JP2000335817A - Photograph attaching machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily adhere a postcard and a photograph. SOLUTION: An adhesive tape 25 is adhered to a postcard 35 and the postcard 35 is delivered to a photograph adhering part. The photograph adhering part is provided with a pair of first adhering rollers 61 and a pair of second adhering rollers. A photograph 55 is delivered to the pair of first adhering rollers 61 from a photograph storing part. A photograph tip 55a is made to be abutted on a peripheral surface of a pressing roller 61b and a standby state is made. When the postcard 35 passes, the photograph tip 55a comes into contact with the adhesive tape 25 and both of the photograph 55 and the postcard 35 are gripped by the pair of first adhering rollers 61 in a state that tip edges of both of the photograph 55 and the postcard 35 are aligned with each other. Without performing complicated controls, the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 can be adhered by aligning the tip edges of the postcard 35 and the photograph 55.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photo pasting machine for pasting a photo on a card such as a postcard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to heat-sensitive adhesives, liquid adhesives and the like, double-sided adhesive tapes and the like can be used as adhesives used for attaching photographs to cards such as postcards. Various pasting machines have been proposed and put into practical use.

[0003]

In a photo pasting machine using a heat-sensitive adhesive, the adhesive is solidified in ordinary handling, and the handling of the adhesive itself is easier than in the adhesive type or liquid type. However, since the device is bonded by heating and pressure bonding, the device configuration becomes large, and it has been difficult to reduce the size and cost. In addition, since the adhesive layer is hardened after bonding, there is a problem that the stiffness of the card on which the photo is pasted becomes strong. On the other hand, a sticking machine using an adhesive type or liquid type adhesive has the advantage of eliminating the drawbacks such as increased stiffness of the card. Due to its tackiness, its handling becomes difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a photo pasting machine which can easily handle a large amount of photographs with a simple structure by easily handling an adhesive. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photo pasting machine for pasting a photo onto a card having an adhesive adhesive layer, wherein the card and the photo are nipped. Attaching means for sandwiching and sending by the portion, and attaching the two via an adhesive layer therebetween, Card sending means for sending the card to the nip portion, and a card on the upstream side in the card sending direction with respect to the nip portion Photo feed means is provided for feeding the photo so that the leading end of the photo is positioned on standby in the transport path of the feed means. As a result, when the card having the adhesive layer passes, the leading end of the waiting photograph comes into contact with the adhesive layer at the leading end of the card, and is inserted into the nip portion with both leading ends aligned. Therefore, with a simple configuration, the photo and the card are stuck together in a state where the tips are aligned.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the photo sticking machine, the sticking means is composed of a pair of bonding rollers including a driving roller and a pressing roller, and a gap is formed between the driving roller and the pressing roller. Is smaller than the thickness of the card and the photo bonded together. Therefore, when the card and the photograph are not inserted into the nip portion, the pressing roller does not rotate. As a result, the leading end of the photograph can be brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the pressing roller and the passage of the card can be waited. Therefore, there is no need to detect the passage timing of the card or the photograph using a sensor or the like, and the bonding control is simplified.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the standby position of the leading end of the photograph is provided on the peripheral surface of the pressing roller. This eliminates the use of a special photo stop member and simplifies the configuration.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the photo pasting machine, the photo feeding means comprises a feed roller for pulling out one photo at a time from the photo storage section storing a plurality of photos, and a driving roller for the bonding roller pair and a paper feed roller. The rollers are rotated by the same drive source, and the conveyance force is adjusted so that the paper feed rollers run idle when the photograph enters a standby state. Therefore, the configuration of the photograph feeding means is simplified.

[0009] In the photo sticking machine according to the fifth aspect, the card feeding means includes a card storage section for stacking and storing cards.
A double-sided tape pressure-feeding member for pressing the double-sided tape to the card in the card storage section and sending the card to the sticking section. This simplifies the application of the double-sided tape to the card.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the card feeding speed of the sticking means is higher than the card feeding speed of the card feeding means. Thus, when the photo and the card are bonded together, the difference between the feeding speeds of the card feeding means and the card feeding means widens the space between the preceding card and the following card in the card feeding means, and the adhesive tape between the cards is removed. It can be separated without using a cutter or the like. Further, as in the photo sticking machine according to claim 7, the card feeding to the sticking means is detected, and based on this detection signal, the card feeding of the double-sided tape crimping feeding member is temporarily stopped, and the adhesive tape between the cards is removed. May be separated.

In the photo sticking machine according to the present invention, the sticking means comprises a first sticking roller pair and a second sticking roller pair, and the card feeding speed of the card feeding means and the first sticking roller pair. And the feed speed of the second bonding roller pair is set higher than the feed speed of the card feeding means of the first bonding roller. Thus, the adhesive tape is reliably separated by the speed difference while the card and the photograph are smoothly bonded.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a photo pasting machine embodying the present invention. In the photo pasting machine 10, a postcard storage unit 12, a mounting shaft 14 for a double-sided tape roll 13, a winding shaft 16 for a release tape 23, a postcard pasting unit 17, a photo storage unit 18, and a photo pasting unit 19 are mounted on a frame 11. It is configured.

The frame 11 is formed in a box shape by fixing a pair of side plates 20 with a bottom plate 21, a stay 22, and the like. On the upper left side of the frame 11, a mounting shaft 14 of the double-sided tape roll 13 is rotatably mounted.
A take-up shaft 16 for a release tape 23 is rotatably attached to the upper center of the frame 11. These shafts 14 and 16 are made detachable from the frame 11. Then, in a state where the roll mounting shaft 14 is removed,
, A winding core 24 of the double-sided tape roll 13 is mounted, and an empty winding core 24 is mounted on the tape winding shaft 16.

The double-sided tape roll 13 includes a double-sided tape 15
Is wound around a winding core 24. As shown in FIG. 2, the double-sided tape 15 is configured by adhering an adhesive tape 25 to a release tape 23 made of release paper.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shafts 14 and 16 are linked by an interlocking chain 26 and sprockets 27 and 28. The sprocket 27 mounted on the roll mounting shaft 14 is opposed to the sprocket 28 on the winding shaft 16 side.
Has a reduced diameter so that there is a difference in the interlocking speed. Further, when the double-sided tape 15 is pulled out by the postcard attaching portion 17 as described later, the double-sided tape roll 13 is pulled out by this drawing.
Rotates, and the roll mounting shaft 14 rotates accordingly. This rotation is transmitted to the winding shaft 16 by the interlocking chain 26 and the sprockets 27 and 28.

At this time, the diameter of the double-sided tape roll 13 is maximum at the initial stage of the installation of the double-sided tape roll 13, while the winding core 24 on the winding side is minimum. Due to the difference in the winding diameter, the peeling tape 23 will be loosened in the initial stage of the winding simply by interlocking, but in the present embodiment, the speed difference is provided by changing the number of teeth of each sprocket 27, 28. Therefore, even at the start of the operation, the release tape 23 does not loosen. The winding shaft 16 and the winding core 24 are friction-coupled, and the winding core 24 is rotated by frictional resistance. Therefore, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, when the peeling tape 23 is wound and its diameter is increased, the tape is appropriately slipped, and no excessive force is applied to the mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, the postcard storage section 12
It is arranged on the left side of the frame 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the postcard storage unit 12 includes a postcard placement plate 30, a guide member 31, a tip stop plate 32, a holding plate 33, and a coil spring 3.
4 is provided. The mounting plate 30 is attached to the frame 11 horizontally and vertically by a guide member 31. The coil spring 34 is disposed between the mounting plate 30 and the bottom plate 21 and urges the postcard mounting plate 30 upward. The postcard mounting plate 30 has a maximum of 50 in this embodiment.
Although the postcards 35 can be stacked and stored, the number of storages may be changed as appropriate.

The pressing plate 33 is horizontally fixed to the frame 11 at a position facing the postcard mounting plate 30, and presses the postcard 35 on the mounting plate 30. This holding plate 33
Is shorter than the mounting plate 30, and the pressing plate rear end 3
The leading end 35a of the postcard 35 is exposed from 3a. Further, the rear end 33a of the holding plate is notched obliquely so that it does not hit the sheet feeding roller 40 described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, a gap G1 between the upper end surface 32a of the distal end stop plate 32 and the lower surface 33b of the holding plate 33 is provided.
Is set to allow the passage of one postcard. Thus, only the uppermost postcard 35 on the mounting plate 30 is allowed to pass, and the lower postcard 35 is restricted from passing therethrough.

As shown in FIG. 4, the postcard attaching section 17
Affixing paper feed roller 40, an adhesive roller pair 41, a peeling guide plate 42, a peeling tape feed roller pair 43, a pressing roller (hereinafter simply referred to as a postcard pressing roller) 44 at the tip of the first postcard, and a postcard feeding roller And a pair 45.

As shown in FIG.
Is disposed between the holding plate 33 and the end stop plate 32 so as to contact the uppermost postcard 35. The double-sided tape 15 is wrapped around the sticking sheet feeding roller 40. This wrapping is performed such that the peeling tape 23 comes into contact with the affixing paper feed roller 40 and the adhesive tape 25 is on the outside. Therefore, the tip 3 of the uppermost postcard 35
The adhesive tape 25 comes into contact with the adhesive tape 5a.
Are adhered. This adhesive tape 25
Is adhered to the entire surface of the postcard 35 by the movement of the postcard 35 due to the rotation of the sticking paper feed roller 40.

The bonding roller pair 41 includes a pressing roller 41a.
And the drive roller 41b. The adhesive tape 25 is securely attached to the postcard 35 by nipping and transporting the postcard 35 to which the double-sided tape 15 is attached.

As shown in FIG.
c, the lower roller shaft 41c of the adhesive roller pair 41, the postcard pressing roller shaft 44c, the upper roller shaft 45c of the postcard feed roller pair 45, and the upper roller shaft 43c of the peeling tape feed roller pair 43 via the sprocket 46 and the chain 47. Then, it is rotationally driven by a postcard attaching motor 48. In the drawing, reference numeral 49a indicates a guide roller, and reference numeral 49 indicates a tension sprocket. By changing the fixing position of the sprocket 49, the tension of the chain 47 is adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the peeling guide plate 42 is
Release tape 2 from double-sided tape 15 attached to postcard 35
3 is made of Teflon resin. As shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion 42 of the peeling guide plate 42
a is formed at an acute angle of 30 degrees, and
Is rounded. The peeling guide plate 42 ensures that the peeling tape 23 is peeled off during continuous bonding. The tip angle of the peeling guide plate 42 is 30.
Not limited to the degree, it may be changed as appropriate. The peeling tape 23 peeled off by the peeling guide plate 42 is fed by a peeling tape feed roller pair 43 and wound around the winding core 24. FIG. 6 shows that the double-sided tape 15 is set, and
In this case, the remaining adhesive tape 25 on the front end side is removed together with the peeling tape 23 by the peeling tape feed roller pair 43 and the core 2.
4

When the peeling tape 23 is peeled off from the first postcard 35 in the bonding process, the postcard pressing roller 44 presses the adhesive tape 25 so as not to be peeled off. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the first postcard 35 of the work start is a postcard pressing roller 44.
Otherwise, the postcard tip 35a will also be pulled toward the feed direction side of the release tape 23. Therefore, the postcard tip 35a comes out of the transport path 36, and this causes postcard jamming. Also, release tape 2
At the start of the peeling of No. 3, a part of the adhesive tape 25 may be peeled off from the postcard tip 35a.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the postcard pressing roller 44 is arranged in the extending direction of the tip end portion 42a of the peeling guide plate 42. Then, the pressing roller 44 rotates so as to direct the leading end 35 a of the postcard toward the transport path 36. Thereby, as shown by a solid line, the postcard tip 35
a is surely returned to the transport path 36. Therefore, clogging of the postcard 35 does not occur. Also, the postcard holding roller 44 uses the adhesive tape 25 as the release tape 23.
The tip of the adhesive tape 25 is pressed against the postcard 35 so that the adhesive tape 25 is not peeled off. As a result, the adhesive tape 25 at the postcard tip 35a does not peel off.

The transport path 3 of the postcard tip 35a as described above.
6 and the process of preventing the adhesive tape 25 from peeling off the postcard 35 are effective when the first postcard, which is the first postcard, is passed. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, in the second and subsequent postcards 35, since the adhesive tape 25 is continuous with the previous postcard 35, the postcard tip 35 a is conveyed due to the influence of the peeling of the release tape 23. Road 3
You won't get out of 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the peeling tape feed roller pair 43 nips and feeds the peeling tape 23 and comprises a driving roller 43a and a pressing roller 43b. This release tape 23 is wound around a winding core 24. The postcard feed roller pair 45 nips the postcard 35 to which the adhesive tape 25 is adhered, and feeds the nip toward the photo sticking section 19. The drive roller 45 a and the pressing roller 4
5b.

The photo storage section 18 is arranged on the right side of the frame 11. As shown in FIG. 9, the photo storage unit 18
An inclined guide plate 50, a holding plate 51, a guide member 52, a tip stop plate 53, and a coil spring 54 are provided. Up to 50 photos 55 are inserted upright in the photo storage unit 18. The holding plate 51 is movably attached along the inclined guide plate 50 by a guide member 52. The pressing plate 51 is urged toward the distal end locking plate 53 by the coil spring 54. Thus, the photograph 55 is pressed by the end stop plate 53 by the pressing plate 51. Between the lower end of the distal end stop plate 53 and the lower end of the locking guide plate 50,
A gap is formed, and a photo feed roller 60 described later is disposed in the gap.

The photo affixing section 19 includes a photo feed roller 60
, A first bonding roller pair 61, a second bonding roller pair 62, and a postcard guide 63. The photo feed roller 60 contacts the outermost photo 55 and feeds it to the bonding roller pair 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, the photo feed roller shaft 60
c, Upper roller shaft 61 of first bonding roller pair 61
c, each roller shaft 62c of the second bonding roller pair 62,
62d is a sprocket 64a, 64b and a chain 6
5, and is rotated by a photo feed motor 66. Reference numeral 67 in the figure denotes a tension sprocket, and the tension of the chain 65 is adjusted by changing the fixing position of the sprocket 67.

As shown in FIG. 9, the feed speed V2 of the first bonding roller pair 61 is set to be the same as the feed speed V1 of the postcard attaching portion 17. Thereby, the delivery of the postcard 35 is performed smoothly in the first bonding roller pair 61. In addition, a sprocket 64a fixed to the photo feed roller shaft 60c and the upper roller shaft 61 of the first bonding roller pair 61 is fixed to upper and lower roller shafts 62c and 62d of the second bonding roller pair 62. The sprocket 64b has a small diameter with a reduced number of teeth, and its peripheral speed (feed speed V3) is changed.

As shown in FIG. 10, the first bonding roller pair 61 includes an upper driving roller 61a and a lower pressing roller 61b, and a postcard 35 on which the adhesive tape 25 is adhered. By nipping and transporting the photo 55 in a superimposed state, the adhesive tape 25
As a result, the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 are securely attached. A gap 68 is formed between the first bonding roller pair 61 and each of the rollers 61a and 61b.
Is smaller than the thickness of the superimposed photograph 55 and the postcard 35. Also, the lower pressing roller 61b
Is configured to be shiftable downward, and is urged upward by a coil spring (not shown).

Therefore, before the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 are inserted into the nip portion 61e, the lower pressing roller 6
1b is in a free state without rotating. When the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 are inserted, as shown in FIG. 11, the driving roller 61a and the pressing roller 61b convey these in a nip state. At the time of this bonding, the lower pressing roller 61b makes the postcard 35,
The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 25 is shifted downward in accordance with the thickness of the photograph 55, and the pressing roller 61b is urged upward, so that both are securely bonded to each other.

As shown in FIG. 10, the photo feed roller 60 transfers the photo 55 to the nip portion 61e of the first bonding roller pair 61 on the upstream side in the feed direction, and the peripheral surface 61f of the lower pressing roller 61b. The photograph 55 is sent so that the photograph tip 55a comes into contact with and stops. The conveying force of the photo paper feed roller 60 is set to be weak, and when the front end 55a of the photo comes into contact with the peripheral surface 61f of the lower pressing roller 61b, the photo feed roller 60 runs idle and stops its feeding. The conveyance force can be adjusted by changing the width of the roller 60, changing the coefficient of friction with the photograph 55, changing the roller pressing force on the photograph 55, and the like. The tip portion 63c of the upper postcard guide 63a is notched diagonally, and a photographic guide 69 is formed by this inclined surface.

The postcard guides 63a and 63b are used to bond the postcard 35 to which the adhesive tape 25 has been pasted, to the pair of rollers 61.
Is guided by a predetermined amount, for example, 2 mm, on the peripheral surface 61f of the lower pressing roller 61b to the upstream side in the postcard feeding direction from the contact position of the photograph leading end 55a. This allows
The sent postcard 35 with the adhesive tape 25 hits the leading end 55a of the photograph 55 which is in contact with the pressing roller 61b and stands by. With this contact, the adhesive tape 25 comes into contact with the photograph 55, and the two move together in a state where the photograph tip 55 a and the postcard tip 35 b are aligned with each other.
The nip is conveyed at one nip portion 61e. Therefore,
The postcard 35 and the photograph 55 are bonded together by the bonding roller pair 61 in a state where the tips 35b and 55a are aligned.

As shown in FIG. 3, the roller pair 45, 6
The shaft 45 of each drive-side roller 45a, 61a
c, 61c and a sprocket 4 attached thereto
A one-way clutch 58 is mounted between the clutches 6 and 64a. The one-way clutch 58 allows the rollers 45a, 61 to rotate faster than the rotational speeds of the sprockets 46, 64a.
a can rotate faster.

The sprocket 64b of each roller shaft 62c, 62d of the second bonding roller pair 62 has a smaller diameter than the sprocket 64a fixed to the upper roller shaft 61c of the first bonding roller pair 61. Thereby, the postcard attaching section 17 and the first attaching roller pair 61
For postcard feed speeds V1 and V2 (V1 = V2),
The postcard feed speed V3 of the second bonding roller pair 62 becomes slightly higher. Therefore, when the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 reach the second bonding roller pair 62, the postcard 35 is sent at the feed speed V3 of the second bonding roller pair 62. At this time, since the one-way clutch 58 operates, the postcard feed roller pair 45 and the first bonding roller pair 61
Then, the postcard 35 is sent at the feed speed V3.

As a result, a gap is generated between the first postcard 35 and the next postcard 35 due to a difference in feed speed. Since this gap gradually increases with the elapse of the feeding time, each postcard 35 separates, and as shown in FIG. 8, when the separation amount of each postcard 35 exceeds a certain value, the adhesive tape 2
5 is cut off. The length of the conveyance path 36 in this part is set so that the separation position of the adhesive tape 25 is a position where the tip of the next postcard 35 has passed the pressing roller 44. The next postcard 3
5 is smoothly guided without hitting the pressing roller 44. In addition, the postcard tip portion 35a does not deviate from the transport path 36 and is not located above, and the paper is reliably transported.

As shown in FIG. 12, a controller 70 controls the rotation of each motor 48, 66 via drivers 71, 72. Therefore, in addition to the power switch 73, the controller 70 has a start switch 74,
5 is connected. Further, a processing number counter 76 is provided in the controller 70.

The processed number counter 76 counts the number of sheets pasted on the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 based on the amount of the adhesive tape fed. The adhesive tape feed amount may be detected by counting the number of drive pulses of the postcard attaching motor 48, or alternatively, a rotary encoder may be provided and detected from an output signal of the rotary encoder. The number of processed sheets may be calculated based on the output signal of a sensor that detects the passage of the postcard 35 or the photograph 55, in addition to the calculation based on the amount of the adhesive tape fed.

The number input section 75 has a numeric keypad.
Input the number of processed sheets. The number input unit 75 may use a dial switch, other input means, or the like, instead of using the numeric keypad.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. First, the same number of postcards 35 and photographs 55 to be attached are set in the storage sections 12 and 18. Also, the number input section 75
The number of the postcard 35 and the number of photos 55 set by the user are input. Next, when the start switch 74 is turned on, the motors 48 and 66 rotate. Thereby, each roller 40, 4
4, 60, and roller pairs 41, 43, 45, 61, 62
Rotates. Then, the adhesive tape 25 of the double-sided tape 15 is attached to the uppermost postcard 35 by the rotation of the attachment paper feed roller 40, and is sent out to the transport path. The postcard 35 is nip-conveyed by the adhesive roller pair 41, so that the adhesive tape 25 is securely attached to the postcard 35. The peeling tape 23 is peeled off from the adhesive tape 25 by the peeling guide plate 42 and the postcard holding roller 44, and only the peeling tape 23 is a peeling tape feed roller pair 43.
Is sent upward. Then, the release tape 23 is wound around the winding core 24.

In the first postcard 35, since there is no preceding postcard, after passing through the peeling guide plate 42, the tension of the peeling tape 23 causes the adhesive tape 25
May be peeled off, for example, by about 5 mm. Also, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the postcard tip 35a may be pulled upward by the tension of the release tape 23 and may be displaced from the postcard transport path 36. However, in the present invention, since the pressing roller 44 is provided near the distal end of the peeling guide plate 42 and the roller 44 is rotated in the postcard feeding direction, the postcard distal end 35a is surely returned to the transport path 36. . Further, only the peeling tape 23 is peeled off from the adhesive tape 25 without the adhesive tape 25 adhered to the postcard 35 being peeled off by this return.

When the first postcard 35 is pulled out of the postcard storage unit 12, the next postcard 35 is attached to the paper feed roller 4
Thus, it comes into contact with the zero adhesive tape 25. Therefore, the succeeding postcard 35 is fed almost in a continuous state with the adhesive tape 25 adhered thereto, with almost no gap between the postcard 35 and the previous postcard 35.

On the other hand, as for the photograph 55 in the photograph storage section 18, only the photograph 55 in contact with the photograph feed roller 60 is sent downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the leading end 55a comes into contact with the peripheral surface 61f of the lower pressing roller 61b of the bonding roller pair 61, the photo paper feeding roller 60 idles and the feeding of the photo 55 stops. . When the first postcard 35 reaches the photo sticking section 19 by the postcard feed roller pair 45, the postcard tip 35b becomes the photo tip 55.
In step a, the two are aligned.

The postcard and the photograph, both ends 35b and 55a of which are aligned and integrated with the adhesive tape, reach the nip portion 61e of the first bonding roller pair 61, are nip-conveyed, and are bonded together. Is performed. As described above, by keeping the photograph front end 55a in the postcard transport path and passing the postcard 35 having the adhesive tape 25, without performing complicated control using a sensor or the like,
Both ends can be easily aligned.

As shown in FIG. 9, the postcard feeding speed V3 of the second bonding roller pair 62 is set to
And the postcard feed speed V of the first bonding roller pair 61
1, faster than V2. Further, the length of the transport path is set such that when the postcard 35 reaches the second bonding roller pair 62, the rear end of the postcard 35 is located at a position past the separation guide plate 42. Therefore, the gap between the preceding postcard 35 and the succeeding postcard 35 gradually increases due to the difference in postcard feeding speed. Then, when the rear end of the postcard 35 passes through the pressing roller 44, the gap between the preceding postcard 35 and the succeeding postcard 35 further widens. When this gap reaches a certain amount, as shown in FIG. 8, the adhesive tape 25 is cut off, and these postcards 35 are cut off. As described above, since the adhesive tape 25 is cut off according to the difference in postcard feeding speed, a cutter or the like is not required and the configuration is simplified.

When the preceding photograph 55 is pulled out from the photograph storage section 18, the next photograph 55 is pulled out almost continuously in the same manner. Then, the leading end 55b of the photograph comes into contact with the peripheral surface 61f of the pressing roller 61b of the first bonding roller pair 61 and stops, and the next postcard 35 is in a standby state. Postcard 3
5 is sent almost continuously, so the leading edge 5
The first bonding roller pair 61 nips 5a with the postcard tip 35b aligned. In this way,
The postcard 35 and the photograph 55 are continuously and rapidly bonded.

The number of processed sheets is counted from the feed amount of the adhesive tape 25 or a sensor or the like. When the number of processed sheets reaches the number set in the number input section 75 in advance, each motor 48,
66 stops, and the bonding operation is completed. The bonded postcard 35 and the photograph 55 can be used as they are, but usually, it is preferable to cut off four rounds because both sizes are different and a slight misalignment may occur. This cutting is performed using a known cutting device such as a slitter or a shearing cutter. In addition,
The cutting device may be incorporated in the photo pasting machine, or a cutter provided separately may be used.

In the above embodiment, the number of sheets to be processed is input, and when the number of sheets to be processed is reached, the operation of each of the motors 48 and 66 is stopped to end the work. Postcard 3 is stored in the section 12 and the photo storage section 18.
5 and the photo 55 are empty, and a motor 48, 66 is provided based on the sensor output.
May be controlled by stopping.

In the above embodiment, the two motors 48, 6
Although 6 is used, each pasting unit and the like may be driven by a single motor. In this case, it is preferable to change the postcard feed speeds of both attaching portions by changing the gear ratio and the like. Further, instead of driving by a motor, a handle may be provided, and by rotating the handle, the roller of each attaching portion may be rotated. Further, both the motor and the handle may be provided, and these may be selectively used.

In the above embodiment, when the conveying force of the photo feed roller 60 is adjusted, and the photo tip 55a contacts the lower pressing roller 61b of the first bonding roller pair 61, the feed roller 60 To stop the feeding of the photograph 55, but in addition to this, using the sensor and the electromagnetic clutch brake, when the leading end 55a of the photograph reaches the pressing roller 61b, the electromagnetic clutch is operated to supply the photograph 55. The paper may be stopped.

In the above embodiment, the feed speed V2 of the first and second pair
V3 is changed, but these feed rates may be the same. Also in this case, the feed speed V1 of the
The feed speed V2 of the photo affixing section 19 is set to be slightly higher than that, and the adhesive tape 25 is separated between the postcards 35 by the difference in the feed speed. In addition, although the first and second bonding roller pairs 61 and 62 are provided and the bonding is performed in two steps, the bonding may be performed in one step or three or more steps.

In the above-described embodiment, the pictures 55 are arranged so as to lean against the picture storage section 18 and sent to the picture sticking section 19. In addition, a photo storage section having the same configuration as the postcard storage section 12 may be provided. Alternatively, the photographs 55 may be supplied one by one.

In the above-described embodiment, the adhesive tape 25 is attached to the postcard 35. Alternatively, a liquid adhesive may be applied to the postcard and supplied to the photo attaching section 19.
Also in this case, when the postcard 35 passes, both of them are nip-conveyed with the edges of the waiting photograph 55 aligned.

In the above embodiment, when the last postcard 35 is pasted, the adhesive tape 25 corresponding to one postcard is sent.
Is wasted. In this case, the number of postcards 35 to be set should be at least one more than the number of photos 55 to be set. Thus, the work can be completed in a state as shown in FIG. 8 in which the adhesive tape 25 is being transferred to the last postcard 55. Therefore, the next time the bonding operation is started from this state, waste of the adhesive tape 25 can be eliminated.

In the above embodiment, the adhesive tape 25 is adhered to the postcard 35, and then the photograph 55 is adhered thereto. However, the insertion position of the postcard 35 and the photograph 55 is reversed, and the adhesive tape 25 is first adhered to the photograph 55. 25, and then a postcard 35 may be bonded thereto.

In the above embodiment, the photograph 55 is brought into contact with the peripheral surface 61f of the lower holding roller 61b to be in the standby state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The front end 55a of the photograph is placed on the transport path. The postcard 35 is nip-conveyed by the adhesive roller pair 41, so that the adhesive tape 25 is securely attached to the postcard 35. The release tape 23 is used for the release guide plate 4.
2 and the postcard pressing roller 44, the adhesive tape 25 is peeled off, and only the peeling tape 23 is fed upward by the peeling tape feed roller pair 43. And this release tape 2
3 is wound around a winding core 24.

In the first postcard 35, there is no preceding postcard, and after passing through the separation guide plate 42, the tension of the separation tape 23 causes the front end 35 a of the postcard 35 to adhere to the adhesive tape 25.
May be peeled off, for example, by about 5 mm. Also, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the postcard tip 35a may be pulled upward by the tension of the release tape 23 and may be displaced from the postcard transport path 36. However, in the present invention, since the pressing roller 44 is provided near the distal end of the peeling guide plate 42 and the roller 44 is rotated in the postcard feeding direction, the postcard distal end 35a is surely returned to the transport path 36. . Further, in the above embodiment, as a means for cutting the adhesive tape 25 between the front and rear postcards 35 after the adhesive tape 25 is attached to the postcard 35, a speed difference (V1 < V3), a sensor 8 for detecting the postcard 35 and the photo 55 attached to the photo pasting unit 19 as shown in FIG.
0, and based on the postcard detection signal of the sensor 80,
The adhesive tape 25 may be cut by temporarily stopping the rotation of the postcard application motor 48 on the postcard application section 17 side. In this case, since the subsequent postcard 35 stops, the adhesive tape 25 can be cut more reliably. In this embodiment, the conveying speeds V1, V2, and V3 of the roller pairs 45, 61, and 62 are set to be the same, and only one direction is provided between the upper roller shaft 45c of the postcard feed roller pair 45 and the sprocket 64a. Clutch 58
(See FIG. 3). The sensor 80 may be a mechanical sensor in addition to various optical sensors such as a photo interrupter type and a reflection type. In FIG. 13,
The same components as those in the embodiment of FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0061]

According to the present invention, the front end of a photograph is positioned on the conveying path of the card feeding means on the upstream side in the card feeding direction with respect to the nip portion of the sticking means, and the photograph is caused to stand by. However, since the card was sent by the card sending means, both ends were aligned using an adhesive adhesive layer,
Can be sent to the nip. Therefore, with a simple configuration, the photograph and the card can be bonded together in a state where the tips of the card and the card are aligned.

The sticking means is constituted by a pair of sticking rollers consisting of a driving roller and a pressing roller, and a gap is formed between the driving roller and the pressing roller. Since the thickness is smaller than the thickness, the holding roller does not rotate when the card and the photograph are not inserted into the nip portion. As a result, the leading end of the photograph can be brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the pressing roller and the passage of the card can be waited. Therefore, there is no need to detect the passage timing of the card or the photograph using a sensor or the like, and the bonding control is simplified. Further, by providing the standby position of the leading end of the photograph on the peripheral surface of the pressing roller, it is not necessary to use a special photograph stopping member, and the configuration is simplified.

The photograph feed means is constituted by a paper feed roller for pulling out the photographs one by one from the photograph storage section in which a plurality of photographs are stored,
The drive roller and the paper feed roller of the bonding roller pair are rotated by the same drive source, and the conveyance force is adjusted so that the paper feed roller idles when the photograph is in a standby state, so that the photo feed is performed. The structure of the means is simplified.

The card feeding speed of the card feeding means is
By increasing the card feeding speed of the sticking means, the adhesive tape between the preceding card and the following card can be cut off due to the difference between the two feeding speeds. Therefore, there is no need to use a cutter, and it is not necessary to control the cutter, and the configuration is simplified.

The first laminating roller pair and the second laminating roller pair constitute laminating means, and the card feeding speed of the card feeding means and the card feeding speed of the first laminating roller pair are set to be the same, and By setting the feed speed of the second bonding roller pair higher than the feed speed of the card feeding means of the first bonding roller pair, the edge alignment between the card and the photograph and the separation of the adhesive tape due to the speed difference can be achieved. It can be done reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a photo pasting machine embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a layer structure of a double-sided tape used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the photo pasting machine.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a postcard storage section and a postcard attaching section.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the sticking sheet feeding roller.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the function of the postcard pressing roller, and shows a state immediately before the leading edge of the first postcard passes.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a joint portion of a postcard between a rear end of a first sheet and a front end of a second sheet passes therethrough.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a joint portion of a postcard between a rear end of a first sheet and a front end of a second sheet is cut off.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing a photo storage unit and a photo pasting unit.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a first bonding roller pair, and shows a state where a photograph is waiting on a lower pressing roller.

FIG. 11 is also a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a photograph and a postcard are attached to each other.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing control of the photo pasting machine.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing a photo storage section and a photo pasting section in another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Photo pasting machine 12 Postcard storage part 13 Double-sided tape roll 15 Double-sided tape 17 Postcard pasting part 18 Photo storage part 19 Photo pasting part 23 Peeling tape 24 Core 25 Adhesive tape 30 Postcard mounting plate 33 Holding plate 35 Postcard 40 Pasting paper feeding Roller 41 Adhesive roller pair 42 Peeling guide plate 44 Postcard press roller 45 Postcard feed roller pair 48 Postcard sticking motor 50 Inclined guide plate 55 Photograph 60 Photo feed roller 61 First bonding roller pair 62 Second bonding roller pair 63 Postcard guide 66 Photo feed motor 70 Controller 76 Processing number counter 80 Sensor

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A photo pasting machine for pasting a photo on a card having an adhesive adhesive layer, wherein the card and the photo are sandwiched by a nip portion and sent, and both are pasted via an adhesive layer. Card feeding means for sending the card to the nip portion; and a photo so that the leading end of the photo is positioned on standby in a transport path of the card feeding means on the upstream side in the card feeding direction with respect to the nip portion. A photograph pasting machine comprising: a photograph sending means for sending. 2. The sticking means comprises a pair of sticking rollers comprising a driving roller and a pressing roller, forming a gap between the driving roller and the pressing roller, and sticking the gap between a card and a photograph. The photo sticking machine according to claim 1, wherein the thickness is smaller than the combined thickness. 3. The photo pasting machine according to claim 2, wherein a standby position of the front end of the photo is provided on a peripheral surface of a pressing roller. 4. The photo feed means comprises a paper feed roller for pulling out one photo at a time from a photo storage unit storing a plurality of photos, and a driving roller and a paper feed roller of the bonding roller pair are driven by the same driving source. 4. The photo pasting machine according to claim 2, wherein the feeding force is adjusted so that the paper feed roller is rotated when the photo is in a standby state. 5. A card storage unit for stacking and storing cards, a double-sided tape pressure-feeding member for pressing a double-sided tape against a card in the card storage unit and feeding the card to the sticking unit. The photo pasting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. The photo pasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the card feeding speed of the sticking means is higher than the card feeding speed of the card feeding means. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the card feeding to said sticking means is detected, the card feeding of the double-sided tape pressure-feeding member is temporarily stopped based on the detection signal, and the adhesive tape between the cards is cut off. 5. The photo pasting machine according to 5. 8. The bonding means comprises a first bonding roller pair and a second bonding roller pair, wherein the card feeding speed of the card feeding means and the card feeding speed of the first bonding roller pair are the same. And the feed speed of the second bonding roller pair is set higher than the feed speed of the card feeding means of the first bonding roller, and the first bonding roller pair is composed of a driving roller and a pressing roller;
A gap is formed between the driving roller and the pressing roller,
2. A photo pasting machine according to claim 1, wherein said gap is made smaller than a thickness of said card and said photo.