FR2709296A1 - System for controlling the correspondence of at least two personalised sheets of an assembled printed form - Google Patents

Abstract

This control system is characterised in that the said sheets (1, 4) include projecting parts (1a, 4a) bearing coded personalising information (1b, 4b), and in that provision is made for means (5, 6, 7) for reading and comparing the encoded information read on the sheets in order to detect a defect in correspondence.

Description

The present invention relates to a system for controlling correspondence

at least two leaves

  custom of an assembled print.

  It is more and more interesting to

  to read one or more sheets of a periodical or a

  printed matter to attract the attention of

  tary. The post-printing of these printed forms does not present any particular difficulties insofar as it does not require any modification of the forming machines. These machines generally include a series of feeders for distributing sheets for assembly on a conveyor line, and a binding station of these sheets by stitching or binding

and finally a cutting station.

  However, the customization of these forms poses problems of control of the correspondence of

custom sheets.

  Indeed, this control can be done visually by an operator at the output of the forming machine. However, it is conceivable that this operation has a certain number of drawbacks, particularly in

level of time required.

  The object of the invention is therefore to solve these problems by proposing a system for controlling the correspondence of at least two personalized sheets of an assembled print which is simple, reliable, of a relatively low cost price and which can To be integrated

  in any shaping machine.

  To this end, the subject of the invention is a system for controlling the correspondence of at least two personalized sheets of an assembled print, characterized in that said sheets comprise projecting parts.

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  carrying encoded personalization information and in that reading and comparison means are provided

  coded information read on the sheets for detecting

a lack of correspondence.

  Advantageously, the coded personalization information is in the form of a barcode. The invention will be better understood by means of the

  description which will follow, given only as

  example and made with reference to the accompanying drawing, which

  represents a synoptic diagram illustrating the functioning

  ment of a control system according to the invention.

  We recognize in this figure, any assembled print such as a periodical which includes by

example four notebooks.

  These notebooks are designated by the references

1,2,3 and 4.

  Some of these notebooks are personalized,

  such as notebooks 1 and 4.

  To allow control of the correspondence of these personalized notebooks, they include projecting parts carrying encoded personalization information. For example, the notebook 1 comprises a projecting part designated by the reference on

  which coded personal information is provided.

  lb. This code is for example constituted by a bar code but can also be constituted by any other

appropriate code.

  The notebook 4 comprises meanwhile a projecting portion 4a on which are provided information

coded 4b.

  Note that in the embodiment described with reference to this figure, the projecting parts

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  notebooks 1 and 4 have different widths allowing simultaneous reading of the coded information

  carried by these protruding parts.

  Moreover, the control system according to the invention also comprises means for reading this information, these reading means being designated by

  general references 5 and 6 in this figure.

  These reading means are constituted by any suitable optical sensor in front of which circulate the

  coded information carried by the notebooks.

  The output of these reading means is connected to

  means of comparison 7 of this information, allow-

  both to detect for example a mismatch between the information coded lb and 4b of notebooks 1 and 4,

  thus indicating an assembly error of the print.

  This error indication is for example

  used to trigger an 8 or other alarm and provoke

  such as stopping the shaping machine or

rejection of the corresponding print.

  In the case where the coded information lb and 4b correspond, the shaping of this print continues in a conventional manner by connecting the various notebooks and trimming thereof at the level of, for example, the cutting line 9 illustrated in phantom on this

  figure to eliminate protruding parts.

  It goes without saying, of course, that other

may be considered.

  For example, the coded information may be arranged on projecting parts of notebooks having different heights, these projections being then offset relative to each other along any edge of these notebooks.

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  It goes without saying that this system of

  it can be used whatever the binding process

printed notebooks.

  Thus, for example, this control system can be used in a shaping machine using stitch binding or binding means of notebooks or sheets in the case of the machine.

making a book.

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Claims (4)

REVENDLCATIONS   1. A system for controlling the correspondence of at least two personalized sheets of an assembled print, characterized in that said sheets (1, 4) comprise protruding portions (1a, 4a) bearing encoded personalization information (lb). , 4b) and that means (5, 6, 7) are provided for reading and comparing the coded information read on the sheets to detect a lack of correspondence.   2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the coded personalization information is   present in the form of a bar code (lb, 4b).   3. System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the projecting portions of the sheets   have different widths.   4. System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the projecting parts of the sheets   have different heights. BNSDOCID: FR 2709296A1 I>