JP5792965B2 - Automatic bookbinding machine punching device structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a punching device for an automatic bookbinding machine, in which a mechanism for rotating a drill for punching a binding hole in a document and the like and a mechanism for raising and lowering the drill are realized by the operation of a single motor. It is.

  Conventionally, the applicant has manufactured and sold an automatic bookbinding machine that uses a synthetic resin tube as a binding rod to bind documents. The basic principle of the paper sheet binding method in this automatic bookbinding machine is that, as shown in Patent Document 1, a synthetic resin tube is inserted into a binding hole provided in a paper sheet, and both ends of the synthetic resin tube are heated. The shape of the overhang is shaped. The basic structure of the automatic bookbinding machine is as shown in Patent Document 2, for example. That is, if the structure of this apparatus is summarized by quoting the numbers given in the patent gazette according to Patent Document 2, the bookbinding apparatus is capable of binding holes to documents stacked for the purpose of bookbinding to the base 1. A device 2 for piercing the device, a device 3 for supplying a synthetic resin tube for forming a binding rod each desired length, and a device 4 for forming a binding rod by the supplied synthetic resin tube are respectively mounted. ing.

  Among these, the apparatus 2 for punching a document in the document 2 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the same publication. The support plate 222 of the drill motor 221 including the drill 22 is provided via the lifting operation screw 21. It is lowered and then raised to make a spell hole in the document. The rotation switching of the driving motor 211 of the elevating operation screw 21 is performed by the operation of a limit switch. As one of the operation means, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the same publication. The surface of the energizing plate 232 covered with an elastic insulating plate 233 is used. In other words, a predetermined voltage is applied to the drill, the drill 22 is lowered, and the punching of the spell hole is finished on the stacked documents, and the tip of the drill 22 passes through the elastic insulating plate 233 on the lower surface of the document to the energizing plate 232. If contact is made, a strong current instantaneously flows through the drill, the limit switch is operated to reverse the rotation of the drive motor 211, and the drill 22 and the like are raised.

  Next, a description will be given of the device 4 for forming a binding rod with a synthetic resin tube. The synthetic resin tube is formed on the binding rod by pressing the upper and lower portions of the synthetic resin tube with the upper heating die 41 and the lower heating die 42. The upper and lower end portions are melted and deformed to form a ridge. That is, the upper heating die 41 is provided slidably with respect to the inner lower surface of the presser fitting. When the drill 22 pierces a spell hole, the upper heating die 41 moves backward so as not to obstruct the passage of the drill 22, When forming the binding rod, the drill 22 is advanced to the position of the binding hole drilled. The upper heating die 41 is slid by the operation of the operation lever 43. At the same time, the arm 44 is rotated in conjunction with the movement of the operation lever 43, and the floor plate 23 is slid back and forth. 15 is opened and closed. That is, the floor plate 23 is provided so as to advance to a position opposite to the drill 22 that descends when the drill 22 drills a spell hole, contrary to the upper heating die 41 that slides back and forth inside the presser fitting 24. When a synthetic resin tube is inserted into the formed binding hole to form a binding rod, it is retracted to open the through hole 15 of the base 1. Further, the lower heating die 42 is supported by the rotation support plate 421 so as to reciprocate between the synthetic resin tube supply position for binding and the position of the through hole 15 where the binding hole is opened. It operates in conjunction with the operation of the lever 43. Thereafter, the lower heating die 42 is raised, and a synthetic resin tube inserted through the center receiving needle 36 is inserted from the lower side with respect to the binding hole to be brought into contact with the upper heating die 41 and further pressed. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper and lower portions of the synthetic resin tube are melted and deformed by the upper heating die 41 and the lower heating die 42 to form a fold, thereby binding the book using the synthetic resin tube as a binding rod. Complete.

  The applicant is improving the partial devices of this type of automatic bookbinding machine on a daily basis. However, the following problems remain with respect to the punching device for punching a spell hole in a document.

  That is, in the punching apparatus of the automatic bookbinding machine of Patent Document 2 and the apparatus improved thereafter, the means for rotating the drill and the means for raising and lowering the drill are usually realized by providing respective dedicated motors. . For this reason, the entire apparatus is relatively large, requires a large area for installation, and increases in weight, so that it is not convenient for handling such as moving.

  On the other hand, in the field of perforating apparatuses that do not have a bookbinding function, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4, one that realizes rotation and lifting of a drill with a single motor has been proposed. That is, a male screw part is provided on the main shaft for attaching the drill to the tip, and the male screw part is screwed into a female screw part fixed to the base, and the rotational force of the drive motor is transmitted to the main shaft. The drill is rotated and the drill is moved up and down by a single motor.

  This makes it possible to reduce the weight and power consumption of the device.

Japanese Patent Publication No.53-5574 Japanese Patent Publication No.55-25076 Japanese Patent No. 3198030 JP 2006-51565 A

  However, the following problems still remain in the above-described perforating apparatus. That is, in the drilling device, the driving force of the motor is transmitted to the pulley attached to the main shaft via the belt, and the rotation of the pulley is transmitted to the main shaft by the key fitted in the key groove provided on the main shaft to rotate the main shaft. Let The rotation of the main shaft allows the drill to rotate, and at the same time, the main shaft can move up and down by screwing the male screw portion of the main shaft and the female screw portion of the base.

  In this case, since the female thread portion and the pulley are both fixed, the height of the drill necessary for drilling (binding) is the length of the male thread portion on the main shaft. At the same time, a keyway that has the same length and is required for raising and lowering the spindle is also required. Since the male screw portion and the key groove cannot be provided at the same location on the main shaft, the length of the main shaft needs to be longer than the sum of the length of the male screw portion and the length of the key groove.

  Therefore, even if such a punching device is adopted as it is for an automatic bookbinding machine, the main shaft to which the drill is attached is long, so that the overall height of the device is increased, and the exterior cover and the like have a higher shape. Was necessary.

  The present invention has been invented in view of such circumstances, and realizes rotation and elevation of the drilling drill with a single motor to reduce the weight and power consumption of the apparatus and shorten the length of the main shaft. Even so, it is possible to provide a perforating apparatus capable of obtaining a necessary elevation height.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, a drill socket attached with a hollow drill is attached to a base constructed in the body of the automatic bookbinding machine so that the drill socket can be moved up and down, and this drill socket is rotatably held on a base plate via a socket holder. Attaches a drive motor for rotating the drill socket, and as the drill socket rotates, the base plate to which the drive motor is attached while holding the drill socket moves up and down to simultaneously raise and lower the hollow drill. It is the structure of the punching apparatus of an automatic bookbinding machine.

  The drilling device having the above configuration transmits the driving force of the driving motor to rotate the drill socket and the hollow drill, and at the same time holds the drill socket and moves up and down the base plate to which the driving motor is attached.

  Specifically, a nut having a female screw engraved on the base is assembled, a male screw is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the drill socket, and both are screwed together so that the drill socket can be raised and lowered. The drill plate is held by the axial force generated by the rotation of the socket, and the base plate to which the drive motor is attached is moved up and down.

  Since the nut and the drill socket are screwed together, when the drill socket rotates, the rotational force is converted into an axial force so that the drill socket can be raised and lowered, and the base plate is also raised and lowered accordingly.

  In order to transmit the rotational force of the drive motor to the drill socket, a drive pulley is attached to the rotary shaft of the drive motor, a transmission pulley is fitted to the drill socket, and the transmission is transmitted between the drive pulley and the transmission pulley. We adopted a means to hang the belt.

  Further, a means may be adopted in which a chain sprocket is attached to each of the rotation shaft and drill socket of the drive motor, and the chain is bridged between both chain sprockets to transmit the rotational force of the drive motor to the drill socket.

  By these means, the rotational driving force of the drive motor is reliably transmitted to the drill socket, and the hollow drill for drilling can be rotated.

  Furthermore, one or two pins are erected on the upper surface of a transmission pulley or chain sprocket that is rotatably fitted to the drill socket, in parallel with the rotation axis, while corresponding to the pins on the peripheral surface of the drill socket. A means for rotating the transmission pulley or the chain sprocket and the drill socket together by a clutch structure in which the pin protrudes and penetrates at a position where the transmission pulley rotates freely by a certain angle and the pin and the pin come into contact engagement with each other. It was adopted.

  With such a clutch structure, the time margin until the drive motor obtains the required drive torque can be adjusted, so that the drill socket can be rotated reliably, and the drill socket and hollow drill can be rotated and the drilling unit can be moved up and down extremely. It can be operated smoothly.

  In addition, the means of attaching a buffer rubber to each pin was adopted.

  Thereby, the impact at the time of contact of the pin is eased to prevent breakage and the like, and the impact sound is not generated.

  Further, a means is provided in which an elevating guide shaft is provided under the base, the base plate is fitted to the elevating guide shaft, and the base plate is moved up and down along the elevating guide shaft.

  By providing the lifting guide shaft, the base plate is surely moved up and down along this lifting guide shaft, so that a stable operation can be obtained.

  The structure of the drilling device of the present invention according to the above configuration is achieved by simultaneously rotating the hollow drill and raising and lowering the drilling unit including the drill by a single drive motor, thereby reducing the weight of the device and saving power. It is an excellent invention that greatly contributes.

  In addition, the male screw provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drill socket and the female screw provided on the nut are screwed to convert the rotational force into an axial force to raise and lower the drilling unit, and the clutch structure and the transmission pulley or chain sprocket and drill Since the socket is rotated together, it is possible to omit the rotation and elevating means by the key and the key groove, which has been required in the past, so that the overall length of the drill socket can be made much shorter than before. As a result, the overall height of the automatic bookbinding machine can be reduced to make it compact, which can contribute to weight reduction and material saving.

1 is an overall perspective view of an automatic bookbinding machine having a punching device structure according to the present invention. 1 is an overall perspective view of a punching device. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the base from the punching apparatus of FIG. It is (a) front view and (b) right side view of the perforation apparatus in a state before the start of perforation. It is the (a) front view and (b) right view of the punching apparatus in the state immediately before punching. It is the (a) front view and (b) right side view of the punching apparatus in the state after the end of punching. It is explanatory drawing of the clutch structure which rotates a drill socket.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the structure of a punching device of an automatic bookbinding machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, 101 is an automatic bookbinding machine main body, 102 is a front cover thereof, 103 is a document table, and the punching apparatus 104 of the present invention is provided inside the front cover 102.

  Next, in FIGS. 2 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a base for a punching device, which is installed on a base of an automatic bookbinding machine main body (not shown) by support columns 2, 2,. Reference numerals 3 and 3 denote two lifting guide shafts provided between the base 1 and the main body base. A perforating unit (A) including a base plate described below moves up and down along the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3. . Further, a paper presser 4 is mounted on the elevating guide shafts 3 and 3 so as to be able to move up and down, and the elastic force of the springs 5 and 5 fitted on the elevating guide shafts 3 and 3 allows the punching unit (A). The document bundle placed on the document placement table is pressed and fixed in conjunction with the elevation so that the document bundle does not move during punching.

  Subsequently, the drilling unit (A) has the following configuration. That is, 6 is a motor base, and a drive motor 7 is mounted with its rotating shaft protruding downward. 8 is an elevating guide shaft base attached to the motor base 6 so as to extend laterally. The elevating guide shaft 3 is slidably fitted to the elevating guide shafts 3, 3 so that the entire perforation unit (A) is moved up and down. 3 can be moved up and down. 9 is a drill base which is further extended and attached to the lifting guide shaft base 8, and a socket holder 10 is formed on the lower surface of the drill base 12, and a drill socket 12 which can fix a hollow drill 11 for punching a bundle of documents at the tip is provided. The socket holder 10 is rotatably held via a bearing built in. The motor base 6, the lifting guide shaft base 8 and the drill base 9 form a base plate 13, and the base plate 13 moves up and down along the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3.

  First, means for rotating the drill socket 12 and the hollow drill 11 will be described. A transmission pulley 14 is fitted in the drill socket 12, and the rotational driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to the transmission pulley 14 and the drive pulley 15 attached to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 7. Transmission to the drill socket 12 causes the drill socket 12 to rotate. Thereby, the hollow drill 11 for punching a bundle of documents rotates.

  As a means for transmitting the rotational driving force of the drive motor 7 to the drill socket 12, in addition to the transmission means by the transmission belt 16, for example, appropriate chain sprockets are attached to the drive motor 7 and the drill socket 12, respectively. Known means such as a means for transmitting a rotational driving force by linking a chain between chain sprockets and a means for transmitting by a gear train can be employed.

  In this way, the motor base 6 to which the drive motor 7 for rotating the drill socket 12 is attached, the lifting guide shaft base 8 fitted to the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3, and the drill socket 12 via the socket holder 10 are attached. A base plate 13 comprising a drill base 9 to be held, a drill socket 12 and a drive motor 7 attached to the base plate 13 are integrated to form a drilling unit (A), and the whole moves up and down as the drill socket 12 rotates. At that time, it is guided by the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3 to move up and down.

  Next, the means for raising and lowering the perforating unit (A) will be specifically described. The drill socket 12 has a male screw engraved on the outer peripheral surface thereof and is screwed together with a female screw engraved on a nut 17 assembled to the base 1. For this reason, when the drill socket 12 is rotated by the rotational driving force of the drive motor 7, the rotational force of the drill socket 12 is converted into an axial force by screwing with the female screw of the nut 17, and the drill socket 12 follows the rotational direction. It will move up and down. At this time, since the drill socket 12 is held by the drill base 9 via the socket holder 10 and is a part of the drilling unit (A), the entire drilling unit (A) including the base plate 13 is consequently obtained. It moves up and down along the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3. Note that a slot for inserting a flathead screwdriver is provided at the top end of the drill socket 12 in case the drill socket 12 does not rotate when it cannot be operated unexpectedly.

  Further, the drill socket 12 is specifically rotated by a clutch structure as shown in FIG. That is, the transmission pulley 14 is rotatably fitted to the drill socket 12, and two pins 14a and 14a are erected on the upper surface thereof in parallel with the rotation shaft. On the other hand, at a position corresponding to the pin 14a on the peripheral surface of the drill socket 12, a roll pin 12a is provided with one end protruding. In addition, a cushion rubber is attached to each pin as necessary. With such a clutch structure, when the drive motor 7 first rotates in one direction, the rotational force is transmitted to the transmission pulley 14 by the drive pulley 15 and the transmission belt 16, and the transmission pulley 14 is rotated around the drill socket 12 at a certain angle ( It rotates freely up to about 180 degrees). Thereafter, one of the pins 14a erected on the transmission pulley 14 comes into contact with and engages with the roll pin 12a provided on the drill socket 12, and thereafter, the transmission pulley 14 and the drill socket 12 rotate together in the same direction. As a result, the hollow drill 11 attached to the tip of the drill socket 12 rotates, and a binding hole can be punched in the document bundle.

  Even if only one pin 14a is used, the same effect can be obtained. That is, when the number of the pins 14 a is one, the transmission pulley 14 freely rotates around the drill socket 12 almost once. After that, the pin 14a comes into contact with and engages with the roll pin 12a provided on the drill socket 12. After that, the transmission pulley 14 and the drill socket 12 rotate together in the same direction. Can do. Further, the roll pin 12a may also be a normal screw pin.

  In addition, by providing a cushion rubber on each pin, the impact at the time of abutting engagement between the pins is alleviated to prevent breakage of the pin and the like and to prevent the generation of impact sound.

  As described above, when transmission of the rotational driving force of the drive motor 7 is performed by the chain sprocket and the chain, the pin is provided on the upper surface of the chain sprocket.

  Next, when the completion of drilling is confirmed by a detection device and a control device (not shown), the drive motor 7 is reversed by a signal from the control device. Then, the rotational force is transmitted to the transmission pulley 14 by the drive pulley 15 and the transmission belt 16, and the transmission pulley 14 rotates in the reverse direction around the drill socket 12. At this time, one pin 14a erected on the transmission pulley 14 is separated from the roll pin 12a and freely rotates in a reverse direction at a fixed angle (maximum of about 180 degrees). Thereafter, the other pin 14a is a roll pin provided on the drill socket 12. After that, the transmission pulley 14 and the drill socket 12 rotate together in the opposite direction.

  As is clear from the above description, when the drive motor 7 is rotated in the drilling unit (A), the drill socket 12 is rotated. When the drill socket 12 rotates, the male screw on the outer peripheral surface thereof is screwed with the female screw of the nut 17, so that the drill socket 12 moves up and down in the axial direction as described above. Simultaneously with the lifting and lowering operation, the hollow drill 11 is fixed to the tip of the drill socket 12, so that the document bundle is punched while rotating. Since such a series of operations are performed simultaneously, the rotation of the hollow drill 11 for drilling and the lifting / lowering of the entire drilling unit (A) including the same can be realized simultaneously by one drive motor 7. Thereby, weight reduction and power saving of an apparatus are achieved.

  In such a configuration, since it is not necessary to transmit the rotational force between the key and the key groove as in the prior art, the length of the drill socket 12 is shortened by the required length required by the key groove provided in the past. It is possible. As a result, the overall height of the apparatus can be reduced.

  The reason why the drill socket 12 is rotated by the clutch structure is as follows. That is, as described above, the drive motor 7 repeatedly uses forward rotation or reverse rotation according to the drilling operation. Generally, a starting torque is required to rotate the motor, but if the drill socket is directly rotated by the transmission pulley without using the above clutch structure, the required torque cannot be obtained and the drill socket does not rotate. It will be. In particular, when the drilling unit (A) is to be moved up and down simultaneously with the rotation of the drill socket as in the configuration of the present invention, the rotational force is generated by screwing between the male screw of the drill socket and the female screw of the nut. This is especially true since a large amount of torque is required when converting to axial force. At this time, if the above clutch structure is adopted, there is room for free rotation about half a turn (about 180 degrees) at the start and reverse rotation of the drive motor. During this time, the drive motor rotates to the required torque. The power can be increased. As a result, the rotation of the drill socket and the lifting and lowering of the drilling unit operate very smoothly. The position where the pin 14a is provided is not limited to forming an angle of 180 degrees with each other. That is, it is possible to adjust the time for which the transmission pulley 14 rotates freely by appropriately setting the mutual angle of the pins. Thereby, the time margin until the drive motor 7 obtains the required torque can be adjusted. Further, when one pin is used, a longer adjustment time can be obtained.

  Next, the overall operation of the perforating apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows a state before starting automatic bookbinding. That is, the drilling unit (A) including the drill socket 12 is stopped at the uppermost position. In this state, when a document is set on the document table and the bookbinding start switch is turned on, the drive motor 7 starts to rotate. The rotational force is transmitted to the transmission pulley 14 via the transmission belt 16. Since the transmission pulley 14 has the clutch structure described above, the drill socket 12 starts to rotate after the transmission pulley 14 makes a half turn. Since the drive motor 7 has a sufficient rotational torque, the drill socket 12 can be smoothly rotated. At this time, since the hollow drill 11 fixed to the tip of the drill socket 12 rotates, the document can be punched.

  When the drill socket 12 rotates, the male screw and the female screw of the nut 17 assembled to the base 1 are screwed together, so that the drill socket 12 descends due to the axial force. At this time, since the drill socket 12 is held by the socket holder 10, a base plate 13 constituted by a drill base 9 to which the socket holder 10 is attached, a lift guide shaft base 8, a motor base 6 to which a drive motor 7 is attached, and the like. The entire perforation unit (A) including the slide slides on the lifting guide shafts 3 and 3 and descends. At this time, the paper presser 4 is also automatically lowered by the action of the spring 5 to press and fix the document. FIG. 5 shows a state immediately before the perforation.

  When the drilling unit (A) is further lowered, the tip of the hollow drill 11 comes into contact with the document and starts drilling. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the punching of the document is finished and the punching unit (A) is at the lowest position. Since the state where the drilling has been completed is detected by a conventionally known detection means, the drive motor 7 instantaneously stops rotating via the control device and starts rotating in the reverse direction. At this time, as described above, since the transmission pulley 14 has the clutch structure described above, the drill socket 12 starts to rotate in the reverse direction after the transmission pulley 14 makes a half turn. Then, the axial force generated by the screwing of the male screw of the drill socket 12 and the female screw of the nut 17 causes the drill socket 12 to start rising, and finally returns to the position shown in FIG. Then, a series of drilling operations are completed.

  Parallel to or continuing from the above drilling operation, the synthetic resin tube is cut and transferred in the same manner as in the conventional automatic bookbinding machine, and the synthetic resin tube is inserted into the drilled binding hole, and the upper and lower parts are melted and deformed. By forming a ridge, bookbinding using a synthetic resin tube as a staple is completed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Support | pillar 3 Lifting guide shaft 4 Paper presser 5 Spring 6 Motor base 7 Drive motor 8 Lifting guide shaft base 9 Drill base 10 Socket holder 11 Hollow drill 12 Drill socket 12a Roll pin 13 Base plate 14 Drive pulley 14a Pin 15 Drive Pulley 16 Transmission belt 17 Nut

Claims (4)

A drill socket with a hollow drill attached to the base installed in the main body of the automatic binding machine so that it can be moved up and down.
The drill socket is rotatably held on a base plate via a socket holder, and a drive motor for rotating the drill socket is attached to the base plate,
Further, a drive pulley or chain sprocket is attached to the rotation shaft of the drive motor, a transmission pulley is fitted to the drill socket or a chain sprocket is attached, a transmission belt is installed between the drive pulley and the transmission pulley, or both chain sprockets By passing the chain between them and transmitting the rotational force of the drive motor to the drill socket, as the drill socket rotates, the base plate holding the drill socket and attaching the drive motor moves up and down. A drilling device for simultaneously raising and lowering and rotating the hollow drill,
One or two pins are erected on the upper surface of a transmission pulley or chain sprocket that is rotatably fitted to the drill socket in parallel with the rotation axis, and at the position corresponding to the pin on the peripheral surface of the drill socket. A pin is protruded and penetrated, and the transmission pulley or the chain sprocket and the drill socket are rotated together by a clutch structure in which the pin and the pin abut and engage after the transmission pulley or the chain sprocket freely rotates by a certain angle . The structure of a punching device of an automatic bookbinding machine characterized by A nut with a female screw engraved on the base is assembled, a male screw is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the drill socket, and both are screwed together to allow the drill socket to be raised and lowered. The axial force generated by the rotation of this drill socket 2. The structure of a punching device for an automatic bookbinding machine according to claim 1, wherein the base plate to which the drill socket is held and the drive motor is attached is raised and lowered. The structure of the punching apparatus of the automatic bookbinding machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a shock absorbing rubber is attached to each pin. Provided vertical guide shaft to the base under the base, and fitted to the base plate to the vertical guide shaft, any one of claims 1 to 3, the base plate is raised and lowered along the elevation guide shaft Structure of the punching device of the automatic bookbinding machine described.

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