JP2508016B2 - Document processing device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing in which documents such as slips are collected, stapled (stapled with staples) and cut to discharge a desired number of documents of a desired size. Regarding the device.

Conventional technology Department stores and supermarkets sometimes receive a large number of gift delivery requests during the first and second years of the year, and for that purpose, we create delivery slips for the distribution of gifts.

Conventionally, when filling in the necessary items on the delivery slip, pressure sensitive paper is overlaid and the client, the addressee, etc. are written by hand, or the required items are transferred from the manuscript to the delivery slip by the Hectcarbon method, or copied. The delivery slip was created and processed by copying necessary items to the delivery slip by the machine. For these delivery slips, the slips that were cut to the final size in advance are used to fill in the necessary items as described above, and by manually bundling multiple sheets and gluing the corners or stapling them, It was completed as a set slip.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-152990 discloses a document processing apparatus for stapling and cutting documents.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this conventional document processing apparatus, the conveyance path is complicated and the distance is long, there is a high possibility that troubles such as jamming and paper jam will occur, and after the stacked documents are stapled. , The end of the unstapled document is retracted to the beginning, and the conveyance direction is changed with the baffle, so the document movement distance (the longer the document movement distance, the easier the trouble occurs).
However, there is a possibility that the paper that is long and is in contact with the baffle and the paper that is stacked below the paper will be misaligned, and there is a problem that the paper is inserted into the slitter section in a non-uniform state.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the document processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a staple tray for aligning accumulated documents and a staple tray that is movable from the aligning position to the staple position. A supporting base, a driving means for reciprocating the staple tray between the aligning position and the staple position, a staple portion for stapling documents on the staple tray when the staple tray comes to the staple position, and the staple tray for the aligning position. The tilting means for tilting the base by a predetermined angle with one end of the base as a turning fulcrum when returning to the table, and when the base is tilted, the document on the staple tray is slid downward due to its gravity. And a slitter part that cuts from the start end to the end in the sliding direction.

According to the present invention, the documents arranged on the staple tray are sent to the staple portion by the movement of the staple tray by the driving means, and after the leading edge of the document is stapled there, the staple tray returns to the original alignment position. To return it to its original position. Then, when the base is tilted by a predetermined angle by the tilting means, the document on the staple tray is slid downward and is inserted into the slitter portion and cut in the inserting direction.

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an image processing system for freely editing and printing an original.
In this embodiment, a process from a process of creating a delivery slip attached to a gift in a department store or a supermarket to a post-process will be described.

First, the application form (original) 10 shown in FIG. 3 set in the automatic document feeder 1 is read by the image scanner 2 shown in FIG. 2, and the read image is stored in the storage section of the image processor 3. After that, the image is edited such as extracting and moving according to a predetermined instruction, and the result is output from the image printer 4 as a delivery slip 12.

In this case, the slip form of the delivery slip 12 can be selectively used as a slip form previously printed on paper or a total output form stored as electronic forms. For example, a form as shown in FIG. Delivery
11 can be used. The letters in the address column 10a of the application form 10 read by the image scanner 2 and the letters in the requester column are stored in the storage unit of the image processor 4, and are edited. As a result, the image printer 4, for example, a delivery slip. Twelve address boxes 12a and client's field 12b are printed out and discharged.

A delivery slip (hereinafter referred to as a “document”) discharged from the image printer 4 is sent to the feeder 5 where it is stapled and slit. Since the characteristic part of the present invention is applied to the finisher 5, the structure and operation of the finisher 5 will be described in detail.

The document supplied to the inside of the finisher 5 is conveyed in the direction of arrow a by the conveying belt 20 and is ejected onto the paper ejection tray 22 or the slide table 23 by selectively switching the flip-up gate 21. The slide table 23 is provided so as to be inclined by a predetermined angle, and the sent documents are stacked one on top of the other without being stacked, and the stoppers 24 align the leading ends of the documents.

When the specified number of documents are accumulated on the slide table 23, the stopper 24 is released and the paddle wheel 25
Rotates in the direction of arrow b, and these documents are ejected onto the staple tray 27 via the transport roll 26. In the staple tray 27, the accumulated documents are aligned and aligned, and then the staple tray 27 is moved in the direction of arrow c to insert the leading end of the accumulated documents into the staple portion 28.

The staple unit 28 is provided with a plurality of staplers (not shown) in the horizontal direction at equal intervals, and the stapled document is returned to the position (alignment position) shown in FIG. Where staple tray
The 27 is attached to the upper surface 30a of the base 30 so as to be horizontally movable in the horizontal direction in the figure.When the base 30 is in a substantially horizontal position, it reciprocates between the alignment position and the staple position. It has become.

When the staple tray 27 returns to the arranging position, the base 30 indicating the staple tray is tilted by a predetermined angle in the d direction about the rotation fulcrum 31 by the tilting means. Base
When the staple tray 27 supported by 30 is inclined by a predetermined angle, the stapled document on the staple tray 27 slides in the inclination direction indicated by the arrow e due to its gravity,
The leading edge of the document is the rotary slitter 34, 35 of the slitter unit 33.
, And the document is cut at equal intervals in the moving direction, divided, and discharged onto the discharge tray 36. Documents divided and cut by the slitter unit 33 are, for example, as shown in FIG.
The sheets A, 12B, 12C and 12D are ejected onto the sheet ejection tray 36.

According to the present embodiment, since the slide table 23 is arranged with an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction, it becomes easy to position and align the leading edge of the document with the stopper 24 by utilizing the gravity of the document. At the same time, when the stopper 24 is released, the document placed on the slide table 23 can be easily slid in the direction of inclination due to its gravity and discharged. Further, since the slitter portion 33 is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, the document inserted between the rotary slitters 34 and 35 can be smoothly flowed and discharged. Further, since the stapling unit 28 is configured to staple the leading end of the document in the conveying direction, the document discharged from the slitter unit 33 after stapling is discharged to the discharge tray 36 from the side where the staple is formed (the leading end side in the conveying direction). As a result, when viewed from the operator standing on the front side of the paper,
There is an advantage that it is easy to check the content of the discharged documents. In this image processing system, since the document is processed in the flow from right to left in FIG. 1, the entire system can perform a series of processing by the stream line from right to left, The operator can work with a natural motion by operating the operation panel with his right hand. Since the paper ejection tray 22 is arranged at an angle with respect to the horizontal direction,
Due to the gravity of the documents, the documents to be positioned and accumulated at the leading edge of the documents can be arranged in an orderly manner. Further, since the document inserted in the staple unit 28 is returned to the original alignment position by the staple tray 27 after stapling,
It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the slitter section 33 is arranged below the staple section 28, and thereby the size of the apparatus itself can be reduced. Before the documents are inserted into the staple unit 28, the documents accumulated on the slide table 23 are once aligned by the stopper 24, and the documents are aligned again on the next staple tray 22. Or it is possible to perform the alignment reliably.

The document of this embodiment is surely cut by the slitter unit 33,
Exactly done. That is, the document in this embodiment is inserted into the slitter unit 33 with the end of the staple position (the position being variable) as the head. When the orientation of the document is changed, the document does not move and the base 30 of the transport path rotates, so that no deviation occurs between the loaded documents. Further, since the moving distance when inserted into the slitters 34 and 35 is short, the document can be cut stably, reliably and accurately.

Second Embodiment In the second embodiment, when the document is a single-leaf voucher supplied to the finisher 5 or when there is an instruction that stapling is not necessary, the operation of the stapling unit 28 is skipped and the following operation is performed. It is designed to move into action.

Further, in the finisher 5, staples used for copying and slips that do not require slits can be sorted into different transport paths by the flip-up gate 21 and accumulated in the paper discharge tray 22. In this way, various slips can be processed by stopping various functions as necessary.

FIG. 5 shows a part of the control circuit of the finisher 5. By designating the number of processed slips to the total number of sheets designation counter 501 and the number of sheets to be splashed designation counter 502, the number of processed slips is read out by the number decoder 503, and the output signals of the number decoder 503 and the output signal of the finisher controller 504 are output to the NAND circuits 508, 509, 510. Via the gate 21, the staple portion 28, and the slitter portion 33, the upper blade up / down clutch 507.
It is designed to be sent to. In this way, the transport route of the gate 21 is switched to the paper discharge tray 22 or the slide table 23, the operation of the staple unit 28 is switched to drive or stop, and the slit function of the upper blade up / down clutch 507 is switched to operation or stop.

To stop the staple function, simply
It is sufficient to stop the driving of 28. The plurality of staple units 28 may be divided into those that operate depending on the position and those that stop.

Regarding the stop of the slit function, after the stapling, a discharge route that normally bypasses the slitter portion 33 may be provided to stop the slit function. For example, after the stapling is completed, the slip is discharged to the paper discharge tray 36 without passing through the slitter section 33. The rotation lowering operation of the staple tray 27 may be switched between two stages, and a slitless route and a slitter route may be used.

The total number of processed slips, the designated number of sheets to be flipped up, and the like may be designated manually from the number designation counter (register) of the finisher 5, or may be directly designated from the image processor 3.

According to the second embodiment, by stopping the operation of the staple unit 28, the overall processing speed can be increased, productivity can be improved, and unnecessary consumable items such as staples of the staple unit 28 can be saved. By stopping the slitter function, various forms of forms can be output on the same machine. By utilizing the flip-up function of gate 21, staple and slit-free slips can be used without disconnecting the machine.

Third Embodiment FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention. 51 is a central processing unit,
52 is main memory, 53 is photo memory, 54 is console, 55 is word processor, 56 is flop disk, 58
Is an editing controller, 61 is an optical disk, 62 is a printer controller, 63 is a first printer, 64 is a second printer, and 65.
Is a facsimile and 66 is a magnetic disk.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of slips and forms showing an outline of each processing.

The gift purchase application 202 and the application cover sheet 201, which have been ordered / filled in at the request of the client, are set on the current public transportation device 1, transported on the platen, read by the image scanner 2 and digitized. It is stored in the magnetic disk 66. The gift purchase application 202 and the application cover 201 include the address of the gift request species, name, application code, and specified paper information.
Delivery address, name, product name, product code, unit price, quantity, shipping fee, etc. and OCR code marks such as product code, unit price, quantity application number (inquiry code), etc. are written. These are data, symbols, marks, etc. necessary for issuing and processing delivery processing slips, bills, paper sheets, next-generation application forms, and the like. If there are multiple application forms, read them in succession and store all of them. The application forms that have been read are subjected to OCR processing of the necessary parts one by one, and are arranged for the next processing. The requester code and inquiry code are used as search codes when storing them on the magnetic disk 66, optical disk 61, etc., and the inquiry code is used after tracking the flow of delivery slips and input to the system that responds to customer inquiries. To be done. The product code is collated with the product master stored in the magnetic disk 66, and the product name, unit price, etc. are extracted, and together with the quantity and shipping cost, the delivery slip and the invoice can be issued.

First, the creation of delivery slips will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the delivery slip includes a delivery slip form 203 and an application form 202.
Image data such as client, delivery address, address, name, etc.
Data such as an inquiry code, a product name, and a unit price based on the OCR result is electronically moved / combined, and fonts are generated / reduced and edited, arranged, and output from the first printer 63 as a delivery slip 206. At this time, the slips of the same product code are grouped together and output in units of, for example, 4 in order of the number of cases, and further, the finisher 5 and other 5 to 6 types of slips having slightly different contents in the delivery slip 206. After they are collected, they are stapled and slit to complete individual slips.

Further, in parallel with the creation of the delivery slip, the second printer 64 outputs the paste sheet 204 and the bill 207. Paper 204
Outputs the paper as a paper sheet while checking the issuance required mark and the like on the purchase application form 202 based on the image data written on the application form cover sheet 201. Here, electronic image processing such as moving, combining, and enlarging / reducing is also performed, and the paper 204 suitable for the size and appearance is set in the printer in advance and selected for use.

The bill 207 calculates and arranges the product code, product name, unit price, quantity, shipping fee, etc. based on the delivery slip creation result, derives and outputs the billed amount. Note that the output results of these series of slips / forms (inquiry number = slip number, product code and corresponding quantity, shipping fee, billing amount, request code, etc.) are recorded and dropped on a floppy disk 56, etc. It will be sent to an inquiry system different from the example and used as follow-up to the delivery destination of the product, billing work, inventory management, management information, etc.

At department stores, etc., customers who are expected to receive a certain number of orders on a regular basis will receive a solicitation application form (main part) excluding the product name, unit price, quantity, etc. The next application form 205 will be delivered. The data of the application form read during the creation of the delivery slip described above is stored in the optical disc 61 in parallel with each process. The image data stored on this optical disc 61 is
It is drawn out at a necessary time, and necessary data is moved from the application form 202, electronically edited (such as enlarged / reduced in some cases), and output as a next application form 205.

In this way, various slips related to delivery, data processing, etc. are smoothly executed, the load during the busy seasons such as the first semester and year-end holidays is reduced, and total cost reduction is planned. It can greatly contribute to rationalization.

The embodiment in which the two printers 63 and 64 are used for delivery slips, paper sheets, invoices, etc. has been described above. However, various slips and forms can be output by one printer (multistage tray or tray replacement). Good. Also, stack pressure sensitive paper etc. into a slip,
You may output by a wire dot printer. Further, although it has been described that printout is performed using a preprinted form such as a delivery slip or an invoice, a prestored electronic form may be combined and output. By using a color printer as the printer, it is possible to output the form of paste paper. Although it has been stated that the paper output data is transferred by copying the image from the application form, the photo data may be input from the word processor 55 or the like, enlarged and processed to be output. Although it is described that the delivery slips are sorted and output according to the product code, the delivery slips may be sequentially output in the input order. As a result, the output speed is increased and the configuration is simplified. The next application form 205 is described as being processed separately from other forms, but it may be output at the same time. Although not described in this embodiment, the slip may be transferred to another place and delivered from another place. Facsimile in this case
You may connect with 65 and output the slip and process it. optical disk
61 may be shared by multiple sets of systems. The inquiry code may be managed collectively in a plurality of systems and may be used as an inquiry system. The efficiency can be further improved by dividing the slips to be delivered at other places, regions, etc., and outputting and delivering them from the facsimile 65 or the like. If you set the application form (manuscript), you can issue delivery slips, paper sheets, invoices, and next application forms quickly, with character and at low cost.
By sorting output for each product and outputting post-processing data such as invoices, the subsequent work can be simplified and speeded up, and overall productivity can be expected to increase. It is a compact system that performs the processing that was performed separately by each device and system, and can contribute to effective utilization of space. Anyone will be able to do professional work such as making paper. Information on hot selling and hot selling can be obtained by totaling the products from the product code, and can be utilized for inventory management and the like, and finally contribute to the increase in sales. Since it is configured as a total system, it can be configured as a lower system by removing unnecessary parts.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, since the work of stapling and cutting a document is automatically performed by the stapling unit and the slitter unit, the work of creating a document can be performed quickly and a large amount of documents can be processed in a short time. it can.

In the present invention, since the document inserted in the staple unit is returned to the original alignment position by the staple tray after stapling, the document conveying distance when supplying the stapled document to the next slitter unit is shortened. As a result, the documents can be processed even more quickly, and the size of the device can be reduced by shortening the document transport path.

Further, according to the present invention, the document transportation route is simple, and the documents can be reliably arranged, and there are few troubles such as jamming and paper jamming. Since the base rotates to change the conveying direction of the documents, the conveying distance can be minimized to change the direction of the stacked documents. Further, since the transported distance of the loaded documents is minimized and the documents are sent to the slitter, the aligned documents can be cut accurately without deviation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of an image processing system device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is an image processing of FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of creating a document in the system, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing a document discharged from the slitter section in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a part of the control circuit of FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of processing in the third embodiment. 5: Finisher, 20: Conveyor belt, 23: Slide table, 24: Stopper, 25: Conveyor roll, 27: Staple tray, 28: Staple section, 30: Base, 31 ... Dynamic fulcrum, 33 …… Slitting part, 36 …… Paper ejection tray.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A staple tray for arranging accumulated documents, a base for movably supporting the staple tray from an aligning position to a staple position, and a drive for reciprocating the staple tray between the aligning position and the staple position. Means, a staple portion for stapling documents on the staple tray when the staple tray comes to the staple position, and a predetermined angle of the base with one end of the base as a rotation fulcrum when the staple tray returns to the alignment position. And a slitter section for sliding the document on the staple tray downwardly by the gravity when the base is inclined and cutting the document from the start end to the end in the sliding direction. Document processing device.