Sheet processing apparatus and electromagnetic locking method of stacking device

• US 7,784,246 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2009
• Issued: 08/31/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Mori, Takao
• Primary Examiner(s): GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS
• Application Number:
  US12/435,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20090293424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 533/99, 535/82, 534/47, 535/40, 53498-500, 194/350, 209/534, 235/379, 292/251.5, 382/135
• US Class Current: 53/399
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 27/08 Bundling paper sheets, envelopes, bags, newspapers, or other thin flat articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2220/01 indicating an entity as a function of which control, adjustment or change is performed, i.e. input
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2220/11 indicating that the input or output entities exclusively relate to machine elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2402/45 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2407/10 Safety means, e.g. for preventing injuries or illegal operations
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2407/30 Means for preventing damage of handled material, e.g. by controlling atmosphere
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2511/51 Presence
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2551/00 Means for control to be used by operator; User interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/1912 Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 39/10 Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad laminating B32B37/00, B32B38/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/10 Mechanical details
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/22 Means for sensing or detection
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/50 Sorting or counting valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/11 Magnetic

Abstract

To provide a sheet processing apparatus and an electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device for unlocking a stacking device cover when a door of the sheet processing apparatus is closed, shortening the power supply time of an electromagnetic lock, suppressing power consumption, and displaying permission of access to the stacking device. When a condition of unlocking a stacking portion and opening of the door is detected, the electromagnetic lock is held in an unlocking state and a cover opening-closing permission display lamp is turned on. After end of an operation by an operator, if the closing of the door is detected by a door detection device, the electromagnetic lock of the stacking device is turned off and the lamp is turned off. As a result, an unlocking condition is held when no power is supplied to a solenoid. Further, when a condition of locking the stacking portion occurs, if the opening of the door is detected, the electromagnetic lock is turned on, and the lamp is turned off, and after the operation ends, if the closing of the door is detected, the electromagnetic lock is turned off and the lamp is turned off.

Claims

1. A sheet processing apparatus including a plurality of units each having a processing unit to sort, process, and store sheets in a main body, the sheet processing apparatus comprising:

a door, disposed in at least one of the units, configured to be opened and closed when accessing the processing unit arranged in the unit; and

a door opening-closing detection device configured to detect the opening and closing of the door;

an operation display device having an input device to enable input by an operator and a display device to notify the operator;

a conveying path to convey the sheets;

a sheet check device to discriminate the sheets conveyed by the conveying path;

a stacking device, disposed in at least one of the processing units, having a stacking storage to stack the sheets based on the discrimination results of the sheet check device and a stacking storage cover to protect the stacked sheets;

a sealing device to seal the stacked sheets stacked in the stacking device;

an electromagnetic locking device to lock and unlock the stacking storage cover;

a cover opening-closing permission display to indicate permission to open the stacking storage cover; and

a controller to control the electromagnetic locking device to lock or unlock the stacking storage cover based on the detection results of the door opening-closing detection device,

wherein, upon a condition occurs for gaining access to and servicing the stacking device;

the electromagnetic locking device is turned off to unlock the stacking storage cover,

the opening-closing detection device detects when the door of the corresponding unit door has been opened,

in response to detecting that the unit door is open, maintain the electromagnetic device in the unlocked state to enable access to the stacking device,

the opening-closing detection device detects whether the unit door of the detecting that the unit door has remained open, when the stacking storage cover is closed, and

in response to detecting that the unit door is open while the stacking storage cover is closed, the electromagnetic locking device is turned on to lock the stacking storage cover and disable access to the stacking device.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

each of the processing units further include a manual binding start switch to manually start the sealing device; and

in response to the manual binding start switch being pressed, electromagnetic locking device locks the stacking storage cover of the stacking storage, seals the sheets stacked on the stacking storage by the sealing device, and then unlocks the stacking storage cover.

3. An electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device in a sheet processing apparatus that includes a plurality of units each having a processing unit to sort, process, and store sheets in a main body, at least one of the units including a door to be opened and closed when accessing the processing units arranged in the units and a door opening-closing detection device to detect opening and closing of the door, at least one of the processing units including an operation display having an input device to input by an operator and a display to notify the operator, a conveying path to convey the sheets, a sheet check device to discriminate the sheets conveyed by the conveying path, a stacking device having a stacking storage to stack the sheets based on the discrimination results of the sheet check device and a stacking storage cover to protect the stacked sheets, a sealing device to seal the sheets stacked on the stacking device, an electromagnetic locking device to lock and unlock the stacking storage cover, a cover opening-closing permission display to display permission of opening and closing of the stacking store cover, and a controller, when a condition of locking or unlocking the stacking device occurs, to control the electromagnetic locking device to lock or unlock the stacking storage cover based on the detection results of the door opening-closing detection device, wherein, upon a condition occurring for gaining access to and servicing the stacking device, the electromagnetic locking method comprises:

turning off the electromagnetic lock to unlock the stacking storage cover;

detecting opening of the door of the corresponding unit by the door opening-closing detection device;

in response to detecting that the unit door is open, maintaining the electromagnetic device in the unlocked state, to enable access to the stacking device;

displaying the cover opening-closing permission display;

detecting closing of the unit door by the door opening-closing detection device after the stacking device has been serviced based on the cover opening-closing permission display results;

in response to detecting that the unit door has been closed, turning off the electromagnetic lock; and

turning off the opening-closing permission display.

4. The electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device according to claim 3 further comprising:

when a condition of locking the stacking storage cover occurs during the processing of the sheets with the corresponding unit door closed, turning off the electromagnetic lock, unlocking the stacking storage cover, and detecting whether the unit door has been opened by the door opening-closing detection device;

upon detecting that the unit door is open turning on the electromagnetic lock to lock the stacking storage cover;

displaying the cover opening-closing permission display;

after the stacking device has been serviced based on the displayed results, detecting closing of the unit door by the door opening-closing detection device;

upon detecting that the unit door is closed turning off the electromagnetic lock; and

turning off the cover opening-closing permission display.

5. An electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device in a sheet processing apparatus that includes a plurality of units each having a processing unit to sort, process, and store sheets in a main body, at least one of the units including a door to be opened and closed when accessing the processing units arranged in the units and a door opening-closing detection device to detect opening and closing of the door, at least one of the processing units including an operation display having an input device to input by an operator and a display to notify the operator, a conveying path to convey the sheets, a sheet check device to discriminate the sheets conveyed by the conveying path, a stacking device having a stacking storage to stack the sheets based on the discrimination results of the sheet check device and a stacking storage cover to protect the stacked sheets, a sealing device to seal the sheets stacked on the stacking device, an electromagnetic locking device to lock and unlock the stacking storage cover, a cover opening-closing permission display to display permission of opening and closing of the stacking store cover, and a controller, when a condition of locking or unlocking the stacking device occurs, to control the electromagnetic locking device to lock or unlock the stacking storage cover based on the detection results of the door opening-closing detection device, wherein, upon a condition occurring for gaining access to and servicing the stacking device, the electromagnetic locking method comprises:

turning off the electromagnetic lock to unlock the stacking storage cover;

detecting opening of a door by the door opening-closing detection device;

in response to detecting that a door is open, confirming whether the open door corresponds to a door that provides access to the stacking device is detected or not;

when the opening of the door accessible to the stacking device is detected, turning on the electromagnetic lock to lock the stacking storage cover;

after the stacking device has been serviced, detecting closing of the corresponding door by the door opening-closing detection device; and

when the closing of the corresponding door is detected turning off the electromagnetic lock.

6. An electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device in a sheet processing apparatus that includes a plurality of units each having a processing unit to sort, process, and store sheets in a main body, at least one of the units including a door to be opened and closed when accessing the processing units arranged in the units and a door opening-closing detection device to detect opening and closing of the door, at least one of the processing units including an operation display having an input device to input by an operator and a display to notify the operator, a conveying path to convey the sheets, a sheet check device to discriminate the sheets conveyed by the conveying path, a stacking device having a stacking storage to stack the sheets based on the discrimination results of the sheet check device and a stacking storage cover to protect the stacked sheets, a sealing device to seal the sheets stacked on the stacking device, an electromagnetic locking device to lock and unlock the stacking storage cover, a cover opening-closing permission display to display permission of opening and closing of the stacking store cover, and a controller, when a condition of locking or unlocking the stacking device occurs, to control the electromagnetic locking device to lock or unlock the stacking storage cover based on the detection results of the door opening-closing detection device, wherein, upon a condition occurring for gaining access to and servicing the stacking device, the electromagnetic locking method comprises:

turning off the electromagnetic lock to unlock the stacking storage cover and detecting opening of the door of the corresponding unit by the door opening-closing detection device;

maintaining the electromagnetic device in the unlocked state, to enable access to the stacking device, while the opening-closing detection device detects that the corresponding unit door is open;

displaying the cover opening-closing permission display;

detecting whether the stacking storage cover is opened and then closed based on the cover opening-closing permission display results;

in response to detecting the opening and closing of the stacking storage cover, detecting closing of the corresponding unit door;

turning off the electromagnetic lock after detecting that the unit door is closed; and

turning off the cover opening-closing permission display.

7. An electromagnetic locking method of a stacking device in a sheet processing apparatus that includes a plurality of units each having a processing unit to sort, process, and store sheets in a main body, at least one of the units including a door to be opened and closed when accessing the processing units arranged in the units and a door opening-closing detection device to detect opening and closing of the door, at least one of the processing units including an operation display having an input device to input by an operator and a display to notify the operator, a conveying path to convey the sheets, a sheet check device to discriminate the sheets conveyed by the conveying path, a stacking device having a stacking storage to stack the sheets based on the discrimination results of the sheet check device and a stacking storage cover to protect the stacked sheets, a sealing device to seal the sheets stacked on the stacking device, an electromagnetic locking device to lock and unlock the stacking storage cover, a cover opening-closing permission display to display permission of opening and closing of the stacking store cover, and a controller, when a condition of locking or unlocking the stacking device occurs, to control the electromagnetic locking device to lock or unlock the stacking storage cover based on the detection results of the door opening-closing detection device, wherein, upon a condition occurring for gaining access to and servicing the stacking device, the electromagnetic locking method comprises:

turning off the electromagnetic lock to unlock the stacking storage cover and detecting opening of the door of the corresponding unit by the door opening-closing detection device;

when the opening of the door is detected turning on the electromagnetic lock to lock the stacking storage cover;

after the electromagnetic lock locks the stacking storage cover, if the opening of the stacking storage cover is detected before the closing of the unit door is detected, detecting the opening and closing of the stacking storage cover; and

displaying a warning message of a malfunction on the operation display device.