JP5764961B2 - Booklet manufacturing method and booklet manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a deposit, a booklet, and a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus thereof, which are heat-welded between resin surfaces.

  In recent years, the opportunity to bind photo paper called a photo book is increasing. In this bookbinding, photos printed on one side by sublimation transfer or ink-jet are bound by techniques such as slip-sheet binding, ring binding, stapled saddle stitching or flat binding, and wireless binding. The

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-108590

  However, in single-sided photography, one page of photographic paper is used, which increases the cost per book, so photos printed on both sides using inkjet or electrophotography can be printed with ring binding, staples, or flat binding. The cost of printing has been reduced, but photos printed by inkjet or the like are inferior in image quality to those of thermal sublimation transfer using a thermal head. A bookbinding machine by spelling is desired.

  However, in general, photographic paper for sublimation transfer has a receiving layer on both sides of the base paper and a protective layer on both sides of the receiving layer, or a receiving layer on both sides of the base paper. Therefore, one sheet of photographic paper is thick and stiff. As described above, since each photographic paper is thick and stiff, there is a problem that it cannot be supported by the glued portion itself. Further, when the binding tool or the acrylic double-sided tape is used, the cost of the adhesive material is increased and the load of the gluing operation is generated.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a deposit, a booklet, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, in which at least both sides of the photographic paper for sublimation transfer are welded by heat without using glue. Let it be an issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

  In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the drawings are given in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The invention according to claim 1 includes printing a desired information on a body sheet (52) including a resin layer on both sides, and including a resin layer on both sides between the front and rear clampers (60, 74) arranged to face each other in the vertical direction. When the body sheets (52) are sequentially dropped from the small edge side in the vertical direction and received by the bottom receiving section (61), and a desired number of body sheets (52) are stacked between the front and rear clampers (60, 74), (53) is clamped by the front and rear clampers (60, 74), and is heat-sealed at the margin of the assembly (53). Next, the front and rear clampers (60, 74) are opened, and the body sheet (52 ), A single cover sheet (54) on which desired information including a front cover (54a), a back cover (54b) and a back cover (54c) including a resin layer is printed is connected to the front cover (54a). ) Or from the small edge side of the back cover (54c) It is dropped between the front and rear clampers (60, 74) and received by the bottom receiving portion (61), and the accumulated body (53) and the front cover (54a) or back cover (54c) are moved to the front and rear clampers (60, 74). ), The front cover (54a) or the back cover (54c) is heat-sealed to the above-mentioned assembly (53) at the margin, and then jumped onto the front and rear clampers (60, 74). The spine cover (54b) and the back cover (54c) or the front cover (54a) are rolled on the front and rear clampers (60, 74) by a cover folding roller (63), and the back of the stack (53). Next, the front and rear clampers (60, 74) are opened, and the stack (53) is removed from the front and rear clampers (60, 74) together with the cover sheet (54) by the bottom receiving portion (61). push up to the, top Kiura cover (54 ) Or front cover (54a) of the cover folding rollers (63) bent to the fore of the integrated body (53), closed the back cover (54c) or front cover of (54a) in the stack (53) It is characterized by heat fusion at the margin.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by a hot plate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the booklet manufacturing method according to any one of the first to third aspects, the heat fusion is performed a plurality of times while changing the position at the margin of the body sheet (52). The cover sheet is formed by adhering the body sheet (52) to be accumulated first and the body sheet (52) to be accumulated later and changing the position at the binding portion of the cover sheet and performing heat fusion a plurality of times. The sheet (54) and the body sheet (52) are adhered to each other.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the booklet manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the text sheet (52) is dropped every time between the front and rear clampers (60, 74). (52) is pressed toward one clamper.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the booklet manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the fore edge is cut after wrapping the aggregate (53) with the cover sheet (54). And

The invention according to claim 7 includes a printing machine (58) for printing desired information on a body sheet (52) including a resin layer on both sides, a front and rear clamper (60, 74) disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction, A bottom receiving portion (61) disposed on the bottom side of the front and rear clampers (60, 74); a heat-sealing machine (62a, 62b) disposed on the top side of the front and rear clampers (60, 74); A front cover folding roller (63) that rolls on the clamper (60, 74) and a nip roller (64) disposed above the front cover folding roller (63). ) Between the front and rear clampers (60, 74), the main body sheet (52) is dropped from the printing press (58) in the vertical direction from the small edge side. When 52) accumulates the desired number, The body (53) is clamped by the front and rear clampers (60, 74), and is heat-sealed by the heat-sealing machine (62a, 62b) at the margin of the assembly (53). 60, 74), and a sheet on which desired information is printed, in which the front cover (54a), the back cover (54b), and the back cover (54c) including the resin layer are printed on the contact surface with the body sheet (52). The front cover sheet (54) is dropped between the front and rear clampers (60, 74) from the front edge of the front cover (54a) or the back cover (54c) and received by the bottom receiving portion (61), and the assembly ( 53) and the front cover (54a) or back cover (54c) are clamped by the front and rear clampers (60, 74), and the front cover (54a) or back cover (54c) is bound to the assembly (53). Heat-sealed at the margin, then the above The spine cover (54b) and the back cover (54c) or the front cover (54a) that have jumped out onto the clampers (60, 74) are attached to the back of the stack (53) by the cover folding roller (63). Bend upward, then open the front and rear clampers (60, 74), push the stack (53) together with the cover out of the front and rear clampers (60, 74) by the bottom receiving portion (61) , on Kiura cover or the front cover folded to the fore of the aggregate in the cover folding rollers (63), sandwiching the stack (53) by the nip roller (64), the back cover by the heat fuser (54c) or the front cover (54a) is heat-sealed to the aggregate (53) at the margin.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration of a heat-sealing machine.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by heat of a heat-sealing machine.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the heat-sealing machine (62a, 62b) is positioned at a margin of the body sheet (52). While changing, the body sheet (52) to be accumulated first and the body sheet (52) to be accumulated later are heat-sealed a plurality of times, and then the body sheet (52) to be accumulated first and the body sheet to be accumulated later are accumulated. The cover sheet (54) and the body sheet (52) are heat-sealed multiple times while the body sheet (52) to be bonded is adhered and the position is changed at the margin of the cover sheet (54). The cover sheet (54) and the text sheet (52) are adhered to each other.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to any one of the seventh to tenth aspects, the main body sheet (52) is dropped every time between the front and rear clampers (60, 74). Pushing means (75) for pushing (52) into one clamper side (74) is provided.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to any one of the seventh to eleventh aspects, the cutting means (65) for cutting the fore edge after the integrated body is wrapped with the cover sheet (54). It is provided.

  With the method and apparatus according to the present invention, an extra amount of adhesive material is used in comparison with the conventional binding and the binding using an adhesive double-sided tape or all the photographic paper bound by the glue application method. The costly and pasting work load does not occur, and a booklet with sufficient binding strength can be bound on a photographic paper provided with a resin layer.

  Further, according to the method and apparatus of the present invention, the above-mentioned wireless booklet can be easily manufactured.

It is a perspective view of the booklet manufactured with the manufacturing apparatus concerning the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view of 1st Embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus which heat-welds between the resin surfaces which concern on this invention, and manufactures a booklet. (A) It is a perspective view which shows the process of heat-welding the resin surfaces which concern on this invention, and manufacturing a deposit. (B) It is a perspective view which shows the process of heat-welding the resin surfaces which concern on this invention, and manufacturing a booklet. It is a schematic perspective view of the manufacturing apparatus which heat-welds the resin surfaces by other embodiment which concerns on this invention, and manufactures a booklet. (A) It is a schematic sectional drawing of one Embodiment of the text based on this invention. (B) It is a schematic sectional drawing of one Embodiment of the cover which concerns on this invention. (C) It is a schematic sectional drawing of other embodiment of the text based on this invention. (D) It is a schematic sectional drawing of other embodiment of the cover which concerns on this invention. (A) It is sectional drawing which shows the process of gluing and manufacturing the cover and deposit body based on this invention. (B) It is sectional drawing which shows the process of gluing and manufacturing the cover and deposit body which concern on this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the booklet manufacturing apparatus which concerns on this invention. (A)-(D) are explanatory drawings which show each step of the text sheet supply process in booklet manufacture. (E)-(H) is explanatory drawing which shows each step from the text sheet integration | stacking process in a booklet manufacture to a cover supply process. (I)-(L) is explanatory drawing which shows each step from the cover supply process in a booklet manufacture to a cover sticking process. (M)-(Q) is explanatory drawing which shows each step from the completion | finish of cover mounting in booklet manufacture to a booklet discharge process. It is a front view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the booklet manufacturing apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  However, the present invention can be implemented in many different modes, and those skilled in the art can easily understand that the modes and details can be variously changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Is done. Therefore, the present invention is not construed as being limited to the description of this embodiment mode. Note that in all the drawings for describing the embodiments, the same portions or portions having similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repetitive description thereof is omitted.

(First embodiment)
A booklet 3 bound according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, and a schematic cross-sectional view of a photographic paper 1 and a cover 4 as a main body is shown in FIG. Moreover, the schematic of the manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method by this invention is shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

  This embodiment has a structure in which a receiving layer is provided on both sides of the base paper and a protective layer is provided outside the receiving layer, or a receiving layer is provided on both sides of the base paper. The present invention relates to a photographic paper 1 for sublimation transfer. Here, in the case of a structure in which a receiving layer is provided on both sides of the paper as the base material and a protective layer is provided outside the receiving layer, the receiving layer and the protective layer are collectively referred to as resin layers 5a to 5d, In the case of the structure in which the receiving layer is provided on both surfaces of the paper as the base material, the receiving layer is referred to as resin layers 5e to 5h. The resin layers 5a to 5h are applied by coating as an example.

  In this embodiment, the resin layers 5a to 5h are heat-welded in the photographic paper 1 or the like provided with the resin layer, and the photographic paper 1 and the photographic paper 1 and the cover 4 are bonded to each other, thereby providing a wireless with sufficient binding strength. The present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method capable of binding a booklet.

  A booklet 3 bound in FIG. 1 includes a book sheet 2 as a stack in which a plurality of photographic papers 1 as a body are stacked, and a cover 4 covering the book sheet 2 of the photographic paper 1.

  The front cover 4 may be separated into two sheets on the front and back surfaces of the main paper 2 instead of being folded in two.

  Each photo paper 1 in FIG. 1 is coated with resin layers 5a to 5h on both sides, and the outer surfaces of the margin 6 of the adjacent photo paper 1 in the main paper 2 are bonded to each other by thermal fusion of the resin layers 5a to 5h. Yes. In addition, the resin layers 5a to 5h coated on the outer surface of the outer photographic paper 1 of the main paper 2 and the resin layers 5a to 5h coated on the inner surface of the cover 4 are bonded together by heat fusion. Alternatively, the outer surface of the outer photographic paper 1 of the main paper 2 and the inner surface of the cover 4 may be bonded with glue or a double-sided adhesive tape.

  The resin layer 5 is heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration or a hot plate 17, and information such as heat-sensitive sublimation transferred photographic images and characters is recorded on the resin layers on both sides of the photographic paper 1. In addition, information such as photographic images and characters may be recorded on only one side of the photographic paper 1, and a photograph of a part of the book paper 2 as a stack in which a plurality of photographic papers 1 as a body are stacked. Information such as photographic images and characters may not be recorded on the paper 1.

  A plurality of welds 7 are provided at the margin 6. In addition, typically, the width of the margin part 6 is about 3 mm to 10 mm.

  The photo paper 1a of FIG. 5 (A) is provided with a receiving layer 22a, 22b for sublimation transfer coated on the front and back of the substrate 19a, and a protective layer 21a, 21b is coated on the outside of the receiving layer 22a, 22b. Has been provided. The resin layers 5a and 5b of the present application include receiving layers 22a and 22b and protective layers 21a and 21b.

  The base material 19a is made of a material such as a single paper, a single resin film, or a laminate of paper and a resin film. The receiving layers 22a and 22b are made of a thermoplastic resin. An example of the thermoplastic resin is a vinyl chloride resin, and an example of the vinyl chloride resin is a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. The protective layers 21a and 21b are made of a thermoplastic resin, and an example of this thermoplastic resin is an acrylic resin.

  The cover 4a shown in FIG. 5B is provided with receiving layers 22c and 22d for sublimation transfer coated on the front and back of the base material 19b, and protective layers 21c and 21d are coated outside the receiving layers 22c and 22d. Is provided. The resin layers 5c and 5d of the present application include receiving layers 22c and 22d and protective layers 21c and 21d.

  The base material 19b is made of a material such as a single paper, a single resin film, or a laminate of paper and a resin film. The receiving layers 22c and 22d are made of a thermoplastic resin. An example of the thermoplastic resin is a vinyl chloride resin, and an example of the vinyl chloride resin is a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. The protective layers 21c and 21d are made of a thermoplastic resin, and an example of this thermoplastic resin is an acrylic resin.

  In the photographic paper 1b shown in FIG. 5C, resin layers 5e and 5f are coated on the outer surfaces of the base 19c as receiving layers for sublimation transfer. The base material 19c is made of a material such as a single paper, a single resin film, or a laminate of paper and a resin film. The resin layers 5e and 5f are made of a thermoplastic resin. An example of the thermoplastic resin is a vinyl chloride resin, and an example of the vinyl chloride resin is a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer.

  In the cover 4b of FIG. 5D, resin layers 5g and 5h are coated on the outer surfaces of the front and back surfaces of the base material 19d as receiving layers for sublimation transfer. The base material 19d is made of a material such as a single paper, a single resin film, or a laminate of paper and a resin film. The resin layers 5g and 5h are made of a thermoplastic resin. An example of the thermoplastic resin is a vinyl chloride resin, and an example of the vinyl chloride resin is a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer.

  In the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 2, the insertion port 13 into which the substrate 19 is coated with the resin layers 5 a to 5 h and into which the photographic paper 1 for sublimation transfer is inserted, and the photographic paper 1 inserted into the insertion port 13 are deposited. The stacking portion 12 as the text superimposing means, and the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 attached to the slider 10 of the heat welding portion 9 are joined to the margin portion 6 which is the end portion of the photographic paper 1 deposited on the stacking portion 12. The resin layers 5a to 5h coated on the body 1 previously deposited and the resin layers 5a to 5h coated on the body 1 deposited later are heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration at the marginal portion 6, The heat-bonding portion 9 as a body bonding means for bonding the body 1 deposited on the body and the body 1 deposited later, and a clamp mechanism 14 for pressing the photographic paper 1 deposited on the stacking section 12 are configured.

  Further, the thermal welding section 9 is provided with a ruled line 16 having the same width as the stack 2 of bundles of the photographic paper 1 inserted and deposited in the stacking section 12 and is folded into two U-shaped photographic paper. A cover sheet for bonding the cover 4 and the body 1 by heat-sealing the resin layers 5a to 5h coated on the body 1 in contact with the resin layer 5a to 5h coated on one side and the cover 4 folded in half It also functions as an adhesive means.

  The stacking unit 12 for stacking the photographic paper 1 includes a receiving plate 20 and a stopper guide 11 that tilts the receiving plate 20 and stops the sheet on two or three sides. Further, depending on the size and thickness of the photographic paper 1, the body 1 may be difficult to slide to the stopper guide 11 due to the weight of the photographic paper 1. You may provide the vibration mechanism (not shown) which rotates.

  In the heat welding part 9 for heat welding the photographic paper 1, at least one ultrasonic transducer 8 is fixed to one slider 10 at a constant interval, and the slider 10 is vertically oriented with respect to the surface of the photographic paper 1 ( 2 and 3 and the direction in which the ultrasonic transducers 8 attached to the slider 10 are arranged (the direction of the arrow B in FIGS. 2 and 3).

  Therefore, the ultrasonic transducer 8 attached to the slider 10 moves up and down in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. 2 and 3 while moving in the direction of arrow B in FIGS. Can be heat-welded.

  Since the photographic papers 1 can be thermally welded to each other at a plurality of locations of the binding portion 6 of the photographic paper 1, the adhesive strength of the photographic paper 1 after being completed as the booklet 3 can be appropriately adjusted.

  That is, when the photographic papers 1 are opened one by one, the adhesive strength between the photographic papers 1 at the margin 6 of the photographic paper 1 can be appropriately controlled by the number of the welded portions 7 that are the heat welding locations. Further, the adhesive strength between the photographic papers 1 can also be appropriately controlled by the vibration amplitude and vibration time of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 and the contact area between the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 and the photographic paper 1.

  The slider 10 to which the ultrasonic transducer 8 is attached descends downward, and the photographic paper 1 is thermally welded by the ultrasonic transducer 8 and then rises upward, and the ultrasonic transducer 8 attached to the slider 10. Are moved in the direction in which they are arranged (in the direction of arrow B in FIGS. 2 and 3), the position where the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 8 and the photographic paper 1 are in contact with each other at the marginal portion 6 of the text 1 is changed, and then lowered downward again. After the photographic paper 1 is thermally welded, the upward movement may be repeated a plurality of times.

  Thus, the adhesive strength between the previously deposited body 1 and the later deposited body 1 can be increased by thermally welding the previously deposited body 1 and the later deposited body 1 at a plurality of locations. it can.

  The clamp mechanism 14 for the photographic paper 1 is held by a cylinder or rod that extends downward from the top of the case of the booklet manufacturing apparatus so that the presser plate moves up and down in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. ing.

  Next, the bookbinding procedure of the booklet 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B).

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, photographic paper 1 in which resin layers 5a to 5h are coated on both sides of a paper serving as a base material 19 for sublimation transfer is inserted into the insertion slot 13, and The inserted photographic paper 1 is accumulated in the accumulation unit 12, and the deposited body 2 is formed by stacking the body 1 that is deposited later on the body 1 that is deposited first.

  After that, the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is pressed against the stacked photographic papers 1 so that the photographic papers 1 are thermally welded to be bonded.

  More specifically, the ultrasonic vibration is applied so that the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is in contact with the marginal portion 6 of the surface of the photographic paper 1 that is deposited on the receiving plate 20 of the stacking unit 12 to form the stack 2. The slider 10 to which the child 8 is attached descends downward.

  The tip of the ultrasonic transducer 8 touches the margin 6 on the surface of the photographic paper 1 and is pressed, and then the ultrasonic transducer 8 is ultrasonically vibrated and the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 8 is in contact with the deposited text. The photographic paper 1 as 1 and the resin layer 5 coated on the photographic paper 1 as the text 1 deposited under the photographic paper 1 are heated and welded by ultrasonic vibration.

  After the thermal welding, the slider 10 to which the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is attached rises upward, the next photographic paper 1 is inserted from the insertion port 13, and the next photographic paper 1 is deposited on the stacking unit 12. The slider 10 to which 8 is attached is lowered, and the body 1 deposited first and the body 1 deposited later are thermally welded.

  This heat welding operation is repeated until the deposit 2 reaches a predetermined number of pages. As an example, when the number of photographic papers 1 to be made into a booklet 3 (photo book) is N, this heat welding operation is repeated (N-1) times.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, for the cover 4 which is folded in half into a U-shape by providing a ruled line 16 in the same width as the stack of the photographic paper 1 (the width corresponding to the back of the booklet 3). The photographic paper 1 is inserted into the stacking section 12, and the cover sheet 4 folded in half is stacked on the stack 2.

  The resin layer 5 coated on the folded cover sheet 4 and the resin layer 5 coated on the body 1 in contact with the folded cover sheet 4 are heat-sealed by an ultrasonic vibrator 8 so that the cover 4 and the body 1 are bonded. Adhere.

  That is, the front end of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 comes into contact with the binding portion 6 of the cover 4 of the booklet 3 and is pressed, and then the front end of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 vibrates ultrasonically and the front end of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 comes into contact. 4 and the resin layer 5 coated on the photographic paper 1 which is the text 1 in contact with the resin layer 5 on the back side of the cover 4 are thermally welded by ultrasonic vibration.

  After the thermal welding, the slider 10 to which the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is attached is moved upward, the booklet 3 is taken out of the insertion port 13 from the stacking portion 12, and the booklet 3 is reversed by a reversing machine (not shown) and again reversed. The booklet 3 is inserted into the stacking portion 12 through the insertion opening 13.

  Thereafter, the slider 10 to which the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is attached so that the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is in contact with the margin 6 of the cover 4 of the inverted booklet 3 inserted into the receiving plate 20 of the stacking section 12. Goes down.

  Then, after the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 comes into contact with the binding portion 6 of the cover 4 of the booklet 3 and is pressed, the booklet in which the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 vibrates ultrasonically and the tip of the ultrasonic vibrator 8 comes into contact. The resin layer 5 on the back side of the front cover 4 and the resin layer 5 coated on the photographic paper 1 which is in contact with the resin layer 5 on the back side of the cover 4 are thermally welded by ultrasonic vibration.

  After the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 are thermally welded, the slider 10 to which the ultrasonic vibrator 8 is attached rises again, and the booklet 3 is taken out of the insertion opening 13 from the stacking portion 12.

  Finally, the booklet 3 is completed by cutting the booklet 3 in the small or three sides in a separate process.

  Note that the slider 10 to which the ultrasonic transducer 8 is attached is lowered downward, and after the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 are thermally welded, the slider 10 is raised upward and the ultrasonic transducers 8 attached to the slider 10 are arranged. 2 in the direction of the arrow B in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, change the position at the margin 6 of the cover 4, move down again, and thermally weld the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1, The raising operation may be repeated a plurality of times.

  Thus, the adhesive strength can be increased by thermally welding the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 at a plurality of locations.

  As an example of another embodiment of the present invention, the number of ultrasonic transducers 8 attached to the slider 10 is reduced to one, and the thermal welding portion 9 is moved at a constant interval by the slider 10, so that a plurality of margins 6 are formed in the margin portion 6. A mechanism may be used in which the photographic papers 1 and the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 are bonded together by heat welding.

  As an example of another embodiment of the present invention, when the thickness of the photographic paper 1 is thin, the photographic paper 1 is thermally welded one by one every time it is deposited. Instead, a plurality of photographic papers 1 may be deposited and then heat-sealed once.

  An example of still another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, instead of using the ultrasonic vibrator 8, a configuration is shown in which the photographic paper 1 and the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 are hot-pressed and bonded together by hot pressing with a hot plate 17 and a press 18. ing.

  The two hot plates 17 and 17 sandwich both sides of the binding portion 6, which is an end portion close to the back cover of the photographic papers 1 and the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1. The heating plate 17 may be provided with a heater. In addition, a support 23 is installed so that the cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 do not fall downward in FIG. When performing hot pressing, the support 23 may also be provided with a heater.

  That is, the hot press has three states: a state in which a heater is provided on the hot plate 17 and the support 23, a state in which a heater is provided only on the hot plate 17, or a state in which a heater is provided only on the support 23. It can be performed in either state. Preferably, the hot plate 17 and the support 23 are heat-pressed in a state where a heater is provided. However, even in the case where only the support 23 is provided with a heater, the resin in the spine portion of the photographic paper 1 The booklet 3 can be produced by thermal welding between the layer and the resin layer of the cover 4.

  Next, the hot plate 17 is pressed by a press machine 18. Then, at the margin 6 of the photographic paper 1 and the cover 4 pressed by the hot plate 17, the photographic paper 1 and the resin layer 5 coated on the cover 4 are melted by the heat of the hot plate 17, and the photographic papers 1 The cover 4 and the photographic paper 1 are bonded. Thereafter, the hot plate 17 and the press machine 18 are separated from the booklet 3. Then, the booklet 3 is completed by cutting the small edge or three sides of the booklet 3 in a separate process.

  The hot press conditions are such that the temperature of the hot plate 17 is about 140 ° C., the load of the hot plate 17 is about 100 N, the booklet 3 is held for about 120 seconds, and the temperature of the resin layer 5 is heated to about 110 ° C. or higher.

  Furthermore, an example of another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows a process of bonding the cover sheet 4 and the photographic paper 1 with the glue 26 or the double-sided adhesive tape, although the bonding between the photographic papers 1 is based on thermal welding. An example of the glue 26 is a hot melt adhesive.

  Here, the hot melt adhesive mainly includes a polyurethane-based adhesive, an EVA (ethylene vinyl alcohol) -based adhesive, and a copolymerized polyester-based adhesive. Among these, polyurethane adhesives and copolymer polyester adhesives are suitable for the present embodiment, and examples of polyurethane adhesives include Asahi melt fans PU-2030 and PU-2040 (Asahi Chemical Synthesis). Co., Ltd.), and examples of copolyester adhesives include Aronmelt PES-070EW (modified) (Toa Gosei Co., Ltd.) and PES-111 (EE) (Toa Gosei Co., Ltd.).

  In FIG. 6 (A), the margin part 6, which is the end part close to the spine of the deposited body 2 in which the photographic papers 1 are bonded together by thermal welding, is directed downward, and the upper part of the support 24. To be located.

  A paste 26a such as a hot melt adhesive is applied to the outer surface of the margin 6 that has been heat-welded. The paste 26a such as a hot melt adhesive can be applied to the deposit 2 by a conventional method.

  Further, a paste 26b such as a hot melt adhesive is applied to the inner surfaces of the spine cover portions 4a, 4b and 4c of the cover 4 in FIG. Note that the widths of the spine portions 4 a and 4 c of the cover 4 are approximately the same as the width of the margin portion 6 or shorter than the width of the margin portion 6.

  On both sides of the support 24, a press machine 25a and a press machine 25b are provided. The press machine 25a and the press machine 25b can move in the left-right direction on the support 24 in FIG. In FIG. 6A, the press machine 25 a and the press machine 25 b move to the left and right of the support body 24 so that the deposited body 2 coated with the paste 26 a such as hot melt adhesive can be lowered onto the support body 24. Wait in the state. In addition, the press machine 25a, the press machine 25b, and the support body 24 may be provided with a heater.

  Further, if the adhesive strength between the cover 4 and the deposit 2 is sufficient, a paste 26 such as a hot melt adhesive may be applied to only one of the cover 4 and the deposit 2. That is, the cover 2 to which the paste 26a such as hot melt adhesive is not applied is moved downward on the cover 4 to which the paste 26b such as hot melt adhesive is previously applied, so that the cover 4 and the stack 2 are bonded together. May be. Furthermore, the cover 2 on which the paste 26a such as hot melt adhesive is applied is moved downward to the cover 4 on which the paste 26b such as hot melt adhesive is not applied, so that the cover 4 and the deposit 2 are bonded together. May be.

  In FIG. 6 (B), the deposit 2 in which the photographic papers 1 in FIG. 6 (A) are bonded to each other by heat welding is moved downward, and the paste 26a such as hot-melt adhesive of the deposit 2 and the cover 4 hot A paste 26b such as a melt adhesive is adhered. Further, the press machine 25a located at the upper left of the support 24 is moved in the direction of arrow C, the press machine 25b located at the upper right of the support 24 is moved in the direction of arrow D, and consists of the deposit 2 and the cover 4. The booklet 3 is pressed, and the deposit 2 and the cover 4 are bonded to each other by hot pressing through pastes 26a and 26b such as hot melt adhesive. The hot press of the present embodiment is performed by holding the press machine 25a, the press machine 25b, and the support 24 at a temperature of about 120 ° C. for about 15 seconds.

  The temperature of the pressed booklet 3 is lowered by natural air cooling or the like, the pastes 26a and 26b such as hot-melt adhesive are cured, and the deposit 2 and the cover 4 are bonded via the paste 26a and paste 26b such as hot-melt adhesive. Thus, a booklet 3 in which the deposit 2 and the cover 4 are integrated is formed.

  Finally, the booklet 3 is completed by cutting the booklet 3 in the small or three sides in a separate process.

  In this embodiment, since the deposit 2 and the cover 4 can be bonded in a wide area so as to cover the binding portion 6, the deposit 2 and the cover 4 are bonded via the pastes 26a and 26b such as a hot-melt adhesive. Enough strength can be secured.

  In this embodiment, the case where a paste such as a hot melt adhesive is used for the adhesion between the deposit 2 and the cover 4 has been described in detail, but a double-sided adhesive tape is used instead of a paste such as a hot melt adhesive. May be used.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the booklet 3 having a clean appearance can be obtained as compared with the case where the press machine 18 shown in FIG. It becomes possible to provide.

  As described above, according to the manufacturing method and the manufacturing apparatus according to the present application, since heat welding is used for bonding the photographic papers 1 to each other, the photographic paper 1 can be easily used without using bookbinding glue or a binding tool as in the past. It is possible to reduce the material cost of the glue and the binding tool by using the glue 26 only for the adhesion between the cover 4 and the deposit. .

  That is, according to the method and the apparatus according to the present invention, rather than the book binding using only the binding tool or the acrylic double-sided tape for the conventional book binding or the wireless binding book binding all the photographic papers by the glue application method, It is possible to bind a binding booklet with sufficient binding strength on the photographic paper 1 or the like that does not incur an extra cost of the adhesive material and does not cause a load such as a gluing operation.

  Further, according to the method and apparatus of the present invention, the above-mentioned wireless booklet can be easily manufactured.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible within the range of the summary of this invention. For example, according to the present invention, the text 1 can be an album, a picture book, a catalog, or the like.

(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 7, the booklet manufacturing apparatus includes a text sheet 52 (the photo paper 1 in FIG. 1 or the photo papers 1a and 1b in FIG. 5 in a sheet form) and a cover sheet 54 (the cover paper 4 in FIG. 1). Or a printing machine 58 for printing a desired photographic image on the cover sheets 4a and 4b of FIG. 1), and a printed version disposed vertically opposite to the printing machine 58. Front and rear clampers 60 and 74 for accumulating the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54, a bottom receiving portion 61 for receiving the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 disposed on the bottom side of the front clamper 60, and the front clamper Rolled on the front clamper 60 and a heat sealer 62 for heat-sealing the stack 53 of the text sheet 52, the stack 53 of the text sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54, disposed on the top side of the 60. Cover sheet 5 A cover folding roller 63 for bending the sheet, a nip roller 64 disposed above the cover folding roller 63 for pressing the cover sheet 54 together with the stack 53 of the body sheet 52, and a cutting for cutting the fore edge of the booklet 51. Machine 65.

  The printing machine 58 is installed on the upper part of a machine frame (not shown) of the booklet manufacturing apparatus.

  The printing machine 58 is, for example, a sublimation transfer type printing machine. As shown in FIG. 7, a roll 67 in which a continuous sheet of a printing unit 66, a text sheet 52, and a cover sheet 54 is wound in a housing 58a. The ruled line pressing blade 68, the cutter 69 and the like are accommodated.

  In response to a signal from a control unit (not shown) of the printing machine 58, the portion of the body sheet 52 and the portion of the cover sheet 54 are fed out from the roll 67 in a certain order, and a desired photographic image is transferred to each sheet portion 52, 54 by the printing unit 66. Printed on one or both sides. The printed portion of the body sheet 52 and the portion of the cover sheet 54 are cut into portions of the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 by the cutter 69 and discharged from the discharge port 58b to the outside of the housing 58a. A ruled line is formed on the cover sheet 54 by pressing or the like with a ruled line pressing blade 68.

  The printing machine 58 is a sublimation transfer type in the second embodiment, but is not limited thereto, and may be of another printing type such as an ink jet type. In the above-described embodiment, the text and the cover are formed in a sheet shape, but the text and the cover that have been cut in advance may be supplied to the printing machine 58.

  Below the discharge port 58b of the printer 58, a pair of transport rollers 70 for transporting the printed text sheet 52 and cover sheet 54 are provided in pairs in the vertical direction.

  In FIG. 3, only a pair of transport rollers 70 are shown.

  The text sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 discharged from the discharge port 58b of the printing machine 58 are conveyed downward as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9H by the rotation of the conveying roller 70. FIG.

  One of the heat fusion machines 62 is provided on the rear clamper 74 side as shown in FIG. 7, and an ultrasonic vibrator 62 a that thermally fuses the text sheets 52 and the text sheets 52 and the cover sheet 54, The slider 62c is configured to repeat the operation of fixing the ultrasonic transducer 62a, contacting the integrated body 53, and then moving away from the integrated body 53. An arbitrary number of ultrasonic transducers 62a attached to the slider 62c can be provided. The slider 62c can also move in the direction in which the ultrasonic transducers 62a are arranged and in the vertical direction in FIG. 7 (the conveyance direction of the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54).

  Similarly, the other side of the heat-sealing machine 62 is also provided on the front clamper 60 side as shown in FIG. 7, and an ultrasonic vibrator 62b for heat-sealing the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54. The slider is constituted by a slider (not shown) that repeats the operation of fixing the ultrasonic transducer 62b, contacting the integrated body 53, and then moving away from the integrated body 53. Any number of ultrasonic transducers 62b attached to the slider can be provided. The slider can also move in the direction in which the ultrasonic transducers 62b are arranged and in the vertical direction in FIG. 7 (the conveyance direction of the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54).

  As shown in FIG. 9 (G), the heat fusion machine 62 accumulates the body sheet 52 coated with the resin layer on both sides of the paper used as a base material for sublimation transfer, and the body sheet 52 is accumulated first. Accumulation bodies 53 are formed by stacking the body sheets 52 that are accumulated later, and the ultrasonic vibrator 62b attached to the tip of the heat fusion machine 62 is pressed against the body sheets 52 that are stacked, and the body sheets 52 are thermally welded together. Let

  More specifically, the ultrasonic transducer 62b is attached so that the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b is in contact with the marginal portion of the surface of the body sheet 52 that is accumulated in the bottom receiving portion 61 to form the accumulation body 53. The slider (not shown, the same member as the slider 62c in FIG. 7) moves to the margin on the surface of the body sheet 52.

  An integrated body sheet in which the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b comes into contact with and presses the marginal portion of the surface of the body sheet 52, and then the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b vibrates ultrasonically, and the tip of the ultrasound transducer 62b contacts. The resin layer 52 and the resin layer coated on the body sheet 52 accumulated under the heat 52 generate heat by ultrasonic vibration and are thermally welded.

  After the thermal welding, the ultrasonic vibrator 62b returns to the original position, the next body sheet 52 is supplied from the nip roller 64, the next body sheet 52 is accumulated in the bottom receiving portion 61, and the ultrasound vibrator 62b is moved to the body sheet. The body sheet 52 accumulated first and the body sheet 52 accumulated later are thermally welded in contact with the binding portion of the surface of 52.

  This heat welding operation is repeated until the accumulated body 53 reaches a predetermined number of pages. As an example, when the number of body sheets 52 to be made into a booklet (photo book) is N, this heat welding operation is repeated (N-1) times.

  The ultrasonic transducer 62b is returned to the original position after the body sheets 52 are thermally welded, moved in the direction in which the ultrasound transducers 62b are arranged, and changed in position at the margin of the body sheet 52. The operation of returning to the original sheet may be repeated a plurality of times after contacting the body sheet 52 again and thermally welding the body sheets 52 together.

  Thus, the adhesive strength can be increased by thermally welding the text sheets 52 at a plurality of locations.

  In addition, by changing the position at the margin of the body sheet or cover sheet and performing thermal fusion multiple times, even if the body is easily charged, it reduces sticking due to static electricity between the body, It is preferable in that it can be heat-sealed at a desired position.

  Next, at the timing of FIG. 10J, the resin layer 5 coated on the cover sheet 54 and the resin layer 5 coated on the body sheet 52 in contact with the cover sheet 54 are thermally fused by the ultrasonic vibrator 62b, The cover sheet 54 and the text sheet 52 are bonded.

  That is, the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b comes into contact with the binding portion of the cover sheet 54 of the stack 53, and after pressing, the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b vibrates ultrasonically, and the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b comes into contact. The resin layer 5 on the back surface side of the cover sheet 54 and the resin layer 5 coated on the body sheet 52 in contact with the resin layer 5 on the back surface side of the cover sheet 54 are thermally welded by ultrasonic vibration. After the thermal welding, the ultrasonic vibrator 62b returns to the original position.

  Next, between the timing of FIG. 11 (M) and FIG. 11 (N), the resin layer 5 coated on the folded cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 in contact with the folded cover sheet 54 are coated. The resin layer 5 is heat-sealed by an ultrasonic vibrator 62 a attached to the heat-sealing machine 62, and the cover sheet 54 and the text sheet 52 are bonded.

  After the cover sheet 54 and the text sheet 52 are heat-welded, the heat-sealing machine 62 to which the ultrasonic vibrator 62a is attached returns to the original position. At the timing after FIG. 11 (O), the booklet is completed by cutting the stack 53 from the small edge or three sides in a separate process.

  The ultrasonic vibrator 62a is returned to its original position after the cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 are thermally welded, moved in the direction in which the ultrasonic vibrator 62a is arranged, and positioned at the margin of the cover sheet 54. The operation of returning to the original state may be repeated a plurality of times after the cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 are heat-welded by contacting the cover sheet 54 again.

  Thus, the adhesive strength can be increased by thermally welding the cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 at a plurality of locations.

  In addition, by changing the position at the margin of the body sheet or cover sheet and performing thermal fusion multiple times, even if the body is easily charged, it reduces sticking due to static electricity between the body, It is preferable in that it can be heat-sealed at a desired position.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 are each configured by arranging a plurality of column members 60a and 74a vertically in a comb-teeth shape. One of the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 is connected to a piston rod of a piston / cylinder device (not shown). In the second embodiment, a piston rod is connected to the front clamper 60 side, and the front clamper 60 can approach and separate from the rear clamper 74 by driving the piston / cylinder device. The rear clamper 74 is fixed to a machine frame (not shown) of the booklet manufacturing apparatus.

  The upper and lower portions between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 are openings, and the body sheet 52 or the cover sheet 54 can enter between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 from the upper opening.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a push-in member 75 is provided between the comb-like column members 60a of the front clamper 60 as necessary. The push-in member 75 is connected to the piston rod of the piston / cylinder device 76, and the piston / cylinder device 76 is moved into and out of the front and rear clampers 60, 74 from between the comb-like column members 60 a, 60 a. The piston / cylinder device 76 is fixed to the front clamper 60 or the machine frame (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the push-in member 75 is provided for each body sheet 52 that has dropped the body sheet 52 that has fallen first, whenever one body sheet 52 falls between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74. The body sheet 52 that is pushed from the front clamper 60 side to the rear clamper 74 side and falls between the front and rear clampers 60, 74 is gradually deposited on the front surface of the rear clamper 74. The ultrasonic vibrator 62b may heat-seal the text sheets 52 each time the text sheet 52 falls, or may heat-seal the text sheets 52 after a plurality of the text sheets 52 are deposited. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bottom receiving portion 61 is formed by arranging horizontal plate members 61a in a comb-teeth shape. The bottom receiving portion 61 is provided in a lower portion of the rear clamper 74 so that the space between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 can be projected and retracted between the comb-like column members 74 a and 74 a of the rear clamper 74. The bottom receiving portion 61 is connected to a piston rod of a piston / cylinder device (not shown), and closes or opens the lower openings of the front and rear clampers 60, 74 by the operation of the piston / cylinder device. The bottom receiving portion 61 is connected to the piston rod of another piston / cylinder device (not shown) via the cylinder of the piston / cylinder device, and the inside of the front / rear clampers 60, 74 is operated by the operation of the other piston / cylinder device. It can be moved up and down in the state.

  In addition, what is shown with the code | symbol 61b in FIG. 7 is a guide part for guiding the raising / lowering operation | movement of the horizontal board | plate material 61a of the bottom receiving part 61. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 10J, while the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 fall between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74, the bottom receiving portion 61 is located below the front and rear clampers 60 and 74. The opening is closed and the small edge side of the text sheet 52 or cover sheet 54 is received. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (K), when one side and the back of the stack 53 of the body sheet 52 are covered with the cover 4a which is half the cover sheet 54, FIGS. 10 (L) and 11 (M). As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom receiving portion 61 lifts the stack 53 to the nip roller 64 above the front and rear clampers 60 and 74. As a result, both surfaces of the stack 53 of the body sheet 52 are covered with the cover sheet 54, and then the bottom receiving portion 61 is detached from between the front and rear clampers 60, 74 as shown in FIG. The accumulation body 53 of the text sheet 52 wrapped in 54 is dropped downward.

  The cover folding roller 63 is horizontally disposed on the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the frame member 77 is disposed above the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 so as to be reciprocally movable in the horizontal direction. The reciprocating movement of the frame member 77 is performed by the operation of a piston / cylinder device (not shown). A cover folding roller 63 is rotatably supported horizontally by the frame member 77. Further, a guide member 78 is attached to the frame member 77 in parallel with the cover folding roller 63 as necessary. The cover folding roller 63 stands by on the outside of the front clamper 60, that is, on the right side in FIG. 7 until the cover sheet 54 is supplied between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74, and between the guide member 78 and the body sheet 52 or cover sheet 54. Is formed between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74.

  The cover folding roller 63 waits outside the front clamper 60 together with the frame member 77 until the cover sheet 54 is supplied between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 as shown in FIG. When the front cover 54a, which is half of the front cover 54a, is supplied between the front and rear clampers 60, 74, the frame member 77 moves as shown in FIG. A portion from the remaining back cover 54b to the back cover 54c of the cover sheet 54 is folded horizontally.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the nip rollers 64 are disposed in pairs above the cover folding roller 63. The pair of nip rollers 64 are drive rollers, and one of them can be brought into contact with and separated from the other by the operation of a piston / cylinder device (not shown).

  The nip roller 64 functions as a conveyance roller for supplying the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 in the same manner as the conveyance roller 70.

  As shown in FIGS. 10L and 11M, when the stack 53 of the body sheets 52 wrapped with the cover sheet 54 is raised by the bottom receiving member 61, the stack 53 and the cover sheet 54 are separated. It is sandwiched and pressed by the nip roller 64.

  As shown in FIG. 10L, when the stack 53 starts to rise by the bottom receiving member 61, the back cover 54c of the cover sheet 54 is inserted between the cover folding roller 63 and the guide member 78. It is guided in the state.

  The cutting machine 65 is installed below the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 as shown in FIG. The cutting machine 65 is disposed below the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 and below the bottom receiving portion 61 and between the cutting receiving plate 79 and the bottom receiving portion 61. A cutting blade 65a, a receiving portion 65b of the cutting blade 65a, and a discharge plate 81 for discharging the stack 53 cut by the cutting blade 65a and the cutting waste 30 on the edge side of the cover sheet 54 are provided.

  The cutting blade 65a and the receiving portion 65b are arranged at positions where the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 are sandwiched from the front and rear, and the cutting blade 65a can be reciprocated by a piston / cylinder device (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 11 (M), when the stack 53 of the body sheets 52 is wrapped and integrated with a cover sheet 54, the integrated body is a front and rear clamper 60 as shown in FIGS. , it is received by the fore by receiving plate 7 9 for falling cutting the inside between 74. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11 (P), the cutting blade 65a moves to the receiving portion 65b side, and cuts the excess portion on the small edge side of the stack 53 and the cover sheet 54. When the cutting blade 65a returns to the original position, the completed booklet 51 as shown in FIG. 11 (Q) falls downward, and the cutting waste 80 is discharged to a predetermined position by the discharge plate 81.

  Next, the operation of the booklet manufacturing apparatus having the above configuration will be described together with a booklet manufacturing method.

  (1) As shown in FIG. 7, in the printing machine 58, a part that becomes the body sheet 52 is fed out from a roll 67 of printing paper, and a desired photographic image is printed on one side or both sides by a printing unit 66. The printed portion of the text sheet 52 is cut into a single text sheet 52 by the cutter 69 and discharged out of the housing 58a through the discharge port 58b.

  (2) As shown in FIG. 8A, the text sheet 52 discharged from the discharge port 58b of the printing press 58 is conveyed downward by the rotation of the conveying roller 70, and the upper opening between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 Head to. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the plate 61a of the bottom receiving portion 61 closes the lower opening between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 so that the body sheet 52 can be received. Yes.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 8B, when the body sheet 52 is supplied between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74, the push-in member 75 is separated from the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 and stands by. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8B to 9F, every time one text sheet 52 falls between the front and rear clampers 60, 74, every text sheet 52 that has dropped the dropped text sheet 52 first. The body sheet 52 that is pushed from the front clamper 60 side to the rear clamper 74 side and falls between the front and rear clampers 60, 74 is gradually deposited on the front surface of the rear clamper 74.

  The ultrasonic vibrator 62b may heat-seal the text sheets 52 each time the text sheet 52 falls, or may heat-seal the text sheets 52 after a plurality of the text sheets 52 are deposited. .

  During the stacking operation, the front clamper 60 may be reciprocated toward the rear clamper 74 side.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 9G, when one or a desired number of body sheets 52 are supplied into the empty space between the front and rear clampers 60, 74, the front clamper 60 moves to the rear clamper 74 side. Then, the body sheet 52 is pressed to form an aggregate 53. A slider (not shown) to which the ultrasonic transducer 62b is attached so that the leading end of the ultrasonic transducer 62b is in contact with the margin of the surface of the body sheet 52 that is accumulated on the bottom receiving portion 61 to form the accumulation body 53. First, the same member as the slider 62c in FIG. An integrated body sheet in which the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b comes into contact with and presses the marginal portion of the surface of the body sheet 52, and then the tip of the ultrasonic transducer 62b vibrates ultrasonically, and the tip of the ultrasound transducer 62b contacts. The resin layer 52 and the resin layer coated on the body sheet 52 accumulated under the heat 52 generate heat by ultrasonic vibration and are thermally welded. After the thermal welding, the ultrasonic vibrator 62b returns to the original position.

  (5) In the printing machine 58 shown in FIG. 7, the portion that becomes the cover sheet 54 is fed out from the roll 67 of the printing paper, and a desired photographic image is printed on one or both sides of the portion of the cover sheet 54 by the printing unit 66. The The printed cover sheet 54 is then cut into a single cover sheet 54 by a cutter 69 after a ruled line is formed by a press or the like by a ruled line pressing blade 68, and discharged from the discharge port 58b to the outside of the housing 58a. Is done.

  (6) As shown in FIG. 9H, the cover sheet 54 discharged from the discharge port 58b of the printing press 58 is conveyed downward by the rotation of the conveying roller 70, and the upper opening between the front and rear clampers 60, 74 is provided. Head to.

  (7) As shown in FIG. 10 (I), the cover sheet 54 enters between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74, and as shown in FIG. 10 (J), the small edge side of the cover cover 54a of the cover sheet 54 receives the bottom. Reaches the plate 61a. As a result, the front cover 54 a of the cover sheet 54 faces one side of the stack 53. Next, the resin layer 5 coated on the cover sheet 54 and the resin layer 5 coated on the body sheet 52 in contact with the cover sheet 54 are heat-sealed by the ultrasonic vibrator 62b, and the cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 are bonded together. Adhere. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10 (K), the pair of nip rollers 64 as the conveying rollers are separated to release the cover sheet 54.

  The cover sheet 54 may be sent between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 first from the back cover 54c side.

  (8) As shown in FIG. 10 (J), the front clamper 60 presses the accumulated body 53 of the body sheet 52 against the back clamper 74 together with the front cover 54a or the back cover 54c of the cover sheet 54.

  (9) As shown in FIG. 10 (K), the cover folding roller 63 rolls on the back of the stack 53 to the rear clamper 74 side with the movement of the frame member 78, and the spine cover 54 b of the cover sheet 54. To the remaining half of the back cover 54c is folded horizontally.

  (10) As shown in FIGS. 10 (L) and 11 (M), the stacked body 53, in which a part of the cover sheet 54 is heat-sealed, is moved up and down by the rise and fall of the plate 61a of the bottom receiving portion 61. 74, the plate 61a of the bottom receiving portion 61 returns to its original position, the front clamper 60 moves away from the rear clamper 74, and the cover sheet 54 is mounted. 53 is released, and the integrated body 53 falls on the plate 61a of the bottom receiving portion 61 that has returned to its original position. Here, there is an ultrasonic transducer 62a in which a resin layer 5 coated on a folded cover sheet 54 and a resin layer 5 coated on a body sheet 52 in contact with the folded cover sheet 54 are attached to a slider 62c. The cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 are bonded by heat fusion.

  After the cover sheet 54 and the body sheet 52 are thermally welded, the slider 62c to which the ultrasonic vibrator 62a is attached returns to the original position.

  (11) As shown in FIG. 11 (N), the front clamper 60 moves away from the rear clamper 74 to release the stack 53 with the cover sheet 54 mounted thereon, and the plate of the bottom receiving portion 61 61a separates from between the front and rear clampers 60, 74. As a result, the stack 53 of the text sheets 52 wrapped with the cover sheet 54 falls downward between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74.

  (12) As shown in FIG. 11 (O), the stack 53 of the body sheets 52 wrapped with the cover sheet 54 falls between the front and rear clampers 60 and 74 and is received by the cutting receiving plate 79 on the small edge side. It is done. The accumulated body 53 is pressed and pressed against the rear clamper 74 by the advancement of the front clamper 60.

(13) As shown in FIG. 11 (P), the cutting blade 65a moves toward the receiving portion 65b, and cuts the excess portion on the small edge side of the stack 53 and the cover sheet 54. The cutting waste 80 generated at that time is received by the discharge plate 81. (14) As shown in FIG. 11 (Q), when the cutting blade 65a returns to the original position, the completed booklet 51 falls downward, and the cutting waste 80 Is discharged to a predetermined position by the discharge plate 81.

  (15) It is also possible to manufacture the booklet 51 by omitting the printing machine 58 from the booklet manufacturing apparatus and supplying the separately printed body sheet 52 and cover sheet 54 to the transport roller 70.

(Third embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 12, in the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to the third embodiment, the part from the conveying roller 70 to the cutting machine 65 according to the second embodiment is installed in an inclined state. With this configuration, the body sheet 52 and the cover sheet 54 can be naturally deposited on the rear clamper 74 side. Therefore, the pushing member 75 in the second embodiment can be omitted.

  In addition, in 3rd Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the same part as the booklet manufacturing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible within the range of the summary of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the booklet is described as an album, but according to the present invention, it may be a picture book, a catalog, or the like. Further, the cutting machine or the like can be omitted.

1 Photo paper (text)
2 Paper (deposit)
3 Booklet 4 Cover 5 Resin layer 6 Margin 8 Ultrasonic vibrator 9 Thermal weld 10 Slider 11 Stop guide 13 Insert port 12 Deposition unit 17 Hot plate 18 Press 26a, 26b Glue (hot melt adhesive)
51 Booklet 52 Text Sheet 54 Cover Sheet 58 Printing Machine 60 Front Clamper 74 Rear Clamper 61 Bottom Clamping Unit 62a, 62b Ultrasonic Vibrator 62c Slider 63 Cover Sheet Folding Roller 64 Nip Roller 65 Cutting Machine

Claims (12)

Print the desired information on the body sheet containing the resin layer on both sides, and drop the body sheet containing the resin layer on both sides in the vertical direction from the front and back clampers facing each other vertically. When the desired number of text sheets are collected between the front and rear clampers, the stack is clamped by the front and rear clampers, and is heat-sealed at the margin of the stack, and then the front and rear clampers are opened. One cover sheet with the desired information printed on the front cover, back cover, and back cover including the resin layer on the contact surface with the body sheet is dropped between the front and back clampers from the front or back edge of the back cover. Then, it is received by the bottom receiving part, the stack and the front cover or the back cover are clamped by the front and rear clampers, and the front cover or the back cover is heat-sealed at a margin portion to the stack, , Before and after The back cover and the back cover or the front cover that have jumped out onto the damper are folded over the back of the stack by a cover folding roller that rolls on the front and rear clampers, and then the front and rear clampers are opened. Te, and pushed up the stack by the bottom receiving portion back and forth clamper out each cover sheet, the upper Kiura cover or the front cover folded to the fore of the aggregate in the cover folding rollers, the back cover or Table A method for producing a booklet, characterized in that a cover is heat-sealed to the above-mentioned assembly at a margin. In the booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1,
The booklet manufacturing method, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration. In the booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1,
The booklet manufacturing method, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by a hot plate. In the booklet manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
While changing the position at the margin part of the body sheet, by adhering the body sheet to be accumulated first and the body sheet to be accumulated later by causing heat fusion multiple times,
A method for producing a booklet, characterized in that the cover sheet and the text sheet are bonded together by performing heat fusion a plurality of times while changing the position at a margin of the cover sheet.   5. The booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein each time the text sheet falls between the front and rear clampers, the text sheet is pressed toward one of the clampers. Production method.   6. The booklet manufacturing method according to claim 1, wherein the booklet is cut after the integrated body is wrapped with the cover sheet. A printer that prints desired information on a body sheet including a resin layer on both sides, front and rear clampers that are vertically opposed, a bottom receiving portion that is disposed on the bottom side of the front and rear clampers, and a top of the front and rear clampers A heat sealer disposed on the side, a cover folding roller that rolls on the front and rear clampers, and a nip roller disposed above the cover folding roller, and a body sheet between the front and rear clampers. When the paper sheets are sequentially dropped from the printing machine in the vertical direction from the small edge side, they are received by the bottom receiving portion, and when a desired number of sheets of sheets are stacked between the front and rear clampers, the stack is clamped by the front and rear clampers, At the margin part, heat fusion is performed by the heat fusion machine, and then the front and rear clampers are opened to print desired information including a front cover, a back cover, and a back cover including a resin layer on the contact surface with the body sheet. The One cover sheet is dropped between the front and back clampers from the front cover or back cover edge side and received by the bottom receiving portion, and the stack and the front cover or back cover are clamped by the front and rear clampers. Then, the front cover or the back cover is heat-sealed to the stack at the margin, and then the back cover and the back cover or the front cover that have jumped out onto the front and rear clampers are moved with the cover folding roller. and folding onto the back of the stack, then open the front and rear clamper, the stack by the bottom receiving portion is pushed up to the front and rear by a cover clamper outside, upper Kiura cover or the front cover to the front cover The folding body is bent to the small edge side of the stack, the stack is sandwiched between the nip rollers, and the back cover or the front cover is heat-sealed at the margin by the heat-sealing machine . That features Booklet of manufacturing apparatus for. In the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7,
The booklet manufacturing apparatus, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by ultrasonic vibration of a heat-sealing machine. In the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7,
The booklet manufacturing apparatus, wherein the resin layer is heat-sealed by heat of a heat-sealing machine. In the booklet manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9,
The heat-sealing machine stacks the first body sheet by heat-sealing the body sheet to be accumulated first and the body sheet to be accumulated later a plurality of times while changing the position at the margin of the body sheet. The body sheet to be accumulated and the body sheet to be accumulated later,
Production of a booklet characterized in that the cover sheet and the text sheet are bonded together by heat-sealing the cover sheet and the text sheet a plurality of times while changing the position at the margin of the cover sheet. apparatus.   11. The booklet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a pushing means for pushing the text sheet into one of the clampers each time the text sheet falls between the front and rear clampers. Characteristic booklet manufacturing equipment.   12. The booklet manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 11, further comprising a cutting means for cutting a fore edge after the integrated body is wrapped with the cover sheet.