JP2001301356A - Book-like document forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book-like document forming apparatus capable of accurately and surely forming a book-like document. SOLUTION: The book-like document forming apparatus 74 comprises a moisture supply unit 84, a superposing unit 86, an aligning unit 88 and a punch binding unit 90. Further, the apparatus 74 comprises a sensor 108 for recognizing a predetermined mark indicating a size of the document previously executed in the document of a predetermined page of the book-like document, and a binding position regulating means for regulating a binding position to a predetermined position corresponding to the size of the book-like document based on the recognized mark.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet document producing apparatus.

It is desirable not to use metal binding staples for binding documents (hereinafter referred to as paper as required). When a document created by binding paper is no longer needed,
This is to facilitate the disposal of the documents.

[0003] With the spread of laser printers, instead of copying documents using pressure-sensitive paper (registered trademark) applied to impact printers, single sheets of plain paper printed by laser printers are cut and cut. A plurality of sheets are bound together to create a document in the same form as the above-mentioned copy document. 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 creating this document.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional document creation apparatus binds paper with a metal staple such as a stapler, a thread or a string, or a glue or an adhesive tape. It has a configuration.

[0005] In addition, a single sheet of plain paper printed by a laser printer is cut, and a plurality of cut sheets are bound and bound.
Creating documents relied exclusively on humans.

[0006]

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.

[0007] This is because when using paper shredded with a shredder 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.

[0008] As described above, in the conventional document preparation apparatus, metal binding needles are used. Therefore, when unnecessary paper or documents are discarded, the work of removing the metal binding needles must be performed. Must.

This operation requires a long time, is useless, and is dangerous because the metal staple is handled.

[0010] Therefore, the document preparation apparatus using the metal binding staple has a problem that a document that is troublesome to dispose of is generated.

[0011] Further, even when the paper is bound using a thread or a string, or glue or an adhesive tape, when the waste document is recycled as recycled paper, the thread, the string, A complicated process for removing the glue or the adhesive tape was required. This is the same even when paper is bound with a metal binding staple.

Further, a single sheet of plain paper printed by a laser printer is cut, and a plurality of cut sheets are stapled.
Because it relied exclusively on humans to create the documents, it took time to create the slip. In view of the above-mentioned problem, the present applicant has already proposed an improved paper binding method and a document preparation device.

[0013] 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, and binding. 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 creating 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.

According to the above-described structure, the paper fibers are deeply and intertwined with each other 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 booklet-shaped document creating apparatus for binding a paper (document) whose binding margin has absorbed water by a specific binding member.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a booklet-shaped document creating apparatus for binding paper (documents) whose binding margins have absorbed moisture, by checking the size of the booklet-shaped documents and the predetermined number of documents to be bound. This will prevent the booklet from being incorrectly bound, guarantee the contents of the booklet, and bind the booklet in the proper position according to the size of the booklet. It is in.

Another object of the present invention is to accurately form perforations.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a booklet-shaped document creating apparatus for binding a document whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, so that the binding margin of a moisture-absorbed document is securely and integrally bound. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a booklet-shaped document creating apparatus for binding a document whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, so that each of the supplied base papers (documents) is arranged in an orderly manner. It is in binding.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a booklet-shaped document producing apparatus for binding a document whose binding margin has absorbed moisture, and can easily cope with a punch failure.

It is another object of the present invention to reliably release a bound document from a binding member.

[0022]

According to the present invention, there is provided a booklet-shaped document preparing apparatus in which a water supply means for supplying water to a binding margin of a document and a binding margin in which a plurality of the documents have been absorbed are aligned and stacked. A booklet-like form having an aligning / overlapping means for forming a booklet-like document, and a binding means for binding and binding the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet-like document by the binding member in the overlapping direction of the document. In the document preparation device, a sensor for recognizing a predetermined mark indicating the size of the booklet document previously applied to the document on a predetermined page of the booklet document, and binding by the binding member based on the recognized mark. A binding position adjusting means for adjusting a position to a predetermined position corresponding to the size of the booklet-shaped document (the invention according to claim 1).

Here, the predetermined page of the book-form document can be set as appropriate, but the document flows continuously in each process, and the document cannot be sent to the next process after stocking the book-form document unit. At this time, it is desirable that the document of the predetermined page is a sheet that flows first (a document that reaches the sensor first).

This makes it possible to surely grasp the size of the booklet-shaped document when preparing the booklet-shaped document document having various sizes, and to obtain a booklet-shaped document which is correctly bound at a predetermined binding position. At this time, predetermined binding positions by the binding member are provided, for example, at three positions, and the mutual distance between the three positions can be appropriately set to a desired position that becomes larger as the size of the booklet document increases.

In the booklet document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the water supply means includes a water buffer made of a hygroscopic material capable of containing a predetermined amount of water; And a second transfer roll that slides on the first transfer roll to transfer moisture to the surface of the roll. The first transfer roll and the second transfer roll Wherein the document is sandwiched and sent between them (the invention according to claim 2).

Here, the predetermined amount of water is an amount necessary to surely perform a binding operation at a stage when it is finally supplied to a binding margin of each document. This is an amount that is not excessive to the extent that the document is not damaged during the operation, and the predetermined amount can be appropriately set in consideration of the paper quality of the document.

As a result, it is possible to obtain a booklet-shaped document in which a binding margin to which an appropriate predetermined amount of water has been supplied (a binding margin having absorbed moisture) is firmly bound.

Further, in the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the aligning / overlapping means includes a receiving surface for receiving the sent document, a paper holder for pressing the document toward the receiving surface, and A stopper that is positioned at a predetermined position and abuts against and stops at a front side in the traveling direction of the sent document (the invention according to claim 3); A receiving surface for receiving the document while the binding-side edge of the document is positioned parallel to the traveling direction of the document, a paper retainer for pressing the document toward the receiving surface, and positioning the document at a predetermined position in advance. A first stopper for receiving the front side of the document in the traveling direction, a second stopper for receiving the binding side of the document, and a side of the document opposite to the binding margin, Receive multiple documents at once A guide for displacing the booklet-shaped document to a preset position in accordance with the size of the booklet document so that the side of the binding margin of the document comes into contact with a second stopper. Invention).

As a result, it is possible to obtain a booklet-shaped document that is stitched and aligned.

Further, in the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the binding member includes a pair of screw members for meshing and binding the document, and a rotatable support for the pair of screw members, respectively. And the pair of screw members rotate in the pulling-out direction when the bound booklet-like document is pulled out from the binding member. (The invention according to claim 6).

Thus, the bound booklet document can be surely peeled off from the binding member, so that the booklet document creation can be easily automated.

Further, in the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus according to the present invention, the binding means comprises a punch member for punching a hole for a file in the booklet document and a punch having a punch drive mechanism for driving the punch member. The apparatus further comprises a device, a sensor for detecting the end of the operation of the punch, and a timer for measuring an elapsed time until the sensor detects the operation (an invention according to claim 7).

Thus, for example, when a large number of documents are erroneously conveyed and punched, and the punching becomes incomplete, a delay in the detection time by the sensor is measured to prevent the punch from being abnormal. Recognized and easy for post-processing.

[0034] In the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus according to the present invention, each of the receiving surface and the paper retainer may include:
A sticking prevention unit for preventing sticking of the document to the receiving surface and the paper holder is provided (the invention according to claim 4).

Thus, it is possible to prevent the document from sticking to the receiving surface or the like, which is one of the causes of the misalignment, and it is possible to arrange the documents neatly.

Further, the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus according to the present invention further comprises a perforation forming means for perforating the document before supplying moisture to the binding margin of the document, wherein the perforation forming means comprises: It has a perforated cutter and a perforated cutter guide, and the perforated cutter guide is a revolving slit into which the cutting edge of the perforated cutter enters a predetermined distance, and alternately overlaps on both sides of the perforated cutter guide. And a discharge hole which is provided at a position, communicates with the orbiting slit, and discharges paper powder accumulated in the orbiting slit to the outside, is formed (the invention according to claim 8).

As a result, the cutting edge of the perforation cutter is guided so as not to swing, and a predetermined amount of entry into the orbiting slit is maintained, so that the perforation of the document can be formed accurately.

[0038]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, referring to FIG. 1, a slip (document) 10 and a cut (document) 12 of the same size are used as slip constituent units 14, and a slip of half the size of the cuts 10 and 12 is shown. A process of binding four (document) sheets, for example, to form a booklet document (also referred to as a stacked document or one document unit) 16 will be schematically described.

The booklet document 16 is created through the following seven steps.

(1) Single-sheet preparation step 18 (see FIG. 1A) The number of sheets corresponding to the number of book-form documents 16 for forming the single-sheet 10 and the single-sheet 12, which are the slip constituent units 14, is prepared. The slip 10 is composed of a slip schedule section 20 which becomes a first slip when it becomes a slip and a slip schedule section 22 which becomes a second slip, and the single slip 12 becomes 3 when it becomes a slip. A slip schedule section 24 serving as a fourth slip and a slip schedule section 26 serving as a fourth slip
Consists of Each slip schedule section 20, 22, 24,
26, characters 28 and ruled lines 30 are printed. Further, the expected slip portion 26 has a mark 32 indicating the cut size of the cut 12, that is, an equal fraction of how many the cuts 10 and 12 are divided, and the expected slip portion 24 has a booklet document 1.
A mark 34 indicating the number of the slips constituting No. 6 is printed in advance. The marks 32 and 34 are composed of lines having different widths, and the sizes of the lines indicate the cutting size and the like.

(2) Cutting size recognition step 36 (FIG. 1)
(See (B)) The prepared plurality of cut sheets 10 and 12 are processed so that the cut sheet 12 and the cut sheet 10 are processed in this order, with the printing surface facing downward, and the base paper supply hopper (see FIG. 2; The same applies to the device.)
Set to 76.

During the feeding of the cut sheet 12 and the cut sheet 10 in the cutting process to be described later, the mark 32 of the cut sheet 12 is read by the sensor 108 when the cut sheet 12 passes the place where the sensor 108 is provided. The number of cuts of the cut sheet 12, that is, the cutting size (the size of the booklet document) is confirmed.
In this case, it is determined that the cut sheet 10 and the cut sheet 12 are each divided into two.

(3) Binding Number Confirmation Step 38 (FIG. 1)
(See (C).) As described above, after the mark 32 of the cut sheet 12 is read by the sensor 108, the mark 34 of the cut sheet 12 is further read by the sensor 108, and the number of slips forming the booklet document 16 is confirmed. Is done.

(4) Cutting process 40 (see FIG. 1 (D)) When the boundaries of the scheduled portions 20 and 22 of the single form 10 or the scheduled portions 24 and 26 of the single form 12 sequentially come to the position of the rotary cutter 80. And the cut sheets 10 and 12 are stopped from being conveyed, and the cut sheets 10 and 12 are cut by the rotary cutter 80 along the planned cutting lines 42 and 44 according to the cut size. Thus, the cut sheets 10 and 12 become two slips 46 and 48 and two slips 50 and 52, each of which becomes one page when bound, (the slips 46 and 48 formed by cutting the cut sheet 10). Is not shown.)

(5) Perforation forming / water supply / overlapping step 54 (see FIGS. 1 (E) to 1 (G)) In this step, first, a series of processing is successively performed for each slip in the order of the slip 52 and the slip 50. Then, a series of processing is successively performed for each slip in the order of the slip 48 and the slip 46 (G1 in FIG. 1). In this case, it is repeated four times.

When the slips 46, 48, 50 and 52 pass through the perforated cutter 82, they are in the short direction as shown in FIG.
(E) Perforation 58 along the binding margin 56 along the middle left side
Is formed (only the slip 52 is shown).

The slips 46, 48, 50, and 52 are supplied with water to the binding margin 56 by the water supply device 84. The binding margin 56 is such that all of the supplied moisture permeates into the inside, and no water floats on the surface. The binding margin 56 is
The binding margin 56A has been absorbed.

Here, the supply of water to the binding margin 56 is as follows.
Since it is performed for each slip that is supplied,
Even when 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.

The slips (documents) reaching the stacking device 86 are stacked in the order of the slip 52, the slip 50, the slip 48, and the slip 46 from below.

When the number of slips of the booklet-shaped document 16 to be created exceeds four slips which are one slip constituent unit 14,
The cutting process 40 and the perforation forming / water supply / overlapping process 54 are repeated a predetermined number of times for the next slip constituent unit 14 to prepare a predetermined number of slips (G2 in FIG. 1).

(6) Alignment Step 60 (See FIG. 1 (H)) When the required number of bound and absorbed hygroscopic slips (documents) 46, 48, 50, 52 are prepared in the stacking device 86, the alignment device 88 Each slip 46, 48, 50 that has absorbed moisture
52 collectively binds each of the absorbed margins 56A.

(7) Punching / binding step 62 (FIG. 1)
(See (I).) Each of the moisture-absorbed slips 46, 48, 50, and 52 in which the moisture-absorbed binding margins 56A are aligned, is punched by a punch 160 into a file hole 64 at a position along the perforation 58 of the bound slip. , 66, and a pressure is applied from a vertical direction to a total of three places near the center and both ends of the moisture-absorbed binding margin 56A by a binding member 164 having a shape in which a cross section of a triangular-shaped uneven portion continues. The paper fibers are entangled between the absorbed binding margins 56 </ b> A, and the slips 46, 48, 50, 52 that have been absorbed by the binding are bound. Reference numerals 68, 70, and 72 indicate binding portions (binding positions). The binding portions 70 and 72 are provided at predetermined positions according to the cutting size.

Here, the supply of water to the binding margin 56 is as follows.
Rather than performing at one time after stacking the slips 46, 48, 50, and 52, at the stage before stacking the slips 46, 48, 50, and 52, the checking is performed for each of the slips 46, 48, 50, and 52. Therefore, when moisture is supplied after stacking the slips 46, 48, 50, and 52, the moisture-absorbed binding margin 56A of the two central slips 48 and the moisture-absorbed binding margin 30A of the slip 50 that are usually difficult to spread water are provided. Also between the paper fibers are intertwined. Therefore, the binding slip absorbed moisture 4
6, 48, 50, and 52 are tightly bound with a sufficiently strong binding force in a dry state.

Thus, the booklet-shaped document 16 is completed.
The absorbed binding margin 56A is then naturally dried, returns to the dried binding margin 56, and becomes the booklet document 16. The bindings 68, 70, 72 are dried with the paper fibers well entangled, and the slips 46, 48, 5,
0 and 52 are tightly bound with a sufficiently strong binding force.

Until all of the set cut sheets 10 and 12 are processed, the cutting size recognition step 36 to the punch / binding step 6
The steps up to 2 are repeated, and the booklet document 16 is sequentially created (G3 in FIG. 1).

Next, a description will be given of a booklet-shaped document producing apparatus 74 as an embodiment of the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the present invention.
It should be noted that single sheets 10, 12 and slips 46, 48, 50, 5
In the following description, for the case 2 it is not necessary to specify which one, and only the slip 52 is displayed as a representative, or the reference numeral may be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the booklet document producing device 74.

The booklet-shaped document creating device 74 is provided with the cut sheets 10, 1
When viewed along the path along which the sheet 2 is transferred, the base paper supply hopper 76, the sheet feeding device 78, the sensor 108, the rotary cutter 80 as a cutting device, the perforated cutter 82 as a perforation forming device, and the sewing machine Eye cutter guide 1
16, a water supply device 84, a stacking device 86, an aligning device 88, a punching / binding device 90, a booklet-shaped document discharging device 92, and a booklet-shaped document storage hopper (not shown).

After the cut sheets 10 and 12 are set on the base paper supply hopper 76, the cut sheets 10 and 12 are advanced along the substantially counterclockwise path in FIG. And stored in the booklet document storage hopper of the booklet document creation device 74. It should be noted that the booklet-like document creating device 74 has a booklet-like document 16 to be created at the top front of the device.
An operation panel 94 is provided for inputting information relating to the configuration of the document and controlling the operation of each device of the booklet-shaped document creation device 74.

When preparing the booklet-shaped document 16, 2
Single-sheets 10 and 12 having expected-slip portions 20, 22, 24 and 26 on which one or more ruled lines 30 and characters 28 are printed on one side.
Is set as a set of slip constituent units 14, and the plurality of sets are placed on the base paper supply hopper 76 with the print surface facing down. A mark 34 is placed on the slip schedule section 24 of the slip 12 and the slip schedule section 26
Are marked with marks 32, respectively.

[Paper Feeding Device 78] The paper feeding device 78 includes a pick roller 96, opposed rollers 98 and reverse rollers 100, opposed rollers 102 and pinch rollers 10
4 and a pinch roller 106.

When a start button (not shown) is pressed, the booklet-shaped document producing device 74 is started, and the pick rollers 96 constituting the paper feeding device 78 are used to drive a large number of cut sheets 10 placed on the base paper supply hopper 76. Upper one of 12 (single cut 1
It is sent out sequentially from 2). The fed cut sheet passes between the roller 98 and the reverse roller 100, and further passes between the roller 102, the pinch roller 104, and the pinch roller 106, so that the traveling direction is directed downward in FIG. Instead, it reaches the sensor 108 and the rotary cutter 80.

The operation of the paper feeding device 78 will be described in more detail.

At first, the pick roller 96 is retracted to an upper position where the pick roller 96 does not touch the uppermost sheet set in the base paper supply hopper 76. When the booklet document forming apparatus 74 starts, the pick roller 96 descends, grips the top cut sheet set on the base paper supply hopper 76, and conveys it to the roller 98 and the reverse roller 100. When the leading end of the cut sheet is gripped between the roller 98 and the reverse roller 100, the pick roller 96 retreats upward again.

The drive system of the pick roller 96 is controlled so as to increase the speed in an S-shape so that no slip occurs at the start of the conveyance.

In general, when the cut sheets 10 and 12 are fed immediately after being printed by the laser printer, the central portion in the sheet feeding direction is raised with the print surface inside and curls. However, since the cut sheets 10 and 12 are fed with the printing surface facing downward, the curl that has been raised upward in FIG. 2 is pressed by the pick roller 96 and corrected.
As a result, a jam in the paper feeding process due to the occurrence of curl is reduced. The roller 98 is provided so as to rotate in the transport direction, that is, clockwise in FIG. 2, while the reverse roller 100 is provided so as to rotate counterclockwise. At this time, the force for sending the cut sheet in the rotation direction by the frictional force due to the contact with the cut sheet is set to be larger in the roller 98 than in the reverse roller 100. Note that the force for feeding the cut sheet in the rotation direction is determined by the roller 98 and the reverse roller 1.
In each case of 00, the frictional force is set to be larger than the frictional force generated between the overlapping cut sheets.

Therefore, when only one cut sheet is normally conveyed from the pick roller 96, the cut sheet is normally conveyed in the rotation direction of the roller 98 having a large sending force, that is, in the conveying direction. On the other hand, when two single cuts are erroneously conveyed from the pick roller 96 in an overlapping state,
The upper cut sheet is sent as it is in the transport direction by the rotation of the pick roller 96, while the lower cut sheet is sent backward in the direction of the base paper supply hopper 76 by the rotation of the reverse roller 100. Then, after the upper sheet is completely fed, the lower sheet is fed again. For this reason, it is possible to avoid a problem that can occur when a single sheet is fed in a state where two or more sheets are overlapped.

The leading end of the cut sheet conveyed by the roller 98 is held between the roller 102 and the pinch rollers 104 and 106. At this time, the trailing end of the cut sheet is still engaged with the roller 98, but the transport speed of the roller 102 is set to be higher than the transport speed of the roller 98, and the roller 98 has a built-in one-way. Since it is configured to be free by the clutch, tension is applied to the cut sheet in the conveying direction, and stable conveyance can be performed.

[Sensor 108] A sensor 108 is arranged on the front side of the sheet feeding device 78, and the sensor 108 is connected to a CPU (not shown) for controlling the operation of the entire sheet feeding device 78. The sensor 108 has a function of detecting the presence or absence of a cut sheet and a function of reading the marks 32 and 34.

The cut sheet that has passed through the roller 102 has its leading end detected by the sensor 108, stops being transported, and is precisely positioned. In this case, the leading end of the cut-sheet may overrun ahead of the predetermined stop position in the transport direction. At this time, the cut-back of the cut-sheet is moved to a position where the sensor 108 does not detect the leading end of the cut-sheet. At that time, the process of executing the transport of the minimum length that can be controlled and the process of checking whether or not the sensor 108 no longer detects the cut are repeated until the sensor 108 no longer detects the cut. Thereby, even if it takes time for the positioning control operation by the CPU, positioning can be performed with an error within the minimum length that can be controlled.

When the leading end of the cut sheet is positioned at a predetermined position near the sensor 108, the cut sheet is then conveyed from the predetermined position to the rotary cutter 80. In the course of the conveyance, the sensor 108 reads the mark 32 for recognizing the cut size of the scheduled slip portion 26 of the slip 12 and the mark 34 for recognizing the number of sheets bound of the scheduled slip portion 24. In this case, the meaning of the marks 32 and 34 can be grasped by counting the width of a line printed in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction by the number of oscillations of the crystal oscillator.

By recognizing the cutting size, the number of divisions (equal number) of the cut by the rotary cutter 80 in the next process is performed.
And the cut size and the number of sheets to be bound, that is, the number of slips constituting the booklet document 16 are recognized, so that the number of cut sheets required to create the booklet document 16 = the number of bound sheets / cut size (Equal fraction of a single vote) is required.

Then, a length obtained by adding a predetermined cutting size (length in the conveying direction) to an offset amount from the positioned predetermined position to the rotary cutter 80 is calculated, and the cut sheet is rotated by the length. After the conveyance in the direction of the cutter 80, the conveyance is stopped. Since the cut sheet 12 on which the cut size recognition mark 32 and the number-of-stitched sheets recognition mark 34 are printed is the first sheet of the booklet-shaped document 16, the mark 32 is not the first sheet. , 34 are not detected, or the marks 32, 34 are detected even though they are not the first sheet, it can be understood that a mistake has occurred in setting a single sheet to the current supply hopper 76.

The marks 32 and 34 are printed at positions greatly offset from the center line in the transport direction, so that an error in the setting direction of the cut sheet 12 can be detected, and Since it is the first sheet, creation of an abnormal booklet-like document 16 in which the arrangement direction or the order is incorrect can be prevented.

The present applicant has already proposed a method and apparatus for detecting an error in the setting order and setting direction of cut sheets and preventing the creation of an abnormal booklet document beforehand. It enables self-generation of a booklet-like document creation sequence in accordance with the method and apparatus already proposed.

[Rotary cutter 80] A rotary cutter 80 is provided as a cutting device.

The cut sheet conveyed through the sensor 108 has the leading end passing through the rotary cutter 80 and the rollers 11.
When gripped between 0 and 112, by rotating the rotary cutter 80 once, the leading end of the cut sheet is cut to the size of one slip.

Thereafter, the single form is sequentially cut into the form size, and the forms are generated in the order of the forms 52, 50, 48 and 46. [Perforation Cutter 82] The perforation cutter 82 and the perforation cutter guide 116, which are perforation forming devices,
It is arranged at the same position as a water supply device 84 described later.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the perforated cutter 82 and the later-described water transfer rollers 138 and 140, and FIG.
8 and 140 are partial sectional views, respectively.

The perforated cutter 82 works in cooperation with the perforated cutter guide 116.

The perforated cutter guide 116 is provided integrally with a water transfer roller 140 described later. The perforated cutter guide 116 (also serving as the water transfer roller 140) has a hollow disk shape, and is formed with a single slit 114 communicating with the internal space 118 and circling outward. On both sides near the slit 114, a plurality of flat elliptical openings 120 a and 120 b are formed so as to communicate with the internal space 118. The openings 120a, 120b are
They are formed at positions shifted from each other, and are arranged such that the internal space 118 communicates with the outside via the opening 120a or the opening 120b at any position in the circumferential direction. Reference numeral 138 denotes a water transfer roller provided coaxially with the perforated cutter 82 and having a slightly smaller diameter than the perforated cutter 82. The perforated cutter 82
(Water transfer roller 138) and perforated cutter guide 116
The rotation shaft (which also serves as the water transfer roller 140) is shifted vertically in FIG.

The perforated cutter 82 is positioned so that the blade edge 82a enters the slit 114 of the perforated cutter guide 116 by a predetermined amount. In FIG. 3, the perforated cutter 82 is configured to rotate clockwise, while the perforated cutter guide 116 is configured to rotate counterclockwise. As a result, the perforation cutter 82 is guided so as not to swing, and the amount of entry of the cutting edge 82a is kept constant.

When the slip passes through the perforation cutter 82, the perforation 58 is formed (see FIG. 1).

At this time, the perforated cutter 82 is
Since the amount of entry a, that is, the amount of biting into the slip is kept constant, a stable perforation 58 can be obtained. Also, at any part of the slit 114 of the rotating perforated cutter guide 116, the paper dust generated from the slip is reliably discharged to the outside from either the opening 120a or the opening 120b.
There is no inconvenience that the amount of bite of the cutting edge 82a is changed.

When the slip 52 advances downward in FIG. 3, first, a perforation 58 is formed at the point P1, and then the water supply described later is received at the point P2. Therefore, it is possible to avoid instability of perforation formation which may occur when a perforation is made in a moisture-absorbed portion, and to avoid corrosion of the blade edge 82a which may occur by bringing the blade edge 82a into contact with a moisture-absorbing slip. Can be.

[Moisture supply device 84] Moisture supply device 84
As shown in FIG. 5, a water supply line 130a for supplying water by an electric pump 130, a water supply buffer 134 made of a felt-like hygroscopic material in which water flowing out of the water supply line 130 is stored, and a water supply buffer 134 An excess water tank 136 that receives excess water that cannot be stored, a water transfer roller (first transfer roller) 138 that is in sliding contact with the water supply buffer 134, and a water transfer roller 140 (second transfer roller) that faces the water transfer roller 138 ). As described above, the water transfer roller 138 is provided coaxially with the perforated cutter 82 so as to have a slightly smaller diameter than the perforated cutter 82.
Reference numeral 0 is provided integrally with the perforated cutter guide 116 (see FIG. 3).

When the sheet feeding is started after the start of the booklet-shaped document creating apparatus 74, sufficient water is contained in the binding margins 56 on both the front and back sides of one cut sheet by controlling the flow rate of the electric pump 130 by, for example, setting a timer. A slightly greater amount of water is supplied to the water supply buffer 134 than is sufficient to cause the water to flow. Excess water that cannot be contained in the water supply buffer 134 is discharged to an excess water tank 136.

Water transfer roller 138 and water transfer roller 1
The reference numeral 40 is always rotating after the start of the booklet-shaped document creating apparatus 74, so that a water film is formed on the surface of the water transfer roller 138 slidably in contact with the water supply buffer 134 during the dummy operation in which the paper is not fed. A water film is also formed on the surface of the water transfer roller 140 that is in contact with the water transfer roller 138.

When the slip is conveyed, the binding margin 56 on the front and back sides of the slip is sandwiched between the water transfer roller 138 and the water transfer roller 140, and the water is transferred, so that the front of the slip is transferred. The binding margin 56 on the back side is the binding margin 5 that has absorbed moisture.
6A.

[Laminating Device 86 and Aligning Device 88] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 6 to 8, the overlapping device 86 and the aligning device 88 are provided with a flywheel 152 and a slip (a paper sheet having been subjected to binding and absorbing moisture). Receiving surface 142 in the form of a slit,
The abutment wall 1 at the time of alignment, which is erected on the front side (X1 direction) of 2
44, paper alignment guides 146a, 146b, discharge belts 148, 148, discharge belt projections (stoppers, first stoppers) 150, 150 erected at the ends of the discharge belts 148, 148, and a paper retainer 152. And a binding margin aligning mechanism (guide) 154. Note that one set of the binding blocks 15 is opposed to the binding margin aligning mechanism 154.
6a and 156b and a punch binding block 158 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 8, convex portions (sticking prevention portions) 147 and 149 are provided above the receiving surface 142 and below the paper alignment guide 146a, respectively.

When the slip 52 on which the binding margin 56A having been absorbed is formed is carried out from the water supply device 84, the slipper 1
In a state where the binding margin 56A is flipped up and floated, the binding margin 56A with moisture absorbed is carried in the arrow direction (X2 direction) with the right side in the conveyance direction (Y2 direction in FIG. 6). Therefore,
The aligning butting wall 144 does not prevent the slip from being carried in. At this time, the paper alignment guides 146a and 146b
It stands by at the position raised upward (in the Z2 direction) and does not prevent the entry of the slip. The entered slip advances while being held down (Z1 direction) by the paper holder 152, and is positioned by the leading end abutting on the discharge belt protrusion 150. At this time, the discharge belt protrusion 1 is located at a position where the distance between the aligning abutting wall 144 and the discharge belt protrusion 150 is slightly larger than the size of the slip in the transport direction (feed direction).
Since the 50 is arranged, the slip is securely accommodated between the aligning abutment wall 144 on the receiving surface 142 and the discharge belt protrusion 150.

According to the above procedure, a predetermined number of slips constituting the booklet-shaped document 16 recognized by the sensor 108 are sequentially carried in, and are stacked on the stacking area 142a on the receiving surface 142.

When a predetermined number of slips forming the booklet-shaped document 16 are stacked on the receiving surface 142, the discharge belt projections 150 are aligned in the direction of the abutment wall 144 (FIG. 6).
(The middle and X1 directions), and the rear end of the slip is brought into contact with the abutment wall 144 at the time of alignment. Thereafter, the discharge belt protrusion 150 is retracted again in the X2 direction. This forward and backward movement of the discharge belt protrusion 150 is referred to as the discharge belt protrusion 1.
Repeat several times while vibrating 50. While the forward and backward movements of the discharge belt projection 150 are repeated, the paper alignment guides 146a and 146b are retracted upward.

Next, the paper alignment guides 146a, 146
b is lowered in the Z1 direction, the binding margin aligning mechanism 154 is moved in the binding block 156 direction (Y2 direction), and the end of the slip on the Y2 direction side is brought into contact with the binding section going end 184 of the binding block 156 and the binding block 158. (See FIG. 7). Accordingly, the binding portion end 184 of the binding block 156 and the binding block 158 serves as a stopper (second stopper) for receiving the side of the slip on the binding margin 56A (binding margin 56) side. In this state, the discharge belt protrusion 150 is vibrated again. At this time, the convex portion 14 is formed on the receiving surface 142 and the paper alignment guide 146b.
7 and 149 are provided, so that the problem that the slip absorbing moisture adheres to the receiving surface 142 and the paper alignment guide 146b is avoided. In addition, instead of the convex portions 147 and 149,
The surfaces of the receiving surface 142 and the paper alignment guide 146b may be formed in a stepped shape.

As described above, a plurality of stacked slips are neatly arranged.

[Punch / Binding Apparatus 90] The punch / binding apparatus 90 includes the above-described binding blocks 156a and 156b and one punch binding block 158 disposed between the binding blocks 156a and 156b. The binding block 156b is provided integrally with the paper holder 152. The binding block 156a is fixed at a predetermined position at the end in the X1 direction in FIGS.
6b and the punch binding block 158 are provided so as to be independently movable in the horizontal direction (X1-X2 direction) in FIGS. 6 and 7 by a moving mechanism (not shown).

In the side view of the punch binding block 158 shown in FIG.
60 and punch lever 162 for operating punch 160
And a binding lever 166 having a binding member 164 and a contact portion 166a for operating the binding member 164. Reference numeral 168 indicates a binding pressure control spring for adjusting the binding pressure. Also, reference numeral 18
Numeral 0 denotes a rotor provided to rotate the punch lever 162 and the binding lever 166. The punch lever 162 and the binding lever 166 are attached to the rotor 180 with their phases shifted. Although not shown, 2
The binding member 164, the binding lever 166, and the binding pressure control spring 1 are also attached to the two binding blocks 156a and 156b, respectively.
68 are provided.

A driving device (punch driving mechanism) 181 for urging the rotor 180 includes a sensor 183 for detecting that the driving device 181 is at the end position of one cycle of operation,
Timer 1 for measuring elapsed time until detection by sensor 183
85 are provided.

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, binding member 16
The structure of No. 4 will be described.

The binding member 164 is formed of a pair of threaded members 17.
0, 172. Threaded members 170, 172
Are rotatably supported by the housings 174 and 176 by shafts 178 and 179, respectively (FIG. 11).
Shows only the threaded member 172. ).

The screw members 170 and 172 are respectively
The diameters (L1, L2) are about 5 mm. Screw member 17
Nos. 0 and 172 are positioned in such a manner that convex portions having a triangular cross section and concave portions having a triangular cross section are alternately connected so that one convex portion and the other concave portion face each other.
The slips 46, 48, 50, 52 that have been stapled and absorbed between these threaded members 170, 172 are engaged and bound.

By the operation of the stacking device 86 and the aligning device 88, the slips 46, 48, 5
0, 52 are overlapped and the four sides are aligned, and the sides of the moisture-absorbed binding margin 56A are brought into contact with the binding block 156 and the punch binding block 158 to be aligned, and the booklet-shaped document (stacking slip) 16 is formed. When configured, the following binding and punching operations are performed by being urged by the respective drive units (not shown).

At this point, while the positions of the second binding block 156b and the binding block 158 are checked by a sensor (not shown), the second binding block 156b and the The document has been moved to a predetermined binding position corresponding to the document size, that is, the length of the booklet-shaped document 16 in the binding margin.

When the booklet-shaped documents 16 are aligned, the binding block 156 and the punch binding block 158 are simultaneously urged to the respective driving units, and the punching and binding operations are performed. That is, the rotation of the rotor 180 causes the punch lever 162 and the binding lever 166 to rotate, and the punch 1
The punch and the binding are performed by the action of the binding member 60 and the binding member 164, respectively. At this time, since the operation timings of the punch and the binding are shifted, the load on the driving unit is dispersed and reduced.

Here, for example, if punches are erroneously punched in a state in which a predetermined number or more of the slips are aligned, the punch may be incomplete.
If 81 does not reach the end position of the one-cycle operation and is not detected by the sensor 183, or if the drive device 181 requires time to reach the end position of the one-cycle operation, the time required for punching becomes a predetermined value. When it is determined by the timer 185 that the number of sheets exceeds the limit, the binding section leading edge 184 of the binding block 156 and the binding block 158 is retracted from the plurality of sheets of the paper having been subjected to the binding margin. This facilitates post-processing.

[Booklet-shaped Document Ejecting Device 92] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the booklet-shaped document discharging device 92 has a discharging belt 148 provided below the stacking device 86 and the aligning device 88.
Is provided.

When punching and binding are completed, booklet document 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a binding margin alignment mechanism 154 and a paper alignment guide 1.
46a and 146b, the binding block 1
56 and the punch binding block 158 are pulled out in the Y1 direction. At this time, the booklet-shaped document 16 is
Even if you are biting (biting) to 0,
While the binding member 170 rotates to release the pressure (pressing force) of the binding member 170 in the pull-out direction, the booklet-shaped document 16
By being pulled out in one direction, the booklet-shaped document 16 can be easily bound by the binding block 156 and the punch binding block 15.
Peel from 8.

Next, after moving the binding margin aligning mechanism 154 and the paper alignment guides 146a and 146b upward to separate the booklet-shaped document 16, the lengths of the discharge belt protrusion 150 and the discharge belt 148 of the discharge belt 148 are reduced by two minutes. The abutting wall 144 is pushed down by the discharge belt projection (not shown) at the position where the booklet is to be aligned, and the booklet-shaped document 16 is discharged from the booklet-shaped document creating device 74.

The operation of each apparatus described above is described in the base paper supply hopper 76.
When the operation is completed until all of the cut sheets 10 and 12 have disappeared, the booklet-shaped document creating device 74 stops and enters the standby state.

[0111]

According to the present invention, a sensor for recognizing a predetermined mark indicating a size of a booklet document previously applied to a document on a predetermined page of the booklet document,
A binding position adjusting unit that adjusts the binding position of the binding member to a predetermined position corresponding to the size of the booklet document based on the recognized mark, so that the booklet shape accurately bound at the predetermined binding position is provided. You can get documents.

According to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the present invention, the water supply means includes: a water buffer made of a hygroscopic material capable of containing a predetermined amount of water; A first transfer roll for transferring to the surface, and a second transfer roll for slidingly contacting the first transfer roll to transfer moisture to the roll surface, wherein a first transfer roll is provided between the first transfer roll and the second transfer roll. Since the document is configured to be pinched and fed, a booklet-shaped document in which an appropriate predetermined amount of water is supplied and a binding margin is firmly bound can be obtained.

According to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the third aspect, the aligning / overlapping means includes a receiving surface for receiving the sent document, a paper holder for pressing the document toward the receiving surface,
A booklet-shaped document creating apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a stopper which is positioned at a predetermined position in advance and stops by contacting a front side of the sent document in the traveling direction. The receiving side of the document is positioned parallel to the direction of travel of the document, the receiving surface for receiving the document, the paper retainer pressed against the receiving surface, and the document is positioned at a predetermined position in advance. A first stopper for receiving the front side in the direction, a second stopper for receiving the side on the binding side of the document, and a side opposite to the binding side of the document for a plurality of sheets of the document at once. And a guide for displacing the side of the binding side of the document to the second stopper by displacing to a position set in advance in accordance with the size of the form document. Gain Can.

According to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the sixth aspect, the binding member supports the pair of screw members for meshing and binding the documents and the pair of screw members so as to be rotatable. And a pair of screw-shaped members are configured to rotate in the pulling-out direction when the bound booklet-shaped document is pulled out from the binding member, so that the bound booklet-shaped document is reliably separated from the binding member. This makes it easy to automate the creation of booklet documents.

According to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the present invention, the binding means includes a punch member for punching a hole for a file in the booklet document and a punch having a punch drive mechanism for driving the punch member. Since the apparatus further includes a device, a sensor for detecting the end of the operation of the punch, and a timer for measuring an elapsed time until the detection by the sensor, when a phenomenon that the punch becomes incomplete occurs, a delay in the detection time by the sensor is reduced. By measuring, punch abnormality is recognized, and post-processing is easy.

Further, according to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the fourth aspect, since each of the receiving surface and the paper retainer is provided with a sticking preventing portion for preventing the document from sticking to the receiving surface and the paper retainer, Documents can be prevented from sticking to the receiving surface or the like, which is one of the causes of misalignment, and the documents can be aligned neatly.

Further, according to the booklet-shaped document producing apparatus of the present invention, the perforation forming means for perforating the document before supplying water to the binding margin of the document is further provided. It has a perforated cutter and a perforated cutter guide, and the perforated cutter guide is provided at a staggered position where the cutting edge of the perforated cutter enters a predetermined distance, and partially overlaps both sides of the perforated cutter guide. And a discharge hole which communicates with the orbiting slit and discharges the paper powder accumulated in the orbiting slit to the outside is formed, so that the cutting edge of the perforated cutter is guided so as not to swing and a predetermined The amount of entry is maintained and the perforations in the document can be accurately formed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a booklet-shaped document creating step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a booklet-shaped document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the side.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the perforation forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a perforation forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a stacking device and an aligning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of a stacking device and an aligning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 of the stacking device and the aligning device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of a punch binding block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a binding member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a binding member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 12 cut sheet 16 booklet document 18 cut sheet preparation step 32, 34 mark 36 cutting size recognition step 38 number of bound sheets recognition step 40 cutting step 46, 4850, 52 slip 54 perforation forming / moisture supply / overlapping step 56 binding margin 56A Absorbed binding margin 58 Perforation 60 Alignment process 62 Punching / binding process 68, 70, 72 Binding unit 74 Booklet-shaped document creation device 76 Base paper supply hopper 78 Paper feed device 80 Rotary cutter 82 Perforated cutter 82 Blade edge 84 Water supply device 86 Stacking device 88 Alignment device 90 Punching / binding device 92 Booklet-shaped document discharge device 94 Operation panel 96 Pick roller 98, 102, 110, 112 roller 100 Reverse roller 104, 106 Pinch roller 108, 183 Sensor 114 Peripheral slit 116 Perforated cutter 116 guide 134 Water supply buffer 138, 140 Water transfer roller 142 Receiving surface 144 Alignment abutment wall 146a, 146b Paper alignment guide 147, 149 Convex portion 148 Ejection belt 150 Ejection belt protrusion 152 Paper holder 154 Binding margin alignment mechanism 156a, 156b Binding block 158 Punch binding block 160 Punch 162 Punch lever 164 Binding member 166 Binding lever 170, 172 Threaded member 174, 176 Housing 178, 179 Axis 180 Rotor 185 Timer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Saito 4-1-1, Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Fujitsu Automation Limited (72) Inventor Akira Kobayashi 4-chome, Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1 Fujitsu Automation Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Teiji Miura 4-1-1 Kamikadanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa F-term in Fujitsu Automation Co., Ltd. 3F108 AA01 AB01 BB17 EA06

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A water supply means for supplying water to a binding margin of documents, a aligning / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document, and a binding member. A booklet-like document creating apparatus having a binding means for binding and binding the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet-like document in the overlapping direction of the document; And a sensor for recognizing a predetermined mark indicating the size of the booklet document previously applied to the booklet document. A booklet-shaped document creating apparatus, further comprising a binding position adjusting means for adjusting. 2. A binding device comprising: a water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin of a document; an alignment / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document; A booklet-like document creating apparatus having a binding unit that binds and binds the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet document from the overlapping direction of the documents; A moisture buffer made of a moisture-absorbing material that can include: a first transfer roll that slides on the moisture buffer to transfer moisture to the roll surface;
A second transfer roll that slidably contacts the first transfer roll and transfers moisture to the roll surface, and sandwiches and sends the document between the first transfer roll and the second transfer roll. A booklet-shaped document creating apparatus characterized by having such a configuration. 3. A water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin of a document, a aligning / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document, and a binding member. A booklet-shaped document creating apparatus having a binding unit that binds and binds the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet document in the overlapping direction of the documents; A receiving surface for receiving the incoming document, a paper retainer for pressing the document toward the receiving surface, and a stopper which is positioned at a predetermined position in advance and abuts against and stops at a front side in the traveling direction of the sent document; And a booklet-like document preparation device. 4. The booklet according to claim 3, wherein each of said receiving surface and said paper retainer is provided with a sticking prevention part for preventing said document from sticking to said receiving surface and said paper retainer. Letter document preparation device. 5. A binding member comprising: a water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin of a document; a binding / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document; A booklet-shaped document producing apparatus having a binding unit that binds and binds the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet document in the overlapping direction of the document; A receiving surface for receiving the document while the side on the binding margin side is positioned parallel to the traveling direction of the document; a paper retainer for pressing the document toward the receiving surface; A first stopper for receiving the front side of the document in the traveling direction, a second stopper for receiving the side of the document on the binding margin, and a plurality of sheets of the document on the side opposite to the binding margin of the document. Collectively receive A guide for displacing the bound side of the document to a second stopper by displacing the document to a preset position according to the size of the booklet document. Document preparation equipment. 6. A water supply means for supplying water to a binding margin of a document, an alignment / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document, and a binding member. A booklet-like document creating apparatus having a binding unit that binds and binds the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet-like document in the stacking direction of the documents. A pair of screw-shaped members for binding and binding, and a housing that rotatably supports the pair of screw-shaped members, respectively, when the bound booklet-shaped document is pulled out from the binding member.
A booklet-like document preparation device, wherein a pair of screw-like members is configured to rotate in a pull-out direction. 7. A water supply means for supplying water to a binding margin of a document, an alignment / overlapping means for aligning and stacking a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document, and a binding member. A booklet-like document creating apparatus having a binding unit that binds and binds the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet-like document in the overlapping direction of the documents. A punch device having a punch member for punching a hole for a file and a punch driving mechanism for driving the punch member, a sensor for detecting the end of the operation of the punch, and a timer for measuring an elapsed time until the sensor detects the operation. And a booklet-like document creating apparatus. 8. A water supply means for supplying moisture to a binding margin of a document, a aligning / overlapping means for aligning and laminating a plurality of binding margins obtained by absorbing the documents to form a booklet document, and a binding member. A booklet-shaped document creating apparatus having a binding means for binding and binding the fibers of the binding margin by applying pressure to the binding margin of the booklet-shaped document in the overlapping direction of the documents, and supplying water to the binding margin of the document. And a perforation forming means for perforating the document before, the perforation forming means having a perforated cutter and a perforated cutter guide, wherein the perforated cutter guide is provided on the perforated cutter. A circumferential slit into which the cutting edge enters a predetermined distance is provided at an alternate position while partially overlapping both sides of the perforated cutter guide, communicates with the circumferential slit, and accumulates in the circumferential slit. Booklet-like document production apparatus characterized by a discharge hole for discharging the powder to the outside is formed.