Movable Guide for Banknote Stacker Alignment and Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing paper sheet processing devices face inefficiencies in removing paper sheets from the stacking unit due to interference from guides and regulating members, leading to unsatisfactory work efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A paper sheet processing device with a stacking unit that includes a stage to support paper sheets and a guide that moves to create a gap in the regulation direction during removal, allowing frictionless movement and improved efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a guide is provided to regulate movement of paper sheets and align them neatly, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to interference with removal work
Solution Approach 1:
The guide is designed to be movable rather than fixed. During stacking, the guide maintains contact with the paper sheets to ensure precise alignment. During removal, the guide moves away from the paper sheets to eliminate interference, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining alignment precision and enabling easy removal.
2Manufacturing precision
If the guide maintains constant contact with paper sheets for alignment, then manufacturing precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to friction during removal
Solution Approach 1:
The guide transitions from a static contact state during stacking to a separated state during removal. This dynamic behavior eliminates friction between the guide and paper sheets during removal operations, thereby improving productivity while maintaining alignment precision during the stacking phase.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a banknote handling apparatus 100 including a bundling stacker 4 configured to stack banknotes B therein. The bundling stacker 4 includes: a stage 41 configured to support the banknotes B in their thickness direction; and a guide 42 facing one side of the banknotes B and configured to regulate movement of the banknotes B in a predetermined regulation direction which is parallel to a surface of the banknotes B. The guide 42 moves such that while the banknotes B are removed from the bundling stacker 4, a gap G is formed in the regulation direction between the guide 42 and the one side of the banknotes B.