JP2014019542A - Continuous form processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a continuous form processing apparatus capable of discharging forms in the configuration facilitating name identification.SOLUTION: A rank order inspection unit 10 of a continuous form processing apparatus 1 in the present invention issues kick instructions to a kicker unit 13, when it is shown that a customer being a target of name identification is replaced in the rank order inspection by the name identification data of management codes read from continuous forms 2. The kicker unit 13 performs the movement of laterally kicking the forms on a conveyer unit 12, upon receiving the kick instructions from the rank order inspection unit 10, after taking a time of conveying the forms from the position reading the management codes to the position of the kicker unit 13.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for processing a continuous form in which each form to be mailed to a customer is continuously printed.

  When manufacturing direct mail to be mailed to a customer, a continuous form on which the contents of the form enclosed in direct mail are printed is manufactured with a variable printer, and then this continuous operation is performed by a burster device as disclosed in Patent Document 1. An operation is performed in which a form is cut into forms, the forms are identified for each customer, and the identified forms are enclosed in one envelope.

  As a system for automatically performing such work, for example, in Patent Document 2, a conveying means for missing and conveying a plurality of collated pockets arranged continuously, and a continuous form is cut into each page and supplied to the collated pockets. A form supply means; a form code reader for reading the form code of each page; an envelope supply means for supplying the sealed envelope to one of the collating pockets; an envelope code reader for reading the envelope code of each envelope; Based on each code, the name identification control means for controlling the pages and envelopes belonging to the same group to be supplied to the same collating pocket, and all the identified pages and envelopes are sealed in one main envelope. There is disclosed an encapsulating and sealing system including an enclosing and sealing means.

  If all the inclusions enclosed in the envelope are forms with name identification codes used for name identification, the system as disclosed in Patent Document 2 can be used. If an appendix that cannot add a name identification code, such as a gold voucher or a coupon depending on the usage status, is included in the inclusion, the system disclosed in Patent Document 2 cannot be used, and continuous forms are cut in units of forms. After the process and the form for each customer, the process of enclosing an appendix such as a cash voucher or coupon corresponding to the customer in addition to the collected form was performed separately.

  However, in this way, the process of cutting the continuous form in units of forms, and the process of enclosing an appendix such as a voucher or coupon corresponding to the customer in addition to the name-added form after assembling the form for each customer. If it is done separately, the workforce and work time will increase, so even if the inclusion enclosed in the envelope includes appendixes such as gold vouchers and coupons, the process of cutting continuous forms in units of forms, and forms It is desired to be able to carry out the process of enclosing and enclosing them in-line.

  Considering inline the process of cutting continuous forms into individual forms and the process of identifying and enclosing forms even if the inclusions included in envelopes include appendices such as gold or coupons. Then, since the task of identifying the form for each customer becomes a bottleneck, it is necessary to discharge the form in a form that facilitates name identification in the process of cutting the continuous form for each form.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-293800 JP 2007-8653 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of discharging a form in a form that facilitates name identification in an apparatus that cuts and discharges a continuous form for each form.

  The present invention that solves the above-described problems is a continuous form device that processes a continuous form in which a plurality of forms enclosed in one envelope are continuous, and the continuous form includes a serial number and a name identification used for sequential inspection. A management code including name identification data to be used for reading the management code from the continuous form and performing an order check; a burster part for separating the continuous form in units of forms; and discharging from the burster part A conveyor unit for discharging the generated form to the outside of the apparatus, and a kicker unit for kicking the form on the conveyor unit in the horizontal direction.

  The order checking unit of the continuous form processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged so that the first form when the customer to be identified is switched can be discharged from the continuous form apparatus with the horizontal position shifted. When the inspection is performed, it is indicated by the name identification data of the management code read from the continuous form that the customer to be identified is switched, a kick instruction is issued to the kicker unit, and the kicker unit When a kick instruction is received from the inspection unit, an operation for kicking the form in the horizontal direction is performed after a period of time for the form to be conveyed from the position where the management code is read to the position of the kicker part.

  Thus, according to the continuous form processing apparatus of the present invention, the first form when the customer to be identified is switched is discharged from the continuous form processing apparatus in a state in which the horizontal position is shifted, Forms enclosed in one envelope can be easily classified for each customer, making it easier to identify the forms for each customer.

The figure explaining the continuous form processing apparatus concerning this embodiment. The figure explaining the continuous form which a continuous form processing apparatus processes. The block diagram of a continuous form processing apparatus.

  Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a continuous form processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. When the continuous form processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment manufactures a mailed matter such as a direct mail from a continuous form 2 in which a plurality of forms 2a enclosed in one envelope are continuously printed, the continuous form 2 is provided for each form 2a. In FIG. 1, in addition to the continuous form processing apparatus 1 for processing the continuous form 2, in addition to the continuous form processing apparatus 1, the continuous form processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. The conveyance conveyor 3 which conveys the form 2a discharged | emitted from sashimi-like is shown in figure.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a continuous form 2 processed by the continuous form processing apparatus 1. On both sides of the continuous form 2 processed by the continuous form processing apparatus 1, feed holes 23 used for feeding the continuous form 2 are machined at regular intervals, and further, a top and bottom sewing machine for slitting the feed holes 23 of the continuous form 2 The eyes 21 are processed continuously.

  In the continuous form 2 processed by the continuous form processing apparatus 1, the left and right perforations 22 used when cutting the continuous form 2 for each form 2a are processed by opening the size of the form 2a. As a result of the bursting of the left and right perforations 22, the continuous form 2 is cut for each form 2a.

  Further, on the continuous form 2 processed by the continuous form processing apparatus 1, the contents of a plurality of forms 2a enclosed in one envelope are continuously printed using a variable printer. For example, in FIG. 2, the forms X1 to X5 sealed in the envelope addressed to the customer X are continuously printed, and then the form 2a sealed in the envelope addressed to the customer Y is printed. The number of forms 2a mailed to one customer may not be the same. For example, the form 2a enclosed in the envelope addressed to the customer Y may be four forms Y1 to Y4.

  In addition, a management code 20 used for an order inspection or the like is printed on the form 2a. The management code 20 may be printed on the form 2a using OCR characters, but in FIG. 2, an optical mark (for example, a barcode) encoding the management code 20 is printed on the form 2a.

  The format of the management code 20 printed on the continuous form 2 is arbitrary, but in this management code 20, in addition to the item code meaning the item of the form 2a, the serial number of the form 2a, the name identification data used for name identification is included. included. As long as it can be determined that the customers to be identified are switched, the format of the identification data used for identification is arbitrary, the data for identifying the customer can be used as identification data, and the identification number (name identification numerator / name identification denominator) Can also be used as name identification data.

  When the data for identifying a customer is used as the name identification data, it can be determined that the customer to be identified is switched if the data for identifying the customer changes. When the name identification serial number is used as the name identification data, if the name identification molecule of the name identification serial number is an initial value (first), it can be determined that the customer to be identified is switched.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the continuous form processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the continuous form processing apparatus 1 includes an order inspection unit 10 that performs an order inspection of the form 2 a printed on the continuous form 2, a burster unit 11 that cuts the continuous form 2 for each form 2 a, A conveyor unit 12 for discharging the form 2a discharged from the star unit 11 and a kicker unit 13 for kicking the form 2a on the conveyor unit 12 in the horizontal direction are provided.

  The sequential form inspection unit 10 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 is provided in the continuous form processing apparatus 1 to perform the sequential inspection of the form 2a printed on the continuous form 2 and issue a kick instruction to the kicker unit 13. A reader 100 for reading the printed management code 20 is provided.

  The specific form of the reader 100 that reads the management code 20 printed on the continuous form 2 depends on the printing form of the management code 20, and as shown in FIG. 2, the optical code obtained by encoding the management code 20 is used as the form 2a. When printing on the reader 100, the reader 100 included in the rank inspection unit 10 becomes a barcode reader. Further, when the management code 20 is printed with OCR characters, the reader 100 included in the order inspection unit 10 becomes a camera.

  The order inspection unit 10 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 uses the reader 100 to read the management code 20 from the continuous form 2 fed to the continuous form processing apparatus 1, and follows the order stored in the read management code 20. By checking whether or not there is, an order inspection of the form 2a is performed.

  Further, the order checking unit 10 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 indicates that the customer to be identified is switched when performing the order inspection of the form 2a, by the name identification data of the management code 20 read from the form 2a. Then, a process of issuing a kick instruction to the kicker unit 13 is performed.

  For example, when data for identifying a customer is used as name identification data, the order checking unit 10 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 performs a process of issuing a kick instruction to the kicker unit 13 when the data for identifying the customer changes. Further, when the name identification serial number is used as the name identification data, the order checking unit 10 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 issues a kick instruction to the kicker unit 13 if the name identification molecule of the name identification serial number is an initial value (first). Process.

  In the present embodiment, the burster unit 11 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 includes a pin tractor 110 that feeds the continuous form 2 using a plurality of pins that are hooked on the feed holes 23 provided on both sides of the continuous form 2, and a continuous form. A slitter 111 that cuts the two feed holes 23 along the top and bottom perforations 21, a pair of front drive rollers 112, a blade 113 that presses against the left and right perforations 22 when bursting, a pair of rear drive rollers 114, It has a feed roller 115 that feeds out the bursted form 2a.

  The burster unit 11 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 drives the front drive roller 112 and the rear drive roller 114 so that the continuous form 2 is pulled in accordance with the timing at which the vertical length of the form 2a is fed. The blade 113 is pressed against the left and right perforations 22 of the continuous form 2 to burst the left and right perforations 22 to cut the continuous form 2 for each form, and the form 2a obtained by cutting the continuous form 2 is obtained. The paper is discharged onto the conveyor unit 12 by the feed roller 115 of the burster unit 11.

  In the present embodiment, the conveyor unit 12 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 is provided in the continuous form processing apparatus 1 to convey the form 2a discharged from the burster unit 11 to the conveying conveyor 3, and the speed of the conveyor unit 12 is The form 2a discharged from the burster unit 11 is adjusted so as to be arranged at a predetermined interval.

  In the present embodiment, the kicker unit 13 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 is installed near the center of the transport path of the conveyor unit 12, and the kicker unit 13 reads the management code 20 when receiving a kick instruction from the sequential inspection unit 10. After a time for the form 2a to be conveyed from the position to the position of the kicker unit 13, an operation of kicking the form 2a in the horizontal direction is performed.

  The time for which the form 2a is conveyed from the reading position of the reader 100 of the order inspection unit 10 to the position of the kicker unit 13 can be measured using, for example, an encoder signal connected to the pin tractor 110. Various mechanisms for kicking the form 2a in the horizontal direction are conceivable, but Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-186038 discloses a mechanism using a kick bar.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the form when the customer to be identified is switched by the kicker section 13 of the continuous form processing apparatus 1 kicking the form 2 a on the conveyor section 12 in the horizontal direction. 2a is loaded on the conveyor 4 in a state where the lateral position is shifted and the lateral position is shifted.

  As described above, according to the continuous form processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the form 2a when the customer to be identified is switched is stacked on the transport conveyor 4 in a state in which the position in the horizontal direction is shifted. The forms 2a enclosed in one envelope can be easily classified for each customer, and the forms 2a can be easily identified for each customer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Continuous form processing apparatus 10 Order inspection part 11 Burster part 12 Conveyor part 13 Kicker part 2 Continuous form 2a Form

Claims (1)

A device for processing a continuous form in which a plurality of forms enclosed in one envelope are continuous, and the continuous form is provided with a management code including a serial number used for sequential inspection and name identification data used for name identification, An order inspection unit that reads the management code from the continuous form and performs an order inspection, a burster part that separates the continuous form in units of forms, and a conveyor unit that discharges the form discharged from the burster part to the outside of the apparatus And a kicker section for kicking the form on the conveyor section in the horizontal direction,
When the order inspection section performs the order inspection, it is indicated by the name identification data of the management code read from the continuous form that the customer to be identified is switched, and a kick instruction is issued to the kicker section, When the kicker unit receives a kick instruction from the sequential inspection unit, the kicker unit performs an operation of kicking the document in the horizontal direction after a period of time during which the document is transported from the position where the management code is read to the position of the kicker unit. A continuous form processing device characterized by this.

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