JP3511426B2 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing book cover assembly - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a cover assembly including a support piece to which a spine of a paper sheet block serving as a main body of a book is attached and a cover sheet to which the support piece is fixed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to prevent the book from opening unnecessarily and to facilitate the opening of the book, the back portion of the paper sheet block constituting the book, that is, the closing side, is attached to a supporting piece made of cloth and the supporting piece The back of the sheet block is configured to be separated from the cover by being attached to the cover via the cover. The production of such a book is carried out by attaching a support piece to the spine of a paper sheet block and then attaching a cover sheet, as seen in, for example, JP-A-55-152095 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-24240. The present invention relates to using a cover assembly to increase bookbinding efficiency.

The cover assembly A used in the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), two lines of adhesive b are attached to the surface (back side) of the cover a of the book, or four lines of adhesive b are attached as shown in FIG. It is made by stacking and adhering c. The support piece c is made of gauze, cloth, strong paper, crepe band, etc., and is basically a flexible tape or an elongated piece having a slight rigidity. Figure 9
As shown in (c), bookbinding is performed by attaching the spine of the paper sheet block B to the support piece c of the cover assembly. FIG. 9D shows a state in which the book is opened. When the book is opened, the portion of the support piece c attached to the spine of the sheet block B is separated from the cover sheet a.

Conventionally, such a cover assembly A is often produced by a semi-automatic line including a manual operation, and for example, a conveyor is used for a predetermined position at a predetermined time, the back side is the upper side and at least two strips of adhesive are adhered. Since it was prepared by manually stacking the support pieces c with the front end aligned with the front cover a sent with the agent attached, there were the following problems.

[0005]

As described above, since the supporting pieces are superposed on the cover sheet by the manual work, it is not easy to align the front ends accurately, and variations occur. There is a problem in efficiency, and it cannot match the speeding up of bookbinding work. Further, if the front ends are not aligned, the material is wasted, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and therefore to properly align the front edge of the cover and the back edge of the support strip or their rear edges to properly create the cover assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a book cover assembly which can be automatically performed and can match a high-speed bookbinding.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a book cover assembly according to the present invention comprises:
The paper sheet block, which is the main body of the book, is composed of the support piece and the cover sheet, the back portion of which is attached to the support piece and attached to the cover sheet through the support piece so that the back portion can be separated from the cover sheet. In the method of manufacturing a cover assembly, the tape to be the supporting piece is cut into a predetermined length, and the tape piece cut into the predetermined length is moved by pushing its rear end,
It is characterized in that at least two strips of adhesive are superposed on the cover sheet while being conveyed by a conveyor.

In a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention, air is blown from above the tape piece or the tape piece is kept in order to keep the tape piece straight when the tape piece is moved by pushing its rear end with a claw. The feature is that the width of is curved.

In another preferred aspect of the method of the present invention, the tape piece and the cover sheet are fed by their respective conveyors so that the front end or the rear end thereof coincides with each other at a predetermined position.

An apparatus for manufacturing a book cover assembly according to the present invention is an apparatus for producing a cover assembly comprising a book cover and a support piece fixed to the cover and to which a spine of a sheet block as a main body of the book is attached. There is a conveyor for feeding the cover sheet, a cutter for cutting the tape serving as the supporting piece to a predetermined length, and a tape provided on the conveyor at an inclination and cut to a predetermined length. A claw conveyor for moving the rear end of the tape piece with a pawl and moving the slide piece, a slide table for supporting the tape piece, and a sticking device for attaching at least two adhesives to the cover sent by the conveyor, It is characterized by including a roller for pressing the adhesive-attached cover sheet and the tape piece laminated thereon.

In a preferred aspect of the device of the present invention, the slide table is provided with guides for guiding both sides of the tape piece and an air nozzle for blowing air from above the tape piece. I am trying.

In another preferred embodiment of the device of the present invention, the slide table is provided with a holding portion for guiding both sides of the tape piece so that the width of the tape piece is curved. Is characterized by.

In still another preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a belt conveyor provided between the cutter and the claw conveyor, and a series of balls is installed on the belt conveyor. The tape piece is sandwiched between the surface of the belt conveyor and the ball above it and conveyed.

In another preferred aspect of the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the conveyor for feeding the cover is provided with a claw for pushing the rear end of the cover, and the claw and the claw of the conveyor with claws are matched to each other to form the cover. It is characterized in that the front end or the rear end of the tape piece coincides with each other.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A method of manufacturing a cover assembly of a book according to the present invention produces a cover assembly comprising a support piece to which a spine of a paper sheet block as a main body of the book is attached and a cover sheet to which the support piece is glued. The tape serving as the supporting piece is cut into a predetermined length, and air is blown from above or the width of the tape is cut to keep the tape piece cut into the predetermined length in a straight state. Move in a bent state by pushing the rear end with your nails,
At least two strips of adhesive are superposed with their front edges aligned on the cover, and the adhesive is applied to the cover during transport to the intended location. The tape strip and the cover sheet are fed by their respective conveyors so that their front edges or rear edges are aligned with each other, and their timings are matched.

The manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is used for carrying out the above-mentioned method of the present invention, and includes a conveyor for feeding a cover sheet, a cutter for cutting a tape as a supporting piece into a predetermined length, and a cutter for cutting the tape. Supports a conveyor with a pawl and a taper which is provided on the conveyor with an inclined conveying surface and keeps the tape piece cut into a predetermined length in a straight state and pushes its rear end with a pawl to move it. And a slide table provided with guides for guiding the sides so as to bend the width, a sticking device for attaching at least two lines of adhesive to the cover sent by the conveyor, and the cover and the upper part thereof. It includes a pinch roller for attaching the tape piece attached thereto.

Further, there is a belt conveyor having a series of balls on the conveying surface between the cutter and the claw conveyor, and when the tape is cut, the conveyor surface of the belt conveyor and the series of balls are provided. − It is sandwiched by the reels and sent to the conveyor with claws. The conveyor for feeding the front cover so that the front end of the front cover and the front end or each rear end of the tape piece coincide with each other is also a conveyor with claws, and timing is taken at the position of the claw of each conveyor with claws.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 generally show an example of an apparatus according to the present invention for producing a cover assembly.
In the figure, 1 is a conveyor which is installed substantially horizontally for feeding the cover sheet a, and 2 is a taper installed on the conveyor.
Conveyor with claws for transporting a piece of tape, 3 is a cutter, 4 is a reel for supporting the tape T that has been wound, and 5 is a glue attaching device.
Below the pawl conveyor 2 is a slide table 6 for supporting tape pieces.

One feature of the method of the present invention for producing the cover assembly A is that a tape serving as a support piece is cut into a predetermined length by a cutter 3 and a tape piece having a predetermined length is used. That is, the tape piece cut into the predetermined length is moved to be properly attached to the surface of the cover a, that is, the front end or the rear end is aligned. Therefore, the cover a is also moved by the conveyor 1 so as to coincide with the tape piece, and at least two strips of adhesive are attached to the upward back surface of the cover before reaching the scheduled position.

Another feature of the method of the present invention is that the tape piece cut to a predetermined length is moved straight to a predetermined position so that the tape piece does not bend in its longitudinal direction. To be guided. Preferably, the width of the tape side, that is, the side perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which is the conveying direction, is bent,
Since the rear end is pushed by the claw to move, and since the tape piece also has a slight rigidity, it is possible to increase the rigidity to resist the bending in the longitudinal direction by bending the width of the tape piece. It is possible to feed in a state of being stretched in the direction, that is, in a straight state.

Alternatively, in order to feed the tape piece in a straight state, the tape is guided by a guide having a space slightly larger than the width of the tape piece.
The tape piece is guided, and air is blown from above the tape piece to extend the tape piece.

Yet another feature of the method of the present invention is that the tape strip is moved in a straightened condition by pushing its rear end so that the front end is flush with at least a double-sided adhesive cover. Therefore, the front end of the front cover and the front end of the tape piece or each rear end are aligned with each other.

Timing can also be done by using sensors, but is preferably done by conveyors 1 and 2 to simplify the mechanism. That is, the conveyor 1 is configured as a claw-equipped conveyor having a claw that pushes the rear end of the cover sheet a, and the timings are set so that the claws of the respective conveyors are aligned at a predetermined position. Thus, the conveyorized tape strip is properly overlaid on the adhesive-covered cover,
Attached to make cover assembly.

The illustrated embodiment shows an apparatus used for carrying out the above-mentioned method of the present invention, which comprises conveyors 1, 2, a cutter-3, a reel 4, a gluing device 5 and a slide table. 1 and 2, a lifter 7 for placing the laminated cover sheets a, a receiving device 8 for receiving and aligning the prepared cover assembly A, and a cutter-3 and a claw. It includes another conveyor 9 provided between itself and the conveyor 2. A belt conveyor is preferably used as the conveyor 9.

In the illustrated example, the lifter 7 is composed of a support base 10 on which a cover is placed, an endless chain 11 that supports the cover and moves up and down, and a drive motor 12. Although not shown in the figure, a device for sequentially transferring the cover sheets a on the lifter 7 one by one onto the conveyor 1 via the pinch rollers 13 and 14, for example, a swinging device equipped with a suction cup. -Mum is provided. The conveyor 1 is driven by a motor 15.

The conveyor 1 plays the role of feeding the cover sheet introduced onto it towards the receiving device 8 without causing slippage, so that it preferably consists of an endless chain conveyor with pawls, by means of its pawls 1a. Configured to push the back end of the. Further, the gluing device 5 plays a role of adhering two or four strips of adhesive to the upward facing back surface of the cover on the conveyor 1, so that at least the adhesive provided above the conveyor 1 is provided. It is composed of a pair of nozzles for discharging adhesive.

This device is characterized in that tape pieces (support pieces c) formed by cutting the tape into a predetermined length are sequentially attached to the cover sheet a, and therefore the tape of the reel 4 is attached. T is a cutter through a tape feeding device 16 composed of a pinch roller 17.
The tape pieces sent to the cutter 3 and cut by the cutter 3 are introduced into the conveyor 9 and then sent to the conveyor with claws 2.

The tape feeding device 16 is, as shown in FIG.
A rack 19 that reciprocates linearly over a fixed distance via a crankshaft 18 and a pinion 20 that meshes with the rack 19 are provided, and a pinch roller 17 is installed on this pinion. 21 is an idler. Since the pinion is provided with the one-way clutch, the tape T having a predetermined length is sent out every one rotation of the crankshaft 18. The tape may be sent out for each predetermined length by controlling the rotation speed of the pinch roller 17 by another mechanism, for example, a pulse motor. The tape feeding device 16 is preferably driven from the conveyor 1 to match the timing.

When a tape piece having a predetermined length is sent out by the pinch roller 17, the cutter 3 is operated in association with an appropriate sensor or a member of the tape feeding device 16, for example, the crankshaft 18, and the tape 3 is operated. -Pop is disconnected. A tape piece of a predetermined length cut by the cutter-3 is sent by the conveyor 9, and the tape end cut by the cutter-3 is guided by a guide or the like between the cutter-3 and the pinch roller 17. The conveyor 9 is supported and passes through the cutter-3 by sending out the next tape.
Will be introduced to.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the conveyor 9 and the conveyor 2 with pawls on the delivery side thereof have a conveying path on the same straight line and are provided on the conveyor 1 and inclined. . The conveyor 9 preferably comprises a belt conveyor,
A series of balls 22 are placed thereon, as shown in FIG. Each ball 22 may be made of a suitable material such as metal or resin and rolls in contact with the belt surface of the belt conveyor 9.
The tape piece is sandwiched between a series of balls 22 and the belt surface and conveyed. Each ball 22 is rotatably held by a guide rail 23 at an appropriate interval as shown in FIG.

The tape pieces sent by the belt conveyor 9 are transferred to the pawl conveyor 2. The pawl conveyor 2 preferably comprises an endless chain 24 and pawls 25 mounted in its proper position, as shown in FIG. A slide table 6 is located below the conveying path of the pawl conveyor 2 and moves the tape piece on the slide table 6 by the pawl. The powers of the claw conveyor 2 and the conveyor 9 are received from the conveyor 1 via the chains 26 and 27 (FIG. 1) to match the timing. The drive sprocket 28 of the conveyor 2 has the conveyor 1
There is a differential to adjust the phase for.

The slide table 6 is, as shown in FIG.
In order that the tape piece c is fed in a straight state in the longitudinal direction, it is supported by blowing air from above or in a state in which its width is bent, and when blowing air, an air nozzle 29 is provided above. 5 is an air nozzle 29.
The air tube of. Further, guides 31 are provided on the side portions of the slide table 6 so as to project at a substantially right angle so as to guide both sides of the tape piece. The space between the guides 31 is slightly larger than the width of the tape.

The interval between the guides 31 is determined by the screw mechanism 3.
It is preferable that it is adjustable by two or the like. Further, in order to bend the width of the tape piece, as shown in FIG. 7, the cross section of the slide table 6 is bent so that the center is lowered, and the side portions of the tape piece are received on both sides. The holding portion 33 may be provided. Reference numeral 34 is a member for holding the tape piece from above.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a slit 35 or a concave groove is provided along the center line of the slide table 6, and the claw 25 of the conveyor 2 with claws passes through the slit 35 or the concave groove to allow the slide table to slide. Push the tape piece on the bull 6 to move it. Since the tape piece is placed in a straight state on the slide table 6, it is possible to push and feed the tape piece with the claw 25 in a state of extending the tape piece in the longitudinal direction. It is preferable that air is blown onto the tape piece on the slide table 6 from above so that the tape piece is kept straight and the tape piece is kept straight.
The slide piece is prevented from sliding down along the slide table 6.

It is possible to keep the tape piece in a straight state by another method, for example, by providing a belt or rod close to the upper side. Conveyor with claws 2
As shown in FIG. 8, the tape piece c sent out in step S1 is superposed on the cover sheet a sent by the conveyor 1 below it so that the front ends thereof coincide with each other, and In one example, two strips of adhesive are attached to the back surface, so that they are attached by passing through the position of the pinch roller 36 after being stacked. The tape piece and the cover may have their rear ends aligned instead of their front ends.

It is preferable that the front end and the rear end of the cover and the tape piece are matched with each other by adjusting the timings of the claws of the conveyor 1 and the claws 25 of the conveyor 2 with claws, whereby the cover can be covered by a simple mechanism. And the front ends of the tape pieces can be matched. In addition, the timing is other mechanism,
For example, a sensor may be used, and the pawl conveyor 2 may be operated by detecting the passage of the cover sheet by the sensor.

Therefore, in this apparatus, the cover a is sequentially fed by the conveyor 1, the tape unwound from the reel 4 is cut by the cutter 3, and the tape pieces cut into a predetermined length are cut. Is introduced to the conveyor 9, is transferred from the conveyor 9 to the conveyor 2, and the tape piece is moved by the claw 25 of the conveyor 2 with a claw to move the tape piece on the front cover of the conveyor 1 to the front end or the rear end. Are stacked so that they coincide with each other, and are pressed and pasted by passing through the pinch roller 36, and carried out to the receiving device 8 as the cover assembly A.

[0038]

As described above, according to the method of the present invention, since the tape piece is moved and overlapped on the cover sheet to which at least the double-sided adhesive is attached, it is necessary to use the manpower. Instead, the cover assembly can be manufactured properly and automatically, which can match the speedup.

If both sides of the tape piece are guided by guides and air is blown from above, or if the width of the tape piece is curved, the tape piece is kept straight. It can be pushed and moved with a nail, allowing automation of the production of the cover assembly.

If the tape piece and the cover sheet are conveyed by the respective conveyors and the timings are taken by these conveyors, it is easy to make the front piece or the rear edge of the cover piece coincide with each other. To simplify.

Further, according to the apparatus of the present invention, adhesive is applied to the cover sheet on the conveyor in the process of reaching the position where the cover sheet is to be overlapped with the tape piece, and the tape having a predetermined length is attached thereon. The cover assembly can be made automatically as the pieces are properly stacked.

If the side of the tape piece is guided to this manufacturing apparatus and air is blown from above, or both sides of the tape piece are held by the holding portions, the width of the tape piece is bent. It is possible to send the tape straight to the intended position in the straightened state,
Enables automation of cover assembly manufacturing.

Properly introducing the tape pieces into the pawl conveyor by installing a belt conveyor and a series of balls above it between the tape cutter and the pawl conveyor. The tape piece can be fed in the correct posture.

Further, in this apparatus, the conveyor for the cover is a conveyor with claws, and the claws and the claws of the conveyor with claws for feeding the tape pieces are synchronized in timing so that the front end or the rear end of the cover and the tape pieces can be adjusted. Allows matching with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a cover manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a plan view of the device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of a tape piece feeding device provided in this apparatus.

FIG. 4 (a) is a side view showing an example of a conveyor provided between the cutter and the claw conveyor of this apparatus,
(B) is the AA sectional view.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an example of a claw conveyor provided in this apparatus.

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 6 showing another example.

FIG. 8 is a side view schematically showing the contact area between the cover conveyor and the tape piece conveyor.

9A, 9B and 9C are end views showing a stage in the middle of bookbinding, and FIG. 9D is an end view showing a state in which the book is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 conveyor 2 claw conveyor 3 cutters 5 Gluing device 6 slide table 9 conveyor

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Takami Nishizawa 1-23-31 Horifune, Kita-ku, Tokyo Within Tokyo Shoji Printing Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-57-107891 (JP, A) Kaihei 5-221181 (JP, A) JP-A 4-234698 (JP, A) JP-A 7-52582 (JP, A) JP-A 8-324153 (JP, A) JP-A 8-282150 ( JP, A) JP 55-152095 (JP, A) JP-B-4-24240 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B42C 11/00 B42C 9/00 -9/02 B42D 3/00

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. The support piece of a paper sheet block as a main body of a book, wherein the back portion is attached to a support piece and is attached to a cover sheet through the support piece so that the back portion can be separated from the cover sheet. In the method for manufacturing a cover assembly comprising the cover and the cover, the tape serving as the support piece is cut into a predetermined length, and the tape piece cut into the predetermined length is moved by pushing the rear end thereof, and then the conveyor is used. A method of manufacturing a book cover assembly, characterized in that the book cover assembly is superposed on the cover sheet to which at least two strips of adhesive are applied during transportation. 2. A tape for conveying by pushing the rear end of the tape piece.
2. The method of manufacturing a book cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein air is blown from above the tape piece to keep the tape piece straight. 3. A tape for conveying by pushing the rear end of the tape piece.
2. The method of manufacturing a book cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the width of the tape piece is curved so as to keep the tape piece straight. 4. The production of a book cover assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tape piece and the cover sheet are fed by respective conveyors so that a front end or a rear end of the tape piece coincides with a predetermined position. Method. 5. An apparatus for making a cover assembly comprising a cover of a book and a support piece fixed to the cover and to which a spine of a paper sheet block, which is a main body of the book, is attached, comprising a conveyor for feeding the cover, A cutter for cutting a tape to be a supporting piece into a predetermined length, and a tape piece provided with an inclined conveying surface on the conveyor and cut into a predetermined length with a claw at its rear end. A push-and-move conveyor with a claw and a slide table for supporting the tape piece, a sticking device for applying at least two adhesives to the cover sent by the conveyor, and the cover with the adhesive An apparatus for manufacturing a book cover assembly including a roller for pressing the tape piece and the tape piece stacked thereon. 6. The slide table is provided with guides for guiding both sides of the tape piece and an air nozzle for blowing air from above the tape piece. An apparatus for manufacturing the cover assembly of the described book. 7. The slide table is provided with a holding portion for guiding both sides of the tape piece so that the width of the tape piece is curved. An apparatus for manufacturing the cover assembly of the described book. 8. A belt conveyor provided between the cutter and the conveyor with claws, wherein a series of balls is installed on the belt conveyor, and the tape piece is the belt conveyor. 6. The apparatus for manufacturing a book cover assembly according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus is sandwiched between the surface of the sheet and the ball above the sheet and conveyed. 9. The conveyor for feeding the front cover is provided with a claw for pushing the rear end of the front cover, and by adjusting the timings of the claw and the claw of the conveyor with claws, front and rear ends of the front cover and the tape piece, respectively. 6. The apparatus for manufacturing a book cover assembly according to claim 5, wherein edges of the book cover assembly coincide with each other.