JPH0636032Y2 - Sorter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a sorter that can be sorted and stored, or can be stored without sorting.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 6, a conveyor belt 2 is provided on the main body 1, and the non-sort tray 3 is provided along the conveyor belt 2.
And a plurality of sort trays 4 are provided, an indexer 5 is movably provided between the inlet side of each sort tray 4 and the conveyor belt 2, and a gate 6 and a chute 7 are provided at the inlet side of the conveyor belt 2. There is known a sorter in which the gates 6 are selectively operated as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 so as to be sorted and stored in each sort tray 4 or the non-sort tray 3 without being sorted. ing.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the gate 6 is located at a position intersecting the chute 7, the paper 8 is conveyed by the conveyor belt 2 along the gate 6 and the sorter 4 is conveyed by the indexer 5.
When the gate 6 is located below the chute 7 as shown in FIG. 7, the paper 8 is sent along the chute 7 and stored in the non-sort tray 3.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such a sorter, as shown in FIG. 8, since the gate 6 is arranged between the plurality of belts 2a of the conveyor belt 2, if paper is jammed in this portion, it is very troublesome to remove the paper. May be damaged.

That is, when a paper jam occurs, the top cover 9 of the main body 1 is opened and the paper sandwiched between the gate 6 and the belt 2a is taken out, which makes the work very troublesome.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sorter capable of easily taking out a jammed paper between a gate and a conveyor belt.

[Means and Actions for Solving Problems]

A conveyor belt 14 composed of a plurality of belts 13 is arranged in the main body 10, an indexer 40 is movably provided along the delivery side of the conveyor belt 14, and a plurality of sort trays 41 are arranged along the movement path of the indexer 40. Arranged at intervals,
A chute 17 for feeding the fed paper to the non-sort tray 39 and a gate 16 for guiding the fed paper to the feed side are provided on the feeding side of the feeding belt 14, and a top cover 21 is provided on the main body 10 above the top cover 21. It is attached rotatably up and down between a lower position where the opening is closed and an upper position where the upper opening is opened. The top cover 21 is rotatable up and down over an upper position protruding outside from the upper opening, and a connecting pin 25 provided on the chute 17 is slidably fitted in a guide groove 24 formed in the top cover 21. And chute 17 are interlocked to rotate up and down, and the gate 16 is positioned below the chute 17 at a first position close to the conveyor belt 14 and at the notch 19 of the chute 17. In a second position to guide the feeding side sheet conveyance belt 14
A gate 16 is attached to the main body 10 so as to be rotatable up and down over a third position which is separated from the upper opening of the main body 10 and protrudes to the outside.
Is a third position and a spring 32 for urging the gate 16 to rotate the gate 16 toward the second position.

As a result, when the top cover 21 is rotated upward to the upper position where the upper opening of the main body 10 is opened, the chute 17 and the top cover 2 are positioned above the upper opening so that the chute 17 is located at the upper position. Then, the gate 16 becomes the third position where the spring 32 projects to the outside from the upper opening of the main body 10, and the chute 17 and the gate 16 are separated from the conveyor belt 14. Therefore, the top cover 21 is rotated upward and the main body is rotated. Since the chute 17 and the gate 16 are separated from the conveyor belt 14 only by opening the upper opening of 10, the paper jammed between the gate 16 and the conveyor belt 14 can be easily taken out from the upper opening of the main body 10, It does not damage the paper.

If the top cover 21 is rotated downward to close the upper opening of the main body 10 to the lower position, the chute 17 is rotated by the top cover 21 and the chute 17 causes the gate 16 to move to the second position. Since it is rotated to the position, the chute 17 and the gate 16 can be simply rotated by rotating the top cover 21 downward.
Can be rotated downward to the lower position and the second position,
The operation becomes easy.

Further, since the gate 16 is rotated to the third position and the second position by the solenoid 30 and the spring 32, by energizing and demagnetizing the solenoid 30, the sheets are sorted and stored in the sort tray 41 or the non-sort tray. Can be stored in 39 without sorting.

〔Example〕

The main body 10 has a box shape, and a drive shaft 11 is laterally supported across the upper portions of both side plates 10a, 10a. A plurality of pulleys 12 are attached to the drive shaft 11 and a belt is attached to each pulley 12. 13 is wound around to form a conveyor belt 14, and a shaft 15 is horizontally supported above the drive shaft 11 between both side plates 10a, 10a, and a gate 16 is positioned on the shaft 15 between the belts 13. A plurality of chutes 17 are attached above the gate 16, and a chute 17 is provided above the gate 16.

The chute 17 is rotatably supported by the pivot plates 18 on both side plates 10a, 10a, and the chute 17 is formed with a cutout portion 19 facing each gate 16.

An upper plate 20 is attached to the upper end of the main body 10, and a top cover 21 that opens and closes an opening 20a of the upper plate 20 has a pivot rod 22.
The bracket 23 is attached to the lower surface of one side of the top cover 21, the connecting pin 25 is fitted in the guide groove 24 of the bracket 23, and the connecting pin 25 is It is fixed to the chute 17.

The shaft 15 projects outward from one of the side plates 10a, and a link 26 is fixed to the first side plate 10a.
7, 28 are pivotally attached by a pin 29, and the first link 27 is pivotally connected to a movable rod 30a of a solenoid 30 attached to one side plate 10a to attach it to the second link 28 and one side plate 10a. A spring 32 is connected to the attached spring receiver 31.

In FIG. 3, a vertical hole 34 is formed in the support bracket 33 of the solenoid 30, and a support pin 35 provided on the movable rod 30a is fitted into the vertical hole 34, so that the movable rod 30a is expanded and contracted by an external force. It serves as a guide and a stopper when doing.

Since it is like this, the solenoid 30 is excited to move the movable rod 30.
By pulling a, the gate 16 is located below the chute 17 via the first link 27, the link 26, and the shaft 15, and the paper 37 fed from the inlet 36 is fed to the feed roller 38 along the chute 17 and fed. It is sent from the roller 38 to the non-sort tray 39 and stored.

Further, when the solenoid 30 is demagnetized, the spring 32 causes the gate 16 to rotate upward and project upward from the cutout portion 19 of the chute 17,
The fed paper 37 is fed to the indexer 40 by the feed belt 14 and fed to the sort tray 41 for storage.

Also, when the top cover 21 is rotated upward, the bracket
The connecting pin 25 fitted in the guide groove 24 of 23 moves upwards along the guide groove 24, so that the chute 17 is attached to the pivot rod.
It pivots upward about 18 to reach the state shown by the phantom line in FIG. At this time, the gate 16 is held at that position by the spring 32, and is pushed up lightly to be rotated to a substantially erected position separated from the conveyor belt 14 shown by the phantom line in FIG. It is necessary to adjust the link 26, the first and second links 27 and 28, and the mounting position so that the gate 16 does not return to the original mounting position due to its own weight and spring force. Slightly (3-5mm) higher than the sorting position.

Therefore, when a paper jam occurs, the top cover 21 is pivoted upward to open the upper portion of the main body 10 and the chute 17 and the gate.
Since the 16 can be rotated upward, the jammed paper can be easily taken out and the paper is not torn.

Further, if the top cover 21 is rotated downward to close the upper portion of the main body 10 after the paper jam is removed, the chute 17 and the gate 16 are rotated to their original positions so that the next sheet sorting can be performed.

[Advantages of the Invention] When the top cover 21 is rotated upward to the upper position where the upper opening of the main body 10 is opened, the chute 17 is attached to the top cover 2.
Along with it, it will be an upper position that protrudes outside from the upper opening,
When the chute 17 is in the upper position, the gate 16 is spring 32
The chute 17 and the gate 16 are separated from the conveyor belt 14 at a third position that protrudes outward from the upper opening of 10.

Therefore, since the chute 17 and the gate 16 are separated from the conveyor belt 14 only by rotating the top cover 21 upward to open the upper opening of the main body 10, the paper jammed between the gate 16 and the conveyor belt 14 is discharged. The paper can be easily taken out from the upper opening of the main body 10, and the paper is not damaged.

If the top cover 21 is rotated downward to close the upper opening of the main body 10 to the lower position, the chute 17 is rotated by the top cover 21 and the chute 17 causes the gate 16 to move to the second position. It is rotated to the position.

Therefore, the chute 17 and the gate 16 can be pivoted downward to the lower position and the second position by simply pivoting the top cover 21 downward, which simplifies the operation.

Further, since the gate 16 is rotated to the third position and the second position by the solenoid 30 and the spring 32, by energizing and demagnetizing the solenoid 30, the sheets are sorted and stored in the sort tray 41 or the non-sort tray. Can be stored in 39 without sorting.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a solenoid mounting portion, FIG. 4 is a sectional front view, FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view, and FIG. The figure is an explanatory view of a conventional example,
FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the gate portion. 10 is a main body, 14 is a conveyor belt, 16 is a gate, 17 is a chute, and 21 is a top cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A main body 10 is provided with a conveyor belt 14 composed of a plurality of belts 13, and an indexer 40 is movably provided along the delivery side of the conveyor belt 14.
A chute for arranging a plurality of sort trays 41 at intervals along the moving path of the feeding belt, and feeding the fed sheets to the non-sort tray 39 on the feeding side of the conveyor belt 14.
17 and a gate 16 for guiding the fed paper to the delivery side are provided, and the top cover 21 is vertically rotatable on the main body 10 between a lower position where the upper opening is closed and an upper position where the upper opening is opened. Mounting, the chute 17 is vertically rotatable between a lower position for feeding the paper, which is opposed to the conveyor belt 14, and an upper position, which is separated from the conveyor belt 14 and protrudes outside from the upper opening of the main body 10, and is attached to the chute 17. The connecting pin 25 provided is slidably fitted in the guide groove 24 formed in the top cover 21, and the top cover 21 and the chute 17 are configured to rotate up and down in conjunction with each other, and the gate 16 is A first position below the chute 17 that is close to the conveyor belt 14 and a second position that faces the cutout portion 19 of the chute 17 to guide the paper to the delivery side and the conveyor belt 14
A gate 16 is attached to the main body 10 so as to be rotatable up and down over a third position which is separated from the upper opening of the main body 10 and protrudes to the outside.
Is provided as a third position and a spring 32 for biasing the gate 16 to rotate the gate 16 toward the second position is provided.