JP5554730B2 - Collator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a collator for collating a plurality of types of paper into one, and in particular, a newspaper having a function of notifying an operator of the occurrence of abnormal paper feed such as missing paper feed, double feed or paper jam. It is related to collator for insert flyers.

  A collator is well known as a device that feeds and collates sheets one by one from a plurality of sheet feed trays. However, in such a collator, multiple feeds or feeds that simultaneously feed two or more sheets from one sheet feed tray are used. Mixing of collated defective products due to abnormal paper feed, such as missing paper feed without paper, tends to be a problem.

  When such an abnormal paper feed occurs, it is required to stop the apparatus immediately after the trouble occurs and to quickly correct the trouble portion and restore it with a minimum stop time. On the other hand, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-352441, adjacent to the buttons 352, 353, 354, and 355 of the switch panel 35 attached to the right side of the shelf in trouble as in the collator 1E shown in FIG. It is known that any one of the lamps 352a, 353a, 354a, 355a (see FIG. 8A) is turned on or blinked to notify the operator that abnormal paper feeding has occurred on this shelf. .

  Further, in addition to such alarm display by lighting or blinking of the lamp, the display unit 37, which is a portion that is arranged in the left frame of the collator 1E and performs a counter display or the like on the display panel 36 shown in FIG. By displaying the alarm contents with a number or the like, it is easy for the operator to perform an operation to cope with the trouble.

  However, workers who are in charge of folding newspaper leaflets need to complete a large number of copies in a short time, so it is easy to overlook the alarm display with the lamp next to each shelf, which is concentrating on the work. In many cases, it takes a long time to recognize the occurrence of this, and a large number of collated defective products are produced. In particular, in the case where alarms are generated simultaneously on a plurality of shelves, when one alarm is confirmed and the operation is started, the operation is stopped again due to a re-alarm, so that the psychological burden tends to increase.

  This oversight of the lamp display has a cause other than the carelessness of the operator. For example, the illumination angle and brightness of a lamp that displays an alarm vary, but even if the illumination angle is wide, the brightness will appear to drop when viewed from an oblique angle, making it difficult to recognize the display, so it will be in the center of the collator. When a standing operator looks at the lamps arranged on the left and right ends of the collator, the visibility cannot be sufficiently ensured. In addition, the lamp display on the lower end side and the upper end side of the vertically long collator becomes more difficult to visually recognize because the line of sight is inclined up and down.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to increase the brightness of the lamp to increase the visibility of the worker. However, it is difficult to irradiate the eyes of the worker with strong light because it involves a risk to the health of the eyes. Is the actual situation. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the feed trays 23a, 23b, 23c inserted in the shelves 22a, 22b, 22c,... Since the paper feed tray 23c is easy to make an illusion that there is a switch panel on the upper side next to the paper feed tray 23c, there may be a case where a shelf in which a trouble has occurred is mistakenly recognized.

  On the other hand, after the operator recognizes the occurrence of abnormal paper feed and the shelf that has occurred, the equipment is stopped and the trouble is confirmed and the recovery operation is performed by a corrective operation. In many cases, it is performed at the front end portion of the tray. Since this portion is a dark and narrow position on the back side of the apparatus, it is easy to take time for the work, which is one of the factors that takes a long time to recover.

JP 2004-352441 A

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and for a collator for a newspaper insert leaflet, it is possible for a worker to easily recognize the occurrence of an abnormal paper feed and the occurrence location, and to realize a quick recovery. The challenge is to do so.

Therefore, the present invention comprises a plurality of shelves having paper feed trays for loading leaflets in the vertical direction and collates a plurality of types of leaflets each fed from these shelves into one, An abnormal paper feed detecting means for detecting the occurrence of abnormal paper feed including missing paper feed and / or double feed is provided, and a predetermined notification means is provided by detecting an output signal from the abnormal paper feed detecting means. In the collator for newspaper insert leaflets equipped with an electronic control device that notifies the operator of the occurrence of abnormal sheet feeding and the shelf that has occurred, the notification means are respectively arranged on the inside side of the shelf, and an abnormality occurs in the arranged shelf What notification lamp der to appearance state different from the other shelf where the abnormality has not occurred feeding the shelf by blinking or continuously lit when the paper feed has occurred, can be switched its lighting system By the changeover switch It is supposed to be switched automatically or in conjunction with a predetermined operation, and by operating a changeover switch of one shelf informing of abnormal paper feeding, the total of notifying abnormal paper feeding The lighting system of all shelf notification lamps or the notification lamps of all the shelves reporting abnormal paper feed in the shelf management group to which the operated shelf belongs is switched at once. did.

As described above, as a means for notifying the operator that abnormal paper feeding has occurred, an alarm lamp blinking or continuously lit so as to be recognized from the outside inside the shelf where the abnormal paper feeding has occurred is provided. It is easy to focus on and the interior of a normally dark shelf is illuminated so that the appearance is different from the other shelves, making it difficult to overlook alarm indications from angles other than the front, and instantly identify troubled shelves and that which can be identified, and, become bright interior areas of the field of view of recovery work by illuminating the shelves, but becomes easier to achieve a recovery in a short time, the lighting method of the notification lamp By switching to manual or / and automatically linked to a predetermined operation, for example, switching from a blinking state that is easy to recognize from the outside during notification to continuous lighting that makes recovery work easier and less troublesome In addition to this, by operating the changeover switch of one shelf informing of abnormal paper feeding, the lighting system by the notification lamps of all the shelves informing of abnormal paper feeding all at once By switching, it is possible to make it easy to work simultaneously or continuously on a plurality of shelves that have abnormally fed paper.

Or, a plurality of shelves having paper feed trays for loading flyers are provided in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and a plurality of types of flyers each fed from these shelves are collated into one. And / or an abnormal paper feed detection means for detecting the occurrence of abnormal paper feed including double feed, and an abnormal paper feed via a predetermined notification means by detecting an output signal from the abnormal paper feed detection means In a newspaper insert leaflet collator equipped with an electronic control device for notifying the operator of the occurrence and occurrence of the shelf, the notification means are arranged on the inner side of the shelf, and abnormal paper feeding occurs in the arranged shelf What notification lamp der, it is capable of switching its lights scheme selector switch and the other shelf where the abnormality has not occurred feeding the shelf by blinking or continuously lit upon to appearance different states By manual or The notification lamp is composed of two types of combinations of a lamp for the main purpose of notification and a lamp for the main purpose of illumination that is brighter than this. If it is characterized by the fact that the lighting can be switched between each other, it is difficult to overlook the alarm display even from an angle other than the front, it is possible to immediately identify the troubled shelf, and By illuminating the inside of the shelf, the part that becomes the field of view of the restoration work becomes brighter, and it becomes easier to realize the restoration in a short time, but the lighting method of the notification lamp is changed to manual or / and predetermined operation By switching to linked automatic operation, it switches from blinking that is easy to recognize from the outside during notification to continuous lighting that is easy to perform recovery work without any hassle. In addition, the lighting of two types of lamps with different brightness can be switched to each other, for example, blinking or continuously lighting in a color that is easy to recognize from the outside at the time of notification, and at the time of restoration work By continuously lighting in a color that is brighter and easier to perform than the former, it is possible to ensure a state in which recovery work is easy to perform while making it easy to recognize the occurrence of paper feed troubles.

Further, in the above-described collator, if the predetermined operation includes that the sensor detects an approach of a human hand into the shelf, in a situation involving an operation in the shelf It will surely switch automatically.

  In addition, in the above-described collator, each shelf is provided with a dedicated select button for adjusting the sheet feeding timing, and the shelf for which the select button has been pressed is used to perform the adjustment. A plurality of shelves can be adjusted with a single timing adjustment means, and the adjustment is performed on the selected shelf by adjusting the timing adjustment means. With regard to abnormal paper feeding due to poor timing adjustment, a single timing adjustment means for each of the groups that manage the shelves is arranged so that the timing adjustment means is not arranged on all the shelves. While avoiding soaring, the visual field in which the work is performed by brightly illuminating the inside of the shelf with the notification lamp can be easily adjusted in timing.

  According to the present invention, which is provided with a notification lamp that blinks or continuously lights inside the shelf so that it can be distinguished from other shelves from the outside, the operator can quickly recognize the occurrence and location of abnormal paper feeding. Recovery can be realized.

It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the characteristic part of the collator which is embodiment in this invention. It is a front view which shows the application example of the collator of FIG. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the example of application of the collator of FIGS. It is the elements on larger scale which expand and show the switch panel part of the application example of the collator of FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of a collator having the switch panel of FIG. 4. It is the elements on larger scale which expand and show the switch panel part of the application example of the collator of FIG. It is a front view which shows a prior art example. FIG. 8A is a partially enlarged view showing an enlarged switch panel portion of the collator of FIG. 7, and FIG. 8B is a partially enlarged view showing an enlarged display panel portion of the collator of FIG. 7. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the characteristic part of a prior art example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the components that perform a normal function as a collator are the same as those in the conventional example, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 1A is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a characteristic portion of the present embodiment. This collator 1A is for collating a leaflet for inserting a newspaper, The shelves 20a, 20b, 20c,... Into which the trays 21a, 21b, 21c,... Are inserted are stacked in 10 rows or more in the vertical direction and are provided in two rows before and after (left and right in the figure), and more than 20 types. It is possible to collate these flyers and combine them into one.

  In each of the shelves 20a, 20b, 20c,..., Abnormal paper feeding (not shown) by an optical sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like for detecting the occurrence of abnormal paper feeding including paper missing, double feeding, and paper jam. Each of the detection means is provided, and an electronic control device (not shown) that detects the output signals by these means notifies the operator of the occurrence of abnormal sheet feeding and the generated shelf via the predetermined notification means. The content of the notification means is a characteristic part of the present invention.

  That is, in the conventional collator 1E shown in FIG. 7, the notification means that is activated when abnormal paper feeding occurs is the lamps of the switch panel 35 arranged beside each shelf, and the operator is alarmed by its continuous lighting or blinking. When there is a problem that it is easy to overlook the display, in the present invention, the notification means is arranged on the inner side of each shelf and flashes or continuously lights up when abnormal paper feeding occurs on the shelf. It is characterized in that the notification lamp 8a has a different appearance that can be distinguished from other shelves in which abnormal paper feeding has not occurred visually.

  In this way, the electronic control unit blinks or continuously lights up the notification lamp 8a arranged inside the shelf where abnormal paper feeding has occurred, so that the inside of the dark shelf is easily illuminated and easily illuminated by the operator. This makes it possible to visually recognize from any angle, and to provide an appearance that can be easily distinguished from other normal shelves, making it difficult for the operator to overlook the alarm display and immediately recognizing the shelves that have abnormally fed paper. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, even if the paper feed tray is a shelf inserted at a steep angle, there is no fear of mistakenly notified shelf.

  In this case, as the notification lamp 8a, a lamp that has a light amount of a predetermined level or more and illuminates brightly enough to work in the shelf at the time of blinking or continuous lighting is arranged to check the trouble situation inside the shelf. Since it is possible to secure a state where it is easy to perform correction work, it is easy to realize recovery in a relatively short time.

  The notification lamp 8a emits light with a different color tone depending on the content and importance of abnormal paper feed, such as red for paper missing and yellow for paper jam (for example, a plurality of different light emission inside the lamp). It is preferable that the LED be flashing at different speeds, etc., so that the operator can surely recognize the occurrence of abnormal paper feed and at the same time quickly grasp the contents of the trouble Therefore, it becomes easy to deal with an accurate and prompt action.

  FIG. 2 shows a front view of a collator 1B as an application example of the collator 1A of FIG. The collator 1B can be switched between blinking and continuous lighting of the notification lamp 8a, and switching to switch the notification lamp 8a from flashing to continuous lighting or switching from continuous lighting to flashing by pressing on the left side of each shelf. It is characterized in that each switch 40 is arranged.

  As a result, it is possible to manually switch from the alarm notification state with blinking that is easy to see even in bright surroundings to the continuous lighting state that is easy to perform work, so that the operator can easily perform recovery work immediately after alarm recognition. It can be switched with. In addition, it is good also as what can select the lighting system at the time of alerting | reporting by operating this alerting lamp 8a in the state where the alert lamp 8a is extinguished.

  In this case, in order to deal with a case where abnormal paper feeds occur simultaneously on a plurality of shelves, all of the blinking lights by pressing the changeover switch 40 of one shelf among the plurality of abnormal paper feed occurrence shelves once. In the notification lamps 8a, all the notification lamps 8a flashing on the side of the shelf on which the changeover switch 40 is pressed in the front and rear double-sided machines, or the shelf management group to which the unit belongs as a unit smaller than these It is preferable to set all the blinking notification lamps 8a to be continuously turned on all at once, so that a plurality of shelves that have abnormally fed paper can be corrected simultaneously or continuously. Become.

  In addition, by pressing the changeover switch 40 of the shelf where the work has been completed once again so that the notification lamp 8a of the shelf is turned off, the shelf where the work has been completed can be easily distinguished from the shelf on which the work is to be performed. It becomes. Furthermore, if the changeover switch 40 itself has a built-in lamp and lights or blinks together with the notification lamp 8a in the shelf as a notification lamp when abnormal paper feeding occurs, the visibility of the alarm display by the operator is further increased. Can be increased.

  Further, as these applications, the notification lamp 8a can be turned on even in a situation other than when abnormal paper feeding occurs, and one changeover switch 40 is set in a state where the notification lamp 8a is blinking on a predetermined plurality of shelves. The notification lamp 8a of the shelf or all the shelves may be continuously turned on by pressing, and the shelf may be turned off by pressing it again. Thus, for example, if it is decided to turn off the shelf from which the adjustment has been completed in various adjustment operations, the remaining adjustment target shelves can be easily understood.

  FIG. 3 shows a collator 1C as an application example of the above-described collators 1A and 1B. The basic configuration and function are the same as described above, but the notification lamp in the shelf is a lamp 8c whose main purpose is to notify when an abnormal paper feed occurs, and it is brighter than this and has a visual field during work. It is characterized in that it is composed of two types of combinations of the lamp 8b whose main purpose is to illuminate the portion.

  Thus, one lamp 8c is made to blink easily when it is notified as a noticeable color tone such as red, for example, so that it can be easily seen from the outside, and the other lamp 8b is set as a color tone such as white and the switch button 40 is pressed during work. In this case, it is easy to ensure the brightness in the shelf where the restoration work can be easily performed, while making the recognition of the occurrence of the paper feeding trouble more reliable.

  As shown in the figure, the lamp 8c for the main purpose of notification is arranged on the outer side where the blinking or continuous lighting state is easily recognized from the outside, and the lamp 8b for the main purpose of illumination is located behind it. It is preferable to arrange the work site on the side at a position where it is easy to illuminate. Further, as described above, the lamp 8c for the main purpose of notification emits light with a different color tone depending on the type of trouble as described above, and the lamp 8b for the purpose of illumination is set to flash or continuously lit even when continuously lit. By doing so, the cause of the trouble can be recognized in the field of view during work.

  Further, in common with the above-described embodiments and application examples, in addition to displaying an alarm on the occurrence of abnormal paper feeding with the notification lamp in the shelf, the notification lamps for the switch panel lamps attached to each shelf are also conventional. Or may be set to be able to be switched or extinguished in the same manner as described above using the switching button 40 or the like. In addition to or in addition to the manual lighting method switching means described above, a predetermined operation such as the operation of the apparatus being stopped when a trouble occurs or the detection of a human hand entering the shelf is detected. Even if the lighting method is automatically switched in conjunction with the operation of the above, it is convenient as described above.

  On the other hand, when the number of leaflets is less than the number of newspaper deliveries, there are cases where the leaflets are inserted or stopped for each region. In addition to the above, the device stops when the number of leaflets reaches the set number. It is also possible to notify the user of the content and the content thereof, or to notify the user of the content even if the paper supply is stopped without stopping the device. Therefore, the psychological burden on the worker can be reduced.

  FIG. 4 shows a collator 1D as another application example common to all the embodiments and application examples described above. In the abnormal paper feeding described above, there is a case where the adjustment of the paper feeding timing (paper feeding timing) in each shelf may be a cause, and at that time, the operator can set the leading edge of the paper feeding tray inside the shelf to be adjusted. Adjustments may be made by advancing (+) or delaying (-) the paper feed timing while checking the flow of leaflets per side. At that time, as described above, the inside of the shelf is illuminated with the notification lamp, so that the adjustment work can be easily performed.

  In this case, by pressing a button 353 called NC button shown in the switch panel 35 of FIG. 8A, the shelf is selected as an adjustment target, and a lamp (NC lamp) 353a is set to indicate that the shelf is selected. It is well known to operate timing adjusting means arranged in other parts while being lit. Alternatively, it is also known that a timing adjustment unit is provided for each shelf, and the sheet feeding timing is adjusted while operating for each shelf.

  However, in the case where the button 353 is selected as an adjustment target, the button 353 is operated in a state in which a leaflet fed from the shelf should be alarmed due to abnormal paper feeding or the like (not shown). Because this is a button for “No check”, even if it is a shelf that is originally intended to be notified by an alarm when pressed during operation, it will be in a No check state.

  For this reason, unless the operation is stopped, the timing cannot be adjusted in the selected state in which the lamp 353a is lit. Therefore, it is easy to make an adjustment that relies on a can that does not actually see the flow of the leaflet. On the other hand, in the case where the timing adjusting means is provided for each shelf, the adjustment can be performed while driving, but an accurate adjustment is possible, but there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the apparatus increases.

  Therefore, in the switch panel 33 of each shelf shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the NC button 333 and the display lamp 333a, a dedicated select button 334 for adjusting the shelf to the paper feed timing and the same A rocker switch is provided as a timing adjusting means for adjusting the paper feed timing for the shelf whose select button 334 is pressed, as shown in the overall front view of FIG. 10 is arranged so that a plurality of shelves can be adjusted by one, that is, a collator 1D is provided for each group that manages the shelves, so that the selected shelf among the plurality of adjustment target shelves is selected. Things can be adjusted with the rocker switch 10.

  As a result, for abnormal paper feeding due to poor feeding timing adjustment, adjustment work is made so that the inside of the shelf can be visually recognized with the illumination of the notification lamp while suppressing the rise in cost without providing timing adjusting means for each shelf. This makes it possible to accurately adjust the paper feed timing while actually confirming the flow of flyers during driving.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rocker switch 10 may be arranged at a position close to the display panel 31 capable of displaying the adjustment amount. While checking the adjustment amount with a number, plus ON-OFF-minus It is possible to move to seesaw type as ON, and return to OFF when the finger is released momentarily except for OFF. As a result, the selection button 334 of the shelf for which timing adjustment is performed is displayed and displayed on the lamp 334a as the adjustment target shelf, and then the rocker switch 10 is operated so that the paper feed timing can be adjusted relatively easily. Become.

  Note that only one shelf can be adjusted at a time with one rocker switch 10, and when another shelf is selected while a certain shelf is selected, the selection of the previous shelf is canceled and multiple shelves are simultaneously selected. If the rocker switch 10 and the display panel 31 are arranged two each on the front and rear double-sided machines, one front shelf and one rear shelf can be selected simultaneously. preferable. This is because the adjustment amount of the paper feed timing is variously adjusted according to the state of the shelf and the state of the leaflet, so even if you select a certain two shelves and operate a predetermined amount, unless it is accidentally the same amount This is because each proper amount cannot be set unless one of the shelves is excluded.

  Further, like the switch panel 34 shown in FIG. 6, a lamp 347a indicating that the adjustment has been completed is additionally provided. For example, the notification switch is switched from blinking to continuous lighting by pressing the switch button 40 of the shelf at the time of notification. If the notification lamp is turned off by pressing the switching button 40 again after the end and the lamp 347a is set to be continuously lit or blinking, it becomes easier for the operator to recognize the current state of the shelf.

  In this case, the lamp 347a has a plurality of LEDs that are colored in different colors, and these LEDs are switched to be continuously lit or blinking. For example, green means preceding (+) and red means backward (-). The operator may immediately recognize the difference between plus and minus, for example, by displaying it as being. Alternatively, if there is a touch panel capable of displaying an image, if the current state of each shelf is displayed on the touch panel using a schematic diagram of the machine as necessary, the state of all the shelves is displayed. You can check at a glance.

  Furthermore, in order for the operator to recognize the adjustment amount of the shelf, for example, while the shelf is being selected by pressing the select button 344, the shelf number and the shelf number are displayed on the display unit 32 of the display panel 31. The adjustment amount may be displayed. Furthermore, if the shelf that has been adjusted with the select button 344 has not been adjusted for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), the selection is automatically canceled, and the shelf is forgotten to be selected. Operation can be prevented.

  As described above, with regard to a collator for newspaper insert leaflets, the present invention makes it easier for an operator to recognize the occurrence and location of abnormal paper feed, and to realize quick recovery.

  1A, 1B, 1C, 1D collator, 8a notification lamp, 8b, 8c lamp, 10 rocker switch, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20l, 20m, 20n shelf, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21l, 21m, 21n 31 display panel, 33, 34, 35 switch panel, 40 selector switch, 334 344 select button

Claims (4)

A plurality of shelves having paper feed trays for stacking flyers are provided in the vertical direction to collate a plurality of types of flyers each fed from the shelf into one, An abnormal paper feed detecting means for detecting the occurrence of abnormal paper feed including feeding, and the occurrence of abnormal paper feed via predetermined notification means by detecting an output signal from the abnormal paper feed detecting means. In a collator for a newspaper flyer equipped with an electronic control device for notifying an operator of the generated shelf, the notification means are arranged on the inner side of the shelf, and abnormal paper feeding occurs in the arranged shelf What notification lamp der, it is a switchable its lighting system switching the other of the shelf where the abnormality has not occurred feeding the shelf by blinking or continuously lit upon to appearance different states Manually or by switch / And automatically switched in conjunction with a predetermined operation, and by operating the changeover switch of one of the shelves informing of abnormal paper feeding, the total of informing of abnormal paper feeding The notification lamps of all the shelves that report abnormal paper feed in the shelf management group to which the operated shelf belongs belong to all the shelves are switched simultaneously. A featured collator. A plurality of shelves having paper feed trays for stacking flyers are provided in the vertical direction to collate a plurality of types of flyers each fed from the shelf into one, An abnormal paper feed detecting means for detecting the occurrence of abnormal paper feed including feeding, and the occurrence of abnormal paper feed via predetermined notification means by detecting an output signal from the abnormal paper feed detecting means. In a collator for a newspaper flyer equipped with an electronic control device for notifying an operator of the generated shelf, the notification means are arranged on the inner side of the shelf, and abnormal paper feeding occurs in the arranged shelf What notification lamp der, it is a switchable its lighting system switching the other of the shelf where the abnormality has not occurred feeding the shelf by blinking or continuously lit upon to appearance different states Manually or by switch / And is automatically switched in conjunction with a predetermined operation, and the notification lamp is composed of two types of combinations of a lamp for the main purpose of notification and a lamp for the main purpose of illumination that is brighter than the lamp. A collator characterized in that its lighting can be switched between each other . The collator according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation includes a sensor detecting an approach of a human hand into the shelf .   Each of the shelves is provided with a dedicated select button for making the shelf an adjustment target of paper feed timing, and there is one timing adjusting means for performing the adjustment on the shelf for which the select button has been pressed. The plurality of the shelves are arranged so as to be adjustable, and the adjustment is performed on the shelves in a selected state by operating the timing adjusting unit. Collator.

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