JP2558474Y2 - Address paper printing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a printing and loading device for a mailing address paper.
In particular, the present invention relates to an address paper printing and mounting apparatus capable of printing, transporting, and mounting an address paper at a high speed using a thermal printer.

[Prior art] In order to promote automation in a newspaper sending means,
Automation of address paper printing is important, and in recent years, printing of address paper has been performed using a computer. When performing address paper printing using a computer, it is common to use a heat-sensitive printing machine from the viewpoint of the finished state of printing or ease of maintenance.

However, the thermal printing press has a problem in that the printing speed of the address paper is slow and cannot be as high as the unloading speed of the stacker, so that the processing capacity of the stacker cannot be fully utilized.

In order to solve this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 59-137044 has been proposed. The technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 59-137044 divides the printing surface into several sections and arranges a plurality of thermal printers in series, thereby sharing each printing section with each printing machine. It is intended to be printed. Thus, the address paper printing speed is increased to match the processing capacity of the stacker.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, the technology described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. S59-13744 has the following problems.

Since the printing division is shared among multiple printing presses, the required printing time for address paper is 1 / n (n is the number of printing presses). The completed address paper must be fast-forwarded by the length of (1-1 / n) × address paper. For this reason, the time required for fast-forwarding the address paper is added, and the processing speed in the printing press has not actually increased n times.

Normally, the printing speed of address paper on a thermal printer is 0.
5 sheets per second and the unloading speed of the stacker is 0.9 bundles per second. Therefore, the printing press has twice the printing capacity and 0.9 ~
If you print one sheet per second, it exactly matches the capacity of the stacker.

On the other hand, according to the above-described conventional technology, when the printing section is divided into two equal parts and two printing machines are arranged in series and printing is performed, it takes 0.2 to 0.25 seconds to fast-forward the address paper after printing. Therefore, the processing capacity of the entire printing press is 0.75-0.8 sheets / 1
There is a problem that it is impossible to catch up with the transport speed of the stacker in seconds and the processing capacity cannot be fully utilized.

In addition, if three printing presses are arranged in series and used, the processing capacity of the stacker can be adequately dealt with, but there is a problem that the cost of the apparatus is increased and the installation space for the printing presses is increased.

In addition, since multiple printing presses are arranged in series, if one of the printing presses has a problem, the line must be stopped and the countermeasures must be taken. There was a problem that it could not be used. For this reason, in some cases, there is a problem that a spare device must be prepared at a high cost.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems.For example, two printing presses can be used to print address paper at a speed suitable for the unloading speed of a stacker, and any one of the printing presses has a problem. It is an object of the present invention to provide an address paper printing device which can be used without any influence even if the printing machine is used.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, an address paper printing apparatus of the present invention is an address paper printing apparatus having a plurality of heat-sensitive printing machines. Transport and standby stations for directly and selectively sending address paper from these printing presses to the loading station, and a plurality of standby stations corresponding to the plurality of printing presses. A standby station, a motor, a round belt respectively disposed between the printing press and the mounting station, and each of the round belts that transmits the rotation of the motor to the round belt only when sending the address paper. Correspondingly provided clutch brakes, which are arranged near each of the round belts, detect the presence or absence of the address paper, and control the operation of the printing press and the operation of each of the clutch brakes. Transporting the address paper from the printing press to the loading station by the round belt so as not to overlap and waiting;
A sensor for selectively sending the address paper from each of the round belts to the standby station.

[Operation] According to the printing apparatus equipped with the addressing paper having such a configuration, the addressing paper is simultaneously printed by the two printing presses, and these addressing papers that are fed in parallel are selectively, for example, alternately printed on the newspaper. The address paper is loaded on the bundle of newspapers in a state corresponding to the transport speed of the stacker by supplying and mounting the bundle on the bundle.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes an address paper printing loading device, which is installed above a transport conveyor 200 that transports a set of newspaper bundles sorted for each destination and at a constant speed.

In the address paper printing loading device, 1a and 1b are paper feed rolls in which thermal paper for printing address paper is mounted in a roll shape.
In the case of this embodiment, two units are arranged above and below. Reference numerals 2a and 2b denote preliminary paper feed rolls, and reference numerals 3a and 3b denote auto-paster units.When the heat-sensitive paper in the aforementioned paper feed rolls 1a and 1b runs out, it operates according to a detection signal from the terminal detectors 4a and 4b, and the heat-sensitive paper is discharged. The start end of the thermal paper wound around the preliminary paper feed rolls 2a, 2b is connected to the end. 5a and 5b are feed rolls, 6a and 6b are step rolls, 7
a and 7b are guide rolls.

Reference numerals 8a and 8b denote two heat-sensitive printing presses, which are arranged vertically in parallel. These printing machines 8a and 8b print necessary data as address paper on thermal paper sent by a not-shown feed roller in the printing machine.

Reference numerals 9a and 9b denote color band mark printing devices, which print color bands as automatic packing information on address paper sent from the printing machines 8a and 8b. Reference numerals 10a and 10b denote cutters for cutting address paper on which necessary data is printed and on which a color band is printed to a required size. These printing presses 8a and 8b, color band mark printing device 9
The a, 9b and the cutters 10a, 10b are operated by a command from a computer (not shown).

11, 12, 13, 14 are round belts, 15, 16 are clutch brakes,
Reference numerals 19 and 20 denote detection sensors, which form a first transport / standby station on the printing press 8a side. Also,
Reference numerals 21 and 22 denote round belts, reference numeral 23 denotes a clutch brake, and reference numeral 24 denotes a detection sensor. These form a second transport / standby station on the printing press 8b side.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a motor, which constantly transmits rotation to the clutch brakes 15, 16, and 23 by transmission means such as a belt (not shown), and when the clutch brakes 15, 16, and 23 function as clutches, the round belt 11, 25 is used. Rotation is transmitted to 12,13,14 and 21,22, and does not transmit rotation to the round belts 11,12,13,14 and 21,22 when functioning as a brake. Switching between the clutch brakes 15, 16, and 23 is performed by a command from a computer (not shown).

26 and 27 are round belts, 28 is a clutch brake constantly rotated by a motor 25, 29 is a detection sensor, 30
Are mounting cylinders, which form a mounting station for address paper. Address paper is selectively sent to the loading station from the first or second transport / standby station described above via the merging guides 36a and 36b, and a notice sheet is sent from the sheet unit 31 as necessary. Etc. are sent. The address paper sent to the loading station is loaded by the cylinder 30 on the bundle of newspapers that has moved on the conveyor 200 of the stacker.

The address paper printing apparatus according to the embodiment having such a configuration operates as follows.

That is, the printing machine 8a prints necessary data on the thermal paper in accordance with a command from the computer, and creates an address paper. This address paper is sent to the color band mark printing device 9a, and a color band necessary for identifying a transportation course and a relay is printed according to a command from a computer. Next, after being cut to a required length by the cutter 10a,
Sent to the waiting station. At this time, the detection switch detects that there is no address paper at the top and bottom of this station.
When the address paper is detected at 19 and 20, the address paper is transported to the lower station, where the address paper stands by. When the address paper exists in the lower station, the address paper is transported to the upper station, where it stands by.

On the other hand, a printing machine 8b, a color band mark printing device 9b, a cutter 10b
Operates in the same manner to send the address paper to the second transport / standby station. The printing of the address paper in the printing presses 8a and 8b is performed independently of each other, and the printing order is usually performed every other sheet, that is, alternately, with respect to the order to be mounted on the newspaper bundle.

The presence or absence of the address paper at the first and second transport and standby stations is constantly monitored by the detection sensors 19, 20 and 24, and based on the signals from the detection sensors 19, 20 and 24, the address paper is prevented from overlapping. Operation of the printing presses 8a and 8b,
The operation of the clutch brakes 15, 16, 23 is controlled. Further, by controlling the operation of the clutch brakes 15, 16 and 23 of the first and second transport and standby stations, the address paper is alternately sent to the loading station.

When the mounting station confirms that the address paper has been sent by the detection sensor 29, it operates the clutch brake 28 to move the round belts 26 and 27, and conveys the address paper to below the cylinder 30.

In addition, when information etc. are installed with the address paper,
In response to a command from the computer, the clutch brake 35, whose rotation is constantly transmitted by the motor 25, is actuated, notifications and the like are sent out from the single-sheet box 31, and transported to the loading station via the round belt 37, where the joining guide Overlay on the address paper from 36a, 36b.

As described above, according to the address paper printing apparatus, the address paper can be printed simultaneously by two printing machines, and it is not necessary to rapidly feed the thermal paper for printing.

Accordingly, the address paper printing speed of the entire apparatus is completely doubled, and can sufficiently cope with the transport speed of the stacker. As a result, the ability of the stacker, which could not be fully utilized in the past, can be sufficiently exhibited by the two printing presses.

In addition, since two printing presses are arranged in parallel, even if a trouble occurs in one of the printing presses, the processing capacity of the entire device is reduced by half, but it is like a device that is arranged in series. In addition, a situation in which the entire apparatus stops can be prevented. Therefore, there is no need to prepare a spare device.

Furthermore, since two printing machines are arranged in parallel,
Addressing paper and printed matter other than addressing paper can be printed and mounted at the same time, thereby expanding the range of use of the apparatus.

The address paper printing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, the gist of the present invention lies in that a plurality of thermal printing presses are arranged in parallel, and address paper printed by these printing presses is selectively mounted on a newspaper bundle. Therefore, for example, three or more printing presses are arranged in parallel in accordance with, for example, one in which printing presses are arranged horizontally, one in which the first and second conveyance and standby stations are in different forms and operating methods, and one corresponding to a high-speed stacker. Such arrangements are also modifications within the scope of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the address paper printing apparatus of the present invention, the printing speed of a plurality of printing presses can be used in a state of being completely proportional to the number of printing presses. The ability of the stacker can be fully utilized in the printing press.

Further, even if a trouble occurs in some printing machines, it is not necessary to stop the entire apparatus.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a main part of an embodiment of an address paper printing apparatus according to the present invention. 100: Address paper printing equipment 8a, 8b: Printing press 10a, 10b: Cutter 11,12,13,14,21,22,26,27,37: Round belt 15,16,23,28,35: Clutch brake 19, 20, 24, 29: detection sensor 25: motor, 30: mounted cylinder

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An address paper printing and mounting apparatus having a plurality of thermal printing machines, wherein the plurality of printing machines are arranged in parallel, and the address paper is directly and selectively transferred from these printing machines to a mounting station. A plurality of transport and standby stations are arranged in parallel in correspondence with the plurality of printing presses, and the plurality of transport and standby stations are respectively disposed between the motor and the printing press and the mounting station. A round belt, a clutch brake provided corresponding to each of the round belts, which transmits the rotation of the motor to the round belt only when the address paper is sent, and is disposed near each of the round belts. The operation of the printing press and the operation of each clutch brake are controlled by detecting the presence or absence of the address paper, and the address is sent from the printing press to the loading station by the round belt. Together to stand by conveying so as not to overlap the said address paper printing mounting apparatus characterized by comprising a sensor for selectively send the address paper to the loading station from the round belt.