JP2018052741A - Processing unit and stacker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing unit capable of properly sorting and managing processed products.SOLUTION: A processing unit includes a transport part 4 for transporting a sheet; a processing part 24 which is installed movably in an intersecting direction intersecting with a transport direction of the transport part and which has a processing member for performing a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the transported sheet; a stacker part 2 for stacking processed products Q obtained by processing at the processing part; and a control part 45 for controlling so as to distinguish a predetermined amount of processed products that have been discharged in advance, from subsequent processed products, out of the processed products discharged by the transport part to the stacker part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus and a stacker apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a processing apparatus that processes a sheet and discharges an obtained processed product to a stacker unit is known. Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a technique for sorting and loading a plurality of processed products into one booklet.

JP 2014-201441 A

However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, there is no processing member that can move in the crossing direction that intersects the transport direction of the transport unit, and the processed material processed by such a processing member is properly classified and managed. It is difficult to do.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a processing apparatus capable of appropriately classifying and managing processed products.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a processing apparatus of the present invention is installed movably in a crossing direction intersecting a transporting direction of the transporting unit and a transporting unit of the transporting unit, and has a predetermined position on a transported sheet. Among the processing unit having a processing member that performs processing, a stacker unit that stacks processed products obtained by processing in the processing unit, and a processed product discharged by the transport unit to the stacker unit, And a control unit that controls to separate a predetermined amount of the processed product discharged in advance from the subsequent processed product.

Further, in the above-described configuration, the control unit performs control so that the processing object sorting process is performed according to the number of processed products discharged to the stacker unit.

In each of the above configurations, the control unit controls the transport unit to stop the discharge operation of the processed product to the stacker unit when sorting and processing the processed product.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, the stacker unit is provided with a mounting unit that can stack the workpieces at different positions on the mounting surface.

Further, in the above configuration, the control unit controls to store information related to the sorting process in the stacker unit of the processed product in the storage device.

Further, in the above-described configuration, the placing section is provided with a belt conveyor for loading a processed material on a belt that travels around.

Further, in the above configuration, the control unit performs control so as to change the traveling speed of the belt conveyor when the workpiece is divided and processed.

Further, in each of the above configurations, the traveling speed of the belt conveyor can be changed by a user, and the control unit controls the storage unit to store the changed traveling speed of the belt conveyor.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, the control unit controls the conveyance unit to automatically resume the discharge operation of the subsequent processed product to the stacker unit after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed product is separated. To do.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, the control unit performs control so as to end the sheet processing process after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processing object sorting process is performed.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, the stacker unit includes a plurality of types of stacking members having different processing object stacking methods, and the stacking member is installed in the vicinity of the processing object discharge port of the apparatus main body. Identifies the type of the stacking member installed in the stacker unit, and controls each unit based on the identification result.

Further, in each of the above configurations, the sheet is provided with information related to the sorting process in the stacker unit of the processed material, and the control unit controls each part based on the information related to the sorting process.

Further, in each of the above-described configurations, when the processing position by the processing member of the processed product to be divided and processed before and after is different, the control unit performs processing at the processing position of the processed product discharged to the stacker unit in advance. After moving the machining member at a certain preceding machining position to the reference position, move from the reference position to the machining position of the subsequent workpiece or move from the preceding machining position to the subsequent machining position to execute the machining process. In addition, when the machining position of the workpiece to be processed before and after by the machining member coincides, the machining member at the machining position of the workpiece to be discharged to the stacker unit is moved to the reference position. Control is performed to start the subsequent processing without moving.

Furthermore, in each of the above-described configurations, the control unit supplies a supply table that supplies the sheet to the conveyance path when the processing positions of the workpieces to be sorted before and after are different, and can supply the sheet to the conveyance path. In addition to moving from the position to the standby position, when the processing positions of the workpieces to be processed before and after match, control is performed to start the sheet processing while maintaining the supply table at the supply position.

Also, the stacker device of the present invention is installed so as to be movable in a crossing direction that intersects the transporting direction of the transporting unit and the transporting unit of the transporting unit, and performs a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the transported sheet A stacker device for stacking processed products obtained by processing in the processing unit discharged from the processing unit provided with a processing unit, and among the processed products discharged by the transport unit, A stacker control unit is provided for controlling a predetermined amount of the processed product discharged in advance to be separated from the subsequent processed product.

Furthermore, in the above-described configuration, there is provided a placement unit capable of sorting and stacking the workpieces at different positions on the placement surface, and the stacker control unit includes the transport unit and the processing unit of the processing apparatus. The placement unit is controlled to operate in conjunction with at least one of the operations.

Furthermore, the said structure WHEREIN: The switching operation part which switches whether to operate the said mounting part in conjunction with the operation | movement of at least any one of the said conveyance part of the said processing apparatus and the said processing part was provided.

According to the present invention, the processing unit is provided so as to be movable in a crossing direction that intersects the transporting direction of the transporting unit, and has a processing member that performs a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the transported sheet, and transports to the stacker unit. Since the processing unit discharged from the processing unit has a control unit that controls to separate a predetermined amount of the processing product discharged earlier from the subsequent processing product, the processing member is processed by the processing member. Workpieces can be properly sorted and managed, improving workability.

In addition, when the control unit performs control so that the processing object sorting process is performed according to the number of processed products discharged to the stacker unit, the processing object to be sorted in advance and the subsequent sorting The target processed product can be included in one sheet. Therefore, when sorting processing is performed according to the number of sheets before processing, when a required number of processed products are completed in the middle of one sheet, unnecessary portions are cut off from the sheet and discarded. Can be eliminated and sheets can be saved.

And when the said control part controls a conveyance part to stop discharge | emission operation | work to the stacker part of a processed material when processing a processed material, it can classify appropriately.

Furthermore, in the case where the stacker unit is provided with a mounting unit that can stack the workpieces at different positions on the mounting surface, the stacker unit can be easily classified on the mounting unit.

Furthermore, when the belt conveyor which loads a processed material on the belt which carries out a circumference run is provided in the above-mentioned mounting part, it can be divided easily on a belt conveyor.

Further, when the control unit controls to store the information related to the sorting process in the stacker unit of the processed product in the storage device, the control unit can perform the sorting process using the information stored in the storage device. improves.

Further, when the control unit performs control to change the running speed of the belt conveyor when sorting the processed material, it can shorten the sorting time by running the belt conveyor faster than when the belt conveyor is not sorted. . Moreover, the processed product after the division | stacking piled up bulky can be conveyed appropriately by making it run slower than when the belt conveyor is not divided.

Further, in each of the above configurations, the traveling speed of the belt conveyor can be changed by a user, and when the control unit controls the storage belt to store the changed traveling speed of the belt conveyor, the user can Improved convenience.

Furthermore, the control unit is used when the transport unit is controlled to automatically restart the discharge operation of the subsequent processed product to the stacker unit after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed product is divided. The process can be resumed without the user's operation, and convenience is improved.

Furthermore, when the control unit performs control to end the sheet processing after a lapse of a predetermined time from the time when the processed object sorting process is performed, power consumption can be saved.

Further, when the control unit identifies the type of the stacking member installed in the stacker unit and determines whether or not to classify the processed material based on the identification result, the control unit performs the sorting process on the stacker unit. When a suitable loading member is installed, the sorting process can be automatically executed, and convenience is improved.

Furthermore, when the control unit controls each unit based on the information related to the sorting process, convenience is improved.

Furthermore, when the processing position by the processing member of the processing object to be divided and processed before and after is different, the control unit sets the preceding processing position that is the processing position of the processing object to be discharged to the stacker unit in advance. After moving a certain workpiece to the reference position or moving from the preceding machining position to the subsequent machining position, the workpiece is moved from the reference position to the machining position of the subsequent workpiece, and the machining process is executed. When the processing position of the processed material to be processed by the processing member matches, the processing member is to be controlled to start the subsequent processing without moving the processing member at the preceding processing position. The operation of moving can be omitted, and the processing time can be shortened.

Further, when the processing positions of the workpieces to be sorted before and after are different, the control unit moves the supply table that supplies the sheet to the conveyance path from the supply position that can supply the sheet to the conveyance path from the standby position. When the processing position of the workpiece to be processed before and after the movement coincides, the supply table is moved when the sheet feeding processing is controlled to be started while the supply table is maintained at the supply position. Therefore, the processing time can be shortened.

Furthermore, the stacker device includes a stacker control unit that controls a predetermined amount of the processed material discharged from the processed material discharged by the transport unit to be separated from the subsequent processed material. , Processed products can be properly sorted and managed, improving workability.

Further, there is provided a placement unit capable of sorting and stacking processed products at different positions on the placement surface, and the stacker control unit is at least one of the transport unit and the processing unit of the processing apparatus. When controlling the placement unit to operate in conjunction with this operation, the operation of the stacker device can be matched with the operation of the processing apparatus, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, when the switch unit includes a switching operation unit that switches whether to operate the placement unit in conjunction with at least one of the operations of the transport unit and the processing unit of the processing apparatus, the usage status of the apparatus It is possible to select whether or not the processing apparatus and the stacker apparatus are to be interlocked with each other.

It is a model longitudinal cross-sectional view of the processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which looked at the most upstream slitter process part of the said processing apparatus from the upstream. It is the enlarged view of the cutting blade of the said slitter process part, and its periphery. It is the figure which looked at the slitter process part of the conveyance direction center of the said processing apparatus from the upstream. It is the figure which looked at the cutter process part of the said processing apparatus from the upstream. It is a top view which shows an example of the processing pattern of a sheet | seat. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a figure explaining the usage condition of the said processing apparatus. It is a figure explaining the usage condition of the said processing apparatus. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a top view which shows the other example of the processing pattern of a sheet | seat. It is explanatory drawing at the time of processing a sheet | seat using the processing apparatus concerning other embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is a flowchart at the time of processing a sheet | seat with the said processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing at the time of processing a sheet | seat using the processing apparatus concerning another embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the other example of the processing pattern of a sheet | seat. It is a model longitudinal cross-sectional view of the stacker apparatus concerning this invention.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of a processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction F of the conveyance unit 4 that conveys the sheet S is defined as the width direction W, and the right side when viewing the downstream side from the upstream side in the conveyance direction F is the right side and the left side of the apparatus. Called the left side of the device. FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a processing apparatus D according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the processing apparatus D includes a supply unit 3 at the upstream end in the conveyance direction F of the sheet S of the apparatus body 1, and a stacker unit that places the processed material Q at the downstream end in the conveyance direction F. 2, a substantially horizontal conveyance path 5 is formed between the supply unit 3 and the stacker unit 2.

The conveyance path 5 includes a conveyance unit 4 in which a plurality of upper and lower pairs of conveyance rollers 9 to 17 are installed. The transport rollers 9 to 17 are arranged at intervals in the transport direction F. The transport rollers 9 to 17 constituting the transport unit 4 are connected to transport drive units 41 to 44 via a power transmission mechanism (not shown), and the transport drive units 41 to 44 are electrically connected to the control unit 45. It is connected.

The control unit 45 includes a CPU, a storage device such as a RAM and a ROM, and the operation panel 46 and the reading unit 26 are electrically connected to the interface of the control unit 45. The operation panel 46 is configured to serve as both a setting unit and a display unit for setting various types of processing information including information related to the sheet S cutting process. The reading unit 26 constitutes the setting unit.

A processing unit 24 that processes the transported sheet S is installed in the transport path 5. In FIG. 1, as the processing unit 24, a cutting unit 19 and a crease processing unit 21 that forms a fold perpendicular to the conveyance direction F are provided. The cutting unit 19 includes three slitter processing units 20 and a cutter processing unit 22.

Each of the slitter processing unit 20, the crease processing unit 21, and the cutter processing unit 22 is configured as a detachable unit, and is configured to be detachable at a desired position in the apparatus main body 1 by a cassette method. Therefore, according to the type of processing, other processing such as a mechanism for changing the arrangement order of the processing units 20, 21, 22 or performing crease processing along the transport direction F, a chamfering mechanism, a perforation forming mechanism, and the like. The processing unit 24 can be replaced or added.

  A reading unit 26 and a rejection mechanism 25 are disposed on the upstream side of the slitter processing unit 20, and a cutting waste dropping mechanism 27 is disposed on the downstream side of the slitter processing unit 20. In addition, a cutting waste collecting unit 23 is disposed in the lower part of the apparatus main body 1.

  The transport path 5 further includes a plurality of light transmission type detection units 31 to 35 that detect the front edge (downstream edge) Sf or the rear edge (upstream edge) Sr of the sheet S or the processed material Q. They are arranged and electrically connected to the interface of the control unit 45, respectively. The first detection unit 31 on the most upstream side in the conveyance direction F of the sheet S is disposed between the suction conveyance unit 62 of the supply unit 3 and the supply roller 8, and the next second detection unit 32 is the slitter processing unit 20. The next third detection unit 33 is arranged in the middle of the slitter processing unit 20, and the next fourth detection unit 34 is arranged in the vicinity of the upstream side of the crease processing unit 21, and is most downstream. The fifth detection unit 35 on the side is arranged in the vicinity of the upstream side of the stacker unit 2.

  The first detection unit 31 is gripped by the front edge Sf of the sheet S in a stage before the sheet S sucked and transported by the suction transport unit 62 of the supply unit 3 is gripped by the supply roller 8 or the supply roller 8. The trailing edge Sr of the conveyed sheet S is detected, and the position of the sheet S being conveyed on the conveyance path 5 is calculated with reference to the detected position of the sheet S.

  The second detection unit 32 and the third detection unit 33 detect clogging of the sheet S during processing. The fourth detection unit 34 is provided with a case where the conveyance path 5 becomes long and accumulation of misalignment (conveyance error) in the conveyance direction F of the sheet S being processed on the conveyance path 5 occurs. In order to correct the sheet position information obtained in step 1 and to make the sheet position information more accurate, it is installed as an auxiliary. The fifth detection unit 35 detects the discharge of the processed product Q to the stacker unit 2. The fifth detection unit 35 detects a jam or the like of the processed product Q in the stacker unit 2.

[Supply unit 3]
The supply unit 3 includes a supply table 61, a supply roller 8, a suction conveyance unit 62, and a separation blower unit 63. The supply table 61 is provided for stacking the sheets S and supplying the sheets S to the conveyance path 5. The The supply table 61 can be moved up and down by lifting means (not shown). When the sheet S is supplied, the elevating means lifts the supply table 61 from the standby position to the supply position of a predetermined height at which the uppermost sheet S is sucked and conveyed by the suction conveyance unit 62 and can be supplied to the conveyance path 5. Let Therefore, the supply stand 61 can move between the standby position and the supply position.

A pair of upper and lower supply rollers 8 are installed. The suction conveyance unit 62 includes a suction fan 67, a conveyance belt 64, and a belt roller 65. In the supply unit 3, a predetermined number of sheets S stacked on the supply table 61 are supplied to the conveyance path 5 one by one in order from the top using the suction conveyance unit 62 and the pair of upper and lower supply rollers 8.

The separation blower 63 blows air from a fan (not shown) toward the front edge Sf of the sheet S on the supply table 61, separates the uppermost sheet S from the plurality of stacked sheets S, and sucks it on the suction conveyance unit 62. And transport. One of the belt rollers 65 and the supply roller 81 below the supply roller 8 is connected to the paper feed drive unit 47. The separation blower 63, the suction fan 67, and the paper feed drive unit 47 are electrically connected to the control unit 45.

[Reading unit 26]
The reading unit 26 reads the image of the position mark M1 printed at the front end corner of the sheet S as shown in FIG. 6 and processes the sheet S in the conveyance direction F and the width direction W perpendicular to the conveyance direction F. Detect position. In addition, the reading unit 26 can be configured as a setting unit that automatically reads and sets processing information, apart from manual input of various types of processing information by the operation panel 46. Specifically, an image of the barcode M2 printed on the front end portion of the sheet S as shown in FIG. 6 is read to acquire various processing information to be applied to the sheet S. The reading unit 26 is configured by a CCD sensor or the like.

[Reject mechanism 25]
The reject mechanism 25 shown in FIG. 1 operates on the sheet S when the position mark M1 or barcode M2 printed on the sheet S is unclear and cannot be read by the reading unit 26. The impossible sheet S is dropped and collected by the tray 25a.

[Slitter processing unit 20]
The slitter processing unit 20 has three units arranged in the transport direction F, and each unit has two sets of cutting blades 36 made of upper and lower rotary cutting blades spaced apart in the width direction W. Yes. The cutting blade 36 is installed so as to be movable in a crossing direction that intersects the transport direction F of the transport unit 4 and constitutes a processing member that performs a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the sheet S being transported. The cutting force 36 on the upper side or the lower side of the conveyance path 5 is rotated by the driving force of the rotation driving unit 48 as a processing member driving unit that drives the processing member, and the other cutting blade 36 is driven to rotate. Thus, cutting along the transport direction F by the transport unit 4 is performed to form a cutting line T on the sheet S.

In the uppermost stream unit 20a, a margin dropping member 55 is installed on the downstream side of the cutting blade 36. In the most upstream unit 20a, unnecessary cutting waste Ja (see FIG. 6) is mainly cut off at both the left and right edges of the sheet S. The margin dropping member 55 guides the cutting waste Ja cut off by the cutting blade 36 to the cutting waste collecting section 23 and drops it.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the most upstream unit 20a of the slitter processing unit 20 as viewed from the upstream side in the transport direction F. The most upstream unit 20 a includes a frame 37, a cutting blade 36, a rotation driving unit 48, and a moving unit 51. The frame body 37 includes a top plate 371, a pair of left and right side plates 372 and 373, and a bottom plate 375. Two handles 375 are attached to the top surface of the top plate 371. The side plates 372 and 373 are suspended vertically downward from positions on both sides of the top plate 371.

The pair of cutting blades 36 are provided on the left and right sides, and can be moved in the width direction W within the frame body 37 by the moving portion 51. FIG. 3 shows an enlarged internal structure of the cutting blade 361 shown on the right side in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the right cutting blade 361 includes a driving blade 58 and a driven blade 59 that are disposed to face each other vertically. The cutting blade 361 cuts the sheet S by rubbing the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 together.

The driving blade 58 is held by a box-shaped upper holder 355. The upper holder 355 has an opening from which the driving blade 58 protrudes at the lower part. The upper holder 355 rotatably supports the left and right ends of the drive blade 58 via bearings 367. A screwing part 369 is provided on the upper part of the upper holder 355. The screwing portion 369 is screwed to the screw shaft 511. The screw shaft 511 constitutes the moving part 51 and is installed on the left and right side plates 372 and 373. A drive shaft 460 is inserted through the rotation center of the drive blade 58. The drive shaft 460 constitutes the rotation drive unit 48. A key groove 391 is formed in the lower portion of the drive shaft 460 so as to be recessed upward along the longitudinal direction, and a key 392 fixed to the drive blade 58 engages with the key groove 391. With the key 392 and the key groove 391, the driving blade 58 is slidable along the width direction W that is the longitudinal direction of the driving shaft 460, and the driving blade 58 rotates with the rotation of the driving shaft 460.

The driven blade 59 is rotatably held by a lower holder 356 having a box shape and having an opening from which the upper driven blade 59 protrudes. A support shaft 394 is inserted through the rotation center of the driven blade 59. The support shaft 394 is fixed to the lower holder 356 and pivotally supports the driven blade 59 via the slide bearing 395. By this slide bearing 395, the driven blade 59 is rotatable with respect to the support shaft 394 and slidable in the width direction W. A biasing portion 397 is provided between the left wall inner surface of the lower holder 356 and the left end surface of the driven blade 59 in FIG. The urging portion 397 is configured by a winding spring. The winding spring is inserted through the support shaft 394. The urging unit 397 urges the driven blade 59 toward the driving blade 58 so that the cutting blades 36 of the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 are pressed against each other.

The lower holder 356 is connected to the upper holder 355 by a connecting portion 343. The connecting portion 343 connects the lower right portion of the upper holder 355 and the upper left portion of the lower holder 35 in FIG. 3 on the downstream side of the press contact portion 340 of the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59. Thus, the lower holder 356 is coupled to the upper holder 355 and is moved in the width direction W as the upper holder 355 moves in the width direction W.

And the cutting blade 36 is provided with the separation movement part 345 shown in FIG. The separation moving unit 345 separates the pair of cutting blades 36, that is, the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 from each other when either the left or right cutting blade 36 is not used for cutting the sheet S. According to the processing information of the sheet S, the separation moving unit 345 does not need to perform the cutting process using all the cutting blades 36 of the slitter processing unit 19, and thus does not perform the cutting process of the sheet S. When positioned at the standby position, the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 are separated from each other. The separation moving unit 345 includes a pressing member 346. The pressing member 346 presses one or both of the pair of cutting blades 36 in a direction in which the driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 are separated from each other.

The pressing member 346 of the right side separation moving portion 345 as viewed from the upstream side shown in FIG. 3 is fixed to the right side plate 372 near the standby position of the cutting blade 361. The pressing member 346 has a structure in which a rod-like member protrudes inward from the right side plate 372, that is, to the left in FIG. 3 at a height position substantially the same as the installation height of the driven blade 59. A pressing opening 347 is formed in the lower holder 356 at a position facing the pressing member 346.

When the upper and lower holders 365 and 366 that hold the cutting blade 36 that is not used for cutting are moved from the processing position to the standby position with the rotation of the screw shaft 511, the pressing member 346 is inserted into the pressing opening 347, and When the pressing member 346 comes into contact with the side surface of the body portion 591 of the driven blade 59, in FIG. 3, the lower portion of the right side surface of the body portion 591 of the driven blade 59, and the screw shaft 511 further rotates, the driven blade 59 is biased. The pressing member 346 is pressed against the urging force of the portion 397 and is separated from the driving blade 58. As a result, the driven blade 59 is released from the pressure contact of the driving blade 58 with the urging portion 397 and the blades do not come into contact with each other, and wear is reduced.

In FIG. 2, the cutting blade 362 shown on the left side has substantially the same configuration as the cutting blade 361 on the right side, but the left and right directions are provided symmetrically.

In FIG. 2, the rotation drive unit 48 includes a single drive shaft 460, a power transmission mechanism 393 such as a gear and a belt, and a rotation drive source (not shown) such as a motor. The drive shaft 460 is installed on the left and right side plates 372 and 373 and is inserted through the rotation centers of both the left and right drive blades 58. The power transmission mechanism 393 is provided outside the right side plate 372. The rotational drive source is installed on the apparatus main body 1 side. When the unit 20a is mounted on the apparatus main body 1, the driving force of the rotational driving source is transmitted to the power transmission mechanism 393, the driving shaft 460 is rotated, and both the left and right driving blades 58 are rotated simultaneously.

The moving unit 51 moves the cutting blade 36 as a processing member between the processing position, the reference position, and the standby position. The moving portion 51 includes two screw shafts 511, one upper guide shaft 512, one lower guide shaft 513, a pair of left and right gears 514, and two processing member moving drive portions (not shown). And a cutting blade movement drive unit (not shown). The four shafts including the screw shaft 511, the upper guide shaft 512, and the lower guide shaft 513 are all installed between the left and right side plates 372 and 373. The two screw shafts 511 are arranged in parallel on the upstream side and the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the sheet S.

The threaded portion 369 of the left cutting blade 362 in FIG. 2 is screwed into the upstream screw shaft 511. The upstream screw shaft 511 is provided with a gear 514 at an end protruding outside the left side plate 373. On the other hand, the threaded portion 369 of the right cutting blade 361 in FIG. A gear 514 is provided at an end of the downstream screw shaft 511 that protrudes outward from the right side plate 372. A processing member movement drive unit such as a motor is installed on the apparatus main body 1 side. When the unit 20 is mounted on the receiving portion 6 of the apparatus main body, the left and right gears 514 are respectively connected to the two processing member moving drive sections on the apparatus main body 1 side. Then, the two screw shafts 511 are independently rotated by a predetermined amount via the gear 514 by driving each processing member moving drive unit, and the upper and lower holders 365 and 366 of the cutting blade 36 are processed into the sheet S. It moves to the processing position for performing and stops.

FIG. 4 is a view of the central unit 20b of the three units 20a, 20b, and 20c of the slitter processing unit 20 as viewed from the upstream side in the conveyance direction F of the sheet S. In the central unit 20b, of the pair of upper and lower cutting blades 36, the lower cutting blade 36b constitutes the driving blade 58, and the upper cutting blade 36 constitutes the driven blade 57. The drive shaft 470 is positioned below the conveyance surface of the sheet S.

Of the three units 20a, 20b, and 20c of the slitter processing unit 20, the most downstream unit 20c is similar to the most upstream unit 20a in that the upper cutting blade 36a constitutes the driving blade 58 and the lower cutting unit 36a. The cutting blade 36 constitutes a driven blade 59. The drive shaft 460 is positioned above the sheet S conveyance surface.

[Cutting waste removal mechanism 27]
The cutting waste removal mechanism 27 performs cutting of the sheet S along the conveyance direction F by the conveyance unit 4 in the unit 20b at the center in the conveyance direction F and the most downstream unit 20c among the three units of the slitter processing unit 20. Thus, the cutting waste Jb in the sheet S that has been cut along the conveyance direction F and is no longer necessary is removed to the lower side of the conveyance path 5. The cutting waste dropping mechanism 27 can be configured to move with the movement in the width direction W of the cutting blade 36 of the most downstream unit 20c, for example, and when the sheet S passes through the cutting waste dropping mechanism 27, The cutting waste Jb is guided to the cutting waste collecting unit 23 and dropped.

[Crease processing unit 21]
The crease processing section 21 includes a lower mold 39 having an upper end concave portion and an upper mold 38 having a lower end convex portion that fits into the concave portion. The upper mold 38 is attached to a folding drive section 49 such as a motor. It is connected via a power transmission mechanism. That is, the upper mold 38 is lowered by the driving force of the folding mold driving unit 49, thereby forming a fold in the width direction W perpendicular to the transport direction F with respect to the sheet S.

[Cutter Processing Unit 22] The cutter processing unit 22 includes a pair of cutting blades 69 that extend in the width direction W and face each other. One cutting blade 69 is composed of an upper movable blade 71, and the other cutting blade 69 is composed of a lower fixed blade 73. The upper movable blade 71 contacts and separates from the lower fixed blade 73, and the sheet S is conveyed in the conveying direction. Cut in the width direction W perpendicular to F. The upper movable blade 71 is connected to a cutting drive unit 50 such as a motor via a power transmission mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a specific example of the cutter processing unit 22. In FIG. 5, the illustration of the frame is omitted. The lower fixed blade 73 is disposed substantially horizontally so as to extend in the paper width direction W, and the upper movable blade 71 is inclined with respect to the horizontal so as to decrease from the blade edge portion 75 to the blade base portion 76. Then, it moves in the vertical direction together with the upper guide body 29 arranged on the upstream side in the transport direction F. The upper guide plate 29 prevents the cut pieces J that are not nipped by the transport roller pair 17 upstream of the cutting position in the transport direction F from jumping up due to the cutting.

The blade base portion 76 of the upper movable blade 71 is linked to a cutting drive unit (drive motor) 50 installed on the apparatus main body 1 side via the crank mechanism 52 and the power transmission mechanism 53, and the cutting drive unit 50. With the driving power, the upper movable blade 71 swings in the vertical direction while maintaining an inclined state around the swing center 78 of the parallel link mechanism 77 that is paired on both sides in the width direction W, and the upper movable blade 71 is lowered. The sheet S is cut by sequentially contacting the side fixed blade 73 in the width direction W from the blade base portion 76 side to the blade tip portion 75 side. The position of the upper movable blade 71 is detected by a cutting blade position sensor 81 including two optical sensors 79 and a light shielding plate 80 and is transmitted to the control unit 45. The cutting speed, which is the speed at which the upper movable blade 71 sequentially contacts the lower fixed blade 73, can be changed by the control unit 45 controlling the cutting drive unit 50.

[Stacker unit 2]
The stacker unit 2 loads the processed material Q obtained by the processing in the processing unit 24. The stacker unit 2 is provided with a mounting unit 83 that can stack the workpiece Q at different positions on the mounting surface. The placement unit 83 is provided with a belt conveyor 86 on which the processed material Q is loaded on a belt 85 that runs around. On the belt conveyor 86, the processed product Q discharged by the transport unit 4 is placed while being transported.

The belt conveyor 86 constitutes a stacking member on which the processed product Q is stacked on the belt 85. The belt conveyor 86 as a stacking member is installed in the vicinity of the discharge port of the processed product Q of the apparatus main body 1. The stacking member includes a storage unit (not shown) and stores the type of stacking member in the storage unit. As the type of the stacking member, in addition to the belt conveyor, a sorting container that divides a processed product Q of a predetermined size such as a business card, a point card, a message card, a postcard into a box-shaped container, Examples include a lifting platform that can be moved up and down by the lifting means, and a fixed tilting table that cannot be moved up and down because the mounting surface of the workpiece Q is inclined. The stacking member communicates with the control unit 45 by wire or wireless so that the control unit 45 can identify the type of the stacking member.

The belt conveyor 86 includes an endless belt 85, a conveyor roller 87, and the conveyor driving unit 40. The conveyor roller 87 is installed with a predetermined distance apart in the discharge direction of the processed product Q, which is the same direction as the conveyance direction F of the sheet S, and the belt 85 is wound around. The length of the belt 85 in the width direction W is substantially the same as the width W of the conveyance path 5 in which the sheet S is conveyed or slightly longer than the conveyance path 5 and is discharged in parallel in the width direction W. A plurality of processed products Q can be placed on the belt 85. The conveyor drive unit 40 is electrically connected to the control unit 45, and the control unit 45 controls the drive amount of the conveyor drive unit 40, so that the belt conveyor 86 is adjusted to travel at a predetermined speed.

The stacker unit 2 further includes a full detection unit 30 that detects the fullness of the workpiece Q. The full detection unit 30 is configured by an optical sensor or the like, and detects that the processed product Q on the mounting unit 83 has exceeded the allowable loading amount.

[Cutting waste collection unit 23]
The cutting waste collecting unit 23 includes a cutting waste storage box 54 and guides 59 and 60. The cutting waste storage box 54 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper opening. The cutting waste storage box 54 collects and stores the cutting waste J that has been cut off at the cutting portion 19 and is no longer necessary. The guides 59 and 60 are cut by the cutting unit 19 and guide the falling cutting waste J to the cutting waste storage box 54.

[Control unit 45]
The control unit 45 controls the operation of the entire processing apparatus D. Then, the control unit 45 acquires information from the detection units 31 to 35 and based on the processing information of the sheet S set by the operation panel 46 or the reading unit 26, the supply unit 3, the conveyance unit 4, and the stacker unit 2. And the drive of each process part 24 is controlled and the process of the sheet | seat S is performed.

The control unit 45 performs control so that a predetermined amount of the processed product Q discharged in advance from the processed products Q discharged to the stacker unit 2 by the transport unit 4 is separated from the subsequent processed products Q. . In addition, the control unit 45 performs control so that the processed product Q is classified according to the number of processed products Q discharged to the stacker unit 2.

The control unit 45 controls the transport unit 4 to stop the discharge operation of the processed product Q to the stacker unit 2 when the processed product Q is divided and processed. The control unit 45 controls the storage device to store information related to the sorting process of the workpiece Q in the stacker unit 2. The control unit 45 controls to change the traveling speed of the belt conveyor 86 when the processed product Q is divided and processed. The control unit 45 controls the transport unit 4 to automatically resume the discharge operation of the subsequent processed product Q to the stacker unit 2 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed product Q is sorted. The control unit 45 performs control so as to end the processing of the sheet S after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed product Q is divided. The control unit 45 identifies the type of stacking member installed in the stacker unit 2 and controls each unit based on the identification result. The control unit 45 controls each unit based on information related to the sorting process in the stacker unit 2 of the processed product Q applied to the sheet S. The control unit 45 determines whether to execute the sorting process for the processed product Q based on the sorting information for determining whether to execute the sorting process for the processed product Q in the stacker unit 2.

When the processing position of the processed product Q to be processed separately is different, the control unit 45 determines the preceding processing position that is the processing position of the processed product Q that is discharged to the stacker unit 2 in advance. After moving the machining member at the reference position, move from the reference position to the subsequent machining position that is the machining position of the subsequent workpiece, or move from the previous machining position to the subsequent machining position and execute the machining process. At the same time, when the machining position of the workpiece Q to be processed before and after is matched, the subsequent machining process is controlled without moving the machining member at the preceding machining position.

When the processing position of the processed product Q to be sorted before and after is different, the control unit 45 supplies a supply table 61 that supplies the sheet S to the conveyance path 5 and a supply position that can supply the sheet S to the conveyance path 5. When the processing position of the processed product Q to be divided and processed before and after coincides with each other, the sheet S is controlled to start processing while the supply table 61 is maintained at the supply position.

[Sheet processing pattern]
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the processing pattern of the sheet S. FIG. In the processing pattern shown in the figure, a plurality of processed products Q are manufactured from one sheet S. Cutting lines T as a plurality of processing lines extending in parallel with the transport direction F and cutting lines K as a plurality of processing lines extending in the width direction W orthogonal to the transport direction F are set.

In FIG. 6, the first cutting lines T <b> 1 and T <b> 6 shown at the right end and the left end are formed by the unit 20 a installed at the most upstream in the slitter processing unit 20 in the transport path 5 of FIG. 1. The second and fifth cutting lines T2 and T5 formed inside the first cutting line T1 and the sixth cutting line T6 are formed by the center unit 20b in the transport direction F. The third and fourth cutting lines T3 and T4 formed further inside the second cutting line T2 and the fifth cutting line T5 are formed by the unit 20c installed on the most downstream side in the transport direction F. The strip-shaped unnecessary cutting waste Jb between the second cutting line T2 and the third cutting line T3 and between the fourth cutting line T4 and the fifth cutting line T5 is moved downward by the cutting dust dropping mechanism 27 shown in FIG. Guided and collected by the cutting waste collecting unit 23.

The cutting lines K are aligned in the width direction W by cutting the sheet S in parallel with the conveying direction F along the cutting lines T1 to T6 and removing the long cutting waste J cut from the sheet S. It is formed by performing a plurality of cutting processes simultaneously on a plurality of strip-shaped cut pieces.

In the processing pattern of the sheet S shown in FIG. 6, the crease line by the crease processing unit 21 is not set. Therefore, in the processing unit 24 illustrated in FIG. 1, the crease processing unit 21 is received by the receiving unit 6. The crease process is not performed, the crease process is not performed, or the conveyance process part (not shown) is replaced, or the crease process part 21 is detached from the receiving part 6 and used in an empty state.

Various types of processing information to be applied to the sheet S regarding the arrangement pattern of the processed products Q are set by the user using the operation panel 46 or recorded on the barcode M2 of the sheet S. The The various processing information includes information on the sheet S itself such as the length in the predetermined direction such as the length in the conveyance direction and the length in the width direction, the thickness and the type of the sheet S, the arrangement, the number and the size of the processed material Q The information regarding the processing of the sheet S, such as information regarding the processed material Q such as, the size and number of unnecessary cutting scraps J cut out from the sheet S, and the information regarding the sorting processing of the processed material Q are included. The information related to the classification process includes classification necessity information on whether or not the classification process in the stacker unit 2 is to be performed, classification timing information regarding the timing at which the classification process is to be performed, and a processed product that is classified before and after the placement unit 83 Classification distance information regarding the distance between Q, classification loading information regarding the loading method of the processed material Q to be classified, such as the overlap length of the preceding processed material Q and the subsequent processed material Q, and light for classification And classification notification information on whether or not to notify by sound.

The processing information once set can be stored in the storage device of the control unit 45. For each of a plurality of different pieces of processing information such as an array pattern of the processed product Q of the sheet S, a number, a processing name, a name, etc. are assigned and stored in a storage device, so that the user can operate the operation panel as an operation unit. The sheet S can be processed by invoking the processing information on the necessary processing contents from the storage device by operating 46.

[Operation of processing equipment]
Operation | movement of the processing apparatus D of this embodiment is demonstrated. First, a series of operations when processing a predetermined number of sheets S of the processing pattern shown in FIG. 6 will be described. When using the processing apparatus D, a user inputs various processing information from the operation panel 46 shown in FIG. When executing the same processing as the processing content that has already been registered and stored in the storage device, the user operates the operation panel 46 as an operation unit, and inputs the number, processing name, name, and the like. Then, necessary processing information is called from the storage device. Then, the user inputs the number of sheets S to be processed through the operation panel 46, and then performs an operation to start processing.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart when processing the pattern shown in FIG. In step 1 of FIG. 7, the set number of sheets S to be processed is input by the user. Then, when the user performs an operation for starting the processing process, in step 2, the control unit 45 prepares for the process start. In preparation for starting the processing in step 2, a plurality of operations are executed in parallel. FIG. 8 shows a flow for the preparation of the supply base 61 among the preparations for starting the processing in Step 2, and FIG. 9 shows a flow for the preparation of the processed members in Step 2. In step 101 of FIG. 8, the control unit 45 drives and controls the elevating means to raise the supply table 61. Then, the supply table 61 is moved to a supply position where the sheet S on the supply table 61 can be supplied to the conveyance path 5.

Next, in step 102 of FIG. 8, the control unit 45 drives the separation fan unit 63. The separation blower 63 blows air toward the front edge Sf of the plurality of sheets S on the supply table 61, and thereby separates each sheet S.

Further, in step 103 of FIG. 9, the control unit 45 moves the cutting blade 36 as a processing member to the reference position. When the operation for starting the processing of the sheet S is performed, the cutting blade 36 is in the processing position in the processing pattern of the processed product Q that has been discharged to the stacker unit 2 in advance. The cutting blade 36 is moved from the processing position to the reference position. The reference position is set as a home position outside the width direction W of the conveyance path 5. For this reason, the control unit 45 drives the machining member movement drive unit, and rotates the screw shaft 511 by a predetermined amount necessary for the movement of the cutting blade 36 from the machining position to the reference position via the gear 514. The upper and lower holders 365 and 366 that hold the cutting blade 36 move by a predetermined amount in the width direction W as the screw shaft 511 rotates.

In step 104, the control unit 45 moves the cutting blade 36 as a machining member from the reference position to the machining position of the subsequent workpiece Q. For this reason, the control unit 45 controls the processing member movement driving unit, rotates the screw shaft 511 by a predetermined amount, and forms a cutting line T as a processing line along the conveyance direction F of the processing pattern shown in FIG. The upper and lower holders 365 and 366 holding the cutting blade 36 are moved to a predetermined cutting position.

In step 3 of FIG. 7, the control unit 45 confirms whether preparation for starting the processing is completed. The control unit 45 repeats Step 3 until the supply base 61 moves to the supply position and all the processing members have been moved to the processing position. When the movement of all the cutting blades 36 is completed, the cutting blades 36 are ready for cutting. When preparation for starting the process is completed, step 3 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step 4.

In step 4, the control unit 45 starts an operation of supplying the sheet S to the conveyance path 5. At that time, the controller 45 drives the suction fan 67 to suck only the uppermost sheet S. Thereafter, the control unit 45 rotates the belt roller 65 and the supply roller 8. The conveyance belt 64 is driven by the rotation of the belt roller 65, and the uppermost sheet S is supplied to the conveyance path 5 while being sucked by the suction fan 67. After the supply roller 8 nips the sheet S, the sheet S is conveyed by both the supply roller 8 and the suction conveyance unit 62 and supplied to the conveyance path 5.

In step 5, the control unit 6 processes the set predetermined number of sheets S. At that time, the control unit 45 drives the conveyance driving units 41 to 44 and the rotation driving unit 48 at the same timing as the start of the sheet S supply operation. All the transport rollers 9 to 17 are rotated synchronously by driving the transport driving units 41 to 44. In addition, the drive shafts 460 and 470 are rotated via the power transmission mechanism 393 by the rotation drive unit 48, and the drive blades 58 of all the cutting blades 36 are simultaneously rotated. When the driving blade 58 is rotated, the driven blade 59 pressed against the driving blade 58 by the urging portion 397 is driven to rotate.

The control unit 45 completes all the processing in the processing unit 24 for one sheet S at the timing when the sheet S is supplied to the transport path 5 by the supply unit 3, and the processed product Q obtained is transferred to the stacker unit 2. It is possible to control to supply the second sheet S after all the discharge is completed. In this case, since there is only one sheet S in the apparatus main body 1, it can be stably processed. In place of this, the control unit 45 controls the supply of the subsequent sheet S to the conveyance path 5 when the preceding sheet S is in the middle of conveyance and processing in the apparatus main body 1. The sheet S may be in the apparatus main body 1. The processing time can be shortened by supplying the succeeding sheet S to the transport path 5 before the processing of the preceding sheet S is completed, transporting the plurality of sheets S sequentially, and processing them continuously.

The sheet S supplied onto the conveyance path 5 is conveyed downstream by the conveyance unit 4 and reaches the reading unit 26. The reading unit 26 reads the position mark M1 of the sheet S and, if necessary, the barcode M2, and acquires various processing information to be applied to the sheet S.

In the reject mechanism 25, the processing condition is unknown because the reading unit 26 cannot properly read the position mark M1 or the barcode M2 cannot be read when the processing information is not set or called. In such a case, the sheet S is actuated on the unreadable sheet S, and the sheet S is dropped and collected by the tray 25a.

In the slitter processing unit 20, the rotating driving blade 58 and the driven blade 59 are pressed against each other, and the sheet S passes through the pressing portion 29 to be rubbed. In the most upstream unit 20a, first and sixth cut lines T1 and T6 shown at the right end and the left end in FIG. 6 are formed. The cutting waste Ja at the left and right edges cut out by the cutting blade 36 is guided downward by the margin dropping member 55, guided to the guide 59, and stored in the cutting waste storage box 54.

In the unit 20b at the center in the transport direction F, second and fifth cut lines T2 and T5 are formed. In the unit 20c installed on the most downstream side in the transport direction F, third and fourth cutting lines T3 and T4 are formed. The strip-shaped cutting waste Jb between the second cutting line T2 and the third cutting line T3 and between the fourth cutting line T4 and the fifth cutting line T5 is guided downward by the cutting waste dropping mechanism 27 shown in FIG. , And stored in the cutting waste storage box 54.

In this way, when the sheet S is cut by the cutting process of the cutting blade 36 and separated into the processed product Q and the cut waste J, the width direction W is on the same side as the processed product Q with respect to the cutting line T. The lower cutting blade 36b is positioned, and the upper cutting blade 36a is positioned on the same side as the cutting waste J. In the width direction W, the lower cutting blade 36b is positioned on the same side as the workpiece Q, so that the lower cutting blade 36b supports the workpiece Q from which the cutting line T is formed and separated, from below. be able to. Therefore, it can convey appropriately to the downstream side. On the other hand, since the upper cutting blade 36a is positioned on the same side as the cutting waste J in the width direction W, the cutting waste J separated from the sheet S can be guided downward by the upper cutting blade 36a.

In the combination of the pair of left and right cutting blades 361 to 366 of the units 20a to 20c in the slitter processing unit 20, the slitter J is located outside the lower cutting blade 36b with respect to the cutting waste J generated by the upper cutting blade 36a. It is preferable not to set such a combination. Then, with respect to the cutting line T that separates the workpiece Q and the cutting waste J, at least one of the upper cutting blades 36a is positioned on the side where the cutting waste J is generated, and the lower cutting blade 36b is processed. It is preferably located on the side where the object Q is generated.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10D, the upper cutting blade 36a sandwiching the generated cutting waste J is positioned on the side where the workpiece Q is generated on both the left and right sides with respect to each cutting line. Do not set the combination to be used. The combinations to be set are (A), (B), and (C) in FIG. FIG. 10A shows a combination that is positioned inside the lower cutting blade 36b with respect to the cutting waste J generated by the upper cutting blade 36a. FIG. 10B and FIG. Is located on the inner side of the lower cutting blade 36b with respect to the cutting waste J generated by one upper cutting blade 36a and is lower than the cutting waste J generated by the other upper cutting blade 36a. This combination is located outside the cutting blade 36b.

The upper cutting blade 36a shown in FIG. 10B is installed on the right side of the press contact portion 343 of the upper and lower cutting blades 36a, 36b because the right cutting blade 361 of the most upstream unit 20a and the central unit 20b A left cutting blade 364 and a right cutting blade 365 of the most downstream unit 20c. The upper cutting blade 36a shown in FIG. 10C is installed on the left side of the press contact portion 343 of the upper and lower cutting blades 36a, 36b because the left cutting blade 362 of the most upstream unit 20a and the central unit 20b. A right cutting blade 363 and a left cutting blade 366 of the most downstream unit 20c.

The outermost cutting lines T1 and T6 of the sheet S are formed by the most upstream unit 20a, and the cutting lines T2 and T5 that are one inner side from the cutting lines T1 and T6 are formed by the central unit 20b, and the most downstream unit 20c. By forming the cutting lines T3 and T4 closest to the center of the sheet S, all the upper cutting blades 36a cut the cutting scraps Ja and Jb against the press contact portion 343 forming the cutting line T as shown in FIG. All the lower cutting blades 36b are positioned on the side where the workpiece Q is generated with respect to the press contact portion 343. Therefore, it is possible to properly convey the partially processed sheet S to the downstream side while appropriately dropping the cutting waste J.

In the cutting waste dropping mechanism 27, the cutting waste Jb cut from the sheet S by the central unit 20b and the most downstream unit 20c in the slitter processing unit 20 is moved downward to the lower cutting waste collecting unit 23, It is stored in the cutting waste storage box 54.

In the cutter processing unit 22, the supply unit 3, the conveyance unit 4, and the rotation driving unit 48 are stopped at the timing when the cutting line K of the sheet S reaches the installation position of the cutting blade 36, and the conveyance of the sheet S is stopped. The control unit 45 drives the cutting drive unit 50 so that the upper movable blade 71 approaches the lower fixed blade 73 and cuts the sheet S along the width direction W. The upper movable blade 71 rises and separates from the lower fixed blade 73 by driving of the cutting drive unit 50 after cutting. The cutting waste Jc cut from the sheet S by the cutting process moves downward, is guided by the guide 60, and is collected by the cutting waste collection unit 23.

The processed product Q obtained by cutting in the cutter processing unit 22 is discharged to the stacker unit 2. The control unit 45 drives the conveyor driving unit 40, rotates the conveyor roller 87, and causes the belt 85 to run around at a predetermined speed. By causing the belt 85 to travel at a constant speed that is slower than the discharge speed of the processed material Q, the processed material Q that is sequentially discharged from the conveyance path 5 with time is shifted little by little on the mounting surface. Can be stacked in the form of sashimi.

Further, instead of running the belt 85 at a constant speed, the control unit 45 may drive and control the conveyor driving unit 40 so that the belt 85 runs intermittently. That is, the controller 45 does not drive the conveyor drive unit 40 until the processed product Q is discharged, and after the discharge of the processed product Q is completed, the control unit 45 travels the belt 85 by a predetermined amount, and then the conveyor By repeating the operation of stopping the drive unit 40, the processed products Q can be loaded with being shifted by equal intervals regardless of the discharge speed and timing of the processed products Q by the transport unit 4. As a result, the user can skillfully prepare the processed material Q loaded on the mounting portion 83, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In step 5 of FIG. 7, when the processing of the set number of sheets S is completed, the process proceeds to step 6, and the control unit 6 prepares to end the processing of the sheets S. Specifically, the control unit 45 drives and controls the lifting means, and moves the supply base 61 from the supply position to the standby position. And the drive of the suction fan 67, the separation ventilation part 63, the conveyance drive parts 41-44, and the rotation drive part 48 is stopped. In the end preparation process of step 6, the control unit 45 does not drive the machining member movement drive unit and does not move the cutting blade 36 as a machining member to the reference position. Therefore, the cutting blade 36 remains in the processing position.

Thus, a series of sheet S processing ends. Thereafter, when the processing pattern of the subsequent processing processing is the same processing processing pattern as the processing performed immediately before, the user inputs only the processing number from the operation panel 46, and the processing processing information that has already been input. The next machining process can be started by performing a process start operation without changing the value as it is. If the number of processed processes to be executed next is the same as the previous processed process, the user can execute the process start operation without changing the number of processed processes and the processing information that have already been input. The next processing can be started simply by doing.

For example, it is assumed that the processed product Q shown in FIG. 6 is a business card, and the personal name, company name, address, telephone number, and the like are printed on the front surface of the processed product Q and, if necessary, the back surface. First, when 100 business cards for Mr. A are created and then 200 business cards for Mr. B are to be created, the user of the processing apparatus D has printed the name, company name, etc. of Mr. A. 5 sheets S and 10 sheets S printed with Mr. B's name, company name, etc. are placed on the supply board 61. At that time, the sheet S for business card of Mr. A is stacked on the sheet S for business card of Mr. B on the supply table 61. In the processing pattern shown in FIG. 6, since 21 processed products Q are obtained for each sheet S, 105 business cards are created for 5 sheets S, and 210 business cards are created for 10 sheets. Is possible. Since A's business card only needs to be 100, 5 business cards are reserved. Mr. B's business card has 10 spares.

The user inputs processing information related to the processing pattern shown in FIG. 6 from the operation panel 46 or calls the processing information from the storage device. Then, five sheets, which is the number of sheets S for business card A, are input as the set number, and an operation for starting the process is performed. The processing device D processes the sheet S according to the flow shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, and 105 business cards for Mr. A are created.

Next, the user changes the set number of sheets S to 10 using the operation panel 46. The processing information remains unchanged immediately before the processing information. At this time, when the sheet S is processed according to the flow shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the movement of the supply table 61 from the standby position to the supply position in Step 101, and the movement of the processing member from the processing position to the reference position in Step 103, A predetermined time is required for the movement of the processing member from the reference position in step 104 to the processing position and the confirmation of the completion of the processing start preparation in step 3.

However, the sheets S for business cards A and B processed before and after are the same in type and size of the sheets S and are placed on the supply table 61 at a time. It is not necessary to move the supply base 61 from the standby position to the supply position at the start of the processing of the business card sheet S, and this time is wasted.

Therefore, the processing apparatus D according to the present embodiment is capable of shifting to the standby mode before executing the end preparation process of Step 6, and processing the workpiece Q to be processed before and after in the standby mode. When the positions are the same, it is possible to select the supply stand maintenance setting for starting the processing of the sheet S while keeping the supply stand 61 that supplies the sheet S to the conveyance path 5 at the supply position.

Further, the sheets S for business cards of Mr. A and Mr. B processed before and after have the same cutting position in the width direction W by the cutting blade 36. Therefore, it is not necessary to reciprocate the cutting blade 36 between the processing position and the reference position when processing of the business card sheet S for Mr. B is started after processing of the business card sheet S for Mr. A is completed. The time required for this reciprocating movement is wasted. In addition, although the front and rear processing positions are the same, there is a risk of affecting the processing accuracy because the cutting blade 36 is moved. Depending on the processing conditions, the accuracy of the processed product to be obtained may be improved when the same processing position is not moved.

Therefore, the processing apparatus D according to the present embodiment discharges to the stacker unit 2 in advance when the processing position by the cutting blade 36 as the processing member of the processed product Q processed before and after matches. The processing member maintenance setting that allows the subsequent processing to be started without moving the processing member at the preceding processing position that is the processing position of the processed product Q to be performed to the reference position can be selected in the standby mode. Yes.

In addition, when the processed product Q processed before and after, for example, is a business card, the processing position of the processed product Q matches and the shape and size of the processed product Q are the same. The processed product Q discharged before and after is preferably divided into a business card of Mr. A and a business card of Mr. B. For this reason, the control unit 45 removes a predetermined amount of the processed product Q discharged from the subsequent processed product Q out of the processed products Q discharged from the transport unit 4 to the stacker unit 2 as necessary. It can be controlled to be separated. In particular, when the processing contents to be executed before and after match, automatic sorting process setting for automatically performing the sorting process can be selected in the standby mode.

A display for selecting a standby mode is displayed on the operation panel 46 of the processing apparatus D. If execution of the standby mode is selected, the standby operation state is maintained for a predetermined time without executing the preparation for ending step 5 in FIG. Information regarding whether to execute the standby mode is associated with the processing information and can be stored in the storage device. Therefore, when the user calls desired processing information from the storage device, the user can automatically make the standby mode valid. In addition to or instead of operating the operation panel 46 and calling the storage device, it is also possible to record information on whether or not to execute the standby mode on the barcode M2 of the sheet S.

12 and 13 are flowcharts when the user selects the standby mode. Steps 11 to 13 in the figure are the same as steps 1 to 3 in FIG. In step 14 of FIG. 12, the control unit 45 identifies the type of the stacking member installed in the stacker unit 2. For this reason, the control part 45 communicates with the memory | storage part of a stacking member. Thus, since the control part 45 identifies the kind of stacking member installed in the stacker part 2, according to the kind of stacking member installed in the stacker part 2, the processed material Q can be mounted appropriately.

When it can be determined that the belt conveyor 86 is installed as a stacking member, the process proceeds to step 15, where the control unit 45 drives the conveyor driving unit 40 and starts running the belt conveyor 86. The traveling speed of the belt conveyor 86 in step 15 is a predetermined loading speed. The stacking speed is set slower than the speed at which the processed product Q is discharged to the stacker unit 2 by the transport unit 4, so that the processed product Q can be loaded on the mounting unit 83 while being shifted little by little. In addition, when the loading speed is set to be equal to or faster than the speed at which the processed product Q is discharged to the stacker unit 2 by the transport unit 4, the processed product Q is placed on the mounting unit 83 by 1. Can be placed so that they do not overlap one by one. In addition, in the case where the sorting process is executed, the workpieces Q are loaded slightly shifted or stacked one by one for some reason, such as the number of workpieces Q to be sorted and loaded is small, or do not overlap one by one. When it is not necessary to place the belt conveyor 86 in this way, it is possible to keep the belt conveyor 86 stopped without executing the running at the loading speed of the belt conveyor 86 in step 15.

If it is determined in step 14 that the belt conveyor 86 is not installed as a stacking member, the process proceeds to step 16. In step 16, it is confirmed whether there is any remaining processing number. At the stage where the processing for five sheets of business card A for Mr. A is completed and then the processing of sheet S for business card B is started, there is no remaining number of processed sheets, and step 16 is not satisfied. In this case, the process proceeds to step 17. In step 17, the number of processed sheets is set to the set number input in step 11. For example, if 10 sheets, which is the number of sheets S for Mr. B, are input as the set number in step 11, the number of processed sheets in step 17 is 10.

In step 16, processing of some sheets S out of the set number of sheets input by the user is executed, and when the remaining sheets S have not been processed yet, step 16 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step 18, and the number of processed sheets is set. Use the remaining number. Then, the process proceeds to step 19, where the supply of the sheet S to the conveyance path 5 is started, and the processing of the sheet S having the number of sheets processed in steps 17 and 18 is executed.

The process proceeds from step 19 in FIG. 12 to step 20 in FIG. 13. In step 20, it is determined whether the stacker unit 2 is full. If the full detection unit 30 detects that the stacking unit 83 is full in step 20, the process proceeds to step 21, holds the remaining number of sheets, and proceeds to step 23.

When the full detection unit 30 detects that the stacking unit 83 is full, the user may be notified that the stacker unit 2 is full. The notification method is not particularly limited, and various means such as display on the operation panel 46, warning by a rotation warning lamp such as a patrol lamp, notification to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone can be used.

If the stacker unit 2 is not full in step 20, the process proceeds to step 22. In step 22, it is determined whether or not the processing amount corresponding to the number of processed sheets has been completed. When step 22 is not satisfied, the process returns to step 20. Steps 20 to 22 are repeatedly executed until the number of processed sheets is completed in step 22, and the process proceeds to step 23 when the number of processed sheets is completed.

In step 23, the control unit 45 controls each unit to perform standby operation. In the standby operation, the suction fan 67 is stopped, and the driving of the supply drive unit 47 and the transport drive units 41 to 44 is stopped. Accordingly, the conveyance operation of the sheet S is stopped.

Further, in the standby operation of step 23, the control unit 45 stops the rotation driving unit 48. Thereby, the rotation of the cutting blade 36 while the conveyance of the sheet S is stopped is stopped, and wear of the cutting blade 36 is suppressed.

In the standby operation in step 23, the control unit 45 does not drive the elevating means and maintains the supply table 61 at the supply position at which the sheet S can be sucked and conveyed. Further, the control unit 45 continues to drive the separation air blowing unit 63. As a result, the sheet S on the supply table 61 can be immediately supplied when the suction fan 67 and the supply drive unit 47 resume driving.

Then, the control unit 45 distinguishes a predetermined amount of the processed product Q discharged in advance from the processed products Q out of the processed products Q discharged from the transport unit 4 to the stacker unit 2. Judge whether. First, in step 24, the control unit 45 identifies the type of the stacking member installed in the stacker unit 2, and determines whether or not to perform the sorting process of the workpiece Q based on the identification result. The control unit 45 communicates with the storage unit of the stacking member to identify the type of the stacking member. When it is determined that the belt conveyor 86 is installed as a stacking member, it is determined that the sorting process is to be executed, and the process proceeds to Step 25.

As described above, the control unit 45 identifies the type of the stacking member installed in the stacker unit 2 and determines whether or not to perform the sorting process of the workpiece Q based on the identification result. When the loading member suitable for the sorting process is installed, the sorting process can be automatically executed, and the convenience is improved.

Here, the control unit 45 performs the sorting process when the user has selected not to execute the sorting process even when the belt conveyor 86 is installed in the stacker unit 2. It is good also as not performing.

Further, the control unit 45 determines whether or not to execute the sorting process even when the belt conveyor 86 is installed in the stacker unit 2 based on the sorting information that is information related to the sorting process given to the sheet S. It can also be judged. The bar code M2 of the sheet S can include sorting information. The sorting information includes information on whether or not to execute the sorting process, information that the sorting process is executed when a predetermined number of sheets S are processed from the sheet S with the barcode M2, and the sheet with the barcode M2. Information that the segmenting process is executed when S is processed is included.

The reading unit 26 acquires the division information included in the various types of processing information recorded on the barcode M2 and transmits it to the control unit 45. The control unit 45 controls each unit for the sorting process based on the transmitted processing information. Even when the control unit 45 determines that the belt conveyor 86 is installed in the stacker unit 2 in step 24, according to the classification information given to the sheet S, it is selected not to execute the classification process. Sometimes, the control unit 45 may not execute the sorting process. When there are a plurality of pieces of sorting information, the priorities are stored in advance in any location such as the storage device of the processing device D, the barcode M2 of the sheet S, or the storage portion of the stacking member.

In step 25, it is confirmed whether or not all the processing of the sheet S that has been processed is completed. At the stage where all five sheets S for business card A have been processed, step 25 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step 26. In step 26, the control part 45 controls the drive of the conveyor drive part 40, and performs a division process. The control unit 45 controls the driving of the conveyor driving unit 40 so as to change the traveling speed of the belt conveyor 86 to a predetermined segmenting speed.

When the control unit 45 loads the business card of Mr. A on the belt 85, the business card of Mr. A is loaded little by little on the placement surface by causing the belt 85 to run around at a predetermined loading speed. . When the sorting process is performed in step 26, the control unit 45 causes the belt 85 to travel at a predetermined sorting speed. By making the sorting speed faster than both the discharging speed and loading speed of the processed product Q to the stacker unit 2, as shown by the processed products Q1 and Q2 in FIG. The objects Q can be loaded at a sufficient interval in a short time, and can be more reliably classified. Since the stacker unit 2 is provided with a mounting unit 83 that can stack the workpieces Q at different positions on the mounting surface and stack them, the stacker unit 2 can be easily classified on the mounting unit 83. In addition, since the loading unit 83 is provided with a belt conveyor 86 on which the processed material Q is loaded on the belt 85 that circulates, the belt can be easily divided on the belt conveyor 86.

On the other hand, when the sorting speed is slower than the loading speed, the processed products are classified even when the processed products are stacked in bulk because the number of processed products to be sorted is large or thick. Can be transported properly. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processed material Q loaded in bulk when the belt conveyor 85 is stopped from collapsing and disturbing the loading state and the sorting.

In this way, the control for controlling the predetermined amount of the processed product Q discharged in advance from among the processed products Q discharged to the stacker unit 2 by the transport unit 4 to be distinguished from the subsequent processed products Q. Since the unit 45 is provided, the sheet S can be properly managed, and workability is improved. Further, the control unit 45 controls to store the classification information, which is information related to the classification process in the stacker unit 2 of the processed product Q, in the storage device, so that the information stored in the storage device is called and set. The sorting process can be performed using the information stored in the storage device, and the convenience for the user is improved.

In step 26, the control unit 45 controls the transport unit 4 to stop the discharge operation of the processed product Q to the stacker unit 2 when sorting the processed product Q. As a result, it is possible to appropriately sort. While the conveyance by the conveyance unit 4 is stopped, if necessary, the user performs an operation of collecting the processed material Q discharged to the stacker unit 2 before performing an operation of restarting the subsequent machining process. Thus, the processed product Q can be removed from the mounting portion 83.

After step S26, or when step 25 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 27. In step 27, the control unit 45 stops the conveyor driving unit 40 and stops the running of the belt conveyor 86. After the stop of the belt conveyor 86 in Step 27 or when the belt conveyor 86 is not installed as a stacking member in Step 24 and Step 24 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to Step 28.

In step 28, when the user performs an operation to stop the standby operation of the processing apparatus D using the operation panel 46, the process proceeds to step 33. When the stop operation of step 28 is not performed, the process proceeds to step 29.

In step 29, it is determined whether or not a predetermined stop time has passed without any operation of the operation panel 46 by the user. The stop time is a time set in advance to stop the operation of the processing apparatus D. The stop time can be, for example, 5 minutes from the start of the standby operation. Further, the time when the sorting process is started and the time when the sorting process is completed may be used as a reference when measuring the stop time, if necessary.

If the stop time has elapsed in step 29, the process proceeds to step 33. When the stop time has not elapsed in step 29, the process proceeds to step 30. In step 30, the control unit 45 determines whether or not the same processing as the processing content based on the immediately previous processing information is to be resumed. When the user inputs and sets the number of sheets S to be processed next from the operation panel 46 without changing the immediately previous processing information, and then performs an operation to start processing, the control unit 45 Based on the same processing information as the processing pattern, it is determined that the processing is to be continued.

In this way, when the user performs only the setting of the number of processings without performing new input or calling of processing information, and thereafter performs the operation of starting the processing, the control unit 45 moves the cutting blade 36 in the width direction. It is not necessary to move the sheet S to a different position, and the supply of the sheet S waiting on the supply table 61 can be started immediately while maintaining the previous cutting position, and the next processing can be continued. Therefore, the movement of the supply table 61 and the cutting blade 36 can be omitted, and the processing time can be shortened. Moreover, the precision of the workpiece Q can be improved by not performing unnecessary movement of the cutting blade 36.

When the resuming operation is performed in step 30, the process proceeds to step 31, and it is determined whether or not the fullness detection unit 30 detects that fullness is detected. If the stacker unit 2 is not yet full and the full detection unit 30 has not detected full, the process returns to step 14 in FIG. 12, and the next processing is executed.

If it is determined in step 31 that the fullness detection unit 30 has detected fullness, the process returns to step 28. Steps 28 to 31 are repeated until the user removes the workpiece Q from the stacker unit 2. During this time, a standby operation is performed. Then, when the user performs a stop operation in step 28 or when the user does not remove the workpiece Q from the stacker unit 2 in step 29, the process proceeds to step 33.

While the stacker unit 2 detects that the stacker unit 2 is full and performs the standby operation, when the user removes the processed material Q from the stacker unit 2 and the user performs an operation for restarting the process, step 30 is satisfied and step 31 is performed. Proceed to In step 31, the fullness detection unit 30 does not detect fullness and does not satisfy step 31, so the process returns to step 14 in FIG. 12 and the remaining processing is executed. In step 16 after returning to step 14, there is a remaining processing number, and the process proceeds to step 18. In step 18, the number of processed sheets is set to the remaining number of sheets held in step 21. In this way, by performing the standby operation when the stacker unit 2 is full, when the workpiece Q is removed from the stacker unit 2, the machining process can be resumed immediately.

When the restart operation is not performed in step 30, the process proceeds to step 32. In step 32, it is determined whether a predetermined restart time has elapsed. This resumption time is not based on the number setting by the user or the manual operation for resuming the machining process, but is set in advance to automatically resume the same process instead. Until the predetermined resumption time elapses, the process returns to step 28 without satisfying step 32. For example, the control unit 45 may perform a subsequent workpiece after a predetermined restart time elapses such as 3 minutes from any timing such as the start time of the standby operation in step 23, the start of the sorting process in step 26, or the end time. The conveyance unit 4 is controlled so that the discharging operation of the Q to the stacker unit 2 is automatically resumed. As described above, by enabling the setting so that the process is automatically resumed, the process can be resumed without performing the process resuming operation on the operation panel 46 if the user desires, and convenience is improved. To do.

The restart time determined in step 32 is set to be shorter than the stop time in step 29. Since the restart time is shorter than the stop time, it is possible to automatically stop the processing apparatus D when the stacker unit 2 is full. After the full detection unit 30 detects that the stacker unit 2 is full, if a predetermined resumption time elapses without manual operation by the user, step 32 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step 31. Since the stacker unit 2 remains full in step 31, step 31 is satisfied and the process returns to step 28. After the restart time elapses and until the stop time elapses, step 29 is not satisfied and steps 28 to 32 are repeated. When the stop time has elapsed, step 29 is satisfied and the routine proceeds to step 33.

In this way, even when the stacker unit 2 is full, the standby operation is not performed immediately but the standby operation is performed until a predetermined stop time, so that the user can operate the stacker unit during the standby operation. The processed product Q can be removed from 2. Then, after the stacker unit 2 is full, the same processing can be resumed immediately without going through the operation completion preparation operation. Further, when the user does not notice that the stacker unit 2 is full, it is possible to automatically shift to preparation for the end of operation when the stop time has elapsed. As a result, power consumption can be saved because it is not left unattended in the standby operation state.

In preparation for the end of step 33, as in step 5 of FIG. 7, the control unit 45 controls the lifting means to lower the supply table 61. Further, the separation blower 63 is stopped. At this time, the control unit 45 does not drive the machining member movement drive unit and does not move the cutting blade 36 from the immediately preceding machining position to the reference position, and maintains the machining position. When the preparation for the end of step 33 is completed, the process ends and the operation of the processing apparatus D is stopped.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the processed product Q is divided for each set number of sheets S. In the second embodiment, the sorting process is performed according to the number of processed products Q discharged to the stacker unit. In the first embodiment, for example, when the processing apparatus D is used to manufacture 100 business cards of Mr. A, 21 business cards are manufactured from one sheet S as in the processing pattern shown in FIG. If possible, if only the name of Mr. A is printed on the five sheets S, 105 business cards can be manufactured by processing five sheets S of business cards S for 21 sheets. However, since the required number of business cards is 100, only the name of 100 business cards is printed on Mr. A's name etc. for Mr. A's business card. By printing and processing, the sheet S, time, labor, and the like can be saved.

FIG. 14 is an example of the processing pattern of the fifth sheet Sa when manufacturing 100 business cards of Mr. A as described above. On the sheet Sa, the processed products Qa having the same shape and the same size are set in seven rows along the conveyance direction F of the sheet Sa and three columns along the width direction W orthogonal to the conveyance direction F. The business card of Mr. A is the 100th sheet of the processed product Qa at the left end which is the sixth row in the conveying direction F and the first column in the width direction W in FIG. In one line on the most downstream side in the conveyance direction F of the sheet Sa, Mr. B's name is printed, and Mr. B's business card can be manufactured by processing.

Processing is performed at the position indicated by the broken line at the center and the right end of the sixth row in the transport direction F and the second and third rows in the width direction W adjacent to the processed product Qa for the 100th business card of Mr. A. The object Qa is not set. Instead, cutting waste Jd is set.

In order to divide the sheet Sa shown in FIG. 14, in the second embodiment, a broken line is shown between the cutter processing unit 22 and the stacker unit 2 of the processing apparatus D according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. A cutting waste dropping mechanism 27a is provided. The cutting waste removal mechanism 27a includes a plurality of cutting waste removal members 271 arranged in parallel in the width direction W. In addition, it may replace with the some cutting waste removal member 271 and you may comprise the one or several cutting waste removal member so that a movement in the width direction is possible. The cutting waste dropping member 271 can be configured to be movable between a standby position and an operating position, for example, by driving a cutting waste removal driving unit (not shown).

The control unit removes the cutting waste dropping member 271 corresponding to the portion where the cutting waste Jd in the width direction W is generated at a predetermined timing when the cutting waste Jd reaches the installation position of the cutting waste dropping member 271. Drive the drive unit. Thus, the cutting waste dropping member 271 located at the standby position is moved to the operating position, and the cutting waste Jd is removed below the transport path 5.

When the sheet Sa having the processing pattern shown in FIG. 14 is processed, the user sets the number of processed products desired to be obtained by the processing using the operation panel. Then, a process start operation is performed. After the cutting line Ka12 shown in FIG. 14 is cut by the cutter processing unit 22, the control unit controls the transport unit 4 and discharges the processed product Qa for Mr. A's 100th business card to the stacker unit 2. At this time, the cutting waste Jd is transported by the transport unit, and at a predetermined timing when the cutting waste Jd reaches the installation position of the cutting waste dropping member 271, the control unit drives the cutting waste dropping drive unit. The cutting waste dropping member 271 installed at the position corresponding to the center where the cutting edge Jd is generated at the center and the right end in the width direction W moves from the standby position to the operating position and excludes the cutting waste Jd below the conveying path 5. To do.

When the processed product Qa as Mr. A's business card is stacked on the previous business card of Mr. A on the placement surface, the control unit stops the driving of the conveyance driving units 41 to 44, and the sheet Sa Stop conveyance. Thus, the processing operation of the sheet Sa for the subsequent business card of Mr. B is interrupted. At this time, in the case where the subsequent sheet Sa for Mr. B's business card is being conveyed in the apparatus main body 1, the conveyance and processing of all the sheets Sa including the sheet Sa for the subsequent Mr. B's business card are interrupted. Is done.

Then, in order to distinguish the business card of Mr. A from the business card of Mr. B, the control unit 45 causes the belt 85 to travel at a predetermined sorting speed. Mr. A's business card is moved downstream by a predetermined amount, and is stacked at intervals from the subsequent business card of Mr. B. Thereafter, the processing for the business card of Mr. B on the suspended sheet Sa is resumed. Thus, it is possible to classify more reliably.

(Third embodiment)
In the processing apparatus D according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a case where one belt conveyor 86 is installed as a stacking member in the stacker unit 2 is shown, and this belt conveyor 86 discharges the processed product Q. Drove along the direction. In the third embodiment, instead of this, a plurality of belt conveyors 861, 862 are installed as stacking members in the stacker unit 2b. Further, the belt conveyors 861 and 862 travel in a direction intersecting with the discharge direction of the processed product Qb. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a state in which the workpiece Qb is placed on the stacker unit 2b of the processing apparatus Db according to the third embodiment. The stacker unit 2b shown in the figure includes a first belt conveyor 861 installed in the vicinity of the discharge port of the processed product Qb, and a second belt installed downstream in the conveying direction of the processed product Qb by the first belt conveyor 861. Two belt conveyors 861 and 862 including the conveyor 862 are provided.

The first and second belt conveyors 861 and 862 shown in FIG. 15 both travel in a direction orthogonal to the discharge direction of the processed product Qb by the transport unit. The first belt conveyor 861 includes a first belt 851, a conveyor roller 871, and a first conveyor driving unit (not shown). The first belt 851 is stretched around a pair of conveyor rollers 871 that are set apart by a predetermined amount in a direction orthogonal to the discharge direction of the processed product Qb. One conveyor roller 871 is rotated through a power transmission mechanism (not shown) by driving the first conveyor driving unit, and the first belt 851 is driven.

Similar to the first belt conveyor 861, the second belt conveyor 862 includes a second belt 852, a conveyor roller 872, and a second conveyor driving unit (not shown). The second belt 852 is stretched over a pair of conveyor rollers 872 that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined amount in a direction orthogonal to the discharge direction of the processed product Qb, and is driven by driving of the second conveyor driving unit.

The height of the mounting surface of the processed product Qb of the first belt 851 is set to be lower by a predetermined amount than the height at which the processed product Qb is discharged. The height of the placement surface of the processed product Qb of the second belt 852 is set to be a predetermined amount lower than the height of the placement surface of the first belt 851. Thus, the processed product Qb is sequentially conveyed to a lower position.

A cutting waste dropping mechanism 27b is installed between the most downstream cutting portion 19b and the stacker portion 2b in the apparatus main body 1b. FIG. 15 shows a case where the cutting waste dropping mechanism 27b is installed in the vicinity of the discharge port of the processed product Qb. In the cutting waste dropping mechanism 27b, the cutting waste Je is set only in a part that does not cover the whole from the front end to the rear end in the conveyance direction Fb of the sheet S and from the right end to the left end in the width direction Wb. Is cut from the sheet Sb together with the processed product Qb by the processing of the processing unit 24b and conveyed to the vicinity of the stacker unit 2b, and is processed by the processing unit 24b and cut from the sheet Sb. Je is guided to the cutting waste collecting unit 23 below.

The cutting waste dropping mechanism 27b shown in FIG. 15 includes cutting waste dropping members 271b arranged in parallel in the width direction WB. Instead of the plurality of cutting waste removal members 271b, one or more cutting waste removal members may be configured to be movable in the width direction WB. The cutting waste removal member 271b can be configured to be movable between a standby position and an operating position by driving a cutting waste removal drive unit (not shown), for example.

The control unit 45 cuts the cutting waste dropping member 271b corresponding to the portion where the cutting waste Je in the width direction WB is generated at a predetermined timing when the cutting waste Je reaches the installation position of the cutting waste dropping member 271b. Drive. Thus, the cutting waste dropping member 271b located at the standby position is moved to the operating position, and the cutting waste Je is removed below the transport path 5.

As shown in FIG. 15, the processed pattern Qb of the processed product Qb according to the third embodiment has three rows of processed products Qb having the same shape and the same size along the transport direction Fb of the sheet Sb. Three rows are set along the width direction Wb orthogonal to the direction Fb. However, cutting waste Je is set in place of the processed material Qb at the center indicated by the broken line at the right end in FIG. 15 in the center in the transport direction Fb, and as a result, a total of 8 processed materials Qb are set. Has been. Further, serial numbers are assigned to the processed product Qb from left to right in FIG. 15 and from downstream to upstream in the transport direction.

The control unit loads the processed products Qb in the order of the assigned numbers in the stacker unit 2b. Then, the control unit controls the processing of the processed product Qb according to the number of processed products Qb discharged to the stacker unit 2b. In the sheet Sb shown in FIG. 15, the sorting process is executed when eight processed products Qb are stacked on the first belt 851, and placed and separated by a predetermined amount from the subsequent processed products Qb. Is done.

The operation of the stacker unit 2b according to the third embodiment will be described.
16 and 17 are flowcharts of the third embodiment. Steps 51 to 53 in the figure are the same as steps 1 to 3 in FIG. In step 54 of FIG. 16, it is confirmed whether there is any remaining processing number. When there is no remaining number of processed sheets, the process proceeds to step 55. In step 55, the number of processed sheets is set to the set number input in step 51.

If it is determined in step 54 that there is a remaining processing number, the process proceeds to step 56, where the processing number is set as the remaining number. Proceeding to step 57, supply of the sheet S to the conveyance path 5 is started, and processing of the sheet S is started. While the sheet Sb is being processed in the processing unit 24b, the control unit does not drive both the first and second conveyor driving units, and both the first and second belts 851 and 852 are stopped from traveling. The

In step 58 in FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 in the first row in the transport direction Fb of the transport unit in FIG. 15 have been completely discharged onto the first belt 851. Step 58 is repeated until discharging of the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 onto the first belt 851 is completed, and when discharging of the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 is completed, the process proceeds to Step 59. In step 59, the control unit drives the first conveyor driving unit by a predetermined amount, and causes the first belt conveyor 861 to travel at a predetermined placement speed.

The placement speed is preferably set faster than the discharge speed of the processed product Qb from the apparatus main body 1b. The loading speed is determined until the processed products Qb4 and Qb5 in the second row contact the mounting surface of the first belt conveyor 861 after the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 are completely discharged onto the first belt 851. In the meantime, the workpieces Qb1 to Qb3 in the preceding first row are set to a speed at which the workpieces Qb1 to Qb3 can be moved in the width direction Wb by a predetermined placement movement amount. The amount of placement movement in the width direction Wb of the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 due to the travel of the first belt conveyor 861 at this time is the processed products Qb1 to Qb3 preceded by the subsequent processed products Qb4 and Qb5 on the mounting surface. And a predetermined length required to be placed adjacent to each other at equal intervals.

While the first belt conveyor 861 is traveling, the second belt conveyor 862 is stopped traveling or traveled at a slower speed than the first belt conveyor 861. Proceeding to step 60, it is determined whether the fullness detection unit 30b has detected that the stacker unit 2b is full. When the full detection unit 30b detects in step 60 that the processed product Qb can no longer be placed on the second belt conveyor 862, the process proceeds to step 61.

In step 61, it is determined whether there is a remaining number of processed sheets. When it is detected that the second belt conveyor 862 as the stacker unit 2b is full at the stage where a part of the set number of sheets is processed, step 61 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step 62. In step 62, the number of processed sheets is set as the remaining number. When the processing of the set number of sheets has been completed when the second belt conveyor 862 is full, there is no remaining number of processed sheets in step 61, and the process proceeds to step 64 without satisfying step 61. .

If it is determined in step 60 that the stacker unit 2b is not yet full, step 60 is not satisfied and the routine proceeds to step 63. In step 63, it is determined whether or not the number of processed sheets has been completed. At the stage where the first line is discharged and the first belt conveyor 861 is traveled by a predetermined placement movement amount, the number of processed sheets is not completed, step 63 is not satisfied, and the process returns to step 58. In step 58, it is determined whether or not the processed products Qb4 and Qb5 in the second row have been completely discharged onto the first belt 851.

When the workpieces Qb4 and Qb5 in the second row pass through the installation position of the cutting waste removal member 271b, the control unit moves the two cutting waste removal members 2711 and 2712 shown in the right end portion in FIG. Drive control of the cutting waste driving unit. When the cutting waste dropping members 2711 and 2712 move from the standby position and are moved to a predetermined operating position where the cutting waste Je can be dropped, the cutting waste Je is removed below the transport path 5.

Thereafter, the processed products Qb4 and Qb5 remaining on the transport path 5 and transported downstream are discharged onto the first belt 851 that is stopped. When the discharge of the processed products Qb4 and Qb5 is completed, step 58 in FIG. 17 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step 59. In step 59, the control unit drives and controls the first conveyor driving unit, and moves the first belt conveyor 861 again by a predetermined placement movement amount. Similar to the first line, steps 60 to 63 are executed.

As with the first and second lines, steps 58 to 63 are executed for the processed products Qb6 to Qb8 in the third line. The processed products Qb6 to Qb8 in the third row are discharged next to the preceding processed products Qb4 and Qb5 at a distance of the size of the cutting waste Je removed by the cutting waste removing member 271b.

When eight processed products Qb are discharged and the number of processed sheets is completed, step 63 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step 64. In step 64, the control unit performs standby operation.

Proceeding to step 65, the control unit determines whether or not the number of processed sheets has been completed. At the stage where eight processed products Qb are discharged, the number of processed sheets is completed, so step 65 is satisfied and the routine proceeds to step 66. If the stacker unit 2b is performing a standby operation because the stacker unit 2b is full in step 65 and the number of processed sheets is not completed, the sorting process is not executed, and the process proceeds to step 67.

Prior to the sorting process in step 66, the control unit drives the first conveyor driving unit and the second conveyor driving unit, and first moves the processed products Qb1 to Qb8 from the first belt conveyor 861 to the second belt conveyor 862. Let The traveling speed of the first belt 851 in the movement between the belt conveyors 861 and 862 is the first moving speed. The first moving speed is set faster than the second moving speed, which is the traveling speed of the second belt conveyor 862. As a result, the processed products Qb that have been placed on the first belt 851 without overlapping one by one are superimposed on the second belt conveyor 862 that travels at a lower speed than the first belt conveyor 861. Loaded.

At this time, the control unit loads the plurality of processed products Qb1 to Qb8 at equal intervals, and therefore, after the processed product Qb5 is moved from the first belt 851 to the second belt 852, the second conveyor driving unit is set to a predetermined value. The time is stopped, and the travel of the second belt 852 is stopped by a length corresponding to the size of the cutting waste Je set next to the processed product Qb5. As a result, the distance between the processed products Qb5 and Qb6 on the first belt 851 is increased, and all processed products Qb are shifted by the same length on the second belt 852 so that the workability is improved. improves.

After all the processed products Qb1 to Qb8 are moved onto the second belt 852, the control unit causes the second belt 852 to travel for a length necessary to distinguish from the subsequent processed products Qb. The traveling speed of the second belt 852 in the sorting process is the second traveling speed that is the traveling speed of the second belt conveyor 862 when the processed products Qb1 to Qb8 are moved from the first belt conveyor 861 to the second belt conveyor 862. It may be the same and may be faster than the second moving speed. In the sorting process, the time required for the sorting process can be shortened by causing the second belt conveyor 862 to travel at a higher speed than other timings.

Steps 67 to 72 are the same as steps 28 to 33 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 18 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the workpiece Qc is placed on the stacker unit 2c of the processing apparatus Dc according to the fourth embodiment. Similar to the processing apparatus Db of the third embodiment, the processing apparatus Dc according to the fourth embodiment travels in a direction intersecting the discharge direction of the processed product Qc as a stacking member on the stacker unit 2c. A plurality of belt conveyors 861c and 862c are installed. The first belt conveyor 861c is formed to have a shorter length in the traveling direction than the first belt conveyor 861 of the third embodiment, and is approximately the same as the length of the discharge port of the processed product Qc in the width direction Wc. Yes. The second belt conveyor 862c is formed longer than the first belt conveyor 861c.

In the third embodiment, the operation of moving the processed products Qb1 to Qb8 from the first belt conveyor 861 to the second belt conveyor 862 is performed immediately after the number of processed sheets is completed and immediately before the sorting process is executed. In the fourth embodiment, after the discharge of the processed product Qc for one row is completed in step 58 of FIG. 17, the processed product Qc for one row is moved from the first belt conveyor 861 to the second belt conveyor 862. Let At this time, in the travel of the conveyor in step 59 of FIG. 17, the control unit drives the first conveyor drive unit by a predetermined amount, and causes the first belt conveyor 861 to travel at a predetermined placement speed. While the first belt conveyor 861 is traveling, the control unit stops the second belt conveyor 862 or causes the second belt conveyor 862 to travel at a slower speed than the first belt conveyor 861c.

The height of the mounting surface of the processed product Qc of the first belt 851c is set to be lower by a predetermined amount than the height of the mounting surface of the processed product Qc of the second belt 852c. The belt is sequentially dropped from the first belt 851c toward the second belt 852c. When traveling of the second belt conveyor 862c is stopped, the processed products Qc are stacked at the same position on the placement surface of the second belt 852c. When the second belt conveyor 862c travels at a lower speed than the first belt conveyor 861c, the processed product Qc for one row that has been placed on the first belt 851c without overlapping one by one is the second belt 852c. Are stacked and stacked slightly on the mounting surface.

Thus, every time the discharge operation for one row of the processed material Qc is completed, the processed material Qc for one row is moved from the first belt conveyor 861c to the second belt conveyor 862c. At this time, in the fourth embodiment as well, similarly to the third embodiment, since the plurality of processed products Qc1 to Qc8 are stacked at equal intervals, the processed products Qc5 are transferred from the first belt 851c to the second belt 852c. After being moved to, the second conveyor drive unit is stopped for a predetermined time. For the length corresponding to the size of the cutting waste Jf removed by the cutting waste removal member 271c set next to the processed product Qc5, the second belt 852c is prevented from running. Thus, the distance between the processed products Qc5 and Qc6 placed on the second belt 851c is equal to the other processed products Qc. All the processed products Qc are loaded while being shifted by the same length, and workability is improved.

Then, when the eight processed products Qc are discharged to the stacker unit 2c and the number of processed sheets is completed, the control unit performs a standby operation and performs a sorting process. In the sorting process, after all the workpieces Qc have been moved from the first belt 851c onto the second belt 852c, the control unit is required to sort the second belt by a length necessary to sort it from the subsequent workpieces Qc. Drive 852c. The traveling speed of the second belt 852c in the sorting process is preferably higher than the traveling speed of the second belt 852c when the workpiece Qc is moved from the first belt 851c to the second belt 852c. As a result, the time required for the sorting process can be shortened, and the sheet Sc can be processed efficiently.

(Fifth embodiment)
In the fifth embodiment, the pattern processing shown in FIG. 19 is performed instead of the processing pattern of the sheet S shown in FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. In the processing pattern of the sheet S shown in FIG. 6, seven rows of processed products Q are set along the conveyance direction F of the sheet S. In contrast, in the processing pattern shown in FIG. 19, five rows of processed products Qd are set along the conveyance direction F of the sheet S. For this reason, the length in the conveyance direction F of the cutting waste Ji on the rear end side of the sheet S is longer than the cutting waste Jc on the rear end side of the sheet S shown in FIG.

Since the cutting waste Jc on the rear end side of the sheet S shown in FIG. 6 has a short length in the conveyance direction F, the cutter processing unit 22 cuts the sheet S along the width direction W, and a cutting line K is formed. Then, the cutting waste Jc is cut out from the sheet S, moves downward, is guided by the guide 60, and is collected by the cutting waste collection unit 23. However, the cutting waste Ji shown in FIG. 19 does not move downward immediately after cutting because the length in the transport direction F is longer than the cutting waste Jc, and the cutting waste Ji does not move to the transport roller 16 installed near the upstream side of the cutting blade 36. It remains on the conveyance path 5 while being held.

Such cutting waste Ji is moved downward immediately after cutting by the cutting blade 36 by forming a cutting line Ki multiple times in the width direction W as shown by a broken line Ki in FIG. It can be excluded from the path 5.

As another method, when cutting waste Ji is transported to the downstream side of the cutter processing unit 22 without being formed with the cutting line Ki and is discharged to the stacker unit 2 by the transport roller 17, And may be collected in a cutting waste collecting unit (not shown) installed outside the casing on the downstream side of the conveying roller 17. In order to make the cutting waste Ji fall more easily, it is preferable that the gap between the conveying roller 17 and the belt conveyor 86 is widened by a predetermined value or more. Thus, the cutting waste Ji can be prevented from being placed on the belt 85.

The length between the conveyance roller 17 and the belt conveyor 86 is set to be shorter than the minimum value of the length in the conveyance direction F of the processed workpiece Qd that can be processed. Cutting waste Ji can be removed from the conveyance path 5 while discharging the processed product Qd to the stacker unit 2. Further, when the cutting waste Ji is transported by the transport path roller 17 on the downstream side of the cutter processing unit 22, the transport speed of the cutting waste Ji by the transport roller 17 is made slower than when the processed product Qd is transported. The cutting waste Ji can be easily dropped.

When the length of the cutting waste Ji in the conveyance direction F is longer than the length between the conveyance roller 17 and the belt conveyor 86, a cutting line Ki along the width direction W is formed at any position of the cutting waste Ji. , It can be prevented from being discharged to the stacker unit 2. The durability of the cutting blade 36 can be improved by reducing the number of extra cutting lines Ki formed on the cutting waste Ji using the cutting blade 36. In addition, since the time for stopping the conveyance by the conveyance unit 4 for the cutting process can be shortened, the processing efficiency of the sheet S can be improved.

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 20 is an enlarged schematic longitudinal sectional view of the stacker apparatus E according to the sixth embodiment. In the first to fifth embodiments, the stacker units 2, 2b, and 2c are configured as a part of the processing devices D, Db, and Dc. On the other hand, the stacker apparatus E of the sixth embodiment is configured as an apparatus different from the processing apparatus Df. In addition to the configuration of the stacker unit 2 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the stacker device E includes a pressing roller 89, a pressing roller detection unit (not shown), an inclination stopper 90, an operation unit 91, and a stacker control unit 95. Prepare.

The pressing roller 89 is installed on the mounting surface of the belt 85 so as to be in contact with the belt 85. As an example, the presser roller 89 is configured to press the upper surface of the workpiece Qf by its own weight by swinging up and down around the swing shaft 94. Further, the presser roller 89 is configured to be movable in the traveling direction G of the belt 85 at the installation position on the placement surface. Thus, the presser roller 89 can be moved to an appropriate position according to the dimension of the processed product Qf.

On the placing surface of the belt 85, the succeeding processed product Qf is placed so as to partially overlap the processed product Qf placed in advance by a predetermined length.

The presser roller detection unit detects the position of the presser roller 89 on the placement surface. The presser roller detection unit can be configured by a potentiometer, a driving amount of a motor (not shown) for moving the presser roller 89, a line sensor, and the like.

In this way, the presser roller 89 that presses the processed product Qf is set, and the installation position of the presser roller 89 can be moved in the running direction G of the belt 85. Therefore, the presser roller 89 is moved to a position desired by the user. Doing so can improve work efficiency. The control unit 45 can store the position of the pressing roller 89 on the mounting surface in the storage device together with the processing information. Further, the control unit 45 stores the position of the presser roller 89 detected by the presser roller detection unit in the storage device automatically or in combination with processing information as necessary according to a manual setting operation by the user. Also good.

The inclination stopper 90 is inclined and disposed above the end of the belt 85 at a position that does not hinder the running of the belt 85. The inclination stopper 90 scoops up the workpiece Qf conveyed by the travel of the belt 85, raises it at a predetermined angle, and receives it.

The operation unit 91 is installed in the vicinity of the belt conveyor 86f such as one of the left and right sides of the belt 85, the front of the inclination stopper 90, and the side surface of the housing 99 of the stacker device E. The operation unit 91 includes an operation panel, buttons, switches, numeric keys, and the like. The operation unit 91 includes an operation stop operation unit 96 and an interlocking switching unit 97. The operation stop operation unit 96 starts and stops at least one of the conveyance operation of the sheet S by the conveyance unit 4 of the processing apparatus Df and the processing operation in the processing unit 24 by a user's manual operation.

The interlock switching unit 97 is manually switched by the user as to whether or not the operation of the stacker device E is interlocked with at least one of the operations of the transport unit 4 and the processing unit 24. When the operation stop operation unit 96 or the interlocking switching unit 97 of the stacker device E is manually operated by the user, the control unit 45 notifies the operation panel 46 of the processing device Df, that is, processing processing interruption, processing Control is performed to display processing resumption, during the interlocking operation of the stacker device E, during independent operation, and the like.

The stacker control unit 95 controls the operation of the stacker device E. The stacker control unit 95 acquires various types of processing information including the sorting information by setting using the operation unit 91 by the user, receiving a signal transmitted from the control unit 45 of the processing apparatus Df, or the like. The stacker control unit 95 can store the acquired various processing information in the storage device of the stacker control unit 95. When the stacker device E is set to operate without being linked to the operations of the supply unit 3, the transport unit 4, the processing unit 24, etc. of the upper processing device Df, the stacker control unit 95 acquires the acquired various The operation is started independently based on the processing information, and the processed product Qf is loaded.

When the stacker device E is set to operate in conjunction with the operations of the supply unit 3, the transport unit 4, the processing unit 24, and the like of the upper processing device Df, the control unit 45 of the processing device Df A signal relating to the operation of the stacker apparatus E is transmitted to the stacker control unit 95. The stacker control unit 95 operates the stacker device E based on the received signal from the control unit 45.

The control unit 45 of the processing apparatus Df includes the division distance information acquired as the processing information, the classification information such as the overlap length of the preceding processed material Qf and the subsequent processed material Qf, and the belt 85 of the processed material Qf. The travel time of the belt 85 by the drive of the conveyor drive unit 40 is calculated based on the dimension in the travel direction G. The control unit 45 calculates the travel time of the belt 85, the environmental temperature and environmental humidity detected by a detection unit (not shown), information on the type of the sheet S acquired from the processing information, the ease of curling, the conveyance path 5 Information regarding whether or not the sheet S detected by the upper detection unit is curled may be additionally used. As a result, a more appropriate travel time can be calculated.

The control unit 45 of the processing apparatus Df drives the belt drive unit 40 to the stacker control unit 95 at a predetermined timing after the fifth detection unit 35 shown in FIG. Send a signal to start running. Further, the control unit 45 counts the traveling time as well as the transmission start signal of the belt 85.

The stacker control unit 95 controls the conveyor driving unit 40 so that the belt 85 travels after receiving a travel start signal from the control unit 45 until a travel stop signal is received.

The control unit 45 transmits a travel stop signal to the stacker control unit 95 when the travel time count value reaches the calculated optimal travel time value. When the stacker control unit 95 receives the travel stop signal, the stacker control unit 95 controls the conveyor drive unit 40 to stop the travel of the belt 85.

The control unit 45 transmits a signal for starting and stopping the travel to the stacker control unit 95. Instead, the control unit 45 transmits a signal for information regarding the start and the travel time. May be. In this case, the stacker control unit 92 causes the belt 85 to travel based on the received travel start signal and counts the travel time. When the running time count value reaches the received optimum running time value, the running of the belt 85 is stopped.

The traveling speed of the belt 85 can be freely changed by the user operating the volume or the like during the processing of the sheet S. As a result, the overlap length when the workpieces Qf are shifted and stacked on the mounting surface can be adjusted to the amount desired by the user, and work efficiency can be improved.

The control unit 45 may detect the traveling speed of the belt 85 with a speed detection unit (not shown). The detected traveling speed of the belt 85 can be stored in at least one of the storage device of the processing device Df and the storage device of the stacker device E automatically or by a manual setting operation by the user. The timing at which the traveling speed of the belt 85 is stored in the storage device may be during the processing operation of the sheet S. Instead, the sheet S is processed when processing of a predetermined number of sheets S is completed or when an error occurs. It is more preferable to stop or stop the transfer or processing. Thus, the calculation burden can be reduced.

In addition, the user confirms the placement status of the workpiece Qf on the stacker device E, and sequentially overlaps the predetermined length of the workpiece Qf to be stacked, the position of the press roller 89, and the processing. It is possible to change the processing information such as the sorting distance when sorting the processed material Qf. This processing information change operation can be executed using the operation unit 91 of the stacker apparatus E, the operation panel 46 of the processing apparatus Df, or the like. The control unit 45 of the processing device Df or the stacker control unit 95 of the stacker device E can store various changed processing information along with other processing information that is not changed in the storage device. The user can place and classify the processed material Qf on the stacker device E under the same conditions as the previous time by selecting and setting various modified processing information stored in the storage device.

When the full detection unit 30 detects that the processed product Qf is full, the user performs the operation of removing the processed product Qf from the placement unit 83f, and then resumes the conveyance of the sheet S and restarts the processing. Therefore, the operation unit 91 is operated. By installing the operation unit 91 in the stacker apparatus E, even if the processing apparatus 1 is large, the user can use the stacker apparatus E to collect the processed material Q and perform the work of the processing apparatus Df. The operation can be started or stopped, and it is not necessary to go to the installation position of the operation panel 46 of the processing apparatus Df, so that convenience is improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 45 stops the discharge operation of the processed products Q and Qa to Qc to the stacker units 2, 2 b and 2 c when sorting the processed products Q and Qa to Qc. However, instead of this, the sorting process may be executed without changing the transport speed of the transport section, and the transport speed of the transport section may be changed to be slower than before the sorting. Also good. In addition, the stackers 2, 2b, 2c, 2f are provided with mounting portions 83, 83b, 83c, 83f that can be stacked by stacking the workpieces Q, Qa to Qf at different positions on the mounting surface. However, it may be possible to stack the processed products at different positions, for example, by installing a box-shaped card stacker for storing the processed products in the stacker unit. In this case, the sorting process may be performed by informing the user of the timing of sorting by sound or light, and by prompting the user to collect the processed material from the stacker unit.

In addition, belt conveyors 86, 86f, 861, 861c, 862, and 862c for loading processed products on the belts 85, 85f, 851, 852, 851c, and 852c that circulate are provided on the placement portions 83, 83b, and 83f. However, instead of the belt conveyor, other configurations such as a lifting platform and a tilting platform may be used. Further, the control unit 45 controls the belt conveyors 86, 861, 861c, 862, and 862c to change the traveling speed when the processed products Q and Qa to Qc are divided, but the traveling distance remains constant. Or by other methods such as increasing the travel time. In addition, the control unit 45 controls to finish the processing of the sheets S, Sb, and Sc after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed products Q and Qa to Qc are processed, but continues the standby operation. May be. In addition, the control unit 45 identifies the type of the stacking members installed in the stacker units 2, 2b, and 2c, and determines whether or not to perform the process of sorting the processed products Q and Qa to Qc based on the identification result. However, it is good also as a structure which a control part does not identify. In this case, the user may be able to input the type of stacking member from the operation panel.

At the time of standby operation, the control unit 45, in the case where the machining positions of the workpieces Q and Qa to Qc to be processed separately are different, the workpiece to be discharged to the stacker portion in advance. After moving the machining member at the preceding machining position, which is the machining position, to the reference position, it moves from the reference position to the subsequent machining position, which is the machining position of the subsequent workpiece, and executes the machining process. When the processing position of the processed material to be processed by the processing member matches, the control is performed so that the subsequent processing processing is started without moving the processing member at the preceding processing position. The processing member may be moved to the reference position every time. In the flows shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 and FIGS. 16 and 17, when the machining positions of the workpieces Q and Qa to Qc subjected to the division processing are different, the machining at the preceding machining position is performed. After the member is moved to the reference position, the member is moved from the reference position to the subsequent machining position. Alternatively, the machining process may be executed by moving from the preceding machining position to the subsequent machining position. In this case, the machining member is moved directly to the subsequent machining position without moving to the reference position.

In addition, when the processing positions of the processed products Q and Qa to Qc to be divided and processed before and after are different, the control unit 45 supplies the supply table 61 that supplies the sheets S, Sb, and Sc to the conveyance path with the sheets S, When the processing positions of the workpieces Q and Qa to Qc to be processed before and after moving from the supply position capable of supplying Sb and Sc to the transport path 5 to the standby position, the supply table 61 is Although the sheet processing is controlled to start while being maintained at the supply position, the supply table may be moved to the standby position for each sorting process.

The reject mechanism 25 operates on the sheet S where the position mark M1 and the barcode M2 cannot be read, and the sheet S is dropped and collected by the tray 25a. Instead, a sorting process is executed. When doing so, the reject mechanism may not be operated. When the sorting process is executed, it may be important to comply with the processing order such as the processed product is a business card and an individual's name is printed or a page number is assigned to the processed product. In such a case, the unreadable sheet is rejected, and the post-rejection process is automatically continued based on the input set number of sheets, and when the sorting process is executed, the sorted bundle is inherently separated. There is a possibility that processed products on which different personal names to be divided into bundles are printed. In addition, there is a risk of missing pages for the rejected sheets. Therefore, when the sorting process is executed, the rejecting function can be canceled automatically or by the user's selection, and the rejecting mechanism is not operated, so that the sorting process can be executed more appropriately.

Further, although the user inputs the set number of sheets and executes the sorting process when the processing of the set number of sheets is completed, the sorting process may be automatically executed without the user inputting the set number of sheets. . For example, among the various types of processing information recorded in the barcode M2 of the sheet S, the end timing information indicating that the section processing should be executed immediately after the processed material is discharged is included in the section timing information. be able to. When the processed product to which the end mark information is added is discharged to the stacker unit, the control unit automatically executes the sorting process. As another example, the sorting timing information includes number instruction information indicating that the sorting process should be executed when the number of processed products is discharged from the processed product to the stacker unit. You can also. As a result, the sorting process is executed even if the user does not input the set number of sheets, so that labor can be saved. In addition, it is possible to prevent a user from mistakenly inputting the set number of sheets, and convenience can be improved.

Various processing information is manually set by the user from the operation panel 46 or automatically input by reading the barcode M2 by the reading unit 26. However, external information such as an operation terminal such as a personal computer or a PC controller is used. You may set by communicating with a processing apparatus and an input device. A plurality of sheet arrangement patterns may be stored in advance in the storage unit by manual input from the operation panel, and each pattern may be called and set by a number or the like.

In addition, the processing apparatus includes the slitter processing unit 20, the cutter processing unit 22, and the crease processing unit 21, but may include at least one of a slitter processing unit and a cutter processing unit. The present invention is also applied to a processing apparatus in which the processing mechanisms (including perforation forming mechanism, die cutting mechanism, etc.) are appropriately combined, and also to a processing apparatus in which the number of processing mechanisms and transport rollers is different from that of the above embodiment. Needless to say, this is applicable. Further, the arrangement pattern of the sheets is not limited to those illustrated in FIGS. 6, 14, 15, and 18, and various other patterns can be set for the number of cutting lines T and K and folding lines C.

In the third and fourth embodiments, since the processed products Qb and Qc are loaded on the second belts 852 and 852c at equal intervals, the processed products Qb5 and Qc5 are moved to the second belt 852 for a predetermined time after the movement. The drive of the conveyor drive unit is stopped, but instead, the amount of movement of the first belt after the processed material in the second row is completely discharged onto the first belt is shortened by the amount of cutting waste Je and Jf. May be. As a result, the workpieces can be loaded at equal intervals on the first belt or the second belt.

F transport direction S, Sa, Sb, Sc sheet, Q, Qa, Qb, Qc processed product, 2, 2b, 2c stacker unit, 4 transport unit, 24 processing unit, 45 control unit, 61 supply table, 83, 83b, 83c, 83f Placement section, 86, 861, 862, 861c, 862c, 862f Belt conveyor.

Claims (17)

A conveying unit that conveys the sheet, a processing unit that is installed so as to be movable in an intersecting direction that intersects the conveying direction of the conveying unit, and that has a processing member that performs a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the conveyed sheet; A stacker unit for stacking processed products obtained by processing in the processing unit, and among the processed products discharged by the transport unit to the stacker unit, a predetermined amount of processed products discharged in advance, The processing apparatus provided with the control part which controls to isolate | separate from a subsequent processed material. 2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so that the processing object sorting process is performed according to the number of processed products discharged to the stacker unit. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the transport unit to stop the discharge operation of the processed product to the stacker unit when the processed product is divided and processed. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stacker unit is provided with a mounting unit on which the processed material can be divided and stacked at different positions on the mounting surface. The said control part is a processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 which controls to memorize | store the information regarding the division process in the stacker part of a processed material in a memory | storage device. The processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the placement unit is provided with a belt conveyor for loading a processed product on a belt that runs around. The processing device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit performs control so as to change a traveling speed of the belt conveyor when the processing object is divided and processed. The processing according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the traveling speed of the belt conveyor is configured to be changeable by a user, and the control unit controls to store the changed traveling speed of the belt conveyor in a storage device. Processing equipment. The control unit controls the transport unit to automatically restart the discharge operation of the subsequent processed product to the stacker unit after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processed product sorting process is performed. The processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 8. 10. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so as to end the sheet processing after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the processing object sorting process is performed. The stacker unit includes a plurality of types of stacking members with different processing object stacking methods, the stacking member is installed in the vicinity of the processing product discharge port of the apparatus main body, and the control unit is installed in the stacker unit. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a type of the stacking member is identified and each unit is controlled based on the identification result. The sheet is provided with information related to the sorting process in the stacker unit of the processed product, and the control unit controls each unit based on the information related to the sorting process. The processing apparatus as described in. When the processing position by the processing member of the processing object to be divided and processed before and after is different, the control unit performs processing at the preceding processing position that is the processing position of the processing object to be discharged to the stacker unit in advance. After the member is moved to the reference position, it is moved from the reference position to the subsequent machining position that is the machining position of the subsequent workpiece, or moved from the preceding machining position to the subsequent machining position to execute the machining process. When the processing position by the processing member of the processing object to be divided and processed before and after coincides, control is performed so that the subsequent processing is started without moving the processing member at the preceding processing position. The processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 12. The control unit moves the supply table that supplies the sheet to the conveyance path from the supply position that can supply the sheet to the conveyance path from the supply position that can supply the sheet to the standby position when the processing positions of the workpieces to be processed before and after are different. In addition, when the processing positions of the workpieces to be sorted before and after coincide with each other, control is performed so that the sheet processing is started while the supply table is maintained at the supply position. The processing apparatus according to claim 1. A processing apparatus comprising: a conveying unit that conveys a sheet; and a processing unit that is installed so as to be movable in an intersecting direction that intersects the conveying direction of the conveying unit and that performs a predetermined processing on a predetermined position of the conveyed sheet A stacker device for loading the processed products obtained by the processing in the processing unit discharged from the processing unit, and among the processed products discharged by the transport unit, a predetermined amount discharged in advance A stacker device including a stacker control unit that controls a processed product to be separated from a subsequent processed product. There is provided a placement unit capable of sorting and stacking workpieces at different positions on the placement surface, and the stacker control unit operates at least one of the transport unit and the processing unit of the processing apparatus The stacker device according to claim 15, wherein the stacker device is controlled to operate the placement unit in conjunction with the device. The stacker device according to claim 16, further comprising: a switching operation unit that switches whether the placement unit is operated in conjunction with at least one of the operations of the transport unit and the processing unit of the processing apparatus.

Images