JP2022131838A - Collating and packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a collating and packaging system capable of preventing a failure that a sheet bundle cannot be put in packaging means and a failure that a variation occurs in the packaging conditions of the sheet bundle in terms of quality and size, by preventing the sheet bundle from getting larger in vertical/lateral directions with respect to the sheet.SOLUTION: A collating and packaging system 500 comprises: collating means 1 for stacking a plurality of sheets to form a sheet bundle; and packaging means 3 for packaging the sheet bundle formed by the collating means 1 with a packaging material. Between the collating means 1 and the packaging means 3, aligning means 2 for aligning positions of edges of the sheets forming the sheet bundle is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to collated packaging systems.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a collating device that collates a plurality of types of sheet materials such as advertisements to create a sheet bundle. Also known is a wrapping device that wraps a bundle of sheets produced by a collating device with a wrapping material such as a wrapping film.
Patent Literature 1 describes a collating and packaging system that includes a collating device and a packaging device, transports a sheet bundle created by the collating device to the packaging device, and packages the sheet bundle with a packaging film.

JP 2010-173774 A JP 2018-150179 A

However, as a result of extensive studies by the present inventors, when the sheet bundle collated by the collating means is to be wrapped by the wrapping means as it is, the sheet bundle may not enter the wrapping means, or even if it can be wrapped, the sheet bundle may not enter the wrapping means. It has been found that there is a possibility that the quality and size of the packaged sheet bundle may vary.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides collating means for stacking a plurality of sheets to create a sheet bundle, packaging means for wrapping the sheet bundle with a packaging material, a conveying means for conveying the sheet bundle to means, and an aligning means for aligning the edges of the sheets forming the sheet bundle between the collating means and the packaging means. It is characterized by having

According to the present invention, the wrapping means can wrap the sheet bundle in which the positions of the edges of the sheets are aligned by the aligning means. By aligning the positions of the edges with the aligning means, it is possible to suppress the size of the sheet bundle from becoming larger in the vertical and horizontal directions than the sheets. As a result, it is possible to suppress the problem that the sheet bundle does not fit into the packaging means and the quality and size of the wrapped sheet bundle vary due to the sheet bundle becoming larger in the vertical and horizontal directions. There is an excellent effect that it is possible to put a collating and packaging system including a collating device and a packaging device into practical use.

1 is a perspective view of a collated packaging system; FIG. 1 is a plan view of a collated packaging system; FIG. 1 is a front view of a collated packaging system; FIG. Schematic diagram of a collating device and an aligning device. FIG. 3 is an external view of a collation set; Schematic explanatory diagrams of an aligning device in which a collated set is housed as viewed from three directions. FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an aligning device that conveys a collated set toward a packaging device; The perspective view of a packaging apparatus. Schematic explanatory drawing of a packaging apparatus. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the collated packaging system with the packaging device moved; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an alignment device of Modification 1; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an alignment device of Modification 2; FIG. 11 is a perspective explanatory view of an aligning device of Modification 3; FIG. 11 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an aligning device of Modification 3; FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second embodiment of a collated packaging system;

Hereinafter, the same or equivalent constituent elements, members, and processes shown in each drawing are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplication of description will be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in each drawing, some of the members that are not important for explaining the embodiments are omitted.

An embodiment of a collated packaging system according to the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a collated packaging system 500 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing the collated packaging system 500 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of collated and packaging system 500, looking at collated and packaging system 500 from the direction of arrow “α” in FIGS.

The gathering and packaging system 500 shown in FIGS. 1-3 includes a gathering device 1, an alignment device 2, and a packaging device 3. FIG. A collating device 1 collates a plurality of sheets such as handbill papers to create a sheet bundle and delivers it to an aligning device 2.例文帳に追加The aligning device 2 aligns the positions of the edges of the sheets forming the sheet bundle created by the collating device 1, and measures the width of the sheet bundle (the length in the X-axis direction in the figure) and the length of the sheet width (the length in the X-axis direction in the figure). (Length in the Y-axis direction) is aligned within a predetermined range, and the aligned sheet bundle is transferred to the packaging device 3.例文帳に追加The packaging device 3 wraps the sheet bundle delivered from the aligning device 2 with a resin film to create a package, and discharges the package to a package tray 4 .
Each of the collating device 1, the aligning device 2, and the packaging device 3 will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the collating device 1 and the aligning device 2 viewed from the right side. FIG. 5 is an external view showing a collated set S created by the collating device 1. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the collated set S has a form in which a bundle of a plurality of sheets S1 is sandwiched inside one folded sheet (sandwiching sheet S2).

The collating device 1 has ten paper feeding mechanisms (paper feeding devices) 102 (102a to 102j) on the left side shown in FIG. 102t) are arranged side by side so as to be vertically stacked. Since the paper feeding mechanisms 102 (102a to 102j) on the left side and the paper feeding mechanisms 102 (102k to 102t) on the right side have the same structure and are mounted in opposite directions, the directions are reversed in FIG. A sandwich paper feeding mechanism 103 is arranged further below the first paper feeding mechanism 102a positioned at the bottom of the left paper feeding mechanisms 102 (102a to 102j).

The uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets stacked on the paper feed tray 104 of the paper feed mechanism 102 is separated from the stack of sheets by the separation feeding mechanism 105 and sent to the horizontal transport path 106 . A vertical transport path 107 is provided in the center of the collating device 1 in the vertical direction, and all of the horizontal transport paths 106 extending from each paper feeding mechanism 102 toward the center of the collating device 1 join the vertical transport path 107 . It's like Each sheet feeding mechanism 102 feeds out the sheets S1 at such a timing that when the fed sheets S1 meet in the vertical transport path 107, the leading edges of the sheets S1 are aligned with each other. Sheets S1 sent out one by one from each of the paper feed mechanisms 102 are stacked on each other while moving downward along the vertical transport path 107 .

The uppermost sheet of the paper stack in which a plurality of sandwiching sheets S2 are stacked on the sandwiching paper tray 103a of the sandwiching paper feeding mechanism 103 is separated from the paper bundle by the sandwiching paper separating and feeding mechanism 103b, and the sandwiched paper is conveyed. The sheet is conveyed to the right in the drawing along the path 8 and the leading edge comes into contact with the nipping sheet stopper 9 . The lower end of the vertical transport path 107 faces the upper side of the sandwiched paper transport path 8, and the sandwiched paper S2 abutting against the sandwiched paper stopper 9 stops so as to block the lower end of the vertical transport path 107. FIG. After that, the folding knife 10 is driven, and the sandwiched paper S2, which is stopped in contact with the sandwiched paper stopper 9, is folded in two by the pair of folding rollers 11, and the vertical conveying path 107 is formed inside the folding in half. A collated set S is created by inserting the lowered sheet bundle. The collated set S is further discharged to the outside of the apparatus from the discharge outlet 13 via the discharge conveying path 12 and stored in the stack section 210 of the aligning device 2 .

In the collating device 1, the sheets S1 fed from all or part of the plurality of sheet feeding mechanisms 102 are stacked in the vertical transport path 107 to form a sheet bundle, which is sandwiched between sandwiching sheets S2 to collate set S. to form

A sorting transport path 15 is provided by branching upward in the middle of the discharge transport path 12, and a sorting tray 16 is provided downstream thereof. A distribution switching plate 150 is provided at the upstream end of the distribution transport path 15 . The sorting switch plate 150 has a sorting position (a position indicated by a solid line) at which the collated set S sent from the discharge transport path 12 is led to the sorting transport path 15, and a retreat position (indicated by a broken line) at which the collated set S is withdrawn from the discharge transport path 12. position shown) by a drive mechanism (not shown).

A paper feed error detection unit 108 is provided in each of the horizontal transport paths 106 . The paper feed error detection unit 108 is provided with a double feed detection sensor and a paper conveyance detection sensor. The double feed detection sensor normally feeds one sheet at a time from each paper feed mechanism 102, but when two or more sheets are fed, the double feed detection sensor detects this and generates a double feed error signal. The paper transport detection sensor is an optical sensor that detects paper passing through the horizontal transport path 106 . Even if paper is detected by the paper presence/absence detection sensor located upstream of the paper transport detection sensor, the paper does not reach the detection position of the paper transport detection sensor within the specified time even if the paper is being fed. If it does not pass, an idle feed error signal is generated. If the paper feed detection sensor does not detect the trailing edge while detecting the leading edge of the paper in the feeding direction, or if it takes too long to detect the trailing edge, a paper jam error signal is generated.

When a paper feed error such as a double feed error, an empty feed error, or a paper jam error occurs, the distribution switching plate 150 is moved to the distribution position, and the collated set S including the paper feed error is sent to the distribution tray 16 . As a result, even if a paper feed error occurs, the apparatus is not stopped, and subsequent collation operations can be continued. The collated set S that is not packaged by the packaging device 3 may be discharged to the sorting tray 16 , not only when a paper feed error occurs.

As the collation device 1 and the paper feeding mechanism 102 provided in the collation device 1, known ones can be used, for example, those described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 can be used. is not limited to

6A and 6B are schematic explanatory views of the aligning device 2 in a state in which the collated sets S are accommodated in the stacking section 210, viewed from three directions. 6(a) is a schematic view of the aligning device 2 seen from the side in the same direction as FIG. 4, FIG. 6(b) is a plan view of the aligning device 2 seen from above, and FIG. 6(c) is a front view. 1 is a schematic view of the aligning device 2 seen from the side; FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the stacking section 210 of the aligning device 2 is a space surrounded by the side aligning claws 201 , the bottom plate 202 , the front abutment plate 203 , the rear alignment plate 204 and the downstream abutment plate 205 .
6(b) and 6(c), the aligning device 2 has a aligning item discharge roller pair 206 on the downstream side in the moving direction of the collated set S with respect to the downstream abutment plate 205. Prepare.

The downstream abutment plate 205 has an abutment position (position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 6C) against which the collated set S in the stack section 210 abuts, and a position where the collated set S in the stack section 210 abuts on the downstream side. A drive mechanism (not shown) is capable of moving between a retracted position (a position indicated by a broken line in FIG. 6(c)) retracted from the movement path of the packaging device 3 . When the collated set S has not reached the stack section 210, the downstream abutment plate 205 waits at the abutment position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6C).

The collated set S discharged out of the collating device 1 from the discharge port 13 of the collating device 1 passes above the side aligning claws 201 as indicated by the arrow "A" in FIG. The stack portion 210 is reached.
When the collated set S reaches the stack section 210, the rear aligning plate 204 reciprocates in the direction along the X axis as indicated by the arrow "B" in FIGS. The direction aligning pawl 201 reciprocates in the direction along the Y-axis as indicated by the arrow "C" in FIGS. 6(b) and 6(c).

The collated set S pushed by the rear aligning plate 204 due to the reciprocating motion of the rear aligning plate 204 collides with the front abutment plate 203, and both ends of the sheets S1 forming the collated set S in the width direction (the X-axis direction in the drawing) You can align the edges of In addition, due to the reciprocating motion of the rear aligning plate 204, the width of the collated set S (the length in the X-axis direction in the figure) is adjusted to the position where the rear aligning plate 204 is closest to the front abutment plate 203 during the reciprocating motion. The collated set S can be aligned within the range of the distance from the rear alignment plate 204 to the front abutment plate 203.

The length of the sheets S1 forming the collated set S when the collated set S pushed by the side aligning claw 201 due to the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claw 201 abuts against the downstream abutment plate 205 at the abutting position. The positions of the edges at both ends in the direction (the Y-axis direction in the figure) can be aligned. The reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 also increases the length of the collated set S (the length in the Y-axis direction in the drawing) so that the side aligning claws 201 are closest to the downstream abutment plate 205 during the reciprocating motion. The collated set S can be aligned so that the distance from the side aligning claw 201 at the closer position to the downstream abutment plate 205 falls within the range.

The side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 are reciprocated for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined period of time. transport.
FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the aligning device 2 that transports the collated set S that has been aligned toward the packaging device 3. As shown in FIG.

After stopping the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 and completing the aligning process, the aligning device 2 moves the downstream abutting plate 205 to the abutting position (indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6C). position shown) to the retracted position (the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 6(c) and the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7). Next, a drive source (not shown) is driven to rotate the aligned object discharge roller pair 206 in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. move. At this time, the side aligning claw 201 moves further toward the packaging device 3 (left side in FIG. 7) from the position closest to the downstream abutment plate 205 during the reciprocating movement of the aligning process.

By this movement, the side aligning claws 201 press the edge of the collated set S toward the packaging device 3, and the pressed collated set S passes above the downstream abutment plate 205 which has moved to the retracted position. , and moves to a position where it is nipped by the nip of the pair of aligned article discharge rollers 206 . The collated set S sandwiched between the nips of the aligned material discharge roller pair 206 is conveyed by the rotating aligned material discharge roller pair 206 in the direction indicated by the arrow "E" in FIG. be.
With the aligning device 2 configured as described above, the collated set S created by the collating device 1 is temporarily stopped at the stacking section 210, and the front, back, left and right edges are aligned by the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204. They are arranged so that their positions are within a predetermined range, and conveyed toward the packaging device 3 .

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the packaging device 3, and FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of the packaging device 3 viewed from the front side (the same direction as FIG. 7).
The collated set S conveyed from the aligning device 2 is inserted into the device through the insertion port 32 . The insertion port 32 is provided with a guide plate 32a for guiding the lower surface and both sides in the width direction of the collated set S to be inserted. It is a structure that guides inside. Although the details will be described later, when the packaging device 3 is used alone, when the operator inserts the packaged items such as the collated set S into the insertion opening 32, the guide plate 32a facilitates manual insertion by the operator. It has a structure.

The inserted collation set S is sandwiched at its top and bottom sides by the respective films pulled out from the upper film roll R1 on the upper side and the lower film roll R2 on the lower side. 8, the film around the collated set S is heat-sealed and packaged, discharged from the outlet 43, and sequentially stacked on the package tray 4. As shown in FIG.

An operation panel 45 is provided on the front side of the upper surface of the packaging device 3 . The operation panel 45 functions as an input unit for receiving various user inputs for operating the packaging device 3 and also functions as a display unit for displaying various information in the packaging device 3 . A power switch 46 for turning on the power to the packaging device 3 is provided at the front end of the surface of the packaging device 3 facing the insertion port 32 .

In FIG. 9 , the insertion opening 32 is formed on the right side of the packaging device 3 . The insertion port 32 is normally closed with a shutter 33 . The shutter 33 is rotatable about a fulcrum 33a, and is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 9 by biasing means (not shown). It is in a state of being pressed against the cradle 34 (it may be press-contacted by its own weight without providing an urging means). When the gathering set S is inserted, the shutter 33 is rotated clockwise in FIG. The collated set S enters the gap and is further inserted in the left direction in FIG.

A welding/cutting heater 35 is arranged above the front and rear end welding cradles 34 . The welding/cutting heater 35 is configured to be movable between a standby position shown in FIG. The welding/cutting heater 35 is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, which has a good thermal conductivity and is light in weight, and has an acute-angled lower end. A rubber heater (not shown) is baked and fixed to the welding/cutting heater 35, and the welding/cutting heater 35 can be heated by energizing the rubber heater. A thermistor for measuring the temperature of the welding/cutting heater 35 is also attached.

As shown in FIG. 9, an upper film roll R1 is arranged above the welding/cutting heater 35, and a lower film roll R2 is arranged below it. The upper film roll R1 will be described below, but the configuration and support structure of the lower film roll R2 are also the same as those of the upper film roll R1.

The upper film roll R1 is obtained by winding a long film (upper film F1) around an upper paper tube R1a. The upper paper tube shaft 36A coaxially supports the upper paper tube R1a from the inner surface side. The upper film F1 has a width in the direction from the front side to the rear side of the drawing (hereinafter referred to as the width direction), and the upper paper tube R1a also has the same width as the upper film F1. Its width is slightly larger than the width of the collated set S conveyed from the aligning device 2 .

An upper paper tube guide 37A formed in a plate-like shape and parallel to the end face of the upper film roll R1 is erected adjacent to the end face of the upper film roll R1 in the width direction. An upper guide slit 37aA extending downward from the upper end of the upper paper tube guide 37A is formed, and the upper paper tube shaft 36A is inserted through the upper guide slit 37aA. Further, an upper film support roller 38A is provided to support the upper film roll R1 from below.

The upper paper tube guides 37A having the same shape stand on both sides in the width direction of the upper film roll R1. The support ring of the upper paper tube shaft 36A supports the inner peripheral surface of the upper paper tube R1a, thereby supporting the upper paper tube shaft 36A and the upper film roll R1 so as to be coaxial. The upper paper tube shaft 36A is formed to be longer in the width direction than the interval between the two upper paper tube guides 37A, and both ends of the upper paper tube shaft 36A are inserted through the upper guide slits 37aA. When the remaining amount of the upper film roll R1 decreases and the roll diameter becomes smaller, the position of the upper paper tube shaft 36A is lowered. A cylindrical upper support roller braking wheel 38aA is coaxially fixed to one end of the upper film support roller 38A.

As shown in FIG. 9, the packaging device 3 includes an upper film brake mechanism 39A having a brake shoe that can come into contact with and separate from an upper support roller brake wheel 38aA. Further, an upper film remaining amount detecting mechanism 315A for detecting the remaining amount of the upper film roll R1 is provided.

In the lower film roll R2, the packaging device 3 includes the upper paper tube shaft 36A, the upper paper tube guide 37A, the upper film support roller 38A, the upper film brake mechanism 39A, and the upper film remaining amount detection mechanism 315A in the upper film roll R1. The configuration includes a lower paper tube shaft 36B, a lower paper tube guide 37B, a lower film support roller 38B, a lower film brake mechanism 39B, and a lower film remaining amount detection mechanism 315B.

The upper film F1 is pulled out from the upper film roll R1 and is hung on the upper first film guide 331 and the upper second film guide 332, and its tip is positioned below the welding/cutting heater 35. As shown in FIG. A lower film F2 is pulled out from the lower film roll R2 and is hung on the lower film guide 333, and its tip is positioned below the welding/cutting heater 35. As shown in FIG. The two upper and lower films (F1, F2) are previously welded at their leading ends in the previous packaging process to form a welding line Fx.

An upper conveying belt 334 and a lower conveying belt 335 for conveying the collated set S inserted from the insertion port 32 together with the films (F1, F2) are provided on the left side of the welding cutting heater 35 and the front and rear end welding receiving table 34 in the drawing. . Two upper conveying belts 334 and two lower conveying belts 335 are arranged in the width direction. The conveying belt 334 sandwiches the collated set S from above, and the lower conveying belt 335 sandwiches the collated set S from below, so that the conveying belt 334 can convey the collated set S to the left in the drawing (hereinafter, the direction in which the collated set S is conveyed). shall be referred to as “conveyance direction during packaging”). A lower conveying downstream pulley 336, which is one of the pulleys on which the lower conveying belt 335 is wound, is connected to a lower conveying belt drive transmission mechanism 337, which is composed of a toothed belt, a toothed pulley, gears, and the like. A driving force is applied from the motor M1. In addition, the driving force is applied from the packaging apparatus motor M1 to the upper conveying downstream side pulley 338, which is one of the pulleys on which the upper conveying belt 334 is wound, via the wrapping apparatus upper belt drive transmission mechanism (not shown). there is That is, when the packaging apparatus motor M1 rotates, driving force is applied to both the upper conveying belt 334 and the lower conveying belt 335, and they move endlessly.

A total of two side welding heaters 341 are provided, one on each side (outside in the width direction) of the upper conveying belt 334 in the width direction. Two side welding cradles 342 are provided at positions facing the side welding heaters 341 on both widthwise sides (outside in the widthwise direction) of the lower conveying belt 335 , one at each side. The side welding heater 341 and the side welding cradle 342 are formed long along the conveying direction of the upper conveying belt 334 and the lower conveying belt 335 (conveying direction during packaging), respectively.

Each of the two side welding heaters 341 is made of lightweight aluminum or an aluminum alloy to which a rubber heater is baked and fixed, similarly to the welding and cutting heater 35, and has an acute-angled lower end. A thermistor is also attached to measure the temperature.

The widthwise interval between the two side welding heaters 341 is longer than the width of the collated set S and shorter than the width of the two films (F1, F2). Both of the two side welding heaters 341 can be lowered by a drive mechanism (not shown) until their lower ends reach the side welding cradles 342 . With such a configuration, the films (F1, F2) can be welded on both sides of the collated set S in the width direction.

A discharge port 43 for discharging the packed collated set S is formed on the left side of the side welding heater 341 and the side welding cradle 342 in FIG. On the conveying path of the collated set S from the insertion port 32 to the discharge port 43, the upstream side of the welding/cutting heater 35 in the conveying direction during packaging (hereinafter simply " A first sensor D1 is provided on the "upstream side during packaging"), and a second sensor D2 is provided on the downstream side of the welding/cutting heater 35 in the conveying direction during packaging (hereinafter simply referred to as "downstream side during packaging"). Further, a third sensor D3 is provided near the discharge port 43 .

In the packaging device 3, the welding/cutting heater 35 and the side welding heater 341 are moved up and down based on the detection signal from the three sensors (D1, D2, and D3) detecting the collated set S, which is the object to be packaged. The heater actuator, the packaging apparatus motor M1, and the two brake mechanisms 39 (39A, 39B) are driven and controlled based on predetermined timing.

When the collated set S is inserted through the insertion port 32 and the first sensor D1 detects the leading edge of the collated set S, the brakes of the two brake mechanisms 39 (39A, 39B) are released, and the packaging apparatus motor M1 is driven. to start. As a result, the two films (F1, F2) whose welding lines Fx are pressed by the inserted collation set S are unwound from the respective film rolls (R1, R2). The collated set S entering the apparatus while pushing the welding line Fx is conveyed by the upper conveying belt 334 and the lower conveying belt 335 while being sandwiched between the two films (F1, F2). By this conveying force, the two films (F1, F2) are pulled and further unwound from the respective film rolls (R1, R2).

The collated set S sandwiched between two films is conveyed leftward in FIG. After a predetermined period of time has passed since, the packaging apparatus motor M1 is stopped, and then the brakes of the two brake mechanisms 39 (39A, 39B) are turned ON. Next, by stopping the packaging apparatus motor M1, the upper conveying belt 334 and the lower conveying belt 335 are stopped, and the heater actuator is driven to lower the welding cutting heater 35 and the side welding heater 341. FIG. The welding cutting heater 35 and the side welding heaters 341 are lowered and moved from the standby position to the welding position, and are positioned between the welding cutting heater 35 and the front and rear end welding cradles 34 and between the side welding heaters 341 and the side welding cradles 342 . Two films (F1, F2) are sandwiched between them, and the two films (F1, F2) are heat-sealed.

After that, the side welding heater 341 is raised to the standby position, the driving of the packaging apparatus motor M1 is resumed, the endless movement of the upper and lower conveyor belts 334 and 335 is resumed, and the upper and lower conveyor belts 334 and 335 Conveyance of the collated set S is resumed. At this time, since the welding/cutting heater 35 is at the welding position on the upstream side of the gathering set S, the two films (F1, F2) are cut at this welding position. By these operations, the films (F1, F2) are welded at the rear end side and both sides of the collation set S, and the rear end side is cut at the welded positions to form a package. Two films (F1, F2) are previously welded to the front end side of the collation set S during the previous packaging process to form a welding line Fx, so the periphery of the collation set S is also welded. A closed package is created.

The packaging apparatus motor M1 continues to be driven even after the package is created, and stops driving when the third sensor D3 detects the passage of the trailing end of the collated set S forming the package. At the same time, the welding/cutting heater 35 is raised to the standby position. The collated set S whose trailing end has passed the detection position of the third sensor D3 is discharged from the outlet 43 in the form of packages and stacked on the package tray 4 .

Next, a case where the packaging device 3 is used alone will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the packaging device 3 is provided with a device rotation shaft 301 and is rotatable about the device rotation shaft 301 .
FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing the gathering and packaging system 500 in which the packaging device 3 is used alone. is rotated by 90[°].
By setting the state shown in FIG. 10, the insertion opening 32 of the packaging device 3 is exposed, and the worker can manually insert the items to be packaged other than the collation set S into the insertion opening 32 for packaging. can.

As shown in FIG. 2, the collating and packaging system 500 of the present embodiment moves the collating set S from the collating device 1 to the aligning device 2 in the direction parallel to the XY plane (horizontal plane). 2), the moving direction of the collated set S from the aligning device 2 toward the packaging device 3 (along the Y-axis indicated by the arrow "B" in FIG. ) are orthogonal to each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the packaging device 3 is inserted into the discharge section of the aligning device 2 by rotating the packaging device 3 around a device rotation shaft 301 that is the rotation shaft of the collating device 1 side. It is a configuration in which the mouth 32 is moved from a position facing it to a position not facing it. Suppose that unlike the present embodiment, the packaging device 3 can be inserted into the insertion slot 32 by sliding the packaging device 3 in parallel to the Y-axis in the left direction in FIG. 2 from the state shown in FIG. The movement of 3 increases the area required for installation of collation packaging system 500 in the Y-axis direction. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the packaging device 3 is rotated by the rotating shaft of the collation device 1 side as in the present embodiment, the length of the entire packaging collation system 500 in the X-axis direction and the length of the Y axis are changed before and after movement. The increase and decrease of the length in the axial direction is small, and it is possible to prevent an increase in the area required for installation in order to make the packaging device 3 movable.

As shown in FIG. 10, as a configuration in which the packaging device 3 can package the items to be packaged other than the collated items collated by the collation device 1, the insertion port 32 is opened by rotating the packaging device 3, as shown in FIG. Instead of being limited to the exposed configuration, a manual feeding unit is arranged between the aligning device 2 and the packaging device 3 or above the aligning device 2, and the articles placed or inserted in the manual feeding unit are inserted into the insertion opening of the packaging device 3. 32 for packaging.
As a configuration that allows the packaging device 3 to package items other than the collated items collated by the collating device 1, the items to be packaged can be delivered to the aligning device 2 from other than the paper discharge port 13 of the collating device 1. may be acceptable. For example, there is no cover on the top or side of the aligning device 2 and the stacking part 210 is exposed. may be configured. In these configurations, an operator can manually put the items to be packaged into the exposed stack portion 210 from the outside. Further, for example, a manual paper feeding device or a manual paper feeding guide for guiding the articles to be packaged to the stack section 210 may be provided.
As described above, the collation and packaging system 500 including the collation device 1 and the packaging device 3 can be provided as long as the arrangement device 2 can receive the articles to be packaged from a port other than the sheet discharge port 13 of the collation device 1. As a result, the items to be packaged other than the items collated by the collating device 1 can be packaged by the packaging device 3 in a state of being aligned by the aligning device 2. - 特許庁

<Modification 1>
Next, a first modified example (hereinafter referred to as "modified example 1") of the aligning device 2 applicable to the collated packaging system 500 according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the aligning device 2 of Modification 1. As shown in FIG. 11A is a plan view of the stack section 210 in an empty state (a state in which the collated set S is not placed), and FIG. FIG. 11(c) is a schematic front view of a state in which the collated set S that has been aligned is conveyed toward the packaging device 3. FIG. be.

In the aligning device 2 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the lateral aligning claws 201 press the edge of the collated set S toward the packaging device 3, the plurality of sheets forming the collated set S Since the edge of the bundle of sheets S1 is pressed, the bundle of sheets S1 slides on the sandwiched sheets S2 sandwiching the bundle of sheets S1. There is a risk.
On the other hand, the aligning device 2 of Modification 1 includes a collation set conveying belt 207 near the downstream end in the conveying direction of the stack section 210 (a position immediately upstream of the downstream abutment plate 205). Since the configuration is the same as that of the aligning device 2 of the embodiment except for the provision of the collated set conveying belt 207, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the aligning device 2 of Modification 1, when the collated set S reaches the stack section 210, the rear aligning plate 204 reciprocates in the direction along the X-axis as indicated by the arrow "B" in the drawing, and moves sideways. Alignment pawl 201 reciprocates in the direction along the Y-axis as indicated by arrow "C" in the figure. As a result, the collated set S can be aligned so that the width and length of the collated set S fall within a predetermined range, as in the above-described embodiment.
After completing the aligning process for the collated set S, the aligning device 2 moves the downstream abutment plate 205 from the abutment position (the position shown in FIG. 11(b)) to the retracted position (the position shown in FIG. 11(c)). move to Next, the aligned material discharge roller pair 206 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 11, and the lateral alignment claw 201 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow "D" in FIG. At this time, the side aligning claw 201 moves to the packaging device 3 side (left side in FIG. 11) from the position closest to the downstream abutment plate 205 during the reciprocating movement of the aligning process. At this time, in time with the timing when the side aligning claw 201 moving in the direction of the arrow "D" comes into contact with the edge of the collated set S, the collated set conveying belt 207 is started to be driven, and the upper surface of the belt is as shown in FIG. c) Move endlessly so as to move in the direction of the arrow "G" in the middle.

As a result of these movements, the edge of the stack of sheets S1 of the collated set S is pressed toward the packaging device 3 by the side aligning claws 201, and the sandwiched sheets S2 of the collated set S are pushed by the collated set transport belt 207. A conveying force towards the packaging device 3 is applied. Thereafter, the collated set S nipped by the nip of the aligned material discharge roller pair 206 is conveyed by the rotating aligned material discharge roller pair 206 in the direction indicated by the arrow "E" in FIG. transported to.
In Modification 1, since the collated set conveying belt 207 imparts a conveying force to the sandwiched paper S2 toward the packaging device 3, the sandwiched paper S2 forming the collated set S is not left behind in the stack section 210. can be prevented.

<Modification 2>
Next, a second modified example (hereinafter referred to as "modified example 2") of the aligning device 2 applicable to the collated packaging system 500 according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the aligning device 2 of Modification 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 12(a) is a schematic front view of the state in which the collated sets S are placed on the stack section 210. FIG. It is the schematic which looked at the state conveyed toward the apparatus 3 from the front side.

As shown in FIG. 12, the aligning device 2 of Modification 2 includes a downstream abutment registration roller pair 208 instead of the downstream abutment plate 205 of the above-described embodiment. Since other points are common, the description is omitted.
When the collated set S reaches the stack section 210 of the aligning device 2 of Modification 2, the rear aligning plate 204 and the side aligning claws 201 reciprocate in the same manner as in the embodiment. Due to the reciprocating motion of the rear aligning plate 204, the distance from the rear aligning plate 204 to the front abutting plate 203 at the position where the rear aligning plate 204 is closest to the front abutting plate 203 during the reciprocating motion is kept within the range. , the collated set S can be aligned.

As shown in FIG. 12A, during the aligning process, the downstream abutting registration roller pair 208 is not rotating, and the two rollers form a registration nip. The collated set S pushed by the side aligning claw 201 due to the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claw 201 collides with the downstream abutting registration roller pair 208, and the sheets S1 forming the collated set S are moved in the longitudinal direction (Fig. Middle Y-axis direction) The positions of the edges at both ends can be aligned. In addition, the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claw 201 changes the length of the collated set S (the length in the Y-axis direction in the figure) to the downstream abutment registration roller pair 208 when the side aligning claw 201 reciprocates. The collated set S can be aligned within the range of the distance from the side aligning claw 201 at the position closest to .

After the side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 are reciprocated for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined period of time, and the aligning process for the collated set S is completed, the aligning device 2 conveys the collated set S toward the packaging device 3. do.
When the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 is stopped and the aligning process is completed, the aligning device 2 moves the downstream abutting registration roller pair 208 and the aligned object discharge roller pair 206 to the position shown in FIG. ) to move the side aligning claw 201 in the direction indicated by the arrow "D" in FIG. By this movement, the side aligning claws 201 press the edges of the collated set S toward the packaging device 3, and the pressed collated set S is nipped and conveyed by the rotating downstream-side abutting registration roller pair 208. 12(b), and conveyed toward the packaging device 3 in the direction indicated by the arrow "E" in FIG. 12(b).

<Modification 3>
Next, a third modified example (hereinafter referred to as "modified example 3") of the aligning device 2 applicable to the collated packaging system 500 according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 13 is a perspective explanatory view of the aligning device 2 of Modified Example 3, and FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the aligning device 2 of Modified Example 3 as seen from the front side.

In the aligning device 2 shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the members with the same reference numerals as in the embodiment described above have the same functions.
The aligning device 2 of Modified Example 3 includes three stack guide bars 240 extending above the stack portion 210 in the X-axis direction. The stack guide rod 240 extends from the upper wall surface of the collated item receiving port to the wall surface of the front abutment plate 203 so as to guide the collated set S received from the collated item receiving port (not shown) to the stack section 210 . exist.

In the aligning device 2 of the above-described embodiment, the side aligning claws 201 function as push-out members for pushing out the aligned collated set S from the stack section 210 to a position where it is nipped between the nips of the pair of aligning item discharge rollers 206. I have. On the other hand, the aligning device 2 of Modification 3 is provided with push-out claws 220 as push-out members in addition to the side aligning claws 201 .
The push-out claw 220 is fixed to the push-out belt 221 located below the bottom plate 202 , and when positioned on the upper stretched surface of the push-out belt 221 , the push-out claw 220 is pushed into the stack section 210 from the opening of the bottom plate 202 . It will stick out.

Instead of the aligned material discharge roller pair 206 of the alignment device 2 of the embodiment described above, the alignment device 2 of Modification 3 includes a first aligned material discharge roller pair 231 and a second aligned material discharge roller pair 232 . In FIG. 13, the illustration of the first aligned material discharge roller pair 231 and the second aligned material discharge roller pair 232 is omitted. A first roller opening 231a and a second roller opening 232a are shown.

In the aligning device 2 of Modification 3, the collated set S ejected from the sheet ejection port 13 of the collating device 1 is received from the collated product receiving port (not shown), and the stack portion 210 is moved by the stack guide rod 240. guide to.
When the collated set S reaches the stack section 210, the rear aligning plate 204 reciprocates in the direction along the X axis as indicated by the arrow "B" in FIG. It reciprocates in the direction along the Y-axis as indicated by the arrow "C" in 14 (reciprocates in the range indicated by the solid line and the range indicated by the broken line in FIG. 14).

The collated set S pushed by the rear aligning plate 204 due to the reciprocating motion of the rear aligning plate 204 collides with the front abutment plate 203, and both ends of the sheets S1 forming the collated set S in the width direction (the X-axis direction in the drawing) You can align the edges of In addition, due to the reciprocating motion of the rear aligning plate 204, the width of the collated set S (the length in the X-axis direction in the figure) is adjusted to the position where the rear aligning plate 204 is closest to the front abutment plate 203 during the reciprocating motion. The collated set S can be aligned within the range of the distance from the rear alignment plate 204 to the front abutment plate 203.

The length of the sheets S1 forming the collated set S when the collated set S pushed by the side aligning claw 201 due to the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claw 201 abuts against the downstream abutment plate 205 at the abutting position. The positions of the edges at both ends in the direction (the Y-axis direction in the figure) can be aligned. The reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 also increases the length of the collated set S (the length in the Y-axis direction in the drawing) so that the side aligning claws 201 are closest to the downstream abutment plate 205 during the reciprocating motion. The collated set S can be aligned so that the distance from the side aligning claw 201 at the closer position to the downstream abutment plate 205 falls within the range.
During the aligning process, the pushing claws 220 are positioned upstream of the side aligning claws 201 or below the bottom plate 202 .

The side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 are reciprocated for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined period of time. transport.
After stopping the reciprocating motion of the side aligning claws 201 and the rear aligning plate 204 and completing the aligning process, the aligning device 2 moves the downstream abutting plate 205 to the abutting position (the position shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14) to the retracted position (the position indicated by the broken line in FIG. 14(c)). Next, a drive source (not shown) is driven to rotate the first aligned object discharge roller pair 231, the second aligned object discharge roller pair 232, and the push-out belt 221. As shown in FIG. As the push-out belt 221 rotates, the push-out claw 220 presses the edge of the collated set S toward the packaging device 3, and the pushed gathered set S passes above the downstream abutment plate 205 that has moved to the retracted position. , and moves to a position where it is nipped by the nip of the first aligned article discharge roller pair 231 . The collated set S sandwiched between the nips of the aligned material discharge roller pair 206 is moved by the rotating first aligned material discharge roller pair 231 and second aligned material discharge roller pair 232 as indicated by arrows "E" in FIGS. It is conveyed in the indicated direction and conveyed toward the packaging device 3 .

<Second embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of collation packaging system 500 according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 15 is a plan view schematically showing a collation and packaging system 500 of the second embodiment, and FIG. FIGS. 15(b) and 15(c) are plan views schematically showing the collation packaging system 500 in which the packaging device 3 is used alone. FIG. 15(b) is an explanatory view of the state in which the packaging device 3 is rotated 90[°] clockwise about the device rotation shaft 301, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the state which did not provide and slid the packaging apparatus 3 in the direction (X-axis direction) parallel to a conveyance direction, and the direction away from an aligning apparatus.

A collating and packaging system 500 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the embodiment described above except that the arrangement of the collating device 1, the aligning device 2 and the packaging device 3 is different. As specific configurations of the collating device 1, the aligning device 2, and the packaging device 3, the same devices as those constituting the collating and packaging system 500 of the above-described embodiment can be used.

In the collating and packaging system 500 of the second embodiment, the collating device 1, the aligning device 2, and the packaging device 3 are linearly arranged along the X-axis direction in the direction parallel to the horizontal XY plane. ing. Such an arrangement prevents an increase in size in the width direction (the Y-axis direction in FIG. 15) orthogonal to the transport direction, and realizes a system that can be easily installed in a long installation environment.

Also in the collating and packaging system 500 of the second embodiment, the packaging device 3 may be movable and may be configured to be used independently. As a configuration that allows the packaging device 3 to move, as shown in FIG. 15B, a configuration in which the packaging device 3 is rotated about the device rotation shaft 301 as in the above-described embodiment may be employed. However, when the packaging device 3 is rotated, the packaging device 3 protrudes in the width direction (Y-axis direction) perpendicular to the conveying direction compared to the state shown in FIG. The required space becomes large in the width direction. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15C, if the packaging device 3 is configured to slide in the direction parallel to the conveying direction, the installation space can be prevented from expanding in the width direction, and the installation environment can be made longer. A system that is easy to install can be realized.
As a configuration for sliding the packaging device 3 to open the insertion port 32, the packaging device 3 may be slid in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction. The configuration in which the slide is made in the direction parallel to the transport direction can prevent the installation space from expanding in the width direction.

In the collated packaging system 500 of the above-described embodiment, one sheet bundle (collated set S) created by the collating device 1 is aligned by the aligning device 2, and wrapped by film by the packaging device 3. to create one package. An object to be wrapped in one package is not limited to one sheet bundle. A plurality of sheet bundles may be enclosed, or a sheet bundle sandwiched by origami (sandwiching paper S2) may be enclosed with one sheet stacked thereon. In these cases, in a state where one sheet bundle is discharged to the aligning device 2, another sheet bundle or one sheet is supplied from the collating device 1, overlapped with the sheet bundle in the aligning device 2 and discharged, Alignment processing is performed by an aligning device 2, and it is delivered to a packaging device 3. - 特許庁

In the collation and packaging system 500 described above, after collation, a sheet bundle composed of unstitched sheets is aligned and packaged. If a sheet bundle composed of unstitched sheets is to be wrapped as it is, the positions of the sheets in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction (hereinafter referred to as "surface direction") vary, and the sheets are not placed in the packaging device 3. You may not be able to enter. Considering variations in the position of the sheets in the plane direction, the insertion opening of the packaging device 3 is made large, and if the packaging process is performed with a margin in the plane direction, the sheets can move within the wrapped film. The sheets can be misaligned within the film, degrading visual quality. Furthermore, in the configuration in which the passage of the trailing edge of the sheet bundle outside the packaging device 3 is detected and the trailing edge is welded, if there is variation in the distance from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the sheet bundle, welding of the leading edge may occur. The distance from the position to the welding position on the rear end side may vary, and the size of the packages may vary.

To address these problems, the collation and packaging system 500 of the present embodiment aligns and wraps a bundle of sheets that are not bound after being collated. , the sheet bundle in which the positions of the edges of the sheets are aligned can be wrapped by the wrapping device 3. - 特許庁By aligning the edge positions with the aligning device 2, it is possible to suppress the size of the sheet bundle from becoming larger in the vertical and horizontal directions than the sheets. As a result, it is possible to suppress the problem that the sheet bundle does not enter the packaging device 3 and the problem that the quality and size of the packaged state of the sheet bundle vary due to the sheet bundle becoming larger in the vertical and horizontal directions.

As a configuration for packaging the collated sheet bundle, a configuration is conceivable in which after the collation, the booklet is bound by binding and then packaged. If the booklet bound in this manner is packaged, the sizes of the packaged items do not vary. On the other hand, it may be required to package the bundles of advertisements, booklets in which a plurality of booklets are stacked, and the like without performing fixing processing such as binding processing on each other. In this case, if there are variations in the position of the edges of the papers and booklets that form the collated bundle, the projected area of the collated bundle becomes large, making it impossible to put it in the packaging machine, or affecting the packaging quality or package size. variation may occur. In order to deal with such problems, the collated and packaging system according to the present invention aligns the collated bundles and delivers them to the packaging machine. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as variations in the size of packages.

As the packaging device 3, a known one can be used, for example, the one described in JP-A-2017-074975 can be used, but it is not limited to this.
The packaging apparatus 3 described above has a horizontal transport configuration in which the collated set S, which is the object to be packaged, is packaged with the resin film, which is the packaging material, while the collated set S, which is the object to be packaged, is horizontally transported. The packaging means that can be used in is not limited to this. For example, as in the packaging apparatus described in JP-A-2016-37302, it may have a configuration of vertical transport in which an object to be packaged is packaged while being transported from above to below.
The packaging means used in the collated packaging system according to the present invention is limited to those in which the object to be packaged is sandwiched between two films and the two film sheets are welded together, as in the packaging device 3 of the above-described embodiment. do not have. For example, one film sheet may be folded and packaged as in the packaging apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-100710. Moreover, it is also applicable to a packaging device that uses three or more resin films for packaging.
A packaging material for packaging an object to be packaged is not limited to a resin film.

In the collated packaging system 500 of the above-described embodiment, the packaging device 3 is configured such that the collated set S is sandwiched between the two film sheets by pressing the sheet bundle into the welding line Fx of the two film sheets. In such a configuration, if the positions of the leading edges of the sheets S1 forming the collated set S are uneven, the welding line Fx may be pushed by only one sheet S1 protruding in the leading edge direction. As a result, the leading edge of the sheet S1 that first comes into contact with the welding line Fx may be folded, leading to deterioration in the quality of the package. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the welding line Fx is pushed by the collation set S in which the positions of the leading edges of the sheets S1 are aligned by the aligning device 2, it is possible to prevent the leading edges of the sheets S1 from being folded.

What has been described above is only an example, and each of the following aspects has a unique effect.

[Aspect 1]
A collating means such as a collating device 1 that creates a sheet bundle such as a collated set S by stacking a plurality of sheets such as a sheet S1 and a sandwiching sheet S2, and a resin film (F1 , F2) for packaging with a packaging material, and a collated packaging system such as the collated packaging system 500, in which a sheet bundle is formed between the collating means and the packaging means. It is characterized by comprising an aligning means such as an aligning device 2 for aligning the positions of the edges of sheets such as the sheet of paper S1.
According to this, the aligning means aligns the edges of the sheets, and the wrapping means can wrap the sheet bundle in a state in which the size of the sheet bundle in the vertical and horizontal directions is suppressed from becoming larger than the sheets. can. As a result, it is possible to suppress the problem that the sheet bundle does not fit into the wrapping means and the quality and size of the packed sheet bundle vary due to the sheet bundle becoming larger in the vertical and horizontal directions.

[Aspect 2]
In the collated packaging system of aspect 1, as shown in FIG. ), wherein sheets supplied from each of a plurality of stages of sheet supply units are overlapped to form a sheet bundle.
According to this, the occupied area in the horizontal direction of the collating means constituting the collating and packaging system can be reduced, and the occupied area of the entire collating and packaging system can be reduced. The area is reduced, and the degree of freedom in the installation environment is improved.

[Aspect 3]
In the collated packaging system of aspect 1 or 2, the packaging means includes the insertion opening 32 or the like for receiving the sheet bundle from the aligned material discharge section of the aligning means (the aligned material discharge roller pair 206, the second aligned material discharge roller pair 232, or the like). The packaging means is provided with an article receiving section, and the packaging means is movable from a position where the article receiving section faces the arranged article discharge section (position shown in FIG. 2) to a position where it does not face (position shown in FIG. 10). It is characterized by
According to this, by moving the packaging means so that the packaged object receiving part does not face the arranged item discharging part, the packaged object receiving part is exposed, and the sheets collated by the collating means It becomes possible to use the wrapping means alone, for example, by manually inserting the items to be wrapped other than the bundle.

[Aspect 4]
In the collated packaging system according to any one of modes 1 to 3, the aligning means includes an aligning section such as a stacking section 210 that performs aligning processing on the sheet bundle, and an aligning section that aligns the sheet bundle that has been subjected to the aligning process. Extruding means (side aligning claw 201 or pushing claw 220, etc.) for pushing out in the direction toward the packaging means, and nipping and conveying means for nipping and conveying the sheet bundle pushed out from the aligning section by the pushing means in the direction toward the packaging means. (aligned object discharge roller pair 206, first aligned object discharge roller pair 231, second aligned object discharge roller pair 232, etc.).
According to this, the aligned sheet bundle is nipped and conveyed by the nipping and conveying member while being pushed out from the aligning section by the pushing means. It becomes possible to deliver to the means.

[Aspect 5]
In the collated packaging system according to any one of aspects 1 to 4, between the downstream end of the collated transport path such as the vertical transport path 107 in the collating means and the packaging means (paper discharge transport path 12 etc.), It is characterized by having a transport path switching means such as a sorting switching plate 150 for switching the transport path to a transport destination (sorting tray 16 or the like) different from the wrapping means.
According to this, it is possible to obtain a sheet bundle that has undergone a collation test in order to confirm the content of the collation, or a sheet bundle that has collated errors during collation, without being subjected to packaging processing.

[Aspect 6]
In the collated packaging system according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, the collating means folds one or more sheets (sandwiching paper S2, etc.) from a stack of a plurality of sheets (paper S1, etc.). It is characterized by forming a sheet bundle by sandwiching it between objects.
According to this, it is easier to maintain an aligned state than a sheet bundle in which a plurality of sheets are simply stacked, and it is possible to further suppress variations in the quality and size of packages.

[Aspect 7]
In the collating and packaging system according to any one of aspects 1 to 6, as shown in FIGS. The movement direction (direction along the X axis, etc.) of the sheet bundle from the aligning means to the wrapping means (direction along the Y axis, etc.) is perpendicular to the movement direction (direction along the X axis, etc.).
According to this, compared with the system in which the collating means, the aligning means, and the packaging means are arranged in a straight line, it is possible to prevent the entire collating and packaging system from becoming long in one direction.

[Aspect 8]
In the collating and packaging system according to any one of modes 1 to 6, the collating means, aligning means, and packaging means are linearly arranged in a direction parallel to a horizontal plane such as the XY plane (see FIG. 15(a)). , etc.).
According to this, by arranging the collating means, the aligning means, and the packaging means in a straight line, it is possible to prevent an increase in size in the width direction and to facilitate installation in a long installation environment.

Reference Signs List 1: Collating device 2: Aligning device 3: Wrapping device 4: Package tray 32: Insertion port 34: Front and rear end welding receivers 35: Welding and cutting heater 43: Discharge port 102: Paper feeding mechanism 103: Sandwiched paper feeding mechanism 150: Distribution switching plate 201: Side aligning claw 203: Front abutting plate 204: Rear aligning plate 205: Downstream abutting plate 206: Aligned object discharge roller pair 210: Stacking part 220: Extruding claw 231: First aligned object Discharge roller pair 232 : Second aligned article discharge roller pair 301 : Device rotating shaft 334 : Upper conveying belt 335 : Lower conveying belt 341 : Side welding heater 342 : Side welding cradle 500 : Gathering and packaging system F1 : Upper film F2 : Lower film S : Collated set

Claims (8)

collating means for stacking a plurality of sheets to create a sheet bundle;
A collating and packaging system comprising packaging means for packaging the sheet bundle prepared by the collating means with a packaging material,
A collating and packaging system comprising, between the collating means and the packaging means, aligning means for aligning edges of the sheets forming the sheet bundle. The collated packaging system of claim 1,
The collating means includes a plurality of stages of sheet supply units for supplying the sheets in a height direction, and the sheets supplied from each of the plurality of stages of the sheet supply units are overlapped to form the sheet bundle. A collated packaging system characterized by: In the collated packaging system of claim 1 or 2,
The packaging means comprises a packaged object receiving portion for receiving the sheet bundle from the aligned object discharging portion of the aligning means,
The collation packaging system, wherein the packaging means is movable from a position where the article receiving section faces the article discharge section to a position where the article receiving section does not face the article discharge section. In the collation packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The aligning means includes an aligning unit that aligns the sheet bundle;
push-out means for pushing out the aligned sheet bundle from the aligning portion in a direction toward the wrapping means;
A gathering and packaging system, comprising a holding and conveying means for holding and conveying the sheet bundle pushed out from the aligning section by the pushing means in a direction toward the packaging means. In the collation packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A conveying path switching means is provided between the downstream end of the collating conveying path in the collating means and the wrapping means to switch the conveying path of the sheet bundle to a destination different from the wrapping means. collated packaging system. In the collation packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A collating and packaging system, wherein the collating means forms the sheet bundle by sandwiching a stack of a plurality of sheets with one or a plurality of folded sheets. In the collation packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
With respect to a direction parallel to a horizontal plane, a moving direction of the sheet bundle from the aligning means toward the packaging means is orthogonal to a moving direction of the sheet bundle from the collating means toward the aligning means. collated packaging system. In the collation packaging system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A collating and packaging system, wherein said collating means, said aligning means and said packaging means are linearly arranged in a direction parallel to a horizontal plane.

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