JP2018087087A - Gathering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gathering device that can address changes in the number of copies or order to gather in a flexible manner.SOLUTION: A gathering machine 10 includes a paper bundle creating part 11, a receiving part 50, an information sheet feeder 35 and a controlling part 52. The paper bundle creating part 11 tucks advertisement bundles into the newspaper while transporting. The receiving part 50 accepts job information including information related to the number of copies of the newspaper bundles to be created at the paper bundle creating part 11. The information sheet feeder 35 feeds information sheets Sa and Sb so that they follow the paper bundles created at the paper bundle creating part 11. The controlling part 52 creates paper bundles on the basis of the job information accepted by the receiving part 50, and also controls the paper bundle creating part 11 and the information sheet feeder 35 so that the information sheet with the job information-related information included therein can be sent out following the created sheet bundles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a collating apparatus.

  In many cases, a bundle of advertisements is folded into newspapers and distributed to distribution destinations. There are known an advertisement collating apparatus for creating this advertisement bundle and an interlining collating apparatus for inserting the collated advertisement bundle into a newspaper. Conventionally, for example, a collation apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-070087

The number of newspapers delivered varies from day to day depending on the contract. There are also cases where delivery is temporarily stopped due to travel or the like. Therefore, the number of newspapers to be delivered, that is, the number of newspapers to be produced, varies from day to day. In addition, the order of districts where collation is performed varies from day to day depending on dealer delivery personnel and the like. Conventional collating devices may not be able to flexibly cope with such fluctuations.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a collation apparatus that can flexibly cope with variations in the number of copies to be collated and the order.

  In order to solve the above problems, a collation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention combines a plurality of sheet feeding units that partially feed sheets and a sheet fed from each of the plurality of sheet feeding units while conveying the sheets. A sheet bundle creating unit that creates a sheet bundle, a reception unit that receives job information including information on the number of sheet bundles to be created in the sheet bundle creating unit, and a sheet bundle created in the sheet bundle creating unit An information sheet feeder that sends out an information sheet and a sheet bundle based on the job information received by the reception unit, and an information sheet that includes information related to the job information when the generation is completed A sheet bundle creation unit and a control unit that controls the information sheet feeder are provided so as to be sent along with the sheet bundle. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collating apparatus that includes a plurality of sheet feeding units that partially feed sheets, and a sheet bundle that combines a sheet fed from each of the plurality of sheet feeding units to create a sheet bundle. A creation unit, a reception unit that accepts job information including information related to the number of sheet bundles to be created in the sheet bundle creation unit, and information related to the job information is printed on paper, and the printed paper is printed in the sheet bundle creation unit A printing device that sends it so as to accompany the created sheet bundle, and a sheet bundle that is created based on the job information received by the reception unit, and that prints information related to the job information when the creation is completed A sheet bundle creating unit and a control unit for controlling the printing apparatus are provided so as to send out the finished paper along with the created sheet bundle.

Here, the “sheet” may be a single sheet, or may include a plurality of paper media such as newspapers and advertisements. A “sheet bundle” may be a bundle of sheets,
It may be a bundle like an advertisement sandwiched between newspapers.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components, the components and expressions of the present invention, a method, a device,
What mutually substituted between systems etc. is also effective as an aspect of this invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to flexibly cope with variations in the number of copies to be collated and the order.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the collation apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the collation operation | movement by a collation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of an information sheet feeder and its periphery. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a collation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a collation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a collation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a collation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the collation apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a collation apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a collation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the bookbinding system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the mode of the division on a belt stacker.

Hereinafter, the same or equivalent components, members, and processes shown in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is appropriately omitted. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in the drawings, some of the members that are not important for describing the embodiment are omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a collation apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a collating operation by the collating apparatus 10 of FIG. The collating apparatus 10 is used in a newspaper store or the like. The collation apparatus 10 creates a four-fold newspaper bundle in which the advertisement bundle is folded.
In the following, a predetermined number of newspapers to be delivered to the A district (for example, 200 copies = 50 copies × 4 bundles) are created,
Subsequently, a case where a predetermined number of newspapers (for example, 280 copies = 60 copies × 4 bundles + 40 copies × 1 bundle) to be delivered to the B district will be described as an example. In the following, the process of creating a bundle of newspapers to be delivered to each district is referred to as a “job”.

The collating apparatus 10 includes a sheet bundle creating unit 11, a direction changing unit 12, and a sheet bundle sorting unit 13. The sheet bundle creation unit 11 opens the final fold of the newspaper folded in four, and folds the advertisement bundle between them. Hereinafter, the process of folding an advertisement bundle into a newspaper is also referred to as “collation”. Sheet bundle creation unit 11
The operation unit 41, the newspaper stacking unit 14, the newspaper feeding unit 42 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2), the advertisement bundle loading unit 15, the advertisement bundle feeding unit 16, the transport unit 17, and the opening A unit 18 and an advertisement insertion unit 19 are provided.

The operation unit 41 includes a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal panel) integrally formed with an input unit (for example, a touch pad). On the display unit of the operation unit 41, for example, a screen for making settings related to a job is displayed. The operator inputs settings related to the job, that is, the “number of copies” and “number of classified copies” of the newspaper to be collated through this screen. The “number of divisions” means how many newspaper bundles are created so as to be divided into bundles. For example, in the job setting for A district, “Number of copies =
“200 copies” and “number of copies = 50 copies” are entered. In this case, a bundle containing 50 newspapers is 4
Created. For example, in the job setting for the B district, “number of copies = 280 copies” and “number of division copies = 60 copies” are input. In this case, four bundles including 60 newspapers and one bundle including 40 newspapers are created.

The newspaper stacking unit 14 loads a plurality of newspapers folded in four. The newspaper feeding unit 42 is provided below the newspaper stacking unit 14. The newspaper feed unit 42 takes out one newspaper at a time from the newspaper stacking unit 14 and sends it out to the transport unit 17. The transport unit 17 includes a circulating chain 20 and a transport piece 21 connected thereto. The transport unit 17 pushes the newspaper by the transport piece 21 and transports the newspaper to the opening unit 18 and the advertisement insertion unit 19.

The opening portion 18 includes a rotor 23 provided with suction pads 22 on the outer peripheral surface, and a guide 24 provided on the downstream side of the rotor 23. The newspaper sent from the transport unit 17 is opened by the suction pad 22 at the upper end on the leading end side in the transport direction. As the transport piece 21 further advances, the guide 24 enters the opened portion of the newspaper, and the newspaper is maintained in the opened state.

The advertisement bundle stacking unit 15 loads a plurality of advertisement bundles in which a plurality of advertisements are sandwiched between two advertisements in a delivery unit. The advertisement bundle stacking unit 15 includes a front plate 25 and a loading table 26, and a plurality of advertisement bundles are stacked on the loading table 26 so as to lean against the front plate 25. In particular, multiple ad bundles are
Stacked with the fold of the fold-down advertisement facing downward.

The advertisement bundle paper feed unit 16 is provided below the front plate 25. The advertisement bundle feeding unit 16 takes out the advertisement bundle one by one from the advertisement bundle stacking unit 15 and sends it out to the advertisement insertion unit 19. In the advertisement insertion unit 19, the advertisement bundle sent out from the advertisement bundle feeding unit 16 is inserted between newspapers opened by the guide 24. The newspaper sandwiching the advertisement bundle is pushed by the transport piece 21 and sent to the direction changing unit 12.

The direction conversion unit 12 converts the conveyance direction of the newspaper by 90 degrees. In the present embodiment, the direction changing unit 12 conveys the newspaper conveyed in the longitudinal direction (direction parallel to the final fold) in the short direction (direction orthogonal to the final fold). The newspaper whose transport direction has been changed is pushed out by a pusher 28 fixed to the chain 27 and sent to the sheet bundle sorting unit 13.

The sheet bundle sorting unit 13 includes a lift-up conveyor 29, a sheet bundle stacking unit 30, and a stack conveyor 31. The lift-up conveyor 29 lifts the newspaper sent from the direction changing unit 12 and conveys it to the upper part of the sheet bundle stacking unit 30.

The sheet bundle stacking unit 30 includes a temporary receiving unit 32, a sheet bundle receiving unit 33, a belt 34, an information sheet feeder 35, and a full sensor (not shown). The sheet bundle receiving portion 33 has a comb-teeth shape. Each time a newspaper is loaded, the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is lowered by the thickness of the newspaper. For example, it is configured to be lowered by a drive mechanism (not shown). Thus, the uppermost surface of the stack of newspapers loaded is maintained at a substantially constant position.

When the paper bundle receiving unit 33 loads a newspaper of “number of copies” (50 copies for jobs in the A district and 60 copies for jobs in the B district) designated by the operator, the bundle of newspapers is stacked. Send to conveyor 31. Specifically, when the number of stacked newspapers reaches a predetermined number, the four rollers 36 of the temporary receiving unit 32 advance on the stacked newspaper bundles and receive the newspapers instead of the sheet bundle receiving unit 33 ( (See FIG. 2). During this time, the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is lowered and the belt 34 enters between the tooth portions of the comb teeth, and the newspaper bundle is stacked on the belt 34. Then belt 3
4 is driven and the newspaper bundle is sent to the stack conveyor 31.

The sheet bundle receiving unit 33 rises when a bundle of newspapers is sent to the stack conveyor 31. Then, the roller 36 passes the newspaper loaded on the roller 36 to the sheet bundle receiving unit 33, and
Retreat from above the sheet bundle receiving portion 33. After the roller 36 is retracted, the lift-up conveyor 2
The newspaper sent from 9 is stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33. Hereinafter, this series of processing by the temporary receiving unit 32 and the sheet bundle receiving unit 33 is referred to as “discharge processing”.

The full sensor detects that the sheet bundle receiving unit 33 is full (for example, 100 newspapers are stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33). The full sensor is composed of, for example, an optical sensor that is turned on when the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is lowered to a predetermined position. Even when it is detected by the full sensor that the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is full, the discharge process is executed.

The discharge process is also executed when the final newspaper bundle of the job is stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33. In this case, even if the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is not full, the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 is used.
Even if the newspapers loaded on the page have not reached the “number of classified copies”, the discharge process is executed.

The information sheet feeder 35 sends the information sheet onto the newspaper bundle as will be described later. Here, information sheets called “handboards” are prepared for each district at newspaper shops. Each information sheet lists the number of deliveries for the district that day. In the present embodiment, the worker makes settings for the next job with reference to this information sheet during execution of a certain job. For example, A
During the execution of the district job, the B district job is set with reference to the district B information sheet. Also, in this embodiment, the information sheet is placed on the final newspaper bundle of the district collation (in the case of the A district) so that the division of each district of the created newspaper bundle can be seen at a glance. On the fourth newspaper bundle, or in the case of district B on the fifth newspaper bundle).

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the information sheet feeder 35 and its surroundings. The information sheet feeder 35 includes a feed plate 37, a feed roller pair 38, and a conveyance belt pair 39. For example,
During the execution of the job for the A district, the worker refers to the information sheet Sb for the B district and makes settings related to the job for the B district. When the information sheet Sb is placed on the feed plate 37 after the job is set, the information sheet Sb slides on the feed plate 37 and the leading end thereof is a pair of feed rollers 38.
To stop. The information sheet Sa of the job in the A district being executed is waiting on the conveyance belt pair 39 arranged on the downstream side of the feed roller pair 38. Job of A district is finished,
When the final newspaper is stacked on the newspaper bundle on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33, the conveying belt pair 39 is driven to send out the information sheet Sa, and the information sheet is placed on the newspaper bundle on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33. Sa is placed. Thereafter, the feed roller pair 38 is driven, and the B area information sheet Sb is sent to the conveying belt pair 39, and is kept waiting until the B area job is completed.

A series of conveyance paths constituted by the feed plate 37, the feed roller pair 38, and the conveyance belt pair 39 of the information sheet feeder 35 are preferably substantially linear. Information sheets may be managed by being placed in a clear file or the like. However, if the transport path is substantially straight, the information sheet is loaded on the feed plate 37 while being placed in the clear file or the like. Can be placed on top.

In addition, a printing device is provided in place of the information sheet feeder 35, and a sheet on which the district number or district name and the number of copies of the district, etc. are printed is sent out on the last bundle of the district. May be.

Further, in the present embodiment, the information sheet feeder 35 sends out the information sheets onto the bundle of newspapers stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33. However, the information sheet feeder 35 is not limited to this and, for example, joins to the lift-up conveyor 29. It may be arranged so that it is sent after the passage of the final newspaper in the district. That is, you may provide so that it may join anywhere in the conveyance path | route of the bundle | flux which finished collation.

1 and 2, the stack conveyor 31 is provided with a large number of rollers 40 arranged side by side.
When a new newspaper bundle is sent out from the paper bundle stacking unit 30, a plurality of newspaper bundles already sent out and arranged are pushed and moved on the roller 40.

The collating apparatus 10 has one main motor 43 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). From the main motor 43 through a drive transmission mechanism, an electromagnetic clutch, an electromagnetic brake, etc. (all not shown), the newspaper feeding unit 42 and the advertisement bundle feeding unit 16, the chain 20, the rotor 23, the chain 27, and the lift up Driving is appropriately transmitted to the conveyor 29 and the belt 34.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the collation apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. The collation apparatus 10 includes a reception unit 50, a display unit control 51, a control unit 52, a determination unit 53, and a storage unit 54.
And further comprising. In terms of hardware, each of these blocks is a computer CPU.
Although it can be realized by elements and mechanical devices such as, and is realized by a computer program or the like in terms of software, here, functional blocks realized by their cooperation are drawn. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software. FIG.
The same applies to 0.

The receiving unit 50 receives information input by the user via the operation unit 41. The reception unit 50 includes a job information reception unit 55 and a next job information reception unit 56. Job information reception unit 55
Accepts information on a job to be executed when the job is not executed. Specifically, the job information receiving unit 55 receives the number of newspaper copies to collate,
a1 ”is registered in the current copy storage unit 57 (described later). The job information reception unit 55 also receives the number of divisions, if any, and registers it in the current division number storage unit 59 (described later) as “current division number Nb1”.

The next-job information receiving unit 56 receives information on the next job to be executed during execution of the job. Specifically, the next job information receiving unit 56 receives the number of newspaper copies to be collated, and registers this in the next number storage unit 58 (described later) as “next number Na2”. The next-time job information receiving unit 56 also receives the number of copies to be sorted, and registers it in the next-number-of-sorts storage unit 60 (described later) as “the number of next-numbered copies Nb2”.

The display unit control 51 provides various screens to the user via the operation unit 41. For example, a screen for setting information related to a job is provided.

The control unit 52 controls the sheet bundle creating unit 11, the direction changing unit 12, and the sheet bundle sorting unit 13 to create a newspaper bundle in which the advertisement bundle is folded.

The determination unit 53 determines whether or not the collated number of copies has reached the current number of copies Na1. When the collated number of copies has reached the current copy number Na1, the determination unit 53 determines whether information related to the job to be executed next has been input.

The storage unit 54 includes a current copy storage unit 57, a next copy storage unit 58, a current divided copy number storage unit 59, a next divided copy number storage unit 60, a copy counter 61, and a divided copy counter 62. The current copy storage unit 57 stores the current copy Na1. The next time copy storage unit 58
The next copy Na2 is stored. The division number storage unit 59 stores the current division number Nb1. The next-partition copy number storage unit 60 stores the next-partition copy number Nb2. The copy counter 61 stores, as a copy count value Na, the number of newspaper copies collated since the job was started. The division number counter 62 stores the number of newspaper newspapers collated so far as the division number count value Nb after reaching the number of divisions (when the job is started, the job is started).

Operation | movement of the collation apparatus 10 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the current copy acceptance process of the collation apparatus 10. The operator inputs the current number of copies Na1 on the operation unit 41 as information on the job to be executed (S10). The worker may input the number Nb1 of the divisions this time (S10). Reception part 50
Accepts the current number of copies Na1 and the current number of copies Nb1 (S12), and the current number of copies storage unit 5
7 and this time division copy number storage unit 59 are registered (S14).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the next copy acceptance process of the collation apparatus 10. This process is performed during the process described later with reference to FIG. The operator inputs the next number of copies Na2 in the operation unit 41 as an upper portion related to the job to be executed next (S20). The worker may input the number Nb2 of the next division (S20). The accepting unit 50 accepts the input of the next number of copies Na2 and the next number of divided copies Nb2 (S22), and registers them in the next number of copies storage unit 58 and the next number of divided copies storage unit 60 (S24).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the collating process of the collating apparatus 10. When the user's start operation is accepted after the current copy acceptance process of FIG. 5, the collation process is started.
The controller 52 activates the main motor 43 (S30). Further, the control unit 52 clears the copy count value Na and the divided copy count value Nb to zero (S32, S34). Subsequently, the control unit 52 controls the sheet bundle creating unit 11 to collate one newspaper, and stacks it on the sheet bundle receiving unit 33 of the sheet bundle sorting unit 13 (S36).

When one copy of the newspaper is collated, the control unit 52 determines the copy count value Na and the divided copy count value N.
b is increased by 1 (S38, S40). The determination unit 53 determines whether the copy count value Na has reached the current copy number Na1 (S42). When the number of copies Na1 has been reached this time (S42)
Y), the determination unit 53 causes the information sheet feeder 35 to send out the information sheet (S44).
. Further, the determination unit 53 determines whether or not the next copy number Na2 has been input (S46).

When the next number of copies is input (Y in S46), the control unit 52 causes the sheet stacking unit 30 to perform a discharge process (S48). Further, the control unit 52 sets the next number of copies Na2 to the current number of copies Na1
(S50). If the next division number Nb2 is input, the next division number Nb2 is set as the current division number Nb1 (S52). Returning to S32, the next job is executed. When the next number of copies has not been input (N in S46), the control unit 52 causes the sheet bundle stacking unit 3 to
The discharge process is performed at 0 (S54), and the main motor 43 is stopped (S56). As described above, when information related to the next job (next copy Na2) is input during the execution of the job, it is continuously or idling (the main motor 43 is rotating, but the newspaper feeding unit 42 is rotating). In addition, the next job is executed with the advertisement bundle feeding unit in a non-operating state, and if it is not input, it is stopped. It should be noted that even when information on the next job is not input, the main motor may not be stopped and may wait for the next job to be input in an idling state. Then, information input regarding the next job may be received in an idling state, and the next collation process may be started by a start operation after the input.

If the copy count value Na has not reached the current copy Na1 in S42 (S42).
N), the determination unit 53 determines whether or not the division number count value Nb has reached the current division number Nb1 (S58). If the number of divisions Nb1 has been reached this time (Y in S58)
), The sheet stacking unit 30 performs the discharge process (S60), and the process returns to S34 to continue collation. If the number of divisions Nb1 has not been reached this time (N in S58), the process returns to S36 and continues collation.

If the number Nb1 of divisions is not input this time, it is determined whether the full sensor has detected full instead of S58. If full is detected, the process proceeds to Y in S58, and if full is not detected, the process proceeds to N in S58.

The collating apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment has been described above. According to the collation apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to input information about the next job (next copy Na2) during execution of the job. Therefore, it is possible to move to the next job continuously or quickly through idling. Continuously means that the collation processing interval between the final bundle of a job and the first bundle of the next job is substantially the same as the interval between one collation process in the repetition of collation during job execution. As a result, it is possible to shorten the processing time of the entire plurality of jobs. In addition, the user can clearly recognize that the job is separated by inserting a slight idling. In addition, according to the collating apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, since it is divided into bundles for each division number or full input entered by the operator, and the boundary between the newspaper bundles in other districts can be recognized at a glance. Even if it is shifted to the collation for the next number of copies by continuous or short-time idling, the job can be surely classified.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a collating apparatus 110 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the collating apparatus 110 of FIG. The collation apparatus 110 is an apparatus that creates a bundle of newspaper advertisement delivery units, but is not limited to newspaper advertisements, and may be used for bookbinding after printing.

The collation apparatus 110 includes an operation unit 125 that performs various inputs and displays. The operator inputs information related to the job via the operation unit 125.

The collating apparatus 110 has a plurality of paper feeding units 111, and each paper feeding unit 111 sends out advertisements one by one and stacks them so that the leading edges are aligned while being conveyed along the vertical conveyance path 112.

The sheet fed from the folded sheet feeding portion 113 is brought into contact with the stopper 114 at the leading end, and the longitudinal conveyance path 1
Stop so as to block the lower end of 12. Thereafter, the folding knife 115 enters and the folding roller 11
6 is folded in half, and the advertisement conveyed by the vertical conveyance path 112 is sandwiched between the two folds to create an advertisement bundle. This advertisement bundle is discharged from the discharge port 117 and stored on a belt 121 (described later) of the storage unit 118.

The accumulation unit 118 includes a belt 121 and a full sensor 119. Full sensor 119
Detects when the bundle of advertisements accumulated in the storage unit 118 is full. Belt 121
Is driven when the advertisement bundle reaches a predetermined number of divisions or is full, and moves the advertisement bundle to an elevator plate 122 (described later) of the lift-up unit 120.

The lift-up unit 120 is provided adjacent to the storage unit 118. Lift up part 1
20 lifts the advertisement bundle to the position of the operator's waist so that the collated advertisement bundle can be easily taken out. The lift-up unit 120 includes an elevator plate 122, an elevator mechanism 123, and a sensor 124. The elevator mechanism 123 supports the elevator plate 122,
This is moved up and down. Sensor 1 indicates that the advertisement bundle has been placed on the elevator plate 122.
When 24 detects, the elevator mechanism 123 raises the elevator plate 122.

When the sensor 124 detects that the advertisement bundle has been removed from the elevator plate 122 by the operator, the elevator mechanism 123 lowers the elevator plate 122 to prepare for receiving the next advertisement bundle.
Hereinafter, this series of processing by the storage unit 118 and the lift-up unit 120 is referred to as “discharge processing”.

While the belt 121 is being driven, the collating device 110 is in an idling state so that subsequent advertising bundles are not discharged from the discharge port 117 to the storage unit 118, and the paper feeding operation is temporarily stopped. As soon as the unloading by the belt 121 is completed and the elevator plate 122 is lowered to receive the next advertisement bundle, the subsequent collating operation is started.

The collating apparatus 110 has one main motor 143 (not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9). From the main motor 143, a plurality of paper feeding units 111, a folding paper feeding unit 113, a folding roller 116, a lift-up unit 120, and a belt 121 via a drive transmission mechanism, an electromagnetic clutch, an electromagnetic brake, and the like (all not shown). The drive is appropriately transmitted to the elevator mechanism 123.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the collating apparatus 110. The collation apparatus 110 further includes a reception unit 50, a display unit control 51, a control unit 152, a determination unit 53, and a storage unit 54. The control unit 152 includes a paper feeding unit 111, a folding paper feeding unit 113, a lift-up unit 120,
The storage unit 118 and the elevator mechanism 123 are controlled to create an advertisement bundle.

The control unit 152 controls the belt 121 and the elevator mechanism 123, and executes a discharge process by lift-up using these. That is, the specific content of the discharge process is different from that of the first embodiment. However, the operations of the reception unit 50, the display unit control, the determination unit, and the storage unit 54 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the operation of the collation apparatus 110 can be represented by the flowcharts of FIGS. .

The collating apparatus 110 according to the second embodiment has been described above. According to the collating apparatus 110 according to the present embodiment, the same operational effects as the operational effects achieved by the collating apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are exhibited.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a bookbinding system 210 according to the third embodiment. The bookbinding system 210 includes a collation device 212, a direction changing device 214, a folding device 216, a saddle stitching device 218, a small edge cutting device 220, a top and bottom cutting device 222, and a belt stacker 224.
And an integrated control device 226. The bookbinding system 210 functions as a post-processing device that performs post-processing such as collation, folding, binding, and cutting on a sheet on which an image has already been recorded.

In the present embodiment, the bookbinding system 210 includes three collating devices 212. Each collating device 212 includes a plurality of shelves that are sheet storage units. The collating device 212 superimposes the sheets while feeding the sheets from each of the plurality of shelves. The three collating devices 212 are arranged in series, and the sheet bundle created by the collating device 212 arranged on the downstream side is superposed on the sheet bundle produced by the collating device 212 arranged on the upstream side. It is possible. Hereinafter, each of the three collating devices 212 is referred to as a first collating device 212A, a second collating device 212B, and a third collating device 212C from the downstream side.

The direction changing device 214 functions as a paper transporting unit, converts the transported paper in the longitudinal direction by 90 degrees, transports it in the short direction, and transports it to the folding device 216. Since the configuration of such a direction changing device is known, the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, the paper conveyance direction is simply referred to as “conveyance direction”, and the direction perpendicular and horizontal to the conveyance direction is referred to as “width direction”.

The folding device 216 folds the sheets stacked by the collating device 212. Specifically, the folding device 216 includes a scissors (not shown), a transport mechanism (not shown), and a pair of folding rollers (not shown). The scissors have an umbrella-like cross section with the top located above. The pair of folding rollers is arranged around the top of the ridge so that the axis is oriented vertically and aligned in the width direction. The transport mechanism bends the approximate center in the width direction of the sheet or sheet bundle into an inverted V shape by transporting the sheet or sheet bundle on the ridge so that the center in the width direction passes through the top. The pair of folding rollers folds so that the fold line is parallel to the transport direction by transporting the sheet or the sheet bundle folded in an inverted V shape while sandwiching the substantially center in the width direction.
Since the configuration of such a folding device 216 is known, description thereof is omitted. When the sheets are overlapped by the collating device 212 and the sheet bundle is conveyed, the folding device 216 folds the sheet bundle while maintaining the overlapping state of the sheets.

The folding device 216 carries out a set of sheet bundles created by folding and overlapping to the saddle stitching device 218. The saddle stitching device 218 stacks and stacks the sheets folded by the folding device 216 until they form a set of sheet bundles constituting one booklet to be bound. Therefore, the saddle stitching device 218 also functions as a sheet stacking mechanism that stacks folded sheets and creates a set of sheet bundles. Further, the bookbinding system 210 as a whole functions as a collating apparatus that creates a stack of sheets by superimposing sheets. The saddle stitching device 218 executes a binding process for binding the created sheet bundle with a fold, and creates a saddle stitch folded booklet. Hereinafter, the saddle stitched booklet is simply referred to as “booklet”.

The fore edge trimming device 220 trims the fore edge of the booklet that has been carried in and carries it out to the top and bottom trimming device 222. The top / bottom cutting device 222 cuts the top / bottom of the booklet that has been carried in and transports it to the belt stacker 224. The belt stacker 224 sequentially accumulates the created booklets. Belt stacker 22
4 has a pair of belts 241 and drives a predetermined amount each time one copy is ejected, thereby arranging the finished booklets in a scaly manner.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a form of sectioning on the belt stacker 224. FIG. 12 is a view of the belt stacker 224 as viewed from above. The belt stacker 224 is provided with a sorting device 242 having a pusher 243 that can move forward and backward. The belt stacker 224 can push out the booklets that are discharged and arranged one by one with the pusher 243. As shown in A, the pushed-out booklet is inclined and protrudes. By performing this protrusion every discharge of a predetermined number of copies, it is possible to easily take out a predetermined number of copies. If the driving amount of the belt when one book is ejected is made larger than usual, as shown in B, the overlap amount of the booklet changes only that time.

This division of A or B is performed at the time of job division in addition to the division for every predetermined number of copies, so that even when the next job is started continuously, the job division can be known. it can. In addition, by performing either A or B for the first division and the other for the second division, it can be understood at a glance whether the division is the first or the second. Also good.

According to the bookbinding system 210 according to the present embodiment, the collation apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
The same effect as the effect exhibited by 0 is exhibited.

The collating apparatus and bookbinding system according to the embodiment have been described above. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are exemplifications, and various modifications can be made to the combination of each component, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. Also, combinations of the embodiments are possible.

(Modification 1)
In the first and second embodiments, classification based on the “number of divisions” specified by the worker or classification based on the discharging function when full (hereinafter referred to as “first classification”), and classification of job separation ( Hereinafter, it may be distinguished from "second division".

For example, a notification unit may be provided in the sheet bundle sorting unit 13, and in the case of the second sorting, the notification unit may notify an alarm sound. Also, for example, the stack conveyor 3 of the sheet bundle sorting unit 13
1 is provided with an LED indicator light, and only in one of the first division or the second division,
The LED display or the like may be lit. Alternatively, it is configured to change the lighting mode such as the lighting color, lighting / flashing, etc., in the case of the first division and in the case of the second division.
It may be possible to know whether it is the second division or the second division. In addition, in the case of 1st Embodiment, the timing of lighting and blinking is desirable at the moment when the last bundle is pushed out to the stack conveyor 31. In the case of the second embodiment, it is desirable to light up as the elevator plate 122 rises. This is because if the user starts the take-out operation in response to the lighting, the operation proceeds smoothly. Of course, it is not limited to these timings. In the case of the first embodiment, for example,
It may be turned on when the sheet bundle receiving portion 33 loaded with the final bundle is lowered or when the first newspaper bundle of the next number is sent to the stack conveyor 31. In the case of the second embodiment,
For example, it may be turned on when the belt 121 is unloaded.

(Modification 2)
In the first embodiment, the case where the operation unit 41 (hereinafter referred to as “first operation unit”) is provided in the sheet bundle creation unit 11 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the first operation part,
For example, a second operation unit may be provided on the newspaper bundle take-out side.

The second operation unit can input at least the next number of copies. That is, the second operation unit
It has keys, touch panel screens, etc. necessary for inputting the next number of copies. In this case, the newspaper loading unit 14
The side to be taken out when working in a two-person system comprising an operator who is responsible for loading newspapers on and loading an ad bundle on the ad bundle loading unit 15 and an operator who takes out the newspaper bundle sent to the stack conveyor 31 The operator can enter the number of copies next time.

The second operation unit may be provided, for example, in the housing of the sheet bundle stacking unit 30 or the side of the stack conveyor 31. In addition, the first operation unit and the second operation unit may be set in advance as to which input of the next number of copies is performed in advance, and the input can be performed by only one of them.

Further, the second operation unit may be a portable panel, and communication with the first operation unit may be possible by wire or wireless. Moreover, it is good also as inputting the next number of copies with the tablet and smart phone which installed the operation application of the collation apparatus. Similarly, the first operation unit may be removable and may communicate with the control system by wire or wirelessly.

The second operation unit may display the number of input copies, the number of completed copies (or the number of remaining copies), an ID that can identify the district to be collated, and the like. Thereby, the operator on the take-out side can work while confirming the progress of the job. The progress of the number of copies may be wirelessly transmitted to a tablet or smartphone and displayed.

Also in the second embodiment, a second operation unit may be provided. In this case, the second operation unit may be provided in the elevator mechanism 123, for example.

(Modification 3)
Although not particularly mentioned in the first and second embodiments, the length of the idling sandwiched between the last bundle of the job and the first bundle of the next job may be adjusted.

(Modification 4)
Although not specifically mentioned in the second embodiment, when the next copy number is input, the collation content currently being executed may be different from the collation content of the next copy. In this case, “on / off setting” and “thinning setting” can be performed together with the next number of copies, and an operation based on the setting may be performed in the next job. Note that “on / off setting” means setting a paper feeding unit that sends out advertisements. “Thinning setting” means that for a specific paper feed unit, the paper feed by the paper feed unit is stopped or collated several times so that only the number of copies corresponding to the specified number or ratio of the next copy is sent. This is a setting for feeding at a rate of once.

(Modification 5)
In the first to third embodiments, the case has been described in which the number of copies to be collated in the next job is input during execution of the job, but instead of this, a job in a plurality of districts and each job are created in advance. The number of copies of newspapers and advertisement bundles to be executed and the collation execution order of each job are set and stored, and during the execution of a job, the number of copies of the job set to be executed next is recalled and displayed. Further, it may be set whether or not to execute the job continuously after the current job. When it is set to perform continuous execution, the same operation as when the next number of copies is input is performed in the first to third embodiments. If the continuous execution is not set, the same operation as when the next number of copies is not input is performed. In other words, the apparatus is in an idling state until the apparatus is temporarily stopped or the user performs a start operation for the next job.

It is also possible to select one of a plurality of jobs set so that the job can be continuously executed as the next job. Furthermore, the number of copies of the next job may be corrected when setting continuous execution.

The number of delivery units always fluctuates depending on the contract, and there are also cases where the delivery is temporarily stopped due to travel or the like. Furthermore, depending on the delivery staff of the store and the convenience of the advertisement contents for each district (it is more efficient to execute continuously in the district where the advertisement contents are the same), the job execution order is changed, or delivery is set in advance. There are cases where the number of copies is changed. According to this modification, the next job can be selected from a plurality of jobs stored in advance, and the setting content can be changed.
More efficient work is possible.

In the case of the second embodiment, the above-described on / off setting, thinning-out setting, and the like are performed for each job, and the setting can be automatically reflected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Collating apparatus, 11 Sheet bundle creation part, 12 Direction conversion part, 13 Sheet bundle sorting part, 14 Newspaper stacking part, 15 Advertisement bundle stacking part, 16 Advertisement bundle feeding part, 17 Conveying part, 29 Lift-up conveyor, 30 Sheet stacking unit, 31 stack conveyor, 32 temporary receiving unit, 33 sheet bundle receiving unit, 34 belt, 35 information sheet feeder, 50 receiving unit, 52 control unit, 53 determining unit, 54 storage unit, 55 job information receiving unit, 56 Next Job Information Receiving Unit, 57 Current Copies Storage Unit, 58 Next Copies Storage Unit, 59 Current Division Copies Storage Unit, 60 Next Division Copies Storage Unit, 61
Copy counter, 62 Division counter.

Claims (16)

A plurality of paper feeding units for feeding out sheets one by one;
A sheet bundle creating unit that creates a sheet bundle by combining sheets conveyed from each of the plurality of sheet feeding units;
A receiving unit for receiving job information including information on the number of sheet bundles to be created in the sheet bundle creating unit;
An information sheet feeder that sends out an information sheet so as to accompany the sheet bundle created in the sheet bundle creation unit;
A sheet bundle is created based on the job information received by the receiving unit, and when the creation is completed, the information sheet describing information related to the job information is attached to the created sheet bundle. Control unit for controlling the sheet bundle creating unit and the information sheet feeder,
A collating apparatus characterized by comprising:   The information sheet feeder includes a feed plate on which an information sheet is placed, and an information sheet transport unit that receives and transports the information sheet placed on the feed plate and sends the information sheet so as to be attached to the created sheet bundle. The collating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   The collating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the feed plate forms a downward slope toward the conveying unit.   The collating apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a conveying path constituted by the feed plate and the conveying means is arranged in a straight line.   The conveying unit includes a standby unit that waits for an information sheet from a time when an information sheet placed on a feed plate is received until a timing at which the information sheet is sent so as to be attached to a stacked sheet bundle. The collating apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4. A receiving unit that receives a setting of next job information to be processed next while creating the sheet bundle based on the job information;
An operation unit for the user to input next job information to the reception unit,
The collating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the feed plate is arranged so that a user can visually recognize an information sheet placed on the feed plate while operating the operation unit. A receiving unit that receives a setting of next job information to be processed next while creating the sheet bundle based on the job information;
An operation unit for the user to input next job information in the reception unit;
7. The operation unit according to claim 2, wherein the operation unit is arranged so as to be operable from the same direction as the direction in which the feed plate is provided in a lateral direction with respect to a moving direction of the sheet. The collating device described in 1.   The control unit controls the information sheet feeder to send out the information sheet at a timing when the information sheet overlaps the sheet bundle created last based on the job information. The collating apparatus according to any one of 1 to 7. A sheet bundle receiving unit that receives and stacks the sheet bundles created in the sheet bundle creating unit;
The collation according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the information sheet feeder is configured to send out the information sheet toward a sheet bundle stacked on the sheet bundle receiving portion. apparatus. After stacking on the sheet bundle receiving portion, the stack portion for placing the sheet bundle discharged from the sheet bundle receiving portion,
The control unit further sends out the information sheet so as to overlap the stacked sheet bundle when the sheet bundle finally created based on the job information is stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit. The collating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the stacked sheet bundle is controlled to be discharged to the stack unit. A full detection unit for detecting that the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit is in a full state reaching the stacked capacity of the sheet bundle receiving unit;
When the fullness detecting unit detects that the sheet bundle receiving unit is full, the control unit discharges the stacked sheet bundle from the sheet bundle receiving unit to the stack unit, and The control is performed so as not to send out the information sheet from the information sheet feeder when creation of a sheet bundle for the number of copies included in the job information is not completed at the time of discharge. 10. The collation apparatus according to 10. A division number input unit that accepts input by a user of a predetermined number of division copies,
The control unit discharges the stacked sheet bundle from the sheet bundle receiving unit to the stack unit when the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit reaches the number of division units, and The control is performed so as not to send out the information sheet from the information sheet feeder when creation of a sheet bundle for the number of copies included in the job information is not completed at the time of discharge. The collating apparatus according to 10 or 11. A plurality of paper feeding units for feeding out sheets one by one;
A sheet bundle creating unit that creates a sheet bundle by combining sheets conveyed from each of the plurality of sheet feeding units;
A receiving unit for receiving job information including information on the number of sheet bundles to be created in the sheet bundle creating unit;
A printing device that prints information related to the job information on a sheet and sends the printed sheet so as to accompany the sheet bundle created by the sheet bundle creating unit;
A sheet bundle is created based on the job information received by the accepting unit, and when the creation is completed, a printed sheet on which information related to the job information is printed is attached to the created sheet bundle. A control unit for controlling the sheet bundle creation unit and the printing device so as to send out;
A collating apparatus characterized by comprising:   The control unit is configured to send out the printed paper at a timing when the printed paper on which information related to the job information is printed overlaps the sheet bundle created last based on the job information. The collating apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus is controlled. A sheet bundle receiving unit that receives and stacks the sheet bundles created in the sheet bundle creating unit;
The collating apparatus according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to feed the printed paper toward a sheet bundle stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit. After stacking on the sheet bundle receiving portion, the stack portion for placing the sheet bundle discharged from the sheet bundle receiving portion,
The control unit further includes information related to the job information so that the lastly generated sheet bundle based on the job information is stacked on the stacked sheet bundle when the sheet bundle is stacked on the sheet bundle receiving unit. The collating apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the printed sheet on which printing is performed is controlled so as to feed out and the stacked sheet bundle is discharged to the stack unit.

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