JP2001170897A - Method of binding document or the like, and lower side arranging mechanism for binding document or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of binding documents or the like, and a lower side arranging mechanism for binding documents in which damage of documents and covers in storage can be restricted, and in which labor and time in binding documents of different sizes can be reduced. SOLUTION: A lower side receiving means 16 for receiving lower sides 34 of documents 10 or the like to coincide with the position of lower sides 42 of a cover 12 as vertical sides 30 of the documents 10 or the like are applied to a boring depth setting piece 32 of a boring machine 15 is installed on the boring machine 15, holes are bored close to the vertical sides 30 in the documents 10 or the like by the boring machine 15 as it is applied to the boring depth setting piece 32 of the boring machine 15 while a position of the lower sides 34 of the documents 10 or the like are set to the lower side receiving means 16, and the documents 10 are bound in the cover 12 in this method of binding the documents 10 or the like. Since the lower sides 34 of the documents 10 are arranged to the lower sides 42 of the cover 12, weight of the documents 10 or the like can be directly applied to a supporting surface when the cover 12 is put to stand. Punching holes 14 can be formed arranged only by arranging lower sides even when documents 10 of various sizes are mixed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a binding method for, for example, storing documents in a booklet form and a lower alignment mechanism for binding.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, a method of punching a punching hole 14 in a document 10 or the like and binding it to a cover 12 which is slightly larger than the document 10 having a binding pin 40 has been widely used. In this conventional binding method, a punching hole 14 is formed in the center of the vertical side of the document 10 of various dimensions, and the document 10 is bound at the center of the cover 12.

[0003]

However, in the conventional binding method, when the document is stored with the cover 12 upright, a gap S is formed between the lower side of the bound document 10 and the support surface. As a result, the entire weight of the document 10 is applied to the engagement portion between the punching hole 14 and the binding pin 40, and the punching hole 14 may be broken so that the punching hole 14 widens as shown in FIG. 8 over time. Further, in the case where the document 10 is bound to the stiff cover 12 as shown in FIG. 9, the weight of the bound document 10 is concentrated on the front end side of the lower side 42 of the cover 12, and the document 10 may be bent and damaged. there were. Further, when documents 10 having different sizes such as A4 and B5 are mixed, for example, the punching holes 14 are formed in the center of the vertical sides. In order to bind the documents, the documents must be passed through the binding pins 40 one by one while visually observing the punching holes of each document, which is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and one object of the present invention is to provide a binding method and a closing lower alignment mechanism for suppressing damage to documents and covers during storage. is there. Another object of the present invention is to provide a binding method for a document or the like and a lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like, which can reduce labor and time required for binding documents having different sizes.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to the binding of a document 10 or the like, which is formed by punching a punching hole 14 in the vicinity of a vertical side 30 of the document 10 and binding the cover 10 to a cover 12. A bottom alignment in which the lower side 34 of the document 10 is received by aligning the lower side 42 of the cover 12 with the vertical side 30 of the document 10 or the like abutting against the perforation depth setting piece 32 of the drilling machine 15. The receiving means 16 is attached to the drilling machine 15, and the drilling depth setting piece 32 of the drilling machine 15 is set.
The lower side 34 of the document 10 or the like is received by the lower alignment receiving means 16 while being abutted against the
And the like, and a binding method for the document 10 or the like in which the vicinity of the vertical side 30 is perforated and bound to the cover 12.

Further, according to the present invention, the cover 12 is formed by vertically punching holes 14 near the vertical side 30 of the document 10 or the like.
This is a binding method of the document 10-1 or the like to be bound into the document, and the center mark 17 of the punching position of the punching hole 14 corresponding to the lower side 42 of the cover 12 is displayed on the vertical side 30 of the document 10-1 or the like to be bound in advance. Piercing the vicinity of the vertical side 30 of the document 10-1 while aligning the center mark 17 of the document 10-1 with the piercing portion 44 of the punching machine 15-1;
It is configured by a binding method of the document 10-1 or the like that is bound to the cover 12.

Further, according to the present invention, a cover 12 is formed by vertically punching holes 14 near the vertical side 30 of the document 10 or the like.
Punching machine 1 that is a lower alignment mechanism for binding a document 10 or the like to be bound to a document, and punches the vicinity of a vertical side 30 of the document 10 or the like.
5 and a receiving portion 1 provided on the drilling machine 15 for receiving the lower side 34 of the document 10 or the like while matching the position of the lower side 42 of the cover 12 in a state of abutting against the drilling depth setting piece 32 of the drilling machine 15.
And a lower alignment gauge 20 having an 8
And the like.

Further, the present invention relates to a method for controlling the vertical side 3 of the document 10-1 or the like.
This is a lower alignment mechanism for binding a document 10-1 or the like that is punched vertically and punched in the vicinity of 0 and bound to the cover 12, such that the lower side of the cover 12 is bound to the vertical side 30 of the document 10-1 or the like. Punching hole 1 corresponding to 42
Document 1 showing center mark 17 at the position of perforation 4
It is composed of a lower alignment mechanism for binding such as 0-1.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The method of binding a document or the like according to the present invention is a method of binding a document or the like in which a punching hole is punched in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document and the like is bound to a cover provided with a binding pin. Then, with the vertical side of the document or the like abutting the punching depth setting piece of the punch, the lower side of the document so that the lower side position with respect to the binding pin of the cover to be bound and the lower side position with respect to the punching hole of the document match. Attach the lower alignment receiving means to the punch so that the lower alignment position of the document is received by the lower alignment receiving means while abutting against the punch depth setting piece of the punch. This is a binding method for a document or the like in which the vicinity of the side is perforated and bound to the cover. The punch depth setting piece may be a guide that determines the position and angle of the vertical side of the document with respect to the punch. Also, the lower alignment receiving means may be a guide that serves as a guide for the lower side position of the document, and it is preferable to raise the tip of the gauge extended in the vertical direction and receive the lower side. They may be combined. According to the binding method of the present invention, a binding state in which the lower side of the document and the lower side of the cover are aligned can be formed, and when the cover is set on the support surface, the document is directly supported by the lower side abutting the support surface. Therefore, little force is applied to the punching hole, and the punching hole can be prevented from being torn by the weight of the document. In addition, since the load applied to the lower side of the cover is only the weight of the cover, bending of a thin and soft cover can be reduced.

[0010] The method for binding documents and the like according to the present invention is as follows.
A binding method for a document or the like in which a punching hole is vertically formed near a vertical side of a document or the like and bound to a cover provided with a binding pin, and a punching position of the punching hole with respect to a lower side of the document or the like to be bound is bound. The center mark of the punching position of the punching hole corresponding to the binding pin position with respect to the lower side of the cover is displayed in advance on the vertical side of the document, etc., and the center mark of the document etc. is aligned with the punching part of the punching machine while the punching position is adjusted. Is a method of binding a document or the like by punching the vicinity of the vertical side of the document and binding it to the cover. According to the present invention, the center mark is displayed on the vertical side of the document by printing or the like, and it is simply positioned and perforated with a perforating machine called a small two-hole punch, which is generally widely used, and is bound to the cover. A binding state in which the lower side of the document and the lower side of the cover are aligned can be formed, and when the cover is set on the support surface, the lower side of the document abuts on the support surface, so that the punching hole can be prevented from being torn by the weight of the document. In addition, since the load applied to the lower side of the cover is only the weight of the cover, bending of a thin and soft cover can be reduced.

Further, the lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like according to the present invention is a lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like that is formed by punching a punching hole in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document and binding the cover with a binding pin. A punching machine for punching the vicinity of a vertical side of a document or the like, a lower side position of a cover to be bound provided in the punching machine with a punching depth setting side of the punching machine, with respect to a binding pin, and binding; A lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like, comprising a lower alignment gauge having a receiving portion for receiving the lower side of the document so that the lower side position of the document to be inserted with respect to the punching hole is matched. Just punch the punching hole by contacting the vertical side and the lower side of the document with the perforation depth setting piece and the receiving part of the lower alignment gauge, respectively, and when binding to the cover, the lower side of the document and the lower side of the cover will be Documents and the like can be aligned bottom so as to form a uniform binding state.

Further, the lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like according to the present invention is a lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like which is punched in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document or the like and is bound into a cover provided with a binding pin. A center mark of a punching hole punching position corresponding to a binding pin position with respect to a lower side of a cover to be bound with a punching hole punching position with respect to a lower side of a document or the like. This is a lower alignment mechanism for binding documents and the like. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it only binds to the center mark displayed by printing etc. on the vertical side of a document with the perforated machine called the small-sized two-hole punch which is widely spread, and it binds to the cover only. In such a case, the documents and the like can be aligned so as to form a binding state in which the lower edges of the documents and the cover are aligned.

[0013]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show a side view and a front view of a punching machine 15 according to a binding method for documents and the like and a lower alignment mechanism for binding documents and the like according to the embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. The punching machine 15 used in the present embodiment is, for example, what is generally called "~ hole punch", and is a tool for punching a punching hole 14 in a document 10 or the like. In this embodiment, for example, a two-hole punch will be described. The number is not limited to the embodiment, but is 4, 6,
8,. . . In addition, an odd number of punch holes can be applied.
The punching machine 15 includes a base 24 on which the document 10 is placed substantially horizontally with the upper surface serving as the document mounting surface 22, a rising part 25 vertically connected from the base 24, and a punching device supported by the rising part. 23.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Reference numeral 5 is fixed in parallel to one side of the base 24, and punches the vicinity of the vertical side of the document 10 toward the rising section 25.

The punching device 23 includes a cylindrical blade 26 which is guided by a rising portion and moves vertically in a vertical direction, that is, a direction perpendicular to the document placing surface 22, and a handle 28 which operates the vertical movement of the cylindrical blade 26. ing. Further, the cylindrical blade 26 is urged by an urging spring 27 provided on the rising portion 25 so as to be separated upward, and is normally held at the upper limit of the sliding movable range.

On the other hand, the handle 28 has its leading end rotatably connected to the upper end of the rising portion 25 via a pivot pin 21 and the other end of the handle 28 to which a pushing force is given. It is extended to the 24 side. Cylindrical blade 26
Is pivotally attached to an intermediate position of the handle 28. As shown in FIG. 2, the handles 28 extended from the two rising portions 25 are connected to each other in a U-shape on the pushing-down end side to form one handle body.

The handle 28 is normally held on the upper limit side of the rotation range by the spring biasing force of the cylindrical blade 26. When the push-down end of the handle 28 is pressed down by hand or the like so as to overcome the biasing force of the spring, the cylindrical blade 26 hanging down in the middle moves up and down in synchronization with this movement. Then, cylindrical blade 2
The tip of 6 is a cutting edge receiving hole 3 provided at the drilling position of the base 24.
1 and perforates the vicinity of the vertical side of the document 10 placed on the document placement surface 22 with a required number of holes. Handle 28
When the pressing force is released, the cylindrical blade 26 and the handle 28 return to the upper limit of the movable range by the biasing force of the spring.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connecting portion between the rising portion 25 and the table portion 24 has a document mounting surface 22 from the table portion 24 side.
The notch is recessed so as to form a continuous plane. The above-described cutting edge receiving hole 31 is open toward the inside of the notch, and the cutting edge of the cylindrical blade 26 that has been moved up and down passes through the notch from top to bottom and enters the cutting edge receiving hole 31. This cutout portion becomes a perforated portion 29 of the document 10 described later. Further, the recessed depth end of the notch is formed so as to apply the document 10 to be punched and to define the depth position of the punching hole 14, and a perforation depth setting piece 32 is provided at the recessed end. . As a result, in a state where the document 10 to be punched is placed on the document placement surface 22, the perforation depth setting piece 3
When it is inserted into the two sides and abutted, the perforated depth position in the short side direction is regulated at a predetermined depth position.

One characteristic of the present invention is that
That is, the lower alignment gauge 20 is provided in the drilling machine 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower alignment gauge 20 extends along the vertical side 30 of the document 10 when the vertical side 30 of the document 10 is applied to the perforated depth setting piece 32 from the side surface of the base 24, The document 10 protrudes in a vertical direction by a required length. One end of the lower alignment gauge 20 is slidable along the longitudinal direction of a document to be placed and placed on the inside from the side surface of the base portion 24, and is locked at any position in the longitudinal direction of the document. It has become. In particular, at least A
4, B5,. . . The document 10 is locked at a slide position that sets a position where the lower side 34 of the document 10 coincides with the lower side of the cover in accordance with the document size such as. And the other end,
A receiving portion 18 formed in an L shape is fixed. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical side 30 of the document 10 is abutted against the perforation depth setting piece 32 while the downward change 34 of the document 10 is received.
The bottom is aligned so that it is always aligned with the lower edge of the cover.

The document 10 punched as described above is
The lower side 34 is aligned below the punching hole 14 regardless of the length of the entire vertical side. In the drilling machine 15 of the present embodiment, by setting the distance d1 between the receiving portion 18 and the center BC of the drilling portion 44 to 153 mm, the lower alignment receiving means 16 which matches the lower side position of the ISO standard A4 cover.
And that.

FIG. 4 shows a cover 12 on which a document 10 is bound.
FIG. The cover 12 is a cover of ISO standard A4, and has a vertical dimension of 306 mm. Cover 12
Inside, are provided two binding pins 40 at a predetermined distance from the spine 38 so as to be orthogonal to the front and back covers. The binding pins 40 are arranged vertically. The center PC of the binding pin 40 is the same as the height center of the cover 12, and the distance d2 between the center PC and the lower side 42 is 1
It is 53 mm.

The operation of the first embodiment will now be described. First, the vertical side 30 of the document 10 or the like is inserted into the punching section 29 of the punching machine 15 and the lower side 34 is pressed against the punching depth setting piece 32.
With the position being received by the receiving portion 18 of the lower alignment gauge 20, it is positioned and placed on the document placing surface 22. When the push-down end of the handle 28 is pushed down by hand or the like, the cylindrical blade 26 slides down and punches the document 10. The punching hole 14 formed in the vicinity of the vertical side 30 in this manner is
Regardless of the length dimension of the vertical side 30 of the document (at least, if any), it is perforated at a fixed position with respect to the lower side 34 and the vertical side 30. In addition, the punching hole 14 in this embodiment is
The document 10 is positioned so as to face the lower side 34 at a position 153 mm from the center, and the lower side 34 of the document 10 is aligned with the lower side of the ISO standard A4 cover and is aligned downward. After punching the punching holes 14 in a certain number of documents 10 having various dimensions mixed by the above-described method, the lower side 34 and the vertical side 30 are aligned, and the positions of the punching holes 14 are aligned. In the conventional binding method, punching holes are formed in the center of the vertical side of the document. Therefore, when documents of various dimensions are mixed, there is no means for aligning the punching holes at once, and the only option is to bind the documents one by one. However, according to the method of the present invention, the punching holes 14 can be easily aligned and the bundle of documents can be collectively collected at one time.
2 can be bound. In use, the operation of taking out one document from the middle of the once bound document 10 and returning it again frequently occurs. However, according to the method of the present invention,
At this time, by simply aligning the sides of the document on the desk, the punching holes 14 can be easily aligned and bound at once.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the document 10 is bound to the cover 12, the lower side 34 of the document 10 and the lower side 42 of the cover completely match. When the cover 12 is erected on the support surface, the document 10 is also directly supported with the entire lower side 34 in contact with the support surface. At this time, punching hole 1
Since almost no load is applied to 4, the punching hole 14 is hardly torn during storage. For example, when the document 10 is a booklet of various manuals and the like, and the weight is large, the binding pins 40 and the base thereof are hardly broken by the weight of the document 10. Further, since the weight of the document 10 is not applied to the cover 12 via the binding pin 40, damage such as bending in a buckling shape when the cover 12 is thin and weak can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. I do. FIG.
Indicates a document 10-1 according to the second embodiment. Document 10-1 has a B5 size and a length and width of 256 mm × 1.
It is 81 mm. In the vicinity of the vertical side 30, a center mark 17 having a triangular arrow shape is printed at the center of the punching position of the punching hole 14 corresponding to the lower side 42 of the cover 12. The center mark 17 of this embodiment is set at a height of 153 mm from the lower side 34 of the document in order to align the lower side 34 of the document 10-1 with the lower side 42 of the cover of ISO standard A4, which is slightly larger than the A4 document. positioned. Therefore, the center mark 17 is located above the center of the height of the document 10-1 in the B5 dimension in the vertical direction. The center mark 17 is
The printing may be performed at the time of manufacturing the paper, or may be performed at the same time when the document is printed by a printer or the like. The center mark is not limited to the printed mark.
A slight mark such as a minute hole or a punch dent may be used.

FIG. 6 shows a drilling machine 15-1 constituting this embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing the document mounting surface 22 of FIG. Drilling machine 15-1
Is a small, generally known "two-hole punch" widely used in general, and has a mark 46 engraved on the center BC of the perforated portion 44.

Here, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
Center mark 17 of the punching position printed on document 10-1
Is punched while aligning with the mark 46 of the punching section 44 of the punching machine 15-1. In this way, the punching holes 14 formed in the vicinity of the vertical side are punched at a fixed height position with respect to the lower side 34 regardless of the size of the document 10-1. The center of the vertically aligned punching holes 14 aligned with the center mark 17 of this embodiment is located at a height of 153 mm from the lower side 34, and the lower side 34 corresponds to the lower side 42 of the cover 12 of ISO standard A4. Are aligned below. This document 10-1
Is the lower surface 34 even if various sizes are mixed.
The positions of the punching holes 14 can be aligned by merely aligning the holes on the desk surface or the like, and the lower side 42 of the cover and the lower side 34 of the document 10-1 are aligned in the state of being bound to the cover 12, so that the same as in the first embodiment. The effect of is achieved.

[0027]

As described above, according to the method for binding documents and the like according to the present invention, a method for binding documents and the like in which punching holes are punched in the vicinity of the vertical sides of the documents and bound to the cover, With the vertical side of the document or the like abutted against the perforation depth setting piece of the drilling machine, the lower alignment receiving means for receiving the lower side of the document or the like while matching the lower side of the cover is attached to the perforation machine, and the perforation depth of the perforator. A method of binding a document or the like by punching the vicinity of the vertical side of the document or the like with a punching machine in a state where the lower side position of the document or the like is received by the lower alignment receiving means while abutting against the setting piece, and binding to the cover. Therefore, the lower side of the cover and the lower side of the bound document or the like can be aligned, and damage around the punching hole of the document or the like when the cover is stored upright can be significantly reduced. Also, the load applied to the cover is only the weight of the cover, and damage to the cover can be reduced. Also, even in a document bundle in which documents of various dimensions are mixed, the positions of the punching holes can be aligned and bound by simply aligning the lower side and the vertical side, and in the conventional binding method of punching the punching holes at the center of the vertical side, the document is bound. The work of having to bind the sheets one by one visually can be greatly simplified. Further, the bound document is usually taken out frequently and rebound, so that this operation can be completed in a short time.

A method of binding a document or the like in which a punching hole is punched in the vicinity of the vertical side of the document or the like and bound to the cover, wherein the vertical side of the document or the like to be bound in advance corresponds to the lower side of the cover. The center mark of the hole perforation position is displayed, and the center mark of the document or the like is perforated to the perforation portion of the punching machine while the vicinity of the vertical side of the document or the like is perforated and the cover is bound to the cover. Therefore, using a small-sized punch that has been widely and more widely used than before, the lower side of the document or the like can be aligned with the lower side of the cover and bound. Further, a bundle of documents in which documents of various dimensions are mixed can be bound at once by aligning the punching holes with a simple operation of aligning the vertical side and the lower side.

According to the lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like of the present invention, the lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like is formed by punching a punching hole in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document and binding the cover to a cover. , A punching machine for punching the vicinity of the vertical side of a document, etc. Since it is a lower alignment mechanism for binding documents and the like comprising a lower alignment gauge having a portion,
It is possible to easily realize a bottom-aligned state in which the periphery of a punching hole for a document or the like when bound and stored in the cover and the damage to the cover and the cover and the lower side of the document are aligned. Further, in a document bundle in which documents of various dimensions are mixed, the punching holes can be aligned by a simple operation of aligning the vertical side and the lower side.

A lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like, which is formed by punching a punching hole near the vertical side of a document or the like and binding the same to a cover. Since it is a bottom alignment mechanism for binding documents etc. that displays the center mark of the punching position of the corresponding punching hole, it was stuck to the cover and stored upright using a small perforating machine that was widely and more widely used than before. In this case, it is possible to easily realize a lower alignment state in which the cover and the lower side of the document are less likely to be damaged around the punching hole and the cover of the document and the like. Further, in a document bundle in which documents of various dimensions are mixed, the punching holes can be aligned by a simple operation of aligning the vertical side and the lower side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a punching machine according to a method for binding documents and the like and a lower alignment mechanism for binding documents and the like according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the drilling machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 1A-A of the drilling machine.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state in which a bound document and a cover are set up according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a method of binding documents and the like according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and documents relating to a lower alignment mechanism for binding documents and the like;

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a punching machine according to the binding method and the lower alignment mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state where a cover on which documents are bound by a conventional binding method is set up.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part, partially omitted, showing a relationship between a punching hole of a document bound by a conventional method and a binding pin of a cover.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a use state of a thin cover in which a document is bound by a conventional binding method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Document 10-1 Document 12 Cover 14 Punching hole 15 Drilling machine 15-1 Punching machine 16 Bottom alignment means 17 Center mark 18 Reception part 20 Bottom alignment gauge 30 Vertical side 32 Drilling depth setting piece 34 Lower side 42 Lower side 44 Perforated section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for binding a document or the like in which a punching hole is punched in the vicinity of a vertical side of the document or the like and bound to a cover, wherein the vertical side of the document or the like is abutted against a punch depth setting piece of a punch. Attach the lower alignment receiving means for receiving the lower side of the document etc. to the punch in accordance with the lower side position of the cover in the state, and place the lower side of the document etc. on the lower alignment receiving means while abutting against the punch depth setting piece of the punch. A binding method for binding a document or the like by punching the vicinity of a vertical side of a document or the like with a punching machine in a state of being received and binding the punched document to a cover. 2. A method for binding a document or the like in which a punching hole is formed in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document or the like and bound to a cover, wherein punching corresponding to a lower side of the cover corresponds to the vertical side of the document or the like to be bound in advance. A method of binding a document or the like, in which a center mark of a hole punching position is displayed, a center mark of the document or the like is aligned with a punching portion of a punching machine, and the vicinity of a vertical side of the document or the like is punched and bound to a cover. 3. A bottom aligning mechanism for binding a document or the like, which is formed by punching a punching hole in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document or the like and binding it to a cover, wherein the punching machine punches the vicinity of the vertical side of the document or the like. A lower alignment gauge having a receiving portion for receiving a lower side of a document or the like in a state where the lower side of the cover is aligned with the lower side of the cover in a state where the lower side of the cover is abutted against a perforation depth setting piece of the punching machine. Bottom alignment mechanism for binding. 4. A lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like that is formed by punching a punching hole in the vicinity of a vertical side of a document and binding the cover to a cover. A lower alignment mechanism for binding a document or the like that displays a center mark at the position of the corresponding punching hole.