JP3965427B2 - Form processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a form processing apparatus that can collate a required number of forms of a desired type and supply them to a conveyor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a desired number of forms have been collated (superimposed) and sent to a specific destination. For example, when sending 5 A forms, 5 B forms to a certain destination, and 10 A forms, 10 B forms, and 10 C forms to other destinations, The necessary number of sheets is extracted from a bundle of A form, a bundle of B form, and a bundle of C form that have been stacked in advance by a machine, arranged in a bundle, packed in a mail bag, and addressed to a destination.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
3. As described above, conventionally, when a required number of forms of a desired form are collated and sent to a specific destination, an operator extracts the necessary number of sheets from each form bundle and mails them in a bundle.
[0004]
However, such manual work by the worker has problems in accuracy and processing speed. Furthermore, when the forms are stacked by a machine, it is necessary to provide a special mechanism for adding a step or putting a sticky note for each bundle to be extracted so that the operator can easily extract the forms.
[0005]
Therefore, if processing that cuts the printed form into the required shape, etc., and can automatically perform the work of collating and arranging the required number of forms, the processing accuracy and processing speed will be improved. Is convenient.
[0006]
However, in order to automatically supply a form, one automatic supply station is required for one form. When the number of forms increases, as many automatic supply stations as the number of forms are prepared in advance. There is a need to.
[0007]
Therefore, if you prepare the number of automatic supply stations that can handle the maximum number of forms that can be expected, all forms can be processed automatically. It will exist and useless capital investment will be required. Some forms have a small number of processed sheets and do not necessarily need to be automatically supplied.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and can automatically arrange a desired number of forms of a desired type together with the required number, and the operator can then prepare a specific type of form with a small number of sheets. It is an object to provide a form processing apparatus that can be supplied manually.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a first conveyor for conveying cartons, a carton loading line provided on the upstream side of the first conveying conveyor, and a downstream side of the carton loading line of the first conveying conveyor. , A plurality of form supply stations for automatically supplying a form to a carton on the first transport conveyor for each destination, a second transport conveyor connected to the first transport conveyor, and an upstream side of the second transport conveyor A manual carton slot for manually feeding an additional carton, and a carton on the second transport conveyor or an additional one provided along the second transport conveyor downstream from the manual carton slot of the second transport conveyor at least one of the mounting table for placing a document to be supplied manually carton, comprising a conveying pitch per predetermined time of the second conveyor Was an integral multiple of the first conveyor, a form processing apparatus characterized by securing the space for additional cartons onto the second conveyor.
[0011]
[Action]
In the present invention, when the relationship between the type of form and the number of sheets to be supplied is investigated and analyzed in advance, depending on the type of form, since the number of sheets to be supplied is short, the operator manually collates the form and cartons on the conveyor. It has been found that even if a conveyor for supplying paper is provided, the flow of the form processing for automatically supplying the form is not affected.
[0012]
Accordingly, if a minimum necessary automatic supply station is prepared by combining the first transfer conveyor for automatic supply and the second transfer conveyor for manual supply connected thereto, the automatic supply station Compared to the case where all processing is performed at the automatic supply station, the processing efficiency can be reduced by combining the combination of forms that can be operated automatically and the combination that needs to be added manually. A decrease in processing capacity is minimized.
[0013]
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the space between the cartons on the second transport conveyor can be increased by setting the transport pitch per predetermined time of the second transport conveyor to an integral multiple of the first transport conveyor. Additional cartons can be added as needed.
[0014]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
1 to 5 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention. First, referring to FIG. 1, the entire form processing apparatus will be described.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, the 1st conveyance conveyor 1 for conveying the carton 41 (refer FIG. 3) in which a form is accommodated is arrange | positioned. A carton loading line 5 for automatically forming a blank sheet into the first transport conveyor 1 as a carton 41 along the first transport conveyor 1 and a general form 11 (FIG. 2) for a carton on the first transport conveyor 1. One general form supply station 10 to supply to 41, one multi-part form supply station 20 to supply the multi-part form 21 (FIG. 2) to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1, and a postcard form 31 ( Two postcard form supply stations 30 for supplying FIG. 2) to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1 are disposed.
[0017]
The general form 11 and the multi-part form 21 and the postcard form 31 supplied to the carton 41 are stacked with each other for each destination and go straight along the first conveyor 1.
[0018]
The 1st conveyance conveyor 1 is connected to the 2nd conveyance conveyor 2 via the switching means 1a. The second transport conveyor 2 extends perpendicular to the first transport conveyor 1, and a plurality of mounting tables 3 are disposed along the second transport conveyor 2. The mounting table 3 is used for mounting a small number of forms to be supplied and for an operator to manually supply the forms to the carton 41 on the second conveyor 2. In this case, the operator manually supplies a form corresponding to the destination on the carton 41 that is transported by the second transport conveyor 2 in advance for each destination. In addition, a manual carton insertion port 6 for processing only by the second conveyor 2 is provided at the uppermost stream of the second conveyor 2, and an address for inputting a destination address is provided downstream of the second conveyor 2. An inlet 7 and an ejector 8 are provided. Furthermore, a discharge conveyor 70 is connected to the second conveyor 2. The transport pitch per tact of the second transport conveyor 2 can be adjusted to an integral multiple (for example, 1 time, 3 times) of the transport pitch of the first transport conveyor 1 .
[0019]
Next, each supply station 10, 20, and 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0020]
The general form supply station 10 includes a cutting unit 14 that cuts the general form 11 into a predetermined shape, a collation unit 15 that collates (superimposes) the cut general forms 11, and a collated general form 11. Is supplied to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1. Necessary information is written as a barcode 12 at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the general form 11, and the information written in the barcode 12 is read by a reader 17. As the general form 11 , a guide book or the like can be considered.
[0021]
The multi-parts form supply station 20 superimposes the parts 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, and 21e one by one to create the multi-parts form 21, and the multi-parts form 21 into a predetermined shape. A cutting unit 24 for cutting, a collating unit 25 for collating a necessary number of cut multi-part forms 21, and a supply unit 26 for supplying the collated multi-part forms 21 to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1 And have. In a predetermined part of each part 21a to 21e, necessary information for creating a multi-part form by superimposing the parts by the creation part 28 is written as a barcode, and a multi-part form is automatically created based on this. Is done. Necessary information is written as a bar code 22 at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the part 21 a constituting the multi-part form 21, and the information written in the bar code 22 is read by a reader 27. As the multi-part form 21, for example, an insurance application form including a plurality of parts can be considered.
[0022]
The postcard form supply station 30 includes a folding portion 38 for folding a postcard web 31a into a predetermined number of layers, a cutting portion 34 for cutting the folded postcard web 31a into a predetermined shape, and a postcard folded into a layer shape. A pressing part 39 for pressing and adhering the web 31a to create a postcard form 31, a collating part 35 for collating a required number of postcard forms 31, and a collated postcard form 31 on a carton on the first conveyor 1 And a supply unit 36 for supplying to 41. The postcard web 31a has an adhesive portion formed in advance, and when the postcard web 31a folded in layers is pressed by the pressing portion 39, the postcard web 31a is bonded to the postcard web 31a by the adhesive portion. Is to be created.
[0023]
In addition, necessary information is written as a barcode 32 at a predetermined position of the postcard web 31a constituting the postcard form 31, and the information written in the barcode 32 is read by the reader 37. Yes.
[0024]
Next, the mounting table 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting table 3 has a plurality of support tables 51a, 51b,. Different types of printed forms are stored in the support stands 51a and 51b. In other words, the support table 51a stores a specific type of form 52a, and the support table 51b stores another type of form 52b.
[0025]
In addition, the forms 52a stored in each support table, for example, the support table 51a, are stored in a predetermined number of pieces (overlapped) in advance for each destination. For example, if it is determined that there are 5 sheets for the destination A with the collated number, 10 sheets for the destination B, and 20 sheets for the destination C, the form 52a collated for the destination A and the destination 52a A form 52a collated for 10 sheets for B and a form 52a collated for 20 sheets for destination C are sequentially stacked and stored. In this case, each form for each destination is piled up with a step. (Alternatively, separator 53 is inserted between the form for destination A and the form for destination B, and between the form for destination B and the form for destination C. Similarly, the form 52b stored in the support base 51b is stored in advance by collating a predetermined number of sheets for each destination.
[0026]
Further, a display device 55 is provided below each support table 51a, 51b,... Of the mounting table 3 to display the type and quantity of the form taken out from the mounting table 3 and put into the carton 41 on the second conveyor 2. It has been. That is, the display device 55 includes a completion button 55a indicating a support base in which a type of form to be taken out is stored, and a quantity display 55b showing the quantity to be taken out.
[0027]
A bar code (not shown) is printed (or printed) in advance on the surface of each form 52a, 52b. Information written on the barcode printed on each form 52a, 52b is information such as take-out work end information, transport position information, etc., and identifies the form 52a, 52b. A supply table 60 is provided between the second conveyor 2 and the placing table 3, and the supply table 60 is provided with a reader 60a for reading the barcodes of the forms 52a and 52b. The reader 60a reads out information on completion of taking out the form from the barcode of the form, and outputs this information to the control unit in the supply table 60. In addition, an operation panel 61 is attached to the supply stand 60, and when the destination information display unit 61a for displaying the destination information is displayed on the operation panel 61 and the work for inputting the form to the second conveyor 2 is performed without any trouble. A confirmation button 61b to be pressed by the user and an ejector button 61c to be pressed when the form is put into the second conveyor 2 at the time of trouble.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. First, a blank sheet is automatically boxed in the carton input line 5 and is input to the first conveyor 1 as a box-shaped carton. Next, the required number of general forms 11 is supplied from the general form supply station 10 (first supply station) to the cartons 41 on the first conveyor 1. In this case, a barcode 12 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the general form 11, and information written on the barcode 12 is read by the reader 17. The information read by the reader 17 is sent to the control device 40, and collation with the input data registered in advance by the control device 40 is performed. The control device 40 controls the entire form processing device including the plurality of supply stations 10, 20, 30.
[0029]
Examples of information written on the bar code 12 include (1) customer-specific information, (2) the number of sheets collated by the general form supply station 10, and (3) the transfer conveyor from the upstream supply station at each supply station. When a new form is supplied and superimposed on a form supplied in advance, there is an ID code or the like for matching the both forms.
[0030]
A barcode similar to the barcode 12 is also written in the multi-part form 21 and the postcard form 31.
[0031]
Based on the command information from the control device 40, the general form 11 is cut into a predetermined shape in the cutting unit 14 of the general form supply station 10, and then the cut general form 11 is collated in the required number in the collating unit 15. Is done. Thereafter, the collated general form 11 is supplied from the supply unit 16 to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1.
[0032]
In the multi-parts form creation unit 28 of the multi-parts form supply station 20, information written in the barcode 22 of the part 21 a is read by the reader 27, and the read information is sent to the control device 40. Next, a multi-part form 21 is created by superimposing the parts 21a to 21f one by one. Subsequently, the multi-parts form 21 is sent to the cutting unit 24, the multi-parts form 21 is cut into a predetermined shape based on the command information from the control device 40, and the next cut multi-parts form 21 is the collating part. At 25, the required number is collated. Thereafter, the collated multi-part form 21 is supplied from the supply unit 26 to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1 so as to be superimposed on the general form 11 of the same destination that has been supplied in advance.
[0033]
Next, a postcard form supply station (third supply station) 30 is operated based on a command signal from the control device 40. First, in the folding section 38 of the postcard form supply station 30, the information written in the barcode 32 of the postcard web 31 a is read by the reader 37, and the read information is sent to the control device 40.
[0034]
Next, the postcard web 31a is folded in layers at the folding section 38, and the postcard web 31a folded in this way is cut into a predetermined shape by the cutting section. Subsequently, the postcard web 31a folded in the pressing portion 39 is pressed and adhered to each other by the bonding portion, whereby a postcard form 31 is obtained.
[0035]
Next, the required number of postcard forms 31 are collated in the collation unit 35 based on the command information from the control device 40. Thereafter, the collated postcard form 31 is supplied from the supply unit 36 to the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1. In this case, the postcard form 31 is overlaid on the multi-part form 21 of the same destination in the carton 41.
[0036]
Thus, the general form 11, the multi-part form 21, and the postcard form 31 that are supplied to the cartons 41 on the first conveyor 1 and overlapped with each other go straight on the first conveyor 1.
[0037]
Next, the carton 41 is transferred from the first conveyor 1 to the second conveyor 2 via the switching means 1a. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport pitch of the second transport conveyor 2 is three times that of the first transport conveyor 1. When the cartons 41 are conveyed adjacent to each other by the first conveyor 1, a space for two cartons is vacated between the cartons 41 on the second conveyor 2. In this case, an additional carton 41a can be inserted into this space as necessary, and even if the total number of forms increases depending on the destination, the form does not overflow from the carton 41 and the additional carton 41a.
[0038]
Next, the operation of loading the form on the mounting table 3 into the cartons 41 and 41a on the second conveyor 2 will be described. First, the cartons 41 and 41a on the second transport conveyor 2 are transported to the first mounting table 3 from the upstream side.
[0039]
In the control unit of the supply stand 60, destination information corresponding to the cartons 41 and 41a on the second conveyor 2 (for example, “the pallet 41 corresponds to the destination A”) is stored in advance. Outputs a display signal for displaying the type and quantity of the form to each display device 55 of the plurality of mounting tables 3 based on the destination information.
[0040]
Next, in the first mounting table 3, based on a display signal from the control unit of the supply table 60, a support table in which the type of form to be taken out, for example, the completion button 55 a of the support tables 51 a and 51 b illuminates. The quantity display 55b indicates the quantity to be taken out.
[0041]
For example, the operator takes out the form 52a for the destination A stored in the support base 51a from the support bases 51a and 51b whose completion button 55a is lit. At the same time, the operator confirms the quantity to be taken out by the quantity indicator 55b. In this case, since the separator paper 53 is inserted between the form for the destination A and the form for the next destination B, the operator easily takes out the form 52a for the destination A. be able to. At this time, the destination information display section 61a of the operation panel 61 displays destination information (for example, “A” indicating that the work to be performed now corresponds to the destination A, for example).
[0042]
Next, the worker causes the reader 60a of the supply table 60 to read the barcode printed on the taken out form 52a, and collates it with the destination information of the cartons 41 and 41a in the control unit. Further, after the form 52a is taken out, the completion button 55a is pressed to output work end information to the control unit. Further, the control unit of the supply base 60 outputs the confirmation information of the completion of taking out the form 52a to the display device 55 (the completion button 55a and the quantity display 55b). Then, when the completion information for taking out the form 52a is output to the display device 55, the completion button 55a is turned off. Then, the operator confirms this, and puts the form 52a into the cartons 41 and 41a on the second conveyor 2 .
[0043]
Similarly, an operation for taking out the form 52b for the destination A stored in the support base 51b and an operation for taking out the form 52c for the destination A stored in the support base 51c are sequentially performed.
[0044]
Then, the operator presses the confirmation button 61b of the operation panel 61 when all the work of taking out the forms (52a, 52b) to be taken out is completed. If an abnormality occurs during this work, the worker presses the ejector button 61c. A signal from the confirmation button 61b is output to the control unit of the supply base 61, and from the control unit that has confirmed this, all work completion confirmation information is output, the quantity display on the quantity display 55b disappears, and the destination information display is displayed. The display of the section 61a changes from the display of the destination information “A” to the display of the destination information “B” of the work to be performed next.
[0045]
Thereafter, the same operation is performed on the mounting table 3 on the downstream side. When the input work of all the forms of the same destination is completed, the addresses are input from the address input 7 into the cartons 41 and 41a. Further, the cartons 41 and 41a that are recognized as abnormal when the ejector button 61c is pressed are discharged to the outside by the ejector 8. On the other hand, normal cartons 41 and 41a are sent to the discharge conveyor 70 side and packed.
[0046]
In addition, it is not limited to the Example demonstrated above, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
[0047]
In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which a form is automatically inserted into the carton 41 from the supply stations 10, 20, and 30 and a form is manually input from the mounting table 3. It is also possible to automatically insert a form into the carton 41 on the first conveyor 1 from 20 and 30 and simply add the form to the carton 41 on the second conveyor 2 without entering the form. In this case, the transport pitch 2 of the second transport conveyor 2 may be the same as the transport pitch of the first transport conveyor 1.
[0048]
Alternatively, the form may be simply passed through the carton 41 on the first transport conveyor 1 without being inserted, and the form may be manually input from the mounting table 3 on the second transport conveyor 2.
[0049]
That is, the form placed on the placing table 3 needs to be cut in advance and overlapped, so that a predetermined time is required. For this reason, while the form is placed on the placing table 3, the form can be put into the carton 41 only from the supply stations 10, 20, and 30 to shorten the work time.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, compared to the case where all processing is performed at the automatic supply station, the processing is divided into the combination of forms that can be operated only automatically and the combination that needs to be added manually. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a decrease in the overall processing capacity. Further, a space can be taken between the cartons on the second conveyor, and an additional carton can be put into the space between the cartons as necessary. Therefore, even if the total number of forms increases depending on the destination, the forms do not overflow from the carton.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall layout diagram showing an embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an operation flow chart in a supply station.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a transport pitch of a first transport conveyor and a second transport conveyor.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mounting table and a supply table.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation panel of a supply table.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st conveyance conveyor 2 2nd conveyance conveyor 3 Mounting stand 10 General form supply station 20 Multi-part form supply station 30 Postcard form station 41, 41a Carton

Claims (1)

A first conveyor for conveying the carton;
A carton charging line provided on the upstream side of the first conveyor and for charging cartons;
A plurality of form supply stations provided on the downstream side of the carton input line of the first conveyor, and automatically supplying the forms to the cartons on the first conveyor for each destination ;
A second conveyor connected to the first conveyor;
A manual carton slot that is provided on the upstream side of the second conveyor and manually feeds additional cartons;
At least one mounting table provided on the downstream side of the manual carton input port of the second transport conveyor along the second transport conveyor and for placing a form manually supplied to the carton or additional carton on the second transport conveyor; ,
With
A form processing apparatus characterized in that a transport pitch per predetermined time of the second transport conveyor is an integral multiple of the first transport conveyor and a space for an additional carton is secured on the second transport conveyor.

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