CA1218682A - Paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus - Google Patents
Paper sheet grip and transfer apparatusInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A paper sheet grip and transport apparatus for a counting and half-wrapping device comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied thereto and for receiving them in the state of a bundle and a half wrapper for the bundle of paper sheets mounted adjacent to said stack unit, is disclosed. According to the present invention, the grip and transfer apparatus has a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having a transfer chuck adapted for being opened or closed and capable of gripping from the side of the half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in the stack unit. The movable member is driven from the side of said half-wrapping unit for transporting a bundle of paper sheets gripped by said transfer chuck from the stack unit towards the half-wrapping unit.
A paper sheet grip and transport apparatus for a counting and half-wrapping device comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied thereto and for receiving them in the state of a bundle and a half wrapper for the bundle of paper sheets mounted adjacent to said stack unit, is disclosed. According to the present invention, the grip and transfer apparatus has a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having a transfer chuck adapted for being opened or closed and capable of gripping from the side of the half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in the stack unit. The movable member is driven from the side of said half-wrapping unit for transporting a bundle of paper sheets gripped by said transfer chuck from the stack unit towards the half-wrapping unit.
Description
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This invention re]ates -to a paper shee-t coun-ting and half-wrapping or band-sealing device and, more par-ticularly, -to a paper sheet transfer apparatus used in such device.
Heretofore, in -this type of the paper sheet trans-fer apparatus, after the number of paper sheets is counted, the sheets are pushed from the sides of their trailing edges and transported in this manner in the direction of -the half-wrapping unit (Japanese Laid-Open Patent Specification No.
57-8616). It is also known to shift a pile of paper sheets onto a transfer belt, whereby the sheets are transferred in the free sta-te without holding the sheets on the belt (Japanese Laid-Open V-tility Model Specification No. 50-98791).
However, these known apparatuses are subject to devia-tion from the intended route, folding or loss of the paper sheets during transpor-t thereof or to insufficient tightness in half-wrapping caused by -transverse shiEting of the paper sheets during transport thereof towards the half-wrapping uni-t. Thus it is not possible with these known apparatuses to realize a positive transport or half-wrapping of the paper shee-ts.
~5 The present invention provides a -transpor-t appara-tus, whereby -the bundle of paper shee-ts is transferred by transfer chuck means as it is chucked by said chuck rneans for preventing the paper sheets from folding into a dis-orderly state during -transport and also for preventing oc-currence of insufficient tigh-tness in half-wrapping.
According to the present invention there is pro-vided a paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus for use in a counting and half-wrapping device of the type comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied .r~
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thereto and for s-tacking them in the sta-te of a bundle, and a half-wrapper uni-t for said bundle mounted adjacent to said stack unit, characterized by a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having transfer chuck means adapted for being opened or closed and capable of chucking from the side of said half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in said stack unit, means connected to and adapted for opening or closing said transfer chuck means, and means for driving said mov-able member for shifting said transfer chuck means from said stack unit towards said half-wrapping unit with said chuck means chucking one end of said bundle.
Thus, according to the present invention a trans-fer chuck mounted to one end of a movable member may be positioned adjacent to a stack unit in which -the paper sheets are stacked, and in that, after the number of the paper sheets is counted, the movable member is displaced for transporting the bundle of paper sheets towards the half-wrapping unit for half-wrapping as the bundle of paper sheets is gripped at one end by the transfer chuck. Desir-ably said transfer chuck means comprises a pair of chuck elements that may be opened or closed and that are in the opened state for receiving a bundle of paper sheets -there-between when said bundle is placed within said staclc unit.
Preferably the apparatus comprises an edge alignment plate opposite to the half-wrapper uni-t wi-th respect to the stack unit. Sui-tably said movable member has a linear too-th rack and said driving means has a pinion meshing with said rack and a motor driving said pinion. Preferably said chuck opening or closing means comprises a solenoid moun-ted to said movable member and a connecting rod for connec-ting an actuating rod of said solenoid to said transfer chuck means.
The present inven-tion will be fur-ther illus-trated by way of -the accompanying drawings, in which:
This invention re]ates -to a paper shee-t coun-ting and half-wrapping or band-sealing device and, more par-ticularly, -to a paper sheet transfer apparatus used in such device.
Heretofore, in -this type of the paper sheet trans-fer apparatus, after the number of paper sheets is counted, the sheets are pushed from the sides of their trailing edges and transported in this manner in the direction of -the half-wrapping unit (Japanese Laid-Open Patent Specification No.
57-8616). It is also known to shift a pile of paper sheets onto a transfer belt, whereby the sheets are transferred in the free sta-te without holding the sheets on the belt (Japanese Laid-Open V-tility Model Specification No. 50-98791).
However, these known apparatuses are subject to devia-tion from the intended route, folding or loss of the paper sheets during transpor-t thereof or to insufficient tightness in half-wrapping caused by -transverse shiEting of the paper sheets during transport thereof towards the half-wrapping uni-t. Thus it is not possible with these known apparatuses to realize a positive transport or half-wrapping of the paper shee-ts.
~5 The present invention provides a -transpor-t appara-tus, whereby -the bundle of paper shee-ts is transferred by transfer chuck means as it is chucked by said chuck rneans for preventing the paper sheets from folding into a dis-orderly state during -transport and also for preventing oc-currence of insufficient tigh-tness in half-wrapping.
According to the present invention there is pro-vided a paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus for use in a counting and half-wrapping device of the type comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied .r~
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thereto and for s-tacking them in the sta-te of a bundle, and a half-wrapper uni-t for said bundle mounted adjacent to said stack unit, characterized by a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having transfer chuck means adapted for being opened or closed and capable of chucking from the side of said half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in said stack unit, means connected to and adapted for opening or closing said transfer chuck means, and means for driving said mov-able member for shifting said transfer chuck means from said stack unit towards said half-wrapping unit with said chuck means chucking one end of said bundle.
Thus, according to the present invention a trans-fer chuck mounted to one end of a movable member may be positioned adjacent to a stack unit in which -the paper sheets are stacked, and in that, after the number of the paper sheets is counted, the movable member is displaced for transporting the bundle of paper sheets towards the half-wrapping unit for half-wrapping as the bundle of paper sheets is gripped at one end by the transfer chuck. Desir-ably said transfer chuck means comprises a pair of chuck elements that may be opened or closed and that are in the opened state for receiving a bundle of paper sheets -there-between when said bundle is placed within said staclc unit.
Preferably the apparatus comprises an edge alignment plate opposite to the half-wrapper uni-t wi-th respect to the stack unit. Sui-tably said movable member has a linear too-th rack and said driving means has a pinion meshing with said rack and a motor driving said pinion. Preferably said chuck opening or closing means comprises a solenoid moun-ted to said movable member and a connecting rod for connec-ting an actuating rod of said solenoid to said transfer chuck means.
The present inven-tion will be fur-ther illus-trated by way of -the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a coun-ting and half-wrapping apparatus provided with a paper sheet grip and transport mechanism and adapted to be capab]e of discriminating the notes of differen-t nominal values;
Fig. 2 is a schema-tic view showing transfer chuck of ~he counting and hal~-wrapping apparatus of Fig. 1 in the chucking state;
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Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the grip and transfer app~ratus in the counting and half-wrapping device shown in Fig. l;
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the transfer chuck in the half-wrapping unit of Fig. 3 in the chucking state; and Fig. 5 is a timing diagram showing the operational timing for the sequence of operations carried out in the counting and half-wrapping device.
DESCRIPTIO~ OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus according to the present invention is hereinafter described by referring to the accompanying drawings.
ln the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an L-shaped stack plate on which is placked a pile of a large number of banknotes 2. A pair of guide rolls 3 are projected partially through slits formed in a bottom portion la of the stack plate 1 to a level lying above the bottom plate la.
A separating drum 4 is supported for rotation by an output shaft of a counting electric motor, not shown, and adapted for separately extracting these banknotes 2. The drum 4 is disposed partially within a recess lb formed in the bo-ttom portion laD
An inclined transport plate 5 providing a transfer passageway is provided below the stack plate 1. On the top of the transport plate 5, and adjacent to the stack plate 1, there is disposed a banknote sensing and discriminating unit 6 which is known per se and adapted for sensing the lengths of the long and shoxt sides, pattern, magnetism or folded edges of the banknotes and discrimenating the ~anknotes of different nominal values.
The sensing and discriminating unit 6 is comprised of electromagnetic means and has a signal generating section 6a and a signal receiving section 6b disposed in opposition to each other and on both sides of the transport plate 5.
About centrally of the transport plate 5, there are provided an L-shaped note transfer security member 7 and a reject note stacker 8, said member 7 being carried for rotation by a main body of half wrapping device, not shown. On the side of the transport plate 5 opposite to the reject note stacker 8, a changeover shutter plate 9 is rotatably mounted to the main body of the half-wrapping device, not shown. The shutter plate 9 is connected to a dxiving unit, such as solenoid, which is known per se and therefore not shown, and which i.s adapted for turning bidirectionally as shown by the solid and dotted lines in F.ig. 1 for changing the transport direction of the banknotes. Thus the driving unit is controlled by output signals from the discriminating unit 6 in such a manner that, when the shutter plate 9 is -turned to the dotted-line position and projected through an opening 5a in the shutter plate 5 towards the reject note stacker 8, the notes 2 are supplied into the stacker 8 and there pl.aced, and that, when the shutter plate 9 is turned to the solid-line position, the notes 2 are transferred downward dlrectly.
At the lower part of the transfer plate 5 and adjacent to the stacker 8, there is provided a stack unit 10 comprised of a stack plate 11 and a receiving plate 12.
An L-shaped edge alignment plate 13 is provided adjacent to one sides of the stack plate 11 and the receiving plates 12.
The receiving plate 12 is carried for rotation by the main body, not shown, of the half-wrapping device and turned clockwise in Fig. 1 as the notes are stacked on the stack plate 11.
A transfer chuck 17 attached to the foremost part of a slider 16 movable in the direction of the arrow mark A
is operatably mounted in alignment with the s-tack unit 10.
The chuck 17 consists of a pair of chuck elements 17a, 17b (Fig. 2) that may be opened apart or closed by well-known means not shown, one 17a of the chuck having a conve~ chuck surface and the other 17b having a concave chuck surface complementary to the mating chuck surface of the element 17a.
The slider 16 is movable on a slide guide with a longi-tudinal concave profile and has its lower surface ~ormed as one with a tooth rack 19 meshing with a gear 24b of a braking unit 23, said gear meshing in turn with a pinion 22 of a rotary shaft 21 of a transport electric motor 20 which is mounted to a frame 15. The slider 16 may be reciprocated in the direction of the arrow mark A by the operation of the tooth rack 19.
A half-wrapper rin~ 25 of the known construction is mounted for encircling the foremost part of -the movable member 16, and a stationary plate 27 having a gripping solenoid 26 is mounted to the rear of the movable member 16.
An actuating plate 28 for solenoid 26 is connected to the transfer chuck 17 through a connecting rod 28b. The numeral 28a designates a return spring normally biasing the actuating rod 28 in a direction to open the trans~er chuck 17.
The operation of the aforementioned counting and half-wrapping device provided with a paper sheet gripping and transfer mechanism and a function of discriminating the paper notes of different nominal values, is presently described.
A large number of banknotes 2 of different nominal values are stacked on the stack plate 1 and separately extracted in a known manner by the drum 4 which is driven in rotation by the counting electric motor, not shown. The notes 2 are then supplied to the discriminating unit 6 for discrimination of the nominal values and so ~orth of the notes 2.
In instances where a note 2 is found at the unit 6 to be folded at the corner or to be of other than the desired nominal value, the shutter plate 9 is turned to the double-dotted chain line position in such a manner that the note is supplied to and placed in the reject note stacker 8. On the contrary, in instances where a note is found to be of the desired nominal value, the shutter plate 9 is turned to the other or solid-line positon, in such a manner that the desired notes are caused to descend into a space between the opened chuck elements 17a, 17b and placed on the stack plate 11 of the stack unit 10.
When it is sensed by a counter, not shown, connected to the discriminating unit 6~ that 100 (one hundred) notes of the desired nominal value, for example, are supplied into the stack unit 10, the transport motor 20 is driven in reverse for slightly shifting the movable member 16 towards the stacker, so that the banknotes 2 are alinged edgewise by the alignment plate 13. When the grip solenoid 26 is energized in this state, the connecting rod 28b is moved along the slider 16 a distance necessary for chucking. The chuck elements 17a, 17b of the transfer chuck 17 are closed in the direction shown by the arrow mark B for chucking the one end or the half warpper side end of a bundle 2a of banknotes. At the same time that the bundle 2a is moved from the stack unit 10 towards the half-wrapping unit 14, the banknotes 2a of the next stack are introduced into the discriminating unit 6 for commencing the counting operation.
With the notes 2 thus chucked by the transfer chuck 17, the transport electric motor 20 is driven forward, in such a manner that the movable member 16 formed with the toothed rack 19 is displaced towards left in Fig. 1 along a straight path until the bundle 2a is pulled towards its leftward position as indicated by double-dotted chain line, that is, a position within a half-wrapper ring 25. During this time, the bundle 2a is }cept in the chucked state. The slider 16 is then halted in a preset position by the opera~ion of the braking unit 23, at the same time that a sealing tape 25a is applied in a known manner by -the half-wrapper ring 25 on the pQriphery of the bundle 2a to complete the half-wrapping operation.
On completion of half-wrapping a printing solenoid, not shown, is energized for applying a stamp seal on the bundle 2a. The transport electric motor 20 is then actuated in reverse for shifting the bundle 2a out of the half-wrapping unit. Thus the bundle 2a is introduced into a bundle stacker, not shown, as it is guided by a supporting plate 10a. The transfer chuck is moved further and reaches a position to grip a new bundle of paper sheets, at which time the operation of the transfer e'ectric motor ceases. Fig. 5 shows the operational timing of various operating parts in the course of the aforementioned sequence of operations.
Fig. 3 shows a modified embodiment of the paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus of the present invention.
In this modification, a tooth rack 19 is provided to the lateral side of the movable member 16, and an actuating rod 28 for a grip solenoid 26 provided to a stationary plate 27 of the movable member 16 is coupled to an actuating lever 17e in turn associated with meshing gears 17c, 17d that are provided to chuck elements 17a, 17b.
The bundle 2a may be chucked similarly to the preceding embodiment by the operation of the solenoid 26. In ~%~
Fig. 3, when the movable member 16 is at the solid-line position, the transfer chuck 17 is in the state of chucking or in the state ready to chuck the loose bundle at the stack unit 10. When the member 16 is in the double-chain-dotted line position, the chuck 17 is in the state of chucking the bundle 2a at the half-wrapping unit.
Fig. ~ shows the state in which the bundle 2a is chucked by the chuck elements 17a, 17b in Fig. 3~ wherein it is shown that the bundle 2a is chucked securely in the bent state.
From the foregoing it is seen that the present invention provides a paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus accroding to ~hich accidental deviation, loss or folding of the paper sheets during transport or insufficient half-wrapping tightness due to transverse shifting of the paper sheets during transport towards the half-wrapper unit may be eliminat~d for assuring a highly reliable band sealing. In addition, the tact time interval from the start of counting unitl the end of half-wrapping may be shortened because the counting for the ne~t batch of paper sheets can be started as soon as a bundle of paper sheets clears the stack unit.
Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a coun-ting and half-wrapping apparatus provided with a paper sheet grip and transport mechanism and adapted to be capab]e of discriminating the notes of differen-t nominal values;
Fig. 2 is a schema-tic view showing transfer chuck of ~he counting and hal~-wrapping apparatus of Fig. 1 in the chucking state;
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Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the grip and transfer app~ratus in the counting and half-wrapping device shown in Fig. l;
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the transfer chuck in the half-wrapping unit of Fig. 3 in the chucking state; and Fig. 5 is a timing diagram showing the operational timing for the sequence of operations carried out in the counting and half-wrapping device.
DESCRIPTIO~ OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus according to the present invention is hereinafter described by referring to the accompanying drawings.
ln the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an L-shaped stack plate on which is placked a pile of a large number of banknotes 2. A pair of guide rolls 3 are projected partially through slits formed in a bottom portion la of the stack plate 1 to a level lying above the bottom plate la.
A separating drum 4 is supported for rotation by an output shaft of a counting electric motor, not shown, and adapted for separately extracting these banknotes 2. The drum 4 is disposed partially within a recess lb formed in the bo-ttom portion laD
An inclined transport plate 5 providing a transfer passageway is provided below the stack plate 1. On the top of the transport plate 5, and adjacent to the stack plate 1, there is disposed a banknote sensing and discriminating unit 6 which is known per se and adapted for sensing the lengths of the long and shoxt sides, pattern, magnetism or folded edges of the banknotes and discrimenating the ~anknotes of different nominal values.
The sensing and discriminating unit 6 is comprised of electromagnetic means and has a signal generating section 6a and a signal receiving section 6b disposed in opposition to each other and on both sides of the transport plate 5.
About centrally of the transport plate 5, there are provided an L-shaped note transfer security member 7 and a reject note stacker 8, said member 7 being carried for rotation by a main body of half wrapping device, not shown. On the side of the transport plate 5 opposite to the reject note stacker 8, a changeover shutter plate 9 is rotatably mounted to the main body of the half-wrapping device, not shown. The shutter plate 9 is connected to a dxiving unit, such as solenoid, which is known per se and therefore not shown, and which i.s adapted for turning bidirectionally as shown by the solid and dotted lines in F.ig. 1 for changing the transport direction of the banknotes. Thus the driving unit is controlled by output signals from the discriminating unit 6 in such a manner that, when the shutter plate 9 is -turned to the dotted-line position and projected through an opening 5a in the shutter plate 5 towards the reject note stacker 8, the notes 2 are supplied into the stacker 8 and there pl.aced, and that, when the shutter plate 9 is turned to the solid-line position, the notes 2 are transferred downward dlrectly.
At the lower part of the transfer plate 5 and adjacent to the stacker 8, there is provided a stack unit 10 comprised of a stack plate 11 and a receiving plate 12.
An L-shaped edge alignment plate 13 is provided adjacent to one sides of the stack plate 11 and the receiving plates 12.
The receiving plate 12 is carried for rotation by the main body, not shown, of the half-wrapping device and turned clockwise in Fig. 1 as the notes are stacked on the stack plate 11.
A transfer chuck 17 attached to the foremost part of a slider 16 movable in the direction of the arrow mark A
is operatably mounted in alignment with the s-tack unit 10.
The chuck 17 consists of a pair of chuck elements 17a, 17b (Fig. 2) that may be opened apart or closed by well-known means not shown, one 17a of the chuck having a conve~ chuck surface and the other 17b having a concave chuck surface complementary to the mating chuck surface of the element 17a.
The slider 16 is movable on a slide guide with a longi-tudinal concave profile and has its lower surface ~ormed as one with a tooth rack 19 meshing with a gear 24b of a braking unit 23, said gear meshing in turn with a pinion 22 of a rotary shaft 21 of a transport electric motor 20 which is mounted to a frame 15. The slider 16 may be reciprocated in the direction of the arrow mark A by the operation of the tooth rack 19.
A half-wrapper rin~ 25 of the known construction is mounted for encircling the foremost part of -the movable member 16, and a stationary plate 27 having a gripping solenoid 26 is mounted to the rear of the movable member 16.
An actuating plate 28 for solenoid 26 is connected to the transfer chuck 17 through a connecting rod 28b. The numeral 28a designates a return spring normally biasing the actuating rod 28 in a direction to open the trans~er chuck 17.
The operation of the aforementioned counting and half-wrapping device provided with a paper sheet gripping and transfer mechanism and a function of discriminating the paper notes of different nominal values, is presently described.
A large number of banknotes 2 of different nominal values are stacked on the stack plate 1 and separately extracted in a known manner by the drum 4 which is driven in rotation by the counting electric motor, not shown. The notes 2 are then supplied to the discriminating unit 6 for discrimination of the nominal values and so ~orth of the notes 2.
In instances where a note 2 is found at the unit 6 to be folded at the corner or to be of other than the desired nominal value, the shutter plate 9 is turned to the double-dotted chain line position in such a manner that the note is supplied to and placed in the reject note stacker 8. On the contrary, in instances where a note is found to be of the desired nominal value, the shutter plate 9 is turned to the other or solid-line positon, in such a manner that the desired notes are caused to descend into a space between the opened chuck elements 17a, 17b and placed on the stack plate 11 of the stack unit 10.
When it is sensed by a counter, not shown, connected to the discriminating unit 6~ that 100 (one hundred) notes of the desired nominal value, for example, are supplied into the stack unit 10, the transport motor 20 is driven in reverse for slightly shifting the movable member 16 towards the stacker, so that the banknotes 2 are alinged edgewise by the alignment plate 13. When the grip solenoid 26 is energized in this state, the connecting rod 28b is moved along the slider 16 a distance necessary for chucking. The chuck elements 17a, 17b of the transfer chuck 17 are closed in the direction shown by the arrow mark B for chucking the one end or the half warpper side end of a bundle 2a of banknotes. At the same time that the bundle 2a is moved from the stack unit 10 towards the half-wrapping unit 14, the banknotes 2a of the next stack are introduced into the discriminating unit 6 for commencing the counting operation.
With the notes 2 thus chucked by the transfer chuck 17, the transport electric motor 20 is driven forward, in such a manner that the movable member 16 formed with the toothed rack 19 is displaced towards left in Fig. 1 along a straight path until the bundle 2a is pulled towards its leftward position as indicated by double-dotted chain line, that is, a position within a half-wrapper ring 25. During this time, the bundle 2a is }cept in the chucked state. The slider 16 is then halted in a preset position by the opera~ion of the braking unit 23, at the same time that a sealing tape 25a is applied in a known manner by -the half-wrapper ring 25 on the pQriphery of the bundle 2a to complete the half-wrapping operation.
On completion of half-wrapping a printing solenoid, not shown, is energized for applying a stamp seal on the bundle 2a. The transport electric motor 20 is then actuated in reverse for shifting the bundle 2a out of the half-wrapping unit. Thus the bundle 2a is introduced into a bundle stacker, not shown, as it is guided by a supporting plate 10a. The transfer chuck is moved further and reaches a position to grip a new bundle of paper sheets, at which time the operation of the transfer e'ectric motor ceases. Fig. 5 shows the operational timing of various operating parts in the course of the aforementioned sequence of operations.
Fig. 3 shows a modified embodiment of the paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus of the present invention.
In this modification, a tooth rack 19 is provided to the lateral side of the movable member 16, and an actuating rod 28 for a grip solenoid 26 provided to a stationary plate 27 of the movable member 16 is coupled to an actuating lever 17e in turn associated with meshing gears 17c, 17d that are provided to chuck elements 17a, 17b.
The bundle 2a may be chucked similarly to the preceding embodiment by the operation of the solenoid 26. In ~%~
Fig. 3, when the movable member 16 is at the solid-line position, the transfer chuck 17 is in the state of chucking or in the state ready to chuck the loose bundle at the stack unit 10. When the member 16 is in the double-chain-dotted line position, the chuck 17 is in the state of chucking the bundle 2a at the half-wrapping unit.
Fig. ~ shows the state in which the bundle 2a is chucked by the chuck elements 17a, 17b in Fig. 3~ wherein it is shown that the bundle 2a is chucked securely in the bent state.
From the foregoing it is seen that the present invention provides a paper sheet gripping and transport apparatus accroding to ~hich accidental deviation, loss or folding of the paper sheets during transport or insufficient half-wrapping tightness due to transverse shifting of the paper sheets during transport towards the half-wrapper unit may be eliminat~d for assuring a highly reliable band sealing. In addition, the tact time interval from the start of counting unitl the end of half-wrapping may be shortened because the counting for the ne~t batch of paper sheets can be started as soon as a bundle of paper sheets clears the stack unit.
Claims (5)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus for use in a counting and half-wrapping device of the type comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied thereto and for stacking them in the state of a bundle, and a half-wrapper unit for said bundle mounted adjacent to said stack unit, characterized by a movable member mounted in alignment with said stack unit and said half-wrapping unit and having transfer chuck means adapted for being opened or closed and capable of chucking from the side of said half-wrapping unit a bundle of paper sheets placed in said stack unit, means connected to and adapted for opening or closing said transfer chuck means, and means for driving said movable member for shifting said transfer chuck means from said stack unit towards said half-wrapping unit with said chuck means chucking one end of said bundle.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said transfer chuck means comprises a pair of chuck elements that may be opened or closed and that are in the opened state for receiving a bundle of paper sheets there-between when said bundle is placed within said stack unit.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an edge alignment plate opposite to the half-wrapper unit with respect to the stack unit.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said movable member has a linear tooth rack and said driving means has a pinion meshing with said rack and a motor driving said pinion.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that said chuck opening or closing means comprises a solenoid mounted to said movable member and a connecting rod for connecting an actuating rod of said solenoid to said transfer chuck means.
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| JP58076488A JPS59203030A (en) | 1983-04-30 | 1983-04-30 | Paper sheet grip transferring device |
| JP76488/1983 | 1983-04-30 |
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| CA1218682A true CA1218682A (en) | 1987-03-03 |
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| CA000452871A Expired CA1218682A (en) | 1983-04-30 | 1984-04-26 | Paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus |
| CA000468542A Expired CA1241962A (en) | 1983-04-30 | 1984-11-23 | Rhodanine derivative, process for preparing the same and pharmaceutical composition containing the same |
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| US (1) | US4566244A (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS59203030A (en) |
| KR (1) | KR870001497B1 (en) |
| CA (2) | CA1218682A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3415822A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2545073B1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2138788B (en) |
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| KR840008632A (en) | 1984-12-17 |
| CA1241962A (en) | 1988-09-13 |
| GB8411007D0 (en) | 1984-06-06 |
| KR870001497B1 (en) | 1987-08-19 |
| JPH0346367B2 (en) | 1991-07-16 |
| FR2545073B1 (en) | 1987-06-26 |
| GB2138788B (en) | 1986-08-13 |
| JPS59203030A (en) | 1984-11-17 |
| DE3415822C2 (en) | 1989-02-16 |
| FR2545073A1 (en) | 1984-11-02 |
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