JP3045096B2 - Paper sorter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet sorting apparatus at a post office for sorting sheets based on a postal code, and more particularly to a method for utilizing a fixed number of sorting boxes for various sorting destinations. Paper sorting apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a postal code has a total of five digits consisting of a large three-digit segment and a small two-digit segment. Of these, about three digits are usually used, and within the range, paper sheets are classified based on postal codes written on paper sheets such as letters and postcards.

[0003] That is, by roughly classifying a single sheet of paper collected and delivered from within an area, the paper is sorted into a predetermined number of sorting boxes including those for other areas, and papers sent from other areas are received. The leaves are put together in one batch, and are classified into a predetermined number of bins in the area by subdividing them into large sections for delivery. Various devices based on such a request have been proposed.

[0004] For example, a conventional example of a sheet stacking apparatus based on code information is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-42083. In this conventional example, code information attached to a sheet is read by a code reader and a sorting box corresponding to the code information is selected to sort each sheet into about 100 sorting boxes. And accumulate by destination.

[0005] Each destination is stored in advance by the input of an operator, and by setting the destination for each arbitrary bin, automation of selection of the bin based on the read code information is achieved. Is realized. In the actual sorting, it is necessary to repeatedly supply all the sheets to the sheet sorting apparatus in a plurality of stages such as the dispatching section, the large section, and the small section.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the operation of the conventional example. In the above-described conventional example, for example, when using the devices 100a, 100b,... 100c having 100 sorting boxes, 100,000 sheets 101a are sorted into 10,000 sorting destinations on an average of 10 sheets at 10,000 sorting destinations. I will.

First, all of the above-mentioned paper sheets 101a are transferred to the apparatus 10
By the first sorting to be supplied to Oa, a total of 1000 mails are accumulated in each sorting box. As a result, 9 remaining
Since 9,000 sheets of paper 102a will be eliminated from the apparatus 100a, the remaining sheets 101b,.
100c are supplied to the apparatuses 100a, 100b,.

Another conventional example is disclosed in JP-A-63-287.
There is a paper sheet delivery sorting system disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 584. In this other conventional example, first, paper sheets are accumulated in random order by sorting by destination, and then, the paper sheets already sorted are sorted by sorting the accumulated paper sheets. They are re-collected in the order of delivery. At this time, all the read code information is stored, and reordering is performed based on the sorting result of the destinations whose order is changed, so that easy delivery of all the sheets for one time is realized. Is done.

[0009]

However, there is a problem as described below when actually trying to sort sheets using these conventional sheet sorting apparatuses.

First, in preparation for sorting by an operator, not only is there an operation of re-designating a new sorting destination in each sorting box every time, but also after finishing sorting each time,
There is a need to remove all sorted paper sheets from all sorting boxes at once to clearly distinguish them from the remaining ones. Therefore, it is necessary to temporarily stop the apparatus at each time. Therefore, a series of sorting processes including these operations and operations requires a considerably long time and is extremely complicated as a whole.

Second, in order to avoid such an overlapped supply, it is considered possible to equip the apparatus with sorting boxes corresponding to all the number of sorting destinations. Is limited, and the maximum is about 200 units. Recently, however, it has become necessary to classify paper sheets based on the dispatch classification based on three or more digits, or to subdivide the entire country for delivery targeting uniformly. It is not realistic to equip it all.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and all the paper sheets are supplied by one supply.
An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet sorting apparatus which can be sorted into a small number of sorting boxes to be equipped and which is not restricted by the number of sorting destinations and the number of sheets.

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a sheet sorting apparatus of the present invention selects a predetermined sorting box based on the sorting destination from code information attached to a plurality of sheets. by, a plurality of partition paper sheet sorting apparatus continue to sort the paper sheets corresponding to box, the plurality of
Stack paper sheets in the sorting box corresponding to the sorting destination
A stacking unit and a collection of the number of paper sheets stacked in each bin.
A counter that counts the number of stacks and the number of sheets
Register the subtotal and the sorting information including the sorting destination of paper sheets in advance.
A registration unit to record, and multiple registration destinations and each
Enter the number of messages for each sorting destination and
Compare the number of collections for each classification destination from the
To display a notification of completion of collection when the number of subtotals reaches
And a plurality of sorting destinations extracted from the sorting information and
Set the subtotal for each destination in a specific empty bin
Receiving the notification of the completion of the integration from the display unit.
To the empty bin where paper was taken out
New classification destination based on the classification information from the registration section
And a setting section for setting the number of subtotals .

According to this paper sheet sorting apparatus, the completion of stacking
When you take out paper sheets from the sorting box based on your knowledge ,
Since the sorting destination of the extracted empty sorting box can be sequentially changed to a new sorting destination, a different new sorting process can be continued without interrupting the sorting process.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an example of an embodiment according to the present invention. According to the first embodiment, a registration unit 10 for registering sorting information, a setting unit 30 for distributing the sorting information to a plurality of sorting boxes 21, 22, 23,. 24, a counter 40 for counting the number of accumulated data, and a collection of the counters 40.
A display unit 50 for displaying a stack completion notification , and a plurality of paper sheets 61
And a stacking unit 70 that supplies the paper to the sorting boxes 21... 24 as a main part.

In addition to the main part, the paper sheet sorting apparatus of the present invention identifies a sorting destination from the code information attached to the paper sheet 61, and specifies a specific sorting box 21 based on the sorting destination. 2
Also, various functions (not shown) for selecting 4 are provided. Paper sheets 61, 62, 63, 64,... 65 mainly refer to fixed-size mail such as envelopes and postcards, but are provided with a large sorting box, a wide and secure supply path, and are used for direct mail and other mail. It may include one with various code information.

The registration section 10 registers the sorting information in advance by forming the sorting information from the sorting destinations of the paper sheets 61 and the subtotals of the numbers of the sorting destinations. Display section 50
To be sent. The setting unit 30 sets a plurality of sorting destinations, including sorting destinations extracted from the sorting information, into specific empty sorting boxes 21... 24, respectively.

The counter 40 is provided for each of the sorting boxes 21.
24, the number of stacked paper sheets 62,... 65 is counted, and the number of stacked paper sheets is notified to the display unit 50.
Therefore, by comparing these subtotals with the sorting information, the last sheet 62.
5 can be detected. The display unit 50
When the number of messages notified from the counter 40 reaches the total number of messages registered in the registration unit 10, the accumulation of the counter 40 is completed.
And a notification to the stacking unit 70.

The accumulating section 70 informs the display section 50 of the completion of accumulation.
Until the knowledge is input , the sheets 61 are grouped for each sorting destination and are sequentially accumulated in the corresponding sorting boxes 21... 24, and those that could not be sorted are rejected as necessary and returned. is there. The collected sorted paper sheets 62... 65 are taken out from an arbitrary sorting box 21.
Since the present invention has a configuration in which the apparatus is sequentially taken out from each of the sorting boxes 21... 24, it can be safe and easy even if the apparatus is operated by manual operation by an operator.

As described above, according to the accumulation completion notification issued by the display unit 50, if the sorted sheets 62..65 are taken out from the corresponding sorting boxes 21..24 and distinguished from the others, the Since the sorting destinations of the empty sorting boxes 21... 24 can be sequentially changed to new sorting destinations, new sorting processing for different sorting destinations can be continued as it is. Therefore,
The number of sorting boxes 21... 24 that can be installed in the apparatus can be substantially unlimited.

Next, a description will be given of the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, as a preparation stage, the setting unit 30 sets arbitrary sorting destinations corresponding to a plurality of postal codes in specific sorting boxes 21... 24, respectively, registers them in the stacking unit 70, and sorts them. The paper sheet 61 is supplied to an identification unit (not shown) (step S1). For example, postal code 100 can be assigned to sorting box X.

The identification section identifies the sorting destination from the code information attached to all the sheets 61 in advance, and counts the corresponding sheets 62... (Also step S1). The identified destinations and the calculated subtotals are registered by the identification unit (not shown) in the registration unit 10.
However, if it can be separately prepared in advance, for example, it may be collectively input to the registration unit 10 according to an instruction of the operator (step S1).

[0023] Subsequently, the registration unit 10, performs pre-registered in itself by forming a sorting information from the sorting destination and passing number subtotals, in accordance with the request, and sends the classification information registered in the display unit 50 (the Step S1). For example,
Sorting information may be created by sorting a plurality of postal codes in ascending numerical order. In particular, in sorting work for large discount mail such as direct mail, the sorting information is created in advance and Since the present invention can be used in the apparatus of the present invention, the processing in the registration unit 10 is partially omitted, which is effective.

Next, the integrated unit 70, the current from the display unit 50
Until the completion notification is input , the user selects a predetermined sorting box 21... 24 based on the sorting destination and selects this sorting box 21.
Are accumulated (step S
2). For example, one mail can reach the sorting box X. As a result, the counter 40 adds 1 to the number of stacked paper sheets 62... 65 in the respective sorting boxes 21... 24 and notifies the display unit 50 of the new number of stacked paper sheets (step S3). For example, the counter of the sorting box X can be incremented by one.

[0025] Then, the display unit 50, by comparing the passing speed subtotal number integrated communication, when not yet reached the passing number subtotals, integrated processing of a new paper sheet 61 (Step S
2) is continued, and when the number reaches the number of subtotals and coincides with the classification information, a notice of completion of accumulation of the counter 40 is displayed,
This is notified to the setting unit 30 (step S4).

[0026] Finally, in setting unit 30, whether the counter 40
When the notification of stacking completion is input from the server , the new sorting destination is reset to the corresponding specific sorting box 21... 24 (step S5), and new sheets 62... 65 are stacked (step S2). ) Is continued. For example, in box X,
Different postal codes can be assigned.

The above, by repeating the step S5 from the step S1 to the sheet 61 to be divided is eliminated, a plurality of sorting boxes 21 ... 24, with each corresponding sheet 62 ... 65 are sorted, Different new sorting destinations can be sequentially set in the empty sorting boxes 21... 24 from which the sorted ones have been removed.

In addition, the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0029]

As described above, the paper sheet sorting apparatus of the present invention has the following effects. By resetting the sorting destinations equal to or greater than the number of sorting boxes that can be equipped with this device, a series of sorting processes can be continued. Continuous sorting of paper sheets can be performed. In particular, in a sorting operation for a large discount mail, a remarkable effect can be obtained by using the apparatus of the present invention.

[0030] Thus, by the supply of once every sheet, since it allows to distinguish the small number of sorting boxes to be mounted, not constrained by sorting destination number and the sheet passing number paper Classification equipment can now be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an example of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an operation according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Registration part 21,22,23,24 Sorting box 30 Setting part 40 Counter 50 Display part 61,62.63,64,65 Sheet 70 Stacking part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Code information attached to a plurality of paper sheets
Select a specific bin based on the destination
Therefore, paper sheets corresponding to multiple bins are sorted.
Paper sheet sorting device,The plurality of paper sheets are collected in a sorting box corresponding to the sorting destination.
The accumulating section Count the number of stacked sheets, which is the number of sheets stacked in each bin.
A counter to count, Subtotal, which is the number of paper sheets, and whether to sort paper sheets
A registration unit for pre-registering classification information comprising From this registration section, multiple sorting destinations and counts for each sorting destination
As well as each destination from the counter
Compared the number of collections, and found that the number of collections reached the subtotal
A display unit for displaying a notification of the completion of integration when A plurality of sorting destinations extracted from the sorting information and their communication
Set subtotals in specific empty bins for each bin,
And receiving a notice of completion of stacking from the display unit and
The above-mentioned registration is made for the empty bins
New classification destination based on the classification information from
A setting unit for setting the subtotal, A paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising: