JP2018008784A - Decoration device for paper sheet block and providing method for individual commemorative object in guest gathering facilities using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a technique which enables a smooth and efficient decorative treatment while completely avoiding dirty to a paper sheet block by effectively capturing inevitable ink dispersion during printing processing by inkjet.SOLUTION: A paper sheet block decorative device A is a device making one end of a paper sheet block P serve as a decorative object face to perform a desired decorative treatment by making the decorative device body 1 act on the decorative object face of a decorative object body, where a paper sheet block holding part 20 is formed in the jig device 2, a fine stringy masking material 3M that is constituent member of a masking device 3 being arranged over the whole or a partial range of the upper edge part of the paper sheet block holding part 20 to prevent ink from being deposited on another part than an end face during decoration in the paper sheet bock P.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for decorating the end face of a paper sheet block that can exhibit novelty as, for example, a memo paper, and a method for providing individual memorabilia at a customer collection facility using this device.

One of the tools used for sales promotion and campaigns in sales activities is memo paper, but they are devised in various ways to improve the target index power. For example, after applying a certain pattern to the part near the edge of the laminated paper sheet, this part is cut obliquely so that even if the memo paper is used from above, a complete pattern always appears, so-called What is called a cut memo is widespread.
As part of improving the index power of such memo papers, more recently, a plurality of rectangular memo papers have been stacked, resulting in a cubic paper sheet block. In the case of this form, a design or the like is performed by using the cut end faces of the stacked paper sheet blocks for the unexpectedness of the decoration mode. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, except for two surfaces of a pair of stacked surfaces facing each other in the stacking direction, that is, S1 on the base surface side and the stacked surface S2 on the upper surface side, the other end surfaces with four surfaces, that is, gluing An attempt is made to perform design printing that exhibits an advertising effect, etc. using the constrained end surface S3, the free end surface S4 opposite to this, and all or a part of the remaining side end surfaces S5, S6. Has been made.

By the way, such a decoration method is different from a conventional method of printing on a general paper surface, and prints on the end surface of the laminated paper sheets. Therefore, the decorated surface to be printed is accurately smoothed. To ensure that the paper sheet is in close contact, to accurately position the entire paper sheet block to be decorated, and to perform "registration" accurately when printing, and to use an inkjet printer. There are various technical problems to be solved such as non-contact printing and no fouling other than the printed surface.
As a technique for solving such a technical problem, the present applicant has already acquired Japanese Patent No. 5860302 “Decoration device for the end face of a paper sheet block”, and a unique paper sheet block manufactured by the implementation apparatus of the present invention. Has been well received as a note paper on the market.

Japanese Patent No. 5860302

  The present invention further improves such an apparatus, effectively captures the inevitable scattering of ink during ink-jet printing processing, completely avoids contamination of the paper sheet block itself, and performs decoration processing. The technical issue was to develop a method that can smoothly and efficiently perform the above.

The paper sheet block decorating apparatus according to claim 1,
The main body of the decoration device includes an inkjet printer and a jig device that holds a paper sheet block to be decorated. One end surface of the paper sheet block facing the decoration device main body is covered. As a decoration surface, in the device for causing the decoration device body to act on the decoration surface of the object to be decorated and performing a desired decoration process,
The jig device is formed with a paper sheet block holding part, and the paper sheet block holding part is a mounting table that supports the paper sheet block from below, and the paper sheet in a state where the decoration processing is performed. Surrounded by a pair of laminated surface pressing plates that press and hold the laminated surfaces of the blocks facing each other and a pair of end face guides that are arranged in an orthogonal direction in plan view with respect to the laminated surface pressing plates, the upper part is open A thin string-like masking material, which is a constituent member of the masking device, is disposed in the whole or a part of the upper edge of the paper sheet block holding portion, and is formed as a paper space. The leaf block is configured to prevent ink from adhering to a portion other than the end face during decoration.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 1, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 2 is provided,
The masking material is in the form of a long and continuous thin string, and the masking material moves each time the decoration process is performed, and always protects the corners of the paper sheet block by a new part of the masking material. It consists of features.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 1 or 2, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 3 is provided,
The masking material is provided on both or at least the end surface guide body of the laminated surface pressing plate partitioning the paper sheet block holding portion and the end surface guide body, and is formed on the inner side of the upper edge portion thereof. It is characterized by being guided to the stepped portion.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 3, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 4 is provided,
The through step portion is provided with a thin plate-like contact plate on the inner side of the laminated surface pressing plate and the upper adjustment plate of the end surface guide body, and the upper end height of the contact plate is lower than the upper end height of the upper adjustment plate. It is characterized by being configured by setting.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 4, the decorating apparatus of the paper sheet block of Claim 5
The contact plate is provided so as to maintain a gap with the upper adjustment plate, and this gap is used as an exclusion slit for scattered ink.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 6 is provided,
The masking material is characterized in that a constant tension is applied by a tension guide, which is a constituent member of the masking device, at a position away from the paper sheet block holding part.

In addition to the requirement of the said claim 3, 4, 5 or 6, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 7,
The masking device is provided with a tension guide at a position disengaged from the paper sheet block holding portion, the tension guide has a masking material through hole for guiding the masking material, and the masking material through hole releases the tension of the masking material. Sometimes, in the height direction, it is provided at a position where the through-step portion can be seen through.

In addition to the requirement of the said Claim 6 or 7, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 8 is provided,
The tension guide is provided so as to be slidable along an operation line that passes through the position of the through step portion in a side view and descends obliquely downward on the outside of the paper sheet block holding portion. It is characterized in that tension is applied to the masking material by moving it to a position that descends obliquely outward from the through step portion.

In addition to the requirement of the said claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, the decoration device of the paper sheet block of Claim 9 is provided.
The mounting table is configured to be movable up and down, and is capable of maintaining a stop state at least at three positions of a decoration level, a rotation level, and a reception / removal level from above in the vertical direction. The placement table constitutes the bottom of the paper block holding part, and at the rotation level, the placement table supports the paper block at the position of the posture rotation device, and at the receiving / removing level, the placement table faces the conveyor device. It is characterized by being.

The method for providing individual memorabilia at a customer-collecting facility using the paper sheet block decorating apparatus according to claim 10,
The paper sheet block decoration device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is installed at an appropriate location of the customer collection facility, and image data designated by the customer is taken into the controller, and based on the image data, the paper block block The decoration device main body in the decoration device is operated, and an image based on the captured image data is displayed on one or a plurality of cut end surfaces of the paper sheet block held by the paper sheet block holding unit by an ink jet printer. It is made to feature.

  First, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper edge corner of the paper sheet block that has undergone the decoration process is effectively and reliably masked with a thin string-like masking material, and is decorated with an inkjet printer. Even if inevitable ink splattering occurs, unnecessary splattered ink is adsorbed with a masking material, and contamination to other surfaces can be avoided.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the long and continuous thin string-like masking material moves each time the decoration process is completed, and always covers the corners of the paper sheet block with the new portion of the masking material. The decorating process is performed without any contamination of this part.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, the thin string-like masking material is guided and regulated by the through step portion at the upper edge of the paper sheet block holding portion, and the masking action is always performed while maintaining an accurate position. .

  According to the invention described in claim 4, when the through step portion for guiding the masking material is formed, the combination structure of the upper adjustment plate and the contact plate is skillfully used, and the upper end heights of both are made different. A through step portion is formed, and a rational mechanism can be obtained.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the gap formed between the upper adjustment plate and the abutting plate is used as a splattering ink eliminator slit. It can be effectively eliminated without reaching the block holding part, and the decorating environment can be kept in a state free from fouling.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the thin string-like masking material can be stretched by the tension guide in the masking device, and the masking material can be held at an accurate position during the decoration process.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the masking material guide in the tension guide of the masking device passes through the position of the masking material through-hole in the height direction at the time of releasing the tension to the masking material, that is, at the time of non-decoration processing. The step is set at a position where the stepped portion can be seen, and there is no excessive bending when guiding the thin string-like masking material that moves at this time, and the masking material moves smoothly. Even when tension is applied to the masking material again in the next step, the masking material is accurately kept on the stepped portion, so that the next step is smoothly advanced without detachment from here.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when tension is applied to the masking material, the tensile direction is obliquely downward on the outside, and as a result, the masking material is stably held on the through step.

  Moreover, according to invention of Claim 9, the mounting table which is one of the members which divide the said paper sheet block holding | maintenance part can be raised / lowered, As a result, decoration of a paper sheet block according to an action position, It can be used in common as a member for rotating the paper sheet block, supplying the paper sheet block, and taking out the paper sheet block, thereby obtaining a configuration that facilitates automation.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 10, by providing the paper sheet block decoration device of the present invention in a customer collection facility such as an amusement facility or a tourist facility, individual memorabilia according to the customer's request can be obtained. Can be provided on the spot.

It is a perspective view which shows the decorating apparatus of the paper sheet block end surface of this invention, and the memo paper manufactured by this. It is a top view of a decoration apparatus same as the above. It is a front view of a decoration apparatus same as the above. It is a side view of a decorating apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the jig apparatus in a decorating apparatus same as the above. It is a side view of a jig apparatus same as the above. It is a front view of a jig apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the masking apparatus in the decorating apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | positioning aspect of the masking material in a masking apparatus same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the decoration process to the paper sheet block by this invention sequentially. It is explanatory drawing which shows the decoration process to the paper sheet block by this invention sequentially. It is explanatory drawing which shows the decoration process to the paper sheet block by this invention sequentially. It is explanatory drawing which shows the decoration process to the paper sheet block by this invention sequentially. It is explanatory drawing which shows the provision aspect of the individual souvenir in the customer collection facility using this invention.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention includes an embodiment described below, and includes various improved embodiments based on this technical idea.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on illustrated embodiments.
First, the paper sheet block P to be processed according to the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the paper sheet block P is configured as a block shape by laminating a large number of substantially square single paper sheets p, and is used as a memo paper as an example. When each surface in the paper sheet block P is defined, a pair of surfaces in the direction in which the single paper sheets p are stacked are defined as a stacked surface (base surface side) S1 and a stacked surface (upper surface side) S2, and a single paper sheet at the cut end surface. The end face that is glued with p and bound is defined as a constrained end face S3, the opposite end face as a free end face S4, and the remaining cut end faces as side end faces S5 and S6. As an example, the paper sheet block P is provided with a mount P1 on the base surface-side laminated surface S1, and at the time of processing at least during processing, a protective paperboard P2 is provided on both the laminated surfaces S1 and S2. Sometimes.

  The direction with respect to the paper sheet block P is defined as the direction in which the single paper sheets p are stacked, as shown by the combination of arrows in FIG. A direction toward the paper sheet is a paper sheet length direction D2, and a space between the side edge surface S5 and the side edge surface S6 is a paper sheet width direction D3. Note that the paper sheet block P illustrated in the lower right part of FIG. 1 shows an example of a posture that is set in the decoration device A and processed, and the paper sheet stacking direction D1 is arranged in the horizontal direction. As shown, in actual use as, for example, memo paper, the posture of the paper sheet block P illustrated in the upper right part of FIG. 1 in which the paper sheet stacking direction D1 is up and down is the posture in use.

  The decoration device main body 1 is used to decorate all or a part of the constraining end surface S3, the free end surface S4, the side end surface S5, and the side end surface S6, which are cut end surfaces of the paper sheet block P. The In addition, the decorating apparatus main body 1 applies an inkjet printer, and the decorating content is a pattern and a printing pattern. However, the application example of the decorating apparatus main body 1 is not limited to such a printing apparatus. In addition, it is possible to engrave a so-called relief pattern in which a part of the end face is cut out using a router or the like.

  Hereinafter, the decoration device A including the decoration device main body 1 and the jig device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the decoration device main body 1 and the jig device 2 and other various equipment related thereto are assembled by an appropriate frame F. The frame F is a member having a rectangular parallelepiped frame shape as a whole, and the upper portion of the four leg frames F0 is extended to form the top frame F1, and the processing portion frame F2 is positioned below the top frame F1. Is formed in the shape of a horizontal platform, and further, an appropriate subframe for supporting a conveyor or the like is provided below the horizontal platform. The decoration device main body 1 is provided with the processed part frame F2 in such a frame F as a main support member. In actuality, when supporting various equipment such as the jig device 2 to the frame-shaped frame member, a base member having an appropriate different configuration may be interposed, but it is fixed to and supported by the frame F. As long as it is, it will be described as a part of the frame.

The decorating device main body 1 is substantially an ink jet printer, and adopts a configuration in which the portal frame 12 is supported and movable with respect to a guide rail 11 that constitutes a part of an appropriate processed part frame F2. In addition, although description about the specific structure of the decoration apparatus main body 1 is abbreviate | omitted, the some printer nozzle 13 which ejects a some color ink as a member to be used is provided. Moreover, this decoration apparatus main body 1 has the paper block P which is a to-be-decorated body hold | maintained at the jig apparatus 2 mentioned later fixedly arranged, this thing straddles the paper sheet block P, and It is configured to be movable so as to return. As for the drive system, the drive pulley 14 is provided closer to the front side of the processing part frame F2, and the decoration device main body 1 is guided by the drive of the toothed belt 15 wound around the drive pulley 14. It is guided by the rail 11 and moves back and forth. Here, the front-rear direction of the decoration device A will be described. In the front view shown in FIG. 3, the decoration device body 1 moves in the left-right direction, but when the movement of the decoration device body 1 is described, the decoration device body 1 Is the rear side, and the direction in which the decorating device body 1 decorates the paper sheet block P across the jig device 2 is the forward direction. In the front view, the projected side is displayed as the front side and the back side is displayed as the back side, and two paper sheet blocks P are arranged in the jig device 2 on the front side and the back side as an example. Due to the setting of the state, the arrangement direction of the paper sheet blocks P is also referred to as the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the apparatus. At this time, the sheet stacking direction D1 of the sheet block P is along the left-right direction.
And the decoration apparatus main body 1 provides the holding | maintenance part 16 in the lower machine frame member, and fixes the toothed belt 15 here. As a result, it is driven back and forth by the movement of the toothed belt 15. Reference numeral M1 denotes a decorating device drive motor, which is mounted near the intermediate height of the frame F.

  Next, the jig apparatus 2 will be described. The details of the jig device 2 are shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and the decoration by the decoration device main body 1 to which the ink jet printer is applied while accurately holding the paper sheet block P to be decorated is shown. In addition to being appropriate, measures are taken to prevent contamination with scattered ink, which is unavoidable with ink jet printers. First, the paper sheet block holding unit 20 which is a space for holding the paper sheet block P is formed substantially at the upper center of the processing unit frame F2. As an example, two paper sheet blocks P are attached to the apparatus. Secure a space that can be held side by side on the front and back. That is, the lower surface of the paper sheet block holding unit 20 is formed by the placing table 21, and a pair of stacked surface pressing plates 22 is provided on the side where the two paper sheet blocks P are arranged, that is, on the stacked surface side. A pair of end surface guide bodies 23 are provided in a direction orthogonal to the plan view. As a result, a paper sheet block holding unit 20 is formed, which is a space that surrounds the circumference of the mounting table 21 and is open at the top.

Hereinafter, the mounting table 21, the laminated surface pressing plate 22, and the end surface guide body 23 will be described.
First, in this embodiment, the mounting table 21 is a table that can be moved up and down as an example. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7, a table plate that is substantially the main working member of the mounting table 21. 210 is provided at the top and table leg rod 211 is provided at the bottom. The table leg rod 211 is supported slidably up and down via a linear bearing or the like with respect to a table support column 212 constituting a part of the frame F. An elevation shift cylinder 213 is provided along the table leg rod 211 and the table support column 212, and a slider 213 a of the elevation shift cylinder 213 is connected to the lower surface of the table plate 210. As a result, the mounting table 21 is moved up and down in response to the expansion and contraction of the up / down shift cylinder 213. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3, 10-1, and 10-3, the lifting position of the mounting table 21 can be stopped at three levels, that is, at three height positions. First, the decoration level L1 is the uppermost position, and substantially constitutes the bottom plate part of the paper sheet block holding part 20. Further, a rotation level L2 is set below the rotation level L2. As will be described later, the rotation level L2 is an operation of the posture rotation device 4 that operates when the decoration surface of the paper sheet block P held by the paper sheet block holding unit 20 is switched. Is the position to accept. Further, the lowermost portion sets an acceptance / removal level L3, and this acceptance / removal level L3 faces the conveyor device 5 for supplying and taking out the paper sheet block P.

Next, the laminated surface pressing plate 22 will be described. When forming the paper sheet block holding part 20, the placement table 21 stops at the position of the decoration level L1, thereby forming the paper sheet block holding part 20 whose upper part is opened. Accordingly, the following description will be made with the mounting table 21 remaining at this position. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, first, in this embodiment, a pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 are provided to face the front side and the back side as an example. These laminated surface pressing plates 22 press the paper sheet block P received by the paper sheet block holding unit 20 in the paper sheet stacking direction D1, so that the paper sheet block P formed by stacking a large number of single paper sheets p is pressed and hardened. Responsible for action.
The laminated surface pressing plate 22 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the laminated surface pressing plate 22 is located at the center of the paper sheet block holding unit 20 with respect to the jig base 2 </ b> B as the base member of the jig device 2. It is slidably supported with a certain stroke so as to go to. The pressing of the laminated surface pressing plate 22 is performed by moving the pair of opposing laminated surface pressing plates 22 so as to approach and separate from each other by the shift cylinder 221. Of course, the laminated surface of the paper sheet block P only needs to be pressed, so one laminated surface pressing plate 22 may be fixedly installed, and only the other may be movable. Moreover, about the structure which performs a press action, and the structure of the lamination | stacking surface press board 22, it can also be set as the same structure as the structure in the end surface guide body 23 mentioned later.

Next, the end face guide 23 will be described. This is provided so as to be opposed to a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the laminated surface pressing plate 22 in a plan view, that is, in the front-rear direction of the apparatus, and includes a pair of fixed end surface guides 23A and a movable end surface. It is comprised with the guide body 23B. As a result, a rectangular space in plan view is formed by the fixed end surface guide body 23A and the movable end surface guide body 23B in the pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 and the end surface guide body 23.
The end face guide 23 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the main body plate 230 holds the paper sheet block indirectly via the guide substrate 235 with respect to the jig base 2 </ b> B in the jig apparatus 2. It is provided so as to be movable toward the center of the portion 20. An upper adjustment plate 230A is provided above the main body plate 230, and this is supported in a state where the adjustment rod 230C is inserted into the rising portion of the guide substrate 235 via the set spring 230B. Such an upper adjustment plate 230 </ b> A is not necessarily provided, and the entire pressing surface may be constituted by a single plate-like main body plate 230. An abutting plate 231 having an L-shaped cross section is attached to the upper adjusting plate 230A with a slight gap so as to cover the pressing action surface and the lower surface. When this upper part is enlarged, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper adjustment plate 230A is somewhat higher, and as a result, a step is formed here to guide the masking material 3M through this step. The through-step difference 232 is set. The gap between the upper adjustment plate 230A and the contact plate 231 is defined as an ink exclusion slit 233. For the end face guide 23, the paper sheet block P does not press the paper sheet stacking direction D1, but presses the paper sheet length direction D2 or the paper sheet width direction D3. Each of the single-sheet papers p may be distorted. Therefore, the end surface guide body 23 employs a mechanism that does not apply an excessive pressing action. Specifically, when the sheet block holder 20 is viewed from the center of the main body plate 230, the guide rod 236 extending from the main body plate 230 is appropriately slidably guided to the outer guide substrate 235, and the guide As an example, a cushion spring 237 to which a coil spring is applied is attached to the rod 236 in an outer fitting shape. The cushion spring 237 is configured so that an excessive pressing force is not applied to the paper sheet block P by the escape action. The fixed end surface guide 23A and the movable end surface guide 23B have the same basic configuration, but the movable end surface guide 23B is different in that it is shifted by the movable shifter 24 described below.

Next, the movable shifter 24 for moving the movable end surface guide 23B in the end surface guide 23 will be described.
In short, it is only necessary that each pressing or moving action can be exerted with a predetermined strength, and any appropriate means for pushing in by an air cylinder, an electric cylinder or a cam / crank can be adopted. In this embodiment, a movable shifter 24 using a toggle mechanism is applied as an example, and this will be described below. First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pair of toggle links 241 includes a jig base 2 </ b> B and an actuator 243, which are bases at three ring pivots 242, respectively, and a target movable laminated surface pressing plate 22 </ b> B or movable. It is connected to the end face guide 23B. Specifically, the toggle link 241 is connected so that the drive link 241a and the driven link 241b are related to each other by a base pivot 242a, an intermediate pivot 242b, and a shift action pivot 242c. Among these, the shift rod 243a of the actuator 243 is connected to the drive link 241a, and this connecting portion is the shift input pivot 242d. Accordingly, the movable shifter 24 receives the shift by the actuator 243 and the toggle link 241 extends from the half-folded state. As a result, the movable laminated surface pressing plate 22B or the movable end surface guiding body 23B connected thereto is pushed in the guide substrate 235. To. Incidentally, in the case of the movable shifter 24 using such a toggle mechanism, when the push-in is completed, the toggle link 241 is shifted from the initial bent state to the position slightly overrun from the straight bent state as shown in FIG. The As described above, since the toggle link 241 crosses the intermediate point in the direct alignment state, even if a pushing reaction force occurs when the paper sheet block P is pushed in, the toggle link 241 does not work in the direction of releasing the pushing against the toggle link 241. Specifically, after the actuator 243 has once set the pressure, a state where the reaction force against the pressure received by the paper sheet block P does not act is obtained here.

Next, the masking device 3 attached to the jig device 2 will be described. The masking device 3 uses a thin string-like masking material 3М as a masking action member. By disposing this masking material 3М on the peripheral edge of the upper edge of the paper sheet block holding part 20, it absorbs the decorative ink so that the decorative ink does not scatter to unnecessary parts. Is.
First, the end face guide 23 that forms the paper sheet block holding unit 20 must be provided with the masking material 3M in the masking device 3, and preferably the masking device 3 is also provided at the portion of the laminated surface pressing plate 22. . The reason is that in the direction in which the laminated surface pressing plate 22 acts, when decorating the paper sheet block P, when decorating both sides of the paper sheet transport direction D1 or two paper sheet blocks P. In the meantime, unnecessary protective paperboard P2 or the like can be temporarily interposed, and this has a masking action. As a result, the masking material 3M can be excluded from this portion and used. It is. Of course, even when the masking 3 is provided on each of the laminated surface pressing plate 22 and the end surface guiding body 23, the configuration is the same, and the configuration common as the masking device 3 will be described below.

  First, with respect to the end face guide 23, tension guides 31 are provided on both sides of the main body plate 230, that is, in the embodiment shown in FIG. The tension guide 31 is a long plate-like member slightly sharpened near the upper end, and is provided with a slide hole 311 at the center and a masking material passage hole 312 at the tip side. The tension guide 31 is supported by a support stay 32, and a guide pin 321 provided on the support stay 32 is fitted into the slide hole 311 so that the tension guide 31 is slidably supported. As shown in the figure, the moving direction of the tension guide 31 is on a line passing through the through step portion 232 in the end face guide 23, and on a line extending obliquely downward and outward of the paper sheet block holding unit 20. As a result, the tension guide 31 has a configuration in which the front end side, that is, the masking material through hole 312 side is disposed obliquely upward. A shift rod 33a of a slide shifter 33 provided on the support stay 32 is connected to the tension guide 31, and the tension guide 31 moves by a certain stroke in accordance with the movement of the shift rod 33a of the slide shifter 33. The position of the masking material through hole 312 is a “line-of-sight” position that substantially matches the through step portion 232 of the end face guide 23 when viewed from the side when the tension guide 31 moves upward. As will be described later, this state is a state in which the tension of the masking material 3M is released. The masking material through-hole 312 may be a complete circular hole, but it is more workable in work such as replacement of the masking material 3M if it has a shape that is partially open.

  Furthermore, various members for guiding the masking material 3M in the form of a thin string are provided below the frame F or the like. As shown in a skeleton form in FIG. 1 or FIG. 9A, first, a yarn supply pulley 34 is provided below the apparatus, and this yarn supply pulley 34 has a guide pulley shape having a certain rotational resistance. . On the other hand, a recovery pulley 35 is attached to the inner side of this, and this recovery pulley 35 is appropriately driven by a recovery motor M2 to move the masking material 3M. Furthermore, due to the fact that the masking material 3M is in the form of a thin string, a guide ring 36 formed of a smooth material that does not damage the masking material 3M is disposed at an appropriate position. A tensioner or the like that stretches the masking material 3M may be provided. As an example, the masking material 3M has a bowl-shaped winding body on the starting side, and is appropriately drawn out from the center of the bowl, for example. On the other hand, the other end side is driven and wound by the recovery pulley 35 and is further wound around the recovery winding shaft 37. For such winding, a moving amount, tension, or the like is set by a collecting motor M2 that is appropriately rotationally controlled.

  Next, the attitude rotation device 4 will be described. This posture rotation device 4 is shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 10-3, and is attached to the paper sheet block P stored in the paper block holding unit 20. In the case where the decoration is performed on the other surface at the stage where the decoration is finished, as an example, the device is a device for rotating the 90 ° paper sheet block P around the paper sheet stacking direction D1 as the rotation axis. Of course, such an operation may be performed manually. However, in the present invention, the mounting table 21 in the jig apparatus 2 is configured to be movable up and down, and this mechanism is used to automatically rotate the posture. The In other words, the posture rotation device 4 is provided immediately below the paper sheet block holding portion 20 of the jig device 2 so that, as an example, two paper sheet blocks P arranged in the paper sheet stacking direction D1 can be pressed from the left and right. The clamp pads 41 are configured to be opposed to the front side and the back side with a sufficient interval. The pushing cylinder 42 acts on the pad rod 41a provided on the clamp pad 41, pushes the pad rod 41a, narrows the interval between the clamp pads 41 provided, and the paper sheet sandwiched therebetween. The block P is securely held. The pad rod 41a of the clamp pad 41 includes a rotating boss 43 that maintains a fixed relationship in the rotation direction. A rotating arm 44 is fixed to the rotating boss 43, and a free end side of the rotating arm 44 is seen in a side view. As an example, a cylinder rod 45a of a rotation shift cylinder 45 arranged horizontally is connected. The moving stroke of the cylinder rod 45 has a sufficient stroke to rotate about 90 ° when viewed from the central axis of the rotating arm 44 as shown in FIG. 10-3 (b). Incidentally, in the posture rotating device 4, the paper sheet block P is sequentially rotated 90 degrees once to three times, and is rotated 90 ° or 270 ° as a result so that one to three faces the decorating device main body 1. However, it is only necessary to rotate 90 ° for each rotation.

  Next, the conveyor device 5 will be described. The conveyor device 5 is provided further below the posture rotation device 4. First, a storage conveyor 51 in which a number of conveyor rollers are arranged side by side so as to be somewhat inclined downward from the rear to the front of the conveyor device 5. As an example, a feeding conveyor 52 to which a belt conveyor is applied is provided at the leading end side of the feeding, and a receiving conveyor 53 combined with a conveyor roller is provided. In addition, the takeout conveyor 54 is disposed after securing an appropriate interval, that is, an interval at which the placement table 21 in the paper sheet block holding unit 20 can move when the placement table 21 is lowered to the receiving / extracting level L3. The As the take-out conveyor 54, a belt conveyor similar to the delivery conveyor 52 is applied as an example, and subsequently, a discharge conveyor 55 in which a number of conveyor rollers are arranged in parallel is provided.

The decoration device A for the paper sheet block P of the present invention has the mechanism as described above, and operates as follows to perform decoration on the paper sheet block P.
(1) Preparation of paper sheet block P (FIG. 10-1 (a))
In preparing the paper sheet block P, as an example, about 500 to 1000 sheets of base paper P0, a mount P1 provided as necessary, and a protective paper board P2 are laminated, and this is first set to the paper sheet width direction D3 or the paper sheet length. Cut into strips in the vertical direction. The intermediate product of the cut sheet-like paper sheet block P is glued on one surface in the longitudinal direction of the cut surface to constitute a constraining end surface S3. For example, when decorating the paper sheet block P with an ink jet printer, an activator may be additionally applied to the constrained end surface S3 that is glued to improve the affinity of the ink. The paper-like block P is obtained by cutting the book-shaped intermediate product thus configured into a shorter size.

(2) Preparation of decoration device (i) Decoration device main body The decoration device main body 1 using the ink jet printer is detached from the paper sheet block holding unit 20 on the left side in the rearmost direction of the decoration device A, that is, in front view. Waiting for position. Moreover, the data of the pattern which should be decorated is input with respect to the appropriate controller C, and it waits so that the instruction | indication of the decoration pattern, design, etc. with respect to the decorating apparatus main body 1 may be performed.

(Ii) Jig Device On the other hand, in the jig device 2, the pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 and the pair of end surface guide bodies 23 that form the peripheral frame portion of the paper sheet block holding unit 20 are in an open state, respectively. It has become. That is, the pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 are in the most spaced state, and similarly, the fixed end surface guiding body 23A and the movable end surface guiding body 23B in the end surface guiding body 23 are positioned in the most spaced state. ing. If this state is viewed with the movable shifter 24, the movable shifter 24 is in a state where the toggle link 241 is bent most at the positions shown in FIGS. 5, 10-1, and 10-2. On the other hand, the loading table 21 constituting the paper sheet block holding unit 20 is lowered to the receiving / removing level L3 facing the conveyor device 5 in preparation for supplying the paper sheet block P.

(Iii) Masking device On the other hand, with respect to the masking device 3, the masking material 3M is pulled out from the bag on which the thin string-like masking material 3M is wound and appropriately passed through the yarn supply pulley 34, the guide ring 36, etc. Is first passed through the masking material passage hole 312 in the tension guide 31 and is further placed on the passage step portion 232 of the end face guide 23 (FIG. 10-2 (b)). Thereafter, the end portion of the masking material 3M is passed through the masking material through hole 312 of the tension guide 31 on the other side surface, and then to the recovery winding shaft 37 via the recovery pulley 35 or an appropriate guide ring 36. At this stage, the preparatory work is performed with the tip end of the tension guide 31 being closest to the stepped portion 232. At this time, no tension is applied to the masking material 3M. Such preparation is performed in the end surface guide body 23 that is a pair of the fixed end surface guide body 23A and the movable end surface guide body 23B, respectively, and when the laminated surface pressing plate 22 has the same configuration, the same operation is performed here. The masking material 3M is disposed in such a manner that it passes through the stepped portion.

(Iv) Conveyor device Along with the preparation on the jig device 2 and the masking device 3 side, the conveyor device 5 for separately supplying the paper sheet block P is prepared. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10-1 (b), an appropriate number of paper sheet blocks P are arranged on the storage conveyor 51. At this time, the paper sheet blocks P are arranged in two rows on each storage conveyor 51. Of course, in this case, when the protective paperboard P2 or the like is provided between them, it is preferable that the protective paperboard P2 is provided in a state where it is temporarily fixed if the holding is unstable.

(3) Supply of Paper Sheet Block In this state, the paper sheet block P is supplied to the paper sheet block holding unit 20 as follows. First, when the feeding conveyor 52 in the conveyor device 5 is driven, this unit intermittently moves the paper sheet block P every two sets to reach the receiving conveyor 53. Of course, when transfer is not performed only by driving the feeding conveyor 52, an appropriate feeding arm or the like may be provided. The paper sheet blocks P are sequentially sent out from the feeding conveyor 52 to the receiving conveyor 53 side. Finally, the receiving block 53 is placed on the loading table 21 that is set at the receiving / extracting level L3 on the leading end side in the feeding direction. On the other hand, the sheet block P is transferred for each set. As shown in FIG. 10B, the paper sheet block P supplied onto the placement table 21 as described above is lifted by the placement table 21 being lifted by the lift shift cylinder 213. And move to the decoration level L1. As a result, the paper sheet block P is supplied to the paper block holding unit 20 partitioned by the placing table 21, the pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 and the pair of end surface guide bodies 23.

(4) Setting the paper sheet block (edge guide)
In this state, the paper sheet block P supplied to the paper sheet block holding unit 20 is first subjected to a shift of the movable end surface guide 23B in the end surface guide 23 as shown in FIG. 10-2 (a). It is held at an accurate position with respect to the fixed end face guide 23A. Specifically, in response to the movement of the shift rod 243a of the actuator 243 in the movable shifter 24, the toggle link 241 moves in a direction that pulls in the drive link 241a in the figure, and the drive link 241a and the driven link 241b are bent. Then, the toggle link 241 is shifted to a position where it is stretched in a straight line, slightly beyond the critical portion, and slightly bent in a reverse “<” shape. In accordance with this movement, the shift end pivot 242c is pressed by the movable end surface guide 23B, and guides the paper sheet block P in the paper block holding unit 20 to a predetermined position with an appropriate strength.

(5) Setting of paper sheet block (lamination surface pressing)
After the restriction by the end face guide 23 is made in this way, an operation is performed in which the paper sheet block P is rigorously pressed in preparation for the next decoration. That is, the sheet block P is pressed and solidified along the sheet stacking direction D1 by the shift cylinder 221 pressing the pair of stacked surface pressing plates 22 oppositely.
Since it is desirable that the laminated surface pressing plate 22 presses and solidifies the paper sheet block P with sufficient pressure, it is not always necessary to include a buffer means such as the cushion spring 237 in the end surface guide 23.

(6) Decoration surface protection mode When viewed in such a state, the masking material 3M in the masking device 3 is enlarged on the upper edge of the paper sheet block P as shown in FIG. 10-3 (a). As a result, even if ink 13A is scattered from the printer nozzle 13 by the decorating device main body 1 near the periphery, the scattering is absorbed by the thin string-like masking material 3M. . That is, at least before the decoration is started, the tension guide 31 is shifted obliquely downward as shown in FIG. 10B, and the position of the masking material through hole 312 is shifted obliquely downward. As a result, the path of the masking material 3M is made zigzag, and as a result, tension is applied to the masking material 3M to protect the upper edge corner of the paper sheet block P.

(7) Decoration The operation of the decoration device body 1 is started in such a state, and as shown in FIG. The printer nozzle 13 in the decorating apparatus main body 1 moves forward from the near side to the back side, and the decorating pattern is applied to the end face of the paper sheet block P based on the appropriately input signal, that is, the constraining end face. Decoration is performed on any of S3, free end surface S4, and side end surfaces S5 and S6. At this time, as described above, the ink 13A partially scattered is absorbed by the masking material 3M at the upper edge corner of the paper sheet block P, and is prevented from scattering and adhering to the other surface of the paper sheet block P. . In addition, for convenience of explanation of the next step, a part that is first decorated here is referred to as a side end face S5 as an example. Incidentally, in this case, it is the free end surface S4 or the constraining end surface S3 to be decorated next. After that, the other side end face S6 is decorated. In short, decoration is performed while sequentially going around the end face.

(8) Posture rotation for decorating the other surface In this way, for example, when the side end surface S5 is decorated, the following posture setting is made to decorate the free end surface S4, for example. . That is, first, the jig device 2 releases the holding of the paper block P in the paper block holding unit 20. Specifically, the pressing of the pair of laminated surface pressing plates 22 is released, and the holding by the fixed end surface guiding body 23A and the movable end surface guiding body 23B is similarly released in the end surface guiding body 23. After doing so, the mounting table 21 is lowered to the rotation level L2. Thereafter, the posture rotation device 4 acts on the paper sheet block P placed at this position, and the rotation operation is performed so that the undecorated, for example, the free end surface S4 is positioned on the upper surface side. As shown in FIGS. 10-3 (b), 3 and 4, first, this operation brings the clamp pads 41 closer to each other by the extension of the push-in cylinder 42, and sets a pair of sheet blocks P. Push and hold from both sides of the paper sheet stacking direction D1. Subsequently, either lowering the loading table 21 to some extent or lowering it to the acceptance / removal level L3, it is lowered on the basis of an appropriate signal command, so that the paper sheet block P can be rotated without supporting it. Hold. Thereafter, the rotation shift cylinder 45 in the posture rotation device 4 extends the cylinder rod 45 a and pushes the free end side of the rotation arm 44. As a result, the rotating boss 43 fixed to the center of the rotating arm 44 rotates the clamp pad 41 by 90 ° together with the pad rod 41a so that the free end surface S4 of the sheet block P faces upward. In this state, the loading table 21 is raised again and held, and at the same time, the holding of the clamp pad 41 is released. Subsequently, the sheet block P is configured by the loading table 21 to form the sheet block holding unit 20. Increase to decoration level L1.

(9) Renewal of masking material While the posture of the paper sheet block P is being rotated, on the other hand, on the jig device 2 side, the masking device 3 is operated to renew the masking material 3M. Specifically, the tension guide 31 is first shifted upward to release the tension of the masking material 3M. Thereafter, the collection motor M2 is rotated to rotate the collection pulley 35, thereby winding up the masking material 3M, so that the unused masking material 3M is disposed at the portion of the paper sheet block holding unit 20. State. At this time, according to the present invention, the tension guide 31 moves to a tension release position, that is, a position where the masking material passage hole 312 is close to the passage step portion 232 when viewed from the side, and to a position where it can be seen. . As a result, the masking material 3M is in a state in which no extreme bent portion is generated in the passage route, and is in a state of being hooked on the through step portion 232 even when the tension is lost. And after that, the tension guide 31 moves somewhat so as to fall obliquely downward in preparation for decoration by the decoration device main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10-2 (a) and (b). The masking material 3M takes a passing path bent in a zigzag manner, and as a result, the masking material 3M is stretched with a constant tension on the through step portion 232 of the end face guide 23.

(10) Resetting of the paper sheet block In the same manner as the setting of the paper sheet block described above with the above preparation, first, the end surface guide body 23 guides in the end surface direction of the paper sheet block P, and then the laminated surface pressing plate 22 The pressing in the stacking direction is performed.

(11) Decoration and Continuation of Other Surface For example, the paper block P with the free end surface S4 facing the upper surface side is appropriately decorated by controlling the printer nozzle 13 from the decoration device main body 1. Then, similarly, as shown in FIG. 10-4 (a), the remaining decorative process such as the side end face S6 or the constraining end face S3 is performed thereafter.

(12) Product removal after completion of decoration The paper sheet block P in which the decoration processing has been completed in this manner is released from the restriction by the laminated surface pressing plate 22 and the end surface guide body 23, and then the placement table 21 is received.・ Descent to extraction level L3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10-4 (b), the paper sheet block P is brought into a state where it faces the position of the takeout conveyor 54 in the conveyor device 5, and is discharged to the discharge conveyor 55 side as the takeout conveyor 54 is driven. . Of course, the transfer of the paper sheet block P to the take-out conveyor 54 is performed by receiving the push-out of the paper sheet block P to be processed in the next process, or by taking it out by a separate take-out arm or the like.

(13) New usage form of decoration device The decoration device A according to the present invention has the basic configuration as described above, and this decoration device A is dedicated to such a paper block type memo. In addition to being used by manufacturers, etc., the following usage forms are possible. That is, since the decoration device main body 1 uses a general ink jet printer, for example, it is possible to input the photographic data as it is with a digital camera or the like, as shown in FIG. 11, a tourist spot, an amusement facility, etc. It is possible to devise a so-called business model in which the paper sheet block P that has been decorated at the customer collection facility L is provided as an individual souvenir. That is, the decoration device A already described is installed in an appropriate place such as the customer collection facility L, and one of the photographs taken by the customer is selected and the image data is taken into the controller C. And based on this image data, the decorating apparatus main body 1 in the decorating apparatus A of the paper sheet block P is operated, and on one surface or a plurality of surfaces of the end surface of the paper sheet block P held in the paper sheet block holding unit 20, An image based on the captured image data can be displayed by an ink jet printer. In such a case, a block memo or the like on which an image such as a commemorative photo according to the customer's individual order is printed is completed, and the preference as an individual souvenir is further increased.

The present invention is capable of business development and the like with the configuration, operation, and new usage environment described above, but various variations can be considered as an apparatus.
First, with respect to the jig device 2, the embodiment already described is processed in a form in which two paper sheet blocks P are arranged in a row. An appropriate method such as a method of arranging can be adopted.

Further, with respect to the masking device 3, in order to minimize damage or load on the masking material 3M, when the masking material 3M moves, the position of the masking material through hole 312 in the tension guide 31 that becomes a part of the guide member is determined. When the through-step portion 232 is set to a position where it can be seen through, and when tension is applied, the operation is performed such that the tension is somewhat pulled. For this reason, the embodiment already described performs this by reciprocating the plate-like tension guide 31. However, while providing a masking material through hole which is fixed in addition to this, one of the movable type masking material through holes may be arranged side by side and pulled in by a cylinder or the like. In addition to the sliding movement, the bell guide-like rotational movement can be considered for the tension guide 31.
Further, regarding the masking material 3M, in the embodiment described above, the used part was wound around the recovery winding shaft 37. However, as shown in FIG. A cleaning tank 6 containing, for example, a solvent or the like is provided in a part of the recovery portion, and is passed through the drying tunnel 7 as it is, so that it can be used to regenerate the used masking material 3M. Is also possible.

A Decorating device P Paper sheet block P0 Base paper P1 Mount P2 Protection paperboard p Single paper S1 Laminating surface (base side)
S2 Laminate surface (upper side)
S3 Restraint end surface S4 Free end surface S5 Side end surface S6 Side end surface

D1 Paper stacking direction D2 Paper length direction D3 Paper width direction

C controller

F frame F0 leg frame F1 top frame F2 processing part frame L

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Decoration apparatus main body 11 Guide rail 12 Portal frame 13 Printer nozzle 13A Ink 14 Drive pulley 15 Toothed belt 16 Belt holding part M1 Decoration apparatus drive motor

2 Jig Device 2B Jig Base 20 Paper Sheet Block Holding Unit 21 Placement Table 210 Table Plate 211 Table Leg Rod 212 Table Support Column 213 Lift Shift Cylinder 213a Slider L1 Decoration Level L2 Rotation Level L3 Accept / Remove Level

22 Laminated surface pressing plate 22A Fixed laminated surface pressing plate 22B Movable laminated surface pressing plate 221 Shift cylinder

23 End face guide body 23A Fixed end face guide body 23B Movable end face guide body 230 Main body plate 230A Upper adjustment plate 230B Set spring 230C Adjustment rod 231 Abutting plate 232 Through step portion 233 Exclusion slit 235 Guide substrate 236 Guide rod 237 Cushion spring

24 Movable shifter 241 Toggle link 241a Drive link 241b Driven link 242 Link pivot 242a Base pivot 242b Center pivot 242c Shift action pivot 242d Shift input pivot 243 Actuator 243a Shift rod

3 Masking device 3M Masking material 31 Tension guide 311 Slide hole

312 Masking material through hole

32 Support Stay 321 Guide Pin 33 Slide Shifter 33a Shift Rod 34 Feeding Pulley 35 Recovery Pulley 36 Guide Ring 37 Recovery Winding Shaft M2 Recovery Motor

4 Posture Rotating Device 41 Clamp Pad 41a Pad Rod 42 Pushing Cylinder 43 Rotating Boss 44 Rotating Arm 45 Rotating Shift Cylinder 45a Cylinder Rod

5 Conveyor Device 51 Storage Conveyor 52 Feeding Conveyor 53 Receiving Conveyor 54 Extracting Conveyor 55 Discharging Conveyor

6 Washing tank 7 Drying tunnel

Claims (10)

The main body of the decoration device includes an inkjet printer and a jig device that holds a paper sheet block to be decorated. One end surface of the paper sheet block facing the decoration device main body is covered. As a decoration surface, in the device for causing the decoration device body to act on the decoration surface of the object to be decorated and performing a desired decoration process,
The jig device is formed with a paper sheet block holding part, and the paper sheet block holding part is a mounting table that supports the paper sheet block from below, and the paper sheet in a state where the decoration processing is performed. Surrounded by a pair of laminated surface pressing plates that press and hold the laminated surfaces of the blocks facing each other and a pair of end face guides that are arranged in an orthogonal direction in plan view with respect to the laminated surface pressing plates, the upper part is open A thin string-like masking material, which is a constituent member of the masking device, is disposed in the whole or a part of the upper edge of the paper sheet block holding portion, and is formed as a paper space. An apparatus for decorating a paper sheet block, which is configured to prevent ink from adhering to a portion other than an end face of the leaf block during decoration.
The masking material is in the form of a long and continuous thin string, and the masking material moves each time the decoration process is performed, and always protects the corners of the paper sheet block by a new part of the masking material. The decoration device for a paper sheet block according to claim 1, wherein
The masking material is provided on both or at least the end surface guide body of the laminated surface pressing plate partitioning the paper sheet block holding portion and the end surface guide body, and is formed on the inner side of the upper edge portion thereof. The paper sheet block decorating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the decoration device is guided by a stepped portion.
The through step portion is provided with a thin plate-like contact plate on the inner side of the laminated surface pressing plate and the upper adjustment plate of the end surface guide body, and the upper end height of the contact plate is lower than the upper end height of the upper adjustment plate. 4. The paper sheet block decorating device according to claim 3, wherein the device is configured by setting.
5. The paper sheet block decorating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the abutting plate is provided so as to maintain a gap with the upper adjustment plate, and the gap is used as a slit for removing scattered ink.
6. The masking material is applied with a constant tension by a tension guide which is a constituent member of a masking device at a position removed from the paper block holding unit. Paper sheet block decoration device.
The masking device is provided with a tension guide at a position disengaged from the paper sheet block holding portion, the tension guide has a masking material through hole for guiding the masking material, and the masking material through hole releases the tension of the masking material. The decoration device for a paper sheet block according to claim 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the decoration device is provided at a position where the through step portion is sometimes seen in the height direction.
The tension guide is provided so as to be slidable along an operation line that passes through the position of the through step portion in a side view and descends obliquely downward on the outside of the paper sheet block holding portion. The decoration device for a paper sheet block according to claim 6 or 7, wherein tension is applied to the masking material so as to move to a position descending obliquely outward from the through step portion.
The mounting table is configured to be movable up and down, and is capable of maintaining a stop state at least at three positions of a decoration level, a rotation level, and a reception / removal level from above in the vertical direction. The placement table constitutes the bottom of the paper block holding part, and at the rotation level, the placement table supports the paper block at the position of the posture rotation device, and at the receiving / removing level, the placement table faces the conveyor device. The paper sheet block decorating apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
  The paper sheet block decoration device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is installed at an appropriate location of the customer collection facility, and image data designated by the customer is taken into the controller, and based on the image data, the paper block block The decoration device main body in the decoration device is operated, and an image based on the captured image data is displayed on one or a plurality of cut end surfaces of the paper sheet block held by the paper sheet block holding unit by an ink jet printer. A method for providing individual memorabilia at a customer collection facility using a paper block decoration device.

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