CN102963762B - Sheet handling device, slice treating method and image processing system - Google Patents

Sheet handling device, slice treating method and image processing system Download PDF

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CN102963762B
CN102963762B CN201210301973.XA CN201210301973A CN102963762B CN 102963762 B CN102963762 B CN 102963762B CN 201210301973 A CN201210301973 A CN 201210301973A CN 102963762 B CN102963762 B CN 102963762B
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土屋克彦
椙山秀昭
寺尾康伸
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Abstract

A kind of sheet handling device, slice treating method and image processing system.The thin slice pile that heap microscope carrier is kept by flap by this sheet handling device is pressed into the holding part formed by the first folding roller and the second folding roller, to form broken line.First folding roller has the first folding part and the first groove portion, and this first folding part abuts with the second folding roller, and forms holding part, abuts under state in the first folding part with the second folding roller, forms space between the first groove portion and the second folding roller.First groove portion is formed in the position that the end on the Width of the thin slice pile of the given size be pressed into by flap is passed through.

Description

Sheet handling device, slice treating method and image processing system
The orthogonal reference of related application
The application based on and No. 61/528682nd, U.S. Patent application on August 29th, No. 61/528678 1 submitting to of the U.S. Patent application requiring submit to U.S. Patent application on August 29th, No. 61/528705 1 of submitting on August 29th, 2011 and the benefit of priority of No. No.2012-95258, Japanese patent application submitted on April 19th, 2012, and its full content is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
Technical field
Embodiments of the present invention relate to carries out the sheet handling device of folding, slice treating method and image processing system to the thin slice printed (sheet).
Background technology
There is following sheet handling device: be arranged on duplicator, chopping machine, compounding machine MFP(MultiFunction Peripheral: multi-function peripheral) etc. the thin slice conveyance direction downstream side of image processing system, the thin slice printed is carried out to the post-processings such as punching process, binding process.Sheet post processing apparatus is except punching process, except binding process function, also have following functions: by the folding function of a part of bending of thin slice, after binding the central portion of thin slice with attachment means (staple) in the middle bookbinding/fold handling of central portion by thin slice bending.The multiple sheet printed can make bind into book form (system originally) by middle bookbinding/fold handling function.
In middle bookbinding/fold handling, after the bookbinding such as sheet post processing apparatus attachment means thin slice central portion, on thin slice, form broken line by being called as the right pair of rolls of folding roller, with by binding unit bending.Such as, holding part (nip) right for the above-mentioned folding roller of thin slice pile press-in to touching, and folds to make it by the binding unit that sheet post processing apparatus makes the parts of the tabular being called as flap and thin slice pile up.
But, in above-mentioned existing apparatus, when thin slice be stacked on the right holding part of roller folded time, sometimes there is undulation in thin slice.That is, owing to directly thus worrying to produce fold on thin slice with strong pressing force folded sheet.
Therefore, require a kind of sheet handling device of exploitation, it more suitably can carry out folding than the existing sheet handling device with folding unit.
Summary of the invention
The sheet handling device of present embodiment comprises: heap microscope carrier, piles up for keeping thin slice; Flap, is pressed into for the thin slice pile kept by described heap microscope carrier the holding part formed by the first folding roller and the second folding roller; Described first folding roller, there is the first folding part and the first groove portion, described first folding part abuts to form described holding part with described second folding roller, under described first folding part abuts state with described second folding roller, space is formed, the position that the end in the direction of the width that described first groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size forming broken line is passed through between described first groove portion and described second folding roller; And described second folding roller, on thin slice is piled up, broken line is formed together with described first folding roller.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram for illustration of the image processing system of the first embodiment and the hardware configuration of sheet handling device;
Fig. 2 is the skeleton diagram of the structure of sheet handling device for illustration of the first embodiment;
(a) ~ (d) of Fig. 3 is the skeleton diagram of the horizontal integration parts for illustration of the first embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the approximate three-dimensional map of the folding unit for illustration of the first embodiment;
Fig. 5 is for illustration of the right skeleton diagram of the folding roller of the first embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the diagram of circuit of the folding of the sheet handling device that the first embodiment is described; And
(a) ~ (d) of Fig. 7 is the skeleton diagram of the folding for illustration of the second embodiment.
Detailed description of the invention
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are described.
(the first embodiment)
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the hardware configuration for illustration of image processing system and sheet handling device.Image processing system 100 comprises: control part 102, memory storage 108, communication interface (communication I/F) 110, guidance panel 112, the scanner portion 114 of reading original copy and the chopping machine portion (image forming part) 116 of formation image.Each component of image processing system 100 is connected by bus 118.
Control part 102 comprises by CPU(Central Processing Unit: central process unit) or MPU(Micro Processing Unit: microprocessor) treater 104 that formed and memory device 106.Memory device 106 is such as semiconductor memory, and memory device 106 comprises the ROM(Read Only Memory of storage control program etc.: read-only memory (ROM)) and provide the RAM(Random Access Memory of temporary work area for treater 104: random access memory).Control part 102, according to the various programs etc. stored in ROM or memory storage 108, controls guidance panel 112, scanner portion 114, chopping machine portion 116.Control part 102 has and to correct view data or the function of decompress(ion).In addition, control part 102 communicates with the control part 202 of sheet handling device 200.
Memory storage 108 is for storing application program and OS(operating system).Application program comprises the program of the so various functions of copy function, printing function, scan function, facsimile function, the network file function carrying out compounding machine and have.Application program also comprises application program (Web browser) and other programs of Web client.
Memory storage 108 for store temporarily the original copy read by scanner portion 114 view data or by the view data etc. that gets of communication I/F110.Further, memory storage 108 suitably storing software renewal, protected electronic file, text data, accounts information, strategy (policy) information etc.As memory storage 108, can be the combination in any of magnetic memory apparatus, optical memory appts, semiconductor storage (flash memory etc.) or these memory storages such as such as hard disk drive.
Communication I/F110 is the interface be connected with external device.Communication I/F110 is by such as Bluetooth(registered trade mark (RTM)), infrared ray connection, light connects suitable wireless of such IEEE802.15, IEEE802.11, IEEE802.3, IEEE1284 etc. or to be wiredly connected with external device.USB connecting portion, parallel interface etc. that the splicing ear that communication I/F110 can also comprise USB standard connects.Control part 102 is by communication I/F110 and user terminal, USB device, other external device communications.
Guidance panel 112 has the display part of touch panel formula and various operated key.Operated key comprises such as numerical key (ten key), reset button, stop key, beginning key etc.Display part indication example is as the directory entry about printing conditions such as lamina dimensions, duplicating number, the setting of printing concentration or fine limit works (bind, fold).The instruction of the project shown by display part inputs.
Scanner portion 114 has built-in scanning reading unit, original copy mounting table and the auto document feeder to load position conveying original copy of original copy as image reading.The scanning reading unit in scanner portion 114 reads the original copy being positioned over original copy mounting table or auto document feeder.
Chopping machine portion 116 comprises and knownly such as comprises the image formation unit of photosensitive drums and the developing cell etc. of such as toner.Chopping machine portion 116 forms the image corresponding with the manuscript image data read by scanner portion 114 or the image corresponding with the view data transported from user terminal by these unit on thin slice.
Sheet handling device 200 comprises control part 202, reorganizer portion (finisher) 220 and saddle stitching (saddle) unit portion 240.Control part 202(controller) comprise by CPU(Central ProcessingUnit: central process unit) or MPU(Micro Processing Unit: microprocessor) treater 204 that forms and memory device 206.Memory device 206 is such as semiconductor memory, and memory device 206 comprises the ROM(Read Only Memory of storage control program etc.: read-only memory (ROM)) and provide the RAM(Random Access Memory of temporary work area for treater 204: random access memory).Control part 202 communicates with the control part 102 of image processing system 100.Control part 202, according to the information received from control part 102, the various programs etc. being stored in ROM etc., controls reorganizer portion 220, saddle stitching unit portion 240.Saddle stitching unit portion 240 comprises attachment means 252, folding unit 258 and folding reinforcement unit 263.
Fig. 2 is the skeleton diagram of the structure for illustration of sheet handling device.Sheet handling device 200, according to the instruction inputted from guidance panel 112 or the instruction carrying out user terminal, processes the thin slice of discharging from image processing system 100.Sheet handling device 200 comprises entrance roller 210, branch components 212, reorganizer portion 220 and saddle stitching unit portion 240.The thin slice exported from image processing system 100 is inputed to sheet handling device 200 by entrance roller 210.The contents processing that branch components 212 inputs according to the display part of the guidance panel 112 passing through the above-mentioned image processing system 100 shown in Fig. 1, the conveying destination of the thin slice inputted by entrance roller 210 switches to reorganizer portion 220 or saddle stitching unit portion 240.Such as classify (sort) to thin slice pile or bind the end of thin slice pile in reorganizer portion 220.
240 pairs, saddle stitching unit portion thin slice pile is bound or is folded.Saddle stitching unit portion 240 comprises multiple conveying roller 242, outlet roller 244, outlet roller sensor 245, loading part 246, attachment means 252, folding unit 258, folding reinforcement unit 263, distributing roller 264 and thin slice pile loading pallet 266.Thin slice is carried to loading part 246 by conveying roller 242.Outlet roller 244 exports thin slice to loading part 246.Outlet roller sensor 245 is for detecting the thin slice be transferred.
Loading part 246 comprises preloading pallet 248, heap microscope carrier (stacker) 250 and sensor 251.Loading part 246 temporary erection loads thin slice.Preloading pallet 248 support slice surface.Heap microscope carrier 250 blocks the lower end of thin slice.Heap microscope carrier 250 supports the thin slice lower end of erectting loading, integrates (Vertical Combination) the position of the foil end on throughput direction simultaneously.Also to loading part 246 load thin slice the Width orthogonal with thin slice throughput direction integrate.Later the integration (horizontal integration) of the Width of thin slice will be described.Sensor 251 carries the situation of thin slice to heap microscope carrier 250 for detecting.
Heap microscope carrier 250 moves up and down along preloading pallet 248.The flap position that the flap position of heap microscope carrier 250 pairs of attachment means 252 bookbindings, folding unit 258 fold adjusts.In present embodiment, as an example, bookbinding flap position and folded sheet position are described as the situation of the middle body of thin slice throughput direction.
Sheet width direction is set side by side with multiple (such as two) attachment means 252.Attachment means 252 comprises attachment means head 254 and anvil block (anvil) 256.Attachment means head 254 and anvil block 256 are for binding thin slice pile.
When attachment means 252 binds thin slice pile, heap microscope carrier 250 moves, the position moving to folding unit 258 to make the gutter pos of thin slice and carry out folding.When piling microscope carrier 250 and stopping, folding unit 258 starts to fold.
Folding unit 258 comprises flap (plate) 260 and folding roller to 262.The position that flap 260 is not hindering thin slice to carry is standby.When the position that should form broken line moves to before flap 260, flap 260 moves to folding roller 262.The front end of flap 260 is to touching thin slice pile, and folding roller thin slice pile being pressed to rotation is to the holding part of 262.The thin slice pressed by flap 260 cramping is carried and folds 262 by folding roller.The thin slice being formed with broken line by folding unit 258 piles up the folding reinforcement unit 263 being further transported to the downstream being arranged on folding unit 258.
Folding unit 263 of strengthening pressurizes along Width (direction along the broken line) broken line orthogonal with the throughput direction that thin slice is piled up and moves, to strengthen the broken line (folding enhancing processes) formed by folding unit 258.The thin slice pile being enhanced broken line by folding reinforcement unit 263 is discharged to thin slice pile loading pallet 266 by distributing roller 264.
Then, the integration (being recited as horizontal integration below) of the Width orthogonal with the throughput direction of the thin slice being loaded in loading part 246 is described.Fig. 3 (a) ~ Fig. 3 (d) is the skeleton diagram for illustration of horizontal integration parts.Loading part 246 comprises heap microscope carrier 250 and horizontal integration parts 300.Horizontal integration parts 300 comprise the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b, cross-frame member 304a and 304b, miniature gears 306 and motor M 1.
First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b is parallel to each other opposed, its for heap microscope carrier 250 load the Width of thin slice end (lateral ends) integrate.
Cross-frame member 304a and 304b is connected with the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b respectively.Cross-frame member 304a and 304b is parallel to each other opposed.Cross-frame member 304a and 304b has rack rails (rack) on opposite sides respectively.Miniature gears engages with cross-frame member 304a and 304b rack rails separately simultaneously.Motor M 1 is by gear 107 rotary pinion 306.Miniature gears 306 rotates to make the mode of cross-frame member 304a and 304b reverse slip each other along sheet width direction.Motor M 1 can be such as stepper motor (stepping motor).Detection part 308 detects the first integral component 302a and the position of the second integral component 302b on sheet width direction.Detection part 308 can be such as microsensor, miniature actuating unit (actuator) etc.In the present embodiment, detection part 308 detects the first integral component 302a, whether the second integral component 302b is positioned at initial position (HP, primary importance).The state first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b being positioned at HP is called at open state, the i.e. open state of Width.Take HP as benchmark, be controlled the position of the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b by the pulse count of giving motor M 1 in order to drive.When accept from guidance panel 115 or external device folding, middle bookbinding/fold handling instruction time, control part 202 carries out horizontal integration by horizontal integration parts 300 pairs of thin slices.After carrying out horizontal integration by horizontal integration parts 300, control part 202 binds thin slice pile by attachment means 252, and by folding unit 258 folded sheet pile.
(a) of Fig. 3 represents that the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b is positioned at the state of primary importance.Under the state that the central authorities at the interval between the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b are consistent with the Width central authorities of the thin slice P1 of conveying, conveying thin slice is desirable mode of movement.The first position that the lateral ends of the thin slice P1 that the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b carries with desirable mode of movement in distance is respectively equivalent to the first distance is standby.First distance can be 15mm.Primary importance also can be that the pulse by giving motor M 1 specified quantity makes rotation, thus the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b is from the position of HP movement.
First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b moves with the arrow B direction of the mode of the lateral ends close to the thin slice P1 be transferred to (b) of Fig. 3, and carries out horizontal integration to thin slice P1.First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b such as arrives between integral component 302a and integral component 302b in the lower end of thin slice P1 and starts, and moves in the mode of the lateral ends close to thin slice P1.First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b in order to carry out horizontal integration, and moves to the second place equal with the length (second distance) of the Width of thin slice of the distance such as between the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b.
After horizontal integration, as shown in the arrow C of (c) of Fig. 3, the 3rd position that the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b is equivalent to the 3rd distance to the lateral ends apart from thin slice is moved.First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b is at the follow-up thin slice P2 of the 3rd position wait-receiving mode.3rd distance can than first apart from short.3rd distance can be such as 3mm.
First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b to move close to the arrow D direction of the mode being transferred thin slice P2 lateral ends to (d) of Fig. 3, and carries out horizontal integration to the thin slice pile comprising thin slice P1 and thin slice P2.First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b such as arrives between the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b in the lower end of thin slice P2 and starts, to move close to the mode of thin slice P2 lateral ends.First integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b in order to carry out horizontal integration, and moves to the such as second place.Horizontal integration parts 300 repeat aforesaid operations when each conveying thin slice, carry out horizontal integration to the thin slice pile comprising thin slice P1, P2 and subsequent sheet thereof.
Fig. 4 is the integrally-built approximate three-dimensional map for illustration of folding unit 258.In addition, the side (front side of accompanying drawing) of the drive division 282 such as arm 270, grooved cam 286 is eliminated in the diagram.
Folding unit 258 comprises folding roller that thin slice pile is folded into two and keeps to 262, by the flap 260 and being used for of comb teeth-shaped of thin slice pile press-in folding roller to the holding part of 262 flap 260 can to the guide member 280 of folding roller to 262 movements.
Folding roller comprises stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b to 262.Stationary roll 262a is rotatably fixedly installed on not shown device frame by axle.Mobile rollers 262b is rotatably supported on an end 270b of arm 270, and wherein, this arm 270 is rotatably supported on not shown device frame centered by fulcrum 270a.Mobile rollers 262b can contact with stationary roll 262a or be separated.The other end 270c of arm 270 is provided with spring 272, is contacted with stationary roll 262a pressure by the mobile rollers 262b that the arm 270 rotated centered by fulcrum 270a exerts a force and form holding part.Stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b is rotated by not shown drive motor.
Flap 260 comprises jut 274 and axle (shaft) 276.Flap 260 is slidably maintained on guide member 280 by jut 274 and axle 276.Guide member 280 supporting projections portion 274 and axle 276 can slide, and guide member 280 comprise for flap 260 is guided to folding roller to 262 the guiding groove 280a of holding part.In addition, the drive division 282 that flap 260 is slided is connected with at the two ends of axle 276.
The grooved cam 286 that drive division 282 comprises camshaft 284, rotate centered by camshaft 284 and link 288.Grooved cam 286 comprises groove portion 286a.Rotate freely in the groove portion 286a being guided in grooved cam 286 as the roller (roller) 287 of the roller follower (roller follower) etc. of contact, this roller 287 is arranged on link 288.One end of link 288 is provided with connection of rotating axle 290, and this connection of rotating axle 290 is arranged in devices arms.In addition, grooved cam 286 is rotated by the not shown drive motor be connected with one end of camshaft 284.When guiding roller 287 when the rotation by grooved cam 286 along groove portion 286a, link 288, along with the bias of groove portion 286a, centered by connection of rotating axle 290, repeats the crank motion that oscillator is such.By the crank motion of link 288, thus flap 260 slides along the guiding groove 280a of guide member 280.The front end of flap 260 to touching thin slice pile, and by its by the folding roller pressing to rotation to 262 holding part.The thin slice pressed by flap 260 cramping is carried and folds 262 by folding roller.
Fig. 5 be for illustration of folding roller to 262 skeleton diagram.Folding roller to 262 stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b be formed as the length of the maximum sheet width that can process respectively.
Folding roller comprises the first folding part 292 that roller footpath is r1 region and roller footpath is r2(r1>r2 to the stationary roll 262a of 262) the first groove portion 293 in region.First folding part 292 abuts to form holding part with mobile rollers 262b.First groove portion 293 under the first folding part 292 abuts state with mobile rollers 262b, and forms space (gap) between mobile rollers 262b.
Mobile rollers 262b comprises the second folding part 294 that roller footpath is r1 region and roller footpath is r2(r1>r2) the second groove portion 295 in region.Second folding part 294 abuts to form holding part with the first folding part 292 of stationary roll.Second groove portion 295 forms space under the first folding part 292 and the second folding part form holding part state.Form the mode that the first groove portion 293 in this space and the second groove portion 295 enter space with the front end of the flap 260 of comb teeth-shaped to arrange.
First groove portion 293 and the second groove portion 295 correspond to the lamina dimensions be pressed into by flap 260 and are formed.That is, the position that the end on the Width orthogonal with thin slice throughput direction of the thin slice of given size is passed through when folding forms the first groove portion 293 and the second groove portion 295.When given size is multiple size, form multiple first groove portion 293 and the second groove portion 295 according to each given size.
When by flap 260 by the thin slice pile press-in holding part of folding roller to 262 time, different with the power that folded roller applies thin slice 262 clamped parts in the part be pressed.After forming broken line to 262 by folding roller in thin slice pile, due to by folding roller to 262 conveying thin slices piles, occur bending in therefore may carrying thus form fold on thin slice.Especially, when the end being in sheet width direction is by clamp position, the appearance bent cannot fully be avoided.
Therefore, present embodiment folding roller to 262 stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b, with thin slice pile Width the not folded roller in end to 262 clamping mode form groove portion.By being arranged to from foil end several millimeters not by the structure that roller clamps, thus reliably avoid from the end of thin slice pile thin slice pile produce bending, therefore can prevent fold.
(variation of the first embodiment)
Although be arranged to the structure of the not folded roller of foil end to 262 clampings in above-mentioned first embodiment, but in the present embodiment for the thin slice (being designated as out-of-spec thin slice below) except the thin slice of the given size except being formed with corresponding groove portion, foil end also can be arranged to equally not by the structure clamped.
Fig. 6 is the diagram of circuit of the folding that present embodiment is described.In step 601, control part (acquisition unit) 202 obtains the size of the thin slice carried to heap microscope carrier 250.Control part 202 also can be obtained lamina dimensions from the control part 102 of image processing system 100 or use the detection part arranged in the transport path of sheet handling device 200 detect lamina dimensions or use the detection part being detected foil end by known perforation unit.Or, the detection part of the size detecting the thin slice carried to heap microscope carrier 250 also can be set.
In step 602, control part 202 drives horizontal integration parts 300, and the Width of the thin slice that subtend heap microscope carrier 250 is carried is integrated.Whether control part 202 is to being that last thin slice that delivered the thin slice pile of folding to heap microscope carrier judges (step 603).If not last thin slice (step 603 no) of thin slice pile, then control part 202 returns step 602, all carries out horizontal integration each to during heap microscope carrier transporting thin sheet.
On the other hand, when under the state that last thin slice of thin slice pile is transported to heap microscope carrier, horizontal integration is complete (step 603 be), control part 202 according to the lamina dimensions information got, to being whether judge (step 604) with by the thin slice of folding roller to the corresponding given size in the groove portion that formed of roller of 206.When given size (step 604 be), by flap 260, thin slice complete for horizontal integration is pressed into folding roller and carries out folding (step 605) to 262.
On the other hand, when the lamina dimensions of the thin slice pile that heap microscope carrier 250 loads is not given size (step 604 no), control part 202 makes the first integral component 302a and the second integral component 302b slide to sheet width direction, makes thin slice pile up displacement (step 606).Control part 202 make thin slice pile up displacement, at least one end in the both ends of piling up to make specification outside dimension thin slice be positioned at folding roller to 262 the first groove portion 293 and the second groove portion 295.Control part 202 by horizontal integration parts 300 by thin slice pile to after horizontal direction moves, by flap 260, thin slice is piled up press-in folding roller and carries out folding (step 605) to 262.The space of at least one end by being formed by the first groove portion 293 and the second groove portion 295 in the both ends of the Width of thin slice pile.
In the present embodiment, even if when processing the outer thin slice of the specification except the thin slice of the given size corresponding to the groove portion that formed of roller of 262 with folding roller, also the position of thin slice pile is adjusted, with make thin slice at least one end of piling up in both ends be positioned at folding roller to 262 groove portion.Thus, the effect same with the first embodiment can be obtained.
(the second embodiment)
(a) ~ (d) of Fig. 7 is the skeleton diagram of the folding for illustration of the second embodiment.As shown in (a) of Fig. 7, the thin slice pile press-in folding roller that heap microscope carrier 250 loads by the flap 260 of sheet handling device 200 to 262 holding part.Then, as shown in (b) of Fig. 7, folding roller presses by stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b the thin slice pile be pressed into by flap 262 to 262, and forms broken line in thin slice pile.
At this, as shown in (c) of Fig. 7, the control part 202 of the sheet handling device 200 of present embodiment after forming broken line to 262 by folding roller on thin slice is piled up, make temporarily mobile rollers 262b to the displacement of stationary roll 262a opposite sense.That is, by being reduced or remove the clamping (folding load) of thin slice pile to 262 by folding roller, thus bending of avoiding thin slice to pile up, prevent fold.In addition, mobile rollers 262b also can not leave thin slice pile.Such as, also to reduce mobile rollers 262b to the pressing force of stationary roll 262a, the mode that reduces than the thrust pressure (load) when forming broken line, mobile rollers 262b displacement can be made.
As shown in (d) of Fig. 7, control part 202 makes mobile rollers 262b to stationary roll 262a side displacement, and is again formed with the thin slice pile of broken line by stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b pressing.The thin slice sandwiched pile is carried to throughput direction downstream by stationary roll 262a and mobile rollers 262b.
Sheet handling device according to the present embodiment, can avoid thin slice to pile up the bending of generation, thus prevent gauffer.
According at least one embodiment described above, more suitable folding can be carried out.
In addition, the main body performing each action of above-mentioned embodiment is the main body of the relevant computer such as the complex of such as hardware, hardware and software, software and executory software.The main body of executable operations is such as process performed on treater, treater, object, execute file, thread, program and computing machine, but is not limited in this.In addition, also can using process, thread repeatedly as the main body of executable operations.
Although be illustrated embodiments of the present invention, these embodiments are only in order to example of the present invention is described, are not used to limit scope of the present invention.These new embodiments can be realized by other modes multiple, not exceeding in the scope of present inventive concept, can carry out various omission, substituting or distortion.The invention scope of these embodiments and distortion thereof is included in purport of the present invention, be also contained in simultaneously claims scope record invention and equivalency range in.

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1. a sheet handling device, is characterized in that, comprising:
Heap microscope carrier, piles up for keeping thin slice;
Flap, is pressed into for the thin slice pile kept by described heap microscope carrier the holding part formed by the first folding roller and the second folding roller;
Described first folding roller, there is the first folding part and the first groove portion, described first folding part abuts to form described holding part with described second folding roller, under described first folding part abuts state with described second folding roller, space is formed, the position that the end in the direction of the width that described first groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size forming broken line is passed through between described first groove portion and described second folding roller; And
Described second folding roller, forms broken line together with described first folding roller on thin slice is piled up;
Acquisition unit, for obtaining the size of the thin slice loaded to described heap microscope carrier; And
Controller, judge whether the size of the thin slice got by described acquisition unit is corresponding with described given size, when the size of the described thin slice got is not corresponding with described given size, before described flap is by the described holding part of thin slice pile press-in, at least one end in the both ends on the Width described thin slice being piled up pile up to described thin slice is moved by the position of the regulation in space.
2. sheet handling device according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described second folding roller comprises:
Second folding part, abuts to form described holding part with described first folding part of described first folding roller; And
Second groove portion, under described first folding part and described second folding part abutting state, and forms described space between described first folding roller.
3. sheet handling device according to claim 2, is characterized in that,
The position that the end in the direction of the width that described second groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size be pressed into by described flap is passed through.
4. sheet handling device according to claim 3, is characterized in that,
Described given size is multiple sizes,
Multiple described first groove portion and described second groove portion is formed according to each described given size.
5. sheet handling device according to claim 4, is characterized in that,
Described sheet handling device also comprises: integral component, and described integral component is before pressing thin slice pile by described flap, and the Width along the thin slice pile of described heap microscope carrier loading is integrated described thin slice pile.
6. sheet handling device according to claim 5, is characterized in that,
Described thin slice pile is moved to described assigned position by described integral component by described controller.
7. a slice treating method, described slice treating method is the slice treating method of sheet handling device, and described sheet handling device comprises: heap microscope carrier, piles up for keeping thin slice; Flap, is pressed into for the thin slice pile kept by described heap microscope carrier the holding part formed by the first folding roller and the second folding roller; Described first folding roller, there is the first folding part and the first groove portion, described first folding part abuts to form described holding part with described second folding roller, under described first folding part abuts state with described second folding roller, space is formed, the position that the end in the direction of the width that described first groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size forming broken line is passed through between described first groove portion and described second folding roller; And described second folding roller, on thin slice is piled up, form broken line together with described first folding roller, the feature of described slice treating method is, comprising:
Obtain the size of the thin slice of described thin slice pile;
Judge whether the size of the described thin slice got is corresponding with described given size;
When the size of the described thin slice got is not corresponding with described given size, before described flap is by the described holding part of thin slice pile press-in, at least one end in the both ends on the Width described thin slice being piled up pile up to described thin slice is moved by the position of the regulation in described space.
8. slice treating method according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Described second folding roller comprises: the second folding part, abuts to form described holding part with described first folding part of described first folding roller; And the second groove portion, under described first folding part and described second folding part abutting state, and form described space between described first folding roller,
Described space is formed by described first groove portion and described second groove portion.
9. slice treating method according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Before pressing thin slice pile by described flap, the Width along the thin slice pile of described heap microscope carrier loading is integrated described thin slice pile.
10. slice treating method according to claim 9, is characterized in that,
Described thin slice is piled up to the integral component integrated by the Width of the thin slice pile of loading along described heap microscope carrier, described thin slice pile is moved to described assigned position.
11. 1 kinds of image processing systems, is characterized in that, comprising:
Image forming part, for forming image on thin slice;
Heap microscope carrier, the thin slice pile formed for keeping the thin slice being formed with image;
Flap, is pressed into for the thin slice pile kept by described heap microscope carrier the holding part formed by the first folding roller and the second folding roller;
Described first folding roller, there is the first folding part and the first groove portion, described first folding part abuts to form described holding part with described second folding roller, under described first folding part abuts state with described second folding roller, space is formed, the position that the end in the direction of the width that described first groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size forming broken line is passed through between described first groove portion and described second folding roller; And
Described second folding roller, forms broken line together with described first folding roller on thin slice is piled up;
Acquisition unit, for obtaining the size of the thin slice loaded to described heap microscope carrier; And
Controller, judge whether the size of the thin slice got by described acquisition unit is corresponding with described given size, when the size of the described thin slice got is not corresponding with described given size, before described flap is by the described holding part of thin slice pile press-in, at least one end in the both ends on the Width described thin slice being piled up pile up to described thin slice is moved by the position of the regulation in space.
12. image processing systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that,
Described second folding roller comprises:
Second folding part, abuts to form described holding part with described first folding part of described first folding roller; And
Second groove portion, under described first folding part and described second folding part abutting state, and forms described space between described first folding roller.
13. image processing systems according to claim 12, is characterized in that,
The position that the end in the direction of the width that described second groove portion is formed in the thin slice pile of the given size be pressed into by described flap is passed through.
14. image processing systems according to claim 13, is characterized in that,
Described given size is multiple sizes,
Multiple described first groove portion and described second groove portion is formed according to each described given size.
15. image processing systems according to claim 14, is characterized in that,
Described image processing system also comprises: integral component, and described integral component is before pressing thin slice pile by described flap, and the Width along the thin slice pile of described heap microscope carrier loading is integrated described thin slice pile.
16. image processing systems according to claim 15, is characterized in that,
Described thin slice pile is moved to described assigned position by described integral component by described controller.
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