JP4115795B2 - Form processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a form processing apparatus for processing forms such as various slips, receipts, and application forms.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, forms processing apparatuses have been increasingly used due to improvements in character recognition technology. For example, forms such as various slips and application forms used in various fields such as banks and government offices have been processed by a person who processes them by entering the contents of the form into a computer. However, recently, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-177784, a character on a form is read using an optical character recognition device, that is, an OCR (Optical Character Reader), and taken into a computer, and the read character is recognized. Various processes are performed based on the recognized characters.
[0003]
Hereinafter, a conventional form processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.
[0004]
The form processing apparatus 201 includes a base 203 on which a form 202 is placed, a hopper 204, take-out rollers 205 and 206, a separator 207, a tension roller 208, a drive roller 209, light sources 210 and 211, a reflector 212, folding mirrors 214 and 215, A lens 216, a CCD sensor 217, a conveyance path 218, a CCD sensor 219, a dot printer head 220, an ink ribbon 221, a platen 222, and a stacker 223 are included.
[0005]
The form bundle in which the forms 202 are stacked is placed on a base 203 that is attached to the hopper 204 and slides up and down. The base 203 has a mechanism that moves upward as the form 202 is taken out.
[0006]
The top form 202 of the bundle is taken out one by one as the take-out rollers 205 and 206 made of a material such as rubber rotate clockwise.
[0007]
When a plurality of forms 202 are taken out by the take-out rollers 205 and 206, the separator 207 prevents the second and subsequent forms 202 from being taken out together with the first form 202.
[0008]
The taken out form 202 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in the figure, and is conveyed at a constant speed while receiving a conveying force between a pair of rollers, that is, a tension roller 208 and a drive roller 209 connected to a motor (not shown). A plurality of pairs of the pair of rollers 208 and 209 are provided over the entire conveyance path 218.
[0009]
When the form 202 reaches the reading unit A, reading of information displayed on the surface of the form 202 is started. In the reading method, the light emitted from the light sources 210 and 211 is condensed on the reading unit A by the reflector 212, and when the light of the letter of the form 202 at the position A is irradiated, the reflected light from the form 202 is reflected back. The image is folded back by 214 and 215, passes through the lens 216, and is imaged by the CCD sensor 217. An optical path from the light sources 210 and 211 to the CCD sensor 217 is an optical path 213.
[0010]
Information on the form 202 read by the CCD sensor 217 is taken into a computer (not shown), and characters are recognized and processed.
[0011]
The series of operations are continuously performed while moving the form 202. Further, when reading the information on the surface of the form 202, a reduction optical system is usually used.
[0012]
When the form 202 that has passed through the reading unit A reaches the reading unit B, reading of information on the back side of the form 202 is started.
[0013]
In the reading unit B, a contact line CCD sensor 219 is used because there is no space for the reduction optical system. When there is no need to read the information on the back side of the form 202, the close contact type line CCD sensor 219 is unnecessary.
[0014]
The form 202 that has passed through the reading unit B is transported along the transport path 218. In the form 202 conveyed by the conveyance path 218, a mark indicating that information has been read from the form 202 is recorded by the printer. The printer includes a dot printer head 220, an ink ribbon 221, and a platen 222.
[0015]
Predetermined characters such as a reception number or a user-specific number are printed on the form 202 between the ink ribbon 221 and the platen 222. The form 202 that has been printed is conveyed in the direction of the arrow and sent to the stacker 223.
[0016]
Such an operation is continuously performed until the form 202 is removed from the base 203, and the form 202 that has been read and printed is accumulated in the stacker 223.
[0017]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-177784 (page 2-5, FIG. 2)
[0018]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional form processing apparatus configured as described above has the following problems. That is, for example, when handling the medical remuneration statement (receipt), which is a document issued by a medical institution or the like and bills the medical expenses to the health insurance association, etc., with the above device, there is no problem in the case of a single form, but in the receipt form There are various forms and types, and there are many forms in which a single small form called a continuation sheet is attached to a single form, and there are various attachment positions and lengths of the continuation sheets. It was very difficult to take the slips with slips one by one into the apparatus without double feeding or jam, and after the information reading process, cleanly align and collect them in the order of loading.
[0019]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even if various forms with attached sheets having different sizes are mixed, they are taken into the apparatus without jamming one copy at a time. An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing apparatus that can be aligned and collected on the leading end side of forms.
[0020]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a sheet feed table on which forms composed of a plurality of sheets having different sizes are placed, and an angle with respect to a supply surface of the sheet feed table is provided. A backup plate for supporting the forms in a stacked state, a supply belt provided for moving the forms on the supply surface of the paper feed table, and a transport path from the paper feed table to the forms A take-out part to be taken in, a reading part that performs a reading process of necessary information about the taken-in forms, and a stacking part that accumulates the forms conveyed through the conveyance path, An accumulation pocket, a flat belt with a hole provided in an upper surface side conveyance path of the accumulation pot and provided with a plurality of holes rotating at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the forms, and the form via the flat belt with the holes Adsorbing means for adsorbing Providing paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by Bei.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
FIG. 1 relates to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an OCR scanner main body which is a form processing apparatus, 2 is a supply unit apparatus, 3, 4 and 5 are A3 size and smaller form accumulation sections, and 6 is an A3 size and larger form accumulation section. .
[0023]
Forms 8 are placed on the supply unit device 2, and these forms include single-size forms of various sizes, or forms with continuous sheets attached at various positions, for each type or mixed. It is placed.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2, the slip-attached form is filled with the details necessary for treatment such as examination, surgery, and medication required for medical treatment at a medical institution or pharmacy. When there are many treatment items and days, detailed contents are attached to the cover, and the attached contents are called a stencil and are glued or stapled. 90 is a receipt of A4 cut sheet, 92 is a continuous paper, 94 is the part which glues the continuous paper, 95 is a staple. Reference numeral 93 denotes a continuation sheet attachment prohibition area, and this portion has a thickness of one cover sheet. The example shown in FIG. 2 is only an example, and in fact, this slip-attached form is infinite in the position and amount to which the follower is attached due to differences in medical institutions and the degree of illness of patients. There will be a pattern.
[0025]
When taking out these forms one by one or one copy at a time, since the receipt form is provided with an area for prohibiting attachment of a continuation sheet, a roller or the like is pressed against this area for removal. Normally, the form is transported in the short direction in order to increase the processing speed. For example, in the case of A4 size, paper is passed in the length direction of 210 mm.
[0026]
Hereinafter, taking out, reading and stacking of forms will be described. A supply belt group 15 and a winding belt group 16 are provided in a plurality of rows on the supply surface 86 of the paper feed table constituting the supply unit device 2 of FIG. The winding belt group 16 operates at a speed different from that of the supply belt group 15. First, the backup unit 84 is moved in the direction opposite to the take-out portion. In this case, when the knob 14 is moved in the arrow k direction, the roller 85 in contact with the supply belt 15 is raised, and in this state, the backup unit 84 is moved to the right in FIG. The backup unit 84 can be moved linearly in the direction of arrow l in FIG. 1 by the ball bush and the guide shaft 12. The backup plate 13 is provided with an angle with respect to the supply surface of the paper feed table.
[0027]
Since the backup unit 84 is structured to stop at the position when the knob 14 is released, a plurality of forms 8 are placed on the supply surface 86 of the supply unit device 2 in this state. The supply belt group 12 driven by a motor (not shown) can be installed in a portion where a plurality of cuts are made in the supply surface 86, and the positional relationship in the height direction of the upper surface of the supply belt group 15 is higher than that of the supply surface 86. It is attached to become. As a result, the form 8 can be placed on the supply belt group 15 on the supply surface 86.
[0028]
Next, when the knob 14 is moved again in the direction opposite to the arrow k direction to release the lock, the roller 85 comes into contact with the supply belt group 15. Therefore, when the backup unit 84 is moved from the rear of the plurality of stacked forms 8 toward the take-out portion and the knob 14 is released at an arbitrary position, the roller 85 comes into contact with the supply belt group 15 and can be held at that position. It becomes. When the supply belt group 15 is operated in this state, the backup unit 84 moves toward the take-out portion at the same speed as the supply belt group 15.
[0029]
On the take-out portion side of the supply belt group 15, a winding belt group 16 that is operated at a speed different from the feed speed of the supply belt group 15 by a motor (not shown), for example, a high speed is provided. This is to provide an effect of making it easy to take out the form 8 immediately before taking out.
[0030]
When the top surface of the form 8 comes into contact with the primary take-out roller pair 9 rotating in the direction of arrow a, take-out is started. The primary take-out roller pair 9 has a structure in which two rollers can be simultaneously driven by a tamming belt and the roller pair 9 swings so as to follow the form 8 when the form 8 is pressed. The taken out form is conveyed to the separation unit by the secondary take-out roller pair 10 rotating in the direction of arrow b. The secondary take-out roller pair 10 has a structure in which two rollers can be simultaneously driven by a tamming belt. The separation unit includes one of the secondary take-out roller pair 10 and a separation belt 11, and the separation belt 11 rotates at an arbitrary speed opposite to the rotation direction of the secondary take-out roller pair 10. In this configuration, even when a plurality of forms are conveyed to the separation unit, they can be separated one by one from the top form. The form taken out one by one is sent to the transport unit by the rollers after the transport roller pair 17 and 18, and further sent to the reading unit. Reading is performed after elapse of a predetermined time in consideration of the conveyance speed after detecting that the tip of the receipt form has passed through the photoelectric sensor 89. Two reading sections are provided to read the front and back surfaces of the form. The conveyed form 8 is irradiated with light by the fluorescent lamp units 19 and 24, and the reflected light is bent by the reflection mirrors 20, 21, 25, and 26, and then read by the CCD sensors 23 and 28. Character recognition is performed.
[0031]
Next, a numbering operation for printing an identification number or the like indicating that the reading of the form has been completed is performed. Since numbering may be performed on both the front and back surfaces, two locations are provided. Reference numerals 33 and 36 denote dot printer heads, 34 and 37 denote ink ribbon cassettes, and 35 and 38 denote platens, which perform printing while being conveyed. The form 8 that has been numbered is sent to the stacking unit. Here, an example is shown in which a dot printer is used for the numbering operation, but other printing methods such as an inkjet method may be used.
[0032]
Forms for which the numbering operation has been completed are detected by the photoelectric sensor 100 when the operation timing of the gate 39 driven by a solenoid or motor (not shown) is detected, and are distributed to predetermined transport paths 73 and 76. Forms of A3 size or smaller are mainly distributed to the conveyance path 76, and the operation timing of the gate 44 is detected by the photoelectric sensor 43 and distributed to the conveyance paths 45 and 46. Forms that have entered the transport path 45 are accumulated in the accumulation pocket 3. At this time, the photoelectric sensor 47 detects the operation timing of a tapping lever 55 driven by a solenoid or motor (not shown) to strike the rear end of the form. It is. This is to prevent the leading edge of the next conveyed form from colliding with the trailing edge of the previous form. The accumulation pocket 3 is provided with a form full detection lever 56 having a built-in sensor for detecting the amount of the form. When the form is close to the capacity of the accumulation pocket 3, the detection lever 56 is pushed upward, and a sensor (not shown) In this way, control is performed so that the form is not accumulated in this pocket. The forms distributed to the conveyance path 46 are distributed to the conveyance paths 49 and 50 by the conveyance path gate 48, and are accumulated in the accumulation pockets 4 and 5, respectively. The operation in the accumulation pockets 4 and 5 is the same as that in the accumulation pocket 3. That is, the photoelectric sensors 58 and 51 correspond to the photoelectric sensor 47, the hitting levers 61 and 66 correspond to the hitting lever 55, and the form full detection levers 62 and 67 correspond to the form full detection lever 56, respectively.
[0033]
The form distributed to the conveyance path 73 is distributed to the conveyance paths 42 and 80 by detecting the operation timing of the gate 41 by the photoelectric sensor 40. Forms collected on a sorter (not shown) are sorted on the transport path 42. The sorter has a plurality of pockets in a series, and a plurality of sorters are installed. The forms distributed to the sorter are mainly single sheets of A4 size or less and forms of 250 mm or less in the conveyance direction. A form of A3 size or larger is assigned to the conveyance path 80 and is called a long form (see FIG. 2). The long form 83 is manually read from the long take-out unit 7 and read.
[0034]
The operation method of the long form stacking unit 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The long form stacking unit 6 has a maximum length of 1 m including a continuous sheet, and is therefore sized to fit therein. The long stacking unit is provided with a form suction unit combining a flat belt with a hole and a fan. For example, four fans 70 are attached to the flat belt 69 with holes, and these are arranged in three rows in the depth direction so as to be attracted by corresponding to the form width. Further, by providing three sets of the three rows of form suction units in the form transport direction, it is possible to cope with long forms. As can be seen from the enlarged view of the H portion, the form suction portion is provided with a mask 98 in contact with the fan 70 in order to efficiently obtain the suction force. The mask 98 is provided with a long hole 99 having substantially the same width as the hole diameter of the flat belt 69 with holes. Since the flat belt 69 with holes rotates in the direction of the arrow g while contacting the mask 98, the form is conveyed while being attracted to the flat belt with holes. Accordingly, the long form 83 is sucked and conveyed to the flat belt 72 with a hole rotating in the next arrow h direction and the flat belt 75 with a hole rotating in the next arrow i direction. Further, a shelf 96 is provided beside the flat belts 69 and 72 with holes so as to prevent the form from falling.
[0035]
When the leading edge of the long form 83 passes the optical axis of the photoelectric sensor 79, the driving of the flat belt with holes is stopped, and a plurality of hitting levers driven in the depth direction by a solenoid or motor (not shown). 71, 74 and 77 are used to strike a form. For this reason, even when long forms having various lengths are conveyed, it is possible to stack the forms with the leading ends of the forms aligned with the back side of the stacking pocket.
[0036]
FIG. 4 relates to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the case where the adsorption | suction part is provided also in the accumulation | storage pockets 3, 4, 5 below A3 size is shown. Of the components of the OCR scanner shown in FIG. 4, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted (the same applies to the following drawings). By performing the same operation as that of the long stacking unit, it is possible to stack forms of various lengths having an A3 size or less with a leading edge alignment as in the case of the long stacking unit.
[0037]
That is, the accumulation pocket 3 will be described. The flat belt 89 with holes rotating in the direction of the arrow d, the fans 54 provided in a plurality of rows in the depth direction, and a number of elongated holes installed between the flat belts 89 with holes and the fans 54. The suction means constituted by a mask (not shown) with a gap can be sucked and conveyed in the stacking pocket in the same manner as the long stacking portion. As a result, a receipt form that is glued or stapled with multiple sheets is stacked and transported to the back side wall without dropping immediately after entering the stacking pocket. Even if it is done, it becomes possible to align and accumulate at the front end side of the form.
[0038]
Next, the method of the take-out operation will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 5 is a front view, and FIG. 6 is a plan view.
[0039]
A mixed receipt form having a different receipt form size and continuous sheet thickness is placed on the back-up plate 84 on the upper surface 86 of the supply unit device 2. The supply belt group 15 is installed at a position slightly higher than the supply surface 86 of the paper feed table of the supply unit device 2, and the form 8 is placed on the supply belt group 15. The backup plate 84 is supported by a support member 106, and the support member 106 is supported by a guide member 105 provided with a bearing (not shown). The guide member 105 can be moved in the direction of arrow l by the guide shaft 12. In the support member 106, when the knob 14 is moved in the arrow k direction with the support portion 107 as the rotation center, the rubber roller 85 on the supply belt group 15 moves upward in the arrow o by a mechanism (not shown) from the supply belt group 15. It is supposed to leave. When the knob 14 is released, the rubber roller 85 comes into contact with the supply belt group 15 and moves the backup plate 84 at the same speed by the frictional force with the supply belt group 15. Therefore, when the receipt form is placed, the knob 14 is grasped and the backup plate 84 is moved to an arbitrary position in the direction of the arrow l by the guide shaft 12, and when the knob 14 is released, the backup plate 84 can be stopped at that position. it can. When the form is placed, the supply belt group 15 driven by the motor 110 and the timing belt 109 is driven, and the backup unit moves toward the take-out portion.
[0040]
A winding belt group 16 driven by a motor 116 and a timing belt 114 is provided on the take-out side of the supply belt group 15, and is driven at a higher speed than the normal supply belt group 15. The supply belt group 15 and the whirling belt group 16 are controlled to change, stop, or retract their operating speeds depending on how the forms are stacked and the state.
[0041]
Reference numerals 135 and 136 denote auxiliary rollers made of rubber and connected by a connecting member 137. These are attached to the tip of a support lever (not shown) and are not connected to the drive motor. The auxiliary rollers 135 and 136 are configured to be swingable in the direction of the arrow p by their own weight and the movement of the backup plate 84 so as to always contact the form 8, and when the form is taken out, the form is perpendicular to the conveyance direction. It plays the role of preventing the shift in direction.
[0042]
The primary take-out roller pair 9 driven by the motor 115 and the timing belt 121 includes rollers 9 a and 9 b and is driven by the timing belt 117. After the form 8 comes into contact with the primary take-out roller pair 9 by the operation of the backup unit, the rotation of the primary take-out roller pair 9 is started. Next, the timing for starting rotation will be described below.
[0043]
As shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, the primary take-out roller pair 9 is configured to be swingable in the direction of arrow m in accordance with the pressing force of the backup unit by a mechanism (not shown). This is because the take-out is performed in a state where the force with which the primary take-out roller presses the form is made as constant as possible. That is, two sensor units shown in FIG. 7 for detecting the swing amount are attached to the swingable primary take-out roller pair 9, and the operation speed of the supply belt group 15, that is, the backup is based on this detection information. It is configured to control the operating speed of the unit.
[0044]
In FIG. 7, 122 is a photo interrupter, 123 is a light shielding plate provided with a slit 124, and the photo interrupter is turned on and off depending on whether the slit is on the optical axis 125 or not. Therefore, by providing two sets of the sensor units, three types of sensor outputs (off, off), (off, on), and (on, on) can be taken out. By using this, for example, when the pressing force of the backup unit to the primary take-out roller is small (off, off), the operating speed of the supply belt group 15 is increased, and the optimum pressing force is set to (off). , On), the operation speed of the supply belt group 15 is set to a predetermined optimum speed, and when the pressing force is large (on, on), the operation speed of the supply belt group 15 is slowed down or stopped. To do. By doing so, even if forms with various thicknesses are mixed, it is possible to always take out with almost the same pressing force, and thus it is possible to take out stably.
[0045]
The secondary take-out roller 10 includes rollers 10a and 10b and is driven by a timing belt 118. The roller 10b is configured to be able to swing in the direction of the arrow n, so that it can handle even when a plurality of forms are taken.
[0046]
The photoelectric sensors 101, 102, 103, and 88 are for sensing the position of the form in order to keep the timing of the intermittent operation of the primary take-out roller 9 and the secondary take-out roller 10 and the form interval constant. Can be done.
[0047]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a mechanism that does not cause a problem in the take-out operation depending on the form and state of the form is attached. For example, when a large number of forms are continuously read by adding a form, depending on the state when the form is added, the leading ends of the form may be difficult to be placed as shown in FIG. In this state, even if the form is pushed from the back with the backup unit, if the uppermost form is tried to be taken out by the primary take-out roller 9a, a plurality of forms with the leading edges aligned are sent leftward in this aligned state. May be. In this case, when a form larger than the distance between the variable range of the primary take-out roller 9b in the direction of the arrow m and the upper surface 86 of the supply unit device 2 enters, the plurality of forms are locked and taken out at this position. May be impossible. In order to prevent this, an auxiliary separation mechanism 129 is provided on the supply surface 86 of the paper feed table of the supply unit device 2. In the auxiliary separation mechanism 129, a friction member 131 having a relatively high friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to the base member 130.
[0048]
Details of the auxiliary separation mechanism 129 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9A, the base member 130 applies a force that pushes the friction member 131 upward by the tension spring 132 with the rotation shaft 133 as the rotation center. Therefore, since the lowermost surface of the form bundle with the aligned tips comes into contact with the friction member 131 and a braking force is applied, it is possible to take out from the uppermost form and eventually take out stably as in the form 8 shown in FIG. It becomes possible to make the posture that can be. In the normal posture of the form 8 as shown in FIG. 5, the auxiliary separating mechanism 129 is pushed so as to be parallel to the supply surface 86 of the supply unit device 2, so that there is no hindrance to taking out. One set of auxiliary separation mechanisms 129 may be provided directly below the primary take-out roller 9, or a plurality of auxiliary separation mechanisms 129 may be provided in the depth direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, it is possible to obtain the same effect by attaching the auxiliary separating member 141 made of delrin or the like so as to protrude slightly from the form supply surface 86.
[0049]
In FIG. 8, in order to perform the same role as the auxiliary separation mechanism 129, among the timing pulleys 111 and 112 that drive the rolling belt group 16, the diameter of the 111 timing pulley is made larger than the diameter of the 112 timing pulley. The configuration is such that the winding belt group 16 is inclined.
[0050]
Further, by incorporating the photo interrupter shown in FIG. 7 in the auxiliary rollers 135 and 136, the posture of the form is detected, and the same operation as the operation of the primary take-out roller 9 is performed, so that stable taking-in can be performed. It can be carried out. That is, the auxiliary rollers 135 and 136 that perform the same operation by the connecting member 137 are supported by a support member (not shown), can swing in the direction of the arrow p, and when the backup plate 84 is pushed from the rear, It has a structure that can move with the posture. For example, when the auxiliary rollers 135 and 136 have a small inclination, i.e., when the auxiliary rollers 135 and 136 are laid down, the movement speed of the backup plate 84 is increased. Conversely, when the auxiliary rollers 135 and 136 have a large inclination, the backup plate 84 By performing control to slow down or stop the moving speed, it is possible to perform stable extraction. Therefore, by controlling the operation speed of the supply belt group 15 and the operation of the primary take-out roller 9 according to the degree of force with which the backup plate 84 presses the form, stable take-in can be performed regardless of the state of various forms. Is possible.
[0051]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing that the paper can be taken out stably without being affected by fluctuations due to the thickness of the continuous paper at the time of picking up. In other words, by attaching the inclined members 138 and 139 to the surface of the backup plate 84, the form can be formed into a bow shape with respect to the surface of the backup plate 84. Therefore, the difference in height between the area without the continuous paper on the inclined member 138 and the area with the continuous paper can be reduced, and the primary take-out roller 9 can stably take in the area. Further, since the inclined member 139 plays a role of inclining the form in the direction of the primary take-out roller 9, stable take-in can be performed. In addition, by attaching the friction sheet 140 to the inclined member 138 at a position opposite to the primary take-out roller, stable take-in can be performed even when the form is reduced.
[0052]
FIG. 12 shows a mechanism for removing a crease of a continuous sheet having an unspecified length of a long form of A3 size or larger. In other words, in order to remove the crease due to folding of the continuous paper on the conveyance path immediately before the stacking unit, a form-stiffening roller to which a tension force is applied by a leaf spring or the like and a roller pair having a pair of opposing rollers are coaxially arranged. By providing a plurality of sheets, the crease of the continuous paper passing through this position can be removed. For this reason, when the sheets are stacked in the long stacking pocket, the creased continuous paper portion is stretched so that it does not swell up and down. The same effect can be obtained when the roller shape in this case is relatively acute or flat.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a mechanism for attracting a form to the form stacking unit, even when forms having different lengths are mixed, it is possible to stack the forms on the leading end side of the form.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing types of forms according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a first embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a second embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a detailed front view of the first and second embodiments of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a detailed plan view of the first and second embodiments of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a sensor unit diagram of the first and second embodiments of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the auxiliary separation mechanism of the first and second embodiments of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows details of the auxiliary separation mechanism of the first and second embodiments of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention. Figure
FIG. 10 is a front view of a conventional form processing apparatus.
FIG. 11 is a view showing a back-up plate mounting inclined member of an embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a view showing a crease removal roller for a continuous form in the embodiment of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Supply unit
3, 4, 5, 6 accumulation pocket
8 Receipt forms
9 Primary take-out roller
10 Secondary take-out roller
11 Separation belt
13 Backup unit
15 Supply belt group
16 Thatched belt group
23, 28 CCD sensor
54, 70 fans
55, 61, 66, 71, 74, 77 Tap lever
59, 64, 69, 72, 75, 89 Flat belt with holes
83 Long form
98 mask

Claims (8)

A paper tray on which forms composed of a plurality of different sizes of paper are placed;
A backup plate provided at an angle with respect to the supply surface of the paper feed table and supporting the forms in a stacked state;
A supply belt provided to move the forms on the supply surface of the paper feed table; and a take-out unit that takes the forms from the paper feed table into a conveyance path;
A reading unit that performs a process of reading information necessary for the captured forms;
A stacking unit that stacks the forms transported through the transport path,
The stacking unit
An accumulation pocket;
A flat belt with a hole provided in the upper surface side conveying path of the accumulation pot, and provided with a plurality of holes rotating at the same speed as the conveying speed of the forms;
An adsorbing means for adsorbing the forms via the flat belt with holes ,
The take-out unit has at least a pair of take-out roller rows, and a sensor capable of detecting an amount of swing of the take-out roller row to follow the forms when the form is pressed, and detected by the sensors A form processing apparatus , further comprising first control means for controlling movement of the supply belt and the backup plate according to the received information .   The adsorbing means includes a plurality of fans, and a mask that is disposed between the flat belt with holes and the fan, and has a long hole-shaped hole having a width substantially the same as the hole diameter of the flat belt with holes. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1.   In order to collect the forms from the suction state based on the detection result of the detection means and to collect the forms in the collection pocket based on the detection result of the detection means. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a provided lever.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of upper and lower pressing members for canceling a fold caused by folding of the sheet on a conveyance path before entering the stacking unit with respect to the forms. The form processing apparatus according to one item.   5. The form including a sheet exceeding a predetermined size is accumulated in a different accumulation pocket from other forms. Form processing equipment. An auxiliary roller that is provided on the upstream side of the take-out roller row and performs pressing while following the posture at the time of taking in the fed form, and an amount by which the auxiliary roller swings so as to follow the posture of the form The form according to claim 1 , further comprising: a sensor capable of detecting the sensor, and second control means for controlling the supply belt and the backup plate based on information detected by the sensor. Processing equipment. The form according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein an auxiliary separation mechanism is provided on a supply surface of the paper feed table in order to prevent a plurality of forms from being simultaneously taken in the take-out unit. Processing equipment. The form processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a member having an inclined shape is attached to a surface of the backup plate.

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