JP6815652B2 - Collating / inserting device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a collating / inserting device that collates a leaflet and inserts a collated bundle into a paper leaf such as a newspaper .

Conventionally, a collating machine for collating a leaflet sandwiched between newspapers has been known. The collating machine has, for example, a multi-stage paper feed tray for inputting multiple types of folding leaflets, a transport path for transporting paper feeds from each paper feed tray while stacking them, and a transport path on the downstream side of the transport path. A mechanism for feeding origami (a type of folding leaflet) in a crossing posture, a mechanism for folding the origami paper in half at the center, and sandwiching multiple sheets of origami paper transported via a transport path between the folded paper sheets. It has a mechanism and an accumulating part for accumulating collating bundles in which a plurality of folded leaflets are sandwiched between origami papers.

A plurality of sets of collated bundles collected in the collecting section are manually moved to the workbench by a worker and manually inserted into a newspaper. Alternatively, the plurality of sets of collating bundles moved to the workbench are put into the inserter in a stacked state and folded into the newspaper using the inserter. The filling machine includes, for example, a mechanism for opening and transporting newspapers, a mechanism for feeding a plurality of sets of collating bundles one by one between newspapers, and a newspaper containing collating bundles (hereinafter referred to as braiding paper). It has an accumulation part to accumulate.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-91604

When the collating bundle is manually inserted into the newspaper, the finish of the braided paper can be arranged relatively neatly, but the work load on the worker is large and it takes time and effort. Further, in this case, since it takes a lot of time for the filling work, the work efficiency is poor, and the finish of the braided paper also varies from person to person. As a matter of course, in this case, labor costs are incurred because each pair of collated bundles is manually inserted into the newspaper.

On the other hand, when the collating bundle is inserted into the newspaper using a filling machine, the work efficiency is improved and the processing is stable, but it is difficult to make the finished state of the braided paper after the collating bundle is inserted neatly. In other words, in this case, since the collating bundle is once moved to the workbench and put into the filling machine, the posture of the collating bundle is liable to collapse during that time, and the finished state of the braided paper is sufficiently satisfactory. Absent.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, to provide a charged medium collating-apparatus can middle put to Rukoto the Chogotaba the sheet of that as well as gathering the folded leaflets The purpose.

One aspect of the collation and medium put device of the present invention, feeding a supply mechanism you feed the sheet of the plurality portions of the one part, to the medium placed position to open the sheet supplied by the supply mechanism a mechanism-out opening that, a plurality of paper feed trays to inject several leaflets, and a housing having a discharge opening facing the position placed within and Contact, superimposed been fed from a plurality of paper feed trays by discharging towards the putting in a housing outer position via the discharge port Chogotaba, collation of inserting the Chogotaba the sheet sent to the medium-placed position opened by the open-out mechanism It has a mechanism and.

The present invention can provide a charged medium collating-apparatus can middle put to Rukoto the Chogotaba the sheet of that as well as gathering the folded leaflets.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a collating / filling device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a collating mechanism of the collating / inserting device of FIG. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an example of a collating bundle discharged from the collating mechanism of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the posture of the newspaper to be put into the newspaper supply mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure on the upstream side of the newspaper opening mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the structure on the upstream side of the newspaper opening mechanism of FIG. 5 as viewed from the direction of arrow VI. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a structure on the downstream side of the newspaper opening mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view in which the transport mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. 1 is arranged in the specifications of the collating / filling mode. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view in which the transport mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. 1 is arranged in the collating mode specifications. FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a transport belt unit of the transport mechanism of FIG. FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a collating bundle alignment mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the elevating mechanism and the paper assembly alignment mechanism of the collating / filling device of FIG. 1 as viewed diagonally from the front left. FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of the structure of FIG. 12 as viewed diagonally from the rear right.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance of the collating / filling device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the discharge direction of the collating bundle T, which will be described later in the collating / filling device 100, is set to the front, and this direction is shown as the Y direction in each drawing. Further, in each figure, the collating / filling device 100 is shown with the left-right direction as the X direction and the vertical vertical direction as the Z direction when viewed from the front.

The collating / filling device 100 includes a collating mechanism 10, a newspaper supply mechanism 20, a newspaper opening mechanism 30 (FIG. 5-7), a transport mechanism 40 (FIG. 8-10), and a collating bundling mechanism 50 (FIG. 11). , Elevating mechanism 60, and paper assembly aligning mechanism 70 (FIGS. 12 and 13). The operation timing and the like of each mechanism 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 of the collating / inserting device 100 is controlled by a control unit (not shown).

The collating / inserting device 100 has a collating mode in which several types of folding leaflets t are stacked and sandwiched between origami s by a control unit to create a collating bundle T (FIG. 3), and a plurality of sets of collating bundles prepared in advance. Take out one set of T and put it in the newspaper P (Fig. 4c), or create a collating bundle T with several kinds of folding leaflets t stacked, and at the same time put this collating bundle T in the newspaper P. Operates in collation / insert mode.

In the collating mode, the control unit operates the collating mechanism 10, the collating bundling mechanism 50, the transport mechanism 40, and the elevating mechanism 60. In the centering mode and the collating / centering mode, the control unit operates the collating mechanism 10, the newspaper supply mechanism 20, the newspaper opening mechanism 30, the transport mechanism 40, the elevating mechanism 60, and the paper assembly alignment mechanism 70.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the collating mechanism 10.
The collating mechanism 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 1 that is long in the Z direction. A plurality of stages of paper feed trays 2 arranged in the Z direction are provided on the front side (left side in the drawing) and the back side (right side in the drawing) of the housing 1 along the Y direction. Each paper feed tray 2 is attached so as to be inclined downward toward the inside of the housing 1. A plurality of types of insert leaflets t are stacked and loaded into each paper feed tray 2. It is also possible to input the same type of insert leaflet t through a plurality of paper feed trays 2. The paper feed tray 2a at the lowermost stage on the front side of the housing 1 is assigned as a paper feed tray for loading origami s (FIG. 3). The origami s may be a kind of folding leaflet t.

A transport path 3 extending in the Z direction through the center of the housing 1 is provided in the housing 1. The transport path 3 is provided along the XZ plane between the multi-stage paper feed tray 2 on the front side and the multi-stage paper feed tray 2 on the back side. That is, the folding leaflets t taken out from each paper feed tray 2 at a predetermined timing are sent to the transport path 3 and overlapped with each other. Then, a plurality of folded leaflets t in an overlapping state are transported downward via the transport path 3. The transport path 3 is provided with a plurality of sets of transport roller pairs 4 for sandwiching and transporting a plurality of folded leaflets t in an overlapping state.

A first paper feed roller 5 and a second paper feed roller 6 are provided at the lower end side of each paper feed tray 2 in the inclined direction, that is, at the end portion near the center near the transport path 3, respectively. The first paper feed roller 5 rotates in contact with the uppermost leaflet t of a plurality of paper leaflets t stacked on the paper feed tray 2. The second paper feed roller 6 provided on the downstream side of the first paper feed roller 5 in the take-out direction of the insert leaflet t presses the tip of the second and subsequent insert leaflets t against the handling plate 7 to prevent two sheets from being taken out. .. On the downstream side of the second paper feed roller 6 along the paper feed direction of the insert leaflet t, a feed roller pair 8 for feeding the insert leaflet t into the transport path 3 is provided.

A folding roller pair 9 is arranged at the lower end of the transport path 3. The folding roller pair 9 is provided in a posture in which its nip is located on an extension line of the transport path 3. That is, a plurality of folding leaflets t conveyed downward via the conveying path 3 are sent to the nip of the folding roller pair 9.

On the downstream side (right side in the drawing) of the paper feed tray 2a for feeding the origami paper s, the paper feed s loaded through the paper feed tray 2a is fed upward of the folding roller pair 9. A pair of rollers 8a is provided. At the tip of the origami s in the paper feeding direction, a locking portion 11 for locking the tip of the origami s at a predetermined position is provided. The locking portion 11 stops the origami s at a position where the central position of the origami s in the paper feeding direction faces the nip of the folding roller pair 9. A folding knife 12 for pushing the central portion of the origami s toward the nip of the folding roller pair 9 is arranged diagonally above the folding roller pair 9.

That is, the folding leaflets t thrown in through each paper feed tray 2 are overlapped in the transport path 3 and sent to the nip of the folding roller pair 9. At this time, the center of the origami paper s that has been fed in advance is folded with the folding knife 12. Then, a plurality of folding leaflets t conveyed through the conveying path 3 in an overlapping state are pushed into the center of the origami paper s, and are sandwiched between the origami papers s by the rotation of the folding roller pair 9. A bundle of folding leaflets that has passed through the folding roller pair 9 and is folded in half, that is, a collating bundle T having a plurality of folding leaflets t sandwiched between the origami papers s, is delivered to the transport belt 13 and is delivered to the discharging roller pair. It is discharged from the discharge port 15 provided on the front surface side of the housing 1 via 14.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an example of the collating bundle T discharged from the discharge port 15 of the collating mechanism 10. The collating bundle T is discharged in the Y direction with the tip T-1 side in the discharge direction (Y direction) covered with the origami s. In this embodiment, one end s-1 (the right end when viewed from the discharge direction) of the origami paper s along the discharge direction is collated with the end t-1 of a plurality of folded leaflets t. The paper feed position along the X direction of the origami s can be adjusted so as to discharge T.

As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper supply mechanism 20 has a loading unit 21 for loading a plurality of newspapers P in a stacked state. The loading section 21 is provided with a plurality of support columns 22 that support the side surfaces of the plurality of newspapers P stacked in the Z direction. The newspapers P are aligned in the same direction and stacked on the loading unit 21. That is, the newspaper P is thrown into the inside of the plurality of support columns 22 of the throwing section 21 in the posture shown in FIG. 4C.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4A, a newspaper is formed by stacking a plurality of A1 size newspapers, folding them in half with a broken line in the center as shown by an arrow in the center, and further showing in FIG. 4B. Multiple A2 size newspapers folded in half (folded in four) as shown by the arrow in the center dashed line (newspaper folded in approximately A3 size) (Fig. 4c). It is thrown into the throwing section 21 in a state where the sections are overlapped.

The newspaper supply mechanism 20 grasps the rear end (the end on the crease P-1 side) of the lowermost newspaper P in the Y direction among the plurality of newspapers P stacked by the input section 21 with a clamp claw (not shown). The parts are pulled out one by one and taken out in the direction indicated by the arrow Y'in FIG. 4 (c). The newspaper P taken out from the insertion section 21 is guided by being curved vertically downward with the crease P-1 at the head, is inverted 180 ° as it is, and is sent to the newspaper opening mechanism 30 arranged below the insertion section 21. Is done. Therefore, the newspaper P sent to the newspaper opening mechanism 30 has a posture opposite to that in FIG. 4 (c), and the arrow Y'directions described above are aligned in the Y direction.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the newspaper supply mechanism 20 has an inclined guide plate 24 that guides the newspaper P taken out from the loading section 21 toward the newspaper opening mechanism 30. On the surface of the guide plate 24, three pads 25 for abutting the crease P-1 of the newspaper P are attached. The pad 25 abuts the crease P-1 of the newspaper P to absorb the impact, and plays a role of protecting the guide plate 24 from abrasion. Therefore, it is desirable that the pad 25 is made of a material capable of reducing the collision sound of the newspaper P.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the newspaper opening mechanism 30 has a transport surface 31 on which the newspaper P sent from the newspaper supply mechanism 20 via the guide plate 24 is placed and conveyed in the X direction. The transport surface 31 is provided along the XY plane and has a slit 31a extending in the X direction at a substantially central portion along the Y direction. Below the transport surface 31, a moving mechanism (not shown) for moving the feed claw 34 in the X direction along the slit 31a is provided. The feed claw 34 projects upward from the transport surface 31 through the slit 31a.

The moving mechanism of the feed claw 34 causes an endless belt (not shown) to which the feed claw 34 is attached to travel at a constant speed in the X direction. A plurality of feed claws 34 are fixedly fixed at predetermined intervals along the traveling direction of the endless belt, and the rear end of the newspaper P fed on the transport surface 31 in the X direction is pushed in the X direction to insert the newspaper P. Transport toward position N. Therefore, the transport pitch of the newspaper P in the X direction corresponds to the distance between the plurality of feed claws 34 provided on the endless belt.

Each of the plurality of feed claws 34 is slightly tilted in the direction of pushing the rear end of the newspaper P in a state of protruding from the transport surface 31. Therefore, when the rear end of the newspaper P on the transport surface 31 is pushed, each feed claw 34 pushes the pressing portion of the newspaper P slightly downward (that is, in the direction toward the inside of the slit 31a). As a result, a force is exerted on the newspaper P to slightly bend downward at this pressing portion.

Further, near one end of the transport surface 31 in the Y direction facing the lower end of the guide plate 24 in the inclined direction, one end side of the newspaper P fed onto the transport surface 31 along the X direction is lifted to the posture shown in the figure. A curved block 36 is provided for bending the vehicle. The curved block 36 may be any as long as it extends in the X direction and can bend at least the rear end side of the newspaper P fed on the transport surface 31 in the feed direction (X direction). That is, the curved block 36 has a length shorter than the total length in the X direction of the newspaper P fed onto the transport surface 31, and is provided at a position offset to the rear end side in the X direction.

Then, the newspaper P fed onto the transport surface 31 is curved downward by its own weight with one end in the Y direction placed on the curved block 36. In this state, the feed claw 34 protruding from the slit 31a moves in the X direction along the transport surface 31 and presses the rear end of the newspaper P in the X direction. At this time, since the feed claw 34 is tilted in the X direction, a slight force that bends the newspaper P acts. The pressing force of the feed claw 34 is a force for maintaining the curved state of the curved newspaper P. When the newspaper P is curved along the Y direction, the rigidity of the newspaper P in the X direction is increased, deformation when the rear end is pressed by the feed claw 34 can be suppressed, and the newspaper P can be stably held in the X direction. Can be sent to the downstream side of.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the newspaper opening mechanism 30 has two suction pads 37 and 38 above the transport surface 31 adjacent to the downstream side in the moving direction of the feed claw 34 (newspaper P). The two suction pads 37, 38 have pads 37a, 38a, suction tubes 37b, 38b, and fixing blocks 37c, 38c, respectively. A pad 37a (38a) is attached to the tip of the suction pipe 37b (38b), and the pad 37a (38a) can be evacuated through the suction pipe 37b (38b) by a pump or the like (not shown). There is. The base end of the suction pipe 37b (38b) is fixed to the rotating shaft 32 extending in the Y direction via the fixing block 37c (38c).

The rotation shaft 32 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7, that is, in the counterclockwise direction when the collating / inserting device 100 is viewed from the front. The two suction pipes 37b and 38b are attached in a positional relationship shifted along the rotation direction of the rotation shaft 32. That is, the fixed block 37c and the fixed block 38c are fixed to the rotating shaft 32 at different angles from each other at an angle at which the suction pad 37 always rotates slightly ahead of the suction pad 38.

The two suction pads 37, 38 are arranged at positions offset to the rear side (opposite side to the crease P-1) along the Y direction of the newspaper P sent in the X direction along the transport surface 31. More specifically, one suction pad 38 is arranged at a position where it can be sucked near the edge opposite to the crease P-1 of the newspaper P, and the other suction pad 37 is along the Y direction. They are arranged side by side in front of the suction pad 38 and close to each other. Then, due to the rotation of the rotation shaft 32, the front suction pad 37 sucks the newspaper P first, and immediately after that, the rear suction pad 38 sucks the newspaper P near the end edge.

Separation panel 39 on which the upper portion P1 (FIG. 4c) of the newspaper P, which is sucked by at least one of the suction pads 37 and 38 and slightly lifted by the rotation of the rotating shaft 32, is placed on the downstream side of the suction pads 37 and 38 in the X direction. (Separation member) is arranged. In the newspaper P, the crease P-1 is arranged in the front in the Y direction, the crease P-2 is arranged in the downstream side in the X direction, and the lower portion P2 (the portion visible on the upper side in FIG. 4c) is the transport surface. It is moved in the X direction in a posture facing 31. Therefore, when the upper portion P1 of the newspaper P is adsorbed by the suction pads 37 and 38, the upper portion P1 is separated from the lower portion P2 and lifted, and a gap is formed between the lower portion P2 and the upper portion P1. ..

The separation panel 39 is tilted in accordance with the tilt of the upper portion P1 lifted with respect to the lower portion P2 of the newspaper P along the transport surface 31, and has two separating claws at the upstream end in the X direction. It has 39a and 39b. The two separation claws 39a and 39b are slightly inclined downward with respect to the separation panel 39. The separation panel 39 is attached to the front surface of the housing 1 slightly above the discharge port 15 of the collating mechanism 10 described above, and is inclined downward toward the front in the Y direction.

The transport mechanism 40 is provided between the feed belt unit 41 swingably provided between the transport position shown in FIG. 8 and the retracted position shown in FIG. 9, and between the ascending position shown in FIG. 8 and the descending position shown in FIG. A transport belt unit 42 provided so as to be movable up and down is provided adjacent to the X direction. In the state shown in FIG. 8, the feed belt unit 41 is arranged at the transport position, the transport belt unit 42 is arranged at the raised position, and the paper assembly K with the collating bundle T sandwiched between the newspapers P at the centering position N. (Not shown) is in a state where it can be conveyed in the X direction. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 9, the feed belt unit 41 is arranged in the retracted position, the transport belt unit 42 is arranged in the lowered position, and the collating bundle T discharged from the collating mechanism 10 is aligned in the X direction. It is ready for transport. That is, the transport mechanism 40 is arranged in the state shown in FIG. 8 in the centering mode and the collating / centering mode, and is arranged in the state shown in FIG. 9 in the collating mode.

The feed belt unit 41 has four endless feed belts 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d (hereinafter, may be collectively referred to as a feed belt 43) arranged apart in the Y direction. Each feed belt 43 is stretched around a large-diameter pulley 43-1 on the upstream side in the X direction and a small-diameter pulley 43-2 on the downstream side in the X direction. The four large-diameter pulleys 43-1 are arranged coaxially with respect to the rotation shaft extending in the Y direction, and the four small-diameter pulleys 43-2 are also arranged coaxially with respect to the Y direction. Therefore, by rotating the four large-diameter pulleys 43-1, the feed belt unit 41 can be swung to the retracted position shown in FIG. Further, the four feed belts 43 are driven in a predetermined direction by a motor 35 provided coaxially with the large diameter pulley 43-1. The traveling speed of the feed belt 43 is slightly faster than the moving speed of the feed claw 34.

As shown in FIG. 10, the transport belt unit 42 is driven by a drive roller 44a extended in the Y direction, a driven roller 44b arranged apart from the drive roller 44a in the X direction and extended in the Y direction. It has a frame 44c that rotatably supports both ends of the roller 44a and the driven roller 44b in the Y direction, and an endless flat belt 44d wound and stretched around the driving roller 44a and the driven roller 44b.

Further, the transport belt unit 42 has a drive mechanism 45 such as a motor and a timing belt (not shown) for running the flat belt 44d fixedly attached to the frame 44c. That is, the drive mechanism 45 moves up and down together with the transport belt unit 42. When the transport belt unit 42 is arranged at the lowered position shown in FIG. 9 at both ends of the frame 44c in the X direction, it engages with and is fixed to the notch 46a (see FIG. 11) of the base 46. Each hook 47 is provided.

Further, the transport mechanism 40 has a locking bar 49 (stop means) that can be operated so as to be retractable from the transport surface by the actuator 48. The locking bar 49 operates in a state where the transport belt unit 42 is arranged in the raised position (intermediate insertion mode or collating / intermediate insertion mode). The locking bar 49 is provided at a position separated from the front end of the flat belt 44d in the Y direction, and locks the downstream end of the newspaper P on the flat belt 44d in the X direction to lock the newspaper P. It functions to temporarily stop at the insertion position N. That is, the collating bundle T discharged from the discharge port 15 of the collating mechanism 10 is sent between the newspapers P in a state of being temporarily stopped at the filling position N.

As shown in FIG. 11, the collating bundle alignment mechanism 50 has an X-direction tapping plate 51 and a Y-direction tapping plate 52. These two tapping plates 51 and 52 can be operated only in the collating mode in which the transport belt unit 42 is arranged at the lowered position shown in the drawing. That is, with the transport belt unit 42 arranged in the descending position, the X-direction tapping plate 51 is in a state of facing the upstream end side of the collating bundle T discharged onto the transport belt unit 42 in the X direction. The Y-direction tapping plate 52 is in a state of facing the upstream end side of the collating bundle T discharged onto the transport belt unit 42 in the Y direction. These two tapping plates 51 and 52 are connected to the motor 53 via a link mechanism (not shown), the tapping plate 51 in the X direction vibrates in the X direction, and the tapping plate 52 in the Y direction vibrates in the Y direction.

The X-direction tapping plate 51 has notches 51a, 51d and slits 51b, 51c that can accommodate the feed belts 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d of the above-mentioned transport mechanism 40 in a nested state, respectively. Specifically, with the four feed belts 43 arranged at the transport positions (state in FIG. 8), the feed belt 43a is arranged in the notch 51a of the X-direction tapping plate 51, and the feed belt 43b is in the slit 51b. The feed belt 43c is arranged in the slit 51c, and the feed belt 43d is arranged in the notch 51d.

Further, the collating bundle alignment mechanism 50 has an X-direction facing plate 54 shown in FIG. The X-direction facing plate 54 is provided so as to be swingable between an operating position protruding from the front in the Y direction onto the flat belt 44d of the transport belt unit 42 and a retracting position retracted from above the flat belt 44d. Further, the side wall 55 provided with the X-direction facing plate 54 functions as a Y-direction facing plate facing the Y-direction tapping plate 52. The X-direction facing plate 54 is arranged on the flat belt 44d after the transport belt unit 42 is arranged in the lowered position, and cooperates with the X-direction tapping plate 51 to align a plurality of sets of collating bundles T.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the elevating mechanism 60 includes a receiving tray 61 extending horizontally along the XY plane, a rail 62 supporting the receiving tray 61 so as to be movable up and down along the Z direction, and receiving. It has a motor 63 that moves the tray 61 up and down along the rail 62. The receiving tray 61 is attached to the rail 62 via a slider 64 provided on the rear side in the Y direction. A pulley (not shown) is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 63, and an endless timing belt 66 is bridged with the pulley 65 provided at the upper end of the rail 62. A slider 64 is fixedly installed in the middle of the timing belt 66.

Then, when the motor 63 is rotated, the timing belt 66 travels, and the slider 64 moves up and down along the rail 62. As a result, the receiving tray 61 fixed to the slider 64 moves up and down. The receiving tray 61 is, for example, at a height position for receiving a plurality of sets of collating bundles T conveyed via the conveying belt unit 42 in the collating mode, and the conveying belt unit in the in-filling mode and the collating / in-filling mode. It is arranged at a height position that partially receives the braided paper K transported via the 42.

The receiving tray 61 includes a plurality of spheres 61a whose parts are partially exposed on the surface on which the collating bundle T and the braided paper K are placed. These plurality of spheres 61a rotate so as to guide the lower end surface of the collating bundle T and the braiding paper K sent to the receiving tray 61 in the X direction, and Y the collating bundle T and the braiding paper K on the receiving tray 61. It rotates in the Y direction when it is discharged in the direction. After accumulating a predetermined number of collating bundles T and paper K, the receiving tray 61 rises to the discharge position and waits in front of the Y direction to a transfer portion (not shown). Hand over.

As shown in FIG. 12, the paper assembly aligning mechanism 70 has an X-direction tapping plate 71 and a Y-direction tapping plate 72, 73. Each tapping plate 71, 72, 73 is operated by actuators 74, 75, 76 (FIG. 13), respectively. Each of the tapping plates 71, 72, and 73 is arranged at a height position where the receiving tray 61 of the elevating mechanism 60 described above receives the assembly paper K, and one end of the assembly paper K on the receiving tray 61 in the X direction and Y It is arranged at a height position where it is possible to hit one end in the direction. That is, the paper assembly alignment mechanism 70 operates in the centering mode and the collating / centering mode, and does not operate in the collating mode.

Next, the operation in the collating mode by the collating / inserting device 100 described above will be described.
Prior to the operation, the operator arranges the feed belt unit 41 of the transfer mechanism 40 at the retracted position shown in FIG. 9 and the transfer belt unit 42 at the lowered position shown in FIG. At the same time, the X-direction facing plate 54 is arranged at the operating position on the flat belt 44d. Further, at this time, the operator attaches a pressing member (not shown) that presses the collating bundle T sent from the discharge port 15 in front of the housing 1 of the collating mechanism 10 toward the flat belt 44d from above.

Then, the operator inserts the folding leaflet t into the paper feed trays 2 and 2a of the collating mechanism 10 and issues a processing command in the collating mode via the operation input panel 1a (FIG. 1) provided in the housing 1. Upon input, the folded leaflets t are fed one by one from the predetermined paper feed tray 2 to the transport path 3 and stacked, and a plurality of stacked folded leaflets t are conveyed downward via the transport path 3 and a plurality of folded leaflets t are conveyed downward. The collating bundle T in which the folded leaflets t are sandwiched between the origami papers is discharged from the discharge port 15.

At this time, the collating bundle alignment mechanism 50 is operated, and the end edges of the collating bundle T stacked and accumulated on the flat belt 44d are aligned. That is, one end of the collating bundle T accumulated on the flat belt 44d in the X direction is tapped by the X-direction tapping plate 51, and the collating bundle T is aligned with the X-direction facing plate 54. Further, one end of the collating bundle T in the Y direction is tapped by the Y-direction tapping plate 52 to align the collating bundle T with the side wall 55.

When a predetermined number of collating bundles T are discharged from the discharge port 15 and the ends are aligned while stacking the collating bundles T on the flat belt 44d, the operation of the collating mechanism 10 is stopped and the transport belt unit 42 is moved. It is operated and the flat belt 44d is driven in the X direction. As a result, a plurality of sets of collating bundles T having aligned ends are transferred onto the receiving tray 61 of the elevating mechanism 60. At this time, since the plurality of sets of collating bundles T are horizontally moved in the X direction different from the accumulation direction, the posture of the collating bundles T is unlikely to collapse.

When a predetermined number of collating bundles T are transferred onto the receiving tray 61, the receiving tray 61 is raised, and the collating bundle T on the receiving tray 61 is transferred forward in the Y direction (not shown) by a transfer mechanism (not shown). It will be transferred to the department. The collating bundle T transferred to the transfer unit is moved to a predetermined workbench by the operator.

Next, the operation in the collating / filling mode by the collating / filling device 100 described above will be described. Since the operation in the insert mode is the same as the collate / insert mode except that there is no collating operation of the folding leaflet, the description thereof will be omitted here.

Prior to the operation in the collating / inserting mode, the operator arranges the feed belt unit 41 of the transport mechanism 40 at the transport position shown in FIG. 8 and the transport belt unit 42 at the ascending position shown in FIG. When the feed belt unit 41 is arranged at the transport position, the feed belt 43 is nested with the X-direction tapping plate 51 of the collating bundling mechanism 50, and the upper surface of the feed belt 43 and the upper surface of the flat belt 44d are substantially flush with each other. Align.

Then, the operator inserts the insert leaflets t into the paper feed trays 2 and 2a of the collating mechanism 10, inserts a plurality of newspapers P into the input section 21 of the newspaper supply mechanism 20, and provides them in the housing 1. When a processing command in the collating / inserting mode is input via the operation input panel 1a (FIG. 1), the newspaper P is taken out one by one, and the collating bundle T is discharged as in the above-mentioned collating mode. It is discharged from the outlet 15. At this time, the processing speed and the ejection timing of the newspaper P are adjusted so that the timing of sending the newspaper P to the filling position N and the timing of discharging the collating bundle T toward the filling position N match.

When the newspaper P is sent to the newspaper opening mechanism 30 by the newspaper supply mechanism 20, the newspaper P is placed on the transport surface 31 and curved by the action of the curved block 36 and the feed claw 34 described above. Then, the rear end of the curved newspaper P in the X direction is pushed by the feed claw 34, the newspaper P is conveyed toward the centering position N on the flat belt 44d, and the newspaper P is conveyed downstream in the conveying direction of the newspaper P. The ends are locked by the locking bar 49. The locking bar 49 protrudes from the transport surface for a very short time at regular time intervals, and temporarily stops all newspapers P at the filling position N.

When the newspaper P is fed toward the insertion position N by the feed claw 34, the two suction pads 37 and 38 of the newspaper opening mechanism 30 suck the upper portion P1 of the newspaper P and separate it from the lower portion P2. open. At this time, in the gap between the upper portion P1 placed on the separation panel 39 and the lower portion P2 in contact with the transport surface 31, collating bundles are made through the discharge port 15 of the collating mechanism 10. T is sent. In other words, at the timing when the upper portion P1 and the lower portion P2 are opened and temporarily stopped at the insertion position N, the collating bundle T is discharged from the discharge port 15 and inserted into the gap of the newspaper P.

When the collating bundle T is inserted into the newspaper P, the locking bar 49 is immersed under the transport surface, the flat belt 44d of the transport belt unit 42 is driven, and the paper assembly K is conveyed to the elevating mechanism 60. Ru. At this time, the receiving tray 61 stands by at a position substantially the same height as the upper surface of the flat belt 44d, and is lowered each time the braided paper K is fed. Further, at this time, the edges of the paper assembly K fed onto the receiving tray 61 that is lowered by the operation of the paper assembly paper alignment mechanism 70 are aligned.

When a predetermined number of sheets K are sent to the elevating mechanism 60 and the edges of a plurality of sheets K are aligned on the tray 61, the operation of each mechanism on the upstream side is stopped and the tray 61 is moved. It is raised and a plurality of sheets K on the receiving tray 61 are transferred to a transfer unit (not shown) in front of the tray 61 by a transfer mechanism (not shown). The plurality of sheets of paper K transferred to the transfer section are moved to a predetermined workbench by the operator.

As described above, according to the collating / filling device 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to operate in the collating / filling mode in addition to the collating mode and the filling mode. In the collating / filling mode, the newspaper P is opened and transported to the filling position N, and at the same time, the collating bundle T is created and discharged toward the filling position N. It is possible to insert the paper into the newspaper P, and the paper sets K can be neatly arranged. For this reason, for example, it is possible to insert a collating bundle T in which a plurality of folded leaflets t are stacked without using the origami paper s in the newspaper P.

According to this embodiment, the work load on the operator can be reduced and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, according to the present embodiment, the labor cost required for the work by the operator can be suppressed.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be arbitrarily modified without exceeding the scope of the invention. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the collating bundle T is inserted between the newspapers P has been described. May be applied. Within the scope of the present specification and claims, booklets such as newspapers, magazines, books, and passbooks may be collectively referred to as paper leaves.
Hereinafter, the inventions described in the claims at the time of filing the application of the present application will be added.
[1]
A newspaper supply mechanism that supplies newspapers that have been loaded in multiple copies one by one,
A newspaper opening mechanism that opens the newspaper supplied by the newspaper supply mechanism and sends it to the inside position.
A collating mechanism that collates several types of leaflets, discharges the collated bundle toward the insertion position, and inserts the collated bundle into a newspaper opened by the newspaper opening mechanism.
Collating / filling device with.
[2]
Further having a stopping means for temporarily stopping the newspaper opened by the newspaper opening mechanism at the insertion position.
[1] Collating / inserting device.
[3]
The newspaper opening mechanism has a separating member that separates the lower part and the upper part of the newspaper sent to the inner insertion position and puts the upper part on it.
The separating member is attached above the outlet of the collating bundle of the collating mechanism.
[1] Collating / inserting device.
[4]
A transport mechanism for transporting the braided paper in which the collating bundle is inserted into the newspaper,
Further, it has a paper assembly aligning mechanism for aligning and accumulating the paper sheets conveyed by the conveying mechanism.
[1] Collating / inserting device.

1 ... housing, 2, 2a ... paper feed tray, 3 ... transport path, 9 ... folding roller pair, 10 ... collating mechanism, 15 ... discharge port, 20 ... newspaper supply mechanism, 21 ... input section, 30 ... newspaper opening Mechanism, 31 ... Transport surface, 31a ... Slit, 34 ... Feed claw, 36 ... Curved block, 37, 38 ... Suction pad, 39 ... Separation panel, 40 ... Transport mechanism, 41 ... Feed belt unit, 42 ... Transport belt unit, 44d ... flat belt, 50 ... collating bundle alignment mechanism, 60 ... elevating mechanism, 61 ... receiving tray, 70 ... assembling paper alignment mechanism, 100 ... collating / filling device, K ... assembling paper, N ... centering position, P ... Newspaper, P-1, P-2 ... Fold, s ... Origami, t ... Folded leaflets, T ... Collated bundle.

Claims (3)

A supply mechanism you feed the sheet of the plurality portions of the one part,
Open-out a mechanism that feed into the medium placed position to open the sheet supplied by the supply mechanism,
A plurality of paper feed trays to inject several leaflets, and a housing having a discharge opening facing the position put the in our and the Chogotaba superimposed is fed from the plurality of paper feed trays by discharged toward the in put position of the housing outside the body through the outlet, the Chogotaba inserted into the paper sheet sent to open and put in the position by the front KiHiraki-out mechanism With the collating mechanism
Collating / filling device with. A transport mechanism for transporting the set paper inserting the Chogotaba to said paper sheet,
Further, it has a paper assembly aligning mechanism for aligning and accumulating the paper sheets conveyed by the conveying mechanism.
The collating / filling device according to claim 1. Collation mode of generating the Chogotaba mode put in to put medium the Chogotaba prepared in advance in the paper sheet, or the Chogotaba the sheet with creating the Chogotaba It also has a control unit that operates the collating / inserting device in the collating / inserting mode.
The collating / filling device according to claim 1.