JP2547175B2 - Paper alignment device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper aligning device, and more specifically, a paper stacking device capable of bleeding a stack of stacked stacked paper sheets and sending the stack of stacks of air discharged to the rear by a series of operations. The present invention relates to a aligning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a paper aligning apparatus of this type, it is fair to say 1-2.
There is a proposal of No. 0364. The proposal proposes a flat U-shaped guide frame, which faces the upper surface of the paper loading table, of a paper aligning machine equipped with an appropriate paper aligning mechanism, and a support shaft on the upper surface of a support body standing on the paper aligning machine. The shaft is rotatably supported in the up and down direction, and the forward and backward motion mechanism is configured by installing a chain that operates forward and backward by connecting to the parallel supporting rods of this guide frame to the electric motor that rotates forward and backward.
By connecting the pressing arm to the forward / backward movement mechanism of this guide frame, the pressing arm is moved forward and backward by facing the paper placing table according to the supporting rod of the guide frame, and the pressing arm is placed on the paper placing table side on the paper placing table side. Press the paper of, and connect the pressure roller to bleed air,
A fixing bar for pressing and fixing the paper to the paper placing table is formed by facing one of the paper placing tables in the forward and backward moving directions of the pressing roller, and at the same time, parallel to the forward and backward moving direction of the pressing roller of the paper placing table. The feed arm is located on the side face facing the paper, and the feed arm is supported by a guide rail provided parallel to the paper feed direction so that the feed arm can move back and forth. A feeding device to a cutting machine in a paper aligning machine is described, which is capable of moving back and forth on a paper placing table.

[0003]

However, in the proposal, since the pressing roller mechanism and the paper feeding device are separately provided, it is necessary to provide a moving mechanism for each of them and the structure is complicated. There is a problem in that work efficiency is poor because a plurality of time-consuming steps are required because the procedure is started after the completion of the air bleeding work step by the pressing roller and the evacuation from the paper placing table.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a stack of laminated paper placed on a table by tilting a rectangular table having a rear abutting plate and side abutting plates and imparting vibration to the table. In the paper aligning device for abutting and aligning both of the abutting plates with each other, the rear abutting plate is provided with a vertical moving means for lowering the rear abutting plate to open the rear side of the table, and A restraining clamp is provided on the upper end of the rear abutting plate so as to move forward in a forward projecting manner to suppress the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets by a slight downward movement of the rear abutting plate, and is movable above and above the table to move back and forth on the table. A support arm and an air bleeding roller that lowers to the support arm when the support arm moves forward and pushes out air between the stack of stacked sheets of paper and a front end surface of the stack of stacked paper that descends when the support arm moves backward. And a paper feed plate facing the The air bleeding between the stacks of stacked papers suppressed by the holding clamps and the sending out of the stack of stacked papers to the back of the table opened by the lower movement of the rear abutting plate are performed between the forward and backward reciprocating motions of the support arm. , Is to solve such problems.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the table is tilted obliquely to the rear side, and the stack of papers is loaded in a state where the side abutting plate and the rear abutting plate on the tilted side are moved upward, and vibration is applied to the table to form the stacked paper bundle. After aligning with both abutting plates, the table surface is held while the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets is clamped by the lower end of the rear abutting plate following the forward movement of the holding clamp provided on the upper end of the rear abutting plate. After returning to the horizontal position, the air bleeding roller descends from the support arm that is located above the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets, and the support arm moves forward while the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets is in pressure contact with the rotation of the air bleeding roller. By pushing, the accumulated air between the stack of stacked paper is pushed out to the outside, and the paper feed plate descends from the support arm at the forward end where the air bleeding of the stack of stacked paper has finished The rear of the table is opened by the movement, and the support is continued. Chromatography paper feed plate at retraction of arm is to unload the stacked sheet bundle was air vent to the cutting machine or intermediate table such that the front pressing contact surface adjacent from the table backward of stacked sheet bundle. The above-mentioned work is performed without interruption between the reciprocating motions of the support arm by interlocking each part.

[0006]

An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a drive motor 3 is provided near the center of a rectangular base 2 having moving rollers 1a and fixtures 1b at the four corners of the lower end. Vertically installing an elevating mechanism 4 for elevating and lowering a screw shaft that moves up and down in conjunction with forward and reverse rotations of the shaft. Connect and attach in a tiltable manner. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cruciform frame in which four limbs integrally attached to the lower surface of the table 6 are directed in a diagonal direction of the table 6, and the lifting mechanism 4 and the table 6 are connected between the central portion of the frame 7. There is. The table 6 is set so as to have a rear center of gravity in consideration of the weights of various mechanisms described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, horizontal adjusting bolts 8a, 8b are provided in front of the lifting mechanism 4 and located below the front two limbs of the frame 7 by extension of the lower member 5a of the universal joint portion 5. The fixed support body 8 is provided, and the tilt support bolts 9a and 9b located below the rear two limbs of the frame 7 and the tilt support bolts 9a and 9b near the tilt support bolts are set to a position lower than the tilt support bolts. Adjustment bolt 1
A rotary support body 11 in which 0a and 10b are mounted upward is rotatably provided. Reference numeral 12 is an operation lever for rotating the rotary support 11, and 13 is a ball plunger for holding the moving position.

At the position on the circumference of rotation of the lower two limbs of the frame 7, there are formed holes 14a and 14b at a distance different from the circumferential distance between the inclined support bolts 9a and 9b. When the rotary support 11 is rotated (clockwise in plan view) by operating the lever 12 to the left, one tilt support bolt 9
Only a is opposed to the hole 14a, and when the rotary support 11 is rotated (counterclockwise) by operating the operation lever 12 to the right, only the other tilt support bolt 9b is opposed to the hole 14b. When the elevating mechanism 4 descends from the horizontal state of the table 6, the tension of the tension bodies 15 and 15 of the string or chain stretched between the frame 7 of the table 6 and the base 2 loosens, and Together, the table 6 tilts in the direction in which one of the tilt support bolts falls into the drop hole.

On the rear surface of the table 6, a back stay 20 and an end lock cylinder 1 attached to the back stay 20.
9 is provided with a rear abutting plate 16 having vertical moving means, and the upper end of the rear abutting plate 16 is provided with a stack of stacked sheets P that is horizontally advanced from the front position of the rear abutting plate 16. A holding clamp 17 is provided. The rear abutting plate 16 is moved downward by the operation of the end lock cylinder 19 to move the table 6
The rear side can be opened. Further, the holding clamp 17 in the advanced state can hold and hold the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets P by a slight downward movement from the upper moving position of the rear abutting plate 16. Reference numeral 18 is a rubber plate attached to the entire length of the lower front surface of the holding clamp 17 to prevent slipping, 21a and 21b are linear rails and linear guides that help stabilize the vertical movement of the rear abutment plate 16, and 22 is a holding clamp. A compact cylinder 18 for moving forward and backward, and a slide unit 23 for stabilizing the cylinder.

Reference numeral 24 is a support arm, and as shown in FIG. 1, linear guides 25a and 25b provided on both side leg portions 24a and 24b of the support arm 24 are slidable on linear rails 26a and 26b provided below the side surface of the table 6. The endless timing belt 27, which is attached to the
Timing belts 27a and 27 attached to a and 27b
It is connected to b and is movable in the front-back direction above the table 6 by the forward and reverse rotations of the belts 27a and 27b. On the front side of the support arm 24, a horizontal air bleeding roller 29, which is movably supported by a downward end lock cylinder 28, is attached, and on the rear side thereof, movably supported by rodless air cylinders 30, 30. A paper feed plate 31 is provided. Incidentally, 32 and 32 are slide shaft mechanisms for stabilizing the air bleeding roller.

Further, the side abutting plates 33a on both sides of the table 6 are provided.
Is provided so as to move up from the height of the upper surface of the table 6 to the same height as the rear abutting plate 16, and the operating lever 1
2. Sensors 34a provided at the lower left and right positions in the middle of 2.
In conjunction with 34b, when the operation lever 12 is turned to the left, the left side abutting plate 33a is moved upward, and when it is turned to the right, the right side abutting plate 33b is moved upward. The side portion on the non-tilting side is opened to facilitate the stacking work of the sheet bundle. Reference numeral 34c is a sensor sensing ring attached to the intermediate portion of the operating lever 12, and 35a, 3a.
5b is a rodless air cylinder for vertically moving the side abutting plates 33a, 33b.

The apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, and the sheet is first aligned on the table 6 which is tilted rearward on one side, and the rear abutting plate 16 and the side abutting plate on the tilting side are adjacent to each other. The stack of sheets P is stacked while being stacked so that the two sides are in contact with each other, and then the table 6 is vibrated by the vibrating mechanism 36 so that the stacked sheet bundle P is aligned with both abutting plates. When the butt alignment is completed, the elevating mechanism 4 is raised, the tension of the tension bodies 15 and 15 causes the table 6 to return to the horizontal position, and as shown in FIG. 3, the pressing clamp 17 advances and the rear abutment plate 16 slightly lowers. After the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets P is suppressed by the movement, the support arm 2
4. Lower the air bleeding roller 29 from 4, and stack P
The pressing side end portion is pressed, and the air between the stacked sheet bundles P is pushed out by the subsequent forward movement of the support arm 24 to remove the air.

When the air bleeding roller 29 has passed the front end of the stack of stacked paper sheets P, the paper feed plate 31 descends in lieu of the rising of the air bleeding roller 29 to move relative to the front end surface of the stack of stacked paper sheets P, as shown in FIG. At the same time, when the rear abutment plate 16 slightly moves up and the restraining clamp 17 retreats after releasing the restraint of the stack of stacked sheets P, the rear abutting plate 16 is positioned such that the upper face of the restraining clamp 17 is smooth with the table 6 face. Then, it moves downward again until the rear side of the table 6 is opened.

When the support arm 24 is subsequently moved backward, the paper feed plate 31 comes into contact with the front end of the stack of stacked sheets P and the stack of stacked sheets P.
Then, the stacked sheet bundle P is sent out from the rear side of the opened table 6 to the intermediate table 37 or directly to a cutting machine or the like, and is carried out. As described above, the air bleeding of the stack of stacked sheets P and the sending out to the rear of the table are continuously performed during one reciprocating step of the support arm 24. Then, the supporting arm 24 returns to the standby position while raising the paper feed plate 31, and the table 6
Is lowered again and tilted backward to one side to prepare for the next paper alignment.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the rear abutting plate of the sheet aligning device is provided with the vertically moving means for lowering the rear abutting plate to open the rear side of the table. A restraining clamp is provided on the upper end of the rear abutting plate so as to move forward in a forward projecting manner to suppress the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets by a slight downward movement of the rear abutting plate, and can be moved back and forth on the table above the table. And a front end of the stack of stacked sheets of paper which is lowered when the support arm moves forward and pushes out air between the stack of stacked sheets of paper to push out air between the stack of stacked arms. Since a paper feed plate facing the surface is provided, it is possible to perform air bleeding work that does not disturb the stacked bundle of stacked sheets and carry out work to the rear side of the open table while smooth back and forth movement of the support arm. Can be done continuously at It produces an effect that it is possible to remarkably improve the work efficiency and can shorten the working time to less than one-half as compared with the case of performing the work in an independent mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the periphery of a connecting portion between a lifting mechanism and a table.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the work of bleeding air.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an unloading operation.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a holding clamp portion.

FIG. 6 is a rear view showing a linear rail, a linear guide, and a slide unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is a moving roller 2 is a base 3 is a drive motor 4 is a lifting mechanism 5 is a universal joint 6 is a table 7 is a frame 8 is a fixed support 8a, 8b is a horizontal adjustment bolt 9a, 9b is an inclined support bolt 10a, 10b is an inclination adjusting bolt 11 is a rotation support body 12 is an operating lever 13 is a ball plunger 14a, 14b is a hole 15 and 15 is a tension body 16 is a rear abutment plate 17 is a clamp 18 is a rubber plate for preventing slipping 19 is an end lock cylinder 20 is a backstay 21a is a linear rail 21b is a linear guide 22 is a compact cylinder 23 is a slide unit 24 is a support arm 24a, 24b is both side legs 25a, 25b is a linear guide 26a, 26b is a linear rail 27a, 27b is a timing belt 28 is an end lock cylinder 29 is an air bleeding cylinder 30, 30 is a rodless air cylinder 31 is a paper feed plate 32, 32 is a slide shaft mechanism 33a, 33b is a side abutting plate 34a, 34b is a sensor 4c is a sensor ring 35a, 35b Is a rodless air cylinder 36 is a vibration mechanism 37 is an intermediate table 38 is an auxiliary table

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A stack of stacked sheets placed on the table by tilting operation of a rectangular table having a rear abutting plate and a side abutting plate and applying vibration to the table, is applied to both the abutting plates. In the paper aligning device adapted to abut and align, the rear abutting plate is provided with a vertically moving means for lowering the rear abutting plate to open the rear side of the table, and at the upper end of the rear abutting plate. A support clamp is provided above the table, which is movable forward and backward on the table, and which is provided with a holding clamp that advances to the front protruding shape and slightly lowers the rear abutting plate to hold the rear end of the stack of stacked sheets. An air-bleeding roller that descends when the support arm moves forward and pushes out air between the stacked sheet bundles, and a paper feed plate that descends when the support arm moves backward and faces the front end surface of the stacked sheet bundles. Is provided, and the Air bleeding between the obtained stacks of stacked sheets and delivery of the stack of stacked sheets toward the rear of the table opened by the lower movement of the rear abutting plate are performed between the forward and backward reciprocating movements of the support arm. Paper alignment device.