EP1759870B1 - Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system - Google Patents

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EP1759870B1
EP1759870B1 EP06253696.6A EP06253696A EP1759870B1 EP 1759870 B1 EP1759870 B1 EP 1759870B1 EP 06253696 A EP06253696 A EP 06253696A EP 1759870 B1 EP1759870 B1 EP 1759870B1
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Kohji Konica Minolta Bus. Tech. Inc. Yoshie
Saburo Konica Minolta Bus. Tech. Inc. Shimizu
Riichi Konica Minolta Bus. Tech. Inc. Hama
Masahiro Konica Minolta Bus. Tech. Inc. Kaneko
Kiyoshi Konica Minolta Bus. Tech. Inc. Hata
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C5/00—Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding
    • B42C5/04—Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding by notching or roughening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C1/00—Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes for permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts
    • B42C1/12—Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C11/00—Casing-in
    • B42C11/04—Machines or equipment for casing-in or applying covers to books
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6538—Devices for collating sheet copy material, e.g. sorters, control, copies in staples form
    • G03G15/6541—Binding sets of sheets, e.g. by stapling, glueing
    • G03G15/6544—Details about the binding means or procedure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C9/00—Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding
    • B42C9/0006—Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets
    • B42C9/0012—Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets with a roller
    • B42C9/0018—Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets with a roller for binding stacks of sheets one at the time
    • B42C9/0025—Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets with a roller for binding stacks of sheets one at the time and subsequently applying a cover
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00919—Special copy medium handling apparatus
    • G03G2215/00936—Bookbinding

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  • the present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus that makes a booklet by covering the spine portion, the front and the back of the bundle of sheets with a cover sheet, and in particular, to an image forming system equipped with a bookbinding apparatus which can be connected to an image forming apparatus body such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine or a printer to be applied.
  • Bookbinding is known as a method of binding a bundle of sheets as a collection of printed sheets by stapling or pasting.
  • Apparatuses known as a pasting and bookbinding apparatus include a device to jet paste on a sheet by using a paste jetting nozzle, a device wherein a paste roller is installed in a paste container, and paste adheres to an outer circumference of the rotating paste roller to be transferred onto a sheet when the outer circumference of the rotating paste roller touches the sheet, a hot-melt coating device that jets a mixture containing hot-melt agents (heat fusing agents) and heated and compressed air from a nozzle, and a tape sticking device that sticks a tape on which adhesive paste is coated in advance on the spine portion of a sheet bundle while the tape is heated.
  • a hot-melt coating device that jets a mixture containing hot-melt agents (heat fusing agents) and heated and compressed air from a nozzle
  • a tape sticking device that sticks a tape on which adhesive paste is coated in advance on the spine portion of a sheet bundle while the tape is heated.
  • a recent image forming apparatus based on electrophotographic technology is characterized by high speed, multi-function performance and network functions. Its applications as a printing apparatus are much increased when it is connected with a large-capacity sheet feeding apparatus and a large-capacity stacker.
  • JP 11- 035222 A describes a bookbinding apparatus for bonding a cover sheet to a bundle of sheets.
  • the sheets are provided with notches along one side. Multiple sheets are gripped in a bundle and are then secured together by means of a heated tape.
  • JP 2001 261221 A is the closest state of the art and discloses a bookbinding apparatus that differs from the subject-matter of claim 1 in particular in that no slits are formed.
  • This invention includes a bookbinding apparatus and an image forming system which will be described below.
  • aspects of the invention provide a bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 and an image forming system according to claim 5.
  • Fig. 1 is an entire structure diagram of an image forming system equipped with image forming apparatus body A, bookbinding apparatus B and sheet ejection apparatus C and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an appearance of the image forming system.
  • Image forming apparatus body A has an image forming unit wherein charging unit 2, image exposure unit 3, developing unit 4, transfer unit 5A, neutralizing unit 5B and cleaning unit 6 are arranged around rotary image carrier 1.
  • image forming unit exposure scanning based on image data obtained from a document through reading by a laser beam of the image exposure unit 3 is conducted after a surface of the image carrier 1 is charged evenly by the charging unit 2, to form a latent image, and the latent image is developed reversely by the developing unit 4, and a toner image is formed on a surface of the image carrier 1.
  • Sheet S fed from sheet storing section 7A is transported to a transfer position.
  • the toner image stated above is transferred onto sheet S by the transfer unit 5A.
  • charges on the reverse side of the sheet S is eliminated by the neutralizing unit 5B and the sheet S is separated from the image carrier 1 to be transported by transportation section 7B, and then, is heated and fixed by fixing unit 8 to be ejected from sheet ejection roller 7C.
  • sheet S subjected to heating and fixing by fixing unit 8 is diverged from an ordinary sheet ejection path by transportation path changeover device 7D, then, is reversed upside down through a movement in a form of a switchback in reversing transportation section 7E, and passes through the image forming section again so that an image is formed on the back of sheet S, and is ejected out of the apparatus from sheet ejection roller 7C through fixing unit 8.
  • Sheet S ejected from the sheet ejection roller 7C is fed into bookbinding apparatus B.
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a sheet transportation path of bookbinding apparatus B relating to the invention.
  • Bookbinding apparatus B is composed of sheet introduction unit 10, sheet ejection unit 20, sheet bundle storage unit 30, sheet bundle transportation unit 40, paste coating unit 50 (refer to Fig. 4 ), cover-sheet supply unit 60, cover-sheet trimming device 70, cover-sheet outfitting device 80 (wrapping-bookbinding unit), alignment device 89 and booklet conveyance unit 100.
  • the respective units are arranged nearly longitudinally and vertically in the main body of the bookbinding apparatus.
  • Sheet S that has been introduced into the sheet introduction unit 10 is interposed between inlet rollers 11 and 12 to be transported, and is diverged by transportation path changeover device 31 to either one of the sheet ejection unit 20 and the sheet bundle storage unit 30.
  • the transportation path changeover device 31 closes a transportation path leading to the sheet bundle storage unit 30, and opens a transportation path leading to the sheet ejection unit 20.
  • Sheet S passing through a transportation path leading to the sheet ejection unit 20 is interposed between transporting rollers 21 and 22 to be transported upward, and is ejected by sheet ejection roller 23 and housed in stationary sheet ejection tray 24 located at the uppermost portion of the apparatus.
  • stationary sheet ejection tray 24 On stationary sheet ejection tray 24, sheet S ejected from image forming apparatus A is directly received, and about a maximum of 200 sheets can be stacked thereon.
  • Sheet S diverged to the left side in the drawing located at the downstream side in the sheet transportation direction by transportation path changeover device 31 is interposed by transporting rollers 32, 33', 34, 35 and 36 to be housed at the prescribed position of sheet bundle storage unit 30 and to be stacked thereon in succession.
  • sheet bundle Sa formed by prescribed number of sheets S is formed.
  • the sheet bundle storage unit 30 is provided with sheet loading table 37 that is arranged obliquely, movable sheet trailing edge positioning member 38 and sheet width aligning member 39 that aligns sheets in the sheet width direction.
  • Sheet bundle Sa stacked on the sheet loading table 37 of sheet bundle storage unit 30 is transported downward obliquely by an unillustrated pushing-out device. After that, the sheet bundle Sa is held by holding unit 41 of the sheet bundle transportation unit 40, and is turned while it is held so that the surface of the sheet bundle Sa to be subjected to paste coating processing (spine portion) may face downward, to be stopped at the prescribed position.
  • Paste coating unit 50 (refer to Fig. 4 ) is composed of paste coating member (which is also called a coating roller) 51, rotating unit 52 for rotational driving of the coating roller 51, paste container 53 that contains paste, movable body 54 that is movable from the rear surface side of bookbinding apparatus B which is the initial position to the front surface side while supporting the paste container 53, and an unillustrated moving unit that reciprocates the movable body 54.
  • paste coating member which is also called a coating roller
  • rotating unit 52 for rotational driving of the coating roller 51
  • paste container 53 that contains paste
  • movable body 54 that is movable from the rear surface side of bookbinding apparatus B which is the initial position to the front surface side while supporting the paste container 53
  • an unillustrated moving unit that reciprocates the movable body 54.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view of bookbinding apparatus B showing a process of coating paste on bundle of sheets Sa
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of paste coating unit 50 and holding unit 41.
  • Movable body 54 of paste coating unit 50 is moved by an unillustrated driving unit in the direction that is in parallel with the longitudinal direction of a bottom surface of sheet bundle Sa held by holding unit 41 in the erected state.
  • the movable body 54 starts moving from the initial position, on the back side of bookbinding apparatus B, and is moved along guide member 55 to stop at a prescribed position on the front surface side of bookbinding apparatus B, and returns to the initial position after being driven to be reversed.
  • Coating roller 51 dipped in paste N contained in paste container 53 is rotated by a motor of a paste coating drive unit and rotating unit 52. Forward movement or reciprocating movement of the movable body 54 allows coating roller 51 to coat paste N in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface of sheet bundle Sa held in the erected state.
  • cover sheet K housed in sheet feeding tray 61 of cover-sheet supply unit 60 is separated and fed by sheet feeding unit 62, interposed by transporting rollers 63, 64 and 65, and transported to cover-sheet outfitting device 80.
  • Fig. 6 shows cover-sheet outfitting device 80 and cover-sheet trimming device 70
  • the cover-sheet trimming device 70 is integrally formed on the lateral upper portion of the illustrated cover-sheet supply device 60 and on the right of an illustrated cover-sheet outfitting device 80 to be described later.
  • the cover-sheet trimming device 70 is used to trim the length of a cover sheet K to a predetermined value in the direction of conveyance.
  • the cover-sheet trimming device 70 is a roller cutter unit made of a rotary knife 71 and stationary knife 72.
  • the rotary knife 71 rotates by sliding along the stationary knife 72, and cuts the cover sheet K in the width direction of the cover sheet.
  • the scrap of the cover sheet K having been cut drops and is stored in the chip box 73.
  • the length of the cover sheet K having been trimmed corresponds to the value obtained by adding the length (thickness) of the spine portion of the bundle of sheets Sa to the length of two sheets S in the direction of conveyance.
  • the control unit sets a predetermined length of the cover sheet K having been trimmed. The length of the cover sheet K before trimming is determined in response to the maximum number of the sheets.
  • the cover sheet K stored in a sheet feed tray 61 of a cover-sheet supply device 60 is separated and fed by a sheet feed device 62. Sandwiched by conveyance rollers 63, 64, and 65, the cover sheet K is led into the cover-sheet outfitting device 80, and is then conveyed in the opposite direction to enter a cover-sheet trimming device 70. The cover sheet K having been cut into a predetermined length by the cover-sheet trimming device 70 is again fed to the cover-sheet outfitting device 80.
  • the cover sheet K fed to the cover-sheet outfitting device 80 is conveyed by the conveyance rollers 65 along the guide plate 87. Passing through the position where the cover sheet K is sandwiched between a driving roller 81 and a follower roller 881, the cover sheet K further passes through the position where the cover sheet K is sandwiched between a driving conveyance roller 82 and follower roller 882.
  • the Motor M2A of the second driving device drives and swings a cover-sheet holding member 88A through the drive transmission system Z1 including a belt and a gear train.
  • the motor M2B of the second driving device drives and swings a cover-sheet holding member 88B through the drive transmission system Z2 including a belt and a gear train.
  • the cover-sheet holding member 88A includes a follower roller 881 rotatably supported by a lever which can be swung through connection with the final gear of drive transmission system Z1.
  • the cover-sheet holding member 88B includes a follower roller 882 rotatably supported by a lever which can be swung through connection with the final gear of drive transmission system Z2.
  • the motor M2A starts to drive and swings the lever so that the follower roller 881 is pressed against the conveyance roller 81 being driven and rotated.
  • the motor M2B starts to drive and oscillates the lever so that the follower roller 882 is pressed against the conveyance roller 82 being driven and rotated.
  • the cover sheet K moving along the guide plate 87 is fed sandwiched between the conveyance roller 81 and follower roller 881 installed on the upstream side in the direction of conveyance. After that, the cover sheet K is fed sandwiched between the conveyance roller 82 and follower roller 882 installed on the downstream side in the direction of conveyance, until the cover sheet K stops at a predetermined position.
  • Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the upper limit position of cover-sheet outfitting device 80.
  • cover sheet K mounted on the cover-sheet outfitting device 80 is fed in the vicinity of the adhesive-coated surface by the first driving device M3 of the cover-sheet outfitting device 80, the cover-sheet holding members 88A and 88B are swung by the motors M2A and M2B of the second driving device so that the cover sheet K is pressed and held in position.
  • This arrangement prevents the cover sheet K from moving when the cover-sheet outfitting device 80 is moving.
  • the cover sheet K is pasted accurately onto the surface of the sheet bundle Sa coated with adhesive.
  • the motors M2A and M2B cause the cover-sheet holding members 88A and 88B to release the cover sheet K.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a booklet binding process.
  • Fig. 8(a) is a perspective view of the cover sheet K placed on the moving casing 84 of the cover-sheet outfitting device 80 and the sheet bundle Sa pasted to the center of the cover sheet K.
  • Fig. 8(b) is a perspective view representing the process wherein the bundle of sheets Sa having been pasted is subjected to wrapping-binding by the cover sheet K folded by the first folding member 86A, second folding member 86B, and pressing member 83 for wrapping the bundle of sheets with the cover sheet K.
  • Fig. 8(c) is a perspective view of a booklet Sb produced by wrapping-binding.
  • symbol U indicates the top side representing the upper surface of the sheet bundle Sa or booklet Sb positioned upright.
  • symbol L indicates the bottom side showing the lower position of the sheet bundle Sa or booklet Sb.
  • a descent of belt 85 shown in Fig. 1 makes cover-sheet outfitting device 80 to descend and to retreat, rotation of ejection belt 101 is started by unillustrated drive unit, and after sheet bundle Sb has descended, the lower end portion of it is moved toward the conveyance direction with ejection belt 101 due to the contact with the ejection belt 101.
  • the booklet Sb is laid on turning ejection belt 101, conveyed to be ejected from the apparatus and stored in the sheet ejection apparatus C.
  • the booklets Sb having been ejected from the ejection belt 101 are sequentially placed on the elevation type sheet ejection stand 103 of the sheet ejection apparatus C from an ejection opening 102 shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the elevation type sheet ejection stand 103 is lowered gradually by the rotating wire 104.
  • the booklet Sb is transferred to the conveyance belt 105 and is ejected out of the apparatus by the drive of the conveyance belt 105.
  • Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the notch-forming device 90, which is not claimed but useful for understanding the invention.
  • the notch-forming device 90 is equipped with a die 91 which is fastened to a part of the sheet conveyance path, a punch 92 fitted to the die 91 movably in the vertical direction, a drive unit to move the punch 92 up and down and a scrap collecting box 98 to accommodate paper scrap produced by notching.
  • the outer periphery of the punch 92 opposite to the die 91 is fitted to the inner surface of the guide member 93 movably in the vertical direction.
  • the driving device to move the punch 92 in the vertical direction is equipped with a motor M4, a small gear 94 connected to the motor M4, a large gear 95 engaged with the small gear 94, an crank 96 engaged with one end of the large gears 95 and capable of being swung, and a linking member 97 for connecting the crank 96 with the top of the punch 92.
  • the punch 92 is driven to move in the vertical direction by the motor M4 through the small gear 94, large gear 95, crank 96 and linking member 97.
  • a notch V (see Fig. 11 ) is formed on the trailing edge of the sheet S by the lowering movement of the punch 92 and fitting with the die 91.
  • the notch-forming device 90 is provided midway between the conveyance rollers 32 and 33.
  • the leading edge of the sheet S coming into the bookbinding apparatus B passes through the conveyance rollers 32, the notching position of the notch-forming device 90, and conveyance rollers 33, and stops at a predetermined position.
  • a sensor not illustrated
  • a predetermined number of pulses are counted and the motor (not illustrated) is stopped so that the movement of sheet S is suspended.
  • a notch V is formed on the side of the trailing edge of the sheet S
  • Fig. 10(a) is a plan view of the die 91 and punch 92.
  • Fig. 10(b) is a perspective view of the die 91 and punch 92.
  • the die 91 includes a plurality of notched blades 91a.
  • the punch 92 includes a plurality of projected blades 92a to be fitted to the die 91.
  • Fig. 11(a) is a perspective view wherein a plurality of notches are formed on a sheet of paper S and the paper scraps Sc produced by notching are separated.
  • a plurality of notches V or cuts can be formed for each sheet having been conveyed, or for each bundle of plural sheets having been stacked.
  • Fig. 11(b) is a perspective view of a sheet bundle Sa made up of the stacked sheets S wherein each of the sheets S has multiple notches V. Adhesive is applied to the spine portion of the sheet bundle Sa where notches V are formed. The coated adhesive spreads over into the sides and notches V so that the cover sheet K is tightly bonded to the spine portion of the sheet bundle Sa.
  • the operator can specify whether or not notches are formed on the sheets. This arrangement allows the operator to specify according to the size and number of the sheets for the booklet to be formed.
  • the Shape of the non-claimed notch V to be formed need not be V-shaped shown in the figure.
  • An appropriate non-claimed notch shape can be selected according to the type and number of the sheets, as well as the properties of the adhesive.
  • the notch V can be substituted by a linear cuts (slit) V', according to the present invention.
  • knife-like blades are used instead of the aforementioned punch 92 movable in the vertical direction.
  • a plate-like receiving member is used instead of the die 91. This configuration is characterized by simple structure and absence of paper scrap Sc. However, the depth of the adhesive spreading into the cut is small.
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a bundle of sheets Sa made up of stacked sheets S wherein each of the sheets has multiple notches V' according to the present invention.
  • a notch can be defined as a shape contributing to an increase in the adhesive area of paste, as long as it remains in the scope defined by claim 1.
  • Fig. 13 is a perspective view of another non-claimed embodiment of a sheet bundle Sa made up of stacked sheets S wherein each of the sheets has multiple notches V.
  • a well-known shifting device (not illustrated) is provided on the conveyance rollers 33 on the downstream side of the notch forming device 90 in the direction of sheet conveyance.
  • the shifting device shifts the sheet S sandwiched between the conveyance rollers 33 by a predetermined distance in the direction across the sheet width perpendicular to the direction of sheet conveyance.
  • notches V are formed on multiple succeeding sheets S one after another, and these sheets are fed to the sheet-bundle storage device 30, whereby a sheet bundle Sa is formed.
  • notch grooves V between laminar sheets are diagonally provided on the spine portion of the sheet bundle Sa, as shown in the figure.
  • Multiple notch grooves V are arranged at an approximately equally spaced interval on the spine portion of the sheet bundle Sa, thereby forming a surface to be bonded.
  • the bookbinding apparatus B of the present invention is built as an independent apparatus, and the sheet bundle Sa processed by another image forming apparatus is loaded on the sheet-bundle storage device 30. After that, the sheet bundle is subjected to the processes of adhesive application and bonding a cover sheet, whereby a wrapping-bound booklet is produced.
  • the aforementioned bookbinding apparatus can be downsized accompanied with downsizing of the notch forming mechanism. This eliminates the need of using a large-sized device such as a milling machine used in a conventional bookbinding, and reduces the apparatus installation space. Further, the aforementioned arrangement improves the binding strength and the quality of the bound booklet product since it ensures the bookbinding capability equivalent to that provided by the use of a conventional milling machine.
  • the notch forming mechanism is provided on the sheet conveyance path upstream from the sheet storage section in the direction of sheet conveyance, and the process of notching is applied to each sheet prior to being formed into a sheet bundle. This arrangement ensures a reduced size, reduced production cost and reduced noise of the notch forming mechanism.
  • the operator can specify whether or not notches are formed on the sheet. Proper choice can be made according to the size and number of the sheets of the bundle.
  • the notch forming mechanism useful for understanding the invention is equipped with a die secured on the sheet conveyance path, a punch having projected cutter blades and performing vertical movement while fitted with the aforementioned die and a driving mechanism for the vertical punch movement. This arrangement ensures a reduced size, reduced production cost and reduced noise of the notch forming mechanism.
  • the image forming system including an image forming apparatus body and a bookbinding apparatus provides powerful bonding between the cover sheet and the sheet bundle made up of a plurality of sheets fed out from the image forming apparatus, and ensures automatic and continuous bookbinding operations.

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