JP3253326B2 - Email creation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a mail from a continuous form in which desired information including an address is recorded by a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a continuous form 1 as shown in FIG. 11 has been used for mail creation. This continuous form 1
Has a margin 3 provided with pin holes 2 for transport on both side edges, and has a perforation 4 for separation extending in the width direction and a perforation 5 for folding extending in the longitudinal direction. Further, the continuous form 1 has an address 6a, concealment data 6b, and the like recorded on one side thereof by a printer output, and a necessary pressure-sensitive adhesive (not shown) is applied to both sides. . Note that the two-dot chain lines 7 on both sides in the figure indicate the separation positions of the margin 3.

As shown in FIG. 12, a conventional apparatus for composing a mail from the continuous form 1 includes a folding apparatus 8 that folds the continuous form 1 along a perforation 5 when the continuous form 1 is pulled out. A pin tractor 9 that engages the pin holes 2 of the margins 3 at both ends of the folded continuous form 1 and conveys the continuous form 1; a margin slitter (not shown) that separates the margins 3 at both ends of the continuous form 1; A burster device 10 that cuts the continuous form 1 along perforations 4 provided in the width direction is configured.
The in-feed roller 11, the blade 12, the out-feed roller 13, the feed roller 15, the press roller 16 constituting the press section 14 for applying pressure to the pressure-sensitive adhesive by pressing the separated form 1A, and the completed mail 1B are integrated. The continuous form 1 is pulled out by the pin tractor 9 while the continuous form 1 is pulled out as shown in FIG.
3, the margins 3 located at both ends thereof are removed, and then the perforations 4 are cut by the burster device 10, cut into individual foams 1 </ b> A, and crimped by the crimping unit 14 in advance. The mail 1B was created by bonding the applied pressure-sensitive adhesive.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional mail creating apparatus, as shown in FIG. 13, the continuous form 1 is folded in an S-shape, and even after folding, the margin 3 having the pin holes 2 on both sides is formed. If it exists, it is possible to compose an e-mail without any problem. However, if it is applied to a case where a continuous form is folded and an e-mail having a margin 3 on only one side is applied, the continuous form 1
It became clear that sending mail became unstable, and a problem that mail could not be created occurred.

For example, recently, as shown in FIG.
A two-fold concealed postcard 20 has been developed. As shown in FIG. 5B, the two-fold concealed postcard 20 is composed of two surfaces 21 of one sheet of paper (hereinafter referred to as a sheet-form) 21A.
a, 21b, and the entire joint surface is peelably adhered with a pressure-sensitive glue, a heat-sensitive glue, a resin film, etc. so that it becomes a single postcard, and the recipient peels off the joint surface. It is configured so that the information on the facing pages can also be read. In order to easily record the address, personal information, and the like for the two-fold concealed postcard 20 by a printer, it is preferable to use a continuous form having pin holes on both side edges. In that case, as shown in FIG.
A continuous form 21 having a margin 23 provided with pin holes 22 for transport on both side edges and having a perforation 24 for separation extending in the width direction and a perforation 25 for folding extending in the longitudinal direction is prepared. Necessary printing is performed in advance on the back surface of the continuous form 21 and an adhesive material such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied.
After recording the information 26b and the like with a printer, it is conceivable to create a two-fold concealed postcard 20 through a mail creating device as shown in FIG. However, in order to create a two-fold concealed postcard 20 from the continuous form 21, the mail forming device folds the continuous form 21 while pulling it out, as shown in FIG. 14, and attaches a margin 23 overlapping one side to the pin tractor. 9, the continuous form 21 is pulled out by the pin tractor 9 on one side only, and the continuous form 21 is skewed, and the continuous form 21 cannot be cut well by the burster apparatus 10 or a paper jam occurs. The problem that arises.

A half-type concealed postcard 30 as shown in FIG. 7A has also been developed. As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the half-type concealed postcard 30 can fold a surface 31b of about half the size that is continuous with one surface 31a of one sheet-like foam 31A, and can peel off the joint surface. And has the advantage that information 36b such as personal information recorded by a printer or the like can be hidden on the same surface as the address 36a. Even when the half-type concealed postcard 30 is formed from a continuous foam, as shown in FIG. 8, a separation perforation having a margin 33 provided with pin holes 32 for conveyance on both side edges and extending in the width direction. 34 and a continuous form 31 having a folding perforation 35 extending in the longitudinal direction is prepared, information is printed on the back surface of the continuous form 31, and a necessary portion of the surface (portion indicated by hatching) is previously formed. After applying pressure-sensitive adhesive, the address 36a, information 36b, etc. are recorded on the surface by a printer. In order to form the half-type concealed postcard 30 from the continuous form 31 prepared in this way, the margin 33 connected to the short surface 31b is first removed while the continuous form 31 is being pulled out, and then the margin remaining on one side is removed. 33 while being transported by a pin tractor,
Although it is conceivable to fold 1b on the other surface 31a and send it to the burster device, in this case, the folded continuous form 31 is pulled out on only one side by the pin tractor, and skew occurs, and the burster device is good. However, there is a problem that the paper cannot be cut or a paper jam occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a mail creating apparatus capable of creating a mail such as a half-fold concealed postcard or a half-type concealed postcard from a continuous form.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 has a margin provided with pin holes for conveyance on both side edges and has a desired structure. When a continuous form recorded with a mark is drawn out, a folding device that guides the continuous form so as to be folded in two in the longitudinal direction, and a transport device that continuously draws and runs the continuous form, and includes a pin having a folded margin. A pin tractor that engages with and transports the hole, and a transport device having a feed roller and a pressing roller that clamp and transport a portion near the side edge opposite to the margin of the folded continuous form, A margin slitter that separates the margin of the form, and a continuous form after separating the margin are cut and folded along the perforations formed in the width direction. A burster apparatus as sheetfed form, arranged upstream or downstream of the burster apparatus are summarized as mail creation device and a bonding device for bonding the bonding surface of the continuous foam or sheet-fed form folded.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first pin tractor which has a margin provided with pin holes for transport on both side edges thereof and draws out and runs a continuous form in which desired items are recorded. A first margin slitter that separates a margin on one side of the continuous form, and a folding device that guides the continuous form to be folded in the longitudinal direction when the continuous form after separating the margin on one side runs,
A conveying device for continuously pulling out and running the continuous form, the side opposite to the margin of the folded continuous form with a second pin tractor that engages and conveys a pin hole of a remaining margin. Forming a conveying device having a feed roller and a pressing roller for sandwiching and conveying the vicinity of an edge, a second margin slitter for separating a margin of a running continuous form, and a continuous form after separating the margin in a width direction thereof. A burster device that cuts and folds the sheet form along the perforation
A mail forming apparatus is provided at the upstream or downstream of the burster apparatus, and has a bonding apparatus for bonding a bonding surface of a folded continuous form or a single sheet form.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
First, while pulling out the continuous form, fold it in the longitudinal direction so that the margins on both sides overlap, feed the pin hole of that margin with a pin tractor, and at the same time, sandwich the marginless part on the opposite side with the feed roller and the holding roller Send it with me. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the folded continuous form is conveyed by using not only the pin tractor but also the feed roller and the pressing roller, the continuous form is not skewed or jammed, and the continuous form is improved. Can be conveyed while folded. Thereafter, necessary portions of the overlapped portion of the folded continuous form were bonded with an adhesive device and then separated by a burster device, or the folded continuous form was cut into individual sheet forms and then overlapped. A predetermined mail (for example, a concealed postcard or the like) can be created by bonding necessary portions of the portions with a bonding device.

According to the second aspect of the invention, first, one of the margins is removed by the first margin slitter while running the continuous form by the first pin tractor, and then the continuous form is drawn out by the second pin tractor. The sheet is folded in the longitudinal direction, and the folded portion is conveyed by being sandwiched between a feed roller and a pressing roller. As described above, since one margin is removed before the continuous form is folded, it is possible to partially fold the continuous form, and it is also possible to fold the continuous form into three. Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the folded continuous form is transported using not only the pin tractor but also the feed roller and the pressing roller,
Skew and jam do not occur in continuous form,
The continuous form can be conveyed while being folded well. Thereafter, necessary portions of the overlapped portion of the folded continuous form were bonded with an adhesive device and then separated by a burster device, or the folded continuous form was cut into individual sheet forms and then overlapped. A predetermined mail (for example, a concealed postcard or the like) can be created by bonding necessary portions of the portions with a bonding device.

Here, in order to bond the folded sheet foam, it is preferable to apply a pressure-sensitive glue to a portion of the sheet foam to be bonded in advance, and to bond the section by pressing with a bonding apparatus. When such pressure bonding is used, a pressure bonding device having a pressure roller can be used as the bonding device, so that the structure is simple and preferable.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a mail creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to create a two-fold concealed postcard 20 shown in FIG. 5 using a continuous form 21 shown in FIG. is there. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a continuous form folding portion of the mail creating device. In FIG. 1 to FIG.
Is a folding device that guides the continuous form 21 set in the folded state so as to fold the continuous form 21 in the longitudinal direction when the continuous form 21 is pulled out, and a table 42 on which the folded continuous form 21 is placed; It has a bar 43 for applying an appropriate tension to the continuous form 21 to be drawn out, and an R plate 44 for pressing the folded continuous form 21 to make a crease. A suitable guide may be further provided between the bar 43 and the R plate 44 for guiding the continuous form being drawn out so that it can be stably folded at a predetermined position.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a transfer device for drawing out and running the continuous form. The conveying device 46 is configured to pinch a pin tractor 47 that engages with and conveys the pin hole 22 of the folded margin 23 and a vicinity of a side edge of the folded continuous form 21 opposite to the margin 23. It has a feed roller 48 and a press roller 49 for conveying. The feed roller 48 is adapted to convey the continuous form 21 at the same speed as the pin tractor 47.
In this embodiment, it is mounted on the same drive shaft as the pin tractor 47. 2 is a center guide for guiding the continuous form 21.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a margin slitter for separating the overlapped margins 23. Reference numeral 53 denotes a burster device which cuts the continuous form 21 along the perforations 24 formed in the width direction thereof and forms a single-sheet form 21A. . The burster device 53 has a first burst roller 54 driven at a predetermined peripheral speed, a second burst roller 55 driven at a higher peripheral speed, and a contact between the two burst rollers with the continuous foam 21. The continuous foam 21 can be separated from the perforation 24 by the speed difference between the first and second burst rollers 54, 55.

Reference numeral 58 denotes a folded sheet-like form 21A.
In this embodiment, a bonding device having a feed roller 59 and a pair of pressure rollers 60 is used. In the bonding device 58, the sheet form 21A is pressed by the pressure roller 60, whereby the sheet form 21A can be bonded with a pre-applied pressure-sensitive adhesive. Reference numeral 62 denotes a discharge conveyor for collecting the completed mails (concealed postcards) 20. Note that, instead of the discharge conveyor 62, a box-shaped stacker that simply collects the concealed postcards 20 discharged from the pressure roller 60 may be used.

Next, the operation of the mail creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described. 1 to 3, a table 4 at the front end of the apparatus.
2, a continuous form 21 folded over is set. This continuous form 21 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a margin 23 provided with pin holes 22 for conveyance on both side edges and is formed with a perforation 24 for separation and a perforation 25 in the vertical direction extending in the width direction. It is printed and coated with pressure-sensitive glue, and the address 26a, information 26b, etc. are recorded on the surface by a printer. Although the perforations 25 in the vertical direction are provided for facilitating folding, a press streak may be used instead of the perforations 25. It is preferable to use a press streak because the fold (press streak) is less likely to break when the concealed postcard is opened than when it is opened.

As can be clearly understood from FIG. 3, the continuous form 21 set on the table 42 is pulled out through the bar 43, and is passed through the R plate 44 so as to be folded at the center thereof. Pin tractor 4
7, and the opposite side is sandwiched between the feed roller 48 and the pressing roller 49. In this state, when the pin tractor 47 and the feed roller 48 rotate in synchronization with each other, the continuous form 21 on the table 42 is pulled out, the bar 43 gives an appropriate tension to the continuous form 21, and the continuous form 21 is folded in two. When the foam is pressed against the R plate 44, a crease is formed, and the continuous foam 21 is continuously folded in two. At this time, the continuous form 21 folded in half has a pin tractor 47 on one side.
, And the opposite side is pulled by the feed roller 48 and the press roller 49, so that it is stably pulled out without generating skew, and folded in two. Thereafter, the margin slitter 51 removes the overlapped margin 23 of the running continuous form 21.

In FIG. 1, the continuous form 21 after passing through the margin slitter 51 is sent to a burster device 53, cut at a perforation 24 (see FIG. 6) extending in the width direction, and cut as a single-sheet form 21A. It is. Thereafter, the single-wafer form 21A is sent to the bonding device 58, where it is pressed by the pair of pressure rollers 60, and the portion coated with the pressure-sensitive adhesive is bonded. As a result, FIG.
A concealed postcard 20 having the configuration shown in FIG. The created concealed postcard 20 is collected by the discharge conveyor 62. As described above, the two-fold concealed postcard 20 can be created from the continuous form 21.

In the above embodiment, the folded continuous form 21 is formed into a single sheet form 21A by the burster device 53 and then bonded by the bonding device 58. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. 58 is a burster device 53
Continuous form 2 placed upstream of and before cutting
The required portion 1 may be bonded by a bonding device 58, and then separated from a predetermined portion by a burster device 53 to form a two-fold concealed postcard.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of a mail creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This mail creation device is for creating the half-type concealed postcard 30 shown in FIG. 7 from the continuous form 31 shown in FIG. 8, and the continuous form 31 extracted from the continuous form 31 placed in a folded state. Bar 64 for guiding the guide and margins 3 on both sides of the continuous form 31
When the continuous form running after the pair of first pin tractors 65 engaged with and pulled out from the third pin hole 32, the first margin slitter 66 for removing one of the margins, and the margin on one side is running, A folding device 67 for guiding the continuous form 31 to be folded in the longitudinal direction, a transport device 68 for continuously drawing and running the continuous form, and a second margin slitter 69 for removing the remaining margin 33 are provided. ing. This folding device 67
As in the folding device 41 of the embodiment shown in FIGS.
And an R plate 72 for pressing the folded continuous form 31. The transport device 68 has a margin 3 similar to the transport device 46 of the embodiment of FIGS.
A second pin tractor 74 that engages with and conveys the third pin hole 32; a feed roller 75 and a press roller 76 that clamp and convey the vicinity of the side edge opposite to the margin of the folded continuous form; have.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, a burster device, a bonding device, a discharge conveyor and the like are provided downstream of the second margin slitter 69, as in the embodiment of FIG.

Next, the operation of the mail creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described. In FIG. 4, a continuous form 31 in a folded state is set on a table (not shown) at the front end of the apparatus. As shown in FIG. 8, the continuous form 31 has a margin 33 having pin holes 32 for conveyance on both side edges.
And a perforation 34 for separation and a vertical perforation 35 extending in the width direction are formed. Further, necessary information is printed on the back surface, and at a predetermined position (a position indicated by hatching) on the front surface. Apply pressure sensitive glue and address 3
6a, information 36b, etc. are recorded by a printer.
In addition, you may use a press streak instead of the perforation 35 of a vertical direction.

In FIG. 4, the continuous form 31 placed on the table is pulled out by the first pin tractor 65, and the margin 33 on one side is then removed by the first margin slitter 66. Thereafter, the continuous form 31 is continuously folded in the longitudinal direction by the folding device 67,
The sheet is partially overlapped and transported by the second pin tractor 74 and the feed roller 75. At this time, the folded continuous form 31 is pulled out by the pin tractor 74 on one side and pulled by the feed roller 75 and the pressing roller 76 on the other side, so that the folded continuous form 31 can be stably pulled out without skew. And can be folded well. Thereafter, the second margin slitter 69 removes the remaining margin 33 of the running continuous form 31. Thereafter, as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the folded continuous form is cut into individual sheet forms by a burster device, and necessary portions of the overlapped portions are bonded by a bonding device. A half-type concealed postcard 30 shown in FIG. In this case, also in this case, a bonding device is provided upstream of the burster device, and after bonding necessary portions of the folded continuous form,
You may comprise so that it may separate with a burster device.

The mail creation apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 not only creates the half-type concealed postcard 30, but also creates the half-type concealed postcard 30 as shown in FIG.
Can also be used to create a two-fold concealed postcard 20.
Furthermore, it can be used to create a three-fold concealed postcard.
FIG. 9A shows a round-trip concealed postcard 80,
This round-trip concealed postcard 80 has a size of 1 as shown in FIG.
Three connected surfaces 81a of the single sheet form 81A,
Of the 81b and 81c, two 81a and 81b are folded and adhered to each other to make an outgoing credit, and the other one 81c is used for reply. In order to create the reciprocating concealed postcard 80, a continuous form having a large number of single-sheet forms 81A and a margin having pin holes on both side edges is prepared, and the continuous form is set in the mail creating apparatus shown in FIG. Then, while being pulled out by the first pin tractor 65, one margin is removed by the first margin slitter 66, and then the folding device 67 is folded in three in the direction of winding the continuous form 81 as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the continuous form is pulled out by the transfer device 68, and the sheet is folded into three pieces. Thereafter, the sheet is cut into individual sheet forms by a burster device, and necessary portions of the overlapped portions are bonded by a bonding device. A round-trip concealed postcard 80 shown in a) can be created.

In the above embodiment, a pressure-sensitive adhesive is used as the adhesive, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied by the pressure roller 60 of the bonding apparatus. However, a heat-sensitive adhesive is used instead of the heating roller. May be configured to be bonded by heating.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is applicable to a case where a continuous form in which predetermined items are recorded by a printer output is continuously folded in the longitudinal direction while being pulled out, and only one side of the folded continuous form is provided. When there is no margin with a pin hole, the margin on one side is conveyed by a pin tractor, and the folded portion near the opposite side is conveyed by being sandwiched between a feed roller and a pressing roller. So that the continuous form can be folded while being pulled out stably, and then the continuous form is cut into individual forms and then the overlapped portions are glued, or the overlapped portions of the continuous form are glued, Then by separating them individually
This has the effect that mails such as folded concealed postcards, half-type concealed postcards, and round-trip concealed postcards can be created from continuous forms.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a mail creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a continuous form folded portion of the mail creating device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of a mail creation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view of a two-fold concealed postcard, and FIG. 5B is a schematic perspective view showing the concealed postcard before it is bonded.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a sheet-fed form for producing the concealed postcard of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7A is a schematic perspective view of a half-type concealed postcard, and FIG. 7B is a schematic perspective view showing the concealed postcard before bonding.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of a sheet-fed form for creating the concealed postcard of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9A is a schematic perspective view of a reciprocating concealed postcard, and FIG. 9B is a schematic perspective view showing the reciprocating concealed postcard before bonding.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing the continuous form folded to create the reciprocating concealed postcard of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing a continuous form used for conventional mail creation.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of a conventional mail creation device.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the continuous form shown in FIG. 11 is folded for mail creation.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the continuous form shown in FIG. 6 is pulled out, and folded and transported to form a two-fold concealed postcard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Folded concealed postcard 21 Continuous form 21A Single-sheet form 22 Pin hole 23 Margin 30 Half-type concealed postcard 31 Continuous form 31A Single-sheet form 32 Pin hole 33 Margin 41 Folding device 42 Mounting table 43 Bar 44 R plate 46 Transport device 47 Pin tractor 48 feed roller 49 holding roller 51 margin slitter 53 burster device 54 first burst roller 55 second burst roller 56 blade 58 bonding device 60 pressure roller 62 discharge conveyor

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Matsuki 5-14-33 Higashikashigaya, Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture Toshiba Seiki Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-55-90399 (JP, A) JP-A-57 178894 (JP, A) JP-A-1-249430 (JP, A) JP-A-1-174491 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B42D 15/00 B31B 19/60

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A folding device which has a margin provided with pin holes for conveyance on both side edges and guides a continuous form in which desired items are recorded when the continuous form is drawn out so that the continuous form is folded in two in the longitudinal direction. A transport device for continuously pulling out and running the continuous form, wherein a pin tractor that engages and transports a pin hole of a folded margin and a side edge opposite to the margin of the folded continuous form A conveying device having a feed roller and a presser roller for pinching and conveying the vicinity, a margin slitter for separating a margin of a running continuous form, and a continuous form after separating the margin are formed in the width direction. A burster device that is cut along a perforation and formed into a folded sheet form, and disposed upstream or downstream of the burster device and folded. An e-mail creating device having an adhesive device for adhering a joining surface of the continuous form or the single-sheet form. 2. A first pin tractor having a margin provided with pin holes for transport on both side edges thereof and for drawing and running a continuous form on which desired items are recorded, and a first pin tractor for separating a margin on one side of the running continuous form. With one margin slitter, a folding device that guides the continuous form so as to be folded in the longitudinal direction when the continuous form runs after the margin on one side is separated, and a transport device that continuously draws and runs the continuous form. A feed roller and a pressing roller for clamping and transporting the second pin tractor that engages with the pin hole of the remaining margin and transports the pin hole near the side edge opposite to the margin of the folded continuous form. And a second margin slitter for separating the margin of the running continuous form, and a continuation after the margin is separated. A foamer, which is cut along a perforation formed in the width direction of the foamer, and a burster device as a folded sheet form, and arranged upstream or downstream of the burster apparatus, and a folded continuous form or sheet. A mail creating device having a bonding device for bonding a bonding surface of a foam.