JP3677707B2 - Bookbinding equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus that sequentially transfers printed continuous sheets or unit sheets obtained from page unit sheets, collates them in a buffer unit for each collating unit, and then binds them to a booklet with staples or the like. . For example, the continuous paper is provided with a margin cut perforation extending in the longitudinal direction along the vicinity of both sides and a plurality of cutting perforations extending in the width direction at regular intervals, and is separated by each perforation. Item fields are pre-printed in the section to be unit paper, and predetermined items are individually printed on each item field by a page printer (not shown), and this continuous paper is a unit of one sheet to be a cover sheet A sheet and a plurality of unit sheets to be collated with the unit sheet are sequentially arranged so as to form one collation unit to be collated. Further, the page unit paper is formed so as to divide one page into a plurality of sections and form one collating unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional bookbinding apparatus, for example, arranges continuous paper folded in a bellows shape at each perforation extending in the width direction, and supplies it to each processing unit by sequentially drawing from the top, and the continuous paper pulled out After cutting off the margin with the perforation for cutting, the continuous paper is cut with the cut perforation and cut into unit paper, and the unit paper is transferred in order, reversed and collated for each unit, with staples etc. There is a binding unit that includes a binding unit that binds and a stacker unit that takes out a book that has been bound and stocks in a set order.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above conventional example, since the reversing mechanism is complicated and large, not only the unit has to be enlarged and the installation space has to be widened, but also has only a bookbinding function. There was an inconvenience that it was not possible to process just to cut. Therefore, the applicant of the present invention, as a bookbinding device, has a continuous page formed by connecting unit sheets to be collated or a page formed by connecting a plurality of unit sheets constituting one collating unit to be collated. Supply unit that supplies unit paper, cutting unit that cuts continuous paper or page unit paper supplied from this supply unit into unit paper, and each unit paper transferred from this cutting unit Thus, a bookbinding apparatus including a buffer unit that collates each collating unit, a binding unit that binds the collated unit sheets, and a stacker unit that stocks the bound booklet has been proposed. In the present invention, it is an object to further align the collated unit sheets in the width direction perpendicular to the transfer direction in the transfer process, and bookbinding that can align the width direction in the transfer process. The purpose is to provide a device.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention is a page unit in which a plurality of unit sheets constituting a single collating unit to be collated or a continuous sheet in which unit sheets to be collated are concatenated. A feeding unit that supplies paper, a cutting unit that cuts continuous paper or page unit paper supplied from the feeding unit into unit paper, and each unit paper transported from the cutting unit is sequentially transferred downward. The bookbinding apparatus includes a buffer unit that collates each collating unit, a binding unit that binds the collated unit sheets, and a stacker unit that stocks the bound booklet. In addition, a first width alignment guide for adjusting the width in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction is provided on the continuous paper or page unit paper, and the collated unit paper before binding is aligned in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction in the binding portion. A second width alignment guide is provided, and a chain is bridged between the two guides so that the second width alignment guide moves in the same amount as the first width alignment guide. A width adjusting mechanism configured so that the buffer section includes an upper regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump upward and a lower regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump downward. And the upper restricting member and the lower restricting member make the unit sheet in an inclined state with the rear end side positioned upward .
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
First, a preferred embodiment applied to a bookbinding apparatus that processes page unit paper will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 of the attached drawings is a schematic overall view of the bookbinding apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a page unit paper, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a buffer unit, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged paper view of a supply unit and a slitter. 5 is a circuit connection diagram of each part, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation.
[0006]
As shown in FIG. 1, the bookbinding apparatus 1 is loaded with a page unit sheet 2 in a stacked state, picked up from the top one, and supplied to the next process (slitter 4), and picked up A cutting unit 5 that cuts the page unit paper 2 into unit papers 2a and 2b, a buffer unit 6 that collates the unit papers 2a and 2b transferred and carried from the cutting unit 5, and a unit paper that is collated Is formed from a binding part 7 for binding and stocking, a stacker part 8 for stocking a booklet that has been bound together, and a base 9 that supports each member and is movable by a caster. Reference numeral 4 is used when cutting with a slitter in a direction parallel to the paper transport direction, and is also used for cutting a marginal portion of continuous paper. Reference numeral 10 denotes a marginal box for storing a marginal part.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 2, the page unit sheet 2 is divided by a plurality of cutting perforations 11 extending in the width direction at regular intervals, and a matter column 12 is provided in a section that becomes a plurality of unit sheets 2a and 2b. Is pre-printed. A predetermined item 13 is printed in each item column 12 by a page printer (not shown), and each unit sheet 2a, 2b includes a unit sheet 2a to be a cover sheet with a cover mark 14 and a unit sheet 2a. A predetermined number of sheets following, for example, four unit sheets 2b are continuously arranged so as to become one collating unit.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 1, a first mark for reading the cover mark 14 of the unit sheet 2a serving as a cover is provided between the slitter 4 and the cutting section 5 which are the subsequent stage positions of the supply unit 3 in the transfer path of the page unit sheet 2. A reading unit 15 is provided, and a second mark reading unit 16 that reads the cover mark 14 is provided between the binding unit 7 and the stacker unit 8 that are the subsequent stages in the transfer path. When the cover mark 14 is detected by the first mark reading unit 15, each processing operation of the cutting unit 5, the buffer unit 6, and the binding unit 7 and the transfer of each unit are continued, and the page unit from the supply unit 3 is continued. When the supply of the sheet 2 is stopped and the cover mark 14 is detected by the second mark reading unit 16, the stacker unit 8 is started and the supply of the page unit sheet 2 is resumed.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the supply unit 3 includes a lifter 17 that can be moved up and down to place the page unit papers 2 in a stacked state, and pulls the page unit papers 2 from the top to supply them to the cutting unit 5. The pickup roller 18 which is a driving wheel for pulling out the page unit paper 2 from above, the feed roller 19 for moving the page unit paper 2 horizontally in conjunction with the pickup roller 18, and both rollers 18, 19 The pick-up device 23 includes a pick-up device 23 including an arm 22 for enabling rotational displacement of the roller receiver 20 around the rotation shaft 21. For example, the pick-up device 23 is in a state where two sheets are overlapped as necessary. When the supply of the page unit paper 2 is improper, such as when the paper is fed at a time or when a paper jam occurs, the roller receiver 20 is manually rotated. 3 is rotationally displaced about the (see the one-dot chain lines in FIG. 4), it is possible to remove the page unit sheet 2 such as a paper jam.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the slitter 4 is disposed so as to be paired with the lower support roller in the vertical direction, and is a unit for removing a margin to process a separate continuous sheet having a margin. It is configured to cut a perforation for cutting that extends parallel to the paper transport direction. In addition, the slitter 4 is displaced obliquely upward when processing, for example, a continuous sheet having no margin or a page unit sheet 2 having no perforation for cutting parallel to the transport walk. It is supported by a rotatable displacement member 24 so as not to contact the unit paper 2.
[0011]
As clearly shown in FIG. 1, the cutting unit 5 includes a low-speed roller 25 and a high-speed roller 26 for cutting the page unit paper 2 with a cutting perforation 12 according to a speed difference, and a blade 27 for assisting the cutting. Is provided.
[0012]
As clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the buffer section 6 has a stopper 28 that is displaced in a closed state in which the unit sheets 2a and 2b are stopped and in an open state in which the unit sheets 2a and 2b are allowed to pass through. , 2b is closed until one collation unit is completed, and when the collation is completed, the booklet mode in which the unit paper 2a, 2b in one collation unit is opened to be transferred to the binding unit 7 and the stopper 28 is in an open state. A gate 29 that can be switched to a cutting mode that remains, and a lower surface of the unit paper 2a, 2b that is placed in front of the gate 29 so that the unit paper 2a, 2b rides downwardly in the traveling direction. The first and second support rollers 30 and 31 that are rotationally driven paper support members that block the transfer path, that is, the front end of the subsequent unit paper 2b hits the lower surface, Comprising 2 is disposed above carry the unit sheet 2a of the support rollers 31, a pressing roller 32 that no As can hold from above 2b. The presser roller 32 presses the unit papers 2a and 2b carried in from above, and rotates the first and second support rollers 30 and 31 so that the tips of the unit papers 2a and 2b abut against the stoppers 28 to align them. It is for assisting. The gate 29 is fixed to the stopper 28 bent in a substantially L shape and one end of the stopper 28, and is supported by a rotary shaft 34 having an arm 33 so as to be capable of rotational displacement. In FIG. The support member 36 urged clockwise by 35, the cylinder 37 that pushes the arm 33 to rotate counterclockwise, and the arm 33 from the opposite side of the cylinder 37 via the mode fixing member 38. It comprises a cylinder 39 that pushes out to rotate around.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the booklet mode, the above-described buffer unit 6 maintains the state in which the cylinder 39 is retracted, and when the cylinder 37 protrudes (shown state), the stopper 28 causes the arm 33 and the support member 36 to move. The gate 29 is in a closed state (solid line state in FIG. 3) by rotating counterclockwise around the rotating shaft 34, and when the cylinder 37 is retracted, the stopper 28 causes the rotating shaft 34 to be moved in the same manner as described above. The gate 29 is shifted to the center in the clockwise direction to enter the passing mode (the one-dot chain line state in FIG. 3). In the passing mode, the unit sheets 2 a and 2 b are sent directly to the stacker unit 8 through the binding unit 7. In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes an upper restricting member provided so that the unit sheets 2a and 2b do not protrude upward, and reference numeral 41 indicates a lower restricting member provided so that the unit sheets 2a and 2b do not protrude downward. Reference numeral 42 denotes a feed roller for guiding the unit sheets 2a and 2b one by one so as to be transferred to the buffer unit 6 through a normal transfer path, and reference numeral 43 denotes a normal transfer of the unit sheets 2a and 2b in the collated state. It is a feed roller that guides the sheet to be transferred to the binding unit 7 along the path.
[0014]
In the booklet mode (the state where the stocker 28 is raised), the buffer unit 6 configured as described above is configured such that when the unit paper 2a serving as a cover is first carried through the feed roller 42, the first and second paper support rollers 30 are provided. , 31 and stops when the tip hits the stopper 28. The unit sheet 2a in the stopped state is in an inclined state in which the rear end side is positioned upward, and its lower surface is positioned on the carry-in path and is exposed obliquely with respect to the leading end of the subsequent unit sheet 2b. ing. Subsequently, when the succeeding unit sheet 2b is carried in, it obliquely collides with the lower surface of the preceding unit sheet 2a and enters between the lower surface and the first support roller 30 and the second roller 31 which are sheet supporting members. The unit paper 2b that continues in this way also enters the lower side of the unit paper 2b, and when the set number of sheets is reached and the unit papers 2a and 2b of one collating unit are overlaid and collation is completed, the cylinder 37 is retracted. The stopper 28 is rotated and displaced clockwise by the tension spring 35, and the unit sheets 2a and 2b of one collation unit are transferred to the binding section 7.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the binding unit 7 is collated with a belt 44 that supports unit sheets 2a and 2b of one collation unit in a state where the unit sheets 2a serving as a cover are on the upper side and overlap each other. A stitcher 45 that binds the unit sheets 2a and 2b.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 1, the stacker unit 8 includes a conveyor 46 and an inclined stopper 47 provided at the outer end (right end in the drawing) of the conveyor 44. Then, the booklet discharged from the binding unit 7 to the conveyor 46 is transported through the conveyor 46 from the left end to the right end of the drawing, and stands diagonally in a state where it is covered by the inclined surface of the inclined stopper 47, and the following booklet is inclined to the booklet. The booklet is stocked by repeating the operation of standing diagonally in a state where it is applied.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 5, the bookbinding apparatus 1 is configured to control the operation of each unit by a control unit 48. In the drawing, reference numeral 49 denotes an operation unit in which various operation keys are arranged on a keyboard (not shown), reference numeral 50 denotes a storage unit for storing the number of finished booklets, and reference numeral 51 denotes the bookbinding apparatus 1. It is a display unit that displays the driving state, the number of finished booklets, and the like.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the booklet mode of the bookbinding apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The operator operates the keys of the operation unit 49 to input settings such as the number of booklets set, mode settings (including the booklet mode in this case), etc., while the slitter 4 is displaced obliquely upward by rotating the displacement member 24. When the input is made so as not to contact the page unit paper 2 and the start key is turned on, the supply unit 3, the cutting unit 5, the buffer unit 6 and the binding unit 7 are driven (step 101). Are sent to the cutting unit 5 and cut, and the unit paper 2a as the cover of the booklet and the unit paper 2b after the second page are transported in the order in which they are arranged in series, and are sequentially transferred downward. Overlaid and collated. At this time, after the unit sheets 2a and 2b of one collating unit are sent out from the supply unit 3, the unit sheet 2a that becomes the next cover section divided at the advancing end of the page unit sheet 2 is positioned at the front side of the cutting unit 5 When it reaches, the first mark reading unit 15 detects the cover mark 14 (step 102), and the supply unit 3 supplies the page unit paper 2 while the cutting unit 5, the buffer unit 6, and the binding unit 7 are in a driving state. Is stopped (step 103).
[0019]
Then, the collated unit sheets 2a and 2b are bound by the binding unit 7 and sent out as a booklet, and the second mark reading unit 16 detects the cover mark 14 attached to the uppermost unit sheet 2a of the booklet. When this is done (step 104), the supply unit 3 is re-driven to supply a new page unit sheet 2 to the cutting unit 5, while the booklet is discharged to the stacker unit 8 (step 105). In this stacker unit 8, the booklet is transported on the conveyor 46 from the left end to the right end in FIG. 1 and stands diagonally with the inclined surface of the inclined stopper 47, and the subsequent booklet is inclined with the inclined surface of the booklet. Stock the booklet by repeating the action of standing
[0020]
When the booklet is created in this way and the stack amount has not reached the set number, the process returns to step 101 to drive the supply unit 3, the cutting unit 5, the buffer unit 6, and the binding unit 7, and the above-described operation is performed. On the other hand, when the booklet reaches the set number, a stop signal is output (step 106), and the bookbinding apparatus 1 stops. On the other hand, the set number of booklets stocked by leaning on the inclined stopper 47 are transported by a transport vehicle or the like, and when creating a booklet, the start key is turned on and the same operation as described above is continued.
[0021]
When the operator switches the setting mode to the cutting mode and inputs it, and turns on the start key, the buffer unit 6 retracts the cylinder 37 and the cylinder 39 protrudes to push the arm 33 clockwise in FIG. Since the unit sheets 2a and 2b pass through the buffer unit 6, the unit sheets 2a and 2b that have passed through are not bound by the binding unit 7, but also pass through the binding unit 7 and are stacked. It is transported without becoming a booklet.
[0022]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the present invention can be applied to continuous sheet processing in addition to processing page unit sheets in which a plurality of unit sheets constituting one collating unit are connected. Good. When this continuous paper is used, a tractor device is used as the supply unit 3, and the marginal part is cut and removed by the slitter 4.
[0023]
The present invention is made in the bookbinding apparatus having the above-described structure, and is provided with a width adjusting mechanism 52 for aligning the width of the collated unit sheets during the transfer process. The width adjusting mechanism 52 connects the first width adjusting guide 53 provided in the supply unit 3, the second width adjusting guide 54 provided in the binding unit 7, and the two guides 53, 54. It is comprised from the chain 55 spanned over. The first width alignment guide 53 adjusts the width of the page unit paper 2 stacked in the supply unit 3 in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the page unit paper 2. When the width of the guide plate 53a is adjusted to the page unit paper 2, the amount of movement when the guide plate 53a is operated is transmitted to the second width alignment guide 54 via the chain 55, and the guide plate 54a in the second width alignment guide 54 is moved. The collated unit sheets 2a and 2b which are provided so as to move in the same amount and are transferred to the binding unit 7 are aligned in the width direction by the second width alignment guide 54. Reference numerals 53b and 54b denote fixed guide plates. The unit sheets 2a and 2b thus aligned are bound by the binding unit 7 or transferred to the stacker unit 8 without being bound.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention, a continuous sheet in which unit sheets to be collated are connected or a page in which a plurality of unit sheets constituting one collation unit to be collated are connected. Supply unit that supplies unit paper, cutting unit that cuts continuous paper or page unit paper supplied from this supply unit into unit paper, and each unit paper transferred from this cutting unit A bookbinding apparatus comprising: a buffer unit that collates each collating unit; a binding unit that binds the collated unit sheets; and a stacker unit that stocks the bound booklet. In addition, a first width alignment guide for adjusting the width of the continuous sheet or page unit sheet in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction is provided, and the united unit sheet before binding is aligned in the binding unit in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction. A second width alignment guide is provided for width adjustment, and a chain is bridged between the two guides so that the second width alignment guide moves in the same amount as the movement amount of the first width alignment guide. A width adjusting mechanism configured to move; and the buffer unit includes an upper regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump upward and a lower regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump downward And the upper restricting member and the lower restricting member make the unit sheet in an inclined state with the rear end side positioned upward . In this way, by performing the width adjustment operation with the first width alignment guide in the supply unit, the second width alignment guide in the binding unit during the transfer process is moved at the same time, and is set directly on the supply unit with this binding unit. Thus, it is possible to achieve an excellent practicality effect such that the width of the collated unit sheets can be adjusted without performing the adjustment operation of the width adjustment corresponding to the size of the page unit sheet or the continuous sheet.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing an example of a bookbinding apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a plane of a page unit sheet.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged buffer unit.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a supply unit and a slitter part in an enlarged manner.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing circuit connection of each part.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation in an example in a flowchart.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view schematically showing a width adjusting mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bookbinding apparatus 2 ... Page unit paper 2a, 2b ... Unit paper 3 ... Supply part 7 ... Binding part 52 ... Width adjustment mechanism 53 ... 1st width alignment guide 54 ... 2nd width alignment guide 55 ... Chain

Claims (1)

A supply unit that supplies continuous paper in which unit sheets to be collated are connected, or a page unit sheet in which a plurality of unit sheets forming one collation unit to be collated are connected, and is supplied from the supply unit A cutting section that cuts continuous sheets or page unit sheets into unit sheets, a buffer section that sequentially feeds the unit sheets transferred from the cutting section and collates each collating unit, and A bookbinding apparatus comprising a binding unit that binds collated unit sheets and a stacker unit that stocks the bound booklet,
The supply unit is provided with a first width alignment guide that adjusts the width of a continuous sheet or page unit sheet in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction, and the united unit sheet before binding is orthogonal to the transfer direction in the binding unit. A second width alignment guide is provided that aligns the width in the direction of movement, and the two width alignment guides are moved in the same amount as the movement amount of the first width alignment guide. Equipped with a width adjustment mechanism configured to move in a state ,
The buffer unit includes an upper regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump upward and a lower regulating member provided so that the unit paper does not jump downward. The bookbinding apparatus, wherein the unit sheet is inclined with the rear end side positioned upward by the side regulating member .

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