JP2005178001A - Incorrect collating detecting machine utilizing non-contact ic tag, doble-feeding/page-missing detecting machine, bookbinding machine, method for detecting incorrect collating and method for detecting double-feeding/page-missing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an incorrect collating detecting machine utilizing a non-contact IC tag which reads a section attached with a non-contact IC tag by an IC tag reader to detect an incorrect collating, a double-feeding/page-missing detecting machine, a bookbinding machine etc. <P>SOLUTION: The incorrect collating detecting machine 1 utilizing the non-contact IC tag, is characterized by that in the incorrect collating detecting machine which feeds the sections S from a gathering apparatus F and performs gathering while the incorrect collating is detected, the non-contact type IC tag reader RW for reading information on the non-contact IC tag attached to the section S is equipped on the surrounding of a feeder drum 14 of the gathering apparatus, to detect existence of the incorrect collating based on information written in the non-contact IC tag read by the non-contact IC tag reader RW. The double-feeding/page-missing detecting machine utilizing the non-contact IC tag is a page increasing and missing detecting machine for the section accumulating body after gathering is finished, and is characterized by that the non-contact IC tag reader for reading the information of the non-contact IC tag attached to each of the sections is equipped on a conveying part for the section accumulating body on the back step of the final gathering apparatus, and whether double-feeding/page-missing exists is detected based on the non-contact IC tag written information read by the non-contact IC tag reader. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an irregularity detector, an irregularity detection method, and the like that are suitable for detecting irregularities or extra droppings that occur in a bookbinding line collating process for saddle stitching, perfect binding, and flat stitch binding.
In particular, the present invention relates to a tampering detector and extra drop detector, a bookbinding machine, a tampering detection method, etc., which are performed by attaching a non-contact IC tag to a signature, and the tampering and extra dropping produced in the bookbinding process are non-contact ICs. It tries to detect using a tag. Therefore, the present invention relates to a technical field of a bookbinding apparatus and a bookbinding process.

In recent years, label-type non-contact IC tags that carry data and can communicate with external devices in a non-contact manner have appeared and have been used in various fields such as logistics management and production management.
Therefore, there is an idea to prevent the typographical error and extra dropping in the bookbinding process by attaching the non-contact IC tag to the signature before bookbinding and detecting it with a detector.

Therefore, before describing each detector of the present invention, in order to understand the bookbinding technique, a conventional general bookbinding process and a bookbinding machine applied to the process will be described in detail.
The bookbinding process consists of splitting the signature at the center of the two folds, placing them on the gathering chain one after the other, and finally binding the saddle stitched bookbinding by wire binding from the back side at the center of the fold. In a flat state, collate, and then bind the back part of the collated book that has been collated, and then bind and harden the side part close to the back cover of the collated book that has been stacked in the same way from the cover side There is a process of flat binding with wire binding toward the back cover side. Since perfect binding and flat binding are the same as the collating process, they can be described together. Hereinafter, description will be made sequentially.

1. [Saddle stitching process]
First, the saddle stitch bookbinding will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of the saddle stitch bookbinding process.
In the figure, (1) shows a collation process, (2) shows a wire binding process, (3) shows a cutting process, and (4) shows an accumulation process. Originally, the saddle stitch bookbinding process consists of a collation process (1), a wire binding process (2), and a cutting process (3), and in the case of mass production of magazines such as catalogs with a certain thickness. Is provided with a stacking step (4) (frame return stacking specification to be described later) of the specification shown in the figure. Each process is provided with an inspection device, which will be described in detail later, and checks for the occurrence of defects in each process, and removes defective products as necessary.

  Details of each step will be described later. In step (1) in FIG. 5, G is a gathering chain, G1 is a piece, step (2), and H is a wire. S1 is the center page signature (print book), S2 is the second signature, S3 is the third signature, and S4 is the cover signature, which is the small side of the signatures S1 to S4. S1F to S4F are dropped in an open state, and collation is performed with reference to the contact side between the back side S1H to S4H and the piece G1. Furthermore, the one in which the signatures S1 to S4 are overlapped with the wire H (hereinafter referred to as the signature accumulation body SA) is bound from the back side to form a bookbinding binding assembly SB, and this binding binding assembly SB. Cut off the top and bottom of the book to make a saddle stitch book (product book) SC. Further, a certain number of these are collected to form a product bundle SD, and the worker packs the product bundle SD in caramel and ships it. Actually, there are cases where more than a dozen signatures are stacked by a large number of collating devices, but for the sake of easy understanding, the case of signatures S1 to S4 is described.

Next, the configuration of a bookbinding machine that is a processing machine that performs the saddle stitch bookbinding process will be described.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of the saddle stitch bookbinding machine. This bookbinding machine has the above-mentioned pieces G1 at regular intervals, and along the gathering chain G rotating endlessly, four collating devices F1 to F4 (all are substantially the same, and are also simply referred to as F). And an oblique sheet monitor (collating misalignment detection device) M1, a caliper (addition drop detecting device) M2, a stitcher (wire binding machine) HA, a wire detection device M3, and a direction orthogonal to the gathering chain G Are provided with a reject device R1, a trimmer (three-way cutting machine) T, a trim monitor (cutting failure detection device) M4, and a reject device R2, and a stacker W is arranged on the most downstream side. As will be described later in the inspection / control section, the collation apparatus F includes a supply failure detection apparatus and an irregularity detection apparatus, and a copy controller (a signature monitoring control apparatus for checking the normal state of the signature). ) MC as a control system configuration.

Next, the configuration of each part will be described.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the gathering chain G and the collating apparatus constituting the collating step (1), and the third collating apparatus F3 supplying the signature S3 onto the gathering chain G. (Hereinafter also referred to as collation apparatus F). Here, the collating apparatus F includes an upper structure FU and a lower structure FB. The lower structure FB transmits driving, electric power, air, and the like to the upper structure FU. The upper structure FU is a gathering device. Place the signature S3 (usually in the normal wrap state, loaded with the long side of the small side S3F of the signature S3 facing down) partly on the gathering chain G, located above the chain G Supply mechanism.

  In the collating device F, for the signature S3 stacked in a stacking state on the stacking unit 10, first, the soccer 12 with the sucker 12a pulls out the tip (back S3H side) of the signature S3 by suction, and then The gripper 14a or 14b of the feeder drum 14 grips the tip (back S3H side) of the signature S3, pulls out the signature S3 by the rotation of the feeder drum 14 in the arrow direction, and the feeder drum 14 is guided by the guides 16a and 16b. It is conveyed until it hits the stopper 18 in a state in contact with the peripheral surface. The gripper 20a of the lap drum 20 grips the longer side of the lower side of the signature S3 (small edge S3F side) at the position where it hits the stopper 18, and then the gripper 22a of the opening drum 22 of the signature S3 Hold the shorter side (small S3F side). The guide to the longer lap drum 20 on the lower side of the signature S3 and the guide to the shorter opening drum 22 on the lower side of the signature S3 are blades 24 provided between the two drums 20 and 22. Swings in the direction of the arrow in the figure and distributes.

  At this time, the gripper 14a or 14b of the feeder drum 14 releases the signature S3, and the signature S3 is held only by the pressing roller 26 with respect to the feeder drum 14, and is opened with the lap drum 20. As the drum 22 rotates, the signature S3 is pulled downward while opening in an inverted V shape. Therefore, the signature S3 falls downward, but first, once it rides on the guide 28 immediately below and then waits in that state, the signatures supplied from the collating devices F1 and F2 on the front side. By means of a gathering chain G that conveys the couches S1 and S2 with the piece G1, the signature S3 is pushed by the piece G1 and slides on the guide 28 in the same direction as the signatures S1 and S2. It falls so that it may overlap on signatures S1 and S2 on the gathering chain G from the end part. In this way, the signature S3 is hooked at the position immediately before the piece G1 on the gathering chain G traveling underneath, that is, the signatures S1, S2 and S3 are collated.

  The feeder drum 14 is not a cylindrical drum, but has a structure in which several discs are assembled at intervals, and has many spaces (see the next figure and FIG. 8). The grippers 14a and 14b can be incorporated in the space, and the soccer 12 can move inside the drum in synchronization with the rotation of the feeder drum 14.

  Feeder applied for specifications that cannot be gripped by the gripper 20a or 22a gripper S3F side of the signature S3 (for example, one side of the forehead S3F side is not long and cannot be sorted by the blades 24) For example, the blade 24 is removed and a football is attached in place of the grippers 20a and 22a, and the small S3F side of the front and back of the signature S3 is gripped and opened in an inverted V shape by an adsorbing method. is there.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the upper structure FU and the gathering chain G of the collating device F3 of FIG. The gathering chain G is an endless chain (not shown) attached with a black feather G2 and a red feather G1 that hits a piece. The red feather G1 (piece) is a stack of signatures S1, S2 and a signature. Playing the role of pushing S3, the black feather G2 is free of oil stains so that the innermost signature S1 of the signatures S1 to S3 is in contact with the gathering chain G and does not get dirty due to contact with the drive chain. While forming a contact surface, it also plays the role which hold | maintains the accumulation | aggregation | set of signatures S1-S3 currently conveyed in the state opened in reverse V shape.

  Further, the stacking unit 10 described above is formed on the uppermost part of the collating apparatus F so as to be exposed to the outside. This is the third collating apparatus, so that the operator can put the signature S3 by hand. It has become. Further, the feeder drum 14, the lap drum 20, and the opening drum 22 are rotatably supported between a pair of frames 30 and 32. Further, as will be described later, these three drums 14, 20, and 22 are composed of one chain. The relationship between the phases is always kept constant.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing an extracted configuration of the stacking unit 10 and the soccer 12 which are the uppermost structure of the collating apparatus F3 of FIG.

  As described above, the uppermost structure of the collating apparatus F performs a stacking / separating function of a booklet formed by a combination of the stacking unit 10 and the football 12, and the stacking unit 10 performs a stacking function. The soccer 12 performs a separation function.

  Here, as shown in the figure, the stacking unit 10 forms a bottom surface of the stacking space from a part of the bottom plate 10a (mainly the front) and a part of the L-shaped surface of the front pad 10b, as shown in the figure. Furthermore, two guide plates 10c and 10d disposed laterally outward from the front pad 10b, a rear plate 10e disposed opposite to the front pad 10b, and a part of the L-shaped surface of the front pad 10b The side of the accumulation space is formed from.

  Here, the bottom surface of the accumulation space formed by the bottom plate 10a and the front pad 10b enables the soccer 12 to roll out one end (back S3H side) of the lowermost signature S3 to separate only the signature S3. Since it is necessary to hold a bundle of signatures S3, it consists of the following specifications.

  First, the bottom surface of the accumulation space is not perfect, and as shown in FIG. 9, a part of the bottom surface is missing in the vicinity of the front pad 10b, and the sucker 12a of the football 12 is accumulated from the missing portion. It is possible to contact the lowermost signature S3 of the bundle of signatures S3 held in the space.

  Further, the front side of the bottom surface of the accumulation space (the bottom surface formed by the front pad 10b) is not always fixed, but the front pad 10b performs a reciprocating rotation operation in the direction of the arrow, so that the front side temporarily This makes it possible to leave the bottom surface free. More specifically, when the soccer 12 rolls out and separates one end (back S3H side) of the lowermost signature S3, that is, the back S3H side which is one end of the lowermost signature S3 is sucked to the sucker 12a of the soccer 12. When the soccer football 12 rotates counterclockwise Y and is separated at the back S3H side, the front pad 10b rotates clockwise X and ends one end of the lowermost signature S3. It is possible to perform an avoidance operation such as releasing the (back S3H side). Further, the rear side of the bottom surface of the accumulation space (the bottom surface formed by the bottom plate 10a) is a scratch on the signature S3 due to friction when the lowermost signature S3 is pulled out from the bundle of signatures S3. Therefore, the surface is formed with smoothness.

Next, the side surface of the accumulation space formed by the two guide plates 10c and 10d, the rear plate 10e, and the front pad 10b (the direction of the shaft drawn by a one-dot chain line that passes through the guide plates 10c and 10d) is It fulfills the function of adjusting the size of the stacking space according to the size of the signature S3 and the function of aligning the signature S3 in the left-right direction.
The rear plate 10e can move back and forth, and the two guide plates 10c and 10d can move left and right symmetrically. Thus, each time the size of the signature S3 changes due to item switching, the storage space of the optimum size can be set only by moving the two guide plates 10c, 10d and the rear plate 10e.

In order to perform the separation function, the soccer 12 has a position (the level of the bottom surface of the accumulation space) in contact with one end (back S3H side) of the lowermost signature S3 in a state where the suction cups 12a are accumulated and stored, and the feeder drum 14. A reciprocating rotation operation is possible between the position where the delivery is performed. On the other hand, the suction clock 12a provided at the tip of the signature S3 is counterclockwise to the position where the delivery is performed with one end (back S3H side) of the lowermost signature S3 of the bundle of signatures S3 being sucked and held. In order to rotate in the direction Y and stop the suction at the time of delivery with the feeder drum 14 and release one end thereof, the vacuum suction can be turned on and off in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation function. Yes.
Therefore, although not shown, the football 12 is connected to a vacuum generating device via a vacuum hose, and the vacuum piping path is appropriately controlled to open and close by an electromagnetic valve or a cam-type valve provided in the middle of the piping. Can be done.

  The oblique sheet monitor (collating deviation detection device) M1 and the caliper (decreasing collating detector) M2 are disposed in the middle of the collating step (1), which will be described later.

  10 is an enlarged schematic perspective view showing the stitcher HA in FIG. 6 applied to the wire binding step (2) in FIG.

  Here, the stitcher (wire binding machine) HA, as shown in the figure, forms the wire H into a U-shape by the stitcher member B1 located on the gathering chain G and then backs SAH of the signature stack SA. Then, the wire H is pierced from the cover side, and the clincher B2 located under the gathering chain G is operated via the connecting rod B3, and the tip of the wire H protruding to the center page side is turned around the clincher B2. The tip of the wire H is bent inward by pressing the surface. The signature stack after wire binding becomes a book binding assembly SB.

  The wire detector M3 and the reject device R1 shown in FIG. 6 are provided downstream of the stitcher (wire binding machine) HA in the wire binding step (2), and the wire detector M3 detects a wire binding failure. The reject device R1 is a device that collectively removes defects detected upstream (feeder side), which will be described later.

  The trimmer (three-way cutting machine) T is a device that cuts the top and bottom of the bookbinding binding assembly SB and then cuts off the edge as shown conceptually in FIG. T1 shown in FIG. 6 is a top and bottom cutting blade, and T2 is a small edge cutting blade. Although not shown in detail, the basic configuration of the trimmer (three-way cutting machine) T was sent to the cutting blades T1 and T2, the conveyor for feeding the printing book binding assembly SB to the cutting blade, and the cutting position. It comprises a stopper that stops the binding book assembly SB at an appropriate position.

  Further, the trim monitor (cutting defect detecting device) M4 and the reject device R2 shown in FIG. 6 are provided in the cutting step (3), and inspect the defective product downstream of the trimmer (three-way cutting machine) T. These devices are described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the stacker W located downstream is an apparatus for accumulating the saddle stitch book SC so as to be easily packed. In this process, the saddle stitch book SC is nipped by a belt conveyor. After climbing an inclination of about 45 degrees, turning in the horizontal direction at a predetermined height, and proceeding straight, it stops at a locking member W1 such as a butting plate and the upper pocket space W2 just below it Is sent to.

  This upper pocket space W2 is a device that temporarily receives a saddle-stitch book SC of the number of copies to be described later and sends it to the lower pocket space W3, which is an L-shaped first fork (claw) W4. The saddle stitch book SC is received and accumulated up to a predetermined number of copies, the first fork W4 that is accumulated a predetermined number of copies (for example, three copies in this case) is opened, the bottom surface of the upper pocket space W2 is removed, Into the lower pocket space W3. However, also at this time, the saddle stitch book SC is sequentially fed into the stacker W, and the second fork W5 is rotated in the direction of the downward arrow and inserted so that they do not fall into the lower pocket space W3. By opening W4, the second fork W5 provisionally receives several saddle-stitched books SC that are sent during the time when the first fork W4 opens and closes. Further, when the first fork W4 is closed (at the position where it can be received as shown in FIG. 6), the second fork W5 is opened, and several temporarily received saddle stitches SC are moved to the first fork W4 side. Thereafter, the saddle stitch book SC is provisionally received in the upper pocket space W2 of the first fork W4 as usual.

  The subsequent lower pocket space W3 receives a bundle of saddle stitches SC dropped from the upper pocket space W2 in a state in which a predetermined number of copies are loaded every certain time, and accumulates them until the number of books to be packed is reached. An open top surface formed by frame members W6, W7, W8, W9 that regulate the top / bottom direction and the turntable W10 that forms the bottom surface, and is dropped from the upper pocket space W2. The bundle of the saddle-stitched book SC is received so as not to be scattered, and further, the thickness of the saddle-stitched book SC is not good when loaded in the same direction at all times. Therefore, if a bundle of all saddle-stitched books is stacked in the same direction, that is, if the fore edge is all aligned on the same side, only one side will be raised and collapsed.) And the over down table is 180 degree turn, integrating Chutsuzurihon SC in a zigzag state.

  Such stacking is called piece return. For example, each time three copies are received, the piece is returned and repeated five times to obtain 15 copies / packing for 3 copies and 5 copies. When the book bundle SD is accumulated, the pusher W11 pushes out the product bundle SD which is a bundle of the saddle-stitch book (at this time, a part of the member for regulating the top / bottom direction is opened, and there is The product bundle SD is then covered with a packaging material such as kraft paper, tied, etc., and shipped in a packaged state.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a drive system in the bookbinding apparatus shown in FIG.
A direct-current motor DM that is a main drive source is installed in the lower part of the trimmer T, and the cutting blades T1 to T3 are moved through transmission means (not shown) such as a V-belt, chain, timing belt, and cam. In addition to driving in the direction of the arrow, a belt conveyor and a stopper (not shown) are driven, and a drive unit of the downstream trim monitor M4 is also driven (mainly a belt conveyor).

  Further, the driving force is transmitted from the motor DM through the drive shaft DS1 in the direction of the stitcher HA, and is branched into two directions orthogonal to each other by a gear box DG provided in the stitcher HA. The gathering chain G is rotated via DC1, and the other is configured to transmit the driving force changed in the arrangement direction of the collating device F to the feeder lower structure FB via the drive shaft DS2.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a drive system in the collating apparatus F shown in FIG.
Here, the lower structure FB of the collating apparatus F is installed on the floor along the gathering chain G, and the upper structure FU is detachably mounted on the lower structure FB.
As described above, the upper structure FU of the collating apparatus F is provided between the pair of frames 30 and 32 (see FIG. 8) on the rotation shafts 40, 42, and 44 of the feeder drum 14, the lap drum 20, and the opening drum 22, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, chain wheels 40a, 42a, and 44a are provided on the outside of the frame 30 (in the cover 34 in FIG. 8), respectively. A drive transmission shaft 46 is rotatably provided on the outside of the frame 30, and the drive transmission shaft 46 holds a chain wheel 46a and a gear 46b. The chain wheel 46a is connected to a chain wheel 40a, 42a, 44a by a chain FC (in the figure, reference numeral 48 is a guide chain wheel and 45 is a tensioner chain wheel).

  On the other hand, the lower structure FB of the collating apparatus F is provided with a drive shaft DS2 (this DS2 is a set of shafts connected in one direction) in parallel with the gathering chain G. The drive shaft DS2 The gear 47 is attached to each collating device F. Further, the gear 49 is mounted on the gear 47 at a position where the gear 49 is engaged. When the upper structure FU of the collating device F is placed on the lower structure FB, the gear 46b of the upper structure FU of the collating device F is also included. It is provided in the position where it meshes. Thus, only by placing the upper structure FU of the collating apparatus F on the lower structure FB, the upper structure FU of the collating apparatus F is connected to the driving of the lower structure FB, and the feeder drum 14, the lap drum 20, and the opening drum are connected. 22 and the like are driven by the drive shaft DS2.

Therefore, the gathering chain G, the feeder drum 14, the lap drum 20, the opening drum 22, and the like are mechanically synchronized with the drive shaft DS2, and the feeder drum 14 is rotated halfway by switching the gear 49 (which is also a transmission gear). Each time the lap drum 20 and the opening drum 22 rotate once and a part of the signature S is supplied, the gathering chain G advances by one pitch (the interval between the frames G1), and the lap drum 20 and the opening drum 22 Each time a part of the signature S is supplied by one rotation, the gathering chain G advances by 2 pitches, and when the gathering chain G advances with the gear 49 set to neutral, the drums 14, 20, and 22 do not rotate. It can be selected.
The gear 49 is switched by a lever 38 (see FIG. 8) extending from the lower structure FB of the collating apparatus F.

Further, the stitcher HA, caliper M2, and the like are also provided with driving force by appropriately branching from the drive shafts DS1 and DS2.
Since the stacker W may be taken out from the line of the bookbinding machine, the stacker W has a specification having a separate motor.

The above is the main hardware configuration of the saddle stitch bookbinding machine, but before starting the description of the detector, a defect that occurs in the saddle stitch bookbinding process will be described.
First, there is a mess. This occurs when the operator does not place the signature (print book) S on the predetermined collation apparatus F. If it is described with reference to FIG. This is caused by a work mistake such as placing the signature S2 and placing the signature S1 on the second collating apparatus F2. Such a defective saddle stitch book SC is a defective product in which the number of pages is reversed from the middle.

  Second, there is a feed mistake defect. This is a phenomenon in which the signature S does not fall on the guide 28 at a predetermined timing. The feeder drum 14 pulls out the lowermost signature S mainly by placing a large amount of signatures S. The signature S cannot be gripped due to a failure in the gripper 20a or 22a of the lap drum 20 or the opening drum 22, or the grip S between the guides 16a or 16b and the feeder drum 14 is clogged. Even if it is possible, the pressing force of the pressing roller 26 is too great, and the lap drum 20 and the opening drum 22 are not able to drag down the signature S downward. Such a defective saddle-stitch book SC becomes a defective product (so-called missing page) in which a predetermined number of signatures is not collated, and the number of pages is missing from the middle.

  Third, there is a misalignment failure. This occurs when the signature stacks SA are not all aligned on the piece G1 side. For example, if only the signature S2 is misaligned, the wire binding / decoration is performed as it is. Only the pages formed by the signature S2 are in the vertical direction, one of the pages is cut halfway, and the other is a defective product such as a bag page.

  Fourth, there is an increase or decrease. This is because the signature stack SA is not in a normal state in which the signatures S1 to S4 are properly collated part by part, and the signature S is dropped from the gathering chain G in the middle of conveyance, When the signature S1 is a 4-page signature and the signature S2 is an 8-page signature, if the signature S2 is mistakenly placed on the first collating device F1, 4 pages will be added. The defective saddle-stitch book SC does not have a predetermined page or has the same page.

  Fifth, there is a wire spelling defect. This is the case where the signature binding stack SB is not bound to the wire H, or the binding at the two locations is only one, and the wire H is used up by the stitcher HA and is not replenished. Occurs.

  Sixth, there is a cutting defect. This is because the signature binding assembly SB is cut obliquely, and is caused by misalignment due to a conveyance failure by the conveyor at the trimmer T, rebounding at the time of positioning by the stopper, and the like.

Next, the detector will be described.
(1) Detection of defective order FIG. 8 shows an example of a disordered detector, and will be described again with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the detection head MH5 of the collation detector is equipped for each collating device F and contacts the lowermost layer of the signature S while constituting the accumulating space 10 of the collating device F. Two round holes are drilled and embedded in front of the bottom plate 10a, which is a fixed plate. There are various specifications of the random number detector M5. In this example, (1) an assembly of photosensors arranged in the plane of the detection head MH5. This detection head detects the shading of the printing surface of the lowermost signature S and compares it with a reference value. In this case, it is possible to set according to the work contents whether up to the number of the plurality of photosensor elements of the detection head is within the reference value and not to be detected as a disorder.
In another example, (2) a small CCD camera is provided around the feeder drum to monitor the signature. In these cases, an OK signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC if it is normal, and an NG signal is output if it is abnormal (occurrence of disorder).

(2) Detection of feed error defect In FIG. 12, reference numeral MH6 shown close to the guide 28 of the gathering chain G represents an example of a detection head included in the feed mistake detector. As shown in the figure, the detection head MH6 is provided for each collating device F, and is a light projecting / receiving sensor that irradiates light to the guide 28, and is reflected near the tip of the guide 28. A surface is formed. The detector determines whether the signature S is supplied to the guide 28 at a predetermined timing by the signature S shielding light. At this time, an OK signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC if it is normal, and an NG signal is output if it is abnormal (feed miss occurrence).

(3) Detection of misalignment failure M1 shown in FIG. 6 is an example of an oblique sheet monitor. As shown in the figure, the detection head MH1 is a light projecting / receiving sensor for irradiating light to a guide plate MC1 provided below the gathering chain G at a position where all the collating devices F1 to F4 are not provided. A reflecting surface is formed on the irradiation surface of the guide plate MC1.
This detector measures the length of the signature stack SA in the vertical direction from the light shielding time when the signature stack SA transported by the gathering chain G passes and the speed of the gathering chain G. When the allowable amount is exceeded compared to the reference value, it is determined that the collation is misaligned. Also, like the detection head MH2, it may be provided on the back side and inspected from both sides. At this time, an OK signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC if it is normal, and an NG signal is output if it is abnormal (collation misalignment).

(4) Detection of an increase or decrease in the number of missing characters The code M2 shown in FIG. 6 represents an example of a caliper (an increase or decrease in number detector). As shown in the figure, the detection unit is composed of a bottom roller M21 and a sensitivity roller M22, and the signature stack SA is sandwiched between the two rollers, and at this time, the amount of displacement of the sensitivity roller M22 is measured. is there. This detector measures the thickness of the back side of the signature stack SA from the amount of displacement of the sensitivity roller 22 when the signature stack SA conveyed by the gathering chain G passes, In comparison, when the allowable amount is exceeded, it is determined that there is an increase or decrease. At this time, an OK signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC if it is normal, and an NG signal is output if it is abnormal (increased dropping).

(5) Detection of defective wire binding The symbol M3 shown in FIG. 6 shows an example of a wire detector. As shown in the figure, the detection head MH3 is a magnetic sensor provided at a position immediately after wire binding. This detector determines the presence / absence of a wire based on a change in the magnetic field when the signature binding assembly SB conveyed by the gathering chain G passes, and compared with a reference value of the number of wires. When there is not enough, it is determined that the wire spelling is defective. At this time, if it is abnormal (wire binding failure), an alarm is issued and the machine is stopped. This is because the defect occurs due to a wire replenishment error or the like, and when such a defect occurs, the defect continues to occur unless measures such as wire replenishment are taken.

(6) Detection of cutting failure The symbol M4 shown in FIG. 6 shows an example of the trim monitor. As shown in the figure, the detection heads MH4a to 4c are light projecting / receiving sensors that irradiate light from the upper side of the saddle stitch book SC that has finished makeup trimming downstream of the trimmer T and upstream of the stacker W. Thus, a reflection surface is formed on the irradiation surface of the transport unit. Here, the detection heads MH4a and MH4b are arranged at positions where the top and bottom ends of the saddle stitch book SC are irradiated, and the detection head MH4c detects the abnormality in the top and bottom cutting position of the saddle stitch book SC, and the detection head MH4a and MH4b. Is located at a distance from the back side of the saddle stitch book SC to the fore edge side, and an abnormality in the fore edge cutting position of the saddle stitch book SC is detected. At this time, an OK signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC if it is normal, and an NG signal is output if it is abnormal (cutting failure occurs).

(7) Copy controller (signature monitoring controller) MC
When the copy controller MC receives an NG signal from any of the above-described disorderly detector M5 and feed miss detector MH6 provided for each collating device F, and the oblique sheet monitor M1 and caliper M2, the NG When the signature stack SA having a signal output cause is conveyed to the stitcher HA, the reject device R1 is activated when the signature stack SA reaches the reject device R1 without binding the back side of the signature stack SA. The defective signature stack SA is discharged from the transport run. As a matter of course, when OK signals are received from all the detectors described above, the normal signature binding assembly SB is formed without performing the wire binding by the stitcher HA and starting the reject device R1 as usual. Send to Trimmer T.

  When an NG signal is received from the trim monitor M4, the reject device R2 is activated when the saddle stitch book SC that has output the NG signal reaches the reject device R2, and the defective saddle stitch book is read from the transport line. The SC is discharged. Naturally, when an OK signal is received from the trim monitor M4, a normal saddle stitch book SC is sent to the stacker W.

  The above description of the saddle stitch bookbinding process is also based on Patent Document 1 described later.

2. [Wireless binding and flat binding bookbinding process]
Next, a simple binding and flat binding bookbinding process will be described.
The process of perfect binding is composed of (1) collating process, (2) milling process, (3) roughening process, (4) hot melt bonding process, (5) cover sheet attaching process, (6) cutting process, etc. Has been. This is a bookbinding application for a thick book without using a wire such as upper bookbinding.
Further, the steps of flat binding are as follows: (1) collation step, (2) wire binding step, (3) roughening step, (4) hot melt bonding step, (5) cover sheet attaching step, (6) cutting step, Etc.

The (2) milling step of the perfect binding is a step of cutting the back-side bag binding portion of each signature S of the collated signature stack SA into a uniform plane, and (3) roughing The process is a process of facilitating bonding by cutting the cut surface into a sawtooth shape. (4) The hot melt bonding step is a step of hardening the roughened surface with a hot melt adhesive. Then, the process of (5) attaching a cover and cutting the three sides is the same as the saddle stitching.
In the case of flat binding, (2) the wire binding step is performed before the roughening step (3). In this case, a step of binding the throat portion close to the back portion from the cover side to the back cover side is performed. Thereafter, (3) the roughening process and subsequent steps are performed as in the case of the perfect binding.

In both the case of binding with perfect binding and binding with flat binding, the collation detector and detection method using the non-contact IC tag of the present invention are used in the collation process of (1) above, so the collation apparatus used in the process will be described. To do.
There are various types of collating devices for wireless binding or flat binding, which will be described based on the description in Patent Document 4 described later. It should be noted that the names of the respective parts of the apparatus are unified by using the same terms and reference numerals as much as possible for the parts having the same functions as those described in the saddle stitching collating apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing the collating apparatus FM used in the perfect binding and flat binding bookbinding process, and FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view of the collating apparatus in FIG.
FIG. 13 shows the collating device of one station. The collating apparatus includes a supply base 50, a supply base elevating mechanism 51 that moves the supply base 50 up and down to adjust its height, a feeder drum 14, and a drum rotating mechanism 53 that rotationally drives the feeder drum 14. Is attached to the frame 54. Although not shown in the side view, the feeder drum 14 is supported on the left and right frames 54 by a shaft 56.

  The supply base 50 is provided with a front plate 50b at a right angle at the front end of the bottom plate 50a inclined downward so that a large number of signatures S can be placed in a standing posture with the back side facing up. 50b is equipped with a football 12 with a sucker. The soccer 12 is attached to the tip (upper end) of a swing arm 57 that is repeatedly rotated by a mechanism similar to that of a conventional rotary collating apparatus. Then, the soccer 12 sucks the upper end (front side on the back side) of the signature S at the foremost position on the supply base 50 as indicated by the chain line in FIG. As shown in the figure, the signature S at the foremost position is moved to the upper peripheral portion of the peripheral surface of the feeder drum 14, specifically, slightly below the highest top portion of the peripheral surface of the feeder drum 14 toward the supply base 50 side. It is designed to bend forward to the part that has been cut.

  A signature propelling mechanism 58 that propels the signature S placed on the bottom plate 50a of the supply base 50 forward is mounted. This signature propelling mechanism 58 hangs a chain 61 between a front drive sprocket wheel 59 supported at the lower front end of the bottom plate 50a and a guide sprocket wheel 60 supported at the lower rear end of the bottom plate 50a. The wheel 60 is rotationally driven by a motor 62. The chain 61 circulates along a slit (not shown) provided in the bottom plate 50a, and propels the signature S on the bottom plate 50a forward. The speed of the chain 61 can be adjusted by a chain speed adjuster 63.

  The supply stand elevating mechanism 51 rotates the screw 65 by the motor 64 to elevate and lower the supply stand 50 together with the signature propelling mechanism 58 and the soccer football 12 while keeping the forward leaning posture. The supply stand lifting mechanism 51 is for adjusting the height of the supply stand 50 in accordance with the size of the signature S placed on the supply stand 50, but when only the signature S of a certain size is handled. Since the height of the supply base 50 is fixed, it is not necessary.

  As described above, the feeder drum 14 is supported on the left and right frames 54 by the shaft 56 and is driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. 13 by the drum rotation motor 67. One or more grippers 78 (two in FIG. 13) are mounted on the feeder drum 14, and each gripper 78 has a cam groove 70 as the cam follower 79 mounted on the feeder drum 14 rotates. Is opened and closed by rotating along the axis.

  As shown in FIG. 14, each gripper 78 is closed at a position A facing the supply base 50 slightly below the top of the peripheral surface of the feeder drum 14, and at the lower peripheral portion of the peripheral surface of the feeder drum 14. Opens at the B position on the opposite side, remains closed from the A position to the B position, and remains open from the B position to the A position.

  Accordingly, the signature S that has been folded up to the upper peripheral portion of the feeder drum 14 by the soccer 12 as described above is held by the gripper 78 at the position A and moved downward as the feeder drum 14 rotates. It is forwarded and reversed, and the gripper 78 is released at the B position. And it falls on the tray 71 for every station installed under the feeder drum 14, and is sequentially conveyed by the feed rod 72 to the tray 71 of the next station.

The tray 71 has a two-stage structure of a tray 71a and a tray 71b, and the upper tray 71a has a width and length sufficient to temporarily put the signature S of the transported station, and the lower tray 71b. Are connected without a step. The tray 71a and the tray 71b are structured such that the feed bar 72 can pass through. Therefore, the signature S supplied at the previous station is loaded on the tray 71b and proceeds. The signature S from the feeder drum dropped on the tray 71a is pushed by the feed bar 72, dropped onto the tray 71b and stacked together with the signature S loaded in the previous stage, and further to the next station. Proceed to the collation device. Note that both the tray 71a and the tray 71b are fixed and do not rotate.

As is clear from the above description, the collating apparatus FM in the case of simple binding or flat binding has only to stack the signatures in a flat state, and opens in the center of the signature S as in the case of saddle stitching. It is not necessary to pile up on the gathering chain G afterwards. Accordingly, the collating device FM is composed of only the feeder drum 14 and is in principle the same as that constructed without the lap drum 20 and the opening drum 22 in the case of saddle stitching.
In the case of the perfect binding, a book having a thickness is bound, so that many collating apparatuses FM are connected and collated more than saddle stitching.

Similarly to the case of saddle stitching, the feeder drum 14 is not a cylindrical drum, but has a structure in which several discs are arranged at intervals, and a gripper 78 is incorporated in the space portion, whereby the soccer 12 Has a structure that can move into the groove inside the drum.
However, there is also a device having a different structure as a collating device in the case of simple binding or flat binding. For example, the Mueller Martini collating device (pile feeder) includes a feeder drum, and adopts a structure in which the signature S is sandwiched between two rotating belts and conveyed to a tray.

  As with the case of saddle stitching, in the case of the saddle stitching / flat stitch collating apparatus, the photo sensor is attached to the opening opened in the front plate 50b of the supply base 50, or a CCD camera is installed in the other part. Installed and detected.

Prior arts related to saddle stitch bookbinding detectors and bookbinding devices include Patent Document 1 “Random Book Detector” and Patent Document 2 “Saddle Stitcher and Random Book Detector”. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 describes “a method of checking randomness and an apparatus thereof” by extracting image data. Patent document 4 “A signature collation method and collation apparatus” relates to a collation method and apparatus in the case of simple binding or flat binding.
However, prior documents related to the present application in which a non-contact IC tag attached to a signature is read to detect an irregularity or an increase or decrease are not detected.

JP-A-11-227358 (DNP) JP 2000-272267 A (DNP) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-53552 (Letter) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-316260 (Yoshino)

However, the conventional random detector using a photosensor in the collating apparatus as described above has an advantage that it can be reduced in size, but because the number of sensor elements for image input is small, the amount of image information is small. There was a problem that the ability to detect irregularity was extremely inferior.
The signature is not provided with a special detection mark, and not only is it accompanied by a pattern, but there are many pages consisting only of type characters. In such a case, the detection accuracy is lowered and malfunctions are increased. There was a problem.

  In addition, the collation detector using the CCD camera has an advantage that high-definition image input is possible, but since the image input unit becomes large due to the large camera and lens, the collation apparatus that can be installed Is limited, and there is a problem in that it may not be detected depending on the item because a large area for capturing a pattern cannot be taken.

  Conventional increase / decrease detectors are performed by a caliper having a detection unit consisting of a bottom roller M and a sensitivity roller M. If the thickness of the signature stack is within the reference value, it is determined to be a pass product. There was a problem that caused an unexpected quality accident.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and can reduce the size of the reader part of the non-contact IC tag, and can also detect an error-free error detection or an increase in the number of missing characters. , Etc. to be provided.

  The first of the gist of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that the information of the non-contact IC tag attached to the signature is supplied to the signature detecting device which supplies the signature from the collating device and collates while detecting the irregularity. A non-contact IC tag is provided, wherein a non-contact IC tag reader is provided around the feeder drum of the collating device, and the presence or absence of irregularity is detected based on non-contact IC tag writing information read by the non-contact IC tag reader In the random number detector.

  The second of the gist of the present invention is an increase / decrease detector for a signature stack after completion of collation, wherein a non-contact IC tag reader for reading information of a non-contact IC tag attached to each signature is used as a final collation device. An increase / decrease detector using a non-contact IC tag, which is provided in the subsequent-stage signature accumulation unit and detects presence / absence of an increase / decrease based on non-contact IC tag writing information read by the non-contact IC tag reader ,It is in.

  The third of the gist of the present invention is a saddle stitch bookbinding machine, which reads non-contact IC tag writing information attached to a signature by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating apparatus and detects a typo. Including a plurality of irregularity detectors, and an increased drop detector that detects an increased drop by reading information with a non-contact IC tag reader provided in a postal stack assembly transporting unit subsequent to the final collating apparatus. The bookbinding machine uses a non-contact IC tag, which is a feature.

  The fourth of the gist of the present invention is a perfect binding or flat binding bookbinding machine that reads non-contact IC tag writing information attached to a signature by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating apparatus. As a constituent part, there are a plurality of tamper detectors that detect tampering and a non-tick detector that detects information by reading information with a non-contact IC tag reader provided in the signature collection conveyance unit at the latter stage of the final collating device. And a bookbinding machine using a non-contact IC tag.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting a collation while supplying a signature with a non-contact IC tag from a collation apparatus and collating while detecting the collation, from the non-contact IC tag attached to the signature. The product name, number, and folding number are read with a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating device, and the presence of a typo is detected by checking that the product name, number, and folding number match. And a method for detecting a messiness using a non-contact IC tag.

  Sixth of the gist of the present invention is a detection method for detecting an extra book from a signature stack after completion of collation, from the non-contact IC tag attached to each signature, the name, number, and folding number of the signature. Is read by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the signature assembly conveyance part at the rear stage of the final collating device, and it is confirmed that the names of all the signatures match the number and number and all the folding numbers are aligned. Further, there is an increased drop detection method using a non-contact IC tag, characterized by detecting the presence or absence of an increased drop.

(1) According to the irregularity detector of the present invention, the signature supplied from the feeder is attached with a non-contact IC tag, and predetermined data is written in the non-contact IC tag. The writing information is read by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating device, so that the coincidence between the reading information and preset data can be confirmed, and it is rare to miss a typo. Become.
(2) According to the increased number detector according to the present invention, the non-contact IC tag attached to each signature from the signature stack after completion of collation matches the name and number of the signature and the number of the signature. The presence / absence of all sets is read and confirmed by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the signature collection unit at the rear stage of the final collating device, so that missing or incorrect signatures or extra signatures are immediately detected. You can never miss an extra book.

(3) According to the bookbinding machine of the present invention, each collating apparatus is equipped with a non-contact IC tag reader, so that it is possible to detect irregularities reliably, and the signature assembly at the rear stage of the final collating apparatus. Since the non-contact IC tag reader provided in the transport unit can reliably detect an extra drop, the bookbinding operation with few quality accidents can be efficiently performed as a whole.
(4) The irregularity detection method and the increased drop detection method of the present invention have the same effects as described in (1) and (2) above.

(5) In addition to non-contact IC tags, it may be possible to detect barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes by printing them on signatures. Conditions are necessary, and it is considered that detection errors due to reading errors occur more frequently than non-contact IC tags. In addition, barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes cannot be read from a signature stack as in the case of an extra book detection, but a non-contact IC tag has an advantage that it can be read even in a stacked state.

Hereinafter, the random number detector, the increased drop detector, the bookbinding machine, and the like according to the present invention will be sequentially described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the code | symbol in a figure respond | corresponds to what is described, respectively.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a disorderly collation detector (for saddle stitching machine) according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the bookbinding machine of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a signature with a non-contact IC tag.
Since the schematic configuration and operation of each apparatus have many parts in common with the above-described conventional ones, it is assumed that there are also parts that will not be repeated with reference to the drawings and explanations as needed.

The irregularity detector (for saddle stitcher) 1 according to the present invention includes most of the configuration of the conventional collating apparatus F as shown in FIG. 1, but has a feature of including a non-contact IC tag reader RW. The non-contact IC tag reader RW may be a non-contact IC reader / writer having a writing function, but it is considered that the necessity for writing hardly occurs.
The collating apparatus F stacks the signatures S in the bar stacking state on the stacking unit 10 as in the conventional case. The soccer 12 pulls out the leading end SH of the signature S by suction, and then the gripper 14a or 14b of the feeder drum 14 grips the leading end SH of the signature S and rotates the feeder drum 14 in the direction of the arrow. S is pulled out and conveyed by the guides 16a and 16b until it hits the stopper 18 in contact with the peripheral surface of the feeder drum 14.

The non-contact IC tag reader RW is installed between the roller 26 of the feeder drum 14 and the opening drum 22 and on the outer surface of the guide 16b. However, the installation position may be a position opposite to that in FIG. 1 via the feeder drum 14. On the signature stacking unit 10 and the gathering chain G, the non-contact IC tags of a plurality of signatures are read simultaneously, which is not appropriate. The distance between the antennas of the non-contact IC tag of the signature S and the non-contact IC tag reader RW can be read as long as it is within a range of several tens of millimeters, but is preferably about 5 to 30 mm for reliable reading. However, there is a problem that contact with the signature S occurs if the approach is too close.
The machine speed of the collating apparatus is 15,000 to 18,000 signatures / hour (about 5 signatures / second), and sufficient time is obtained for reading the non-contact IC tag RW.

It is preferable that the non-contact IC tag reader RW can be moved according to the non-contact IC tag attachment position of the signature S. The non-contact IC tag reader RW is often divided into an antenna plate and a transmission / reception circuit unit. However, the non-contact IC tag reader RW can be moved only by the antenna plate, and may be installed at a position accessible to the signature. Usually, the antenna plate is about the size of a wallet-size card and has a thickness of about 5 to 20 mm, so it can be installed at an appropriate location.
Various types of non-contact IC tag readers RW are commercially available. As the communication frequency, 13.56 MHz is usually used.

The operations of the gripper 20a and the opening drum 22 of the lap drum 20 are the same as those of the conventional apparatus, and the signature S is pulled down while opening in an inverted V shape, and then rides on the guide 28 located immediately below. When waiting in this state, the signature S is pushed by the piece G1 by the gathering chain G which is conveyed while pushing the signature S supplied from the front collating device F by the piece G1, and the front is moved forward. It slides on the guide 28 in the same direction as the signature S at the stage, and falls from the end of the guide 28 so as to further overlap the signature S on the gathering chain G.
Note that the conventional feed error detector MH6 may be provided in the collating apparatus F as usual (see FIG. 12).

  If the information read by the non-contact IC tag reader RW (data such as product name, number, and folding number) does not match or cannot be read, the information is transmitted to the copy controller MC, and the signature stack SA is read by the stitcher. When transported to the HA, when it reaches the reject device R1 without binding the back side of the signature stack SA, the reject device R1 is activated and the defective signature stack SA is discharged from the transport run. To do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the irregularity detector (for simple binding or flat binding) 2 of the present invention has most of the configuration of a conventional collating apparatus, but has a feature of including a non-contact IC tag reader RW. The attachment position of the non-contact IC tag reader RW is also set around the feeder drum 14 and is the same position as the saddle stitching collating apparatus. The bottom plate 50a surface and the tray 71 surface of the supply base 50 are not appropriate because a plurality of non-contact IC tags 4 are read simultaneously. However, in the case of a collating apparatus that conveys a signature with a belt, the position may be close to the conveyance belt.
Similarly to the case of saddle stitching, the read information (data) is transmitted to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC and the defective signature aggregate is discharged.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bookbinding machine 3 of the present invention is provided with most of the configuration of a conventional bookbinding apparatus (shown in FIG. 6). There is a feature that a contact IC tag reader RW1, RW2, RW3, RW4 is provided and a non-contact IC tag reader RS for reading a non-contact IC tag of the signature assembly SA is provided.
The non-contact IC tag reader RS may be installed before or after the detection heads MH1 and MH2 for detecting the misalignment failure. The configuration of the oblique sheet monitor M1 is the same as that of the conventional example described above.
The non-contact IC tag reader RS reads the information of all the non-contact IC tags that each signature of the signature stack SA has, and the product name and number all match, and all the folding numbers are prepared. Make sure that The defective signature stack SA is discharged without wire binding.

Detection of an increase in the number of missing pages is performed by the non-contact IC tag reader RS in the section of the increased number of sheets detector M2, but a caliper of a conventional apparatus configured by the bottom roller M21 and the sensitivity roller M22 may be used in combination. In the latter case, the increase / decrease detection is performed based on the thickness of the back side of the signature stack SA based on the amount of displacement of the sensitivity roller 22 when the signature stack SA transported by the gathering chain G passes. taking measurement. It is possible to detect with high accuracy by providing two types of detectors for defective increase.
The detection by the non-contact IC tag reader RS is compared with a preset set of product name, number and folding number, and when the product name and number do not match, it is determined that there is a drop, and if it is normal, the OK signal is abnormal. If (an extra drop occurs), an NG signal is output to the copy controller (signature monitoring control device) MC.

<About copy controller (signature monitoring control device)>
The copy controller MC includes the non-contact IC tag readers RW1 to RW4 and the feed miss detector MH6 provided for each collating device F, the oblique sheet monitor M1, and the non-contact IC tag reader RS (and caliper M21, When the NG signal of M22) is received, when the signature stack SA having the cause of the output of the NG signal is conveyed to the stitcher HA, the reject device R1 without wire binding the back side of the signature stack SA. At this point, the reject device R1 is activated, and the defective signature stack SA is discharged from the transport run.
As a matter of course, when OK signals are received from all the detectors described above, the normal signature binding assembly SB is formed without performing the wire binding by the stitcher HA and starting the reject device R1 as usual. Send to Trimmer T.

The wire binding process, the detection of the wire binding failure, the detection of the cutting failure, etc. after the increase / decrease detection is performed by the conventional apparatus as in the conventional process.
The above bookbinding apparatus 3 has been described with reference to the process diagram of saddle stitch bookbinding, but it is apparent that the bookbinding apparatus 3 can be similarly applied to the manufacturing process of saddle stitching and flat stitch binding. This is because, in the case of the perfect binding and flat binding, the signature stack SA is placed on the tray by the endlessly rotating feed bar without using the gathering chain G, but there is no great difference in the detection method. .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the signature S with the non-contact IC tag 4 attached thereto. The signature S is provided with a non-contact IC tag 4 for each unit of signature. One unit of signature usually has 16 pages as a basic unit and is composed of a body part of 2 to 48 pages, but in the case of a cover signature, it has a configuration of 4 pages on the front and back sides.
Therefore, for example, in the case of a 196 page perfect binding book, about 13 non-contact IC tags 4 are included. You can instantly read and confirm that you have everything.
Since the non-contact IC tag 4 is preferably attached to a portion that is not visible to the human eye, the non-contact IC tag 4 is attached to the inner surface of the back cover or the like in the case of a portion that becomes a throat portion or a cover.

In the non-contact IC tag 4, an IC chip 4c including a control device and a memory is mounted on a coil-type antenna or a patch-type antenna 4a. The IC chip 4c and the antenna 4a are integrated, and a label-like shape provided with an adhesive is provided. Various things are commercially available.
A size of about 10 mm × 10 mm is the smallest size at present, but it is considered that the size will be further reduced in the future. When the communication distance is about several millimeters, it is possible to realize further miniaturization.
The antenna itself may be of a shape in which only an IC chip is mounted by printing with conductive ink directly on a signature. In the future, it is also studied to print a non-contact IC tag directly on a paper surface using an organic semiconductor. In the present invention, “attaching a non-contact IC tag” means to attach a non-contact IC tag of such a form, and is mechanically pasted after printing and folding a signature with a printing machine. It may be worn or artificially pasted.

  As information to be recorded on the non-contact IC tag 4, the product name, the number of numbers, and the folding number are required at a minimum. Information recording of this level is sufficiently possible with the current memory capacity of the non-contact IC tag 4. When information is written in the non-contact IC tag 4 in the bookbinding process, a flag indicating that processing has been performed by the apparatus, a collation apparatus number, a bookbinding date, and the like are given.

It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the irregularity detector (for saddle stitching machines) of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the irregularity detector (for a perfect binding or a flat binding) of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the bookbinding machine of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the signature with a non-contact IC tag. It is a perspective view which shows the outline | summary of a saddle stitch bookbinding process. It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of a saddle stitch bookbinding machine. Sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the gathering chain and feeder which comprise a collation process. The perspective view which looked down at the feeder upper structure and the gathering chain. The schematic perspective view which extracts and shows the gathering part of a feeder, and the structure of soccer. The schematic front view which expands and shows a stitcher. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a drive system in the entire bookbinding apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the drive system in a feeder. It is a side view which shows the collation apparatus used in a perfect binding and flat binding bookbinding process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the collation apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Disorder detector (for saddle stitcher)
2 Disorder detector (for perfect binding or flat binding)
3 Binding machine 4 Non-contact IC tag 10 Stacking part 12 Soccer 12a Suction cup 14 Feeder drums 14a, 14b Gripper 16a, 16b Guide 20 Lap drum 22 Opening drum 24 Blade 26 Roller 28 Guide 30, 32 Frame 40, 42, 44 Rotating shaft 50 Supply stand 50a Bottom plate 50b Front plates 71, 71a, 71b Tray 72 Feed bar B1 Stitcher member G Gathering chain G1 Piece H Wire M1 Oblique sheet monitor (collating misalignment detection device)
M2 caliper (additional drop detector)
M3 Wire detector MH5 Detection head MH6 Feed miss detector DC1, DC2 Driving shaft F, F1, F2, F3, F4 Collating device RW, RW1, RW2, RW3, RW4, RS Non-contact IC tag reader S, S1, S2, S3, S4 signature HA stitcher (wire binding machine)
SA signature collection SB printing book binding assembly SC saddle book (product book)
HA Stitcher MC Copy controller (signature monitoring and control device)

Claims (8)

In a collation detector that supplies a signature from a collating device and collates while detecting a typo, a non-contact IC tag reader that reads information on a non-contact IC tag attached to the signature is provided around the feeder drum of the collating device. A tamper detecting device using a non-contact IC tag, wherein the presence or absence of tampering is detected based on non-contact IC tag writing information read by the non-contact IC tag reader. This is a detector for detecting an increase in the number of signatures after completion of collation, and a non-contact IC tag reader for reading information of a non-contact IC tag attached to each signature is provided in the signature accumulation unit transport section after the final collation device. An increased drop detector using a non-contact IC tag, characterized in that the presence or absence of an increased drop is detected based on non-contact IC tag writing information read by the non-contact IC tag reader. The irregularity detector using the non-contact IC tag according to claim 1, wherein the non-contact IC tag reader is provided in the saddle stitch collating apparatus. 2. The irregularity detector using a non-contact IC tag according to claim 1, wherein the non-contact IC tag reader is provided in a perfect binding or flat binding collating apparatus. A bookbinding machine for saddle stitch book, a plurality of tamper detecting machines for detecting tampering by reading non-contact IC tag writing information attached to the signature by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating device, Utilizing a non-contact IC tag comprising a non-contact IC tag reader that detects information on an extra book by reading information with a non-contact IC tag reader provided in the signature assembly conveyance unit at the rear stage of the collating apparatus. Bookbinding machine. Multiple binding detectors for detecting binding errors by reading non-contact IC tag writing information attached to a signature by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating apparatus, which is a binding machine for wireless binding or flat binding book And a non-contact IC tag reader for detecting an extra book by reading information with a non-contact IC tag reader provided in the signature assembly conveyance unit at the latter stage of the final collating apparatus. Bookbinding machine using tags. In the method of detecting a collation while supplying a signature with a non-contact IC tag from the collating device and collating while detecting the disorder, the name, number, and fold number of the signature are obtained from the non-contact IC tag attached to the signature. A non-contact IC tag is used, which is read by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the feeder drum of the collating device, confirms the match of the product name, number, and folding number, and detects the presence or absence of disorder Random detection method. In the detection method of detecting an extra book from the signature stack after completion of collation, the product name, number, and fold number of the signature from the non-contact IC tag attached to each signature are displayed after the final collation device. Read by a non-contact IC tag reader provided around the signature stack conveyance unit, check that all signatures have the same name and number, and that all folding numbers are aligned, and detect the presence or absence of extra signatures. An increased drop detection method using a non-contact IC tag characterized by the above.

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