JP2000238460A - Method for binding sheets and document preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inspect misfeeding of a sheet by checking the presence or absence of a predetermined mark by using a sensor in the case of previously putting the mark on a sheet to become a predetermined page of one document unit, and stacking a plurality of moisture absorbed sheets to one document unit. SOLUTION: Since a predetermined mark 18 indicating a predetermined page cannot be confirmed by a sensor if moisture absorbed sheets are bound in a stacked state in a method for binding margins 30 of the moisture absorbed state, misfeeding of the sheet can be inspected. Thus, an issuance of a document which is erroneously bound is prevented, and a content of the document can be guaranteed. If all the pages are marked with predetermined different marks 18, errors of setting sequence of the sheets, feeding direction, setting front and rear surfaces can be inspected. When it is inspected by providing the sensor in the step of feeding sheets from a cassette for supply to a document forming unit, an erroneous document is not formed, and a suitable countermeasure can be conducted immediately after feeding of the sheet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper binding method for binding paper and a document producing apparatus for producing a document using the paper binding method. It is desirable not to use metal binding staples for binding paper. This is to make it easy to discard the document when the document produced by binding the paper becomes unnecessary.

[0002] With the spread of laser printers, instead of copying documents using pressure-sensitive paper applied to impact printers, a plurality of sheets formed by cutting plain paper cut sheets printed by a laser printer. Bind the sheets of paper,
Production of documents in the same form as the above-mentioned copy documents is being performed. This is because beautiful printing is performed as compared with the case where printing is performed using an impact printer. It is desired to realize an apparatus for automatically producing this document.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional document producing apparatus is configured to bind paper with a metal staple such as a stapler, using a thread or a string, or using glue or an adhesive tape. It has a configuration. In addition, cutting a single sheet of plain paper printed by a laser printer and binding a plurality of cut sheets to form a document rely solely on human labor.

[0004]

In order to discard waste documents, shredders for cutting waste paper have been used. When the paper is bound with a metal staple such as a stapler, the metal staple needs to be removed before cutting the document. This is because when the paper cut by the shredder is used as recycled paper, metal binding staples are not included in the recycled paper. Also, it is difficult for the shredder to cut the metal binding needle. Furthermore, if a document with a metal binding staple is forcibly applied to a shredder, the shredder may break down.

[0005] As described above, in the conventional document producing apparatus, since the metal binding needle is used, when the unnecessary paper or document is discarded, the work of removing the metal binding needle must be performed. Must. This operation takes a long time, is useless, and is dangerous because the metal staple is handled.

[0006] Therefore, the document producing apparatus using the metal binding staple has a problem that a document which is troublesome to dispose of is produced. In addition, even when the paper is bound with a thread or string, or using glue or adhesive tape, if the waste document is recycled as recycled paper, the thread, string, glue or A complicated process for removing the adhesive tape was required. This is the same even when paper is bound with a metal binding staple.

[0007] In addition, a cut sheet made of plain paper printed by a laser printer is cut, and a plurality of cut sheets are bound and bound.
Since documents were relied solely on humans, it took a lot of time to prepare slips. In view of the above-mentioned problem, the present applicant has already proposed an improved paper binding method and a document producing apparatus.

[0008] This new paper binding method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-104183 discloses a method of supplying moisture to a binding margin of each sheet to be bound before stacking the papers. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper in which water is supplied in advance to the stapler to absorb the moisture are stacked to form one document unit. In addition, a method of applying a pressure by the binding member from the overlapping direction to entangle the paper fibers between the overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins and binding the plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers. In addition, a new document production apparatus is provided with a moisture supply unit that supplies moisture to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply unit. Alignment / stacking means for aligning each of the binding margins and stacking a plurality of sheets of the absorbed binding-absorbed binding-absorbed paper,
A pressure is applied to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / overlapping means, from the overlapping direction, by a binding member having a shape in which a triangular-shaped uneven portion is continuous in cross section. The paper fibers are entangled between overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, and a binding means is provided for binding the plurality of binding moisture-absorbed papers.

With the above configuration, the paper fibers are entangled deeply and intricately and can be strongly bound as compared with the case where the paper is bound without absorbing moisture. In addition, two sheets of paper that are located at the center when they are overlapped and overlap each other can also be bound with the same strength as two sheets of paper that are located at the top and bottom and overlap when overlapped. . The present invention is to further improve the paper binding method and the document production apparatus for binding the paper, in which the binding margin has absorbed moisture, by a specific binding member.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to inspect a paper misfeed in a binding method and a document producing apparatus for binding a paper in a state where a binding margin has absorbed moisture, and to inspect a document configuration error. The purpose of this is to prevent an incorrectly bound document from being issued and to guarantee the content of the document. Another object of the present invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a binding method and a document producing apparatus for binding paper whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, in order to surely cut each supplied base paper into a plurality of sheets of a predetermined size.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a binding method and a document producing apparatus for binding paper whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, to securely bind the binding margin of moisture-absorbed paper. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a binding method and a document producing apparatus for binding paper whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, particularly when producing a document from a plain paper cut sheet printed by a laser printer. , High speed and accurate manufacturing.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a paper binding method according to the present invention, water is supplied to a binding margin of each sheet to be bound before the sheets are stacked, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance. A plurality of sheets of stapling-absorbed paper that have been supplied and whose binding margins have absorbed moisture are stacked to form one document unit,
From the overlapping direction, pressure is applied by a binding member to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the plurality of stacked binding margin-absorbed papers,
In a method of binding paper, in which paper fibers are entangled between overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins and the plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers are bound, a predetermined page of a single document unit is previously determined. When a mark is formed and a plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form one document unit, the presence or absence of the mark is checked using a sensor to check for misfeeding of the paper. 1).

Here, the predetermined page refers to, for example, the first page of a document unit, and a mark indicating that the page is the first page is given in advance to the paper which is the first page of the document unit, and one document is referred to. When constructing a unit, the presence or absence of a mark is confirmed using a sensor.
In addition, the predetermined page refers to, for example, a predetermined page of a document unit to be produced, and a predetermined different mark indicating that the page is the predetermined page in advance on a sheet that is the predetermined page of the document unit. Then, when composing one document unit, the presence or absence of a mark is confirmed using a sensor.

According to this, in the binding method for binding paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture, if the paper having absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapped state, the sensor indicates that the page is a predetermined page. Since the predetermined mark is not confirmed, misfeeding of the paper can be inspected, and it is prevented that a wrongly bound document is issued, and the content of the document is guaranteed. In addition, when a predetermined different mark is given to all the pages, an error in the paper setting order when the paper is set in the supply cassette, an error in the paper feeding direction,
Alternatively, an error in the setting of the front and back sides of the paper and the like can be inspected together. In addition, if the above-described sensor is provided in the process of feeding paper from the supply cassette to the document producing apparatus and the inspection is performed, appropriate treatment can be performed immediately after paper feeding without producing an incorrect document. It is suitable.

Further, in the paper binding method according to the present invention, moisture is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound before the papers are stacked, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture are stacked to form a single document unit. A method of binding paper in a method of binding paper by applying pressure by a binding member to entangle the paper fibers between overlapping moisture-absorbing binding margins and bind the plurality of binding moisture-absorbing papers. By setting the number of document units to be set in advance, measuring the number of bound document units using a counter, and comparing the set number of document units with the measured number of document units,
It is characterized in that the document composition is checked for errors.
Invention).

According to this, in the binding method for binding paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture, when the paper having absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapping state, the number of document units measured by the counter is reduced. Since the number does not match the set number of document units, it is possible to check for a mistake in the configuration of the document unit, and it is possible to prevent a wrongly bound document from being issued, thereby guaranteeing the content of the document.

Further, in the paper binding method according to the present invention, water is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound before the papers are stacked, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture are stacked to form a single document unit. In the paper binding method for binding the plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper by applying pressure by the binding member to entangle the paper fibers between the overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, one sheet of paper supplied After cutting one sheet into a plurality of sheets of a predetermined size and forming perforations, water is supplied to the binding margin of each sheet (the invention according to claim 3).

Here, the order of the step of cutting the paper and the step of forming the perforations may be any order. Thus, in the binding method for binding paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed water, cutting errors and perforation formation errors that may occur when the paper that has absorbed moisture is cut or perforations are formed in the paper. In addition, it is possible to avoid problems such as corrosion due to moisture absorption of the blades of the cutting device or the perforation forming device.

Further, in the paper binding method according to the present invention, before the sheets are stacked, moisture is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture are stacked to form a single document unit. In the paper binding method for binding the plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper by applying pressure by the binding member to entangle the paper fibers between the overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, water is previously supplied to the binding margin. Then, immediately after aligning and stacking the binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and the moisture-absorbed papers whose binding margins have absorbed moisture, the moisture-absorbed papers are simultaneously bound at a plurality of positions. 4).

Thus, in the binding method for binding paper in which the binding margin has absorbed moisture, the binding margin is set before the moisture of the moisture-absorbed paper is released over time due to heat or the like. Immediately after the sheets are aligned and stacked, the moisture-absorbed paper is simultaneously bound at a plurality of positions, so that the paper can be securely bound. Further, the speed of document production can be increased.

Further, the document producing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a water supply means for supplying water to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means. Aligning / overlapping means for aligning a plurality of binding margins of the paper with the binding margins absorbing water, and stacking the plurality of sheets with the respective binding margins; and a plurality of binding margins absorbed by the alignment / lapping means. A pressure is applied by the binding member from the overlapping direction to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the finished paper, and the fibers of the paper are entangled between the overlapping moisture-absorbing binding margins. In a document producing apparatus having a binding unit for binding, a predetermined mark, which is previously applied to a paper serving as a predetermined page of one document unit, is detected when a plurality of moisture-absorbed papers are stacked to constitute one document unit. You A sensor, by confirming the presence or absence of the mark by using the sensor, characterized by further comprising a mark inspecting means for inspecting the paper misfeed, the (invention according to claim 5).

With this, in a document producing apparatus for binding paper whose binding margin has been made to absorb moisture, if the paper having absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapping state, it is determined by the sensor that the page is a predetermined page. Since the predetermined mark shown is not confirmed, misfeeding of the paper can be inspected, and it is prevented that an incorrectly bound document is issued, and the content of the document is guaranteed. Here, it is preferable that the binding member has a shape in which uneven portions having a triangular cross section are connected to each other so that the paper can be bound more reliably.

Further, the document producing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a water supply means for supplying water to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means. Aligning / overlapping means for aligning a plurality of binding margins of the paper with the binding margins absorbing water, and stacking the plurality of sheets with the respective binding margins; and a plurality of binding margins absorbed by the alignment / lapping means. A pressure is applied by the binding member from the overlapping direction to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the finished paper, and the fibers of the paper are entangled between the overlapping moisture-absorbing binding margins. In a document producing apparatus having a binding means for binding, a counter for measuring the number of document units produced by binding, a number of document units produced by a preset supplied paper, and By collating the number of documents units measured by coater, characterized in that it further comprises a unit number of check means documents inspecting mistakes document format, a (invention according to claim 6).

With this, in a document producing apparatus that binds paper whose binding margin has been made to absorb moisture, when the paper that has absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapped state, the number of document units measured by the counter is counted. Does not match the set number of document units, it is possible to check for a mistake in the configuration of the document units, and to prevent the issuance of a wrongly bound document, thereby guaranteeing the content of the document.

Further, in the document producing apparatus according to the present invention, a water supply means for supplying water to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means. Aligning / overlapping means for aligning a plurality of binding margins of the paper with the binding margins absorbing water, and stacking the plurality of sheets with the respective binding margins; and a plurality of binding margins absorbed by the alignment / lapping means. A pressure is applied by the binding member from the overlapping direction to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the finished paper, and the fibers of the paper are entangled between the overlapping moisture-absorbing binding margins. In a document producing apparatus having a binding means for binding, a cutting means for cutting each supplied paper into a plurality of sheets of a predetermined size and a perforation forming means for forming a perforation in the paper are provided by the water supply apparatus. hand Wherein the in is provided in the preceding stage (the invention according to claim 7).

Thus, in a document producing apparatus that binds paper whose binding margin has absorbed water, cutting errors or perforations that may occur when cutting paper that has absorbed moisture or forming perforations in the paper. Formation errors can be prevented, and problems such as corrosion due to moisture absorption of the blades of the cutting device or the perforation forming device can be avoided. Further, the document production apparatus according to the present invention is a water supply means for supplying water to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound,
Moisture is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding margin has been absorbed and the binding margin has been absorbed, and a plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper are aligned with each other with the binding margins aligned.
Overlapping means and a pressure applied by the binding member from the overlapping direction to the moisture-absorbed binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / lapping means, so that the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins overlap. Entangle the paper fibers with
In a document producing apparatus having a binding means for binding the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed paper, an aligning / overlapping means for aligning and binding the binding margins of the moisture-absorbed paper, and a binding means for binding the moisture-absorbed paper at a plurality of positions simultaneously. Are provided integrally at a stage subsequent to the water supply means (the invention according to claim 8).

Thus, in the document producing apparatus for binding the paper whose binding margin has absorbed water, the binding margin is set before the moisture of the moisture-absorbed paper is released over time due to heat or the like. Immediately after the sheets are aligned and stacked, the moisture-absorbed paper is bound at a time, so that the paper can be bound securely.
Further, since the alignment and stacking of the paper and the binding are performed almost simultaneously, the speed of document preparation can be increased.

Further, in the document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means and the binding means, which are provided integrally, are arranged so that the side on the binding side of the four sides of the paper having been subjected to the binding and moisture absorption is parallel to the traveling direction. The supporting device for supporting the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper while being positioned, the first stopper fixed to receive the binding side of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper, and the binding margin of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper are as follows. The opposite side is collectively received for a plurality of sheets that are sent as one document unit, and is displaced to a position set in advance according to the size of the paper, thereby forming the side on the binding side of the moisture-absorbed paper. And a guide that abuts the first stopper on the first stopper, receives the front side of the binding-absorbed paper in the traveling direction, and presses the wall provided on the support device to receive the rear side of the binding-absorbed paper in the traveling direction. The second stopper to be attached also serves as the first stopper, and is displaced along the side of the binding side of the moisture-absorbed paper set in advance according to the size of the paper to simultaneously bind the binding side at a predetermined interval. (Invention according to claim 9), whereby a plurality of stapling-absorbed paper sheets, which are sent as one document unit, are bundled together. After the sheets are aligned and stacked, the sheets can be securely bound at a plurality of positions at the same time, so that the speed of document production can be suitably increased.

Further, in the document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the punching means for punching a file hole in the bound paper is provided integrally with the plurality of binding members (the invention according to claim 10). In addition, the speed of document preparation is increased, and the size of the document preparation apparatus is reduced, which is more preferable. Further, in the document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means includes a pressing mechanism for pressing the paper so that the fed paper does not overlap in a curved state, and the fed paper is provided on the binding margin side. If a swing mechanism for swinging the paper appropriately so that the sides are not aligned and do not overlap is further provided (the invention according to claim 11), the paper in which the binding margin has absorbed moisture is bound. In the document producing apparatus, it is possible to securely bind the paper with the binding margins aligned. Further, the fed paper does not slip, and the processing time of the aligning / stacking step is reduced.

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, referring to FIG. 1, a process for producing a document 12 by binding, for example, four sheets of half the size of a single sheet 10 from a single sheet 10 as a base paper, for example, will be described. I do. The document 12 is produced through the following six steps. (1) Single-sheet preparation step 14 (refer to FIG. 1A) Here, the number of single-sheet sheets 10 to be supplied, which is made of A4 size plain paper or recycled paper, (here, single-sheet) (2) Prepare in order. At this time, a set of two sets of this cut sheet 10 is prepared for the number of sets corresponding to the number of 12 units of the document to be produced. A line constituting the slip and characters 33 such as date, address, name and the like, which are shown in FIG. Cut sheet 1
0 has two slip schedule sections 16 and 17. here,
A predetermined mark 18 is printed in advance at a predetermined position of a slip schedule section 16 which is a predetermined page (here, the first page) of the cut sheet 10.

A plurality of cut sheets 10 are placed in a base paper supply cassette 63.
And data such as the total number of cut sheets 10, mark information to be inspected, and the number of document units to be produced are input to the operation panel 80 of the document producing apparatus 62 (see FIG. 3). In addition,
In addition to a mark inspection step 36 described later, a mark inspection means is provided before the cut sheet 10 is sent from the base paper supply cassette 63 to the next cutting step 20, and the cut sheet 10 to be sent is to be produced. If the cut sheet 20 is sent to the cutting step 20 only when it is checked whether or not there is a match, if the page order of the cut sheet 10 is erroneously set in the base paper supply cassette 63, etc. It is preferable that a rapid treatment can be performed before the is produced. (2) Cutting Step 20 (See FIG. 1B) Here, the cut sheet 10 is cut along the cut line 22 at the boundary between the two scheduled slip portions 16 and 17 in FIG. 1B.
As a result, the single form 10 becomes two forms 24 and 26 of the same size which are the A5 size.

Since the cut sheet 10 is cut in the present step before the water supply step 34 described below, cutting errors that may occur when cutting a cut sheet that has absorbed moisture or moisture absorption by the blade of the cutting device may occur. Problems such as corrosion can be avoided. (3) Perforation forming step 28 (see FIG. 1C) Here, for each of the slips 24 and 26, the slip 2
A perforation 32 is formed along a binding margin 30 along the left side in FIG. This is to make it easy to separate the slips 24 and 26 from the document 12 one by one. Note that plain paper has a fiber composition.

In the same manner as in the cutting step 20, the slips 24, 2
Voucher 2 that absorbed moisture to form perforations in 6
It is possible to avoid problems such as a perforation mistake which may occur when perforations are formed in the holes 4 and 26, and corrosion such as the blade of the perforation forming device absorbing moisture. (4) Water Supply Step 34 (See FIG. 1D) Here, an appropriate amount of water is supplied to the binding margin 30 for each of the supplied slips 24 and 26, and the binding margin 30 is impregnated with moisture. The binding margin 30 is such that all of the supplied moisture permeates into the inside and no water floats on the surface. The binding margin 30 is the absorbed binding margin 30A.

Here, the supply of moisture to the binding margin 30A is not performed at a time after the slips 24 and 26 are stacked, but at a stage before the slips 24 and 26 are stacked. Do this one by one. Therefore, even if the number of slips to be stacked (bound) is large, if water is supplied after stacking the slips, the slips in the central part where moisture is difficult to spread are in a state where moisture is appropriately absorbed. .

When the number of slips of the document 12 to be produced exceeds two, the steps from the cutting step 20 to the water supply step 34 are repeated to prepare a predetermined number of slips. (5) Mark inspection step 36 (see FIG. 1E) Here, the presence or absence of a predetermined mark is aligned using a sensor.
Before sending to the stacking step 38, the slips 24 and 26 are inspected for misfeeds.

When the slips 24 and 26, which have absorbed moisture, are sent in an overlapping state, the predetermined mark 18 indicating the predetermined page is not confirmed by the sensor. Once determined, the information is displayed. When this display appears, confirming the page order of the corresponding prepared document 12 prevents the incorrectly bound document 12 from being issued, and guarantees the contents of the document. In addition, a predetermined different mark 18 is printed on each page.
, An error in the setting order of the single form 10 and the slip 2
Errors in the feed direction of the sheets 4 and 26 and errors in the set of the front and back of the slips 24 and 26 are also detected.

Here, one embodiment of the cut sheet 10 used in the document producing apparatus of the present invention will be described in more detail.
A slip 2 formed by cutting the cut sheet 10 shown in FIG.
The slips 24, 26, 40, 4
Characters 33 such as the line constituting 2 and the date, address, name, etc.
Is printed. In the lower left corner of the slip 24 corresponding to the first page, there is a space for marking (mark printing portion).
In this case, a mark (n = 1) indicating the first page of the page number (n) in the table shown in FIG.
18 is performed.

When all the pages constituting the document 12 are to be identified, different marks (n = 1 to 4) corresponding to the pages of the document 12 to be prepared are applied to the slips 24, 26, 40 and 42, respectively. Is done. Mark 18 attached to this slip 24
Is determined by the inexpensive mark inspection device 82 using reflection of a general light source, which will be described later, in the mark inspection step 36, which is a step subsequent to the water supply step 34, as described above. Is checked (see FIG. 3).

According to this mark inspection method, FIG.
It is sufficient to read a mark coded by a binary combination of the presence or absence of a painted part in the four zones 60a to 60d of the space 60 for applying the mark shown in FIG. The speed of document preparation can be increased, and the space for marking 6
0 can be made smaller than, for example, a barcode or the like, and there is no inconvenience such as the presence of the mark when viewing the slip 24.

(6) Alignment / stacking step 38 (refer to FIG. 1 (F)) Here, two binding-absorbed slips 24 and 26 obtained from the first binding-absorbed cut sheet 10 and two sheets The two stapled-absorbed slips 40 and 42 obtained from the stapled-absorbed single sheets of the eyes are collectively overlapped with the respective stapled-absorbing margins 30A. Slip 24, 2
Instead of stacking 6, 40, 42 one by one,
Since the documents are collectively arranged and stacked, the speed of document preparation is increased.

(7) Punching step 44 (see FIG. 1 (G)) Here, the slips 24, 2
Holes 46 and 48 for files are formed in portions 6, 40 and 42 along the perforations 32. If this punching is performed simultaneously with the next binding, the speed of document preparation is increased. (8) Binding Step 50 (see FIG. 1 (H)) Here, a plurality of stacked slip-absorbed slips 2 are stacked.
A pressure is applied to a total of three places near the center and both ends of the moisture-absorbed binding margins 30A of 4, 26, 40, and 42 by a binding member (screw) having a shape in which uneven portions having a triangular cross section are connected in a vertical direction. . As a result, the paper fibers are entangled between the overlapping moisture absorbing binding margins 30A, and the four binding moisture absorbing slips 24, 26, 40, 42 are bound. Reference numerals 52, 54, and 56 indicate binding portions.

Here, the supply of water to the binding margin 30 is as follows.
Rather than performing at one time after stacking the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42, at the stage before stacking the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42, the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 are performed on each of the slips. Therefore, when moisture is supplied after stacking the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42, the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A of the central two slips 26 and the moisture-absorbing binding margin 30A of the slip 40 that are normally difficult to spread moisture are provided. Also between the paper fibers are intertwined. Therefore, the four sheets of slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 that have been subjected to the binding margin and moisture absorption are securely bound with a sufficiently strong binding force in a dry state.

Also, preferably, immediately after the water supply step 34, the alignment and stacking step 38, the punching step 44, and the binding step 50 are substantially simultaneously performed, so that a state in which water is absorbed is obtained. Before the moisture of the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 is released over time due to heat or the like, the binding margin 30 is set.
Immediately after A is aligned and stacked, the moisture-absorbed paper is simultaneously bound at a plurality of positions, so that the paper can be securely bound. Also,
The document preparation time is reduced, and the size of the document preparation apparatus is reduced.

As described above, the document 12 is completed. In addition,
The absorbed binding margin 30A is then dried naturally and returns to the original, dry binding margin 30, and the document 12
Becomes The binding portions 52, 54, and 56 are dried in a state where the paper fibers are well entangled, and the slips 24, 26, 40, 42
Is tightly bound with a sufficiently strong binding force. The processes from the cutting process 20 to the binding process 50 are repeated until all the set cut sheets 10 are processed.

(9) Number inspection step 58 for each document (FIG. 1)
(See (I).) Since the number of 12 units of documents produced by the cut sheet 10 supplied as described above is set in advance, the number of 12 units of documents produced by binding is, for example, Measured by a counter using a photoelectric switch,
By comparing the set number of 12 units of the document with the measured number of 12 units of the document, an error in the configuration of the document 12 is checked.

As a result, the slips 24, 2
When the sheets are bound in a state where 6, 40 and 42 are overlapped, the number of documents 12 measured by the counter does not match the set number of documents 12 and therefore, the configuration error of the document 12 is inspected. The content of the document 12 is guaranteed by preventing the issue of the wrongly bound document 12.

Next, a description will be given of a document producing apparatus 62 according to an embodiment of the document producing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the document production device 62. The document production device 62
When viewed along the path along which the cut sheet 10 is transported, the base paper supply cassette 63, the paper feeding device 64, the cutting device 66 as cutting means, the perforation forming device 68 as perforation forming means, the water supply Water supply device 70 as means
A mark inspecting device 82 as a mark inspecting device, an aligning / overlapping device 72 as an aligning / overlapping device, a binding device 74 as a binding device, and a punching device 76 as a punching device. A document number inspection device 84 as a unit number inspection means, a document discharge device 77, and a document storage cassette 78. Cut sheet 10
After being set in the base paper supply cassette 63, the inside of the document producing device 62 advances along a substantially U-shaped path in FIG. Will be accommodated. In addition, the document production apparatus 62 is provided with an operation panel 80 for inputting information on the configuration of the document 12 to be produced, at the upper front of the apparatus.

When the document 12 is prepared, a large number of the single sheets 10 shown in FIG. 1 (A) in which a predetermined mark 18 is provided on a slip schedule section 16 corresponding to a predetermined page on a base paper supply cassette 63 are placed. I do. The cut sheet 10 is made of A4 size plain paper, and the line and the characters 33 constituting the slip are printed by the printer.
Is printed, and has two slip schedule sections 16 and 17. Further, the operation panel 80 is operated, and for example, two cut sheets 1
0 is cut into two, and a command to produce four spelled documents 12 is input.
The type of the mark 18 to be determined and the number of units of the document 12 to be inspected to be inspected by the inspection unit 84 are inputted.

When a start button (not shown) is pressed, the document producing device 62 is started, and the cut-out roller 83 constituting the paper feeding device 64 causes the upper side of the plurality of cut sheets 10 placed on the base paper supply cassette 63 to be turned on. Is sent out one by one one by one, and after passing through the rollers 85 and 86,
The traveling direction is changed downward, and further passes through the rollers 88 and 90 to reach the cutting device 66.

[Cutting device 66]
Medium, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the leading end of the conveyed sheet 10, a fixed blade (not shown) over the entire width of the sheet 10, a rotary blade 92 movable in the direction of the arrow, a stepping motor (not shown), and the like. is there. The stepping motor counts the stepping number of the stepping motor from the time when the sensor detects the leading end of the conveyed sheet, and temporarily stops the stepping motor when the stepping number reaches a predetermined number corresponding to the size of the slip to be produced. . Subsequently, the rotary blade 92 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the cut sheet 10 is cut along the line 22. The arrow 23 in FIG. 3 indicates the position of the line 22 of the cut sheet 10.

As a result, the single form 10 becomes two forms 24 and 26 of the same size which are the A5 size. The cut slips 24 and 26 pass through the rollers 94 and 96 one by one and reach the perforation forming device 68. [Perforation Forming Apparatus 68] The perforation forming apparatus 68 has a configuration in which a perforation roller 98 is pressed against the roller 100, and the slip 24 has a portion near the left side as shown in FIG. A perforation 32 is formed in a portion passing between the roller 98 and the roller 100 and along the left side.

The slip 24 in which the perforations 32 have begun to enter subsequently reaches the water supply device 70. [Moisture Supply Apparatus 70] The water supply apparatus 70 includes a water tank 104 in which water 102 is stored, a pulley 106 located in the water 102 in the water tank 104, a driving pulley 108, and a section between the pulley 106 and the driving pulley 108. And a roller 112 provided at the same height as the drive pulley 108 and with the rotation axis parallel to the belt 110 wound around the drive pulley 108, and the slip 24 And a roller 114 sandwiched therebetween. Here, instead of the above configuration, the roller 11
2, the belt 110 wound around the driving pulley 108 may directly sandwich the cut sheet 10 between itself and the roller 114.

The belt 110 has a cloth-like outer surface. When the belt 110 comes out of the water 102, the water does not disperse and adhere as water droplets of visible size, but adheres in a state of an extremely thin water film. That's why. That is, the belt 110 is
Of water 102 in the state of an extremely thin film of water
Has the role of continuously supplying in the direction of. Roller 112
Is coated with a cloth-like sheet similar to that of the belt 110, and the ultra-thin water film transferred from the belt 110 is continuously moved in the direction of the roller 114 made of an elastic member such as rubber while the film is kept as it is. It has a role to supply to.

The driving pulley 108 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3, the belt 110 runs in the direction of arrow A1, the roller 112 rotates clockwise, and the roller 114 rotates counterclockwise. A portion of the binding margin 30 of the cut sheet 10 is sandwiched between the rollers 112 and 114, and is sent to the next process while changing the traveling direction by 90 °. Binding margin 30
When the portion passes while being sandwiched between the rollers 112 and 114, an extremely thin film of water adhered to and carried on the textured outer surface of the belt 110 forms the binding margin 30. Attached so that it is transferred to one side. Water adhering to the binding margin 30 permeates into the fiber composition of the binding margin 30, and the binding margin 30 becomes a moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A in which the fibers are slightly loosened (see FIG. 1 (D)).

Here, since the water film is continuously carried by the belt 110, the water adheres uniformly over the entire length of the binding margin 30. As a result, the binding margin 30
Is a state in which water uniformly penetrates into the fiber composition over its entire length. Further, since the water film is extremely thin, the amount of water adhering per unit area of the binding margin 30 is extremely small, and is slightly smaller than the amount of water that the fiber composition of the binding margin 30 can absorb. For this reason, all the water adhering to the binding margin 30 permeates into the fiber composition, and no water floats on the surface of the binding margin 30.

Further, since the water film is carried by the belt 110 and transferred to the roller 112 as it is, and further transferred to the binding margin 30 of the slip 24, the water is reliably limited to the binding margin 30 portion. Can be adhered to. The slip 24 in which the binding margin 30 has become the binding margin 30 </ b> A with the moisture absorbed, subsequently reaches the mark detection device 82.

[Mark Inspection Apparatus 82] Mark Inspection Apparatus 8
2 is a reflection type photoelectric switch 115 for detecting reflection of the light source.
Is provided as a sensor, and the presence or absence of the predetermined mark 18 is checked before being sent to the aligning / overlapping device 72. If the slips 24 and 26 that have absorbed moisture are sent in an overlapping state, the reflection type photoelectric switch 115 does not recognize the predetermined mark 18 indicating that the slip is a predetermined page. Is determined and the information is displayed. When this display appears, confirming the page order of the corresponding prepared document 12 prevents the incorrectly bound document 12 from being issued. In addition, when a predetermined different mark 18 is applied to all pages, an error in the setting order of the cut sheet 10, an error in the feeding direction of the slips 24 and 26, an error in the setting of the front and back of the slips 24 and 26, and the like are also added. Is detected.

The slips 24, 2 passed through the mark inspection device 82
6, 40 and 42 sequentially reach the aligning / stacking device 72. [Alignment / Overlapping Device 72] As shown in FIG. 4, the alignment / overlapping device 72 moves the side of the four sides of the slip-absorbed slip that is closer to the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A in the traveling direction (X direction).
A support device 116 for supporting the slip 24 sent while being positioned in parallel with the first stopper 11 (see FIG. 3).
8, a guide 120, and a second stopper 122.

The first stopper 118 is fixedly provided to receive the side of the binding slip 24, 26, 40, 42 on the binding margin 30A side. The binding device 74 and the punch device 7 also serving as the first stopper 118
6 are provided, which will be described later. The guides 120 are used for binding slips 24, 26, 40,
At the time when all of the sheets 42 have been sent, the side opposite to the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A is received by the guide portion 120A, and is displaced to a position set in advance according to the size of the form 24. , 26, 40, and 42 are aligned by bringing the sides on the binding margin side into contact with the first stopper 118.

The operation of the guide 120 will be described with reference to the plan view of the guide 120 in FIG. Guide 120
Is normally in the initial position (state A). The guide 120A of the guide 120 at the initial position and the first stopper 1
Vouchers 24, 26, 40, 4 that are narrower than the gap with
2 is sent, the turntable 124 having the protrusion 123 provided below the guide 120 is urged by a drive source (not shown) to rotate clockwise around the central axis, and the guide portion 120A of the guide 120 is rotated. 4A is displaced in the Y2 direction in FIG. 4 (A) (state B), and stops at a position corresponding to the predetermined width of the set slips 24, 26, 40, 42. 26, 40, 42
Of the binding margin 30 </ b> A of the first stopper 118.
And are aligned. On the other hand, slips 24, 26, 4
When a slip wider than 0 and 42 is sent, the turntable 124 rotates counterclockwise, and the guide 120A of the guide 120 is guided by the protrusion 123, and Y in FIG.
After being fully displaced in one direction (state C) and the width between the guide portion 120A of the guide 120 and the first stopper 118 is widened, the turntable 124 is now rotated clockwise, and Y2
The slips 24, 26, 40 and 42 are displaced in the direction and stopped at positions corresponding to the widths of the slips 24, 26, 40 and 42, and the sides of the moisture-absorbed binding margins 30A of the slips 24, 26, 40 and 42 are aligned.

The second stopper 122 is composed of two baffles 130, 130 hanging down from a shaft 128 provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the slip 24 advances. Axis 1
Gear portions 142, 142 are provided at both ends of the 28, and the gear portions 142, 142 are movably locked on two rails 140, 140 provided at both ends in the traveling direction of the slip 24 ( (See FIG. 5). Also, baffle plates 130, 13
Numeral 0 is provided rotatably about a shaft 128 as a fulcrum by a driving source (not shown).
0 and 42 are provided so as to be movable in the traveling direction and the opposite traveling direction. Therefore, the received slips 24, 2
The two baffle plates 130 hanging down from the shaft 128 by a mechanism including the rails 140, 140 and the gear portions 142, 142 in accordance with the lengths in the traveling direction of 6, 40, 42,
After the sheet 130 advances or retreats to a predetermined position along the slip 24 traveling direction, the slip 24 sent one by one,
The tips (26, 40, 42) of the support device 116 are pressed against the wall 121 extending to the left end in FIG. , 26, 40, 42 in the traveling direction. When the bound document 12 is discharged by the document discharge device 77 described later, the baffle plates 130 and 130 rotate in the traveling direction (discharge direction), and the discharge of the document 12 is not hindered. .

According to the arrangement of the aligning / overlapping device 72 described above, the four bound slip-absorbed slips 2 sequentially sent are
4, 26, 40, and 42 are overlapped, the four sides are aligned, and the absorbed margin 30A is aligned. In this case, according to the present embodiment, water on the opposite side to the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A is not attached, and the end face of the side having a stronger waist as compared to the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A is formed on the guide portion 120A of the guide 120. In order to guide the slips 24, 26, 40, 42 by abutment, the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30 whose waist is weakened
It is not affected by A, and therefore, alignment is performed with high accuracy.

A pressing plate 132 as a pressing mechanism is provided above the guide 120. The pressing plate 132 is movable in the X direction in FIG. 4A by a driving source (not shown). The pressing plate 132 can be freely moved up and down by a swinging means (not shown). Therefore, when the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 are sent, the pressing plate 132 retreats in the X direction, and the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 enter smoothly. In addition, the slips 24, 26, 40, 4 sent to predetermined positions
2 is pressed by the pressing plate 132 one by one, so that, for example, if the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 are sent in a curved shape, the curved shape is eliminated. Further, a swing mechanism 119 is provided on the support device 116 that supports the above-described slips 24, 26, 40, and 42. Since the swing device 119 swings the support device 116 up and down as appropriate, After the slips 24, 26, 40, and 42 in which the binding margin 30 is in the moisture absorbing state are sequentially sent, there is no possibility that the slips will be irregularly overlapped before being collectively aligned and stacked. Further, the fed paper does not slip, and the processing time of the aligning / stacking step is reduced.

The four binding slips 24, 26,
40, 42 are overlapped, the four sides are aligned, and the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A is aligned (this is referred to as the stacking slip 134).
), The stacking slip 134 is processed by the next punching device 76 and binding device 74 while maintaining this state. Here, the stacking slip 134 is the binding margin 3 that has been absorbed.
0A are aligned and stacked, and the binding margin stacking section 13 has already been absorbed.
6 (see FIG. 6).

[Punching Device 76 and Binding Device 74] The punching device 76 and the binding device 74 are provided almost integrally with the aligning / overlapping device 72 in a form also serving as the first stopper 118 of the above-described aligning / overlapping device 72. Have been. FIG.
In the plan view of the punching device 76 and the binding device 74 shown in (A), the binding device 74 includes first to third binding device portions 138A to 138C. The punching device 76 is provided integrally with the second binding device portion 138B. The first binding device portion 138A is fixed, but the second binding device portion 138B is moved by a moving mechanism (not shown), and the third binding device portion 138C is formed by a shaft 128 provided integrally. By moving through two gears 142, 142 on two rails 140, 140 provided at both ends along the traveling direction of 134, each of them corresponds to the length of the stacking slip 134 in the traveling direction. It is movable in the traveling direction.

In the punch device 76 and the second binding device portion 138B shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the punch device 76 presses the two punch blades 144 and 144 and the punch blades 144 and 144. The second binding device portion 138B has a pair of upper and lower binding members 150B and a lever 152 for operating the binding members 150B.

Further, a punch base 158 formed with holes 154, 154, 156, 156 for guiding the punch blades 144, 144 penetrating the stacking slip 134 to be placed is integrally formed with the punch device 76. It is provided in. Also, the punch blade 144 pressed by the lever 148,
Springs 160, 1 for returning 144 upward
60 is inserted through the punch blades 144, 144, and both ends of the springs 160, 160 are under the locking portion 146 provided for locking the upper end surface of the punch base 158 and the upper end portions of the punch blades 144, 144. Locked to the end face. The punch blade 14 is attached to a shaft 147 provided in the locking portion 146.
4 and 144 and one end of a lever 148 are locked. A shaft 149 is provided to extend to the bent portion of the L-shaped lever 148, and the shaft 149 is locked to a side wall of the punch base 158.

The punching device 76 constructed as described above
FIG. 5 shows that the lever 148 is moved by a driving unit (not shown).
(C) When rotated in the middle Z1 direction, the punch blades 144 and 144 move downward with the shaft 149 as a fulcrum, and
After pressing and piercing a predetermined portion near the moisture-absorbed binding margin stacking portion 136 at 34, the tips of the punch blades 144 and 144 are guided to the hole 156. At this time, since the springs 160 and 160 are in a compressed state, when the urging of the lever 148 by the driving unit is released, the spring 1
The punch blades 144 and 144 move upward and away from the stacking slip 134, and the stacking slips 134 and 144 are extended.
Punch holes 46 and 48 are formed (see FIG. 1 (G)).

The second binding device portion 138B has a portion above the binding member 150B provided at a position separated from the hole 154 on the lower end surface of the punch base 158 by a predetermined distance, and has a portion below the binding member 150B. Punch base 15
8 is provided on the upper end face of one end of the binding base 164 attached independently. One end of the binding base 164 is locked to a shaft 166 provided on the punch base 158, and the other end is locked to a shaft 168 formed to extend to one end of the lever 152. Further, the spring 170 has both ends locked to the other end of the lever and the binding base 164.

The second binding device portion 138B configured as described above is driven by a driving unit (not shown) to move the lever 152
5C is rotated in the Z2 direction in FIG. 5C, one end of the binding base 164 provided below the binding member 150B moves upward with the shaft 166 as a fulcrum, and the binding member 15
0B and the portion above the binding member 150B, the moisture-absorbed binding margin stacking portion 136 of the stacking slip 134 is sandwiched and pressed to bind the stacking slip 134, and the lever 152 is driven by the drive unit. When the urging is released, the binding member 1
The portion below 50B descends, separates from the stacking slip 134, and the binding of the stacking slip 134 is completed. Note that lever 1
When an excessive force acts between the lower part of the binding member 150B and the upper part of the binding member 150B at the time of pressing by the lever 52, the lever 152
The pressing force of the binding member 150B is reduced, and problems such as damage to a portion below the binding member 150B and a portion above the binding member 150B are prevented.

Here, the structure of the binding member 150B will be described in detail. At one end of the binding base 164, as shown in FIG. 7, a female thread 172 having an upper side missing is formed at a portion facing the upper end surface 164a. Female thread 172
Is open on the upper surface side. The diameter of the female thread 172 is 5
mm screw 174 and the side plate 17
6, 176 so as not to get caught and attached. An upper portion of the screw 174 protrudes from an upper end surface 164 a of one end of the binding base 164. In this way, a portion below the binding member 150B is configured.
Although not shown, a portion above the binding member 150B is provided in a portion above the punch base portion 158 by basically the same configuration as the one end portion of the binding base portion 164 described above. Therefore, the screw 174 at one end of the binding base 164
The screw 178 (see FIG. 8) at a position above the punch base 158 is configured to face each other.

As shown in FIG. 8, each of the screws 174 and 178 has a diameter of about 5 mm. The screw 174 has a shape in which convex portions 180 having a triangular cross section and concave portions 182 having a triangular cross section are alternately connected. The screw 178 also has a shape in which convex portions 184 having a triangular cross section and concave portions 186 having a triangular cross section are alternately connected. The screw 174 and the screw 178 are connected to the convex portion 180 of the screw 174 and the concave portion 18 of the screw 1178.
6 are positioned so that the concave portion 182 of the screw 174 and the convex portion 184 of the screw 178 face each other.

Although not shown, the first and third binding device portions 138A and 138C are also basically the same as the second binding device portions 138A and 138C.
Has the same configuration as that of the binding device portion 138B, and has binding members 150A and 150C (see FIG. 5A). By the operation of the aligning / overlapping device 72 described above, the four binding margins 24, 26, 40, and 42 are overlapped and the four sides are aligned, and the side of the moisture absorbing binding margin 30A is the first stopper 118. That is, when the stacking slips 134 are formed by being brought into contact with the binding device 74 and the punching device 76 and being aligned, the respective binding portions are urged to perform the following binding and punching operations.

At this time, the second binding device portion 138B, the punching device 76, and the third binding device portion 138C are already urged by the drive unit or the like to extend the stacking slip 134 in the binding direction. Has been moved to a predetermined position corresponding to the size. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the length of the stacking slip 134 produced as the document 12 in the binding margin direction is changed from that shown in FIG.
When the size is changed to the double size shown in (B), the second binding device that is located at a position separated from the first binding device portion 138A by the distance X is used.
Of the first binding device portion 138A moves rightward to reach a position 2X away from the first binding device portion 138A, and the third binding device located at a position 2X away from the first binding device portion 138A. The part 138C moves to the right and reaches a position separated by a distance of 4X from the first binding device part 138A. Therefore, even when the stacking slips 134 have different sizes, a uniform and stable binding force can be obtained over the entire stacking unit 136.

When the moisture-absorbed binding margin stacking portion 136 of the stacking slip 134 is brought into contact with the binding device 74 and the punching device 76 to be aligned, the binding device 74 and the punching device 76 are simultaneously energized to each drive unit. Then, punching and binding operations are performed. That is, the punch blades 144 and 144 descend by the rotation operation of the lever 148 in the Z1 direction,
Punch holes 46 and 48 (see FIG. 1G) are formed in the stacking slip 134 through the vicinity of the moisture-absorbed binding margin stacking portion 136, and the first operation is performed by rotating the lever 152 in the Z2 direction. The punch base 158 provided with the portion below the binding member 150B of the third binding device portions 138A to 138C moves upward, and between the portion below the binding member 150B and the portion above the binding member 150B. Stacked slip 1
The stapling and stacking portion 136 having been absorbed by moisture is held, pressed, and bound. Here, the binding device 74 includes the screw 1
74 is configured to apply the pressure required to entangle the stacked stapling fibers for a suitable period of time. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1H, the three binding portions 52, 54,
56 are formed, and the moisture-absorbed binding margin stacking portion 136 is bound at three places. In this case, if a single binding device is used in place of the first to third binding device portions 138A to 138C to sequentially bind three locations, the error of the binding position for each location may be accumulated. Although there is a possibility that this may occur, the configuration according to the present embodiment eliminates the possibility.

When the punching and binding operations are simultaneously performed by the above-described configuration using, for example, a drive source composed of one set of cam shafts, the speed of document production can be increased and the size of the document production apparatus can be reduced. It is preferable that there is no possibility that a positional shift between the punch position and the binding position may occur, but it is preferable to use a different member according to the necessity of the device configuration, etc. Is also good.

The state of the binding portions 52, 54, 56 will be described in detail below. The binding margin 30A that has been absorbed
When the screw 174 is urged, the binding margin that has been absorbed will follow the shape of the convex portion 180 and the concave portion 186 or the convex portion 184 and the concave portion 182 because the fiber is slightly loosened due to moisture absorption and is in a soft state. Extend. Here, since the binding margin 30A that has absorbed moisture absorbs moisture and the fibers are slightly loosened and is in a soft state, the fibers are loosened without cracks and sufficiently expanded. Subsequently, due to the compressive force, the loosened fibers are entangled between the overlapping binding margins 30A, and the binding is performed.
6 are formed. Finally, the screws 178 and 174 are held at a fixed interval. 30A moisture-absorbing binding margin
Since water is in a soft state by absorbing moisture, it is compressed and the interval becomes narrower than when it is dry. In this manner, the binding portions 52, 54, and 56 are bound with a greater binding force than when they are dry. Here, since the binding portions 52, 54, and 56 are processed in the binding process 50 immediately after passing through the moisture supply process 34, the moisture of the formed moisture-absorbing binding margin 30A is temporally reduced by ambient heat or the like. It is bound immediately before being evaporated or the like, and exhibits a greater binding force than when it is dry, so that it is securely bound.

The produced document 12 is discharged by the following document discharge device 77. [Document discharge device 77] The document discharge device 77 is provided below the aligning / stacking device 72, as shown in FIG.
The document discharge device 77 shown in FIG.
2 and 194 are provided in parallel in the direction of discharging the document 12 indicated by the arrow, and pulleys 188a,
188b, 190a and 190b are provided. Two belts 196 and 198 are wound around the pulleys 188a, 188b, 190a and 190b and run in the discharge direction. The belts 196 and 198 have projections 200 and 202, respectively.

The rotating shaft 19 is urged by a driving source (not shown).
2, 194, pulleys 188a, 188b, 190a, 1
When the belts 196 and 198 run in the direction of the arrow in the drawing via the 90b, the rear end of the document 12 comes into contact with the projections 200 and 202, and the document 1 is moved with the movement of the projections 200 and 202.
2 is conveyed and sent to the document unit number inspection device 84.
At this time, as described above, the baffles 130 and 130 of the aligning / stacking device 72 rotate in the advancing direction (discharge direction), and the discharge of the document 12 is not hindered. The holding plate 13 of the aligning / stacking device 72
2, the document 12 is pressed down on the projections 200, 202 of the belts 196, 198.
There is no problem that the vehicle gets on and the emission is prevented.

The document discharge device 77 may be configured to also serve as the swing mechanism 119 of the aligning / overlapping device 72. [Document Number Inspection Device 84] The document number inspection device 84 shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a counter using a transmission type photoelectric switch 117 for counting the number of 12 documents. Since the number of the unit of the document 12 produced by the supplied cut sheet 10 is previously set on the operation panel 80,
Here, the number of 12 units of the documents produced by binding is measured using the photoelectric switch 117, and the set number of 12 units of the document and the measured number of 12 units of the document are collated.

The slips 24, 26, 40, 4 that absorbed the moisture
In the case where sheets are bound in a state where 2 are overlapped with each other, the number of 12 units of the document to be measured does not match the set number of 12 units of the document, so that an error in the configuration of the 12 units of the document can be inspected. The document 12 that has passed through the document unit number inspection device 84 is stored in a document storage cassette 78.

When the mark inspection device 82 or the document number inspection device 84 detects a feed error of the slips 24, 26, 40, or 42 or a configuration error of the document 12, the corresponding inappropriate document 12 is taken out. Appropriate measures such as disposal and re-production are performed. When the document 12 is discarded, since there is no metal fitting such as a conventional stapler, the document 12 can be shredded in this state. Therefore,
The disposal of the prepared document 12 can be made simple and safe.

By operating the operation panel 80, the document producing apparatus 62 can set several patterns for the sheet cutting size, the binding position, the presence or absence of a file hole, and the like. Further, the perforation forming device 68 or the like can be provided as an option. Further, when supplying moisture to the binding margin, it is not necessary to supply water in the form of water, which is a liquid. For example, it may be supplied in the form of steam or mist.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0085]

According to the paper binding method of the present invention, moisture is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound before the papers are stacked, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance. In this case, a plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper in a state where the binding margin has absorbed moisture are overlapped to form one document unit, and the overlapping direction of the plurality of stacked stapled and moisture-absorbed papers is set in the direction of overlapping. Then, by applying a pressure from the binding member, the fibers of the paper are entangled between the overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, and a plurality of binding margins are bound in the paper binding method. Inspection of misfeeding of paper by making a predetermined mark on the paper that is to be a page in advance and checking the presence or absence of the mark using a sensor when composing multiple sheets of moisture-absorbed paper into one document unit The binding margin is moisture In the binding method for binding the paper that has been absorbed, if the paper that has absorbed the moisture is bound in an overlapping state, the predetermined mark indicating the predetermined page is not confirmed by the sensor. Misfeeds can be inspected and incorrectly bound documents are prevented from being issued, ensuring the content of the documents. When a predetermined different mark is applied to all pages, an error in the order of setting the paper, an error in the feeding direction of the paper, an error in the setting of the front and back of the paper, and the like can also be detected.

According to the paper binding method of the present invention, the number of document units produced by the supplied paper is set in advance, and the number of document units produced by binding is measured using a counter. By comparing the set number of document units with the measured number of document units, in order to check for mistakes in document composition, if the paper that has absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapping state, the counter will count. Since the number of document units to be set does not match the set number of document units, it is possible to check for a mistake in the composition of the document units, thereby preventing a wrongly bound document from being issued. Content is guaranteed.

Further, according to the paper binding method according to the present invention, after the supplied paper is cut into a plurality of fixed-size papers and a perforation is formed, each of the perforated papers is cut. In order to supply moisture to the binding margin of the paper, cutting errors and perforation errors that may occur when the paper that has absorbed the water is cut or perforations formed on the paper are prevented. Problems such as corrosion due to moisture absorption of the blades of the forming apparatus can be avoided.

Further, according to the paper binding method of the present invention, moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance, and the binding margin of the plurality of binding margins in which the binding margin has absorbed the moisture is used. Immediately after the sheets are aligned and stacked, the moisture-absorbed paper is simultaneously bound at a plurality of positions, so that the paper can be securely bound.
Further, the speed of document production can be increased. Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, the water supply means for supplying moisture to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and the moisture supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding is performed. Alignment / stacking means for aligning the respective binding margins and stacking a plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed binding paper in which the margins have absorbed moisture, and a plurality of binding-absorbing papers stacked by the aligning / stacking means. In the binding margin that has absorbed moisture,
In the document producing apparatus having a binding means for applying pressure from the overlapping member by the binding member and tangling the fibers of the paper between the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins and binding a plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers, A sensor for detecting a predetermined mark previously applied to a predetermined page of paper of one document unit when a plurality of moisture-absorbed papers are stacked to form one document unit, and presence or absence of the mark using the sensor And a mark inspection means for inspecting misfeeding of the paper by checking that the paper with the moisture absorbed is overlapped in the document producing apparatus that binds the paper with the binding margin absorbing the moisture. If the paper is bound, the sensor does not confirm the predetermined mark indicating that the page is a predetermined page. There are prevented from being issued, the contents of the documents is guaranteed.

Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, a counter for counting the number of document units produced by binding, the number of document units produced by a preset paper supply, and the By comparing the number of document units measured by the counter to check the number of document units to check for mistakes in the document composition, and furthermore, if the paper that has absorbed moisture is bound in an overlapping state, The number of document units measured by the counter does not match the set number of document units, and therefore, it is possible to check for a mistake in the composition of the document units, thereby preventing a wrongly bound document from being issued. The contents of the documents are guaranteed.

Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, there are provided a cutting means for cutting each supplied paper into a plurality of sheets of a predetermined size, and a perforation forming means for forming perforations on the paper. However, since it is provided in the preceding stage of the water supply means, cutting errors and perforation forming errors that can occur when cutting the paper that has absorbed water or forming perforations on the paper are prevented, and the cutting device and Problems such as corrosion due to moisture absorption of the blade of the perforation forming device can be avoided.

Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means for aligning and binding the binding margins of the moisture-absorbed paper and the binding means for binding the moisture-absorbed paper at a plurality of positions at the same time are provided by the water supply means. Since it is provided integrally in the latter stage, the paper is temporarily absorbed after the sheets are aligned and stacked immediately before the moisture of the paper in the state of absorbing water is released over time due to heat or the like. And therefore
Paper can be bound securely. Further, since the alignment and stacking of the paper and the binding are performed almost simultaneously, the speed of document preparation can be increased.

Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means and the binding means which are provided integrally are a plurality of sheets which have been sent as one document unit and which have been subjected to a plurality of binding margins. And a support device for supporting the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper while positioning the side of the stapled side of the four sides parallel to the traveling direction, and a first device fixed to receive the stapled side of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper. And the side opposite to the binding margin of the moisture-absorbed paper is collectively received for a plurality of sheets that are sent as one document unit, and is set in advance according to the paper size. A guide that causes the binding margin side of the moisture-absorbed paper to abut on the first stopper by displacing to the first position, and a binding margin provided on the support device by receiving the front edge of the binding margin in the traveling direction of the moisture-absorbed paper. Of moisture-absorbed paper The second stopper, which presses against the wall that receives the rear side in the row direction, also serves as the first stopper, and is displaced along the side on the binding margin side of the moisture-absorbed paper set in advance according to the size of the paper. And a plurality of binding members that can simultaneously bind the binding margin at predetermined intervals, so that a plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers, which are sent as one document unit, are collectively aligned and stacked. After that, you can securely bind at multiple locations at the same time,
Speeding up of document production can be suitably achieved.

Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, since the punch means for punching a file hole in the bound paper is provided integrally with the plurality of binding members,
The speed of document production is increased, and the size of the document production device is reduced, which is more preferable. Further, according to the document producing apparatus of the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means includes a pressing mechanism for pressing the paper so that the fed paper does not overlap in a curved state, and the fed paper is bound on a binding side. And a swinging mechanism for swinging the papers appropriately so that the papers do not overlap in a state where the sides are not aligned, so that the binding side of the papers can be surely aligned and bound. Further, the fed paper does not slip, and the processing time of the aligning / stacking step is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a document production process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the configuration of a cut sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a view showing a printed cut sheet, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table indicating the correspondence of the above and a configuration of a space for applying a mark.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the document producing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention when viewed from a side.

4A and 4B are views for explaining the configuration of the aligning / overlapping device according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is a schematic perspective view of the aligning / overlapping device, and FIG. It is a figure for explaining.

5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the configuration of a punching device and a binding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a schematic plan view of the punching device and the binding device, and FIG. It is a schematic front view of a 2nd binding device part, and (C) is a schematic side view of a punch device and a 2nd binding device part.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a configuration of a stacking slip according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein (A) shows a stacking slip having a predetermined width.
(B) shows a stacking slip having a width twice that of the stacking slip.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining attachment of a screw to a binding base in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a pair of screws of the binding device.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a document discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 cutsheet 12 document 14 cutsheet preparation step 18 mark 20 cutting step 24, 26, 40, 42 slip 28 perforation forming step 30 binding margin 34 moisture supply step 36 mark inspection step 38 alignment / stacking step 44 punching step 50 binding step 52, 54, 56 Binding Unit 58 Document Unit Number Inspection Step 62 Document Production Device 63 Raw Paper Supply Cassette 64 Paper Feeding Device 66 Cutting Device 68 Perforation Forming Device 70 Water Supply Device 72 Alignment / Overlapping Device 74 Binding Device 76 Punching Device 77 Document ejection device 78 Document storage cassette 80 Operation panel 82 Mark inspection device 84 Document unit inspection device 110, 196, 198 Belt 116 Support device 118 First stopper 119 Swing mechanism 120 Guide 122 Second stopper 132 Press plate 134 Stack slip 136 Moisture absorbed Part 138A~138C first to third binding device site 144 punch blade 148, 152 the lever 150A~150C binding member

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. Before stacking paper, water is supplied to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance, so that the binding margin absorbs moisture. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form a single document unit, and a pressure is applied to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the stacked sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper from the overlapping direction by a binding member.
In a paper binding method for binding paper fibers by binding paper fibers between overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins and binding the plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers, a predetermined number of sheets are determined in advance as a predetermined page of one document unit. A paper misfeed is inspected by using a sensor to confirm the presence or absence of the mark when a plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form one document unit. Binding method. 2. Before the sheets are stacked, water is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance, so that the binding margin absorbs moisture. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form a single document unit, and a pressure is applied to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the stacked sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper from the overlapping direction by a binding member.
In the paper binding method of binding paper fibers between the overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins and binding the plurality of binding moisture-absorbed papers, the number of document units produced by the supplied paper is preset. The number of bound and produced document units is measured using a counter, and the number of document units that have been set is compared with the measured number of document units to check for document composition errors. Paper binding method. 3. Before the sheets are stacked, moisture is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance, so that the binding margin absorbs moisture. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form a single document unit, and a pressure is applied to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the stacked sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper from the overlapping direction by a binding member.
In the paper binding method of binding the plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper by entanglement of paper fibers between overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, each of the supplied papers is a plurality of fixed-size papers. A method for binding paper, comprising cutting paper and forming perforations, and then supplying water to the binding margin for each piece of paper. 4. Before the sheets are stacked, moisture is supplied to the binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and moisture is supplied to the binding margin in advance, so that the binding margin absorbs moisture. A plurality of sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper are stacked to form a single document unit, and a pressure is applied to the moisture-absorbed binding margin of the stacked sheets of stapled and moisture-absorbed paper from the overlapping direction by a binding member.
In a paper binding method for binding a plurality of sheets of bound paper by binding paper fibers between overlapping moisture-absorbed binding margins, the binding margin is supplied with water in advance, and the binding margin removes moisture. A paper binding method, comprising: immediately binding a plurality of binding margins of a plurality of binding margins in a state of being absorbed and absorbing the moisture-absorbing papers; 5. A water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and a state in which water is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding margin has absorbed the moisture. Align the binding margins and stack multiple sheets of moisture-absorbed paper
Overlapping means, and applying a pressure from the overlapping direction by the binding member to the moisture-absorbed binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / lapping means, so that the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins overlap. And a binding means for binding the plurality of sheets of paper having been subjected to binding and moisture absorption by entanglement of the paper fibers with each other. A plurality of sheets of moisture-absorbed paper are superimposed on each other to form one document unit, and a mark inspection means for inspecting the misfeed of the paper by confirming the presence or absence of the mark using the sensor. A document production apparatus, further comprising: 6. A water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and a state in which water is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding margin has absorbed the moisture. Align the binding margins and stack multiple sheets of moisture-absorbed paper
Overlapping means, and applying a pressure from the overlapping direction by the binding member to the moisture-absorbed binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / lapping means, so that the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins overlap. And a binding unit for binding the paper fibers with each other to bind the plurality of binding margin-absorbed papers, wherein a counter for counting the number of bound and created document units is provided. Document number inspection means for inspecting a document composition error by comparing the number of document units produced by the supplied paper with the number of document units measured by the counter. Document production equipment. 7. A water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and a state in which water is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding margin has absorbed the moisture. Align the binding margins and stack multiple sheets of moisture-absorbed paper
Overlapping means, and applying a pressure from the overlapping direction by the binding member to the moisture-absorbed binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / lapping means, so that the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins overlap. And a binding unit for binding the plurality of binding margins and absorbing the moisture-absorbed paper in the paper producing apparatus, wherein each of the supplied papers is cut into a plurality of fixed-size papers. Means for forming a perforation on the paper and a perforation forming means for forming a perforation on the paper, provided at a stage preceding the water supply means. 8. A water supply means for supplying water to a binding margin for each sheet of paper to be bound, and a state in which water is supplied to the binding margin by the moisture supply means, and the binding margin has absorbed the moisture. Align the binding margins and stack multiple sheets of moisture-absorbed paper
Overlapping means, and applying a pressure from the overlapping direction by the binding member to the moisture-absorbed binding margins of the plurality of binding margins and moisture-absorbed papers stacked by the aligning / lapping means, so that the overlapped moisture-absorbing binding margins overlap. In a document producing apparatus having a binding means for binding the plurality of binding margins and absorbing the moisture-absorbed paper, the aligning / overlapping means for aligning and overlapping the binding margins of the moisture-absorbed paper; A document producing apparatus, wherein a binding means for binding at a plurality of positions at the same time is integrally provided at a subsequent stage of the water supply means. 9. The document producing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the aligning / overlapping means and the binding means provided integrally have a binding-side side of the four sides of the binding-moisture-absorbed paper parallel to the traveling direction. A supporting device for supporting the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper while being positioned at the first position, a first stopper fixed to catch the binding-side side of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper, and the binding margin of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper. Is the other side,
A plurality of sheets, which are sent as one document unit, are collectively received and displaced to a preset position according to the size of the paper, so that the side on the binding margin side of the moisture-absorbed paper becomes the first stopper. Capture the guide to be abutted, and the front side of the binding margin
A second stopper that is provided on the support device and presses against a wall portion that receives a side in the traveling direction of the stapled and moisture-absorbed paper, also serves as a first stopper, and has a predetermined amount of moisture absorbed according to the size of the paper. A document production apparatus, comprising: a plurality of binding members that can be displaced along a side on a binding side of paper and bind the binding side at predetermined intervals at the same time. 10. The document producing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a punch means for punching a file hole in the bound paper is provided integrally with the plurality of binding members. . 11. The document producing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the aligning / overlapping means includes a pressing mechanism for pressing the fed paper so that the fed paper does not overlap in a curved state, and a fed paper. A document producing apparatus, further comprising a swing mechanism for appropriately swinging the paper so that the sides on the binding margin side are not aligned and do not overlap.