JP2002072776A - Paper feed state display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper feed state display device by which the cause of a paper feed error occurring frequently can easily be found out and removed without the instruction manual of a paper feeder. SOLUTION: This paper feed state display device, which is mounted on the paper feeder having one or more paper feeding means for feeding paper sheets stacked on a paper tray one by one and displays the operation state of the paper feeder, is provided with a storage device 6 which stores paper feed error processing guide information and illustrated management information: Then the paper feed error processing guide information is read from a screen 4 when a paper feed error occurs to display a processing guidance and the illustrated management information is read from a processing guidance screen, so that the cause of the paper feed error is removed according to the display of a procedure screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper feed status display device for displaying the operation status of a paper feed device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, one sheet of paper stacked on a
2. Description of the Related Art A collating machine that arranges a plurality of sheet feeding units in the vertical direction on a sheet-by-sheet basis and forms one booklet by superimposing sheets for each sheet sequentially supplied from each step is well known. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of an example of such a collating machine.
The collating machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes ten-stage paper feeding means 1a to 1j, and transmission rollers arranged in a vertical direction (not shown) for conveying the paper conveyed from the paper feeding means 1a to 1j downward while overlapping them. The paper tray 2 receives a superposed sheet bundle, ie, a booklet. Each sheet feeding means includes a table P1 for placing a sheet bundle for each page and a table P for each stage.
In front of 1 to P10, there are provided unloading rollers R1, R2,... For unloading, for example, one sheet located at the top of the sheet bundle placed on the loading table.

In each of the sheet feeding means 1a to 1j, a sensor for detecting a sheet to be carried out to an appropriate place is arranged, and the operation state of each sheet feeding means is monitored by a detection signal of this sensor. In the case of the collating machine of this example, this monitoring is carried out by displaying on a display screen 4 such as a liquid crystal attached to a column 3 for supporting and fixing each of the paper feeding means 1a to 1j. When an error such as an empty sheet or no paper occurs, the display unit 4 displays the sheet feeding means in which the error has occurred and the details of the error.

[0004]

By the way, when a paper feed error such as a paper jam, a two-sheet insertion, or an empty paper feed occurs during the paper feed operation, the error is displayed on the display device 4, so that the paper feed error is displayed. Can be eliminated, but if the cause of the frequent occurrence of the error (for example, wear of the paper feed roller) is known and the work is performed to eliminate the cause, a simple maintenance of the paper feeder is required. If you do,
In some cases, work is performed while looking at the instruction manual for the paper feeder. However, it is said that the instruction manual is not stored near the installation of the paper feeder, it takes time to find the problem item in the instruction manual, and it is troublesome to work while looking at the instruction manual There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. Therefore, even if a manual for a paper feeding device is not provided on the side, it is necessary to know the cause of a frequently occurring paper feeding error and to remove the cause. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper feed state display device that can be easily performed.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paper feeder having at least one paper feeder for feeding sheets stacked on a paper tray one by one, and the operation of the paper feeder is provided. In a paper feed state display device that displays a status, a storage device that stores the operation error content of the paper feed device and the handling content of the paper feed device is provided.
The content of the error is displayed, and the content of handling of the sheet feeding device corresponding to the content of the error can be displayed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collating machine comprising a plurality of sheet feeding means according to the first aspect of the present invention.

In the present invention, when a paper feed error occurs,
The error content can be displayed on the display screen, and a guidance screen for the corrective action appropriate for the error content can be displayed.
By taking measures according to this guidance screen, the cause of the error can be easily removed. Further, by displaying the guidance screen, simple maintenance of the sheet feeding device can be performed.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a paper feed state display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The paper feed state display device shown in FIG. 1 is intended for the collating machine 1 shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a display operation device using a liquid crystal display screen and a touch panel, 5 a processing circuit for processing display operation contents, and 6 a storage device for storing display operation contents.

The processing circuit 5 is provided at an appropriate portion of the collating machine 1 shown in FIG. 2, for example, a carry-out roller R of each of the sheet feeding means 1a to 1j.
A detection signal from a sensor (not shown) for detecting a sheet to be carried out, which is set in the vicinity of R1,..., Is input, the signal is identified, and the display operation content corresponding to the error content corresponding to the signal is stored in the storage device. Display operation device 4 read from 6
Send to In addition, a signal formed by a touch operation of the touch panel of the display operation device 4 is input, and display operation contents corresponding to the signal are read out from the storage device 6 and sent to the display operation device 4.

The display operation screen of the display operation device 4 shown in FIG. 1 is the uppermost sheet feeding means 1a in the collating machine 1 shown in FIG.
Shows a screen when a paper jam occurs. The error display screen is a display content read out from the storage device 6 by the processing circuit 5 in response to a signal from the sensor of the paper feeding means 1a and sent. 1 to 1 indicating paper means 1a to 1j by numbers
It is mainly composed of a numerical sequence of 0s and a touch operation unit that indicates an error that has occurred next to each of the numerical sequence by a symbol. In the drawing, reference numeral 4d denotes a touch operation unit for returning to a normal screen displaying a touch operation unit such as start, stop, check, etc .; 4e, a paper tray is full; 4f, a door open; and 4g, a display for displaying an option error. Column.

In this embodiment, the storage device 6 has a configuration shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, processing guidance information for guiding error processing composed of a touch operation unit displayed by a description of a cause and a treatment and a treatment guidance is stored for each screen (in the illustrated example, 3a of 7a, 7b, and 7c).
Further, by touching the treatment guide on the displayed screen, detailed illustrated treatment information corresponding to the treatment is stored for each screen as shown in FIG.

For example, it is now assumed that a paper jam has occurred in the uppermost sheet feeding means 1a of the collating machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 and the error display screen shown in FIG. 1 is being displayed. When a touch operation is performed on the touch operation section of the paper jam symbol displayed next to the numeral 1 on this screen, a first processing guide screen 7a shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. And touch operation of the treatment guide
As shown in (a), detailed illustrated procedures 8a, 8b, 8c for cleaning the transport rubber roller are displayed, and the transport rubber roller is cleaned according to this procedure.

A first processing guide screen 7a shown in FIG.
For example, if the user selects "clean the two-sheet sensor" and touch-operates the treatment guide, detailed illustrated treatment procedures 9a and 9b for cleaning the two-sheet sensor as shown in FIG. 4B. Is displayed, and the double-sheet insertion sensor is cleaned according to this procedure. Hereinafter, the second processing guidance screen 7b and the third processing guidance screen 7c are appropriately displayed, and when a treatment guidance on each screen is touched, a detailed treatment procedure with illustration corresponding to the treatment is displayed. The treatment may be performed according to the procedure.

In the above embodiment, the display screen is formed of liquid crystal, but any display such as a CRT may be used as long as it can display images. Further, the number of the processing guide screens and the treatment procedure screens may be appropriately set. Although the above description has been made with reference to the collating machine as an example, the present invention is not limited to the collating machine but can be applied to a paper feeding device such as a paper folding machine.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display the handling method when a paper feeding error occurs on the paper feeding state display device. Even without such an operation, the operation for eliminating the cause of the paper feeding error can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a paper feed state display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a collating machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the paper feed state display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the sheet feeding state display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Collator 1a-1j Paper feeding means 2 Paper receiving stand 3 Support 4 Display / operation device 4a Error description display field 4b Position display of paper feeding means 4c Touch operation unit 5 Processing circuit 6 Storage device 7a-7c Processing guide screen 8a -8c, 9a, 9b Procedure screen

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sheet feeding state display device mounted on a sheet feeding device having at least one sheet feeding means for feeding sheets stacked on a sheet table one by one, and displaying an operation state of the sheet feeding device. A storage device for storing an operation error content of the paper feeding device and a handling content of the paper feeding device, wherein when a paper feeding error occurs, the error content is displayed, and the paper feeding device corresponding to the error content is displayed. A paper feed state display device capable of displaying handling contents. 2. The paper feeding state display device according to claim 1, wherein said paper feeding device is a collating machine including a plurality of said paper feeding means.