjunction with the copying machine is possible. Authentication documents can be automatically created simply by copying.

Furthermore, since the stapler D, perflator E, and printing plate device F are disposed facing the first position of the paper aligning device C, they can be easily disposed without interfering with the paper folding device B. can.

Further, since the paper alignment device C is provided below the conveyance position of the folded paper 3 and has an opening, the folded paper 3 is surely dropped and stored in the paper alignment device C.

Further, since the paper alignment device C is rotatably moved between the paper storage position and the first and second positions, the structure can be simplified by simply supporting the paper alignment device C in a rotatable manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall front view, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the paper alignment device, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway side view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a paper alignment device. FIG. 5 is a plan view when the device is moved to a horizontal position, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the printing plate device. A is a paper feeding device, B is a paper folding device, C is a paper alignment device, D is a stapler, E is a perforator, F is a printing plate device, G is a stopper device, H is a discharge device, 1 is a machine frame, 3 is paper (copy paper).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Paper 3 on paper feed tray 4 installed in machine frame 1
a paper feeding device A that sequentially inserts the paper 3 into the machine frame 1; a paper folding device B that folds and transports the inserted paper 3 in plural; and an opening provided below the transport position for the folded paper 3. Paper 3 with the side facing upward
a paper storage position where the paper is dropped and stored; a paper alignment position C which is rotated and moved between a predetermined first position separated from the paper storage position; and a second position where the opening faces downward; and the first position. A stapler D is provided facing the sheet 3 and staples appropriate numbers of sheets 3 stored in the paper aligning device C, a perforator E is used to punch holes for the number stamps, and a certification stamp with predetermined content is stamped on the sheets 3. A printing plate device F for imprinting a sheet 3, a sheet 3 disposed across a lower position of the opening when the sheet aligning device C is in the second position, and the discharge port 57 of the machine frame 1.
An automatic authentication machine characterized by being equipped with a discharge device H for discharging.