JP2003305968A - Bookbinding apparatus capable of dealing with various forms - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bookbinding apparatus which can deal with many forms, can prepare a booklet whose diversity, patterning and design are regarded important, can select the type and thickness of paper depending upon purposes for each page, and has a small size. <P>SOLUTION: This bookbinding apparatus comprises a continuous forms feed means, a sheet forms feed means, a sizing section, an integration section, and a pressing section. The continuous forms feed means separates continuous forms one by one as a set of a series of forms based on a mark provided on the forms and feeds a variable number of forms. The sheet forms feed means feeds a variable number of sheet forms as a set of a series of forms based on a mark provided on the forms. The sizing section feeds and deposits a sizing agent to a predetermined part of the fed forms. The integration section puts forms with the sizing agent adhered thereto on top of one another to form integrated forms. In the pressing section, individual forms in their sizing agent- deposited part in the integrated forms are press-bonded for integration to prepare a booklet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field of bookbinding devices for producing booklets. In particular, the present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus that processes printed forms such as various notification materials for individuals, direct mail (DM), etc., in which types and quantities of forms (unit sheets) to be bound are different.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bookbinding apparatus for producing booklets,
For example, a device is known in which continuous sheets are cut into individual sheets and superposed on each other, and a cover sheet and a back sheet are supplied and combined to form a booklet (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-146190). Further, there is known a device that surely creates a booklet by applying glue to the binding regardless of the number of sheets (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. HEI 1).
1-245538). As a means for supplying a continuous form in such a conventional bookbinding apparatus, a cutting device (a cutter, a burster), a device for supplying a continuous form to a cutting part by laminating left and right surfaces after a center slit, 2
A cutting device or the like having a type of pin tractor and capable of supplying two types of continuous forms is used.

[0003]

Therefore, the conventional bookbinding apparatus can handle up to two types of forms. Further, in order to handle a two-sided left / right imposition form in a conventional bookbinding apparatus in consideration of the efficiency of the variable information printing (printing) process using a printer, the center slit is performed in advance by center-slit or heavy-attachment, or by the center-slit left / right. It is necessary to supply each side of the to the pin tractor. On the other hand, as a method of increasing the number of channels of a continuous form, a method of arranging cutting devices in parallel and connecting them with a conveyor or the like can be considered. However, the size of the apparatus increases and the processing capacity decreases due to the expansion of the transport path.

Further, in such a conventional bookbinding apparatus, a cut sheet feeder device or the like is used as a means for supplying a sheet-form. In the case of cut paper, it is possible in principle to handle various types of forms. However, since individual information (variable information) is printed (printing), there is no means for accurately and quickly performing the printing in a predetermined order. Further, when the paper quality and the paper thickness are different, it is difficult to accurately feed the paper because two sheets are inserted.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and its object is to apply many kinds of forms, and it is possible to create a booklet with an emphasis on variety, designability and designability, and pages. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bookbinding apparatus in which the paper type and thickness can be selected for each purpose and the apparatus size is small.

[0006]

The above problems can be solved by the present invention described below. That is, the bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a bookbinding apparatus including a continuous form supply unit, a sheet form supply unit, a gluing unit, a stacking unit, and a press unit. The supply unit separates the continuous form into a set of forms based on the mark attached to the form and supplies it in a variable number of sheets, and the single sheet form supply unit supplies the single sheet form to the form. It is supplied as a set of a series of forms based on the attached marks in a variable number of sheets, the gluing unit supplies and attaches glue to a predetermined portion of the supplied form, and the collecting unit attaches the glue. The forms are stacked to form a stacking form, and the press section press-bonds each form in the stacking form at a place where the glue is adhered to form a booklet.

According to the present invention, the continuous form supply unit separates the continuous form into a set of a series of forms based on the marks attached to the form and supplies the variable form with a variable number of sheets. The sheet supply unit supplies a variable number of sheets as a set of a set of forms based on the marks attached to the form, and the gluing unit supplies and attaches the glue to a predetermined portion of the form, and the stacking unit accumulates the form. Are stacked to form an integrated form, and each form in the integrated form is pressure-bonded and integrated into a booklet by the press section at the place where the glue is attached. That is, it is possible to perform name identification and collation for both the continuous form and the sheet form based on the mark. Therefore, there are many types of forms that can be applied,
Provided is a bookbinding device capable of creating a booklet with emphasis on versatility, designability, and designability, and selecting a paper type and thickness for each page according to the purpose.

A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is
The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-form document supply unit is connected downstream of the continuous document supply unit and upstream of the gluing unit so that a predetermined number is provided. According to the present invention, it is possible to connect as many sheet-feed form supply units as necessary. Therefore, a bookbinding apparatus having more types of applicable forms, capable of binding a wide variety of booklets, and having a small apparatus size is provided.

A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention is
In the bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, the sheet-fed document supply means is capable of supplying not only the sheet-fed document but also a booklet with a mark. According to the present invention, a new booklet incorporating a created booklet (booklet) is created. Therefore, even more types of forms can be applied, and a wide variety of booklets can be bound.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. An example of the configuration of the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a stage, 2 is a continuous form supply unit (2 ch. Cutter), 3 is a sheet form supply unit, 4
Is a gluing unit, 5 is a stacking unit, 6 is a pressing unit, and 7 is a down stacker. In the continuous form supply unit 2, 2
1a and 21b are pin tractors, 22a and 22b are bar code readers, and 23 is a cutting blade. Further, in the sheet-fed form supply unit 3, 31 is a hopper and 32 is a conveyor.
Further, in the gluing section 4, 41 is a glue nozzle and 42 is a conveyor. 101a and 101b are continuous forms,
102 is a sheet form.

The stage 1 is a stage on which a continuous form folded at the horizontal perforations is placed. The stage 1 is composed of two independent stages, and different continuous forms 101a and 101b can be placed on each stage.

The continuous form supply unit 2 is a two-channel cutter in the example shown in FIG. The continuous form supply unit 2 sends the continuous form 101a by the pin tractor 21a and the continuous form 101b by the pin tractor 21b. The continuous form 101a and the continuous form 101b are normally sent one by one and not simultaneously. The fed continuous form 101a or continuous form 101b is cut into predetermined sheets by the cutting blade 23 and becomes a single sheet form. And the form is conveyor 3
2. The sheet is conveyed by a conveying mechanism including a conveyor 42 and the like, and is accumulated in the accumulating section 5 via the gluing section 4.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the sheet-fed form supply unit 3 is composed of a sheet feeder and a conveyor 32.
The sheet feeder has a hopper 31 on which the stacked sheet forms are placed, and a feeding mechanism that separates and feeds the sheet forms from the hopper 31. The sheet forms fed from the sheet feeder are conveyed by a conveyance mechanism including a conveyor 42 and the like, and are accumulated in the accumulating section 5 via the gluing section 4. On the other hand, the conveyor 32 conveys the separated continuous forms 101 a and 101 b and transfers them to the conveyor 42.

The continuous form supply unit 2 and the single-wafer form supply unit 3
Is controlled by a control unit (not shown). The barcode reader 22a of the continuous form supply unit 2 reads the barcode printed (printed) on the continuous form 101a and outputs the read data to the control unit. Further, the bar code reader 22b of the continuous form supply unit 2 uses the continuous form 101b.
The bar code printed (printed) is read, and the read data is output to the control unit. Further, the sheet-fed form supply unit 3 also has a bar code reader (not shown), reads the bar code printed (printed) on the sheet-fed form 102, and outputs the read data to the control unit.

The control unit determines the forms to be put together in one booklet based on the read data of the bar codes,
The feeding by the continuous form supply unit 2 and the sheet form supply unit 3 is controlled so that the forms are stacked in the order of the pages of the booklet. The barcode contains data for name identification and collation. For example, from the continuous form 101a 1 /
Sending 7, 2/7, 3/7 pages, sending 4/7, 5/7 pages from the sheet form 102, sending 6/7, 7/7 pages from the continuous form 101b , 1/7 to 7/7 pages so that they are overlapped (combined).

As described above, since the control unit controls based on the read data of the barcode, the page structure and the number of pages in the booklet are arbitrary. For example, after the above-mentioned 7-page booklet, one page from the continuous form 101a, one page from the sheet form 102, and one page from the continuous form 101b, a total of 3 pages, or from the continuous form 101a to 1
Pages, sheet form 102 to 1 page, continuous form 101
It is possible to perform control to continuously create a booklet of 5 pages from b to 3 in total.

The gluing section 4 feeds and attaches glue to a predetermined portion of each of the fed sheets. The gluing part 4 is
It has a glue nozzle 41 and a conveyor 42. The form is conveyed by the conveyor 42, and the glue is ejected from the glue nozzle 41 at a predetermined timing in synchronization with the conveyance of the form. Therefore, the adhesive is supplied and adheres to the form in a linear region extending in the transport direction.

The operation of the gluing section 4 is also controlled by the above-mentioned control section. The control unit prints on the form (printing)
The bar code is read, and whether or not to paste the form is controlled, and the position, range, etc. of the paste are controlled.
For example, 1 / n page or n / n that is the surface of the booklet
The page form is not glued.

The accumulating unit 5 accumulates the forms sent from the gluing unit 4, and when the amount of the forms that can be collected in one booklet is accumulated, sends them to the press unit 6. The pressing unit 6 presses the accumulated forms to bond the individual forms and integrate them into one booklet. Down stacker 7
Collects the booklets.

Next, the operation of the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of operations up to the supply of forms, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operations up to the subsequent booklet creation. As a specific example, the device configuration is as shown in FIG. 1 (one continuous channel supply unit for two channels and one sheet supply unit for sheet), and the configuration of the booklet to be created is as follows. (Structure of booklet) 1st page cover 110kg / 46 coated paper Print output 2nd to nth page (variable number) Contents 55kg / 46 Fine paper print output n + 1 page Leaflet 70kg / 46 coated paper Pre-print only

First, step S1 in FIG. 2 (form set)
At, set each form of cover, contents and leaflets.
The continuous form (1) serving as the cover is set in the channel 1 of the continuous form supply unit 2. The continuous form (2) that is the content is
Set to channel 2 of continuous form supply unit 2. The leaflet is cut in advance, and the hopper 31 of the sheet feeding unit 3 is used.
Set to.

Next, in step S2 (registration of control information), the operator registers setting information regarding name identification, gluing, etc. of each form in the control unit. Next, step S3
In (bar code reading), the name identification information (key information, etc.) is read by the bar code printed (printed) on the continuous form as the content. These steps S1 to S3 are preparatory work performed by the operator before the start of operation.

Next, step S4 (operation start instruction input)
In the operation section (not shown) of the bookbinding apparatus, the operator inputs an instruction to start the operation. Next, in step S5 (sheet supply form supply), the sheet form supply unit 3
Supplies the leaflets to the conveyor 42.

Next, in step S6 (supply of continuous form (2)), the channel 2 of the continuous form supply unit 2 is operated, and the continuous form (content of a predetermined number of sheets) based on the read data of the bar code ( 2) is cut, separated into individual sheets, and supplied to the conveyor 32. The form is conveyed from the conveyor 32 to the conveyor 42. Next, step S7
In (Continuous form (1) supply), the channel 1 of the continuous form supply unit 2 operates and the continuous form (1) which becomes the cover is set to 1
Only the sheets are cut and supplied to the conveyor 32. The form is conveyed from the conveyor 32 to the conveyor 42.

Next, in step S8 (end?),
The control unit determines whether or not the rest of the form prepared in advance exists. If it exists, the process proceeds to step S9. If it does not exist, the operation of the bookbinding machine is terminated. Step S9
In (bar code reading), the name identification information (key information, etc.) is read by a bar code printed (printed) on the continuous form that is the content (automatic reading). Then, the process returns to step S5, and the above-described subsequent steps are repeated.

Next, the operation up to the booklet creation, which is performed after the above-mentioned form supply shown in FIG. 2, is described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. First, in step S101 (form acceptance) of FIG. 3, the gluing unit 4 accepts the supplied form. Next, in step S102 (glue?), The control unit determines whether or not to glue. When gluing is performed, the process proceeds to step S103, and when gluing is not performed, the process proceeds to step S104.

In step S103 (gluing), the gluing section 4 discharges the glue from the glue nozzle 41, and the conveyor 4
Adhesive is attached to the form conveyed by 2. Next, in step S104 (form stacking), the stacking unit 5 stacks the pasted forms.

Next, step S105 (end for one book?)
In step 1, the control unit determines whether or not the number of sheets exceeds the preset minimum number and all the forms for one volume are accumulated in the accumulation unit 4 (whether the booklet is completed). If they have not been accumulated (the condition has not been reached), the process returns to step S101 and the above steps are repeated. When accumulated (when the condition is reached), the accumulating unit 5 collectively conveys the accumulated forms and sends them to the pressing unit 6. Then, the process proceeds to step S106.

Next, in step S106 (press), the press unit 6 presses the accumulated forms to bond and integrate them at the glued portions of the individual forms to form a booklet. The press unit 6 sends the created booklet to the down stacker 7. Next, step S107 (booklet collection)
In, the down stacker 7 collects booklets.

Next, in step S107 (end?), The control unit determines whether or not there is the rest of the form to be supplied. If it exists, the process returns to step S101 and the above-described steps are repeated. If it does not exist, the operation of the bookbinding machine is terminated.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this and can be implemented in various modes. For example, an example (see FIG. 1) in which the number of sheet-fed document supply units in the bookbinding apparatus is one is shown. However, it is possible to have a structure in which the single-wafer form supply units can be connected and to connect the necessary number of units. As a result, it is possible to further support various types of forms and create various booklets.

[0032]

As described above, according to the bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, there are many kinds of forms that can be applied, and it is possible to create a booklet with emphasis on variety, designability, and designability. There is provided a bookbinding apparatus capable of selecting a paper type and a thickness for each page according to the purpose. Further, claim 2 of the present invention
According to the bookbinding device of the present invention, a bookbinding device having a large number of applicable forms, capable of binding a wide variety of booklets, and having a small device size is provided. Further, according to the bookbinding apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, a bookbinding apparatus capable of binding a wide variety of booklets is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a bookbinding apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation (first half) in the bookbinding device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation (latter half) in the bookbinding device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 stage 2 Continuous form supply unit (2ch. Cutter) 3 sheet form supply department 4 Gluing part 5 accumulation section 6 Press Department 7 Down stacker 21a, 21b Pin tractor 22a, 22b Bar code reader 23 Cutting blade 31 hopper 32 conveyor 42 conveyor 101a, 101b continuous form 102 sheets

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bookbinding apparatus comprising a continuous form supply unit, a sheet form supply unit, a gluing unit, a stacking unit, and a press unit, wherein the continuous form supply unit converts the continuous form into its form. Is supplied as a set of a series of forms based on the mark attached to each of the sheets in a variable number of sheets, and the sheet-fed sheet supply unit is a series of sheets based on the mark attached to the sheet. A variable number of sheets as a set, the gluing unit supplies glue to a predetermined portion of the supplied form to adhere, and the stacking unit stacks the forms to which the glue adheres to form a stacked form, The bookbinding apparatus, wherein the pressing unit press-bonds each of the forms in the stacking form at a location where the glue is adhered and integrates them into a booklet. 2. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-form form supply unit is connected downstream of the continuous form supply unit and upstream of the gluing unit, and a predetermined number is provided. . 3. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sheet-form sheet supply unit is capable of supplying not only the sheet-form sheet but also a booklet.