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Claims (27)

A laminating apparatus for laminating sheet-like documents,
A stacker unit adapted to receive a sheet-like document from a conveyance path and to output the sheet-like document in a state of facing each other;
A laminate support surface for receiving the sheet-like document from the stacker unit and supporting the first laminate so as to form a first laminate;
A separation unit adapted to deploy a separator member between a selected sheet of documents received and selected by the stacker unit, the separator member comprising the separator member Is a home position that does not obstruct the passage of the sheet-like document, and a holding position provided between the stacker unit and the laminate support surface, wherein the separator member is laminated from the stacker unit. A sheet-like document is received and is movable between a holding position where the second laminated body is formed on the separator member, and the second laminated body is formed while the second laminated body is formed. In addition, a separation unit that is separated from the first laminated body so that the first laminated body can be taken out from the laminated body supporting surface. And Tsu door,
A controller adapted to control the deployment of the separator member;
A laminating apparatus, wherein the separator member comprises a curved elongated member and is attached by a hinge so as to provide a substantially flat surface forming the second laminate. The separation unit is further adapted to retract the separator member so that the second stack is disposed on the stack support surface when the first stack is transferred from the stack support surface. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the separator member is configured to move along a deployment path that follows a path of a sheet-like document through the stacking unit from the home position to the holding position. The separator member is configured to move along a retreat path from the holding position to the home position, and the retreat path includes a sheet-like document path between the holding position and the laminate support plate. The stack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is traced and does not block a path of the sheet-like document passing through the device between the stack support plate and the home position. apparatus. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the separator member is configured to follow a path that is a continuous loop. The laminated unit is
At least one stacker wheel, wherein the one or each stacker wheel comprises a plurality of teeth extending from a central hub, and between each pair of the plurality of teeth, a sheet from the transport path in a receiving position A stacker wheel formed with a channel for receiving a document of the form,
Stacker driving means for rotating the one or each of the stacker wheels so that the sheet-like document is separated from the one or more channels while facing each other in a release position to form a stack. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving position includes stacker driving means that is displaced at a predetermined angle from the release position. The separator member includes the at least one stacker wheel such that the separator member follows a path of a sheet-like document conveyed by the channel of the at least one stacker wheel between the receiving position and the releasing position. The laminating apparatus of claim 6 configured to follow a path including concentric arched portions. In the home position, the separator member is disposed in alignment with or behind the trailing teeth of the channel of the one or more stacker wheels in the receiving position, thereby arriving at the stacker wheel The laminating apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a document in a shape is not prevented from entering the channel. The laminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the separator member preferably moves between a home position and a holding position by a timing belt driven by a motor which is a stepper motor. 10. Laminating apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the separator member is supported by a carriage mounted on a track along which the separator member is movable between its home and holding positions. . The stacking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the separation unit further includes a home sensor configured to detect when the separator member is at its home position. The separation unit according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the separation unit is configured to stop the separator member at the holding position when a predetermined time has elapsed after the separator member leaves the home position. The laminating apparatus described in 1. The stacking device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the separation unit further includes a stack sensor configured to detect when the first stack is removed from the stack support plate. . The laminating apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 13, wherein a curved elongated shape of the separator member is substantially the same shape as a tooth of the stacker wheel. The said lamination apparatus in any one of Claims 1-14 by which the said hinge is provided in the approximate middle point of the said separator member. A method for laminating sheet-like documents,
Receiving documents from the transport path to the stacker unit;
Outputting the received documents facing each other from the stacker unit;
Receiving the output document on a laminate support surface to form a first laminate;
Deploying a separator member between the selected sheet-like document and the next when the selected sheet-like document is received in the stacker unit, the deploying step comprising: Moving the member from a home position where passage of the sheet-like document is not impeded to a holding position between the stacker unit and the stacker support surface;
Receiving the output document on the separator member to form a second stack spaced from the first stack;
Removing the first laminate from the laminate support surface,
The method wherein the separator member comprises a curved elongated member and is attached by a hinge to provide a substantially flat surface forming the second laminate. The method of claim 16, further comprising stopping the separator member at the holding position until the first laminate is removed from the laminate support surface. The method according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising the step of retracting the separator member so that the second laminate is disposed on the laminate support surface when the first laminate is transferred. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the separator member moves along a deployment path that follows a path of a sheet-like document through the stacking unit from the home position to the holding position. The separator member is configured to move along a retreat path from the holding position to the home position, and the retreat path includes a sheet-like document path between the holding position and the laminate support plate. 20. A method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the method does not obstruct a path of the sheet-like document that traces and passes through the device between the laminate support plate and the home position. . 21. A method according to any one of claims 16 to 20, wherein the movement of the separator member from the home position to the holding position and back to the home position follows a path that is a continuous loop. The stacking unit has at least one stacker wheel, the one or each stacker wheel comprising a plurality of teeth extending from a central hub, each pair of the plurality of teeth being transported in a receiving position. A channel is defined therebetween for receiving a sheet-like document from the path, and the one or each stacker wheel is in the release position with the one or more of the sheet-like documents facing each other. 23. Driven to rotate to form a stack by detaching from the channel, and the receiving position is displaced from the release position by a predetermined angle. The method described in 1. The separator member is an arcuate portion concentric with the at least one stacker wheel so as to follow a path of a sheet-like document conveyed by the channel of the at least one stacker wheel between the receiving and releasing positions. The method of claim 22, wherein the method follows a path that includes 24. A method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, further comprising the step of detecting when the separation member is in its home position. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the separator member is decelerated or stopped at the holding position when a predetermined time has elapsed since the separator member left the home position. 26. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 25, wherein the separation unit further comprises detecting when the first stack is removed from the stack support plate. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first stack is removed from the stack support plate while the second stack is formed.