JP2005280013A - Bookbinding system device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the development of troubles during a bookbinding process and, at the same time, realize the easily controllable bookbinding process in a bookbinding system device through the combination of a gathering machine, a paper feeding device and a saddle stitching machine. <P>SOLUTION: Between the saddle stitching machine 1 and the gathering machine 2, a paper assembling conveying device consisting of a paper conveying timing adjustable paper conveying machine 8a, a paper feeding roller 8b, a paper assembling conveying machine 8d and a stopper-cum-pressing roller 8c are arranged in the order named so as to convey the paper taken out of the gathering machine 2 through the paper conveying machine 8a and the paper feeding roller 8b to the paper assembling conveying device and, at the same time, to convey a paper on a seating stand 8g with a plurality of paper bundles for one volume gathered in advance thereon through the paper feeding roller 8b to the paper assembling conveying device in order to put the paper conveyed to the paper assembling conveying device by the paper for one volume in order by abutting the paper against the pressing roller 8c and finally convey the paper to the saddle stitching machine 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bookbinding system device that combines a collating machine, a paper feeding device, and a saddle stitching machine.

  For a long time, a printing machine has employed a method in which a large number of the same pages are printed at a time, and a sheet bundle is created by stacking each page. To create a booklet from a sheet bundle created by this method, take out one sheet at a time from the sheet bundle stacked on each page in order, create a sheet bundle for one book, A booklet is completed by stacking printed paper and binding the back of the paper.

  There is a collating machine as a machine that takes out one sheet at a time from the stack of sheets stacked on each page in order and creates a stack of sheets for one book, and as a machine for binding a stack of sheets for one book Saddle that is placed in a predetermined position, the center of the bundle is bound with a wire or the like, and the center of the bound bundle is inserted between folding rollers with a folding knife and folded. There is a folding machine. In order to easily perform bookbinding work using such a collator and saddle stitcher, a bookbinding system machine that connects the collator and saddle stitcher is configured, and one book created by the collator The sheet bundle is conveyed as it is to the saddle stitching machine and is then bound and folded by the saddle stitching machine.

  By the way, in recent years, there is a case where a printing machine of a system that creates a sheet bundle printed in the order of pages and stacked as it is in the order of pages is sometimes used. In this case, the stack of sheets stacked in the order of one page is stacked and stored, the stored stack of sheets is taken out, and the cover and other printing paper are stacked as appropriate and the back side is bound by a binding machine. The In order to use the above-mentioned bookbinding system machine saddle-stitching machine in this bookbinding, it is necessary to move the collating machine and replace it with a sheet feeding device that stacks and accumulates a stack of sheets stacked in order of pages for one book.

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a bookbinding system machine that can eliminate the trouble of replacing such a collating machine and paper feeder. In FIG. 3, 1 is a saddle stitch folding machine, 2 is a collating machine, 3 is a sheet feeding device, and 4 is a sheet bundle for one book. The saddle stitch folding machine 1 has a binding part and a folding part, and the binding part is composed of a stopper 1b and a stitcher 1a for positioning the loaded paper, and the folding part is a stopper 1c for positioning, a folding knife 1d, and a pair of It is comprised with the folding roller 1e. That is, in the saddle stitching machine 1, the sheets fed from the collating machine 2 and the sheet feeding device 3 are abutted against the stopper 1 c, the sheet bundle 4 for one book is aligned, the stitcher 1 a is driven, and the sheet bundle 4 is driven. Stitch the center of the wire with a wire. After binding, the sheet bundle 4 is sent to the folding portion, the sheet bundle 4 bound to the stopper 1c is abutted and positioned, and the binding position at the center of the bound sheet bundle 4 is set between the folding rollers 1e by the folding knife 1d. Insert and fold it out.

  The collating machine 2 has a plurality of (in the figure, eight) sheet feeding shelves 2a arranged in the vertical direction, and conveys the sheets P1, P2,... Fed from each sheet feeding shelf 2a while being stacked. 2b, and a sheet conveying belt 2c is disposed below the lowermost sheet feeding shelf 2a. The collation of the collating machine 2 is performed by placing a bundle of sheets stacked for each page on each sheet feeding shelf 2a for each page, and feeding one sheet fed from the upper sheet feeding shelf 2a to the conveyor belt 2b. One sheet P2 fed from the lower sheet feeding shelf 2a to the conveying belt 2b is superimposed on the sheet P1, and this is repeated, and one sheet fed from the lowermost sheet feeding shelf 2a to the conveying belt 2b is repeated. A sheet bundle 4 is created by stacking the sheets P8, and is carried out to the saddle stitch folding machine 1 by the sheet conveying belt 2c.

  The sheet feeding device 3 includes a sheet base (not shown) that accumulates and accumulates a plurality of previously prepared sheet bundles 4 and a sheet conveyance claw that carries out each sheet bundle 4 accumulated on the sheet stage. 3a, and a sheet bundle 4 prepared in advance by the sheet conveying claw 3a is carried out onto the sheet conveying belt 2c of the collating machine 2, and the sheet bundle 4 corresponding to one volume is unloaded from the sheet conveying belt 2c. To the saddle stitch folding machine 1.

In the bookbinding system machine configured as described above, separately printed cover sheets and other print sheets are accumulated in the collating machine 2, and these cover sheets and other print sheets are matched with the sheet bundle carried out from the paper feeding device 3. It can be carried out to the saddle stitch folding machine 1 and the work efficiency of the bookbinding process can be further improved.
JP-A-11-78287

  However, in order to cope with a case where the number of sheets to be collated is large, a plurality of collating machines 2 may be connected, and a sheet bundle 4 for one book may be created at a time by the plurality of connected collating machines 2. . In this case, when the paper feeding device 3 is arranged at the rearmost part of the plurality of collating machines 2, the sheet bundle or paper carried out from the paper feeding device 3 passes through each of the plurality of collating machines 2, and therefore Trouble is likely to occur, the damage when trouble occurs is large, and the distance from the sheet feeding device 3 to the saddle stitching machine 1 is long, making it difficult for one operator to manage bookbinding. there were.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce the occurrence of trouble during the bookbinding process and to make it easier to manage the bookbinding process in a bookbinding system that combines a collating machine, a paper feeder, and a saddle stitching machine. Thus, the problem is solved.

  The present invention has a collating machine that collates and carries out a sheet bundle for one book, and a placing table for placing a plurality of sheet bundles for one book collated in advance. A paper feeding device for carrying out the paper, and a paper for one book carried out from the collating machine and the paper feeding device are carried in, and the central portion of the paper bundle for the single paper fed is bound, and the bound central portion is In the bookbinding system apparatus comprising a saddle stitching machine that folds and sends out, a paper stacking and conveying device that collects and transports the sheets one by one is provided on the paper carry-in side of the saddle stitching machine, and the paper The collating machine and the paper feeding device are connected to a stacking and transporting device, and the paper unloaded from the collating machine and the paper feeding device is carried into the saddle stitching machine via the paper stacking and transporting device. This is the main feature.

  According to the present invention, the sheet or sheet bundle carried out from the sheet feeding device and the collating machine is correctly aligned by one sheet by the sheet stacking and conveying device and conveyed to the saddle stitching machine. The labor and management of aligning the paper for the book can be saved, and the binding and folding processing speed and stability can be improved. In addition, the distance between the sheet feeder and the saddle stitching machine is short regardless of the number of collating machines connected. In particular, the occurrence of trouble during the bookbinding process by the sheet feeder is reduced, and the bookbinding process is easy to manage. Become.

  If a paper transporter that adjusts the transport of paper between the collator and the paper stacking and transporting device is provided, the paper transported from the paper feed device to the paper stacking and transporting device and the paper transported from the collator to the paper stacking and transporting device The paper transporter is temporarily stopped and the paper unloaded from the collating machine is put on standby immediately before the paper stacking and transporting device, and the drive is started at an appropriate timing. It is possible to match the paper carried out from the collating machine without being affected by variations in paper feeding timing, and it is possible to increase the utilization of both the paper feeding device and the collating machine. Furthermore, if a branch path is provided between the paper stacking and transporting device and the saddle stitching machine for discharging the paper stacked by the paper stacking and transporting device so that the error collation when a paper feed error occurs is discharged, Even if a failure occurs, the operation can be continued without stopping the bookbinding system device, and the bookbinding processing efficiency can be improved.

  In a bookbinding system that combines a collating machine, paper feeder, and saddle-stitching machine, paper is brought into the saddle-stitching machine for the purpose of reducing the occurrence of problems during the bookbinding process and making it easier to manage the bookbinding process. A paper stacking and transporting device is provided on the side to collect and transport the sheets one by one. The collating machine and the paper feeding device are connected to this paper stacking and transporting device, and the paper unloaded from the collating machine and the paper feeding device is connected. This is achieved by carrying it into the saddle stitch folding machine via the paper stacking and conveying apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a bookbinding system apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged configuration diagram of a configuration of a sheet feeding unit of the bookbinding system apparatus shown in FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the conventional bookbinding system apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and a corresponding part, and the detailed description of the part is abbreviate | omitted. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 5 is a post-processing device for cutting a small edge of a folded booklet carried out from the saddle stitch folding machine 1, 6 is a weighted carry-out roller, 7 is a booklet receiving tray, and 8 is a sheet bundle supply. In this embodiment, a sheet bundle supply device 8 is arranged between the two collating machines 2 and the saddle stitching machine 1 that are connected.

  The sheet bundle supply device 8 includes a sheet conveyer 8a, a paper feed roller 8b, a pressing roller 8c serving also as a stopper, a sheet stacking conveyer 8d, a conveyance path switching gate 8e, a discharge tray 8f, and a plurality of sheet bundles 4 collated in advance. A sheet stacking and conveying apparatus is constituted by the sheet conveying machine 8d and the pressing roller 8c serving also as a stopper, and a sheet feeding apparatus is constituted by the placing table 8g and the sheet feeding roller 8b. The saddle stitch folding machine 1 is connected to the paper carry-out side of the paper stacking and transporting machine 8d, that is, the paper carry-out side of the paper stacking and transporting apparatus, and the paper feeding device and the collator 2 are connected to the paper carry-in side of the paper stacking and transporting apparatus. .

  Specifically, the paper carried out from the collating machine 2 is sent to the paper stacking and conveying apparatus via the paper conveying machine 8a and the paper feeding roller 8b, and the paper feeding roller 8b is fed from the collating machine 2 with the paper from the placing table 8g. In order to adjust the timing of merging, the sheet conveying machine 8a can be adjusted by temporarily stopping the conveyance of the sheet. Note that a transporter that sends the paper accumulated on the mounting table 8g to the paper feed roller 8b is omitted, but a transporter that sucks and feeds the paper one by one may be used.

  In the bookbinding system apparatus configured as described above, when binding a sheet bundle of one book collated by the collating machine 2, if a collation error is not detected, one book carried out from the collating machine 2 is booked. The sheet bundle is sent to the sheet stacking and conveying machine 8d via the sheet conveying machine 8a and the paper feed roller 8b. At this time, the sheet conveying machine 8a and the pressing roller 8c are stopped, and each sheet of one sheet sent to the sheet stacking and conveying apparatus 8d is brought into contact with the pressing roller 8c and stacked. Thereafter, the sheet stacking and conveying machine 8d is driven, and the sheet bundle is carried out to the saddle stitch folding machine 1 via the conveying path switching gate 8e. Further, when a collation error is detected, the conveyance path switching gate 8e is switched to the discharge tray 8f side, and the sheet bundle carried out from the collation machine 2 is a sheet conveyance machine 8a, a sheet feeding roller 8b, a sheet stacking conveyance machine. 8d and the transfer path switching gate 8e are sent to the discharge tray 8f.

  When binding a bundle of sheets stored on the placing table 8g, the sheets carried out in page order from the placing table 8g are sent to the sheet stacking and conveying machine 8d via the sheet feeding roller 8b. At this time, the sheet conveying machine 8a and the pressing roller 8c are stopped, and each sheet of one sheet sent to the sheet stacking and conveying apparatus 8d is brought into contact with the pressing roller 8c and stacked. Thereafter, the sheet stacking and conveying machine 8d is driven, and the sheet bundle is carried out to the saddle stitch folding machine 1 via the conveying path switching gate 8e.

  When aligning a separately printed cover sheet or other printed sheet on a stack of sheets stored on the mounting table 8g, the separately printed cover sheet or other printed sheet is stored in an appropriate sheet feeding shelf 2a of the collating machine 2. The collating machine 2 is driven together with the paper carry-out operation from the mounting table 8g, the cover sheet or other printing paper is carried out and is made to stand by on the paper carry machine 8a, and the paper carry machine 8a is driven at a predetermined timing. Then, the paper unloaded from the mounting table 8g is joined by the paper feed roller 8b. As a result, the sheet unloaded from the sheet feeding device and the sheet unloaded from the collator can be matched without being affected by variations in sheet feeding timing.

  In the above-described embodiment, two collating machines having 10 stages of paper feeding shelves in the vertical direction are connected, but the number and the number of paper feeding shelves of the collating machines to be connected are arbitrary.

It is a block diagram of the bookbinding system apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a sheet feeding unit of the bookbinding system apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a block diagram of the conventional bookbinding system apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Saddle folding machine 2 Collating machine 5 Post-processing apparatus 6 Weighted carrying-out roller 7 Bookbinding tray 8 Paper bundle supply apparatus 8a Paper stacking and conveying machine 8b Paper feeding roller 8c Pressing roller also serving as a stopper 8d Paper conveying machine 8e Transfer path switching Gate 8f Discharge tray 8g Mounting table

Claims (3)

  It has a collating machine that collates and carries out a bundle of sheets for one book, and a placing table for placing a plurality of pre-collated sheets of paper bundle, and carries out the paper on the placing table. Carries in the paper feeding device and one sheet of paper unloaded from the collator and paper feeding device, binds the central portion of the loaded paper bundle, folds the bound central portion, and sends it out In the bookbinding system device comprising the saddle stitching machine, a paper stacking and transporting device is provided on the paper carry-in side of the saddle stitching machine to collect and transport the sheets one by one. The collating machine and the paper feeding device are connected, and the paper carried out from the collating machine and the paper feeding device is carried into the saddle stitching machine via the paper stacking and conveying device. Bookbinding system equipment.   The bookbinding system apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a sheet conveying machine that adjusts conveyance of a sheet is provided between the collator and the sheet stacking and conveying apparatus.   The bookbinding according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a branch path for discharging the paper accumulated by the paper stacking and conveying device is provided between the paper stacking and conveying device and the saddle stitching machine. System unit.

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