JP2008142835A - Paper processing device and paper processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper processing device enabling the simplification of preparation operations before processing and the improvement of working efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: This paper processing device 1 for processing a large number of paper sheets 100 while conveying one by one comprises: a paper feed means 11 for feeding the paper sheets one by one to a next stage; a conveying means 2 for conveying the paper sheets fed by the paper feed means; one or more processing means installed in a conveying passage 20 formed by the conveying means and processing the paper sheets; a conveying drive means for driving the conveying means; a processing drive means for driving the processing means; a reading means 804 for reading processing information from the information paper on which the processing information is recorded; and a control means 800 for so controlling the conveying drive means and the processing drive means so as to process according to the read working information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet processing apparatus that processes a large number of sheets one by one while conveying the sheet, and a sheet processing method that processes sheets using the sheet processing apparatus.

For example, an apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is known as a sheet processing apparatus that processes a large number of sheets while conveying them one by one. In this apparatus, a large amount of processing information designated by the JOB number is registered in advance in the control means, information indicating the JOB number is read from the paper to be processed, and the processing information designated by the JOB number is added to the processing information. Based on this, processing is performed.
JP 2001-232700 A

  However, in the above apparatus, since it is necessary to register machining information for each JOB number in the control means in advance, the preparation work before machining is troublesome.

  Further, since it is necessary to print information indicating the JOB number on all sheets to be processed, the preparation work before processing is troublesome also in this respect.

  In addition, for each sheet, the JOB number is read to recognize the processing information designated by the JOB number, so that the processing efficiency is not good. In particular, when continuously processing sheets with different JOB numbers, read the previous JOB number information, recognize the processing information specified by the JOB number, set the processing means, and perform processing. After that, the subsequent job number information is read, the processing information designated by the job number is recognized, the processing means is set again, and the processing is performed, so that the processing efficiency is poor.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paper processing apparatus and a paper processing method that can simplify the preparatory work before processing and further improve the processing efficiency.

  The present invention relates to a paper processing apparatus that processes a large number of sheets while conveying them one by one, a sheet feeding unit that feeds sheets one by one to the next stage, and a sheet fed by the sheet feeding unit. A conveying means, one or more processing means provided in the middle of the conveying path constituted by the conveying means for processing the paper, a conveying driving means for driving the conveying means, and a process for driving the processing means A driving unit; a reading unit that reads the processing information from the information sheet on which the processing information is recorded; and a control unit that controls the conveyance driving unit and the processing driving unit so as to perform processing based on the read processing information; It is characterized by having.

The present invention preferably further adopts the following configuration.
(1) The reading unit reads one piece of processing information recorded on the information sheet, and one piece of processing information includes the processing unit used for processing, and the processing position in the processing unit used. , And the number of sheets to be processed.
(2) The reading unit reads a plurality of pieces of processing information recorded on the information sheet, and each piece of processing information includes a processing unit used for processing, a processing position in the processing unit used, and processing. The control means controls the conveyance driving means and the processing driving means so as to register the plurality of read processing information and perform processing based on the first processing information. When the processing based on the previous processing information is completed, the transport driving means and the processing driving means are controlled so as to perform processing based on the next processing information.
(3) The information sheet is one in which processing information is recorded on a sheet dedicated to information recording, and the reading means reads the processing information from the information sheet.
(4) The information sheet is a sheet in which the processing information is recorded on the same sheet as the sheet to be processed, and the reading unit reads the processing information from the information sheet.
(5) The reading means reads the processing information recorded by the barcode.
(6) The reading means reads the processing information recorded by the two-dimensional barcode.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing method for processing a sheet using a sheet processing apparatus that processes a plurality of sheets while conveying the sheets one by one. The sheet processing apparatus supplies the sheets one by one to the next stage. One or more processing means for processing the paper provided in the middle of a transport path constituted by the transport means and the transport means for transporting the paper supplied by the paper feed means and the paper feed means A conveying drive means for driving the conveying means, a processing drive means for driving the processing means, a reading means for reading the processing information from the information sheet on which the processing information is recorded, and processing based on the read processing information. Control means for controlling the conveyance drive means and the processing drive means so as to perform, and is characterized in that the information paper is supplied by the paper supply means before the paper to be processed.

According to the sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the processing information can be read from the information sheet on which the processing information is recorded, and the processing based on the processing information can be performed. Therefore, the following effects can be exhibited.
(I) It is not necessary to register the processing information in advance in the control means of the paper processing apparatus. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.
(II) It is only necessary to print a position mark on the paper to be processed, and it is not necessary to record processing information or JOB number information. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.

  According to the configuration (1), since the number of sheets to be processed is included in the processing information, the sheets are processed without reading and recognizing the processing information or the JOB number information from the sheets to be processed. Can be processed based on the processing information. Therefore, processing efficiency can be improved.

According to the configuration (2), the processing information is read from the information sheet on which a plurality of processing information is recorded, and processing based on the previous processing information is performed. Therefore, the following effects can be exhibited.
(I) It is not necessary to register a plurality of pieces of processing information in advance in the control means of the paper processing apparatus. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be further simplified.
(II) Since the number of sheets to be processed is included in the processing information, the processing information is not included in the processing information without reading and recognizing the processing information and JOB number information from the processed paper. Processing based on this can be performed. Therefore, processing efficiency can be improved. In particular, when the processing based on the previous processing information is completed and the processing based on the next processing information is started, it is based on the next processing information without reading and recognizing the processing information and JOB number information from the paper. Since it can process, processing efficiency can be improved more.
(III) The position mark need only be printed on the paper to be processed, and it is not necessary to record a plurality of types of processing information and JOB number information. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be further simplified.

  According to the configuration (3), information can be recorded and read satisfactorily.

  According to the configuration (4), the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a sheet dedicated to information recording is used.

  According to the configuration (5), it is possible to easily record and read information.

  According to the configuration (6), since the processing information can be recorded on the information sheet in an integrated manner, the information sheet can have a large amount of processing information. Therefore, based on a large number of pieces of processing information. Processing can be performed efficiently.

According to the paper processing method of the present invention, the processing information can be read from the information paper on which the processing information is recorded, and then the paper to be processed can be processed based on the processing information. Such an effect can be demonstrated.
(I) It is not necessary to register the processing information in advance in the control means of the paper processing apparatus. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.
(II) It is only necessary to print a position mark on the paper to be processed, and it is not necessary to record processing information or JOB number information. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an entire sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sheet processing apparatus 1 includes a sheet feeding unit 11 and a sheet discharge unit 12 including a sheet discharge tray at both ends of the apparatus main body 10. From the paper supply unit 11 to the paper discharge unit 12, a conveyance path 20 is configured by the conveyance unit 2 including a large number of pairs of rollers 21. The sheet feeding means 11 sucks the sheets 100 stacked on the sheet placing table 111 one by one in order from the top by the suction conveyance roller 112 and supplies the sheet 100 to the conveyance path 20. The transport unit 2 is driven by a transport drive unit (not shown). Then, on the conveyance path 20, from the paper feeding unit 11 side, the conveyance correction unit 803, the reading unit 804, the rejection unit 806, the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, the third cutting device unit 4C, A chip dropping means 807, a fourth cutting device unit 4D, and a folding mold forming device unit 5 are provided. These are all supported by the apparatus main body 10. The first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, the third cutting device unit 4C, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold forming device unit 5 correspond to processing means. These processing means are driven by a processing drive means (not shown). The first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, and the third cutting device unit 4C each have two cutting cutters.

  Further, the sheet processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 800 that controls the operation of the entire apparatus in the apparatus main body 10. The control means 800 has a CPU. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the relationship between each means of the sheet processing apparatus 1. The control unit 800 receives information from the reading unit 804 and controls the conveyance driving unit 81, the processing driving unit 82, and the like based on the information.

  The reading unit 804 reads the processing information recorded on the information sheet 100A. FIG. 3 shows the information sheet 100A. This information sheet 100A is obtained by recording processing information on the same sheet as the sheet 100 to be processed. The information sheet 100A has three pieces of processing information X, Y, and Z recorded thereon as bar codes. Each piece of processing information includes a processing unit used for processing, a processing position in the processing unit to be used, and the number of sheets to be processed. Note that an arrow A in FIG.

  The control unit 800 registers the three pieces of processing information X, Y, and Z read by the reading unit 804, and first, the conveyance driving unit 81 and the processing driving unit so as to perform processing based on the first processing information X. 82, etc. are controlled, and when the processing based on the processing information X is completed, the conveyance driving means 81, the processing driving means 82, etc. are controlled so that the processing based on the second processing information Y is performed. When the processing based on is completed, the conveyance driving means 81, the processing driving means 82, etc. are controlled so as to perform the processing based on the third processing information Z.

  For example, the processing information X, Y, and Z are set as follows.

(Processing information X)
Processing means used for processing: the first cutting device unit 4A, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold forming device unit 5.
Processing position in processing means to be used: As shown in FIG. 4, with respect to the paper 100, the position of two solid lines 31 in the first cutting device unit 4A and one solid line 32 in the fourth cutting device unit 4D. The position of two broken lines 33 in the folding mold forming unit 5.
-Number of sheets to be processed ... 30 sheets.

(Processing information Y)
Processing means used for processing: the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, and the folding mold forming device unit 5.
The processing position in the processing means to be used: As shown in FIG. 5, with respect to the paper 100, the position of the two solid lines 34 in the first cutting device section 4A and the two solid lines 35 in the second cutting apparatus section 4B. The position of one broken line 36 in the folding mold forming unit 5.
-Number of sheets to be processed: 20 sheets.

(Processing information Z)
Processing means used for processing: the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, and the third cutting device unit 4C.
The processing position in the processing means to be used: As shown in FIG. 6, with respect to the paper 100, the position of the two solid lines 37 in the first cutting device section 4A and the two solid lines 38 in the second cutting apparatus section 4B. The position of two solid lines 39 in the third cutting device unit 4C.
-Number of sheets to be processed ... 30 sheets.

  Next, the operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 when the processing information X, Y, Z is the above will be described in the following (1) to (6) with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Before starting the operation of the apparatus 1, 80 sheets 100 to be processed and one information sheet 100 </ b> A are stacked on the sheet placing table 111 of the sheet feeding unit 11. The information sheet 100A is placed on the top of the sheet 100.

(1) The operation of the apparatus 1 is started (step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1). As a result, the paper feeding means 11 is activated (S2). When the paper feeding means 11 is operated, the information paper 100A at the top of the paper placed on the paper feeding means 11 is sent out to the transport path 20 by the suction transport roller 112, passes through the transport correction means 803, and passes through the paper front end sensor. After the tip is detected by 201, the reading unit 804 is entered. The reading unit 804 reads the processing information X, Y, and Z recorded on the information sheet 100A by the CCD sensor 805 (S3).

  If the sheet sent to the transport path 20 by the suction transport roller 112 is not an information sheet, only the paper feeding unit 11 repeats the operation until the information sheet 100A is sent to the transport path 20 (S3). “No”).

(2) Next, the control means 800 registers the read processing information X, Y, Z (S4), stops the operation of the paper feeding means 11 (S5), and based on the first processing information X The conveyance driving unit 81, the processing driving unit 82, and the like are controlled so as to perform the processing (S6). Thereafter, the control unit 800 releases the operation stop of the sheet feeding unit 11 (S7).

(3) Next, when the sheet feeding means 11 resumes operation (S7), first, processing based on the processing information X is performed as shown in the following (3-1) to (3-6) ( S8).

(3-1) First, the sheets 100 placed on the sheet feeding unit 11 are sent one by one from the top to the conveyance path 20 and enter the conveyance correction unit 803. If the fed paper 100 is slanted, the conveyance correction unit 803 straightens it. Further, if two or more sheets 100 that have been sent overlap, the conveyance correction unit 803 detects that and stops conveyance of the sheet 100. If the sheet 100 is straight and one sheet, it is transported to the next.

(3-2) The paper 100 conveyed next enters the reading means 804 after the leading edge is detected by the paper leading edge sensor 201. The reading unit 804 reads the position mark 91 (FIG. 8) by the CCD sensor 805. This read information is sent to the control means 800. The inappropriate paper 100 is dropped to the lower waste tray 802 by the next rejecting unit 806.

(3-3) The appropriate paper 100 is further conveyed and enters the first cutting device unit 4A. In the first cutting device section 4A, the control means 800 arranges two cutting cutters at the positions of the two solid lines 31 in FIG. Therefore, the sheet 100 is cut along the two solid lines 31 by the first cutting device unit 4A, that is, in the transport direction.

(3-4) Next, the paper 100 passes through the second cutting device unit 4B and the third cutting device unit 4C and is conveyed to the fourth cutting device unit 4D. In the fourth cutting device unit 4D, when the cut position is detected by the cut position sensor 204, the paper 100 stops at the position of the solid line 32 in FIG. 4 and is moved along the solid line 32 by the pair of cutting cutters 41. That is, it is cut in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

(3-5) Then, the paper 100 is conveyed to the folding mold forming unit 5. In the folding mold forming unit 5, each time the folding position is detected by the folding position sensor 205, the sheet 100 stops at the positions of the two broken lines 33 in FIG. 4, and a pair of folding mold forming pressing dies 51. Thus, the folding mold 201 is formed along the broken line 33, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

(3-6) In this way, the above processing (3-1) to (3-5) is performed on the 30 sheets 100 set by the processing information X (S9).

(4) When the processing based on the processing information X is completed (S10), the control unit 800 stops the operation of the paper feeding unit 11 (S5), and performs processing based on the registered second processing information Y. The conveyance driving means 81, the processing driving means 82 and the like are controlled so as to be performed (S6). Then, the operation of the paper feeding unit 11 is resumed (S7), and the processing based on the processing information Y is performed in the same manner as the processing based on the processing information X described above (S8, S9).

  Specifically, the sheet 100 is cut along the two solid lines 34 in the first cutting device unit 4A, and is cut along the two solid lines 35 in the second cutting device unit 4B to form a folding mold. In the device unit 5, the folding mold 201 is formed along the broken line 36. In this way, the above processing is performed on the 20 sheets 100 set by the processing information Y.

(5) Further, when the processing based on the processing information Y ends (S10), the control unit 800 stops the operation of the paper feeding unit 11 (S5), and based on the registered third processing information Z. The conveyance driving unit 81, the processing driving unit 82, and the like are controlled so as to perform the processing (S6). Then, the operation of the paper feeding unit 11 is resumed (S7), and the processing based on the processing information Z is performed in the same manner as the processing based on the processing information X described above (S8, S9).

  Specifically, the paper 100 is cut along the two solid lines 37 in the first cutting device unit 4A, and is cut along the two solid lines 38 in the second cutting device unit 4B. In the device unit 4 </ b> C, cutting is performed along two solid lines 39. In this way, the above processing is performed on the 30 sheets of paper 100 set by the processing information Z.

(6) As described above, when the processing based on the last processing information Z is completed (S10), the paper feeding unit 11 is stopped (S11). As a result, predetermined processing on the paper 100 is completed.

As described above, according to the sheet processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the processing information is read by supplying the information sheet 100A on which the processing information is recorded from the sheet feeding unit 11 before the sheet 100 to be processed. Since the conveyance driving unit 81, the processing driving unit 82, and the like are controlled so as to perform processing based on the processing information, the following effects can be exhibited.
(I) It is not necessary to register the processing information in the control means 800 in advance. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.
(Ii) Since the number of sheets to be processed is included in the processing information, the processing information is not included in the processing information without reading the processing information and the JOB number information from the processing sheets. Processing based on this can be performed. Therefore, processing efficiency can be improved.
(Iii) It is only necessary to print the position mark 91 on the paper 100 to be processed, and it is not necessary to record the processing information and the JOB number information. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be simplified.

In addition, according to the paper processing apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration, the information paper 100A on which three pieces of processing information are recorded is supplied from the paper supply unit 11 before the paper 100 to be processed. When the processing based on the processing information X is finished, the conveyance driving means 81, the processing driving means 82, etc. are controlled so as to read the information and perform the processing based on the first processing information X. The conveyance driving means 81, the machining driving means 82, etc. are controlled so as to perform the processing based on the processing. Further, when the processing based on the processing information Y is completed, the conveyance driving is performed so as to perform the processing based on the third processing information Z. Since the means 81, the processing drive means 82, etc. are controlled, the following effects can be exhibited.
(I) It is not necessary to register a plurality of processing information in the control means 800 in advance. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be further simplified.
(Ii) Since the number of sheets to be processed is included in the processing information, the processing information is not included in the processing information without reading the processing information and the JOB number information from the processing sheets. Processing based on this can be performed. Therefore, processing efficiency can be improved. In particular, when the processing based on the previous processing information is completed and the processing based on the next processing information is started, it is based on the next processing information without reading and recognizing the processing information and JOB number information from the paper. Since it can process, processing efficiency can be improved more.
(Iii) It is only necessary to print the position mark 91 on the paper 100 to be processed, and it is not necessary to record a plurality of types of processing information and JOB number information. Therefore, the preparatory work before processing can be further simplified.

  Further, in the paper processing apparatus 1 having the above configuration, the information paper 100A is obtained by recording the processing information on the same paper as the paper 100 to be processed. Can be reduced.

In the present invention, the following modified configuration may be adopted.
(A) One piece of processing information may be recorded on the information sheet.
(B) The processing information on the information sheet may be recorded by a two-dimensional barcode 99 as shown in FIG. According to this, since processing information can be recorded in an integrated manner on an information sheet, a large amount of processing information can be given to the information sheet, and therefore processing based on a large number of pieces of processing information can be performed efficiently. It can be carried out.
(C) The sheet on which the processing information is recorded may be a sheet dedicated to information recording. According to this, information can be recorded and read satisfactorily.

  The paper processing apparatus of the present invention can simplify the preparatory work before processing and further improve the processing efficiency, and therefore has great industrial utility value.

1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an entire sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the relationship of each means of the paper processing apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of an information paper. It is a top view which shows the 1st example of the process information currently recorded on the information paper. It is a top view which shows the 2nd example of the process information currently recorded on the information paper. It is a top view which shows the 3rd example of the process information currently recorded on the information paper. It is a flowchart which shows the action | operation of the paper processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the paper processed. It is a top view which shows another example of the recording method of process information.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper processing apparatus 11 Paper supply means 100 Paper 100A Information paper 2 Conveyance means 20 Conveyance path 800 Control means 804 Reading means X, Y, Z Processing information 99 Two-dimensional barcode

Claims (8)

In a paper processing device that processes a large number of sheets while conveying them one by one,
Paper feeding means for feeding paper to the next stage one by one;
A conveying means for conveying the paper supplied by the paper feeding means;
One or more processing means which are provided in the middle of the transport path configured by the transport means and process the paper;
A transport driving means for driving the transport means;
Machining drive means for driving the machining means;
Reading means for reading the processing information from the information sheet on which the processing information is recorded;
A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a conveyance driving unit and a control unit configured to control the processing driving unit so as to perform processing based on the read processing information. The reading means reads one piece of processing information recorded on the information sheet,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one piece of processing information includes a processing unit used for processing, a processing position in the processing unit to be used, and a number of sheets to be processed. The reading means reads a plurality of processing information recorded on the information sheet,
Each processing information includes processing means used for processing, a processing position in the processing means used, and the number of sheets to be processed,
The control unit registers a plurality of read processing information, controls the conveyance driving unit and the processing driving unit so as to perform processing based on the first processing information, and processing based on the previous processing information is completed. Then, the sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance driving unit and the processing driving unit are controlled so as to perform processing based on the next processing information. The information sheet is the one on which the processing information is recorded on the sheet dedicated to information recording.
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads processing information from the information sheet. The information sheet is a sheet of processing information recorded on the same sheet as the sheet to be processed.
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads processing information from the information sheet.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads the processing information recorded by the barcode.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads the processing information recorded by the two-dimensional barcode. In a paper processing method of processing paper using a paper processing apparatus that processes a large number of papers while conveying them one by one,
Paper processing equipment
Paper feeding means for feeding paper to the next stage one by one;
A conveying means for conveying the paper supplied by the paper feeding means;
One or more processing means which are provided in the middle of the transport path configured by the transport means and process the paper;
A transport driving means for driving the transport means;
Machining drive means for driving the machining means;
Reading means for reading the processing information from the information sheet on which the processing information is recorded;
Control means for controlling the conveyance drive means and the processing drive means so as to perform processing based on the read processing information,
A paper processing method characterized in that an information paper is supplied by a paper supply means before a paper to be processed.

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