JP2000015953A - Method and device for bookbinding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the cost by changing from a wet type to a dry type, and at the same time, reduce the cost by drastically shorten a period of time required for a bookbinding by performing the bookbinding by using a sheet. SOLUTION: The folded edge of a sheet 10, for which every piece of the sheet 10 is doubly folded, is made to collide with a stopper 18, and in addition, the folded edge is brought into contact with the stopper 18 by a paddle 28, and this state is kept. Under the state, the sheet 10 which is fed latest is pressed to a laminated article 14 by a pressing means 30, and temporarily bonded. By temporarily bonding the sheet 10 in order, to the laminated article 14 under the state wherein the folded edge of the sheet 10 which is fed sheet by sheet is brought into contact with the stopper 18, the folded edges of respective sheets 10 are aligned. Then, by pressing the whole body or one part of the laminated article 14, adjacent sheets 10 are bonded to each other, and the sheets 10 are formed into a book.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bookbinding method using a sheet on which copying, printing, etc. have been performed, and a bookbinding apparatus therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, large drawings such as those related to architecture are drawn using large-sized sheets such as A1, A2, B1, and B2. In various fields such as construction-related fields, copies of related drawings are bound and the bound drawings are submitted to the government, customers, and work sites.
Conventionally, when binding based on a large number of copy drawings, the copied surfaces are folded in half so that the copied surfaces are aligned (the non-copied surface is on the outside), and the outer surfaces of the adjacent sheets are glued to each other. To produce a book that will eventually become one drawing on both facing pages.

[0003]

There are two types of copying: wet copying, which is a so-called blue printing which passes a special liquid, and dry copying, which does not allow the passage of a liquid. For bookbinding in which the back sides are bonded with an adhesive such as water glue, only wet copy paper is used. This is because when the back sides are glued together with an adhesive,
This is because wrinkles cannot be formed on wet copy paper, whereas wrinkles can be formed on dry copy paper. At present, the cost per sheet is higher in wet copying than in dry copying, and the cost of binding a large number of copy drawings is significantly higher. Therefore, dry copy paper is used in each field of binding a large number of drawings. Binding was desired. Also, when binding with wet copy paper, drying the copied paper,
There is a problem in that it takes time to perform bonding work between paper sheets, drying after bonding, and the like, so that bookbinding takes more time and costs are further increased.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is intended to perform bookbinding using sheets such as dry copy paper, so as to reduce the cost by replacing the wet type with the dry type, and to achieve the bookbinding. The present invention provides a bookbinding method and a bookbinding apparatus for reducing the cost by greatly reducing the time required for the bookbinding.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a bookbinding method of the present invention is to copy or print a sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof, so that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside. The sheet is folded in two, and pressure is applied in such a state that the folded edges are aligned with the adjacent sheets so that the pressure-adhesive members of the adjacent sheets are adhered to each other. Another bookbinding method of the present invention is to copy or print a sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof, fold the pressure-adhesive member into two so as to be on the outside, and supply the sheets one by one. The folded edge of the sheet abuts against the stopper first, and the sheet that abuts on the stopper with the folded edge abutting on the stopper and the sheet laminated before the abutment on the stopper are folded. Pressing the vicinity of the edge, bonding some of the pressure bonding members of the most recently supplied sheet and the top sheet of the laminate at the pressing position, and then pressing the entire laminate next to it The matching sheets are bonded together. The bookbinding apparatus of the present invention uses a copyable or printable sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side, and folds each sheet into two so that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside, and press-bonds adjacent sheets. An apparatus for bonding a number of sheets by bonding members together, a table for mounting a stack of sheets, and a stopper for abutting a bent edge of the folded sheet into two to align the bent edges. Urging means for urging the sheet so as to keep the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet in contact with the stopper, and the latest when the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet is in contact with the guide. It has a pressurizing means for bonding the supplied sheet and a laminate of sheets below the supplied sheet.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a sheet used in the present invention. A pressure bonding member 12 is attached or fixed to one surface of the sheet 10. The sheet 10 includes paper that can be copied by a normal dry copy machine and a member that can be printed on the surface (for example, paper such as synthetic fiber or synthetic paper, plastic film, or the like). The pressure bonding members 12 have a property of bonding to each other when pressure is applied to the pressure bonding members 12 that are in contact with each other. As the pressure bonding member 12, a self-adhesive adhesive mainly composed of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or another polymer having low crystallinity is known, but is not limited thereto. In the present invention, a drawing or the like is copied or printed on the surface of the sheet 10, and as shown in FIG. 2, the sheet 10 is folded into two sheets so that the copied or printed surfaces are aligned. The pressure bonding member 12 is located outside the folded sheet 10.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a front view of the bookbinding apparatus, and FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of FIG. The bookbinding apparatus includes a fixed base 16 on which the stack 14 of sheets 10 is placed, a stopper 18 movable vertically with respect to the fixed base 16, and a guide 20 located above the fixed base 16 and movable horizontally. And The guide 20 is set to be able to reciprocate in a direction approaching the stopper 18 and moving away from the stopper 18. The guide 20 is further set so as to rise by a predetermined height with respect to the fixed base 16 for each reciprocating movement, for example. That is, the guide 20 is attached to the fixed base 16.
Is set so as to rise upward as the height of the stack 14 accumulated in the stack increases. The reciprocating means of the guide 20 and the ascending means for each reciprocation are not described here. The guide 20 is formed in a plate shape, is inclined at an angle of, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal, and is set such that a lower end edge thereof is located closest to the stopper 18. The inclination angle of the guide 20 may be any angle as long as the sheet 10 falls down on the guide 20 by gravity when the sheet 10 is placed on the guide 20. Guide 2
Even when 0 is closest to the stopper 18, a distance is provided between the guide 20 and the nearest leading edge of the stopper 18 such that a pressure unit described later can be sufficiently inserted.

[0008] Above the inclined guide 20, the sheet 1
Feeding means 22 including a roller or the like for feeding 0 onto the guide 20 is provided. Delivery means 2
2 is a sheet obtained by folding the sheet 10 into two pieces,
(See FIG. 2), and is sent out onto the inclined guide 20. The inclined guide 20 is provided with a number of rollers 26 in a rotatable state. Each roller 26 is attached to the guide 20 with a part thereof projecting slightly above the upper surface of the guide 20. The roller 26 is for moving the sheet 10 smoothly when the sheet 10 (the pressure bonding member 12) comes into contact with the roller 26. The inclined guide 20 is further provided with a paddle 28 as urging means at a position below the position of the roller 26. Each paddle 2
A part of 8 protrudes slightly above the upper surface of the guide 20. The paddle 28 is rotated by a motor (not shown), and the paddle 28 functions to urge the contacted sheet 10 in a direction of moving in a lower direction. Paddle 28
In the installation position, the leading end of the sheet 10 in the moving direction is the stopper 1.
8 (to be described later),
Is set so as to always contact the rear side of the sheet 10 in the traveling direction.

A pressurizing means 30 such as a hydraulic cylinder is provided slightly above the position of the guide 20 from the position of the stopper 18. The pressurizing means 30 is used for the sheet 1 supplied most recently.
In a state in which the zero bent edge 24 is in contact with the stopper 18, a certain width (for example, 10 to 20 mm) is set in parallel with the bent edge 24 from the vicinity of the bent edge 24.
The pressure is applied to the laminate 14 from above the sheet 10 supplied most recently.

Next, the operation will be described. Guide 20
Is the position closest to the stopper 18 (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3).
In this state, the sheets 10 folded in two such that the pressure-bonding member 12 is located outside are supplied one by one from the feeding means 22 onto the inclined guide 20. At this time, the sheet 10 newly supplied on the guide 20 is sent out with the bent edge 24 at the top. Since the pressure bonding member 12 has a large frictional resistance, the sheet 10 folded into two may not move smoothly on the guide 20. Therefore, by inclining the guide 20, the sheet 10 newly sent out onto the guide 20 is caused to fall downward by gravity.
Further, the rotation of the roller 26 provided on the guide 20 also moves the sheet 10 downward. Besides, Guide 2
The seat 10 is also moved downward by the rotational force of the motor-driven paddle 28 attached to the zero.

The sheet 10 newly fed onto the guide 20 is moved downward, and its bent edge 24 collides with the stopper 18. The sheet 10 that has collided with the stopper 18 receives a force separating from the stopper 18 due to the reaction of the collision.
Is kept in contact with the stopper 18. As a result, in the sheet 10 supplied most recently, the area near the position of the bent edge 24 comes into contact with the laminate 14, and the other area is located in the space or on the guide 20. Thereafter, the sheet 10 and the laminate 14 supplied most recently are pressed by the pressing means 30. Here, FIG. 5 shows a state where the portion bonded by the pressing means 30 is bonded to the laminate 14. In FIG. 5, only the portion of the sheet 10 supplied most recently, which is pressed by the pressing means 30, is temporarily bonded to the uppermost sheet 10 of the laminate 14 (the pressure bonding members 12 are bonded to each other). . In the state of FIG. 5, the sheet 10 supplied most recently is
Is temporarily bonded to the laminate 14 only, and the other portions are not bonded. The pressing means 3
Although it has been described that the temporary bonding is performed by using 0, this bonding portion may be a full bonding that does not peel off by human power, for example.

Thereafter, the guide 20 is moved in a direction away from the stopper 18 while the pressing means 30 is in pressure contact with the sheet 10. That is, in FIG.
0 is moved from the solid line position to the dashed line position. By moving the guide 20 in the direction away from the stopper 18, the portion of the latest supplied sheet 10 that has been in contact with the guide 20 loses its support and falls on the laminate 14 to fall on the laminate 14. Layered on top. That is, the sheet 10 supplied most recently is laminated as the laminate 14 in a state where a part of the sheet 10 is temporarily bonded by the pressing means 30 (FIG. 5). After the portion supported by the guide 20 is overlaid on the laminate 14, the pressurizing means 30 is lifted away from the sheet 10 supplied most recently. Thereafter, the guide 20 moves from the dashed line position to the solid line position. At this time, the height of the guide 20 may be increased by the thickness of one folded sheet 10. After the guide 20 moves from the dashed line position to the solid line position,
Thus, a new sheet 10 is supplied onto the guide 20, and the above-described operation is repeated.

In the present invention, since the bent edges 24 of the sheets 10 stacked in order are aligned and temporarily bonded to the positions where they come into contact with the stoppers 18, the positions of all the bent edges 24 do not shift. (FIG. 5). Thereafter, the laminate 14 of the sheet 10 to which the folded edges 24 are aligned and temporarily adhered as shown in FIG.
Are bonded to each other. As a result, FIG.
The state shown in FIG. 6 is changed from the state shown in FIG. The book shown in FIG. 7 is completed by applying an exterior at the time of finishing press or after finishing press. In FIG. 7, both pages of each spread are the copy side or the print side of one sheet 10.

[0014] Even if the sheets 10 are bonded by bonding the pressure bonding members 12, the sheets 10 do not wrinkle, so that bookbinding with the sheets 10 becomes possible. It is also conceivable to press the laminated sheet 10 without performing temporary bonding (partial bonding). However, when pressing for finishing is performed without temporary bonding, the folded edge 2 of each sheet 10
Since the position of 4 is shifted, the book is not jagged. For this reason, one by one sheet 10 to be laminated
Are temporarily bonded by the pressing means 30 with the bent edges 24 aligned, so that even if the final finishing pressure is applied, the bent edges 2
4 does not shift, and a beautiful bookbinding can be performed.

[0015]

As described above, according to the bookbinding method and the bookbinding apparatus according to the present invention, a copy or printable sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side is used to copy or print the sheet. To bend the pressure bonding members outward and bond the pressure bonding members to each other by pressing. As a result, no wrinkles are generated at the bonding portion of the sheet such as the dry copy paper, and the bookbinding using the dry copy paper can be performed. As a result, the cost of copying and printing can be reduced as compared with the conventional one using blue-printed copy paper, and furthermore, the drying of the paper, the bonding between the papers and the drying after the bonding are not required, and the like. Further cost due to shortening of the bookbinding time can be reduced. In addition, the latest supplied sheet and the sheet laminate are temporarily bonded to each other by pressing means while the bent edge of the latest supplied sheet is in contact with the stopper, so that the folded edge of each sheet to be laminated is provided. Can be aligned without deviation. As a result, it is possible to perform bookbinding with beautifully aligned edges.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a sheet used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a state where the copied and printed surfaces of the sheet of FIG. 1 are aligned.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a bookbinding apparatus used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bookbinding apparatus of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where the vicinity of a bent edge of the laminate is temporarily bonded.

6 is a front view showing a state where the entire sheet is pressed from the state of FIG. 5 to bond adjacent sheets to each other.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where a laminate of sheets in the state of FIG. 6 is bound;

[Description of sign]

 Reference Signs List 10 sheet 12 pressure bonding member 14 laminate 16 units 18 stopper 20 guide 24 bending edge 26 roller 28 paddle 30 pressing means

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 22, 1999 (1999.4.2
2)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

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[Claims]

1. A sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof is copied or printed, and the pressure-adhesive member is folded in two so as to be outside, and the sheets are supplied one by one to bend the folded edge of the sheet. With the folded edge in contact with the stopper, and the vicinity of the folded edge between the sheet abutted against the stopper with the folded edge abutted on the stopper and the sheet stack that was stacked before contact with the stopper. At the pressing position, a part of the pressure-bonded adhesive members of the sheet most recently supplied and the top sheet of the laminate are bonded to each other, and then the entire laminate is pressurized to bond adjacent sheets to each other. A bookbinding method characterized by bonding.

2. The bookbinding method according to claim 1 , wherein the most recently supplied sheet is urged by an urging means such that the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet is kept in contact with the stopper. .

3. An inclined guide is provided, a sheet is supplied on the inclined guide with the folded edge first, and the folded edge hits the stopper by gravity of the sheet along the inclined guide. The bookbinding method according to claim 1 , wherein

4. A copy or printable sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof, and each sheet is folded into two such that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside, and the pressure-adhesive members of adjacent sheets are joined together. An apparatus for adhering a large number of sheets by adhering a sheet, a table for mounting a stack of sheets, a stopper for abutting the folding edge of the sheet folded in two to align the folding edge, Urging means for urging the sheet so as to keep the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet in contact with the stopper, and the latest supplied sheet with the folded edge of the most recently supplied sheet in contact with the guide; And a pressurizing means for adhering the stacked sheet and a sheet laminate below the sheet.

5. A comprising movably guided in a horizontal direction to the base of the upper, the bookbinding apparatus of claim 4, wherein further comprising the biasing means to the guide.

Wherein said guide bookbinding device according to claim 5, characterized in that it has to be raised by a predetermined distance each time moves horizontally.

Wherein said guide bookbinding apparatus of claim 5, wherein the sheet placed thereon is inclined to a degree falling down by gravity.

8. The bookbinding device according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises a rotatable roller which projects higher than the guide of the upper surface to the upper position than the biasing means in the guide.

[Procedure amendment 2]

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[Correction target item name] 0005

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[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a bookbinding method of the present invention is to copy or print a sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof, so that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside. The sheet is fed into two sheets, the sheets are fed one by one, and the bent edge of the sheet comes into contact with the stopper first, and the sheet that has come into contact with the stopper with the bent edge in contact with the stopper and the sheet before the stopper come into contact with the stopper. A portion of the pressure-bonded adhesive member between the most recently supplied sheet and the uppermost sheet of the laminate at the pressing position is pressed at the vicinity of the bent edge of the laminated sheet in contact with the laminate. And then pressurize the entire laminate to bond adjacent sheets together. The bookbinding apparatus of the present invention uses a copyable or printable sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side, and folds each sheet into two so that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside, and press-bonds adjacent sheets. An apparatus for bonding a number of sheets by bonding members together, comprising:
A stopper for abutting the folded edges of the folded sheets to align the folded edges, and biasing means for biasing the sheet so that the folded edges of the most recently supplied sheet are kept in contact with the stoppers And pressurizing means for bonding the most recently supplied sheet and the sheet stack below the most recently supplied sheet in a state where the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet is in contact with the guide.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yunosuke Shimizu 2688 Hongo, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Protex Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshitaka Sakurai 2688 Hongo, Ebina-shi Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Protex Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Shimamura 2688 Hongo, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Protex Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideyuki Nishi 2-5-12 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Fuji Xerox Office Supply Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yutaka Takahashi Iwatsuki-shi, Saitama 3-7-1, Fuuchi Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Iwatsuki Office

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof is copied or printed, and the pressure-adhesive member is folded in two so as to be on the outside, and the folded edges of the adjacent sheets are aligned. A bookbinding method, wherein pressure is applied to bond pressure-bonding members of adjacent sheets to each other. 2. A sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed to one side thereof is copied or printed, and the pressure-adhesive member is folded in two so as to be on the outside, and the sheets are fed one by one to bend the edge of the sheet. With the folded edge in contact with the stopper, and the vicinity of the folded edge between the sheet abutted against the stopper with the folded edge abutted on the stopper and the sheet stack that was stacked before contact with the stopper. At the pressing position, a part of the pressure-bonded adhesive members of the sheet most recently supplied and the top sheet of the laminate are bonded to each other, and then the entire laminate is pressurized to bond adjacent sheets to each other. A bookbinding method characterized by bonding. 3. The bookbinding method according to claim 2, wherein the most recently supplied sheet is urged by an urging means such that a bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet is kept in contact with the stopper. . 4. An inclined guide is provided, a sheet is supplied on the inclined guide with the bent edge first, and the bent edge hits the stopper by the gravity of the sheet along the inclined guide. The bookbinding method according to claim 2, wherein 5. Using a copyable or printable sheet having a pressure-adhesive member fixed on one side, bending each sheet into two so that the pressure-adhesive member is on the outside, and pressing the pressure-adhesive members of adjacent sheets together An apparatus for adhering a large number of sheets by adhering a sheet, a table for mounting a stack of sheets, a stopper for abutting the folding edge of the sheet folded in two to align the folding edge, Urging means for urging the sheet so as to keep the bent edge of the most recently supplied sheet in contact with the stopper, and the latest supplied sheet with the folded edge of the most recently supplied sheet in contact with the guide; And a pressurizing means for adhering the stacked sheet and a sheet laminate below the sheet. 6. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a guide is provided on the upper side of the table so as to be movable in a horizontal direction, and the urging means is provided on the guide. 7. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the guide is raised by a predetermined distance each time the guide moves in the horizontal direction. 8. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said guide is inclined to such an extent that a sheet placed thereon falls downward due to gravity. 9. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a rotatable roller protruding above the upper surface of the guide at a position higher than the urging means in the guide.