EP0537978B1 - Méthode et appareil pour trier des feuilles de papier coupées, en piles - Google Patents

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EP0537978B1
EP0537978B1 EP19920309305 EP92309305A EP0537978B1 EP 0537978 B1 EP0537978 B1 EP 0537978B1 EP 19920309305 EP19920309305 EP 19920309305 EP 92309305 A EP92309305 A EP 92309305A EP 0537978 B1 EP0537978 B1 EP 0537978B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M5/00—Devices for closing envelopes
    • B43M5/04—Devices for closing envelopes automatic
    • B43M5/047—Devices for closing envelopes automatic using pressure-sensitive adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
    • B41L1/00—Devices for performing operations in connection with manifolding by means of pressure-sensitive layers or intermediaries, e.g. carbons; Accessories for manifolding purposes
    • B41L1/20—Manifolding assemblies, e.g. book-like assemblies
    • B41L1/36—Manifolding assemblies, e.g. book-like assemblies with pressure-sensitive layers or coating other than carbon

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  • business form components are referred to in this specification and claims.
  • the method and apparatus of the invention it is possible to intelligently separate, stack, and deliver business form components in a simple and cost-effective manner, allowing considerable variability in parameters.
  • Form component length can vary from 101.6 to 355.6mm (four inches to 14 inches), and width from 88.9 to 304.8mm (3.5 inches to 12 inches).
  • the number of form components for a particular stack are automatically counted, regardless of the speed, under 300 pieces per minute, or manner in which they are supplied from the host machine, and the number of form components to be provided in any one stack may be varied as the machine is running.
  • Stack separation is determined by scanning data on the form components, a signal from the host machine or fixed count to determine the number of components to be provided in a particular stack.
  • the invention is also, but not exclusively, utilizable for forming business forms from business form components, having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon which pass through a pressure sealer after stacking, to be permanently affixed together.
  • the present invention provides apparatus for separating business form components into different jobs, comprising: feed means for automatically feeding business form components in a first direction; collector means comprising conveying means having a top, conveying, surface continuously running in the first direction, and a movable stop means cooperating with said conveying means top surface, movable between a first position preventing conveyance of business form components past said stop means by said conveying means, and a second position, allowing conveyance of business form components therepast; sensor means for sensing passage of form components from said feed means to said collector means in the first direction; control means for controlling the position of said stop means in response to input from said sensor means; and wherein said collector means comprises means for feeding each successive form component from said feed means into engagement with said conveying means top surface regardless of whether or not other form components are already on said conveying means top surface and engaging said stop means, such as known from US-A-4799663, characterised in that said conveying means comprises at least one conveyor belt having a first portion closest to said feed means, and a second portion cooperating with
  • the feed means may comprise means for aligning business form components so that one side edge thereof, parallel to the first direction, is in a predetermined position when delivered to the collector means.
  • the aligning means is preferably that described in co-pending application EP No. 91309572.5 Publication No. 0482824.
  • An adjustable edge guide may be disposed above the conveying means and movable into alignment with the aligning means, or opposite thereto.
  • the apparatus may comprise synchronizing means for selectively engaging business form components when on the conveying means top surface and abutting the stop means to ensure that the components are moved together, synchronously, past the stop means once the stop means are moved to the second position.
  • the synchronizing means preferably comprises a first roller mounted above the conveying means and means for moving the first roller into contact with the business form components to ensure that they are conveyed together when the stop means is moved to the second position.
  • the synchronizing means further comprises a second, stationary, roller mounted below the first roller and having a peripheral portion at approximately the same vertical position as the top surface of the conveying means, below the first roller.
  • the second roller cooperates with the first roller when the first roller is moved into engagement with business form components on the conveying means top surface, so that business form components are pinched between the rollers.
  • the first and second rollers preferably are disposed at approximately the interface between the first (slanted) and second portions of the conveyor, just past that interface above the second portion.
  • a method of separating business form components into separate jobs, for affixing together into a business form is provided using the above apparatus.
  • the method comprises the steps of:
  • the business form components have patterns of pressure sensitive adhesive (such as Toppan Moore pressure sensitive adhesive TM-124, a styrene-natural rubber copolymer), and they are sealed by conventional pressure sealing equipment, such as that marketed by Moore Business Forms, Inc. of Lake Forest, Illinois under the trademark "SPEEDISEALER®"; typical apparatus is that shown in co-pending application EP No 91308193.1 Publication No 0483962.
  • step (d) is practiced by applying a compressive force to only those portions of the business form components actually having pressure sensitive adhesive associated therewith to seal the form components together with the pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • Steps (a) and (b) may be practiced so that each successive business form component fed to the stacking position is fed underneath any business form components already at the stacking position.
  • the method may be practiced utilizing a stop element on a rotatable shaft which stops movement of the forms when the shaft is substantially vertical.
  • Step (c) is then practiced by: Rotating the shaft approximately 270 degrees in a first direction from the vertical, stop, position of the stop element, to allow passage of forms therepast. Stopping rotation of the shaft at the approximately 270 degree position. And, after the form components in a stack have completely passed the stop element, rotating the shaft approximately 90 degrees in the first direction so that the stop element is back in its vertical, stop, position.
  • Apparatus for separating business form components into different jobs is illustrated generally by reference numeral 10 in FIGURES 1 through 3.
  • a host machine 11 such as a burster, inserter, printer, mailing line, or the like, feeds forms to the forms aligner 12, which itself comprises feed means for automatically feeding business form components in a first direction 13 toward a collector means 14.
  • the forms aligner 12 comprises means for aligning business form components so that one side edge thereof, parallel to the first direction 13, is in a predetermined position when delivered to the collector means 14, e.g. the business form component edge is against the edge guide 15 of the forms aligner 12.
  • the forms aligner 12 per se is shown in co-pending application EP No 91309572.5 Publication No 0482824.
  • Downstream in the first direction 13 of the collector means 14 may be any suitable other apparatus, such as a separator/stacker, pressure sealer of a Moore SPEEDISEALER® pressure sealing system, 16, diverter 17, and/or other conventional equipment.
  • the apparatus 10 preferably includes a sensor means, shown schematically at 19 in FIGURES 1 and 4, for sensing passage of a form component from the feed means/aligner 12 to the collector means 14 in the first direction 13.
  • the sensor 19 may comprise any conventional suitable sensor, such as a reflective sensor that is capable of detecting the trailing edge of the business form components moving therepast.
  • FIGURE 6 illustrates two exemplary business form components 20 that may be utilized according to the invention, including a first component 21 and a second component 22, in this case the components 21, 22 being sheets of printed paper, and having patterns (strips) of pressure sensitive adhesive 23, 24, (such as Toppan Moore TM-124) disposed at various portions therealong.
  • the apparatus 10 also preferably comprises control means, which may comprise the control panel 25 (FIGURES 1 and 2) which has a computer chip (controller), shown schematically at 26 in FIGURE 4, therein.
  • the control means 25, 26 controls the position of a stop means 28 associated with the collector means 14.
  • the collector means 14 preferably comprises conveyor means, such as a plurality of spaced (in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction 13) conveyor belts or tapes 30, and the stop means 28.
  • the conveyor means 30 is preferably divided into first and second portions, shown generally by reference numerals 31 and 32 in FIGURE 2.
  • the first portion 31 is disposed at an upward slant of a significant amount (e.g. 10 to 40°), relative to the generally flat second portion 32, with which the stop means 28 cooperates.
  • Conventional ball bearing hold down means 33 cooperates with the upwardly slanted section 31 to hold business form components 20 in contact with the conveyor belts 30 of the first portion 31.
  • synchronizing means for selectively engaging business form components 20 when on the conveying means 30 top surface (see FIGURE 1) and abutting the stop means 28, to ensure that the components 20 are moved together, synchronously, by the conveying means 30 past the stop means 28 once the stop means 28 is moved to a second position wherein it does not abut the leading edges of the components 20 (with the conveyor means 30 continuously running).
  • the synchronizing means preferably comprises a first, top roller 34 which may or may not be driven and is mounted by an arm 35 to a solenoid controlled shaft 36, the solenoid being shown schematically at 37 in FIGURE 4.
  • the roller 34 is normally above the business form components, but upon operation of the solenoid 37, the shaft 36 is rotated so that the roller 34 moves downwardly, to a position above the stationary, hard roller 38′ (see FIGURE 2), at which point business form components 20 are pinched between the rollers 34, 38′ so that when the stop means 28 is moved out of the way all of the business form components in a stack held by the stop 28 move uniformly and synchronously together (in registry with each other) in the first direction 13.
  • stop means 28 may take a wide variety of forms, the preferred form is that illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 3.
  • a plurality of stop elements, or stop fingers, 38 are mounted on a common shaft 39 which is driven by a stepper motor 40.
  • the stop elements 38 extend upwardly between spaced conveyor tapes 30 (see FIGURE 1) and when they extend substantially vertically upward (as in FIGURES 2 and 3), they engage the leading edges of the business form components 20 which are on the top surface of the continuously running conveyor tapes 30, and prevent further movement thereof in the direction 13.
  • the stepper motor 40 is controlled by the computer 26 to rotate in direction 41 (see FIGURE 2) approximately 270°, so that fingers 38 no longer extend above the top surface of the conveyor tapes 30, and therefore allow the conveyor tapes 30 to convey the business form components 20 in the direction 13 to the apparatus 16, 17.
  • the stepper motor 40 is then controlled to rotate the shaft 39 in the direction 41 about another 90° so that the stop fingers 38 return to their stopping position (FIGURES 2 and 3).
  • the hold down rollers 43 (FIGURES 2 and 3), and the hold down straps 44 (FIGURE 3).
  • the rollers 43 are mounted by arms 45 on the horizontally extending rod 46 (perpendicular to the first direction 13), and may be either spring biased or gravity biased down toward the conveyor tapes 30.
  • an adjustable edge guide 48 may also be mounted on the rod 46 for adjustment along the length thereof, including for alignment with the edge surface 15 of the feed means/aligner 12, or to guide the opposite edge of the form components from the guide edge 15 (as seen in FIGURE 3).
  • the position of the stop means 28 along the conveyor 30 may be varied depending upon the length of the business form components 20 to be handled. Desirably, the length from the roller 34 (the start of the second conveyor portion 32) to the top fingers 38 is just slightly less than the length of the business form components 20 being handled. This is so that a small portion of the business form component 20 that has just been fed into engagement with the stop finger 38 sticks out past the roller 34, past the start of the slope of the first conveyor portion 31, so that the next business form component 20 being fed thereto will go under the business form component fed just earlier.
  • the motor 40 and shaft 39 associated therewith may be movably mounted along the length of the collector means 14, as being mounted by a guide track 50 (see FIGURE 3) and a chain 51 engaging a sprocket (not shown) mounted on the bottom of the motor 40 housing, the controller 26 controlling driving of the chain 51 with an additional motor (not shown) to positively position the stop elements 38 at the desired location.
  • the rod 46 is also attached to the motor 40 housing and maintains a position relative to the stop shaft 39.
  • an optical scanner 56 may be provided, connected up to the computer 26.
  • the scanner 56 may be positioned at a particular location along the width of the collector 14 where data having indicia in some way providing an indication of the number of parts of the component for a stack to be formed, will be provided.
  • the apparatus downstream of the collector means 14 may comprise a wide variety of different components.
  • the diverter 17, which may comprise a solenoid connected to a diverting lever, may be operated if an error message is generated, such as if the data supplied by the scanner 56 and the counts provided by the sensor 19 do not properly correspond or if an illegal stack is detected.
  • the diverting lever --shown schematically and in dotted line at 58 in FIGURE 4 -- may then be directed downwardly to a waste disposal, or reuse, position.
  • the business form components may pass directly to a subsequent operation such as the pressure sealer 16, at which the patterns of pressure sensitive adhesive 23, 24 provided on the business form component parts 21, 22 are acted upon by compressive rollers to seal the parts 21, 22 permanently together with the pressure sensitive adhesive to provide a completed business form, or a secondary stacker for building stacks to 101.6mm (four inches), etc.
  • a subsequent operation such as the pressure sealer 16, at which the patterns of pressure sensitive adhesive 23, 24 provided on the business form component parts 21, 22 are acted upon by compressive rollers to seal the parts 21, 22 permanently together with the pressure sensitive adhesive to provide a completed business form, or a secondary stacker for building stacks to 101.6mm (four inches), etc.
  • FIGURE 5 is a schematic high level flow chart illustrating exemplary operation of the apparatus 10.
  • Form feeding block 60 indicates that the feed means/aligner 12 is actuated to feed form components in the first direction 13 towards the collector means 14.
  • Scanned data 61 is provided by the scanner 56, while the form sensing 62 is provided by the sensor 19, while the block 63 indicates that the form components 20 are moved into contact with the stop fingers 38, each component being fed under the previous component.
  • a decision block 67 is provided to indicate whether or riot the lever 58 should be activated to deflect form components away. If the stack is proper, then at decision block 68 it is determined whether or not the stack has passed the end of the collector means 14 (e.g. into the pressure sealer 16 or other equipment), or otherwise cleared stop means 28. A sensor (not shown) may be provided at the end of the conveyor 30 in the direction 13, or above elements 38, for that purpose. Once it has been determined that the stack has passed completely past the stop means 28 and/or past the end of the conveyor 30 in direction 13, then the computer 26 is controlled to rotate the shaft 39 to put the fingers 38 back in their vertical position, as indicated by block 69 in FIGURE 5.

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  1. Appareil pour séparer des composants d'imprimés d'affaires (21, 22) en différents lots, comprenant:
       un moyen d'alimentation (12) pour acheminer automatiquement les composants dans une première direction (13) ;
       un collecteur (14) comprenant un transporteur (32) présentant une surface supérieure de transport se déplaçant de façon continue dans la première direction, et un moyen d'arrêt mobile (28) coopérant avec ladite surface supérieure du transporteur, pouvant se déplacer entre une première position qui empêche le transfert par ledit transporteur de composants d'imprimés d'affaires au-delà dudit moyen d'arrêt, et une seconde position, qui permet le transfert de tels composants au-delà dudit moyen d'arrêt;
       un détecteur (19) pour détecter le passage de composants d'imprimés venant dudit moyen d'alimentation vers ledit collecteur dans la première direction ;
       un moyen de commande (25, 26, 40) pour commander la position dudit moyen d'arrêt en réponse à un signal d'entrée provenant dudit détecteur ; et
       dans lequel ledit collecteur (14) comprend un moyen (31) pour amener chaque composant successif provenant dudit moyen d'alimentation à s'engager avec ladite surface supérieure du transporteur (32), indépendamment du fait que d'autres composants soient ou non déjà placés sur ladite surface supérieure du transporteur, et pour l'amener en contact avec ledit moyen d'arrêt,
       caractérisé en ce que ledit transporteur comprend au moins une courroie de transport (30) dont une première partie est la plus proche dudit moyen d'alimentation (12), et dont une seconde partie, plane dans son ensemble (32), coopère conjointement avec ledit moyen d'arrêt (28) ; et dans lequel ladite première partie (31) est inclinée vers le haut à partir dudit moyen d'alimentation vers ladite seconde partie qui est dans l'ensemble horizontale de façon à ce qu'un composant d'imprimé arrêté par ledit moyen d'arrêt associé à ladite seconde partie recouvre légèrement ladite première partie, de façon à ce qu'un composant d'imprimé passant sur ladite première partie passe sous le composant qui est déjà posé sur ladite seconde partie.
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen d'alimentation comprend un moyen pour aligner des composants d'imprimés d'affaires de façon à ce qu'un bord de ceux-ci, parallèle à la première direction, soit dans une position prédéterminée quand il est fourni audit collecteur.
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite courroie de transport comprend une pluralité de courroies de transport (30) espacées l'une de l'autre dans une seconde direction qui est sensiblement transversal à ladite première direction, et ledit moyen d'arrêt (28) comprend une pluralité d'éléments d'arrêt (38) montés sur un arbre (39), et passant entre lesdites courroies (30) dans ladite première position.
  4. Appareil selon la revendication 1, ou selon l'une des revendications qui en dépendent, caractérisé par des moyens de synchronisation (34) pour engager de façon sélective les composants d'imprimés d'affaires quand ils sont sur la surface supérieure du transporteur et pour les amener en butée contre ledit moyen d'arrêt pour assurer que les composants sont déplacés ensemble, en synchronisme, par ledit moyen de transport au-delà desdits moyens d'arrêt une fois que ces derniers ont été amenés à ladite seconde position ; et dans lequel ledit moyen de commande (26) comprend un moyen (35, 36, 37, 40) pour commander la position dudit moyen d'arrêt (28) et desdits moyens de synchronisation en réponse à un signal d'entrée provenant dudit détecteur (19) de façon à ce que lesdits moyens de synchronisation soient actionnés pour engager lesdits composants d'imprimés d'affaires en coïncidence avec le mouvement dudit moyen d'arrêt vers ladite seconde position.
  5. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de synchronisation comprend un premier rouleau (34) monté au dessus de ladite seconde partie (32) dudit moyen de transport à proximité de l'interface entre lesdites première (31) et seconde (32) parties dudit moyen de transport, et un moyen (35, 36, 37) pour amener ledit premier rouleau en contact avec les composants d'imprimés d'affaires pour assurer qu'ils sont transférés ensemble par ledit moyen de transport quand ledit moyen d'arrêt (28) est amené à ladite seconde position.
  6. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de synchronisation comprend en outre un second rouleau stationnaire (38') monté sous ledit premier rouleau (34) et ayant une partie périphérique approximativement sur la même verticale que la surface supérieure dudit moyen de transport qui est sous ledit premier rouleau, ledit second rouleau coopérant avec ledit premier rouleau quand ledit premier rouleau est amené à s'engager avec les composants de formulaires professionnels sur ladite surface supérieure du moyen de transport, si bien que les composants d'imprimés d'affaires sont pincés entre les deux rouleaux.
  7. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un moyen de maintien vers le bas (44) destiné à engager les composants d'imprimés d'affaires sur ledit moyen de transport afin de les empêcher de se relever après avoir franchi ledit moyen d'arrêt quand il est dans ladite première position, mais d'assurer qu'ils sont effectivement transportés au-delà dudit moyen d'arrêt par ledit moyen de transport quand ce moyen d'arrêt est placé à ladite seconde position.
  8. Appareil selon la revendication 2, ou selon toute revendication qui en dépend, caractérisé par un guide latéral réglable (15) pour les composants d'imprimés, disposé au dessus dudit moyen de transport.
  9. Procédé pour séparer des composants d'imprimés d'affaires en différents lots, pour les fixer ensemble en un imprimé d'affaires, en utilisant l'appareil de la revendication 1 ; comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    (a) acheminer en continu les composants d'imprimés d'affaires un par un dans une première direction vers une position d'empilement et de telle façon que chaque composant d'imprimés d'affaires qui est successivement amené à la position d'empilement soit amené sous tous les composants qui sont déjà dans la position d'empilement ;
    (b) à la position d'empilement, rassembler en une pile le nombre voulu de composants pour construire un imprimé d'affaires ;
    (c) une fois que l'on a collecté une pile d'un nombre prédéterminé de composants d'imprimés d'affaires professionnels, transporter immédiatement et en synchronisme tous les composants de la pile dans la première direction vers une position de conformation ; et
    (d) à la position de conformation, conformer avec les composants de la pile un imprimé d'affaires.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par l'utilisation d'un élément d'arrêt monté sur un arbre rotatif et qui arrête le déplacement des composants d'imprimés quand il est sensiblement vertical, et dans lequel l'étape (c) est effectuée : en faisant tourner l'arbre d'approximativement 270 degrés dans un premier sens à partir de la position verticale de l'élément d'arrêt, de façon à permettre le passage des composants; en arrêtant la rotation de l'arbre à la position à environ 270 degrés; et, après que les composants d'imprimés de la pile ont complètement dépassé l'élément d'arrêt, en faisant tourner l'arbre d'approximativement 90 degrés dans le premier sens de façon à ce que l'élément d'arrêt soit revenu à sa position verticale d'arrêt à temps pour arrêter l'élément d'imprimé suivant.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé par l'utilisation d'un premier rouleau qui est monté au dessus des composants d'imprimés d'affaires près de l'extrémité de ces composants qui est écartée de l'élément d'arrêt, et d'un second rouleau monté approximativement au niveau du composant le plus bas de la pile, mais par dessous et de façon à l'engager ; et dans lequel l'étape (c) est en outre effectuée en abaissant le premier rouleau vers le second rouleau de façon à ce que les composants d'imprimés d'affaires soient pincés entre eux, et en conséquence se déplacent ensemble, en synchronisme, au delà de l'élément d'arrêt.
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