EP0796175A1 - System for binding printed works - Google Patents

System for binding printed works

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EP0796175A1
EP0796175A1 EP95942233A EP95942233A EP0796175A1 EP 0796175 A1 EP0796175 A1 EP 0796175A1 EP 95942233 A EP95942233 A EP 95942233A EP 95942233 A EP95942233 A EP 95942233A EP 0796175 A1 EP0796175 A1 EP 0796175A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D1/00—Books or other bound products
    • B42D1/06—Books or other bound products in which the fillings and covers are united by other means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D1/00—Books or other bound products
    • B42D1/003—Books or other bound products characterised by shape or material of the sheets

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  • the present invention relates to systems for binding printed books and, more particularly, of the type which includes a large number of pages and which are intended for intensive consultation.
  • Fixings extend through the body of the sheets, the cover pages and the cardboard reinforcements.
  • a protective sheath is glued to the outside of the cardboard cover sheets, the joint and the cardboard reinforcements; it extends around the back of the book, and covers the fixings.
  • the cover pages are glued to the inner surface of the cardboard cover sheets and the joints.
  • Document FR-A-2464827 also discloses a method of assembling sheets, according to which a guard sheet is placed above and below a stack of sheets, the stack of sheets is pierced along 'one of the edges of the pile, we introduce into the holes points formed on a strip of heat-sealable material, we have on the points another strip of heat-sealable material pierced with corresponding holes, we press the two strips one towards the other, we weld the second strip on the tips of the first strip, we stick a sheet of resistant cardboard on each cover sheet.
  • the cardboard sheet has a size slightly smaller than that of the surface of the cover sheet left free by the heat-sealable strip, in order to be able to stick it at a sufficient distance from this strip and, thus, allow it to pivot freely around its edge. facing the heat-sealable strip.
  • the present invention is placed in this context and aims to provide a binding system for binding printed works containing, in particular, a large number of sheets, ensuring effective protection of the sheets thus bound to allow their consultation by a large number of people, and also ensuring good legibility of the sheets in the vicinity of the binding.
  • the subject of the present invention is a system for binding printed works consisting of sheets each comprising a first part intended for consultation and a second part intended for binding, in which binding is obtained by pinching the set of second parts of the sheets between two reinforcement strips.
  • the first part of each sheet comprises an information carrier covered on both sides with a coating material, and the coating material forms a strip devoid of information carrier, of lesser thickness to that of the first part of the sheet and of predetermined width, greater than the width of the reinforcing strips.
  • the reinforcing strips cooperate with rods passing through perforations regularly distributed along the edge of the second part of the sheets.
  • the rods are constituted by screw rods cooperating with nuts, the screw heads and the nuts being located on either side of the reinforcement strips.
  • the two reinforcing strips are formed in profiles each comprising a first wing for clamping the sheets of the work and a second wing intended to be fixed on a piece of furniture.
  • the two reinforcing strips are produced in one piece, and are joined by a thinned and flexible central part.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a sheet for use in the binding system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the sheet of Figure 1, along the line AA ';
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a binding system according to the present invention
  • Figure 4 shows a variant of the binding system of Figure 3
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the binding system according to the present invention.
  • a sheet intended to be bound according to the binding system of the present invention comprising a first part intended for the consultation and a second part intended for binding.
  • the first part comprises an information medium 2, consisting for example of a sheet of paper printed with text and / or images.
  • the information carrier (or sheet of paper) 2 itself has a margin 4 at least on the side of the sheet intended to be connected, of width D, this margin 4 being devoid of information.
  • the sheet of paper 2 is, moreover, covered on its two faces, by a process known under the name of plasticization or encapsulation, of a coating material 5, for example a film 5 of transparent plastic material, usable in such processes.
  • a film of this type generally has a thickness E ( Figure 2), for example, less than or equal to about 75 microns.
  • the cover sheets are produced in the same way, a cardboard sheet 2 ′ (FIG. 3) being covered on both sides with a film 5.
  • the dimensions of the film 5 are greater than those of the sheet of paper 2 and of the cardboard sheet 2 ′ on the side of these to be connected, so as to provide a strip 3 of predetermined width D and devoid of information carrier, this strip 3 forming the second part of the sheet intended for binding.
  • Such a binding is obtained, as for example according to the aforementioned document FR-A-2464827, by pinching the sheets between two reinforcing strips 7, of clamping width d.
  • These reinforcement strips 7 can cooperate with rods 6 passing through perforations regularly distributed along the edge of the second part of the sheets intended for binding.
  • the rods 6 are constituted by screw rods cooperating with nuts, the screw heads and the nuts being located on either side of the reinforcement strips 7. It will be possible to use conventional screws, screws of the so-called “inviolable” type, or a non-removable assembly such as rivets.
  • the sheets of the book including the two cover sheets, each have a strip 3 of width D, of thickness less than that of the part intended for consultation, and substantially equal to twice that of the film d coating, or substantially less than or equal to about 150 microns in the example used.
  • the width D of the strip 3 is greater by a predetermined amount than the width d of the reinforcing strips 7 between which the sheets of the book are tight.
  • this width D representing the margin of the sheet to be bound, that is to say the distance between the edge of the sheet of the book and the edge of the information carrier 2 or 2 ′ is generally determined by the following formula:
  • K is a constant determined by the mechanical properties of the coating material 5; a is a constant determined by the thickness of the cover 2 '; d is the width of the clamping area 1;
  • M is the width of the margin of the information carrier 2 (distance between the edge of the information and the edge of the sheet of paper);
  • N is the number of sheets making up the printed work
  • E is the thickness of the coating material 5.
  • K is very close to 1.
  • the sheets to be bound are assembled in a stack, then clamped between two reinforcement strips 7 over a width d of the strip 3, so that there remains a strip of width Dd of maximum flexibility between the edge of the strips 7 and the edge of the information carriers 2.
  • this width Dd ensures good readability of the pages of the book thus linked, and the flexibility necessary for the consultation of the work, even if it contains a large number of sheets.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 For works intended for intensive consultation by the public, such as directories or catalogs, provision may be made, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, to make the reinforcing strips 7 in the form of profiles, by example in squares.
  • a first wing of the profile is used for tightening the sheets of the work, a second wing of the profile being fixed using screws 8 on a piece of furniture such as a table, a counter or a desk. These screws can be visible as in Figure 3, or hidden as in Figure 4, the second wings of the profiles being directed towards each other.
  • This arrangement has the advantage of avoiding the disappearance of works intended for public consultation and, in addition, of assigning them a fixed location.
  • a binding system has therefore been produced in accordance with the present invention making it possible to link printed works containing, in particular, a large number of sheets in a simple manner.
  • the sheets thus bound are effectively protected against dirt and other stains, as well as against malicious tearing of the sheets of the book thus bound.
  • Such a work is therefore particularly well suited for consultation by a big number of people.
  • the invention makes it possible to obtain good readability of the sheets in the vicinity of the binding, even in the case of books having a very large number of pages.
  • the sheets may be secured at the level of the strip 3 devoid of information carrier by melting the coating material 5 or an added fusible material, for example by means of a laser or another equivalent means.

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Abstract

A system for binding printed works consisting of sheets each comprising a first portion for reading and a second portion for binding. Binding is achieved by clamping all the second sheet portions between two reinforcing strips. The first portion of each sheet comprises a data medium 2 with a coating material on both sides thereof forming a data-medium-free strip 3 having a reduced thickness relative to the first sheet portion and a predetermined width that is greater than the width of the reinforcing strips.

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Système de reliure d'ouvrages imprimés Book binding system
La présente invention concerne les systèmes de reliure d'ouvrages imprimés et, plus particulièrement, du type de ceux qui comprennent un grand nombre de pages et qui sont destinés à une consultation intensive.The present invention relates to systems for binding printed books and, more particularly, of the type which includes a large number of pages and which are intended for intensive consultation.
De manière connue, les ouvrages volumineux, tels que les catalogues, dictionnaires, annuaires, encyclopédies, etc.. qui sont destinés à une manipulation intensive sont reliés, soit de façon permanente à l'aide de matériaux souples tels que le.papier, du tissu, du cuir ou des matières plastiques, soit de façon amovible à l'aide de classeurs ou de reliures en spirale, d'où il résulte une usure rapide des pages et/ou de la reliure de l'ouvrage.In known manner, bulky works, such as catalogs, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, etc. which are intended for intensive handling are linked, either permanently using flexible materials such as . paper, fabric, leather or plastics, either removably using binders or spiral bindings, resulting in rapid wear of the pages and / or binding of the book.
On a déjà proposé, par exemple dans le document GB-A-0597We have already proposed, for example in document GB-A-0597
192, de réaliser un livre, en particulier pour les enfants, dans lequel la partie imprimée des feuilles est contenue dans une surface se terminant à une certaine distance de l'un des bords de la feuille, de façon à laisser une marge vierge relativement large adjacente à ce bord. Cette marge est perforée de deux ou de plusieurs trous circulaires, s'étendant à travers les couvertures et toutes les feuilles du livre, et espacées de ce bord pour recevoir les broches d'un classeur. Les feuilles du livre sont réunies ensemble par un fil ou par tout autre moyen de fixation disposé à l'opposé des perforations circulaires, pour consolider et renforcer le bord du livre en des endroits opposés aux perforations circulaires. On connaît aussi du document US-A-2 706 645, un livre comprenant un corps de feuilles, des pages de garde, un renfort cartonné de chaque côté des feuilles articulées sur des feuilles de couverture en carton. Des fixations s'étendent à travers le corps des feuilles, les pages de garde et les renforts cartonnés. Une gaine protectrice est collée sur la partie extérieure des feuilles de couvertures en carton, de l'articulation et des renforts cartonnés; elle s'étend autour du dos du livre, et recouvre les fixations. Les pages de garde sont collées à la surface intérieure des feuilles de couverture en carton et des articulations.192, to produce a book, in particular for children, in which the printed part of the sheets is contained in a surface ending at a certain distance from one of the edges of the sheet, so as to leave a relatively large blank margin adjacent to this edge. This margin is perforated by two or more circular holes, extending through the covers and all the sheets of the book, and spaced from this edge to receive the pins of a binder. The sheets of the book are joined together by a wire or by any other fixing means arranged opposite the circular perforations, to consolidate and reinforce the edge of the book in places opposite to the circular perforations. Document US-A-2 706 645 also discloses a book comprising a body of sheets, cover pages, a cardboard reinforcement on each side of the sheets hinged on cardboard cover sheets. Fixings extend through the body of the sheets, the cover pages and the cardboard reinforcements. A protective sheath is glued to the outside of the cardboard cover sheets, the joint and the cardboard reinforcements; it extends around the back of the book, and covers the fixings. The cover pages are glued to the inner surface of the cardboard cover sheets and the joints.
On connaît également du document FR-A-2464827, un procédé d'assemblage de feuilles, selon lequel on place une feuille de garde au-dessus et au-dessous d'une pile de feuilles, on perce la pile de feuilles le long d'un des bords de la pile, on introduit dans les trous des pointes formées sur une bande de matériau thermosoudable, on dispose sur les pointes une autre bande de matériau thermosoudable percée de trous correspondants, on presse les deux bandes l'une vers l'autre, on soude la deuxième bande sur les pointes de la première bande, on colle une feuille de carton résistant sur chaque feuille de garde. La feuille de carton a une dimension légèrement inférieure à celle de la surface de la feuille de garde laissée libre par la bande thermosoudable, pour pouvoir la coller à une distance suffisante de cette bande et, ainsi, lui permettre de pivoter librement autour de son arête face à la bande thermosoudable.Document FR-A-2464827 also discloses a method of assembling sheets, according to which a guard sheet is placed above and below a stack of sheets, the stack of sheets is pierced along 'one of the edges of the pile, we introduce into the holes points formed on a strip of heat-sealable material, we have on the points another strip of heat-sealable material pierced with corresponding holes, we press the two strips one towards the other, we weld the second strip on the tips of the first strip, we stick a sheet of resistant cardboard on each cover sheet. The cardboard sheet has a size slightly smaller than that of the surface of the cover sheet left free by the heat-sealable strip, in order to be able to stick it at a sufficient distance from this strip and, thus, allow it to pivot freely around its edge. facing the heat-sealable strip.
Ces dispositifs et procédés connus sont inadaptés aux ouvrages imprimés contenant un grand nombre de pages et, surtout, ils ne permettent pas de protéger les feuilles de l'ouvrage relié lorsqu'il est souvent consulté. La présente invention se place dans ce contexte et a pour objet de proposer un système de reliure permettant de relier des ouvrages imprimés contenant, en particulier, un grand nombre de feuilles, assurant une protection efficace des feuilles ainsi reliées pour permettre leur consultation par un grand nombre de personnes, et assurant également une bonne lisibilité des feuilles au voisinage de la reliure.These known devices and methods are unsuitable for printed works containing a large number of pages and, above all, they do not make it possible to protect the sheets of the bound work when it is often consulted. The present invention is placed in this context and aims to provide a binding system for binding printed works containing, in particular, a large number of sheets, ensuring effective protection of the sheets thus bound to allow their consultation by a large number of people, and also ensuring good legibility of the sheets in the vicinity of the binding.
Dans ce but, la présente invention a pour objet un système de reliure d'ouvrages imprimés constitués de feuilles comportant chacune une première partie destinée à la consultation et une seconde partie destinée à la reliure, dans lequel la reliure est obtenue par pincement de l'ensemble des secondes parties des feuilles entre deux bandes de renforcement.To this end, the subject of the present invention is a system for binding printed works consisting of sheets each comprising a first part intended for consultation and a second part intended for binding, in which binding is obtained by pinching the set of second parts of the sheets between two reinforcement strips.
Selon l'invention, la première partie de chaque feuille comporte un support d'informations recouvert sur ses deux faces d'une matière d'enrobage, et la matière d'enrobage forme une bande dépourvue de support d'informations, d'épaisseur inférieure à celle de la première partie de la feuille et de largeur prédéterminée, supérieure à la largeur des bandes de renforcement.According to the invention, the first part of each sheet comprises an information carrier covered on both sides with a coating material, and the coating material forms a strip devoid of information carrier, of lesser thickness to that of the first part of the sheet and of predetermined width, greater than the width of the reinforcing strips.
Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, les bandes de renforcement coopèrent avec des tiges traversant des perforations régulièrement réparties le long du bord de la seconde partie des feuilles.According to a characteristic of the invention, the reinforcing strips cooperate with rods passing through perforations regularly distributed along the edge of the second part of the sheets.
De façon préférentielle, les tiges sont constituées par des tiges de vis coopérant avec des écrous, les têtes de vis et les écrous étant situés de part et d'autre des bandes de renforcement. Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux, les deux bandes de renforcement sont formées dans des profilés comportant chacun une première aile pour le serrage des feuilles de l'ouvrage et une deuxième aile destinée à être fixée sur un meuble.Preferably, the rods are constituted by screw rods cooperating with nuts, the screw heads and the nuts being located on either side of the reinforcement strips. According to an advantageous embodiment, the two reinforcing strips are formed in profiles each comprising a first wing for clamping the sheets of the work and a second wing intended to be fixed on a piece of furniture.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation également avantageux, les deux bandes de renforcement sont réalisées d'une seule pièce, et sont réunies par une partie centrale amincie et souple.According to another equally advantageous embodiment, the two reinforcing strips are produced in one piece, and are joined by a thinned and flexible central part.
D'autres buts, caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui suit d'un exemple de réalisation donné à titre illustratif, en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels:Other objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the following description of an exemplary embodiment given by way of illustration, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
- La Figure 1 représente une vue en plan d'une feuille destinée à être utilisée dans le système de reliure selon la présente invention;- Figure 1 shows a plan view of a sheet for use in the binding system according to the present invention;
- La Figure 2 représente un vue en coupe de la feuille de la Figure 1, selon la ligne A-A';- Figure 2 shows a sectional view of the sheet of Figure 1, along the line AA ';
- La Figure 3 représente une vue en coupe d'un système de reliure selon la présente invention;- Figure 3 shows a sectional view of a binding system according to the present invention;
- La Figure 4 représente une variante du système de reliure de la Figure 3;- Figure 4 shows a variant of the binding system of Figure 3;
- La Figure 5 représente une deuxième variante du système de reliure de la Figure 3; - La Figure 6 représente une troisième variante du système de reliure de la Figure 3, et- Figure 5 shows a second variant of the binding system of Figure 3; - Figure 6 shows a third variant of the binding system of Figure 3, and
- La Figure 7 représente une vue en perspective du système de reliure selon la présente invention.- Figure 7 shows a perspective view of the binding system according to the present invention.
En référence aux Figures 1 et 2, on a représenté une feuille destinée à être reliée selon le système de reliure de la présente invention, comportant une première partie destinée à la consultation et une seconde partie destinée à la reliure. La première partie comporte un support d'informations 2, constitué par exemple d'une feuille de papier imprimée de texte et/ou d'images. Le support d'informations (ou la feuille de papier) 2 comporte lui-même une marge 4 au moins du côté de la feuille destiné à être relié, de largeur D, cette marge 4 étant dépourvue d'informations.Referring to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown a sheet intended to be bound according to the binding system of the present invention, comprising a first part intended for the consultation and a second part intended for binding. The first part comprises an information medium 2, consisting for example of a sheet of paper printed with text and / or images. The information carrier (or sheet of paper) 2 itself has a margin 4 at least on the side of the sheet intended to be connected, of width D, this margin 4 being devoid of information.
La feuille de papier 2 est, de plus, recouverte sur ses deux faces, par un procédé connu sous le nom de plastification ou d'encapsulation, d'une matière d'enrobage 5, par exemple une pellicule 5 de matériau plastique transparent, utilisable dans de tels procédés. Une pellicule de ce type a généralement une épaisseur E (Figure 2), par exemple, inférieure ou égale à environ 75 microns. Les feuilles de couverture sont réalisées de la même façon, une feuille cartonnée 2' (Figure 3) étant recouverte sur ses deux faces d'une pellicule 5.The sheet of paper 2 is, moreover, covered on its two faces, by a process known under the name of plasticization or encapsulation, of a coating material 5, for example a film 5 of transparent plastic material, usable in such processes. A film of this type generally has a thickness E (Figure 2), for example, less than or equal to about 75 microns. The cover sheets are produced in the same way, a cardboard sheet 2 ′ (FIG. 3) being covered on both sides with a film 5.
Conformément à la présente invention, les dimensions de la pellicule 5 sont supérieures à celles de la feuille de papier 2 et de la feuille cartonnée 2' du côté de celles-ci devant être relié, de façon à ménager une bande 3 de largeur D prédéterminée et dépourvue de support d'informations, cette bande 3 formant la seconde partie de la feuille destinée à la reliure.According to the present invention, the dimensions of the film 5 are greater than those of the sheet of paper 2 and of the cardboard sheet 2 ′ on the side of these to be connected, so as to provide a strip 3 of predetermined width D and devoid of information carrier, this strip 3 forming the second part of the sheet intended for binding.
Une telle reliure est obtenue, comme par exemple selon le document FR-A-2464827 précité, par pincement des feuilles entre deux bandes de renforcement 7, de largeur de serrage d. Ces bandes de renforcement 7 peuvent coopérer avec des tiges 6 traversant des perforations régulièrement réparties le long du bord de la seconde partie des feuilles destinée à la reliure. Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté sur les Figures, les tiges 6 sont constituées par des tiges de vis coopérant avec des écrous, les têtes de vis et les écrous étant situés de part et d'autre des bandes de renforcement 7. On pourra utiliser des vis classiques, des vis de type dit "inviolable ", ou un assemblage indémontable tel que des rivets.Such a binding is obtained, as for example according to the aforementioned document FR-A-2464827, by pinching the sheets between two reinforcing strips 7, of clamping width d. These reinforcement strips 7 can cooperate with rods 6 passing through perforations regularly distributed along the edge of the second part of the sheets intended for binding. In the embodiment shown in the Figures, the rods 6 are constituted by screw rods cooperating with nuts, the screw heads and the nuts being located on either side of the reinforcement strips 7. It will be possible to use conventional screws, screws of the so-called "inviolable" type, or a non-removable assembly such as rivets.
Les feuilles de l'ouvrage, y compris les deux feuilles de couverture, présentent ainsi chacune une bande 3 de largeur D, d'épaisseur inférieure à celle de la partie destinée à la consultation, et sensiblement égale à deux fois celle de la pellicule d'enrobage, soit sensiblement inférieure ou égale à environ 150 microns dans l'exemple utilisé.The sheets of the book, including the two cover sheets, each have a strip 3 of width D, of thickness less than that of the part intended for consultation, and substantially equal to twice that of the film d coating, or substantially less than or equal to about 150 microns in the example used.
De manière à améliorer la lisibilité des supports d'information 2 au voisinage de cette reliure, la largeur D de la bande 3 est supérieure d'une quantité prédéterminée à la largeur d des bandes de renforcement 7 entre lesquelles les feuilles de l'ouvrage sont serrées.In order to improve the readability of the information carriers 2 in the vicinity of this binding, the width D of the strip 3 is greater by a predetermined amount than the width d of the reinforcing strips 7 between which the sheets of the book are tight.
De façon plus précise, cette largeur D, représentant la marge de la feuille à relier, soit encore la distance entre le bord de la feuille de l'ouvrage et le bord du support d'informations 2 ou 2' est déterminée de manière générale par la formule suivante :More precisely, this width D, representing the margin of the sheet to be bound, that is to say the distance between the edge of the sheet of the book and the edge of the information carrier 2 or 2 ′ is generally determined by the following formula:
D > K [d +"^~(NE + a) - M]D> K [d + " ^ ~ (NE + a) - M]
dans laquelle :in which :
K est une constante déterminée par les propriétés mécaniques de la matière d'enrobage 5; a est une constante déterminée par l'épaisseur de la couverture 2'; d est la largeur de la zone de serrage 1;K is a constant determined by the mechanical properties of the coating material 5; a is a constant determined by the thickness of the cover 2 '; d is the width of the clamping area 1;
M est la largeur de la marge du support d'informations 2 (distance entre le bord des informations et le bord de la feuille de papier);M is the width of the margin of the information carrier 2 (distance between the edge of the information and the edge of the sheet of paper);
N est le nombre de feuilles constituant l'ouvrage imprimé, et E est l'épaisseur de la matière d'enrobage 5.N is the number of sheets making up the printed work, and E is the thickness of the coating material 5.
Pour les matières plastiques souples utilisées dans les procédés de plastification ou d'encapsulation, et dont l'épaisseur est inférieure ou égale à environ 75 microns, on peut considérer que K est très voisin de 1.For flexible plastics used in the plasticization or encapsulation processes, and whose thickness is less than or equal to about 75 microns, it can be considered that K is very close to 1.
Comme on l'a représenté sur la Figure 7, les feuilles à relier sont assemblées en pile, puis serrées entre deux bandes de renforcement 7 sur une largeur d de la bande 3, de telle sorte qu'il subsiste une bande de largeur D-d de flexibilité maximale entre le bord des bandes 7 et le bord des supports d'informations 2.As shown in FIG. 7, the sheets to be bound are assembled in a stack, then clamped between two reinforcement strips 7 over a width d of the strip 3, so that there remains a strip of width Dd of maximum flexibility between the edge of the strips 7 and the edge of the information carriers 2.
Comme on l'a représenté sur les Figures 3 à 6, cette largeur D-d, où D est déterminé par le formule ci-dessus, permet d'assurer la bonne lisibilité des pages de l'ouvrage ainsi relié, et la souplesse nécessaire à la consultation de l'ouvrage, même si ce dernier comporte un grand nombre de feuilles.As shown in Figures 3 to 6, this width Dd, where D is determined by the above formula, ensures good readability of the pages of the book thus linked, and the flexibility necessary for the consultation of the work, even if it contains a large number of sheets.
Pour les ouvrages destinés à une consultation intensive par le public, tels que les annuaires ou les catalogues, on peut prévoir, comme on l'a représenté sur les Figures 3 et 4, de réaliser les bandes de renforcement 7 sous forme de profilés, par exemple en équerres. Une première aile du profilé est utilisée pour le serrage des feuilles de l'ouvrage, une deuxième aile du profilé étant fixée à l'aide de vis 8 sur un meuble tel qu'une table, un comptoir ou un pupitre. Ces vis peuvent être apparentes comme sur la Figure 3, ou dissimulées comme sur la Figure 4, les deuxièmes ailes des profilés étant dirigées l'une vers l'autre. Une telle disposition a pour avantage d'éviter la disparition des ouvrages destinés à une consultation publique et, en plus, de leur assigner un emplacement fixe. Dans le cas où ces dernières contraintes sont moins impératives, on pourra préférer une reliure telle qu'on Ta représentée sur les Figures 5 et 6, où les bandes de renforcement 7 sont réalisées d'une seule pièce, et sont réunies par une partie centrale 9 amincie et souple, de façon à pouvoir être utilisée pour relier des ouvrages de différentes épaisseurs.For works intended for intensive consultation by the public, such as directories or catalogs, provision may be made, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, to make the reinforcing strips 7 in the form of profiles, by example in squares. A first wing of the profile is used for tightening the sheets of the work, a second wing of the profile being fixed using screws 8 on a piece of furniture such as a table, a counter or a desk. These screws can be visible as in Figure 3, or hidden as in Figure 4, the second wings of the profiles being directed towards each other. This arrangement has the advantage of avoiding the disappearance of works intended for public consultation and, in addition, of assigning them a fixed location. In the case where these latter constraints are less imperative, we may prefer a binding as shown in Figures 5 and 6, where the reinforcing strips 7 are made in one piece, and are joined by a central part 9 thinned and flexible, so that it can be used to connect works of different thicknesses.
De plus, on voit que l'ensemble de feuilles reliées selon l'invention présente entre les barres de renforcement 7 une épaisseur, égale à 2*NE, c'est à dire deux fois le nombre N de feuilles multiplié par l'épaisseur E de la matière d'enrobage 5, inférieure à l'épaisseur du reste de l'ouvrage, dans la partie destinée à la consultation, et égale à 2*NE + e, avec e = (N-2)*E' + 2E" où E' est l'épaisseur d'un support d'informations 2, et où E" est l'épaisseur d'un feuille cartonnée 2' de couverture.In addition, it can be seen that the set of connected sheets according to the invention has a thickness, between the reinforcement bars 7, equal to 2 * NE, that is to say twice the number N of sheets multiplied by the thickness E coating material 5, less than the thickness of the rest of the structure, in the part intended for consultation, and equal to 2 * NE + e, with e = (N-2) * E '+ 2E "where E 'is the thickness of an information carrier 2, and where E" is the thickness of a cardboard sheet 2' of cover.
On pourra alors avantageusement choisir, en particulier pour le mode de réalisation des Figures 5 et 6, des bandes de renforcement 7 telles que leur épaisseur, ajoutée à celle des têtes de vis 6 et des écrous qui leur sont associés, soit inférieure à la valeur e déterminée ci-dessus. Les ouvrages ainsi reliés pourront alors être facilement empilés les uns sur les autres, sans que les bandes de renforcement viennent contrarier cet empilement.We can then advantageously choose, in particular for the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6, reinforcement strips 7 such that their thickness, added to that of the screw heads 6 and the nuts associated with them, is less than the value e determined above. The works thus connected can then be easily stacked on top of each other, without the reinforcing strips coming to interfere with this stacking.
On a donc bien réalisé conformément à la présente invention un système de reliure permettant de relier de façon simple des ouvrages imprimés contenant, en particulier, un grand nombre de feuilles. Les feuilles ainsi reliées sont efficacement protégées contre les salissures et autres souillures, de même que contre l'arrachage malveillant des feuilles de l'ouvrage ainsi relié. Un tel ouvrage est donc particulièrement bien adapté à une consultation par un grand nombre de personnes. De plus, l'invention permet d'obtenir une bonne lisibilité des feuilles au voisinage de la reliure, même dans le cas d'ouvrages ayant un très grand nombre de pages.A binding system has therefore been produced in accordance with the present invention making it possible to link printed works containing, in particular, a large number of sheets in a simple manner. The sheets thus bound are effectively protected against dirt and other stains, as well as against malicious tearing of the sheets of the book thus bound. Such a work is therefore particularly well suited for consultation by a big number of people. In addition, the invention makes it possible to obtain good readability of the sheets in the vicinity of the binding, even in the case of books having a very large number of pages.
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation qui ont été décrits, mais elle est susceptible au contraire de recevoir de nombreuses modifications qui apparaîtront à l'homme du métier.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have been described, but it is on the contrary liable to receive numerous modifications which will appear to a person skilled in the art.
Notamment, on pourra prévoir que les feuilles soient solidarisées au niveau de la bande 3 dépourvues de support d'informations par fusion de la matière d'enrobage 5 ou d'un matériau fusible rapporté, par exemple au moyen d'un laser ou d'un autre moyen équivalent. In particular, provision may be made for the sheets to be secured at the level of the strip 3 devoid of information carrier by melting the coating material 5 or an added fusible material, for example by means of a laser or another equivalent means.

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1 - Système de reliure d'ouvrages imprimés constitués de feuilles comportant chacune une première partie destinée à la consultation et une seconde partie destinée à la reliure, la reliure étant obtenue par pincement de l'ensemble des secondes parties des feuilles entre deux bandes de renforcement (7), caractérisé en ce que la première partie de chaque feuille comporte un support d'informations (2) recouvert sur ses deux faces d'une matière d'enrobage (5), et en ce que la matière d'enrobage (5) forme une bande (3) dépourvue de support d'informations (2), d'épaisseur (2E) inférieure à celle de la première partie de la feuille et de largeur (D) prédéterminée, supérieure à la largeur (d) des bandes de renforcement (7).1 - Binding system for printed works made up of sheets each comprising a first part intended for consultation and a second part intended for binding, the binding being obtained by pinching all of the second parts of the sheets between two reinforcement strips (7), characterized in that the first part of each sheet has an information carrier (2) covered on both sides with a coating material (5), and in that the coating material (5 ) forms a strip (3) devoid of information carrier (2), of thickness (2E) less than that of the first part of the sheet and of predetermined width (D), greater than the width (d) of the strips reinforcement (7).
2 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les bandes de renforcement (7) coopèrent avec des tiges (6) traversant des perforations régulièrement réparties le long du bord de la seconde partie des feuilles.2 - Binding system according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcing strips (7) cooperate with rods (6) passing through perforations regularly distributed along the edge of the second part of the sheets.
3 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les tiges (6) sont constituées par des tiges de vis coopérant avec des écrous, les têtes de vis et les écrous étant situés de part et d'autre des bandes de renforcement (7).3 - Binding system according to claim 2, characterized in that the rods (6) are constituted by screw rods cooperating with nuts, the screw heads and the nuts being located on either side of the reinforcing strips (7).
4 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les deux bandes de renforcement (7) sont formées dans des profilés comportant chacun une première aile pour le serrage des feuilles de l'ouvrage et une deuxième aile destinée à être fixée sur un meuble.4 - Binding system according to claim 3, characterized in that the two reinforcing strips (7) are formed in profiles each comprising a first wing for tightening the sheets of the book and a second wing intended to be fixed on a piece of furniture.
5 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les deux bandes de renforcement (7) sont réalisées d'une seule pièce, et sont réunies par une partie centrale (9) amincie et souple.5 - Binding system according to claim 3, characterized in that the two reinforcing strips (7) are made in one piece, and are joined by a central part (9) thinned and flexible.
6 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le support d'informations (2) comporte une marge (D), le support d'informations (2') des feuilles de couverture étant une feuille cartonnée (2'), caractérisé en ce que la largeur prédéterminée (D) de la matière d'enrobage (5) est donnée par la formule :6 - Binding system according to claim 1, wherein the information carrier (2) has a margin (D), the information carrier (2 ') of the cover sheets being a cardboard sheet (2'), characterized in that the predetermined width (D) of the coating material (5) is given by the formula:
D > K [d +"^"(NE + a) - M] ^ dans laquelle :D> K [d + " ^ " (NE + a) - M] ^ where:
K est une constante déterminée par les propriétés mécaniques de la matière d'enrobage (5); a est une constante déterminée par l'épaisseur de la couverture; d est la largeur des bandes de renforcement (7);K is a constant determined by the mechanical properties of the coating material (5); a is a constant determined by the thickness of the cover; d is the width of the reinforcing strips (7);
M est la largeur de la marge du support d'informations;M is the width of the margin of the information carrier;
N est le nombre de feuilles constituant l'ouvrage imprimé, etN is the number of sheets making up the printed work, and
E est l'épaisseur de la matière d'enrobage (5).E is the thickness of the coating material (5).
7 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur (E) de la matière d'enrobage (5) est inférieure ou égale à 75 microns, et en ce que K est très voisin de 1.7 - Binding system according to claim 6, characterized in that the thickness (E) of the coating material (5) is less than or equal to 75 microns, and in that K is very close to 1.
8 - Système de reliure selon la revendication 1, 6 ou 7 caractérisé en ce que les feuilles sont solidarisées au niveau de la bande (3) dépourvues de support d'informations par fusion de la dite matière d'enrobage (5) ou d'un autre matériau fusible rapporté. 8 - Binding system according to claim 1, 6 or 7 characterized in that the sheets are secured at the level of the strip (3) devoid of information carrier by melting said coating material (5) or another reported fusible material.
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