JP2009226731A - Three-slip type random bookbinder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a three-slip type random bookbinder binding 2 UP continuous forms and a sheet form in optional combination. <P>SOLUTION: This bookbinder is provided with an interstacker part for center-slitting 2 UP continuous forms in a longitudinal direction to generate first and second continuous forms, a cutter part for cutting the forms in a horizontal direction to generate first and second sheet forms and individually sending them to a convey part, a third feeder part for sending a third sheet form to the convey part, the convey part for conveying the sheets in the sent order to an integration part, the integration part for stacking the sheets in the sent order to integrate the sheets, thereby generating a bound form, a control mark reading part for reading control marks printed in the first and second sheet forms for random bookbinding before sending to output control data, and a control unit for controlling the sending order of the first to third sheet forms based on the control data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of bookbinding for performing operations such as cutting, folding, and collating on printing paper. In particular, the present invention relates to a three-form random binding machine that collates a 2UP continuous form and a sheet form in an arbitrary combination.

In a bookbinding printed material created by a traditional folding machine or collating machine, all pages are composed of the same printed pattern in one item, and there is no difference in individual bookbinding printed materials. On the other hand, there is a bookbinding printed matter in which individual differences exist against the background of diversifying needs in recent years and progress in bookbinding technology. For example, a direct mail including personal information such as a destination, a course text including a course to be selected and attended, a mail-order catalog collecting only information that an individual customer is interested in, and the like. Such bookbinding of printed matter is referred to as random bookbinding here.
As a conventional random bookbinding machine for creating this random bookbinding, an invention of a bookbinding system that automatically selects and collates printed matter having different sizes and contents and performs bookbinding is known (Patent Document 1). In this bookbinding system, the feeder information is read from the individual collation information and a feeder is selected. Further, the tray is varied based on the paper size to be fed based on the signature data. In addition, as another example of a conventional random binding machine, it is possible to easily create a bundle of forms from a plurality of continuous forms with different formats without wasting the forms and without creating various forms of continuous forms each time. The invention of the bookbinding apparatus to form is well-known (patent document 2). In this bookbinding apparatus, a first form cutting unit for cutting a continuous form having a first format into unit forms, and a second form cutting unit for cutting a continuous form having a second format into unit forms. A binding unit for binding the cut unit forms, and a control unit. When forming a bundle of forms, the control unit controls the cutting process so that the second form cutting unit cuts the predetermined number of unit forms after the first form cutting unit cuts the predetermined number of unit forms.
JP-A-11-157248 JP 2001-121839 A

  However, in this conventional method, it is only possible to create a collation form from either a single-wafer form or a continuous form, and to obtain a collation form in which a single-wafer form and a continuous form are arbitrarily combined. There is a problem that can not be. In addition, there is a problem that a collated form cannot be obtained for a so-called 2UP continuous form having two independent regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to respond to the diversifying needs.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The object is to provide a three-form random binding machine capable of obtaining a collation form by arbitrarily combining a 2UP continuous form and a single sheet form.

The three-form random binding machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is centered in the vertical direction so as to separate two independent areas in which the 2UP continuous form is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction (lateral direction). An inter-stacker unit that slits to generate a first continuous foam and a second continuous foam, and a first sheet foam and a second sheet by cutting each of the first continuous form and the second continuous form in a lateral direction. Any one of the cutter part which produces | generates each of a form, and sends out separately to the said conveyance part, the 3rd feeder part which sends out the said 3rd sheet | seat form to the said conveyance part, and the said 1st-3rd sheet | seat forms A stacking unit that stacks and stacks any of the first to third sheet foams in the transported order to generate a collation foam, 1st sheet A control mark reading unit for outputting a control mark for random binding printed on each of the web and the second sheet form before each sending, and an atypical type based on the control data A control unit for controlling the order of the delivery in each of the first to third sheet foams at least for collating.
Further, a three-form random binding machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the three-form random binding machine according to claim 1, wherein the three-form random binding machine is glued to any one of the first to third sheet foams conveyed. And a glue prohibition mark sensor for detecting a glue prohibition mark printed on the 2UP continuous form, and the control unit is configured to determine whether the glue prohibition mark is present or not. Whether or not to apply the glue is controlled.
According to a third form-type random bookbinding machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the three-form type random bookbinding machine according to claim 1 or 2, a booklet is formed by applying pressure to the collated form sent from the stacking unit. A press unit for generating a foam is provided, and the control unit controls the timing at which the collating form is sent from the stacking unit to the press unit and pressure is applied based on the control data.
Further, the three-form random binding machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is the three-form random bookbinding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the 2UP continuous form has continuity information on the continuity of bookbinding. A barcode reader that reads the barcode from the sheet form and outputs continuity information and whether or not the outputted continuity information is appropriate is printed. And continuity verification means for determining.

According to the three-form random binding machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the two independent areas in which the 2UP continuous form is arranged in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction (lateral direction) are cut by the inter-stacker unit. The first continuous foam and the second continuous foam are generated by being center-slit in the vertical direction so as to be separated, and each of the first continuous foam and the second continuous foam is cut in the horizontal direction by the cutter unit to be the first sheet Each of the leaf form and the second sheet form is generated and individually sent to the transport unit, the third sheet form is sent to the transport unit by a third feeder unit, and the first to third sheets are sent by the transport unit. Any of the single sheet foams is transported to the stacking unit in the order of delivery, and any of the first to third single sheet foams is stacked and collected in the transported order by the stacking unit. A collation form is generated, and a control mark for random bookbinding printed on each of the first sheet-fed form and the second sheet-fed form is read by the control mark reading unit before each delivery. Control data is output, and the order of the delivery in each of the first to third sheet forms is controlled at least to perform atypical collation based on the control data by the control unit. Accordingly, there is provided a three-form random binding machine capable of obtaining a collation form by arbitrarily combining a continuous form including a 2UP continuous form and a sheet form.
According to the three-form random binding machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the three-form random binding machine according to claim 1, the first to third sheet-fed forms conveyed by the glue application unit Adhesive is applied to either of them, an adhesive prohibition mark printed on the 2UP continuous form is detected by the adhesive prohibition mark sensor, and the control unit detects the adhesive in the adhesive application unit based on the presence or absence of the adhesive prohibition mark. Whether or not to apply is controlled, and the glue is applied to any one of the first to third sheet foams conveyed by the glue application unit. Therefore, it is possible to limit the application of unnecessary glue to the affixed designated single-wafer foam.
According to the three-form random binding machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the three-form random binding machine according to claim 1 or 2, the collating form sent from the stacking section by the press section is used. A booklet form is generated by applying pressure, and the control unit controls the timing of applying the pressure by sending the collation form from the stacking unit to the press unit based on the control data. That is, the collated form is bound by glue and integrated. Therefore, a booklet form can be generated.
Further, according to the random binding machine according to claim 4 of the present invention, in the three-form random binding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the 2UP continuous form has continuity information on the continuity of bookbinding. The barcode is read from the sheet form by the barcode reader, and the continuity information is output by the barcode reader, and the output continuity information is input by the continuity verification means. It is determined whether or not there is. Therefore, it is possible to verify inline whether or not bookbinding is properly performed, and whether or not there is a particularly important missing page.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
An example of the configuration of the random binding machine of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 as an explanatory diagram and in FIG. 2 as a block diagram. 1 and 2, 1 is an interstacker unit, 2 is a cutter unit, 3 is a transport unit, 4 is a feeder unit, 5 is a glue application unit, 6 is a stacking unit, 7 is a press unit, 8 is a control means, 11 Is a travel detection means, 12 is a timing mark sensor, 13 is a control mark sensor, 14 is a barcode reader, 15 is an anti-glue mark sensor, and 100 is a continuous form.
The continuous foam 100 is a so-called 2UP continuous foam (two-sided continuous foam) having two independent regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction (lateral direction). Each area is printed with a sheet form (one page / one side) (see FIG. 3). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the continuous form 100 is a folding-type continuous form that is zigzag-folded at a portion where a folding sewing process has been performed. Therefore, the zigzag-folded continuous foam 100 is pulled out from the upper end and supplied to the inter-stacker unit 1 so that the zigzag-folded portion is opened.

The inter-stacker unit 1 center-slits the continuous foam 100 in the running direction (longitudinal direction) and separates the continuous foam 100 into two parts, a first continuous foam and a second continuous foam, which are two independent regions. The separated first continuous foam and second continuous foam are fed to the cutter unit 2.
The cutter unit 2 holds the first continuous foam that is center-slit by a pin tractor on the cutter unit 2, and drives the pin tractor to run the first continuous foam. The cutter unit 2 holds the second continuous foam by a pin tractor below the cutter unit 2, and drives the pin tractor to run the second continuous foam.
Furthermore, the cutter part 2 cut | disconnects each of those two continuous forms to a horizontal direction. By the cutting, a first sheet form is generated from the first continuous form and a second sheet form is generated from the second continuous form. Then, the cutter unit 2 sends the first and second sheet foams to the transport unit 3. This sending is performed in a predetermined order under the control of the control means 8, but usually the cutting and the sending are performed as a continuous and integrated operation. Accordingly, the cutter unit 2 individually cuts and sends each of the first continuous foam and the second continuous foam. In other words, the cutter part 2 is composed of two parts, a first continuous foam cutter part and a second continuous foam cutter part.

The feeder unit 4 separates and feeds the third (multiple stacked) third sheet foams supplied and stacked therein one by one under the control of the control means 8. .
The conveyance unit 3 conveys any of the first to third sheet forms to the stacking unit 6 in the order in which they are sent.
The glue application unit 5 applies to any of the first to third sheet forms conveyed by the conveyance unit 3 under the control of the control unit 8 based on the presence or absence of the glue prohibition mark printed on the 2UP continuous form. Apply glue in line. That is, the glue for binding the sheet form into a booklet form is applied.
The stacking unit 6 stacks and stacks any of the first to third sheet foams in the order in which they are conveyed to generate a collation form. The stacking unit 6 sends the collation form to the press unit 7 under the control of the control means 8 that has determined the last page of the collation (booklet) from the control data.
The press unit 7 generates a booklet form by applying pressure to the collated form delivered from the stacking unit 6.

The control means 8 inputs control data for random binding output by the control mark sensor 13 reading and outputting the control marks printed on the continuous form. Based on the control data, the control unit 8 controls at least the number of cutting repetitions in the cutter unit and the supply in the third feeder unit in order to perform atypical collation. By the control, the random bookbinding machine of the present invention can obtain a collated form in which any combination of a continuous form including a 2UP continuous form and a sheet form is arbitrarily combined.
The control means 8 also performs other controls. For example, the control means 8 controls whether or not to apply glue in the glue application unit 5 based on the output signal of the glue prohibition mark sensor 15. Moreover, the control means 8 controls the timing which sends a collation form from the stacking unit 6 to the press unit 7 and applies pressure based on the control data. Further, the control means 8 inputs management information (including continuity information) that the barcode reader 14 reads and outputs the barcode printed on the collation form. Then, based on the input continuity information relating to the continuity of bookbinding, the control means 8 verifies in-line whether or not bookbinding is properly performed and whether there is a particularly important missing page. That is, the control means 8 functions as a continuity verification means.

The travel detection means 11 is a sensor that detects travel in the continuous form 100 and outputs a travel signal. The travel signal is a signal related to travel such as travel speed and travel distance. The travel signal output from the travel detection means 11 is input by the control means 8.
The timing mark sensor 12 is a sensor that detects a timing mark (see FIG. 3) printed on the continuous form 100 and outputs a timing signal. The timing mark is a mark indicating the boundary of each sheet (boundary of the sheet form in the vertical direction). A timing signal output from the timing mark sensor 6 is input by the control means 8. By inputting the travel signal output from the travel detection means 11 and the timing signal output from the timing mark sensor 12, the control means determines which position of the random processing machine the specific position of the continuous form 100 has reached, that is, The running state can be calculated accurately. By knowing the running state, it is possible to appropriately perform various bookbinding processing timing control, reading timing control of various sensors, and the like.
The timing mark sensor 12 can be omitted. For example, the timing for cutting the continuous form 100 and separating the continuous form 100 into a sheet form can be generated based on the travel distance detected by the travel detection means 11. Since the dimensions of each single sheet foam in the continuous form 100 are constant, a timing signal is generated by detecting that the continuous form 100 has traveled a traveling distance equal to the dimension in the traveling direction, and cutting by the cutter is performed based on the timing signal. Can be controlled. In this case, in order to prevent a cumulative error from occurring in the cutting position, for example, the continuous form 100 is caused to travel by a pin tractor, and the travel of the pin tractor detects the rotation of its drive shaft (travel detection means 11). Detect by. The travel position of the continuous form 100 and the travel position of the pin tractor have a correspondence that does not accumulate errors, and the travel position of the pin tractor and the rotation position of the rotary encoder have a correspondence that does not accumulate errors. Therefore, the cutting of the continuous form 100 is performed at the set predetermined position, and no error is accumulated.
In the present invention, the timing control method for various bookbinding processes is not limited, and a well-known method can be applied.

The control mark sensor 13 is a sensor that detects a control mark (see FIG. 3) printed on each sheet in the continuous form 100 and outputs control data. The control mark includes control information for performing random bookbinding. Control data output from the control mark sensor 6 is input by the control means 8.
The barcode reader 14 is a sensor that reads a barcode (see FIG. 3) in synchronization with a timing signal and a running signal and outputs management information (including continuity information) in random binding. Management information output by the barcode reader 7 is input by the control means 8.
The glue prohibition mark sensor 15 is a sensor that detects a glue prohibition mark (see FIG. 3) printed on the continuous form 100 and outputs a glue prohibition signal. The glue prohibition mark is a mark for prohibiting the application of glue in a line shape to any of the first to third sheet forms that are the last page of the booklet. The paste prohibition signal output from the paste prohibition mark sensor 15 is input by the control means 8.

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of a continuous form 100 that is a bookbinding target (raw fabric) in the random bookbinding machine of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 101 is a timing mark, 102 is a bar code, 103 is a control mark, and 104 is a glue prohibition mark. As shown in FIG. 3, the 2UP continuous foam 100 is a continuous foam having two independent regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction (lateral direction).
The timing mark 101 is a mark indicating the position of each sheet of the 2UP continuous form 100. The continuous foam 100 is constituted by a plurality of uncut (uncut) sheet-fed foams. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the timing mark 101 is printed as a rectangular mark in a margin (margin) portion near the boundary line of each sheet of the sheet form indicated by the page number. The continuous form 100 is a 2UP continuous form, but the timing mark 101 is printed only at one location in units of 4 pages on both sides. In other words, one timing mark 101 indicates the position of a four-page sheet form on both sides. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the timing mark 101 is printed on the margin (margin) portion on the fourth page, the eighth page, the 14th page, the 18th page, and the like.

  The barcode 102 is a barcode including continuity information for verifying the continuity of bookbinding. The continuity information is the current sheet number, page number, other serial number, and the like for the total sheets in the 2UP continuous form 100. Each of the two-sided sheet-fed forms can be identified and the number can be determined. In the example shown in FIG. 3, printing is performed as a bar code of a long rectangular area near the right boundary line of the even page of the sheet form indicated by the page number. One barcode 102 is printed on each of the left and right (GS side and OS side) sheet forms in the 2UP continuous form 100. Thereby, the continuity of bookbinding can be verified independently for the GS side area and the OS side area of the 2UP continuous form 100.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the control mark 103 is an optical mark in a form in which a plurality of bar (horizontal line) sub-marks are arranged in the traveling direction of the 2UP continuous form 100. The contents of the control data are expressed by the arrangement of the submarks (details will be described later). As with the barcode 102, one control mark 103 is printed on each of the left and right (GS side and OS side) single sheet forms. In this case, the control mark sensor 13 is an optical mark reader (OMR: Optical Mark Reader).
In the example shown in FIG. 3, the paste prohibition mark 104 is printed only on a sheet form having a page number P18 in the 2UP continuous form 100. The glue prohibition mark 104 is, for example, a mark that is inserted into a single sheet form that is the last page when a booklet form is formed.
In the example shown in FIG. 3, the page behind page number P2 in the 2UP continuous form is page number P1. Similarly, the back side of P4 is P3, the back side of P6 is P5,..., And the back side of P18 is P17. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 3, P10 and P9 on the back side are missing. As the missing P10 and P9, one sheet (two pages) of the third sheet form is inserted from the feeder section 4.

  Next, details of the control mark 103 will be described. An example of the specification of the control mark 103 printed on the 2UP continuous form 100 is shown in FIG. 4 as a table. As shown in FIG. 4, in this table, three columns of “No.”, “abbreviation”, “name”, and “content” are provided in the horizontal direction. In the vertical direction, no. 1-No. Fourteen columns are provided. No. 1-No. Reference numeral 14 denotes a number that identifies a bar (horizontal line) -shaped submark in the control mark 103. No. 1-No. 14 is a number indicating the position of the sub-mark in the control mark 103. Each sub mark is arranged in the order of. That is, in the example shown in FIG. This is an optical mark in which the contents of the control data are expressed by the presence or absence of each of the 14 submarks specified by.

No. The sub-mark 1 has the abbreviation “LK” and the name “lead check mark”, and the content is a sub-mark printed (printed) on the first control mark 103 in all the sheet forms (forms). is there. That is, it is a sub mark indicating the start of the control mark 103.
No. The sub-mark 2 has the abbreviation “PK” and the name “parity check mark”, and the contents thereof are sub-marks printed so that the total number of sub-marks is an odd number. The control mark sensor 13 outputs a reading error when the total number of submarks is not an odd number.
No. The sub-mark 3 is abbreviated as “CH” and the name is “Channel Call Mark”. The contents are from the first sheet form to the second sheet form and from the second sheet form to the first sheet form. That is, it is a sub-mark for calling a different single wafer form (excluding the third single wafer form).
No. The sub-mark 4 has the abbreviation “CH3” and the name “channel 3 call mark”, and the content thereof is a sub-mark for calling the third sheet form.
No. The sub-mark 5 has the abbreviation “FS” and the name “name collation start mark”, and the content thereof is a sub mark printed on the first page of the name collation in each single-wafer form. That is, this mark indicates the start of name identification.
No. The sub-mark 6 has the abbreviation “GE” and the name “group end mark”, and the contents are sub-prints printed on the last page of the booklet form (group) excluding the third sheet form. Mark. That is, the mark indicates the end of name identification.
No. 7-No. 10 is an abbreviation “M1”, “M2”, “M4”, “M8”, names “sequence number 1 mark”, “sequence number 2 mark”, “sequence number 4 mark”, “sequence number 8 mark”. The content is a sub-mark indicating group numbers 1 to 15 (or 1 to 10) obtained by combining M1 to M8. Of course, sub-marks with the same group number are printed on the single-sheet forms of the group (namely, the collation form and the booklet form) that are collated with each other.
No. 11-No. 14 is an abbreviation “F1”, “F2”, “F4”, “F8”, names “feed number 1 mark”, “feed number 2 mark”, “feed number 4 mark”, “feed number 8 mark”. Yes, the content is a sub-mark expressing the number of sheets (1 to 15) of the third sheet form fed by the feeder unit 4 by combining F1 to F8. Normally, this submark is printed on the first sheet of the immediately preceding sheet form.

  Next, an example of the operation of the control mark 103 and the operation of the random binding machine of the present invention based on the control mark 103 will be described. An example of the operation of the control mark 103 and the operation of the random binding machine according to the present invention based on the control mark 103 is shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in these tables, a column of “abbreviation of control mark 103” is provided in the vertical direction, followed by a column of “bookbinding order” and “form type and number of name identification”. ing. “Bookbinding order” indicates the collation order of the sheet forms by numbers. Further, the number indicates the order of passage of time in the bookbinding from the smaller number to the larger number. The “form type” indicates which one of the first to third sheet forms is collated, and the “number of name collation” indicates the number of collations (number of names) of each sheet form. In the abbreviation column of the control mark 103, “◯” is shown when the submark is printed, and blank is shown when the submark is not printed.

First, in the bookbinding order 1 in FIG. 5, the first sheet form has a submark FS printed on the first page of the name identification in each sheet form and a submark M1 representing a group number as the control mark 103. It is printed. Therefore, the control mark 103 indicates that the first sheet form on which the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 1 is printed is the first page in the collation and the collation form page specified in the group 1. Can be read.
Next, in bookbinding order 2, on the first sheet form, as a control mark 103, a sub mark CH for calling a different sheet form (excluding the third sheet form) and a sub mark M1 indicating a group number are displayed. And are printed. Thus, this first sheet form is the last page in a series of collations of the first sheet form, calling a different sheet form or second sheet form, and the booklet page identified in group 1 This can be read from the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 2.
Next, in the bookbinding order 3, the called second sheet form has, as the control mark 103, the submark FS printed on the first page of the name identification in each sheet form, and the submark M1 representing the group number. Is printed. Therefore, it can be read from the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 3 that the second sheet form is the first page in the second sheet form and the booklet page specified in the group 1.
Next, in the bookbinding order 4, the sub-sheet CH for calling a different single-wafer form (excluding the third single-wafer form) and the third single-wafer form are called as the control mark 103 for the second single-wafer form. Sub-mark CH3, sub-mark GE printed on the last page of one collating form (group) except for the third sheet form, sub-mark M1 representing the group number, and feeder section 4 feed Sub-marks F1 and F2 representing the number (1 to 15) of the third sheet form to be printed are printed. Therefore, this second sheet form is the last page in the collation of a series of second sheet forms, and is the last page of one collation form (group) excluding the third sheet form. The third sheet form is called, and the number of the third sheet form is three, and it can be read from the control mark 103 that the page is a collation form specified in group 1. Although the first sheet form is called by the submark CH and the third sheet form is called by the submark CH3, the submark CH3 is executed first (priority) in the two.
Next, in the bookbinding order 5 to 7, the feeder unit 4 sends out the called third sheet-fed forms to the transport unit 3.
In this bookbinding order 1-7, as a booklet form of group 1, the collation of the configuration of (first sheet form) × 2 + (second sheet form) × 2 + (third sheet form) × 3 is in order. Will be done.

Then, an example which comprises another booklet is demonstrated.
First, in the bookbinding order 8 in FIG. 5, the sub-mark FS and the sub-mark M <b> 2 are printed on the first sheet form as the control marks 103. Therefore, the control mark in the bookbinding order 8 indicates that this first sheet form is the first page in a series of collations of the first sheet form and that it is the page of the collation form specified in group 2. 103 can be read. In the bookbinding order 4, the sub-mark CH is printed on the second sheet form. Therefore, in the bookbinding order 8, the first sheet form is called.
Next, in the bookbinding order 9, the sub-mark CH, the sub-mark CH 3, the sub-mark M 2, and the sub-mark F 2 are printed as the control marks 103 on the first sheet form. Therefore, this first sheet form is the last page in a series of collations of the first sheet form, and calls the second sheet form and the third sheet form, and the third sheet form It is possible to read from the control mark 103 that the number of sheets is two and that it is a booklet page specified by group 1.
Next, in the bookbinding order 10 to 11, the feeder unit 4 sends out the called two third sheet forms to the transport unit 3.
Next, in the bookbinding order 12, the sub-mark FS and the sub-mark M2 are printed as the control mark 103 on the second sheet form. Therefore, the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 12 indicates that the second sheet form is the first page in a series of collations of the second sheet form and the booklet page specified in the group 2. Can be read. In the bookbinding order 9, the sub-mark CH is printed on the first sheet form. Therefore, in the bookbinding order 12, the second sheet form is called.
Next, in the bookbinding order 13, the sub-mark GE and the sub-mark M2 are printed as the control marks 103 on the second sheet form. Therefore, it is determined that the second sheet form is the last page excluding the third sheet form in one collation form (group) and is the page of the collation form specified in group 2. 13 control marks 103 can be read.
In this bookbinding order 8-13, as the collation form of group 2, collation of the configuration of (first sheet form) × 2 + (third sheet form) × 2 + (second sheet form) × 2 in order Will be done.

Then, an example which comprises the following another collation form is demonstrated.
First, in the bookbinding order 14 in FIG. 5, the sub-mark FS and the sub-marks M1 and M2 are printed on the second sheet form. Therefore, the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 14 indicates that the second sheet form is the first page in a series of collations of the second sheet form and the booklet page specified in the group 3. Can be read. In the bookbinding order 9, the sub-mark CH is printed on the first sheet form, and the sub-mark CH is not printed thereafter. Therefore, in the bookbinding order 14, the second sheet form is called.
Next, in the bookbinding order 15, the sub-mark CH, the sub-mark CH 3, the sub-marks M 1 and M 2, and the sub-mark F 1 are printed on the second sheet form as the control mark 103. Therefore, this second sheet form is the last page in a series of collations of the second sheet form, calling the third sheet form, and the number of the third sheet form is one, It can be read from the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 15 that the page is a collation form specified in group 3. Although the first sheet form is called by the submark CH and the third sheet form is called by the submark CH3, the submark CH3 is executed first (priority) in the two.
Next, in the bookbinding order 16, the feeder unit 4 sends out the called third sheet-fed form to the transport unit 3.
Next, in the bookbinding order 17, the sub-mark FS and the sub-marks M1 and M2 are printed on the first sheet form. Therefore, the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 17 indicates that the first sheet form is the first page in a series of collations of the first sheet form and the booklet page specified in the group 3. Can be read. In the bookbinding order 15, the first mark form is printed with the sub mark CH. Therefore, in the bookbinding order 17, the first sheet form is called.
Next, in the bookbinding order 18, the sub-mark CH and the sub-marks M <b> 1 and M <b> 2 are printed as the control mark 103 on the first sheet form. Therefore, this first sheet form is the last page in a series of collations of the first sheet form, and is called the second sheet form, and is the booklet page specified in group 3. It is possible to read from the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 18.
Next, in the bookbinding order 19, the sub-mark CH 3, the sub-mark GE, the sub-marks M 1 and M 2, and the sub-mark F 1 are printed as the control mark 103 on the called second sheet form. . Therefore, this 2nd sheet form is the last page excluding the 3rd sheet form in one collation form (group), calling the 3rd sheet form, and the number of the 3rd sheet form. Can be read from the control mark 103 in the bookbinding order 19 that the booklet page specified by the group 3 is one.
Next, in the bookbinding order 20, the feeder unit 4 sends out the called third sheet-fed form to the transport unit 3.
In bookbinding order 14-20, as the booklet form of Group 3, in order (second sheet form) × 2 + (third sheet form) × 1 + (first sheet form) × 2 + (second sheet form) ) × 1 + (third sheet form) × 1 is collated.

  FIG. 6 also shows an example of the operation of the random binding machine based on the control mark. With this example, the operation can be understood more deeply and any misunderstanding can be eliminated. Since the operation of FIG. 6 can be easily understood from the explanation of FIG. 5 described above, further explanation is omitted.

The configuration of the random binding machine according to the present invention, the configuration of the 2UP continuous form to be bound, the configuration of the control mark, and the operation of the random binding machine based thereon have been described. Next, the overall operation of the random binding machine of the present invention will be described. The overall operation of the random binding machine of the present invention is shown in FIG. 7 as a flowchart.
First, in step S1 (center slit) in FIG. 7, the inter-stacker unit 1 vertically separates the two independent regions in which the 2UP continuous foam 100 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction (lateral direction). A first continuous foam and a second continuous foam are produced with a center slit in the direction.
Next, in step S2 (control mark reading), the control mark sensor 13 detects the control mark 103 printed on each sheet in the continuous form 100 and outputs control data in synchronization with the timing signal and the travel signal. To do. The control mark 103 includes control information for performing random bookbinding. Control data output from the control mark sensor 6 is input by the control means 8.
Next, in step S3 (control operation), the control means 8 proceeds to one of steps S4 to S6 based on the control data. In step S4 (first sheet supply), under the control of the control means 8, the cutter unit 2 cuts the first continuous form in the lateral direction and sends the first sheet form to the transport unit 3. In step S5 (second sheet feeding), under the control of the control means 8, the cutter unit 2 cuts the second continuous form in the lateral direction and sends the second sheet foam to the conveying unit 3. In step S6 (third sheet feeding), under the control of the control means 8, the feeder unit 4 sends the third sheet foam supplied and accumulated there to the transport unit 3.

Next, in step S7 (conveyance), the conveyance unit 3 conveys any of the first to third sheet foams sent out in any of steps S4 to S6.
Next, in step S8 (bar code reading), the bar code reader 14 reads the bar code (see FIG. 3) in synchronization with the timing signal and the travel signal, and management information (including continuity information) in random binding. Output. Management information output by the barcode reader 7 is input by the control means 8.
Next, in step S9 (continuity verification), the continuity verification means in the control means 8 inputs management information (continuity information). For example, as the continuity information, the current sheet number, page number, other serial number, etc. with respect to the total sheet are input. Then, based on the input continuity information relating to the continuity of bookbinding, the control means 8 verifies in-line whether or not bookbinding is properly performed and whether there is a particularly important missing page. If the result of the verification is not appropriate, the process proceeds to step S10 (machine stop), and the control means 8 stops the random bookbinding machine. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S11 (resume), and the control means 8 waits for an instruction input by the operator to resume or end (stop). When a restart instruction is input, the process returns to step S1 to repeat the subsequent steps. When the operator inputs an instruction to end (cancel), random binding is ended (cancelled). On the other hand, if the result of verification is proper, the process proceeds to step S12.

Next, in step S12 (glue prohibition mark reading), the glue prohibition mark sensor 15 detects the glue prohibition mark 104 printed on the continuous form 100 and outputs a glue prohibition signal. The glue prohibition mark 104 is a mark for prohibiting the application of glue in a line shape to any of the first to third sheet forms that are the last page of the booklet. The paste prohibition signal output from the paste prohibition mark sensor 15 is input by the control means 8.
Next, in step S13 (control operation), the control means 8 proceeds to step S14 if the glue prohibition signal is not glue prohibition, and proceeds to step S15 if the glue prohibition signal is glue prohibition.
Next, in step S <b> 14 (glue application), the glue application unit 5 is glued in a line shape to any one of the first to third sheet foams conveyed by the conveyance unit 3 under the control of the control unit 8. Apply. That is, the glue for binding the sheet form into a booklet form is applied.
Next, in step S15 (collation), the stacking unit 6 generates a collation form by stacking and stacking any of the first to third sheet foams in the order of conveyance under the control of the control means 8. To do.
Next, in step S16 (collation completion), the control means 8 determines whether or not collation of all the sheet forms constituting one booklet has been completed. If the collation has not been completed, the control unit 8 proceeds to step S1. The process of returning and repeating the above steps is performed. On the other hand, when the collation is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.
Next, in step S <b> 17 (press), the press unit 7 generates a booklet form by applying pressure to the collated form delivered from the stacking unit 6 under the control of the control unit 8.
Next, in step S18 (end of bookbinding), the control means 8 determines whether or not all the bookbinding has been completed for the continuous form 100 to be bound, and if the bookbinding has not been completed, the process returns to step S1 and the above-described steps. The process of repeating the steps is performed. On the other hand, when the bookbinding is completed, a process for ending random bookbinding is performed.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a structure in the random binding machine of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure in the random binding machine of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the continuous form 100 which is bookbinding object (original fabric) in the random binding machine of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification of the control mark 103 printed on the 2UP continuous form 100 as a table | surface. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of operation | movement of the random binding machine of this invention based on a control mark and it as a table | surface. It is a figure which shows an example (the 2) of operation | movement of the random binding machine of this invention based on a control mark and it as a table | surface. It is a flowchart which shows the whole operation | movement in the random binding machine of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Interstacker part 2 Cutter part 3 Conveying part 4 Feeder part 5 Glue application part 6 Stacking part 7 Press part 8 Control means 11 Traveling detection means 12 Timing mark sensor 13 Control mark sensor 14 Bar code reader 15 Glue prohibition mark sensor 100 Continuous form (2UP continuous form)
101 Timing mark 102 Bar code 103 Control mark 104 Adhesive prohibition mark

Claims (4)

An interface that generates a first continuous form and a second continuous form by vertically slitting a 2UP continuous form in a vertical direction so as to separate two independent regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the running direction (lateral direction). A stacker section,
A cutter unit that cuts each of the first continuous form and the second continuous form in a transverse direction to generate each of the first sheet-fed foam and the second sheet-fed form and individually feeds the transport unit;
A third feeder section for sending the third sheet form to the transport section;
A transport unit that transports any of the first to third sheet foams to the stacking unit in the order of delivery;
A stacking unit that stacks and stacks any of the first to third sheet foams in the transported order to generate a collation foam; and
A control mark reading unit that outputs control data for reading the control marks for random binding printed on each of the first sheet form and the second sheet form before each sending;
A control unit for controlling the order of the delivery in each of the first to third sheet-foil forms at least for performing atypical collation based on the control data;
A three-form random binding machine characterized by comprising: 2. The three-form random binding machine according to claim 1, wherein the glue is applied to any one of the first to third sheet-fed forms being conveyed, and the glue is printed on the 2UP continuous form. A paste prohibition mark sensor for detecting a prohibition mark, and the control unit controls whether or not to apply the glue in the paste application unit based on the presence or absence of the paste prohibition mark. Three-form random binding machine. 3. The three-form random binding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a press unit that generates a booklet form by applying pressure to the collated form sent from the stacking unit, and the control unit includes the control data in the control data. Based on this, the three-form random binding machine is characterized in that the collating form is sent from the stacking unit to the press unit and the timing of applying pressure is controlled. The three-form random binding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a barcode including continuity information relating to bookbinding continuity is printed on the 2UP continuous form, and the barcode is printed on the sheet. 3 form type, comprising: a barcode reader which reads from a form and outputs continuity information; and continuity verification means which inputs the output continuity information and determines whether or not it is appropriate Random binding machine.

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