JP2007084298A - Sheet transfer and stacking device and automatic sheet bundle packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic sheet packaging system for packaging sheet bundles without the need for manpower, and to provide a sheet transfer and stacking device to be suitably used for the same. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic sheet packaging system comprises a guard ball separating part for separating a guard ball from the sheet bundles depending on a packaged form, a sheet bundle supply part for supplying the sheet bundles to the guard ball separating part, a tape fixing part for fixing the sheet bundles at their side edges passing through the guard ball separating part with a tape depending on the packaged form, and a transfer and stacking part for transferring and stacking the sheet bundles passing through the tape fixing part to a skid. The sheet transfer and stacking device is used for the same. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet transfer stacking apparatus and an automatic sheet bundle packaging system, and in particular, an automatic sheet bundle packaging system capable of fully separating and stacking sheet bundles and a sheet suitably used in the automatic sheet bundle packaging system. The present invention relates to a transfer stacking apparatus.

  A sheet material such as a lithographic printing plate is laminated and accumulated after production to form a sheet aggregate, and is stored in the state of the sheet aggregate. Then, the sheet bundle is separated from the sheet stack, and a predetermined number of sheet bundles are stacked on a pallet, and then packed and shipped.

  However, until now, since the process of separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack and the process of stacking the sheet bundle on the pallet has been relied on manually, the work time required to produce one package is inevitably individual. In addition to the difference, the alignment of the sheet material in the package may not be uniform.

Therefore, as an apparatus for automatically performing the process of separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack, separation is performed by taking either a sheet separation position for separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack or a leaving position away from the sheet stack. A member, an air supply means for blowing high-pressure air between sheet bundles from an insertion side end of the separation member when the separation member is inserted into the sheet assembly, and a sheet bundle lifted by the separation member Thus, a sheet bundle separation and supply device has been proposed which has a nipping and conveying seed means for separating from the sheet stack (Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-278481

  However, the separation and supply apparatus does not automatically perform the process of separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack and the process of stacking the sheet bundle on the pallet, but the process of stacking the sheet bundle on the pallet. Another worker was required.

  Further, in the separation and supply apparatus, since the operation of bringing the separation member close to the sheet stack is performed manually, the process of separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack is not completely automated.

  Furthermore, when a plurality of packing forms and product forms are mixed, it is difficult to cope with the separation and supply apparatus.

  The present invention is made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and the process of separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack and the process of stacking the sheet bundle on the pallet can be performed automatically and continuously. To provide an automatic sheet packaging system that not only achieves full automation of sheet packaging, but also can easily cope with a large number of packaging forms and product forms, and a sheet transfer / stacking apparatus suitably used in the automatic sheet packaging system With the goal.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a sheet transfer and stacking apparatus that stacks a sheet bundle on a vertically placed skid including a backrest portion on which the sheet bundle is leaned and a stacking portion on which a side surface of the sheet bundle abuts. And a skid support means for supporting the vertical-type skid in a state where the backrest portion is in a substantially horizontal position, and the sheet bundle is transferred onto the backrest portion supported by the skid support means. And a sheet transfer and stacking device comprising: a stacking and stacking unit for stacking; and a skid standing unit for standing up a vertically placed skid on which the sheet bundle is transferred and stacked by the transfer and stacking unit. .

  In the sheet transfer and stacking apparatus, the stack of sheets is stacked by the transfer stacking unit on the backrest portion of the vertical type skid supported by the skid support unit in the supine state, and the vertical type skid is mounted by the skid standing unit. Standing up.

  Therefore, although the sheet bundle is placed on the vertically placed skid, the sheet bundle can be placed in a state of being held horizontally, so that it is not necessary to place the sheet bundle while standing. Therefore, it is very easy to transfer and stack the sheet bundle, and furthermore, it is possible to effectively prevent a quality failure caused by raising the sheet bundle during placement.

  In addition, when the sheet bundle is transferred and stacked, the skid support means supports the backrest portion so that the backrest portion is inclined downward from the horizontal plane toward the stacking portion, so that the sheets stacked on the backrest portion are supported. The bundle slides automatically toward the loading section. As a result, the sheet bundle is automatically aligned in the vertical direction.

  Furthermore, after the sheet bundle is transferred and stacked by the transfer stacking means, the vertically placed skid is raised by the skid standing means, so that it is not necessary to raise the vertically placed skid manually. Therefore, the manual operation is only required to mount the vertical-type skid on the skid support means. If the mounting operation is automated, the manual operation is basically unnecessary.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the sheet stacking means includes an alignment guide that abuts and aligns one side edge of the sheet bundle when stacking the sheet bundle by the transfer stacking means, and the skid support means One of the side edges of the backrest of the stand-type skid is positioned along the aligned guide, and the side edge positioned along the aligned guide is lower than the opposite side edge. The sheet transfer / stacking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet transfer / stacking apparatus supports a placing type skid.

  In the sheet transfer stacking apparatus, in a state where the vertical type skid is supported by the skid support means, the backrest portion of the vertical type skid is inclined downward toward the stacking portion, and the backrest portion The side edge on the side of the uniform guide is inclined so as to be lower than the opposite side edge.

  Therefore, since the sheet bundle placed on the backrest is abutted against the stacking unit and abutted against the uniform guide, the sheet bundle is accumulated not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction.

  A third aspect of the present invention relates to the sheet transfer and stacking apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the skid support means includes skid lifting / lowering means for lifting and lowering the vertically placed skid in a supine state.

  In the sheet transfer stacking apparatus, each time a sheet bundle is placed on a vertically placed skid, the vertically placed skid is lowered by the height of one bundle of sheets by the skid lifting means. Since the stacking unit can always stack the sheet bundle at a constant height, the configuration of the transfer stacking unit can be simplified.

  The invention according to claim 4 relates to the sheet transfer and stacking apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the skid support means includes skid angle adjusting means for adjusting an angle of a backrest portion of the vertical type skid with respect to a horizontal plane. .

  In the sheet transfer stacking apparatus, by changing the angle of the backrest portion of the vertical type skid by the skid angle adjusting means, the sheet bundle can be transferred under conditions that allow the most stable stacking according to the size and weight of the sheet bundle. Stacking can be performed. Further, by adjusting the angle of the backrest portion so as to be inclined downward toward the stacking portion, the sheet bundle can be abutted against the stacking portion and the vertical direction can be aligned.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention relates to the sheet transfer and stacking apparatus according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, further comprising a skid mounting unit that mounts a vertical type skid on the skid support unit.

  In the sheet transfer / stacking apparatus, since the operation of mounting the vertical type skid on the skid support means is also automated, basically no manual work is required.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the vertical type skid is mounted on the skid support means in an upright state, and the mounted vertical type skid is raised from the upright state. The present invention relates to the sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to claim 1.

  In the sheet transfer stacking apparatus, the vertically placed skid is mounted on the skid support means in an upright state. Here, since the vertical type skid is usually returned from the customer in a standing state and stored, the vertical type skid can be mounted on the skid support means as it is without lying down.

  The invention according to claim 7 is an automatic sheet packaging system for packaging a sheet bundle in a predetermined packaging form, and when the ball is laminated on one side or both sides of the sheet bundle, Depending on the packaging form, a tape is applied to the contact ball separating part for separating the contact ball, the sheet bundle supplying part for supplying the sheet bundle to the contact ball separating part, and the side edge of the sheet bundle having passed through the contact ball separating part. And a transfer stacking unit for transferring and stacking a sheet bundle that has passed through the tape fixing unit to a skid.

  In the automatic sheet wrapping system, since the supplied sheet bundle can be performed without any manual work, all the steps from separating the hit balls as needed and placing them on the skid can be performed. Variations in work time for each worker can be eliminated.

  Further, it is possible to always manufacture a packing structure having a constant quality within a predetermined time.

  In addition, in the hitting ball separating section, when hitting balls are stacked on both sides of the sheet bundle, whether the hitting balls on both sides are separated, whether the hitting balls are separated only on one side, or the hitting balls are not separated. When separating the contact ball on only one side, it is possible to set which side of the contact ball is to be separated. Moreover, in the said tape fixing | fixed part, whether the side edge part of a sheet | seat bundle is fixed with a tape, when fixing with a tape, in which position of a sheet | seat bundle a tape is stuck can be set.

  Therefore, a form in which a sheet bundle in which a contact ball is laminated on both sides is laminated, a form in which a sheet bundle in which a contact ball is laminated on one side, a form in which a sheet bundle without a contact ball is laminated, and a side edge of the sheet bundle are taped The packaging structure of various packaging forms, such as the form which was made, can be produced with one sheet | seat automatic packaging system.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the sheet bundle supply unit includes a sheet bundle separation device that separates one sheet bundle from a sheet stack in which sheet materials or sheet bundles are stacked in the thickness direction. The present invention relates to the automatic sheet packaging system.

  In the automatic sheet packaging system, all processes from separation of a bundle of sheets from the sheet assembly to placement on the skid can be performed without manual operations. Variations in work time can be more effectively eliminated. Further, the number and quality of the packing structures manufactured within a certain time are further stabilized.

  The invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that the sheet bundle separating device identifies the sheet bundle separation position for separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack in a non-contact manner and the separation position specifying means. The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 7, further comprising a sheet bundle separating unit that separates the sheet bundle at a sheet bundle separation position.

  In the automatic sheet packaging system, the sheet bundle separating apparatus includes a separation position specifying unit and a sheet bundle separating apparatus. Then, the sheet bundle separation position is specified in a non-contact manner by the separation position specifying means, and the sheet bundle is automatically separated at the sheet bundle separation position by the sheet bundle separation device.

  Therefore, unlike the mechanical means for mechanically determining the sheet bundle separation position by bringing the tip of a contactor etc. into contact with the side surface of the sheet stack and moving it from top to bottom or from bottom to top, the sheet bundle is separated. In this case, the sheet assembly is not damaged.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the sheet bundle separating means pushes a layer above the sheet bundle separation position in the sheet stack in the horizontal direction to lower the sheet bundle separation position in the sheet stack. A pusher that protrudes in a horizontal direction with respect to the layer, a stopper that holds the layer below the sheet bundle separation position in the sheet stack so as not to be displaced by the pusher, and the pusher in the sheet stack. The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 9, further comprising: a sheet bundle taking-out means for taking out the protruding layer as a sheet bundle.

  In the sheet bundle separating device provided in the automatic sheet packaging system, when separating a sheet bundle from a sheet assembly in which a sheet bundle in which balls are laminated on both sides is laminated, one sheet bundle to be separated is separated. The sheet bundle is pushed by the pusher and the stopper so that the one sheet bundle is separated between the lower surface application balls and the remaining upper surface application balls. The sheet bundle can be separated without damaging the sheet material constituting the sheet.

  The sheet bundle separating means raises the knife edge inserted into the sheet stack at the sheet bundle separation position and the knife edge inserted into the sheet stack at the sheet bundle separation position. 10. The sheet according to claim 9, further comprising: a knife edge raising unit that separates the sheet bundle from the sheet stack, and a sheet bundle taking out unit that takes out the separated sheet bundle by raising the knife edge by the knife edge raising unit. It relates to an automatic packaging system.

  In the sheet bundle separating apparatus provided in the automatic sheet packaging system, the knife edge advancing / retreating unit advances the knife edge toward the sheet stack at the sheet bundle separating position and inserts the knife edge into the sheet stack. In the case of the sheet stack in which the protective member is inserted at the sheet bundle separation position, the knife edge may be pierced into the lower protective member instead of inserting the knife edge into the sheet stack.

  When the knife edge is inserted into the sheet stack, the knife edge raising means raises the knife edge to separate the sheet bundle from the sheet stack. Then, the separated sheet bundle is taken out by the sheet bundle taking-out means.

  Therefore, the configuration of the sheet bundle separating means is simple.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the sheet according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the sheet bundle supply unit includes a sheet supply conveyor that conveys and supplies the sheet bundle to the contact ball separation unit. It relates to an automatic packaging system.

  In the automatic sheet wrapping system, a sheet bundle production line that forms a sheet bundle by laminating sheet materials is connected to the upstream side of the sheet supply conveyor, whereby the sheet material is laminated to produce a sheet bundle and then the skid. All processes up to placement can be performed without manual labor.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the contact ball separating unit rolls while holding the sheet bundle from both sides, and adsorbs the contact balls stacked on both surfaces of the sheet bundle to separate the sheet bundle from the sheet bundle. And a contact ball guiding means for guiding the contact ball separated by the suction roller toward a contact ball housing portion for housing the contact ball separated from the sheet bundle. The sheet automatic packaging system according to any one of 12 above.

  In the contact ball separating unit provided in the automatic sheet packaging system, the suction force of the suction roller is used to remove the contact balls of the sheet bundle by suction. Here, since the suction roller sucks and removes the contact ball by sucking the inside through a large number of pores provided on the surface, the vacuum suction is cut when it is rotated by a predetermined angle after sucking the contact ball. By configuring the suction roller as described above, the contact ball can be separated from the suction roller without damaging the surface.

  Therefore, since the hit ball accommodated in the hit ball receiving portion can be easily reused, the cost can be reduced. Further, since the hitting ball does not have to be discarded as waste, the amount of waste can be greatly reduced.

  In the contact ball separating unit, the contact balls on both surfaces of the sheet bundle can be removed by performing suction with both of the pair of suction rollers. Then, by performing suction only on one of the suction rollers, the contact ball can be removed only on one surface of the sheet bundle. When the contact ball is not removed from the sheet bundle and when the sheet bundle does not have a contact ball, the suction roller does not perform suction and only rolls.

  The invention according to claim 14 is characterized in that the hitting ball separating section includes a sheet bundle transporting means for transporting the sheet bundle along a predetermined direction, and the suction roller in the hitting ball separating section is the sheet bundle transporting means. The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 13, wherein the sheet is rotated while sandwiching the sheet bundle conveyed by the sheet.

  In the contact ball separating unit provided in the automatic sheet packaging system, the suction roller only needs to be rotated at a fixed position, and therefore a mechanism for moving the suction roller relative to the sheet bundle is unnecessary.

  Therefore, the configuration of the contact ball separating unit is simplified.

  The invention according to claim 15 is such that the tape fixing part sandwiches the sheet bundle holding means for holding the sheet bundle conveyed from the contact ball separating part at a predetermined position and the conveyance path of the sheet bundle. One or two or more pairs, and a tape adhering portion for adhering tape to a pair of side edges parallel to the conveyance path of the sheet bundle held by the sheet bundle holding means, The attachment portion feeds the tape by a predetermined length toward the sheet bundle held by the sheet bundle holding means, and cuts the tape when the tape is fed by the tape delivery roller by a predetermined length. The tape cutter which sticks the cutter cut | disconnected by the said cutter and the tape cut | disconnected by the said cutter to the said sheet bundle so that the side edge part of the said sheet bundle may be wrapped. It relates to a sheet automatic packaging system according to.

  In the automatic sheet packaging system, when the sheet bundle is held at a predetermined position by the sheet bundle holding means, the tape is fed by a predetermined length by the tape feed roller provided in the tape sticking unit and cut by the cutter. The Then, the tape is attached by the tape attaching means so as to wrap around a pair of side edges parallel to the conveyance path of the sheet bundle and the vicinity thereof. Thereby, the side edge part of a sheet bundle is fixed with a tape, and a sheet bundle is integrated.

  The invention according to claim 16 relates to the automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 15, wherein the tape attaching part is relatively movable along the conveying direction of the sheet bundle with respect to the sheet bundle.

  In the said automatic sheet | seat packaging system, the position which sticks a tape to the said sheet bundle can be arbitrarily set by moving the said tape sticking part.

  The invention according to claim 17 relates to the automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the tape adhering portion is movable along a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the sheet bundle.

  In the automatic sheet packaging system, the tape sticking unit is moved along a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the sheet bundle, so that the sheet bundles having different dimensions in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction are different. Can be automatically handled.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the sheet bundle holding means is at any one of the first position and the second position downstream of the first position along the sheet bundle conveyance direction. The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 15, which holds a sheet bundle.

  In the tape fixing part provided in the automatic sheet packaging system, the sheet bundle holding means attaches the tape by selecting whether the sheet bundle is held at the first position or the second position. You can select the position to perform.

  The invention according to claim 19 is characterized in that a skid on which the sheet bundle is transferred and stacked in the transfer stacking unit is a backrest part on which the sheet bundle is leaned, and a stacking part on which a side surface of the sheet bundle abuts. The sheet stacking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sheet stacking unit is a vertically placed skid on which the sheet bundle is mounted in a substantially vertical direction. The sheet automatic packaging system according to any one of claims 7 to 18.

  The sheet automatic packaging system is suitably used when a sheet bundle is placed on a vertically placed skid.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an automatic sheet packaging system that can not only achieve full automation of sheet packaging, but can easily cope with a large number of packaging forms and product forms.

1. Embodiment 1
An automatic packaging system for a lithographic printing plate, which is an example of the automatic sheet packaging system of the present invention, will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the automatic packaging system 1000 according to the first embodiment, in order from the upstream side to the downstream side along the flow direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 which is an example of the sheet bundle of the present invention, The product supply unit 102, the contact ball separating unit 104, the tape fixing unit 106, and the skid collecting unit 108 are arranged in this order. The product supply unit 102 and the skid stacking unit 108 correspond to the sheet bundle supply unit and the transfer stacking unit in the present invention, respectively. The automatic packaging system 1000 is further provided with a belt conveyor 112 for transferring the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 along the conveying direction a from the contact ball separating unit 104 to the tape fixing unit 106 and then to the skid stacking unit 108. Yes. The product supply unit 102, the contact ball separation unit 104, the tape fixing unit 106, the skid stacking unit 108, and the belt conveyor 112 are controlled by the central control computer 120.

  The product supply unit 102 has a function of supplying the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 to the contact ball separating unit 104. A lithographic printing plate produced by a lithographic printing plate bundle separating device 100 for separating a lithographic printing plate bundle 202 from a lithographic printing plate assembly 200 corresponding to the sheet assembly of the present invention, and a lithographic printing plate production line 110 located upstream. And a direct connection conveyor 150 for supplying the bundle 202 to the ball separation unit 104. The direct conveyor 150 corresponds to the sheet supply conveyor in the present invention.

  The contact ball separation unit 104 has a function of separating either or both of the upper contact ball 206 and the lower contact ball 208 from the planographic printing plate bundle 202 supplied from the product supply unit 102 according to a preset packaging form. Have. In the case where the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208 are not separated from the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and when the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208 are not provided from the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, the application ball separating unit 104 The planographic printing plate bundle 202 is allowed to pass through without separating the upper and lower application balls 206 and 208.

  The tape fixing unit 106 has a function of fixing the four corners of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 that has passed through the contact ball separating unit 104 with a tape according to a preset packaging form. When the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is not fixed with a tape, the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is passed as it is without performing a tape fixing operation.

  The skid stacking unit 108 has a function of stacking the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 that has passed through the tape fixing unit 106 on the vertically placed skid 500.

  The vertically placed skid 500 in which a predetermined number of planographic printing plate bundles 202 are accumulated in the skid accumulating unit 108 is packaged with an exterior material and shipped in a packaging process. In the skid stacking unit 108, a flat stack type skid is used in addition to the vertical type skid 500.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 that is automatically packaged by the automatic packaging system 1000 is formed by stacking a predetermined number of lithographic printing plates 204 in the thickness direction using protective cardboard on both sides. It has a sandwich structure sandwiched between a certain upper application ball 206 and lower application ball 208. The upper and lower application balls 206 and 208 correspond to the application balls in the present invention. The lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is laminated such that the upper application balls 206 are on the upper side and the lower application balls 208 are on the lower side, whereby the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 corresponding to the sheet assembly of the present invention is formed. Note that the planographic printing plate bundle 202 may not be provided with the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208, but may be one in which the planographic printing plates 204 are simply laminated in the thickness direction.

  Hereinafter, each part of the automatic packaging system 1000 will be described.

1-1 Product Supply Unit The product supply unit 102 is manufactured by the planographic printing plate bundle separating device 100 that separates the planographic printing plate bundle 202 from the planographic printing plate assembly 200 and the planographic printing plate manufacturing line 110 located upstream. And a direct conveyor 150 for supplying the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 to the ball separation unit 104. The direct conveyor 150 corresponds to the sheet supply conveyor in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100 is provided in the vicinity of the lifting table 2 on which the planographic printing plate assembly 200 carried by the belt conveyor 114 is placed, and in the vicinity of the lifting table 2 to be separated. And a pusher 6 that pushes the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 in the horizontal direction so as to protrude from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200, and is provided so as to face the pusher 6 across the lifting table 2, and is pushed by the pusher 6. A stopper 4 for holding the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 positioned immediately below the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 so as not to be displaced by being pushed by the pusher 6, a stopper lifting device 8 for raising and lowering the stopper 4, and a pusher for raising and lowering the pusher 6. Positioned in the vicinity of the lifting device 10, the guide table 12 provided immediately above the stopper 4, on which the separated planographic printing plate bundle 202 is placed, and the stopper 4, The CCD camera 14 for detecting the height of the top application balls 206 of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 from the top of the planographic printing plate assembly 200 and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 positioned at the top of the planographic printing plate assembly 200 A CCD camera 16 for detecting the height of the undercoat ball 208, a stopper lifting / lowering control unit 18 for controlling the height of the stopper 4 by driving the stopper lifting / lowering device 8 based on the detection result of the CCD camera 14, and a CCD camera 16, the pusher lifting / lowering control unit 20 that controls the height of the pusher 6 by driving the pusher lifting / lowering device 10 based on the detection result at 16, and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 that is pushed by the pusher 6 to protrude is guided. And a bundle chuck 22 to be placed on the upper surface. The CCD camera 14, the CCD camera 16, the stopper lifting / lowering control unit 18, and the pusher lifting / lowering control unit 20 correspond to the separation position specifying means provided in the sheet bundle separation device used in the present invention. The stopper 4, the pusher 6, the bundle chuck 22, and the guide table 12 correspond to sheet bundle separating means provided in the sheet bundle separating apparatus. On the surface on which the planographic printing plate assembly 200 of the elevating table 2 is placed, a separation bundle support device 24 that lifts one end of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 that is pushed by the pusher 6 and that protrudes from the planographic printing plate assembly 200 is provided. It has been.

  The stopper 4 includes a head portion 4A that contacts the side surface of the planographic printing plate assembly 200 placed on the lifting table 2, an actuator 4B that moves the head portion 4A forward and backward toward the planographic printing plate assembly 200, and an actuator 4B. It is comprised from the base part 4C mounted.

  Similarly, the pusher 6 is mounted with a head portion 6A for pressing the planographic printing plate bundle 202 to be separated, an actuator 6B for moving the head portion 6A toward and away from the planographic printing plate assembly 200, and an actuator 6B. It is comprised from the base part 6C.

  The stopper elevating device 8 includes a ball screw 8A that is screwed into the pedestal portion 4C of the stopper 4 to raise and lower the pedestal portion 4C, and a stepping motor 8B that rotates the ball screw 8A. Similarly, the pusher lifting / lowering device 10 includes a ball screw 10A that is screwed to the pedestal portion 6C of the pusher 6 and lifts the pedestal portion 6C, and a stepping motor 10B that rotates the ball screw 10A.

  In the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100, the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is separated from the planographic printing plate assembly 200 as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when a new planographic printing plate assembly 200 is carried into the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100 by the belt conveyor 114, the planographic printing plate is picked up by the CCD camera 14 as shown in FIG. The side surface of the integrated body 200 is imaged. When the CCD camera 14 detects the boundary line between the lithographic printing plate 204 and the upper application ball 206 in the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 in the second stage from the top, the stopper lifting / lowering control unit 18 applies the stepping motor 8B of the stopper lifting / lowering device 8 to the stepping motor 8B. A pulse is input so that the upper end of the head portion 4A of the stopper 4 is substantially at the same height as the center of the upper application ball 206 of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 in the second stage from the top.

  Similarly, also in the pusher 6, the side surface of the planographic printing plate assembly 200 is imaged by the CCD camera 16. When the boundary line between the lithographic printing plate 204 and the lowering ball 208 in the uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is detected, the pusher lifting control unit 20 outputs a pulse to correct the stepping motor 10B of the pusher lifting device 10. Alternatively, the base portion 6C of the pusher 6 is moved up and down by rotating in the negative direction, and the upper end of the head portion 6A of the pusher 6 becomes substantially the same height as the center of the lower application ball 208 of the uppermost planographic printing plate bundle 202. Like that.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the head 4A is advanced toward the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 by the actuator 4B in the stopper 4 and on the side surface of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 in the second stage from the top. Adhere closely.

  When the head portion 4A of the stopper 4 is in close contact with the side surface of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 in the second stage from the top, as shown in FIG. 3C, the head portion 6A is moved to the planographic printing plate assembly by the actuator 6B in the pusher 6. The lithographic printing plate bundle 202 at the uppermost stage is pushed toward the stopper 200 and pushed toward the stopper 4 so as to protrude from the side surface of the lithographic printing plate assembly 200. In other words, the direction toward the stopper 4, that is, FIG. Shift to the right at.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the separated bundle support device 24 lifts the protruding end of the uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202 to the second lithographic printing plate bundle 202. A gap is formed, and the guide table 12 is advanced toward the planographic printing plate assembly 200 as shown in FIG. 5B, and the tip of the guide table 12 is inserted into the gap.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the end portion of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 lifted by the separation bundle support device 24 is gripped by the bundle chuck 22, and the bundle chuck 22 is held as shown in FIG. The uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is placed on the guide table 12 while being moved to the right, and the guide table 12 is retracted from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 to lithographically print the uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202. Separate and remove from the plate assembly 200.

  The bundle chuck 22 places the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 separated in this manner on the belt conveyor 112. The planographic printing plate bundle 202 placed on the belt conveyor 112 is conveyed toward the contact ball separating unit 104 along the conveyance direction a.

  When the uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is separated from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200, the lifting table 2 is raised and the above procedure is repeated to separate the second lithographic printing plate bundle 202.

1-2 Abutting Ball Separating Unit As shown in FIG. 6, the abutting ball separating unit 104 includes a suction roller 40 </ b> A that separates the upper abutting ball 206 from the planographic printing plate bundle 202 conveyed by the belt conveyor 112, and a lower destination ball 208. An adsorbing roller 40B for separating the ball, an abutting ball accommodating portion 48A for accommodating the upper application ball 206 separated by the adsorption roller 40A, and an abutting ball accommodating portion 48B for accommodating the lower application ball 208 separated by the adsorption roller 40B. Have.

  The suction rollers 40A and 40B are provided at positions where the planographic printing plate bundle 202 conveyed by the belt conveyor 112 is sandwiched from above and below.

  The upper application ball 206 separated by the suction roller 40A is guided to the application ball housing portion 48A by an upper application ball guide roller 46A comprising a group of roller pairs. Similarly, the lowering ball 208 separated by the suction roller 40B is guided to the lowering ball housing portion 48B by the lowering ball guide roller 46B including a group of roller pairs. The upper application ball guide roller 46A and the lower application ball guide roller 46B correspond to the application ball guide means in the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the suction roller 40 </ b> A and the suction roller 40 </ b> B include an outer cylinder 42 that rotates around an axis, and a suction member 44 that is fixed inside the outer cylinder 42.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the outer cylinder 42 is a cylindrical body having a small hole 41 formed on the entire surface, but a porous cylindrical body can also be used. The outer cylinder 42 rotates in the same direction as the transport direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 at the same peripheral speed as the transport speed v of the planographic printing plate bundle 202.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7B, the suction member 44 has a fan-shaped or semicircular cross section, and the surface in contact with the outer cylinder 42 coincides with the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 42. It is formed in a cylindrical shape. A suction hole 43 that opens in a slit shape along the circumferential direction is formed on the entire surface. Note that the surface may be formed of a porous sintered body or the like. In the vicinity of the central portion of the suction member 44, a suction conduit 45 that sucks air inside the suction member 44 is provided.

  The suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B are disposed so that the surfaces of the suction member 44 on which the suction holes 43 are formed face each other. The outer cylinder 42 rolls in contact with the surface of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 as described above, and the small hole 41 communicates with the suction hole 43 at the portion where the suction member 44 comes into contact. Force is generated.

  When the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is transported along the transport direction a by the belt conveyor 112 and inserted between the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B, the upper application ball 206 is placed on the suction roller 40A, and the lower application ball 208 is moved. It is sucked by the suction roller 40B. Here, since both the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B rotate in the same direction with respect to the transport direction a, the upper application ball 206 is removed from the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 by the suction roller 40A and the tip portion is It is lifted and guided to the upper contact ball guide roller 46A. Similarly, the lowering ball 208 is removed from the planographic printing plate bundle 202 by the suction roller 40B, and is guided so that the front end portion is downward, and is guided to the lowering ball guide roller 46B. Then, the upper application ball 206 and the lower application ball 208 are guided to the application ball storage part 48A and the application ball storage part 48B, respectively.

  Here, when only the suction roller 40A is sucked, the planographic printing plate 202 moves toward the downstream without sucking only the upper application balls 206 and removing the lower application balls 208 toward the tape fixing unit 106. Sent. On the other hand, when only the suction roller 40B is sucked, the lithographic printing plate 202 is sucked and removed only by the lower application balls 208, and the upper application balls 206 are moved downstream without being removed, and are sent toward the tape fixing unit 106. It is done. When suction is not performed by either the suction roller 40A or the suction roller 40B, the planographic printing plate 202 faces the tape fixing unit 106 without removing either the upper application ball 206 or the lower application ball 208. Sent.

  In this way, in the contact ball separating unit 104, by setting whether suction is performed by both the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B, suction is performed by only one of them, or the suction is not performed by any of them, the lithographic plate Either the upper application ball 206 and the lower application ball 208 are removed from the printing plate 202, one of the upper application ball 206 and the lower application ball 208 is removed, or neither the upper application ball 206 nor the lower application ball 208 is removed. Can be set.

  Further, since the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208 are removed by vacuum suction at the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B, the surface is not damaged or roughened. Accordingly, the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208 accommodated in the application ball accommodating part 48A and the lower application balls 208 accommodated in the application ball accommodating part 48B are easy to reuse. The number of hitting balls 208 can be greatly reduced.

1-3 Tape Fixing Unit As shown in FIG. 8A, the tape fixing unit 106 includes two pairs of tape adhering units 51, 52, 53, 54 provided so as to sandwich the belt conveyor 112, and a belt. And a concealable stopper 60 provided between two conveyor belts constituting the conveyor 112. The tape adhering units 51, 52, 53, and 54 correspond to the tape adhering portion in the present invention, and the stopper 60 corresponds to the sheet bundle holding means.

  The tape sticking unit 51 is fixed at a reference position with respect to the automatic packaging system 1000.

  The tape adhering unit 52 located on the same side as the tape adhering unit 51 with respect to the belt conveyor 112 is movable along a direction parallel to the conveying direction a as indicated by an arrow b by the feeding device 55. Is provided.

  On the other hand, the tape adhering unit 53 and the tape adhering unit 54 located on the opposite side of the tape adhering unit 51 with the belt conveyor 112 interposed therebetween are placed on the table 59 via the feeding device 57 and the feeding device 58, respectively. ing. The feeding device 57 and the feeding device 58 move the tape sticking unit 53 and the tape sticking unit 54 in a direction parallel to the transport direction a. The table 59 is moved by the feeding device 56 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction a as indicated by an arrow c. Thereby, the tape adhering unit 53 and the tape adhering unit 54 also move not only in a direction parallel to the conveyance direction a but also in a direction orthogonal thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the stopper 60 is raised and lowered by a feeding device 61 as indicated by an arrow d, and parallel to the conveying direction a by a feeding device 62 as indicated by an arrow e. Move to.

  Here, the feeding devices 55 to 58 and the feeding devices 61 and 62 are all feeding devices using ball screws.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the tape adhering unit 51 to the tape adhering unit 54 are, as shown in FIG. 9, a tape delivery roller 70 that sends out an adhesive tape from a reel 75 around which the adhesive tape is wound, and an adhesive tape delivered by the tape delivery roller 70. Are cut by a cutter 72 and a tape feed drive roller 71 that feeds the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 placed on the belt conveyor 112, a cutter 72 provided between the tape feed roller 70 and the tape feed drive roller 71, and the cutter 72 A sticking roller 73 and a sticking roller 74 for sticking the applied adhesive tape to the side edge of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 are provided. The adhering roller 73 and the adhering roller 74 correspond to the tape adhering means of the present invention. In addition, a tape support guide 76 that supports the adhesive tape fed from the tape feeding drive roller 71 from below is provided so as to sandwich the tape feeding drive roller 71 from the front and rear along the feeding direction of the adhesive tape.

  In the tape adhering unit 51 to the tape adhering unit 54, when the adhesive tape is fed out from the reel 75 by a predetermined length by the tape feeding roller 70 and the tape feeding driving roller 71, the adhesive tape is cut by the cutter 72. The The cut adhesive tape is sent out toward the planographic printing plate bundle 202 by the tape feed driving roller 71.

  The tip of the adhesive tape is adhered to the upper application ball 206 by rolling the application roller 73 on the upper application ball 206 toward the center of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 as indicated by the arrow f. . Then, as shown by an arrow g, the sticking roller 74 is lowered while rolling along the side surface of the planographic printing plate bundle 202, and then rolls on the lowering ball 208 toward the center of the planographic printing plate bundle 202. By moving, the remaining part of the adhesive tape is also attached to the planographic printing plate bundle 202.

  In the tape fixing unit 106 shown in FIG. 8, the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is conveyed by moving the tape adhering unit 52 and the tape adhering unit 54 in the direction of the arrow b by the feeding device 55 and the feeding device 58. Positioning is performed in accordance with the direction a, that is, the size L in the longitudinal direction.

  Next, by moving the table 59 in the direction of the arrow c by the feeding device 56, the tape adhering unit 53 and the tape adhering unit 54 are moved in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202, that is, in the width direction. Position according to size W.

  When the positioning of the tape adhering unit 53 and the tape adhering unit 54 is completed, the tape adhering unit 53 is moved by the feeding device 57 and the tape adhering unit 54 is moved by the feeding device 58 in the direction of the arrow b. The unit 51 and the tape adhering unit 52 are aligned.

  When the positioning of the tape adhering unit 51 to the tape adhering unit 54 is finished, the stopper 60 is raised by the feeding device 61, and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 conveyed on the belt conveyor 112 is stopped at a predetermined position, and the tape adhering is performed. Adhesive tapes are attached to the four corners by the unit 51 to the tape attaching unit 54 to integrate the lithographic printing plate bundle 202.

  When tapes are attached to the four corners of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, the stopper 60 is lowered to flow the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 toward the skid stacking portion.

  In order to change the position where the adhesive tape is attached to the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, the stopper 60 is moved in the direction of arrow e by the feeding device 62 and the stop position of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is changed.

  The tape fixing unit 106 includes the form shown in FIG. 10 in addition to the form shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the tape fixing unit 106 having the above-described configuration is provided such that the tape adhering unit 51 and the tape adhering unit 52 sandwich the belt conveyor 112.

  The tape sticking unit 51 is fixed at the reference position. On the other hand, the tape adhering unit 52 is moved along a direction parallel to the conveying direction a by the feeding device 56B as shown by an arrow b, and at the same time with respect to the conveying direction a by the feeding device 56A as shown by an arrow c. And move along the orthogonal direction. Thereby, the tape sticking unit 52 can adjust the position of the direction parallel to the conveyance direction a, and the orthogonal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, a stopper 60 is provided on the downstream side of the tape adhering unit 51 and the tape adhering unit 52 along the transport direction a, and a stopper 63 is further provided on the downstream side thereof. Is provided. Both the stopper 60 and the stopper 63 are concealable stoppers provided between the two conveyor belts constituting the belt conveyor 112, and correspond to the sheet bundle holding means in the present invention. The stopper 60 is raised and lowered by the feeding device 61 as indicated by an arrow d, and moved in a direction parallel to the transport direction a by the feeding device 62 as indicated by an arrow e. Similarly, the stopper 63 is raised and lowered by the feeding device 64 as indicated by an arrow d, and moved in a direction parallel to the transport direction a by the feeding device 65 as indicated by an arrow e. Therefore, by adjusting the positions of both the stopper 60 and the stopper 63 with the feeding device 62 and the feeding device 65, the adhesive tape attaching position along the transport direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 can be set.

  In the tape fixing part 106 of the form shown in FIG. 10, first, the stopper 60 is raised and the stopper 63 is lowered, and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 conveyed by the belt conveyor 112 is stopped at the position of the two-dot chain line. Then, the tape adhering unit 51 and the tape adhering unit 52 adhere the adhesive tape to the two corners on the downstream side along the conveying direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202.

  When the adhesive tape is applied, the stopper 60 is lowered and the stopper 63 is raised at the same time, and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is stopped at the position indicated by the solid line. Then, the tape adhering unit 51 and the tape adhering unit 52 adhere the adhesive tape to the two corners on the upstream side along the transport direction a of the planographic printing plate bundle 202.

  As a result, adhesive tapes are attached to the four corners of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is integrated.

  The tape fixing unit 106 of FIG. 10 has a feature that only two tape adhering units are required.

1-4 Skid Stacking Unit As shown in FIG. 1, the skid stacking unit 108 includes a skid support device 80 that supports the vertically placed skid 500 in a supine state, and a planographic printing plate bundle 202 that has passed through the tape fixing unit 106. A pickup mechanism 90 is provided which is picked up at the terminal end of the belt conveyor 112 and transferred to the vertical type skid 500 supported on the skid support device 80 in a supine state. The skid support device 80 and the pickup mechanism 90 correspond to the skid support means and the transfer stacking means in the present invention, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the skid support device 80 includes a skid mounting table 82 on which the vertical skid 500 is mounted, and a skid mounting table 82 around a rotating shaft 85 extending in the horizontal direction. A lifting table 84 that is a vertically movable base that is rotatably supported, a base 86 that supports the lifting table 84 so as to be able to be lifted from below, and 1 provided vertically along the side edge of the skid mounting table 82. A pair of plate-like alignment guides 81.

  Between the skid mounting table 82 and the lifting table 84, a hydraulic cylinder 83 is inserted for raising or lowering the skid mounting table 82, and the lifting table 84 is provided with four bases 86. A hydraulic cylinder 87 is supported on the base 86 so as to be movable up and down. The hydraulic cylinder 83 and the hydraulic cylinder 87 correspond to the skid standing means and the skid lifting / lowering means provided in the sheet transfer stacking apparatus of the present invention, respectively.

  The skid support device 80 is further positioned by pressing and aligning the planographic printing plate bundle 202 transferred to the backrest 504 of the vertical type skid 500 mounted on the skid mounting table 82 toward the stacking unit 502. A pusher 88 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 13, the pickup mechanism 90 includes a horizontal traveling device 98 that is provided horizontally above the belt conveyor 112 and the skid stacking unit 108, and an elevator that travels along the horizontal traveling device 98 and moves up and down. The apparatus 91, a pair of gripping portions 92 for gripping the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and fixed to the lower end of the lifting device 91, hold the pair of gripping portions 92 parallel to each other, and set the interval between the gripping portions 92 And an actuator 94.

  The horizontal traveling device 98 extends in the horizontal direction, and includes a guide portion 98A in which a ball screw 98C is provided along the longitudinal direction, and a feed portion that is screwed into the ball screw 98C and moves along the guide portion 98A. 98B. The feed part 98B also serves as the feed part of the lifting device 91.

  The lifting device 91 has a guide portion 91A that extends in the vertical direction and is provided with a ball screw (not shown) along the longitudinal direction. The feed portion 98B of the horizontal traveling device 98 is also screwed into a ball screw included in the guide portion 91A of the lifting device 91. As the ball screw rotates, the guide portion 91A moves upward or downward, so that the grip portion 92 and the actuator 94 also move up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the grip portion 92 is provided with a frame 95 fixed to the actuator 94, a fixed claw 93 </ b> A fixed to the frame 95, and a movable claw that is moved up and down by an air cylinder 96. 93B. The air cylinder 96 is fixed to the frame 95 by a bracket 97.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the actuator 94 has a guide portion 94 </ b> A fixed in a direction orthogonal to the guide portion 98 </ b> B of the horizontal traveling device 98 and a frame 95 of the grip portion 92 fixed to the lower end of the lifting device 91. And a feed portion 94B that travels along the guide portion 94A. A ball screw (not shown) is provided inside the guide portion 94A. The feed portion 94B is screwed into the ball screw, and when the ball screw rotates, the feed portion 94B moves in a direction toward or away from each other. As a result, the gripping portions 92 are close to or separated from each other.

  In the skid accumulating unit 108, the hydraulic cylinder 83 is initially in an extended state, and the skid mounting table 82 is held up as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The vertically placed skid 500 is placed on the skid placing table 82 with the backrest 504 standing upright. The vertically placed skid 500 may be manually placed as long as it is lightweight, but is usually placed automatically.

  When the vertically placed skid 500 is placed, the hydraulic cylinder 83 contracts, and the skid placing table 82 lies as shown by the solid line in FIG. Of the four hydraulic cylinders 87 that support the lifting table 84, one aligned guide 81, for example, two along the aligned guide 81A contracts. Thereby, the backrest part 504 of the vertically mounted skid 500 is inclined downward toward the stacking part 502 and is also inclined downward toward the uniform guide 81A.

  When the sticking of the adhesive tape to the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is completed in the tape fixing unit 106, the pickup mechanism 90 is moved toward the belt conveyor 112 by the horizontal traveling device 98. Then, the grip portion 92 is moved up and down by the lifting device 91, and the height of the grip portion 92 is adjusted so that the upper surface of the fixed claw 93 </ b> A is the same height as the transport surface of the belt conveyor 112 or slightly lower.

  Then, the distance between the gripping portions 92 is adjusted by the actuator 94 so that both side edges of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 are positioned between the fixed claws 93A and the movable claws 93B.

  When the interval between the gripping portions 92 is adjusted, the movable claw 93B is lowered by the air cylinder 96, and the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is gripped between the fixed claw 93A and the movable claw 93B.

  When the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is gripped between the fixed claw 93 </ b> A and the movable claw 93 </ b> B, the elevating device 91 moves along the horizontal traveling device 98 toward the skid support device 80. When the grip portion 92 is positioned above the backrest portion 504 of the vertically installed skid 500, the movable claw 93B rises and the grip by the fixed claw 93A and the movable claw 93B is released. Then, the grip portions 92 are separated from each other by the actuator 94. As a result, the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is released from the pickup mechanism 90 and falls onto the backrest 504.

  When the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 falls onto the backrest 504, it is pressed against the stacking section 502 by the positioning pusher 88 and is pressed toward the uniform guide 81A. Thus, the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is aligned in both the vertical and horizontal directions.

  When the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is placed on the backrest 504, the four hydraulic cylinders 87 contract by the same amount, and the lifting table 84 is lowered by the thickness of the planographic printing plate bundle 202. . Accordingly, the skid mounting table 82 and the backrest 504 are also lowered by the same amount.

  When the skid mounting table 82 and the backrest 504 are lowered, the pickup mechanism 90 moves toward the belt conveyor 112 to grip the second lithographic printing plate bundle 202 to the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 placed first. Overlapping.

  When a predetermined number of planographic printing plate bundles 202 are placed in this manner, the hydraulic cylinder 83 is extended to erect the skid placing table 82, whereby the vertically placed skid 500 is raised.

  When the vertically placed skid 500 stands up, it is transferred toward the final packaging step.

1-5 Action As a possible packaging form in the automatic packaging system 1000, the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is stacked and placed on the vertical type skid 500 without removing the upper application balls 206 and the lower application balls 208 of FIG. 20. Of the planographic printing plate bundle 202 shown in (A), the lowermost one leaves the lowering balls 208, the uppermost one leaves the uppering balls 206, and the uppermost from the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 in the middle. The configuration shown in FIG. 20B in which the balls 206 and the lowering balls 208 are removed is laminated, and the upper and lowering balls 206 and 208 are left as they are in the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and the four corners are fixed with adhesive tape. The configuration shown in FIG. 20C is possible. In the form shown in FIG. 20C, the position where the adhesive tape is attached is changed for each lithographic printing plate bundle 202 so that the adhesive tapes do not overlap.

  In the automatic packaging system 1000, the packaging form in which the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is loaded on the skid is input to the central control computer 120 through a keyboard, a light pen, or the like. The central control computer 120 inputs whether to use a flat stack type skid or a vertical type skid, and directly packs the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 manufactured by the lithographic printing plate manufacturing line 110. Whether the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is separated from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 and packaged is input.

  The central control computer 120 controls the product supply unit 102, the contact ball separating unit 104, the tape fixing unit 106, the skid stacking unit 108, and the belt conveyor 112 according to the input packaging form.

  For example, when inputting that the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 manufactured in the lithographic printing plate manufacturing line 110 is directly packaged, the central control computer 120 supplies the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 to the ball separation unit 104 by the direct connection conveyor 150. The product supply unit 102 is controlled as described above.

  On the other hand, when an input indicating that the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is separated and packaged from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 is entered, the central control computer 120 uses the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100 to perform lithographic printing from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200. The product supply unit 102 is controlled so that the plate bundle 202 is separated and supplied to the contact ball separation unit 104.

  When inputting that the vertical type skid is used, the central control computer 120 controls the skid stacking unit 108 to place the vertical type skid 500 on the skid mounting table 82.

  When the one shown in FIG. 20A is input as the packaging form, the central control computer 120 does not perform vacuum suction in either the suction roller 40A or the suction roller 40B in the contact ball separating unit 104, and simply The outer cylinder 42 is controlled to roll as the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is conveyed. And in the tape fixing | fixed part 106, tape sticking is not performed in any of the tape sticking units 51, 52, 53, and 54.

  As a result, the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is sent to the tape fixing unit 106 without separation of either the upper application balls 206 or the lower application balls 208 in the application ball separation unit 104, and directly to the skid stacking unit 108. Sent and placed on the vertical skid 500.

  When the packaging form shown in FIG. 20B is input, for the first lithographic printing plate bundle 202, only the suction roller 40A is vacuum-sucked to separate only the application balls 206, and the last lithographic printing is performed. In the plate bundle 202, only the suction roller 40B is vacuum-sucked to separate only the lowering ball 208. For the second to last lithographic printing plate bundle 202, vacuum suction is applied to both the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B to remove the upper and lower balls 206 and 208. On the other hand, in the tape fixing unit 106, the tape sticking is not performed in any of the tape sticking units 51, 52, 53, and 54.

  As a result, except for the first and last ones, the planographic printing plate bundle 202 is laminated on the vertically placed skid 500 with the upper and lower balls 206 and 208 removed.

  When the packaging form shown in FIG. 20C is input, the suction ball separating unit 104 performs vacuum suction in both the suction roller 40A and the suction roller 40B according to a command from the central control computer 120. Only the outer cylinder 42 is rolled without performing. On the other hand, in the tape fixing unit 106, in the tape adhering units 51, 52, 53, 54, the adhering position is shifted to the side edge of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 along the longitudinal direction for each bundle. Affix.

  As described above, in the automatic packaging system 1000 according to the first embodiment, when the packaging form of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, the type of skid to be used, the route for supplying the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and the like are input to the central control computer 120, Packaging is automatically performed according to the input information.

2. Embodiment 2
In the automatic packaging system 1000 according to the first embodiment, a lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 can be used as the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus constituting the product supply unit 102 instead of the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100. .

  The configuration of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment is located at a position facing the side surface of the planographic printing plate assembly 200 when the planographic printing plate assembly 200 is placed on the lifting table 2. A knife edge 30 is provided instead of the pusher 6 and the stopper 4 in the first embodiment, and a CCD camera 34 for optically detecting the position where the knife edge 30 should be pierced into the planographic printing plate assembly 200 is provided at the knife edge 30. Adjacent to each other.

  Further, a laminated body presser 38 that presses the planographic printing plate assembly 200 placed on the lifting table 2 from above is provided above the lifting table 2.

  The knife edge 30 is fixed to the tip of an actuator 31 provided in the horizontal direction. When the actuator 31 extends, the knife edge 30 advances toward the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 and retracts from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 when the actuator 31 contracts. . Note that when the knife edge 30 advances and retreats with respect to the planographic printing plate, it moves along the horizontal direction.

  The actuator 31 is fixed to a pedestal portion 32 that can be moved up and down by a knife edge lifting device 33.

  The knife edge lifting / lowering device 33 includes a ball screw 33A screwed to the pedestal 32 and a stepping motor 33B that rotates the ball screw 33A. The knife edge raising / lowering control unit 36 outputs a pulse based on the detection result in the CCD camera 34 and rotates the stepping motor 33B to move the knife edge 30 up and down. The knife edge raising / lowering device 33 corresponds to the knife edge raising means in the present invention.

  The laminate pressing member 38 includes a laminate pressing head 38A that is in direct contact with the planographic printing plate assembly 200, and an actuator 38B that moves the stack pressing head 38A up and down.

  The lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 is the same as the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment with respect to the constituent elements other than the elements described above.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 16A, the boundary line between the lithographic printing plate 204 and the base ball 208 in the lithographic printing plate bundle 202 located at the uppermost stage of the lithographic printing plate assembly 200 is detected by the CCD camera 34. To detect. When the CCD camera 34 detects the boundary line, the knife edge raising / lowering control unit 36 inputs a pulse to the stepping motor 33B of the knife edge raising / lowering device 33 and rotates it to move the pedestal unit 32 up and down. The height of the center in the thickness direction of the lowering ball 208 in the uppermost planographic printing plate bundle 202 is made equal.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16 (B), the laminate pressing head 38A is lowered in the laminate presser 38 to press the planographic printing plate assembly 200, and the planographic printing is performed with an impact when the knife edge 30 is stabbed. After preventing the plate stack 200 from shifting, the knife edge 30 is advanced toward the planographic printing plate stack 200 and is stabbed into the end face of the undercoat ball 208 of the uppermost planographic printing plate bundle 202. However, instead of piercing the knife edge 30 into the end face of the lower application ball 208, the lower application ball 208 of the uppermost planographic printing plate bundle 202 and the upper application ball 206 of the second upper planographic printing plate bundle 202 are arranged. May be inserted.

  When the knife edge 30 pierces the end face of the lowering ball 208, as shown in FIG. A portion is lifted to form a gap with the rest of the planographic printing plate assembly 200.

  17A, the guide table 12 is advanced toward the planographic printing plate assembly 200 as shown in FIG. 17A, inserted into the gap, and the guide table is raised as shown in FIG. The right end of the uppermost planographic printing plate bundle 202 is further lifted and gripped by the bundle chuck 22. When the bundle chuck 22 grips the right end of the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, the laminated body pressing head 38A is lifted by the laminated body pressing member 38 to be retracted from the lithographic printing plate bundle 202, and the bundle chuck 22 is moved to the right. The lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is moved and placed on the guide table 12 and taken out.

  When the uppermost lithographic printing plate bundle 202 is separated from the lithographic printing plate assembly 200, the lifting table 2 is raised and the above procedure is repeated to separate the second lithographic printing plate bundle 202.

  The planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 101 has a simpler configuration than the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus 100 used in the first embodiment.

  The sheet automatic packaging system of the present invention is not limited to automatic packaging of various lithographic printing originals such as photosensitive type, heat sensitive type, and photopolymerization type, but also various types of sheet paper, plastic sheets, aluminum plates, stainless steel plates, painted steel plates, etc. It can also be applied to automatic packaging of sheet materials.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the automatic packaging system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a planographic printing plate bundle separating device used in a product supply unit in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the overall configuration of the contact ball separating unit in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of the suction roller provided in the contact ball separation unit illustrated in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view and a side view showing the overall configuration of the tape fixing portion in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a tape adhering unit used in the tape fixing unit illustrated in FIG. 8. 10 is a schematic plan view and a side view showing another example of a tape fixing portion used in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a side view of a skid support device that constitutes a skid stacking unit in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the skid support device. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a pickup mechanism that constitutes a skid accumulating unit in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing details of the configuration of the gripping portion provided in the pickup mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of another example of a planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus used in a product supply unit in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the planographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a lithographic printing plate assembly targeted by the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 and 15 and a configuration of the lithographic printing plate bundle constituting the lithographic printing plate assembly. FIG. 19 is a partial side view showing a lithographic printing plate assembly targeted by the lithographic printing plate bundle separating apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 and 15 and a configuration of the lithographic printing plate bundle constituting the lithographic printing plate assembly. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a packaging form of a planographic printing plate bundle that is possible in the automatic packaging system shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Lifting table 4 Stopper 6 Pusher 8 Stopper lifting device 10 Pusher lifting device 12 Guide table 14 CCD camera 16 CCD camera 18 Stopper lifting control unit 20 Pusher lifting control unit 22 Bundle chuck 24 Separating bundle support device 30 Knife edge 31 Actuator 32 Base part 33 Knife Edge Lifting Device 34 CCD Camera 36 Knife Edge Lift Control Unit 40A Suction Roller 40B Suction Roller 41 Small Hole 42 Outer Cylinder 43 Suction Hole 44 Suction Member 46A Upper Slip Ball Guide Roller 46B Lower Slip Ball Guide Roller 48A Contact ball housing portion 51 Tape adhering unit 52 Tape adhering unit 53 Tape adhering unit 54 Tape adhering unit 55 Feeder 56 Feeder 56A Feeder 56B Feeder 7 Feeder 58 Feeder 59 Table 60 Stopper 61 Feeder 62 Feeder 63 Stopper 64 Feeder 65 Feeder 70 Tape Feeder Roller 71 Tape Feed Drive Roller 72 Cutter 73 Sticking Roller 74 Sticking Roller 75 Reel 76 Tape Support Guide 80 Skid support device 81 Alignment guide 81A Alignment guide 82 Skid placement table 84 Lifting table 85 Rotating shaft 86 Base 88 Pusher 90 Pickup mechanism 91 Fixed claw 92 Frame body 93 Movable claw 94 Clamp mechanism 100 Lithographic printing plate bundle separation device 101 Lithographic printing plate Bundle separation device 102 Product supply unit 104 Ball separation unit 106 Tape fixing unit 108 Skid stacking unit 110 Planographic printing plate production line 112 Belt conveyor 114 Belt conveyor 120 Central control computer 50 directly conveyor 200 planographic printing plate stack 202 planographic printing plate bundle 204 under planographic on the plate 206 against the ball 208 against the ball 500 vertical type skid 502 stacking unit 504 backrest portion 1000 automatic packaging system

Claims (19)

A sheet transfer and stacking apparatus that stacks sheets on a vertically placed skid including a backrest portion on which a sheet bundle is leaned and a stacking portion on which a side surface of the sheet bundle abuts,
Skid support means for supporting the vertically placed skid in a supine state in which the backrest is substantially horizontal;
Transfer stacking means for transferring and stacking the sheet bundle on a backrest portion of a vertical type skid supported by the skid support means;
A sheet transfer and stacking apparatus comprising: a skid standing means for raising a vertically placed skid on which a sheet bundle is transferred and stacked by the transfer and stacking means. When stacking the sheet bundle by the transfer stacking means, it comprises a uniform guide for abutting and aligning one side edge of the sheet bundle,
The skid support means is configured such that one of the side edges of the backrest portion of the vertical-type skid is positioned along the aligned guide, and the side edge positioned along the aligned guide has a side edge opposite to the opposite side edge. The sheet transfer / stacking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vertically placed skid is supported so as to be lower.   The sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the skid support means includes skid lifting / lowering means that lifts and lowers the vertically placed skid in a supine state.   The sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the skid support means includes skid angle adjusting means for adjusting an angle of a backrest portion of the vertical type skid with respect to a horizontal plane.   The sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a skid mounting unit that mounts a vertically placed skid on the skid support unit.   6. The vertical skid is mounted on the skid support means in an upright state, and the skid support means suspends the mounted vertical skid from an upright state. The sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to 1. An automatic sheet packaging system for packaging a sheet bundle in a predetermined packaging form,
When a ball is laminated on one or both sides of the sheet bundle, a ball separation unit that separates the ball from the sheet bundle according to the packaging form;
A sheet bundle supply unit for supplying a sheet bundle to the contact ball separating unit;
A tape fixing portion for fixing the side edge portion of the sheet bundle that has passed through the contact ball separating portion with a tape according to the packaging form;
An automatic sheet packaging system comprising: a transfer stacking unit that transfers and stacks a sheet bundle that has passed through the tape fixing unit to a skid.   The automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 7, wherein the sheet bundle supply unit includes a sheet bundle separation device that separates one bundle of sheet bundles from a sheet stack in which sheet materials or sheet bundles are stacked in the thickness direction. The sheet bundle separating device provided in the sheet bundle supply unit,
Separation position specifying means for specifying a sheet bundle separation position for separating the sheet bundle from the sheet stack without contact;
9. The automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 7, further comprising sheet bundle separating means for separating the sheet bundle at the sheet bundle separating position specified by the separation position specifying means. The sheet bundle separating means includes
A pusher that horizontally pushes a layer above a sheet bundle separation position in the sheet stack to project in a horizontal direction with respect to a layer below the sheet bundle separation position in the sheet stack;
A stopper for holding a layer below the sheet bundle separation position in the sheet assembly so as not to be displaced by a pusher by a pusher;
The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 9, further comprising: a sheet bundle take-out unit that takes out a layer that is pushed by a pusher in the sheet stack and protrudes as a sheet bundle. The sheet bundle separating means includes
A knife edge inserted into the sheet stack at the sheet bundle separation position;
Knife edge raising means for raising the knife edge inserted into the sheet stack at the sheet bundle separation position to separate the sheet bundle from the sheet stack;
The automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 9, further comprising: a sheet bundle taking-out means for taking out the separated sheet bundle by raising the knife edge by the knife edge raising means.   The automatic sheet packaging system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the sheet bundle supply unit includes a sheet supply conveyor that conveys and supplies the sheet bundle to the contact ball separation unit. The hitting ball separating portion is
A pair of suction rollers that roll while pinching the sheet bundle from both sides, and suck the contact balls stacked on both sides of the sheet bundle to separate them from the sheet bundle;
13. A contact ball guide means for guiding the contact ball separated by the suction roller toward a contact ball housing portion that houses the contact ball separated from the sheet bundle. The sheet automatic packaging system according to item.   The hitting ball separating unit includes a sheet bundle conveying unit that conveys the sheet bundle along a predetermined direction, and the suction roller in the hitting ball separating unit holds the sheet bundle conveyed by the sheet bundle conveying unit. The sheet automatic packaging system according to claim 13 that rotates while rotating. The tape fixing unit is provided with one or more pairs of sheet bundle holding means for holding the sheet bundle conveyed from the contact ball separating unit at a predetermined position and a conveyance path of the sheet bundle, A tape adhering unit for adhering a tape to a pair of side edges parallel to the transport path of the sheet bundle held by the sheet bundle holding means;
The tape sticking unit is a tape feed roller for feeding the tape by a predetermined length toward the sheet bundle held by the sheet bundle holding means;
A cutter that cuts the tape when the tape is fed by a predetermined length by the tape feed roller;
The sheet according to any one of claims 7 to 14, further comprising tape adhering means for adhering the tape cut by the cutter to the sheet bundle so as to wrap side edges of the sheet bundle. Automatic packaging system.   The automatic sheet packaging system according to claim 15, wherein the tape sticking unit is movable relative to the sheet bundle along a conveyance direction of the sheet bundle.   The said tape sticking part is a sheet | seat automatic packaging system of Claim 15 or 16 which can move along the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the said sheet | seat bundle.   The sheet bundle holding unit holds the sheet bundle at any one of a first position and a second position downstream of the first position along the sheet bundle conveyance direction. The automatic sheet packaging system described. The skid on which the sheet bundle is transferred and accumulated in the transfer stacking unit includes a backrest portion on which the sheet bundle is leaned, and a stacking portion on which a side surface of the sheet bundle abuts, and the sheet bundle is substantially It is a vertical type skid that is placed vertically
The sheet transfer packaging system according to any one of claims 7 to 18, wherein the transfer stacking unit includes the sheet transfer stacking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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