Bundling apparatus for sheet-type medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9284153-B2
Application number	US-201213884267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2012
Priority date	May 6, 2011
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

A bundling apparatus for sheet-type medium is used for stacking and bundling sheet-type medium. The bundling apparatus for sheet-type medium comprises a banknote delivery channel ( 11 ), a bundling mechanism ( 13 ) and a position switching mechanism ( 14 ), a banknote stacking position ( 61 ) formed at the end of the banknote delivery channel as well as a bundling position ( 62 ) formed corresponding to the bundling mechanism, the position switching mechanism ( 14 ) comprising a rotating power shaft ( 41 ) driven by an electric motor and at least two banknote stacking plates ( 51 ) installed evenly on the power shaft. When any banknote stacking plate is located in the banknote stacking position, a corresponding banknote stacking plate is located in the bundling position. The present invention achieves the transition between the motion of stacking and bundling the sheet-type medium, improves work efficiency and saves space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet-type medium bundling device for a cooperative operation of stacking and bundling of sheet-type mediums, comprising a conveying passage and a bundling mechanism which are mounted on a frame, a stacking position formed at an end of the conveying passage, and a bundling position formed corresponding to the bundling mechanism, wherein the sheet-type medium bundling device further comprises a position switching mechanism, the position switching mechanism comprising a power shaft driven by a motor to rotate and at least two stacking plates evenly provided on the power shaft, and if one of the stacking plates is located at the stacking position, another one of the stacking plates is located at the bundling positions;
a clamping and conveying mechanism is mounted at a position corresponding to the bundling position, the clamping and conveying mechanism clamping and conveying the sheet-type medium stack at the bundling position to the bundling mechanism; and
the clamping and conveying mechanism comprises a motor, a synchronous belt, a slide shaft and a clamp assembly, wherein, the slide shaft is parallel to a stacking plate at the stacking position, and one end of the slide shaft is mounted on a mounting frame at a left side of the position switching mechanism, the other end of the slide shaft is mounted on a fixing frame at a right side of the position switching mechanism; the clamp assembly is slidably mounted on the slide shaft; the motor is connected to the synchronous belt to drive the synchronous belt to move; the synchronous belt is connected to the clamp assembly to drive the clamp assembly to slide along the slide shaft; and the clamp assembly is configured to clamp the sheet-type medium stack at the bundling position and convey the sheet-type medium stack to the bundling mechanism.

2. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein the power shaft is provided with a mounting shaft sleeve, on which the stacking plates are fixedly mounted, wherein each stacking plate is of a “U” shape or a “V” shape and is opened outwards, and comprises a guiding surface located upstream of the power shaft and a stacking surface located downstream of the power shaft, an end of the guiding surface being bent towards an upstream direction of the power shaft, such that a guiding surface at the stacking position is contiguous with the end of the conveying passage.

3. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein a code disc is mounted at an end of the power shaft, the code disc being provided thereon with notches corresponding to the stacking plates, and a sensor for sensing information of the notches is mounted at a position corresponding to the code disc.

4. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the stacking plates is six, and the stacking position and the bundling position correspond to two adjacent stacking plates, respectively.

5. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein a falling position is formed downstream of the bundling position, and a falling plate is obliquely mounted at a position corresponding to the falling position.

6. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 5 , wherein each stacking plate is provided with a groove; and one end of the falling plate extends towards a direction of the groove to form a blocking arm, the blocking arm blocking the sheet-type medium stack on the stacking plate such that the sheet-type medium stack falls onto the falling plate, the other end of the falling plate corresponds to a position of a container for storing a sheet-type medium stack, to guide the sheet-type medium stack to fall into the container.

7. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein a sensor is mounted on the mounting frame for detecting an initial position of the clamp assembly.

8. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp assembly comprises: a sliding block slidably mounted on the slide shaft and fixedly connected to the synchronous belt; a clamping frame fixedly connected to the sliding block; an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, each of the upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate being elastically connected to the clamping frame and can rotate about a rotary shaft; and a guiding plate, one end of the guiding plate being fixedly mounted on the mounting frame, and the other end of the guiding plate being formed with a guiding head having a guiding inclined surface, wherein two limiting sliding blocks are correspondingly mounted on the opposite surfaces of the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate, and the guiding plate guides the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate to open via the guiding head and the guiding plate is supported in an angle formed by the two limiting sliding blocks.

9. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 8 , wherein each stacking plate is provided with a groove, and the ends of the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate are bent towards directions of the grooves to form an upper clamping block and a lower clamping block opposite to each other.

10. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 8 , wherein a supporting plate is provided perpendicularly between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate, the supporting plate being elastically mounted on the upper clamping plate and can rotate about a rotary shaft; and a blocking plate is mounted at a position corresponding to the supporting plate, the blocking plate being elastically mounted on the frame and can rotate about a rotary shaft, wherein when the clamp assembly is moved along the slide shaft, the supporting plate collides with the blocking plate, and the supporting plate is rotated and is disengaged from the lower clamping plate.

11. The sheet-type medium bundling device according to claim 8 , wherein the two limiting sliding blocks form a guiding angle cooperating with the guiding head.

Assignees

• Liu Heng
• Tan Dong
• Wu En
• Ran Fa
• Grg Banking Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Heng
• Tan Dong
• Wu En
• Ran Fa

Classifications

• B65H39/105

  in rotary carriers · CPC title

• B65H2553/51

  Encoders, e.g. linear · CPC title

• B65H2404/692

  Chute, e.g. inclined surface on which material slides by gravity · CPC title

• B65H2405/54

  Rotary gripping arms, i.e. integrated in a rotary element as for instance a cylinder, a disk or a turntable · CPC title

• B65H2404/656

  Means for disengaging material from element · CPC title