JP3276108B2 - Jig for splicing printer paper - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jig for splicing printer paper used for continuously feeding printer paper to a high-speed NIP.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, printer paper generally has a size of 2,000.
In order to continuously feed these folded printer papers to a high-speed NIP (non-impact printer), the printer paper end on the printer side and a newly supplied printer are stored. It is necessary to connect the leading end of the paper with a tape.

In the method of joining printer paper, when a tape is adhered to the back of the printer paper, first, the tape is held at a predetermined position with the adhesive surface facing upward, and the printer paper is attached to the tape. After bonding the end and start ends of each other, the surplus portion of the tape is cut to complete the sheet connection.

[0004] Jigs (hereinafter referred to as "splice jigs") used for connecting the sheets are of a type in which a tape is adsorbed and fixed by air, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (JP-A) No. 53-63.
As described in JP-A-118, an apparatus has been proposed in which printer paper is positioned and held at a predetermined position by an electrostatic suction method, and then the printer paper is joined by a tape held by a tape holder.

As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-282888, the applicant has previously proposed a jig for splicing printer paper, which can easily and easily connect printer paper with a simple device. As shown in FIG. 12, when joining printer papers P ₁ and P ₂ on a base plate 1, an adhesive tape is set on a tape holder 2, and one half of the adhesive tape is placed on the tape holder 2. Printer paper P ₁
Set the end of pressing the terminal portion of the printing paper P ₁ by the paper presser 4 which is installed on the fixed frame 3, further more cutter mounted on the tape that remains beginning of the newly supplied side printer paper P ₂ After pressing with built-in paper presser 5,
A surplus tape portion is cut by a cutter. As shown in FIG. 13, the tape holder 2 is provided with a plurality of cutter grooves 6 through which a cutter blade passes according to the sheet size.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional splicing jig is, for example, a type in which a tape is suctioned at a predetermined position by air or a printer paper is electrostatically suctioned, and the apparatus is large. It has been pointed out that there is a problem of raising processing costs, such as maintenance problems and taking up a lot of work space, and after attaching printer paper to tape, it is necessary to cut excess tape. This tape cutting work is troublesome, and has been a major factor in reducing workability.

In the splicing jig disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-282888, tapes cannot be cut on paper of a size that does not fit into the cutter groove 6 provided in the tape holder 2, and the size of the form is reduced. In addition to being restricted, cutter grooves 6 do not fit into special-size paper on special-size forms, and the cutter blades slide at locations other than the grooves, resulting in breakage of the cutter blade and frequent replacement of the cutter blade. Must be performed, and there is a problem in maintenance.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to easily connect printer papers with a simple device, and to connect printer papers of any width. Becomes possible,
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a jig for splicing printer paper which can simplify the structure and prevent troubles such as failures as much as possible.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a jig for splicing printer paper, in which the end and the beginning of printer paper are abutted with each other and the back surface thereof is joined by an adhesive tape. The splice jig has a fixed frame arranged along both sides of the tape to be set, a belt that is wound and supported by this fixed frame, holds the tape, and is fixed to the belt, corresponding to the belt circulation operation. A support plate slidable along the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame and locked at an appropriate position; and a cutter groove mounted on the support plate, pressing both side edges of the printer paper, and provided on the support plate. And a paper presser having a built-in cutter mechanism for cutting excess tape.

As is apparent from the above configuration, a supporting plate provided with a paper press for pressing both side edges of the printer paper and a cutter for cutting the excess tape is provided in accordance with the paper width of the printer paper to be connected. The support plate is slidable along the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame by the circulation operation of the belt, and can be locked to the fixed frame at an appropriate position. The positions of the paper presser and the cutter unit can be appropriately set according to the size.

Further, since the cutter groove on which the cutter blade of the cutter section slides is set on the support plate,
Breakage of the cutter blade can be prevented beforehand.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a jig for splicing printer paper according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of an apparatus for joining printer papers together, FIG. 2 is an external view showing an embodiment of a splice jig according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 to 6 are plan views, front views, and side views showing the internal structure of the cutter unit in the splice jig, and FIGS. FIG. 10, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are explanatory diagrams for cutting an excess tape.

[0014] First, overall the configuration will be described, and a newly supplied printing paper P ₂ is placed with the printer paper P ₁ of the printer on the base plate 10 in FIG. 1,
A fixed splicing jig 11 and a splicing jig 20 according to the present invention are provided on both side edges of the base plate 10, respectively. joining by sticking the tape 13 of the adhesive type and the beginning of the end and the newly supplied printing paper P ₂ paper P ₁ fed from the tape roll 12 on the back surface side.

The fixed type splicing jig 11 has the same configuration as that of the conventional example, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
In brief, the fixed frame 14 is provided with a tape holder 15 on which the tape 13 is set, and the paper presses 16 and 1 for pressing the side edges of the printer papers P ₁ and P _2.
7 is provided, and a cutter blade (not shown) for setting an excess tape is built in the paper presser 17 on one side.

The fixed type splicing jig 1
On the other hand, the splicing jig 20 detachably connected can effectively apply whatever width size of the printer papers P ₁ and P ₂ , and has a simple configuration and can simplify the maintenance. It has the feature.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the splice jig 20 comprises a fixed frame 30 made of a long plate which is disposed at a predetermined interval, and a belt 4 wound and supported by the fixed frame 30.
0, a support plate 50 integrally fixed with the belt 40, slidable along the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame 30 and locked and fixed at an appropriate position, a paper presser 60 attached to the support plate 50, A cutter block 70 also serves as a presser.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS.
A rotating shaft 31a is rotatably supported at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame 30, and a pulley 31 is installed on the rotating shaft 31a. A belt 40 is wound around pulleys 31 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame 30, and a knob 32 for changing the size is provided on one rotating shaft 31a. By rotating, the belt 40 can be circulated. The belt 40 has both ends of a long strip fixed to the support plate 50 with screws or the like, and the belt 40 and the support plate 50 have an integrated structure. Further, the support plate 50
A paper holding plate 60 and a cutter block 70 are provided on the upper surface, and slide pins 51 protruding outward on both sides of the support plate 50 are slidable in the slide holes 33 of the fixed frame 30 and slide. A fixed knob 52 is screwed to the tip of the pin 51.

Therefore, since the slide pins 51 provided on both sides of the support plate 50 are slidable in the slide holes 33 of the fixed frame 30, the belt 40 can be circulated by rotating the size changing knob 32. , The accompanying supporting plate 5
Also, the support plate 50 can be locked and fixed to the fixed frame 30 by gradually sliding along the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame 30 and tightening the fixing knob 52 at an appropriate position. A cutter groove 53 is provided on the upper surface of the support plate 50 along the center thereof.
Is formed at a position where the cutter blade in the cutter block 70 slides.

Next, the paper pressing plate 60 on the support plate 50
One end side is rotatably attached as a hinge portion 61, and an opening 62 for allowing a pin tractor 54 provided on the support plate 50 to escape is provided. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cutter block 70 has both functions of a paper holding function and a cutter function of cutting and cutting excess tape. A tape holder 72 (long side holder 72a, short side holder 72b) is rotatably attached to the support plate 50 by 71, and is located on both sides of the cutter groove 53 of the support plate 50.

The splice jig 20 is mounted on the base plate 10.
Is rotatably attached to a side wall of the vehicle through a hinge (not shown).

Next, a description will be given of the cutter mechanism 80 in the cutter block 70. FIGS. 4 to 6 show a state where the cover of the slider 82 is removed. A fixed block 81 is formed, and a slider 82 is provided on the fixed block 81 so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to a joining line of the printer sheets P ₁ and P ₂ .

The slider 82 is provided with a rail 83, and a guide pin 84 attached to a fixed block 81 is inserted into the rail 83, and the guide pin 84 is guided in the rail 83. The slider 82 can slide smoothly, and a cutter blade 85 for cutting off an excess portion of the tape is detachably mounted inside the slider 82.
A spring 86 is interposed.
After the slider 82 cuts the tape,
It is configured to return to the base position by the spring force of the spring 86. A cutter stopper 87 is provided on the front side of the fixed block 81 to prevent the slider 82 from sliding inadvertently.

As described above, the splicing jig 20 according to the present invention includes the support plate 50 on which the paper holder 60 and the cutter block 70 which also serves as the paper holder are mounted.
The support plate 50 can be locked and fixed to the fixed frame at an appropriate position by operating the size changing knob 32 and the fixing knob 52. paper P _1, P ₂
Any size of width can be effectively applied.

For example, the operation procedure corresponding to the width of the printer paper P ₁ , P ₂ will be described. First, the fixing knob 52 is loosened to release the lock state of the support plate 50 with respect to the fixing frame 30. Thereafter, the belt 40 is circulated by rotating the knob 32 for changing the size, and the supporting plate 50 is slid by a predetermined stroke along the longitudinal direction of the fixing frame 50, and then the knob for fixing is fixed at an appropriate position. When the support plate 50 is locked and fixed to the fixed frame 30 by tightening the fixing paper 52, the printer papers P ₁ and P ₂ to be connected are joined together.
The paper holder 60 and the cutter block 70 can be easily and appropriately positioned with respect to the width dimension of the sheet.

Next, referring to FIGS. 7 to 9, a procedure for joining printer papers P ₁ and P ₂ will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 7, an operator pulls out the tape 13 from the tape roll 12 with the adhesive surface facing upward, and sets the tape 13 on the belt 40 of the splicing jig 20. At this time, the paper presser 60 and the cutter block 70 are open. Although not shown, the tape 13
Are supported on the tape holder 15 of the fixed type splicing jig 11 connected to the splicing jig 20 as shown in FIG.

[0027] Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, pull the end P ₁₁ of printer paper P ₁ of the printer splice jig 20 side, inserting the pin tractor 54 of the support plate 50 to the feed hole of the printer paper P ₁ after, to fix the printing paper P ₁ the paper pressing 60 by rotational operation in the correct position, and the bonding of the substantially half portion and printer paper P ₁ of the tape 13.

[0028] Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9, the pin tractor feed holes of the printing paper P ₂ in the same manner pull the starting end P ₂₁ of printer paper P ₂ newly supplied side splice jig 20 side In addition to the insertion into the cutter 54, the cutter 13 is rotated based on the hinge portion 71 of the cutter block 70 to press the side edge of the printer paper P ₂ , and the tape 13 is simultaneously pressed by the tape press 72 provided in the cutter block 70.

[0029] Then, to fix the printing paper P ₂ at a precise location, perform bonding of the starting end P ₂₁ of Ryakuhan parts and printer paper P ₂ remaining the tape 12.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cutter mechanism 80 in the cutter block 70 is operated to cut and remove the excess portion of the tape 13.

That is, the slider 82 is
By performing the sliding operation toward the side, the slider 82 can smoothly slide, and the tape 12 can be smoothly cut by the cutter blade 85. At this time, since the cutter blade 85 is provided corresponding to the inside of the cutter groove 53 of the support plate 50, the conventional problem that the cutter blade 85 is damaged can be effectively solved.

In the above embodiment, the fixed splicing jig 11 and the movable splicing jig 20 whose width can be adjusted are used in combination. However, the movable splicing jig 11 is used. 20 may be adopted.

[0033]

As described above, the jig for splicing printer paper according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) According to the splice jig according to the present invention, the support plate provided with the paper presser is slidably supported on the fixed frame, and the support plate is locked and held at an appropriate position. Therefore, it can be applied to any width of printer paper to be connected, and can be effectively applied to the connection of printer paper of free size.
This has the effect that the field of application of forms can be greatly expanded.

(2) According to the splice jig according to the present invention, the paper presser and the cutter block are set on the support plate slidably supported on the fixed frame, and the jig corresponding to the cutter inside the cutter block. Because the cutter groove is provided on the upper surface of the support plate, it is possible to effectively solve the problem that the cutter blade is broken due to the mismatch between the cutter groove and the cutter as in the related art.
Maintenance work such as replacement of the cutter blade can be greatly reduced, and the slide operation of the support plate can be performed by the circulation operation of the belt integrated with the support plate. There is no need to accurately set up a plurality of locations, so that the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a printer paper joining apparatus to which a splice jig according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a splice jig according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the splice jig.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a cutter block in the splice jig.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a cutter block in the splice jig.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an internal configuration of a cutter block in the splice jig.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state where a tape is set in the splice jig.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state where a tape and printer paper on a printer side are set in the splice jig.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which printer paper on both the printer side and the supply side is set in the splice jig.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the operation of the cutter block in the splice jig.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the operation of the cutter block in the splice jig.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional printer paper joining apparatus.

FIG. 13 is an external view showing a tape holder in a conventional splice jig.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 base plate 11 splice jig (fixed type) 12 tape roll 13 tape 20 splice jig (movable type) 30 fixed frame 31 pulley 32 size change knob 40 belt 50 support plate 52 fixing knob 53 cutter groove 60 paper pressing 70 cutter block 72 tape pressing 80 the cutter mechanism 82 slider 85 cutter blade P _1, P ₂ printer paper

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printer paper splicing jig in which the end and start ends of printer papers are abutted to each other and the back side thereof is joined by an adhesive tape, wherein the splice jigs are arranged along both sides of the tape to be set. A fixed frame to be provided, a belt wound around and supported by the fixed frame to hold the tape, and a belt fixed to the belt and slidable along the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame in accordance with the belt circulation operation, and A support plate locked in position,
A paper press that is attached to the support plate, holds both side edges of the printer paper, and a cutter blade enters a cutter groove provided in the support plate, and has a built-in cutter mechanism for cutting off excess tape. Jig for splicing printer paper.