JP2006131416A - Method and device for inserting and/or interposing printing attachment into printing main product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely supply a printing attachment to a printing main product with a high processing capacity without damaging the product. <P>SOLUTION: The paper 9 of the printing main product 2 is opened at least up to a degree capable of making access from the vertical direction over a half of an opened arranging page 10, and the printing attachments 3a, 3b and 3c are supplied to the printing main product 2 in the carrying direction F of a carrying passage 4. At this time, the supply direction 20 is positioned on a vertical plane determined by the carrying direction F. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a method for inserting and / or inserting a printed attachment such as a peller, signature, CD, product sample, etc. into the main printing product according to the premise of claim 1 and claim 7. And device.

  The term “insert” or “insert” means that a print, a signature, a CD, a product sample, or the like is sandwiched in a finished product (eg, newspaper, magazine, Broschure) in a print finishing process. The printed attachments that are sandwiched are often used for promotional purposes. This step is performed before packaging the relevant printer main product. A printing main product feeder, a row of attachment feeders and label dispensers for inserting and placing printing attachments on the printing main product, a film shrink wrapping machine for packaging the printing main product together with the printing attachments, an inkjet printer, There is known a packaging facility for a modular system composed of a zip code control section, a sorting branch section, and an alternating stacker.

  The main printing product is conveyed in the conveyance path at intervals by the entrainment body of the conveyance means so that the bound height of the printing main product, that is, the bound spine is vertical to the conveyance direction. . In order to insert a print attachment, the front end of the first paper of the printing main product is lifted by a rotating suction device and passed to a baffle plate downstream, thereby opening the printing main product. Since the first paper is carried on the baffle at an acute angle of up to 30 to 45 ° with respect to the main part of the printing main product, the printing main product is practically only opened at the front edge (Vorderscnit). In contrast, the placement page intended to contain the printed attachment is still covered by more than 60% of the open paper. In order to lift the original paper any further, the printing main product is pressed against the opening blade on the top or ground side in front of it. After the print attachment is inserted, the printing main product is closed again by returning the open paper, and in some cases, another printing attachment is placed on top of the printing main product.

  Print attachments are taken out from the cartridge one by one by a known rotary feeder or roller feeder that is oriented transversely to the direction of conveyance of the printing main product, and the printing direction is continuously transferred to the printing main product. Is supplied substantially laterally with respect to the printing main product, and is inserted through the opening of the front edge of the printing main product. The supplied printing attachments change direction after being supplied, so that the processing capability of such insertion and insertion machines is limited from the viewpoint of reliable supply of printed attachments that do not damage the product.

  In Patent Document 1, a printing attachment is supplied in a substantially horizontal plane and obliquely with respect to the conveyance direction of the main printing product, and the front side end of the printing attachment is parallel to the guide wall of the conveyance passage. Is described. The oblique conveyance direction generates a velocity component in the conveyance direction of the printing main product, thereby reducing the acceleration shock at the rear end of the printed attachment due to the conveyance path entrainment. The velocity component oriented perpendicular to the transport path is reduced, resulting in a lower impact velocity of the printed attachment on the opposite guide wall or back of the main printing product.

Patent Document 2 discloses an apparatus for supplying a print attachment in which a print attachment supplied in a direction transverse to the conveyance direction is accelerated forward as viewed in the conveyance direction by two vacuum disks rotating in the same direction. It is. A vacuum disk, which is arranged substantially horizontally and each with a suction opening, grips the print attachment at one point each and forces the print attachment to have a corresponding translational movement during a 90 ° rotational movement. Since an acceleration force is generated at that time, only a lightweight and stable printed attachment can be processed with this apparatus.
European Patent Application Publication No. 1231176A1 European Patent Application Publication No. 0733682A1

  The object of the present invention is to make it possible to supply printing attachments to the main printing product reliably with high throughput and without damaging the product. And a method and apparatus for inserting and / or inserting printed attachments such as pallets, signatures, CDs, merchandise samples, etc. into the main printing product.

  Another object of the present invention is to allow the correct insertion or insertion of the location of the printed attachment.

  This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of the features of claim 1 in the method. The device achieves the above object by the features of the features of claim 7. The essential point of the idea of the present invention is that it is possible to place a printed attachment on the intended layout page of the printing main product from above, so that the printing main product can be supplied to the printing main product in the same conveying direction. There is to open. Since there is no sudden change in the direction of the supply of printing attachments, supply without damaging the product is possible at a high speed. In particular, unstable print attachments will not bend and will be placed on the placement page in the correct position. It is not necessary to insert or insert the print attachment while the rear end of the print attachment is in contact with the entrainment body and / or the side end is in contact with the back of the main printing product. It is possible to place the object on the printing main product at an accurate position which can be set in advance. It is preferred to open at least the first paper of the main printing product by about 90 ° so that the printed attachment can be fed close to the bound spine and can be placed on the placement page.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 each include two feeders 11 and 16 for inserting the printed attachments 3a and 3b into the temporary binding book 2, and a third feeder 11 and 16 for placing the printed attachment 3c. , Respectively, are shown with a reference numeral 1 as a whole. Differences between the plug-in machine of FIG. 1 and the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2 will be clarified in the following explanation process.

The temporary binding book 2 is transported forward at equal intervals in the transport path 4 by the entraining body 6 of the transport chain 5, and is placed on a substantially flat surface. The bound spine is oriented vertically with respect to the transport direction F of the transport path 4. The transport passage 4 is composed of a passage bottom surface 7 and side guide walls 8. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the conveyance path 4 includes a horizontal path bottom surface 7 a and a path bottom surface 7 b inclined to the guide wall 8 in a direction transverse to the conveyance direction F. In order to insert the printed attachments 3a, 3b, and 3c, which are conveyance paths used in the collating machine, whose back is guided by the guide wall 8, the temporary binding book 2 must be opened. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, this is arranged near the front edge of the temporary binding book 2, and the first paper 9 of the temporary binding book 2 is sucked by the suction device 22 controlled by the rotary valve 23, and the baffle plate 24. Is carried out by a rotary opening device 21 which is passed to The rotational movement of the suction device 22 is set so that the front end of the first paper 9 is sucked at a substantially synchronized speed and lifted from the temporary binding book 2. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, it is inserted into the top or the ground of the temporary binding book 2 with the correspondingly shaped tip, so that a plurality of upper papers 32 can be lifted from each temporary binding book 2 in a stationary manner. An arranged opening blade 31 is used.

  The lifted paper 9 or 32 is further opened during the conveyance of the temporary binding book 2 by the baffle plate 24 or the opening blade 31 that gradually bends along the vertical axis, and is then passed to the guide plate 25 or the guide rod 26. At this time, the paper 9 or 32 is twisted by an opening angle α of approximately 90 °. The guide plate 25 or the guide rod 26 provides a support / guide surface for the paper 9 or 32, and constitutes a guide passage 27 together with the guide wall 8 in which the lifted paper 9 or 32 is reliably guided. In particular, after the upper temporary binding portion including the plurality of papers 32 is opened, the protrusions 30 of the endless conveyance belt 29 arranged along the conveyance path 27 are added to each entrained body 6 of the conveyance chain 5, By advancing so as to push the temporary binding book 2, the perfect binding of the temporary binding book 2 is performed by the conveyance assistance for the lifted paper 32.

  By opening 90 °, the arrangement page 10 of the printed attachments 3a, 3b to be inserted is almost entirely accessible from the vertical direction. Accordingly, the printed attachments 3 a and 3 b can be supplied in the transport direction F of the temporary binding book 2. A so-called suction belt feeder 11 is used in the insertion machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the printed attachments 3 a, 3 b, 3 c at the bottom of the cassette 12 each time according to a cycle in which the conveyance chain 5 is conveyed. Extruded in the conveying direction F and supplied to the drawing roller 13. The printed attachments 3a and 3b are intended for the temporary binding book 2 in a synchronized transport motion via a clamp conveyor 14 attached to a side support plate 15 extending obliquely downward toward the temporary binding book 2. Reach over placement page 10. The supply direction 20 generated thereby is located on a vertical plane determined by the transport direction F.

  In the second embodiment of the insertion machine 1 shown in FIG. 2, a so-called roller feeder 16 is provided for supplying the printed attachments 3 a, 3 b, 3 c instead of the suction belt feeder 11. The roller feeder 16 pulls out the print attachments 3a, 3b, 3c from the rack 17 disposed thereon, and places the print attachments 3a, 3b obliquely below to place the print attachments 3a, 3b on the placement page 10 of the temporary binding book 2. Each has a paper separation roller 18 that passes to a delivery conveyor 19 with a facing feed direction 20.

  After the printing attachments 3a, 3b have been inserted, the opened paper 9 or 32 is returned towards the temporary binding book 2 by the return guide plate 28 starting from the guide wall 8, so that the printing attachments 3a, 3b. The temporary binding book 2 in which is inserted is closed. Thereafter, still another printed attachment 3c placed on the upper surface of the temporary binding book 2 can be supplied. 1 and 2 show a further suction belt feeder 11 and another roller feeder 16 for this purpose.

  The method according to the invention makes it possible for the first time to supply the print attachments 3a, 3b, 3c to the main printing product 2 in the same transport direction F, 20. There is no need for lateral movement or direction change during the transfer movement. Placement is performed at a synchronized conveyance speed, so that the edges of the printed attachments 3a and 3b are not brought into contact with the binding line or in front of the entraining body 6, and can be accurately positioned. Supply becomes possible. This allows a particularly high throughput. Further, the print attachments 3a and 3b can be fixed at a specific position inside the printing main product 2, for example, by attaching a postcard (Karten) for a reliable finishing process in the next packaging. The print attachments 3a and 3b can be fixed by static electricity. Since the opening angle α of 60 ° can be accessed from above over 50% of the area of the arranged page 10, relatively small printed attachments 3a and 3b can be supplied in the conveying direction F.

It is a side view which shows an insertion machine with the feeder of a printed attachment. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of an insertion machine. It is sectional drawing which shows an insertion machine in the III-III cross section of FIG. It is 2nd sectional drawing which shows an insertion machine in the IV-IV cross section.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insert machine 2 Temporary binding book 3a, 3b, 3c Print attachment 4 Conveyance path 5 Conveyance chain 6 Entrainment body 7 Passage bottom face 7a Horizontal passage bottom face 7b Inclined passage bottom face 8 Guide wall 9 First paper 10 Arrangement page 11 Suction Belt feeder 12 Rack 13 Drawer roller 14 Clamp conveyor 15 Support plate 16 Roller feeder 17 Rack 18 Paper separating drum 19 Delivery conveyor 20 Supply direction 21 Rotary opening device 22 Suction device 23 Rotary valve 24 Baffle plate 25 Guide plate 26 Guide rod 27 Guide Passage 28 Return guide plate 29 Conveying belt 30 Cam 31 Opening blade 32 Multiple sheets F Conveying direction α Opening angle

Claims (16)

A method of inserting and / or inserting a printed attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) such as a pella, signature, CD, product sample, etc. into the main printing product (2),
The printing main product (2) is placed substantially flat and in the direction of its format height, the conveying means (5) is entrained in a conveying passage (4) having at least one guide wall (8). Carried by the body (6) at intervals,
Printing at least one paper (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) is opened for the supply of the printing attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) and subsequently reclosed. In the method of inserting and / or inserting into the product,
Open the at least one sheet of paper (9, 32) of the main printing product (2) to such an extent that it can be accessed from the vertical direction over at least half of the placement page (10) opened by opening the sheet. ,
The printing attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) is supplied to the printing main product (2) in the transport direction (F) of the transport passage (4), and the supply direction (20) at this time is the transport direction (F A method for inserting and / or inserting a printed attachment into a main printing product, characterized in that it lies in a vertical plane defined by   To the extent that the at least one sheet of paper (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) is almost completely accessible from the vertical direction to the opened arrangement page (10) of the printing main product (2). The method of claim 1, wherein the method is opened.   Method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one sheet of paper (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) is guided in a channel-shaped guide (27) after the opening. .   The at least one sheet (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) is carried while being supported by another conveying means (29, 30) after being opened. The method according to claim 1.   The printing attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) is supplied in a conveying motion synchronized with the printing main product (2) at least at the moment when it is placed on the opened arrangement page (10). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The printing attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) is supplied to the printing main product (2) substantially linearly, and the supply direction (20) at this time is inclined with respect to the main surface. 6. The method according to any one of 1 to 5. A device for inserting and / or inserting a printed attachment (3a, 3b, 3c) according to any one of claims 1 to 6 into a printing main product (2),
A passage bottom face (7) and at least one guide wall (8), wherein the printing main product (2) is placed substantially flat and is carried away by an entrainment (6) of the conveying means (5); A transport passage (4) having;
An opening device (21, 31) for opening at least one sheet (9, 32) of the printing main product (2);
Guiding means (24, 32, 25, 26) which are downstream of the opening device and deflect the at least one sheet (9, 32) of the printing main product (2);
An apparatus for inserting and / or inserting a print attachment into a printing main product comprising at least one supply device (11, 16) for supplying the print attachment (3a, 3b, 3c);
The guide means (25, 26) is configured such that the at least one sheet (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) is at least half of the arrangement page (10) opened by opening the sheet. Forming a support / guide surface that is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the passage (7, 7a) so that it can be opened to the extent that it can be accessed from the vertical direction.
The supply device (11, 16) is directed to the transport direction (F) of the transport passage (4) with respect to the supply direction (20) of the printed attachment (3a, 3b, 3c). A device that inserts and / or inserts print attachments into the main printing product.   8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the support / guide surface comprises a guide rod (26) or a guide plate (25).   Device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the support / guide surface is configured as a guide channel (27).   10. A device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the support / guide surface is oriented substantially perpendicular to the passage bottom surface (7a).   11. A transport means (29, 30) for transporting and supporting the at least one paper (9, 32) of the printing main product (2) on the support / guide surface. The apparatus of any one of Claims.   12. A device according to any one of claims 7 to 11, comprising a flat channel bottom surface which is horizontal or inclined transversely to the conveying direction of the conveying channel (4).   The passage bottom surface (7) is composed of a horizontal passage bottom surface (7a) and a passage bottom surface (7b) which is transverse to the transport direction (F) and inclined with respect to the guide wall (8). The device according to any one of claims 7 to 12.   The supply device is a roller feeder (16) that feeds the printed attachments (3a, 3b, 3c) one by one by rotation, and the placement of the printed attachments (3a, 3b, 3c) The device according to any one of claims 7 to 13, which is performed in a transport direction (F) of the transport passage (4).   15. The suction belt feeder (11) according to any one of claims 7 to 14, wherein the supply device is a suction belt feeder (11) that feeds the printed attachments (3a, 3b, 3c) one by one in the transport direction (F). The device according to item.   16. The card adhesive device according to any one of claims 7 to 15, wherein the supply device is a card bonding device that attaches a reply postcard, an advertisement attachment, a CD, a product sample, etc. to an open layout page (10) of the printing main product (2). The apparatus according to claim 1.

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