JPH09155297A - Paper sheet classifying apparatus and postal matter classifying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the working efficiency of the work to take out classified paper sheets. SOLUTION: A postal matter address reading and classifying machine has a taking-out section and the postal matter P taken out by this taking-out section is subjected to reading of address information in a reading section; therefore, the postal matter is sent to a classifying section. This classifying section has twist transporting sections 19 and converts the transporting start of the postal matter P to an upright state. The postal matter P converted in the transporting state in this section is transported on the deep side of the postal matter address reading and classifying machine by stepwise transporting sections 21b. The classifying section has further classifying ports 15.... The postal matter P transported in these stepwise transporting sections 21b is transported from the deep side to the front side and is brought into collision against the doors 59 within the classifying ports 15..., by which the end faces are made flush with each other and the postal matter is integrated in the upright position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet sorting device and a mail sorting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an apparatus in the prior art, there is a mail address reading / sorting machine that handles mail. The configuration of this mail address reading and sorting machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG. 11 is a front view of a conventional mail address reading / sorting machine, FIG. 12 is a right side view of a conventional mail address reading / sorting device, and FIG. 13 is a conventional mail address reading / sorting device. It is a front view of the vicinity of the sorting port of the sorting machine. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional work of taking out mail from the sorting port of the mail address reading / sorting machine.

The mail address reading / sorting machine 101 is a mail P
A placement section 103 for placing the sheet, a supply section 105 for supplying the postal matter P placed on the placement section 103, and a supply section 105 for this.
A conveyance path 107 for pinching and conveying the postal matter P supplied by the belt with a belt, a reading section 109 for recognizing an address, a postal code, etc. written on the postal matter P being conveyed on the conveyance path 107, and this reading section 109. According to the recognition result of the address, the postal code, etc., the postal matter P is classified and accumulated.

The partitioning section 111 has a plurality of partitioning ports 113 for each stage, and is formed by stacking a plurality of these stages. The sorting port 113 is arranged with an open front surface in an accessible operation area in order to facilitate the operation of taking out the collected mail items P by the operator. The upper and lower limits of the operating area are set within a certain range considering the height and working posture of the operator. Further, the sorting section 111 is tilted backward by about 10 ° so that the accumulated paper sheets do not drop from the sorting port 113. A delivery area for mail items to be collected is designated in each of the sorting ports 113.

Further, the sorting section 111 is provided with a stage branching gate 115 for branching the postal matter at each stage, and the postal matter P branched to each stage is further divided into a sorting port 113.
The sorting transport path 117 for transporting to the
Are provided along the upper side of the. In addition, the sorting conveyance path 117
An accumulation sorting gate 119 for branching the postal matter conveyed to the sorting outlets is provided above each sorting outlet 113.
A shift sensor 121 for tracking the position of the postal matter P is provided on the sorting / conveying path 117, and a pressing roller 123 is supported on the sorting / conveying path 117 by a leaf spring 125 to assist the belt conveyance performed on the sorting / conveying path 117. There is. Also, the sorting port 113
Is provided with a backup 127 held by a spring (not shown). The sorting port 113 is formed to have a width of 265 mm and a height of 90 mm with a margin for the maximum length of 235 mm of the mail, and when the sorting transport path 117 and the sorting sorting gate 119 for stacking to the sorting port 113 are included, A height of 180 mm is required to arrange one partition port 113.

The sorting process of the postal matter P in the sorting section 111 will be described in detail. First, the postal matter P is branched and conveyed by the stage branching gate 115 to the stage where the sorting port 113 to be accumulated exists. After this, the postal matter is conveyed almost horizontally along the sorting conveying path 117 above the sorting port, and the shift sensor 121
In accordance with the detection in (1), the action of the accumulation sorting gate 119 on the sorting port 113 to be stacked causes the branch in the arrow direction. By this branching, the postal matter P slides and falls onto the backup 127 in the sorting port 113, and this backup 12
7 is descended by the weight of the postal matter P stacked one after another, and the postal matter P is accumulated.

As shown in FIG. 14, in such a mailing address reading / sorting machine 101, since a mailing item P having various width dimensions and different sizes and thicknesses is handled, the mailing item P is in the sorting port 113. The front side is uneven when it is integrated in. Therefore, the operator needs to be careful when taking out the postal matter P. That is, even if the size of the hand is sufficient, it will be grasped in the shape of a wedge on the back side that is thick on the back side and thin on the front side. It is difficult to take out the postal matter P because it popped and dropped.

In particular, when a postal item P having a bulging content in a narrow envelope is sandwiched in the middle with the back side aligned, and there is a wide postal item P vertically, When the postal matter P whose surface is slippery, such as a so-called vinyl envelope, is mixed, the postal matter P may slip and come apart as the force increases.

Further, as described above, since the entire dividing portion 111 is inclined, especially for a woman who is generally shorter than a male (mostly for a part-time job during the New Year's period), the upper dividing port 113 has a hand. Was difficult to reach, and the workability of taking out mail was poor. As described above, the conventional mail address reading / sorting machine has a problem that the work efficiency of taking out the mail is low.

[0010]

As described above, according to the conventional mail address reading / sorting machine, there is a problem that the work efficiency of the mail take-out operation is poor. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems and provide a paper sheet sorting device and a mail sorting device that improve the work efficiency of the work of taking out the sorted paper sheets.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the first invention is provided with a supply means for supplying paper sheets. The sorting means is composed of a plurality of sorting ports having openings on the first surface and arranged with the first surface side aligned, and sorts the paper sheets at these sorting ports. The transport means is
The paper sheets supplied by the supply means are conveyed into the sorting port of the sorting means. Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is a sheet sorting apparatus, which sorts and sorts one end surfaces of the sheets facing the opening side. As described above, in the paper sheet sorting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the end surfaces of the paper sheets on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the paper sheet take-out work is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, the second aspect of the present invention includes a supply means for supplying a mail item in which the classification information is described. The reading unit reads the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply unit. The sorting means is divided according to the sorting information and has a plurality of sorting openings that have openings on the first surface and that are aligned with the first surface side. The mail piece is sorted according to the sorting information. It is classified by any of the above classification ports. The conveying means conveys the postal matter into the corresponding sorting port of the sorting means based on the reading result by the reading means. Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is a mail sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of the mail facing the opening side. Thus, in the mail sorting device according to the second invention,
Since the end faces of the postal items on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the postal item retrieval work is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, the third invention comprises a supply means for supplying a mail item in which the classification information is described. The reading unit reads the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply unit. The sorting means has an opening on the first surface and a receiving portion on the second surface opposite to the first surface, and comprises a plurality of sorting ports divided according to the sorting information. The classification mouth is the first above
The surface side and the second surface side are arranged so as to be aligned with each other, and it is possible to receive and sort the postal matter from the receiving portion and take out the sorted postal matter from the opening. The transport means is
The postal matter is provided along the second surface side of the sorting port of the supply means and conveys the mail to the receiving portion of the sorting port of the corresponding sorting means based on the reading result by the reading means. Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is a mail sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of the mail facing the opening side. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the end faces of the mail on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the mail removal work is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, the fourth aspect of the present invention includes a supply means for supplying a postal matter in which classification information is described. The reading unit reads the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply unit. The sorting means has an opening on the first surface and a receiving portion on the second surface opposite to the first surface, and comprises a plurality of sorting ports divided according to the sorting information. The classification mouth is the first above
And the second surface side are aligned and the first surface side is gradually shifted, and the mail is received from the receiving section to be sorted and the sorted mail is taken out from the opening. It is possible. The conveying means is arranged along the second surface side of the sorting port of the sorting means, and conveys the mail piece whose sorting information is read by the reading means. The branching means is provided in the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting means, branches the mail carried by the transporting means based on the reading result of the reading means, and responds to the sorting information from the receiving section. Guide into the mouth.
Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is a mail sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of the mail facing the opening side. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the end faces of the mail on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the mail removal work is improved.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the fifth aspect of the invention is provided with a supply means for supplying a mail piece in which the classification information is described. The reading unit reads the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply unit. The first conveying means conveys the postal matter whose classification information has been read by the reading means such that the surface of the postal matter is substantially horizontal. The sorting means has an opening on the first surface and a receiving portion on the second surface opposite to the first surface, and comprises a plurality of sorting ports divided according to the sorting information. The sorting ports are arranged in a matrix and are arranged such that the first surface side and the second surface side are aligned and the first surface side is gradually shifted, and the mail is received from the receiving section and sorted. In addition, the sorted mail items can be taken out from the opening. The second transport means is arranged along the second surface side of the sorting port of the sorting means, and is provided with the first transport means.
Receives and conveys the postal matter conveyed by the conveying means. The branching means is provided in the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting means, and branches the postal matter conveyed by the second conveying means based on the reading result by the reading means,
The information is guided from the receiving section into the sorting port corresponding to the sorting information. Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is a mail sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of the mail facing the opening side. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the end faces of the mail on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the mail removal work is improved.

[0016] In order to achieve the above object, the sixth aspect of the invention is provided with a supply means for supplying a mail item in which the classification information is described. The reading unit reads the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply unit. The first conveying means conveys the postal matter whose classification information has been read by the reading means such that the surface of the postal matter is substantially horizontal. The transportation state conversion means converts the transportation state of the mail piece transported by the first transportation means into a standing state. The partitioning means has an opening on the first surface and a receiving portion on the second surface facing the first surface, and is composed of a plurality of rectangular partition ports divided according to the partition information, The plurality of dividing ports are arranged in a matrix, and the first surface side and the second surface side are aligned with each other.
The surface side of is gradually shifted in the direction perpendicular to this surface, and is arranged to receive and sort the mail from the receiving part.
It can be taken out from the opening as it is. Second
Is disposed along the second surface side of the sorting port of the sorting means, and transports the postal matter converted to the standing state by the transport state converting means in the standing state. The branching means is provided in the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting means, and branches the mail piece conveyed by the second conveying means based on the reading result of the reading means, and keeps the standing state. The postal matter is guided from the receiving section into the sorting port corresponding to the sorting information. Further, the sorting port of the sorting means is
The mail sorting device is characterized in that one end surface of the mail facing the opening side is aligned and sorted. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the end faces of the mail on the opening side of the sorting port are aligned, the work efficiency of the mail removal work is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, in the seventh invention, the sorting means has an opening / closing means capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the paper sheet according to the first invention. It is a sorting device. As described above, in the paper sheet sorting apparatus according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening portion, it is possible to prevent the paper sheets from dropping from the sorting port.

In order to achieve the above object, in the eighth invention, the sorting means has an opening / closing means capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the mail sorting according to the second invention. It is a device. As described above, in the mail sorting apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening, it is possible to prevent the mail from falling from the sorting port.

In order to achieve the above object, in the ninth invention, the sorting means has opening / closing means capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the mail sorting according to the third invention. It is a device. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening portion, the mail can be prevented from falling from the sorting port.

In order to achieve the above object, in the tenth invention, the sorting means has an opening / closing means capable of opening and closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the mail sorting according to the fourth invention. It is a device. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the tenth aspect of the invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening portion, the mail can be prevented from falling from the sorting port.

In order to achieve the above object, in the eleventh invention, the sorting means has opening / closing means capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the mail sorting according to the fifth invention. It is a device. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the eleventh aspect of the invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening portion, the mail can be prevented from falling from the sorting port.

In order to achieve the above object, in the twelfth invention, the sorting means has an opening / closing means capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port, and the mail sorting according to the sixth invention. It is a device. As described above, in the mail sorting device according to the twelfth aspect of the invention, since the opening / closing means is provided at the opening portion, the mail can be prevented from falling from the sorting port.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the mail address reading / sorting machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view of the mail address reading / sorting machine of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a right side view of the mail address reading / sorting machine of the present embodiment.

The mail address reading / sorting machine 1 is equipped with a supply section 3 from which the postal matter P, such as postcards and sealed letters, is supplied into the apparatus in a standing position. This supply unit 3
The postal matter P supplied in 1 is conveyed to the take-out section 5. In the take-out section 5, the mail P is taken out one by one, and the mail P is
The pick-up transport path 7 is delivered. The take-in / conveyance path 7 is composed of opposing belts, and the postal matter P is pinched and conveyed by this belt.

A reading unit 9 is provided downstream of the take-out unit 5 along the take-in conveyance path 7. The reading unit 9 reads and recognizes the address or zip code (hereinafter referred to as address information) described in the postal matter P and performs various processes. The reading unit 9 is composed of a photoelectric conversion unit 9a and a discrimination unit 9b. The address information optically read by the photoelectric conversion unit 9a is recognized by the discrimination unit 9b using a method such as a composite similarity method. Perform processing.

The postal matter P that has passed through the reading section 9 is sandwiched by a belt so that the surface of the postal matter P is substantially horizontal and the sorting section 1 is provided.
It is transported to 1. The dividing section 11 is divided into 6 stages by parallel bases 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f, and each stage has a plurality of dividing ports 15 ... ing. Further, in the sorting section 11, step branch gates 17a, 17b, 17c, 17 for branching the postal matter P to the respective bases 13 ...
d and 17e, and a twist conveying section 19 for rotating the postal matter P branched by the stage branching gate 17 ... By 90 degrees (converting the conveying state) to the sorting port 15 ...
a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19f are provided. Further, here, a stage conveying unit (not shown) is provided. The details of the dividing section 11 will be described later.

Next, referring to FIG. 1, the dividing section 1 of the present embodiment.
1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway view of a sorting section of a mailing address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment. As described above, the partitioning section 11 is divided into stages by the bases 13 ... (In FIG. 1, the bases 13a, 13b, 13).
c, 13d only). The multi-stage branch gate 17 (only the multi-stage branch gates 17a and 17b are shown in FIG. 1) transfers the mail P, which is sandwiched by a belt and conveyed in the direction of the arrow, to the base 13 having the corresponding sorting port 15. Branch and transport. The stage branch gate 17a sorts the postal matter P to either the base 13a or the base 13b, and the stage branching gate 17b sorts the conveyed postal matter P to the base 13c.

The postal matter P that has passed through the step branching gates 17 ... And branched is conveyed to the twist conveying section 19 ... As shown in the drawing, the twisting and conveying section 19 is arranged by twisting a belt for holding the postal matter P by 90 degrees with respect to the conveying direction of the postal matter. The postal matter P is formed by the twist conveying section 19 ...
By passing through, the surface of the postal matter P is converted and conveyed from a state parallel to the surface of the base 13 ... To a state (standing state) perpendicular to the surface of the base 13.

The postal matter P converted to the standing position by the twisting and conveying section 19 is conveyed along the respective bases 13 on the back side of the bases 13 in the drawing. This each base 13
The conveyance of the postal matter P along the ... is performed by the corrugated conveying portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21 provided for each of the bases 13.
e, 21f (in FIG. 1, the base 13b
(Only the stage conveyance section 21b arranged above is described). Incidentally, the step conveying section 21 ... Is composed of a plurality of rollers and a belt wound around these rollers, and holds the postal matter P by the belt and conveys the postal matter P while standing.

A plurality of sorting ports 15 ... Are provided on the front side of the base 13 in the drawing and along the transport direction of the postal matter P of the step transporting unit 21. A storage unit 23 for temporarily storing the postal matter P is provided. The storage units 23 ... Can store the postal matter P temporarily in a stacked state.

Further, in the stage conveying section 21 ..., each sorting port 15 ...
Is disposed immediately before the stacking gate 25, and the postal matter P conveyed by the stage conveying section 21 is branched from the back side of the base 13 to the front side, and the postal matter is provided at each sorting port 15 ... Accumulate P in a standing position. Details of the division port 15 will be described later.

It should be noted that in FIG. 1, side walls of the partition ports 15 ... To be provided in the base 13b and the storage section 23, side walls of the partition ports 15 ... To be provided in the base 13c, etc. are omitted.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, the structure of the dividing port 15 of this embodiment will be described. In the following description, only one division port 15 will be described, but the other division ports 15 have the same configuration.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the vicinity of the sorting port of the mail address scanning / sorting machine of this embodiment, and FIG.
It is a right side view in the vicinity of the sorting port of the mail address reading sorting machine,
FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the vicinity of the sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine shown in FIG. 4 according to the present embodiment.

As described above, the stacking section gate 25 is arranged along the stage conveying section 21, and the stacking section gate 25 is actuated by the solenoid 27.
The mail P is branched to the sorting port 15 by rotating to the 5 side. The solenoid 27 is arranged at a position on the back side of the storage unit 23.

A belt 39, which is wound around idle rollers 29, 31, 33, and 35 between the stacking sorting gate 25 and the sorting port 15 and is driven by a drive roller 37, and an idle roller 41, 43, 45 and the drive roller 47, and the drive roller 47
And the belt 49 which is driven by the drive of the drive unit 2 and the belt 49 face each other to form the introduction conveyance unit 51.

By rotating the drive rollers 37 and 47 in the directions of the arrows, the belt 39 that forms the introducing and conveying section 51,
49 moves while holding the postal matter P, and the postal matter P is vertically accumulated at the sorting port 15. The drive roller 3
7, 47 are driven by a drive belt 53, a drive pulley 55, etc., and these drive belt 53, drive pulley 55
Is arranged at a position on the back side of the storage unit 23.

The partition port 15 has an L-shaped side wall 57,
It is formed so as to be surrounded by the base 13 and the door 59, and is provided with an inclination of about 60 degrees from the front. still,
An opening is provided on the front surface of the sorting port 15 so that the collected mail items can be taken out.

The sorting port 15 has a width of 138 mm, a depth of 265 mm, and a height of 150 mm, and the width of the area where the postal matter P is accumulated is 90 mm. This depth 26
5 mm is set with a slight margin for the maximum size of standard mail, and 150 mm height is the maximum width of standard mail 1
It is set with a margin of 20 mm. The width of the sorting port 15 is set to 159 mm when viewed from the front of the mail address reading and sorting machine 1.

The door 59 is attached to the side wall 57 through the spring hinge 71 at the opening of the partition port 15, and is biased by the spring hinge 71 in the closing direction. The door 59 can be opened and closed outward against the biasing force. The postal matter P conveyed to the sorting port 15 by the transporting unit 51 is collided with the door 59 so that one end faces thereof are aligned and standing up, and the postal matter P also drops from the sorting port 15 after being collected. There is no. Further, the operator opens the door 59 to take out the collected mail items P.

A backup plate 61 is further provided at each of the dividing ports 15. The backup plate 61 is attached to a slide bearing 77 so as to slide on a shaft 75 attached to the side wall 57 via an arm 73. This slide bearing 77 is mounted on the idle roller 4 by a spring 79.
It is urged to the 3rd side. The spring 79 is preset so that the backup plate 61 is in contact with the belt 49 in the initial state. Due to the action of the backup plate 61, the mail items P accumulated in the sorting port 15 do not collapse from the standing position.

The storage unit 23 has a width of 138 mm and a depth of 26.
The size is 5 mm and the height is 90 mm.
Like the No. 5, it is provided with an inclination of about 60 degrees from the front. The storage unit 23 is capable of temporarily storing the postal matter P in a stacked state, and as described above, in the space on the back side of the storage unit 23, the drive belt 63 and the drive mechanism as the drive mechanism of the step conveying unit 21 and the drive mechanism. Pulley 65, integrated sorting gate 25
A solenoid 27 as a drive mechanism of the drive mechanism, a drive belt 53 as a drive mechanism of the introduction conveyance unit 51, and a drive pulley 55 are arranged.

The operation of such a mailing address reading / sorting machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the operation of taking out the mail from the sorting port of the mail address reading / sorting machine of the present embodiment.

The postal matter P placed on the supply unit 3 in a lump and in an upright state is taken out one by one at the take-out unit 5.
The postal matter P taken out by the take-out section 5 is taken in by the take-in conveyance path 7
Then, the address information written on the postal matter P is conveyed by the photoelectric conversion unit 9a and is recognized by the discrimination unit 9b.

The postal matter P that has passed through the reading unit 9 and is conveyed to the sorting unit 11 approximately horizontally is subjected to branching processing for each stage by the stage branching gate 17 according to the recognition result in the reading unit 9. After this, the branched postal matter P is twisted and conveyed by the twisting and conveying section 19
The transport state is converted and transported by the upright state.

The postal matter P whose conveyance state has been changed by the twist conveyance section 19 is conveyed by the step conveyance section 21 along each base 13 in an upright position. The postal matter P conveyed by the stage conveying unit 21 is branched from the stage conveying unit 21 to an appropriate sorting port 15 side by the action of the accumulation sorting gate 25 according to the reading result of the reading unit 9.

The postal matter P branched to the side of the sorting port 15 is
It is nipped by the belts 39 and 49 of the introduction / conveyance unit 51 and conveyed to the sorting port 15. The postal matter P conveyed to the sorting port 15 collides with the door 59 at the front end thereof, and the front ends of the postal matter P are collected and accumulated in an upright position. Since the backup plate 61 is urged toward the idle roller 43 side, there is no collapse from the standing state.

After that, when a predetermined amount of postal matter P is accumulated in the sorting port 15, the operator opens the door 59 to take out the postal matter P or store the postal matter P taken out by the taking-out operation. Temporary storage work is performed in the section 23.
The postal matter P temporarily stored in the storage unit 23 is handled together with the postal matter P accumulated in the sorting port 15 after the taking-out work. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Is inclined, so that a space is provided between the end of the base 13 and the door 59, and an operator can put his hand in this space to take out the postal matter P with the front end aligned. It will be possible.

As described above, according to the present invention, the end surfaces of the postal matter P are aligned along the door 59 provided on the opening side.
The operator can easily take out the postal matter, and the accumulated postal matter P does not drop.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a right side view of a mailing address reading / sorting machine according to another embodiment. The bases 13 ... Of the mail address reading / sorting machine 1 are inclined to the front side by 10 °, respectively, and the twisting and conveying section 19 is arranged by being twisted by 80 degrees with respect to the conveying direction of the postal matter P. The portion is as described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8).

With such a configuration, when the postal matter P is accumulated in the sorting port 15, the front ends of the postal matter P are more easily aligned due to the weight of the postal matter P. In addition, the operator can easily confirm the stacking state and the working efficiency is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the stage transfer section 21, the stacking section gate 25, the solenoid 27 as a drive mechanism for the introduction transfer section 51, the drive belt 53, and the drive pulley 55 are provided in the space of the storage section 23. However, as shown in FIG. 10, when the drive pulley 67 that uses an outer peripheral rotation type motor is used as the drive pulley 55, or when the solenoid 69 that drives the integrated sorting gate 25 is arranged on the base 13, The space h of the mechanism portion projecting downward can be reduced to about 30 mm. still,
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be variously modified without changing the gist of the present invention.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to improve the work efficiency of taking out the collected mail items.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway view of a sorting section of a mailing address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a mailing address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the mail address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the vicinity of a sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a right side view in the vicinity of the sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the vicinity of the sorting port of the mail address reading and sorting machine shown in FIG. 4 according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a work of taking out mail from the sorting port of the mail address reading / sorting machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a right side view of a mailing address reading / sorting machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a drive system in the vicinity of the base of a mailing address reading / sorting machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a conventional mail address reading / sorting machine.

FIG. 12 is a right side view of a conventional mail address reading / sorting machine.

FIG. 13 is a front view in the vicinity of a sorting port of a conventional mail address reading and sorting machine.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a work of taking out postal matter from a sorting port of a conventional postal address reading / sorting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mail address reading / sorting machine 11 Sorting section 13 Base 15 Sorting port 19 Twist transport section 21 Multi-stage transport section 23 Storage section 25 Integrated sorting gate 51 Introducing transport section 59 Door 71 Spring hinge

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A supply means for supplying paper sheets, and a plurality of sorting ports having an opening on a first surface and arranged with the first surface side aligned with each other. A sorting means for sorting the sheets, and a transporting means for transporting the paper sheets supplied by the feeding means into the sorting port of the sorting means, wherein the sorting port of the sorting means has a surface facing the opening side. A paper sheet sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of a paper sheet to be used. 2. A supply means for supplying a mail piece in which classification information is written, a reading means for reading the classification information from the mail material supplied by the supply means, and a reading means for dividing the mail information according to the classification information. And a sorting means which has an opening on the surface and is arranged with the first surface side aligned, and which sorts the mail by any of the sorting openings according to the sorting information. A transport means for transporting the postal matter into a corresponding sorting opening of the sorting means based on the reading result by the reading means, wherein the sorting opening of the sorting means faces the opening side. A mail sorting device characterized by arranging and sorting one end faces. 3. A supply means for supplying a mail piece in which the classification information is described, a reading means for reading the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply means, and a reading means having an opening on the first surface. The second surface facing the first surface has a receiving portion, and is composed of a plurality of division ports divided according to the division information, and the plurality of division ports are the first surface side and the second surface. Sorting means arranged so that their sides are aligned with each other, receiving and sorting the mail from the receiving part, and capable of taking out the sorted mail from the opening; and the second surface of the sorting port of the feeding means. And a conveying unit that is provided along a side and conveys to a receiving unit of the corresponding sorting port of the sorting unit based on the reading result by the reading unit, and the sorting port of the sorting unit is a surface facing the opening side. Align one end of the postal items Mail sorting apparatus characterized by. 4. A supply means for supplying a mail piece in which classification information is described, a reading means for reading the classification information from the mail material supplied by the supply means, and a reading means having an opening on the first surface. The second surface facing the first surface has a receiving portion, and is composed of a plurality of division ports divided according to the division information, and the plurality of division ports are the first surface side and the second surface. The sides are aligned and the first
The side of which is gradually shifted, receives the mail from the receiving portion and sorts the mail, and the sorting means that can take out the sorted mail from the opening; and the sorting port of the sorting means. 2 is disposed along the side of the surface, and is configured to convey the mail matter in which the sorting information is read by the reading unit, and a conveying unit that is provided in the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting unit. Branching means for branching the postal matter based on the reading result by the reading means, and guiding it into the sorting mouth corresponding to the sorting information from the receiving part, and the sorting mouth of the sorting means is on the opening side. A mail sorting device, which sorts and sorts one end surface of facing mail. 5. A supply means for supplying a mail piece in which the classification information is written, a reading means for reading the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply means, and the classification information is read by the reading means. And a first transporting means for transporting the mail so that the surface of the mail is substantially horizontal, and a receiving portion having a second surface having an opening on the first surface and facing the first surface. And a plurality of division openings divided according to division information, and the plurality of division openings are arranged in a matrix and the first surface side and the second surface side are aligned and the first surface The surface side of is gradually shifted and arranged,
Sorting means for receiving and sorting the mail pieces from the receiving part and taking out the sorted mail pieces from the opening; and a sorting means arranged along the second surface side of the sorting port of the sorting means, A second conveying means for receiving and conveying the mail piece conveyed by the first conveying means; and a mail piece provided at the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting means for transporting the mail piece by the second conveying means. Branching means for branching based on the reading result by the reading means, and for guiding the receiving portion into the sorting opening corresponding to the sorting information, wherein the sorting opening of the sorting means faces the opening side. A mail sorting device that sorts and sorts one end surfaces of the mail. 6. A supply means for supplying a mail piece in which the classification information is written, a reading means for reading the classification information from the mail piece supplied by the supply means, and the reading information for reading the classification information. And a first transporting means for transporting the postal matter so that the surface of the postal matter becomes substantially horizontal, and a transporting state of the postal matter transported by the first transporting means so as to be in an upright state. A plurality of rectangular division ports having a conveyance state converting means for urging, an opening on the first surface and a receiving portion on the second surface opposite to the first surface, and divided according to the division information. The plurality of dividing ports are arranged in a matrix and the first surface side and the second surface side are aligned, and the first surface side is gradually shifted in a direction perpendicular to the surface. Arranged, the mail from the receiving section A sorting means that receives and sorts and can be taken out from the opening in a received state, and a sorting means that is arranged along the second surface side of the sorting port of the sorting means, and is converted to a standing state by the transport state converting means. Second conveying means for conveying the collected postal matter in an upright state, and the reading means for providing the postal matter which is provided in the receiving portion of the sorting port of the sorting means and which is transported by the second transporting means. And branching means for guiding the mail from the receiving part into the sorting mouth corresponding to the sorting information while branching based on the reading result of the sorting means, and the sorting mouth of the sorting means is the opening side. A mail sorting device that sorts and sorts one end surface of mail facing the front. 7. The paper sheet sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port. 8. The mail sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port. 9. The mail sorting device according to claim 3, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port. 10. The mail sorting device according to claim 4, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port. 11. The mail sorting device according to claim 5, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port. 12. The mail sorting device according to claim 6, wherein the sorting unit has an opening / closing unit capable of opening / closing the opening portion of the sorting port.