JP7008322B2 - Post-processing equipment and post-processing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a post-processing device and a post-processing system for producing a sheet bundle containing a sheet on which a document is printed and an index sheet in which tabs are formed.

Conventionally, when binding a bundle of multiple sheets, a punch hole is made in the bundle of sheets for binding, a binding needle is used for binding, a saddle stitch for binding the center of the bundle of paper, and an adhesive for the spine of the bundle of paper. There are several types of bookbinding, such as those applied with glue and those bound with bookbinding tape.

Further, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 describe that an index sheet of tabbed paper is fed and an insert mechanism for inserting it between document sheets is provided. Further, Patent Document 3 describes that a notch is made in the edge of the sheet and the cut is folded back to form a tab.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-152442 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-40517 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-175725

In this way, there are various binding methods for binding, but headings are printed on tabs according to the heading style information attached to the document to create an index sheet, and this index sheet is inserted for binding. There was no. In addition, although there are some that simply insert an index sheet, they simply insert an index sheet and sort the sheets.

The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of such a prior art, and is a post-processing device capable of creating an index sheet based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software, and a sheet and a tab on which a document is printed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a post-processing system for creating a sheet bundle containing an index sheet in which a product is formed.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is configured as follows.

The invention according to claim 1 comprises a printing unit for printing a heading on a sheet and a printing unit.
A tab creation unit that creates tabs on a sheet with headings printed,
A control means for controlling the printing unit and the tab creating unit is provided.
The printing unit is
Print the heading on the sheet according to the heading style information attached to the document,
The tab creation unit
A notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab is opened at the end of the sheet, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back and provided at the end of the sheet.
The wrapping tab creation means is
A punch blade that punches a notch that forms the outer edge of the folded tab at the end of the sheet,
It has a folding means for folding a folding tab formed by a notch, and has.
The punch blade is arranged so as to correspond to the base portion.
An insertion port for inserting the sheet end is formed between the base and the punch blade.
The folding means
It has a bending lever and an operating lever,
The bending lever is rotatably provided on a support shaft provided on the punch blade.
The actuating lever is rotatably provided on a drive shaft provided on the punch blade .
The base of the operating lever and the base of the bending lever are in contact with each other, and the rotation of the operating lever causes the base of the operating lever to push the base of the bending lever, so that the bending lever rotates in the same direction. It is a composition,
In the initial state where the punch blade is located above the insertion slot,
The tip of the bending lever is housed inside the punch blade.
The tip of the operating lever protrudes to the upper position of the receiving mold of the base.
When the punch blade moves downward when the notch is opened at the end of the sheet , the tip of the operating lever abuts on the receiving mold of the base and rotates.
By the rotation of the operating lever, the base of the operating lever pushes the base of the bending lever, so that the bending lever rotates in the same direction.
The tip of the bending lever moves upward so as to protrude from the inside of the punch blade, and the folded tab formed by the notch of the punch blade is folded back.
It is a post-processing device characterized by creating a tab with a printed heading.

The invention according to claim 2 comprises a setting operation unit for setting a heading style.
The setting operation unit is
By selection, the heading style is set in preference to the heading style setting.
The printing unit is
Based on the heading style setting of the setting operation unit,
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a heading is printed on a tab of a sheet.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the setting operation unit is
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the printing of the table of contents is set on the sheet to be bound, and the printing of the table of contents is set on the tab for each sheet.

The invention according to claim 4 comprises a bookbinding unit for binding a bundle of sheets including an index sheet.
The bookbinding department
Bookbinding by binding one side of the sheet bundle,
Alternatively, the post-processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the saddle stitch binding is performed on a bundle of sheets.

The invention according to claim 5 is the saddle stitch binding of the sheet bundle.
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of index sheets included in the sheet bundle have a configuration in which the tip positions of tabs on which headings are printed are aligned and aligned.

With the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects.

In the invention according to claim 1 to 5 , the heading is printed on the tab of the index sheet according to the heading style information attached to the document, so that the heading is printed corresponding to the tab of the index sheet. Will be possible.

It is a schematic diagram of the post-processing apparatus of the 1st form. It is a schematic diagram of the post-processing apparatus of the 2nd form. It is a schematic diagram of a post-processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of bookbinding. It is a figure which shows the printing of a sentence according to a table of contents and a table of contents. It is a figure which shows the heading printing of an index sheet. It is a figure which shows the index sheet on the market. It is a schematic diagram of the wrapping tab creation part. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the wrapping tab creation part. It is a figure which shows Example 1 of the crease which becomes the linear folding reference. It is a figure which shows Example 2 of the crease which becomes a dot-shaped folding reference. It is a schematic block diagram of the folding tab making apparatus. It is a figure explaining the creation of a wrap tab. It is a figure which shows the in-line post-processing system. It is a figure which shows the offline post-processing system. It is a figure which shows the offline post-processing system. It is a figure which shows the bookbinding which binds a sheet bundle including an index sheet. It is a figure explaining the page allocation of bookbinding. It is a figure explaining the creation of an index sheet. It is a figure which shows the index sheet making apparatus. It is a figure explaining the tab position correction of an index sheet. It is a figure which shows the booklet which bound.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the post-treatment apparatus and the post-treatment system of the present invention will be described. The embodiments of the present invention show the most preferable embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

(Post-processing device of the first form)
The post-processing apparatus of the first aspect will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an aftertreatment device. The post-processing device 1 of this embodiment includes an index sheet creating device 500, and the index sheet creating device 500 is composed of a small printer having no peripheral device such as an office environment, and prints a heading on the sheet. It has a printing unit 501. Based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software, the printing unit 501 is configured to be able to print the heading A on the sheet ID according to the heading style information attached to the document and create an index sheet. For example, the heading A is printed on a tab of a commercially available index sheet according to the heading style information so that the index sheet can be created (FIG. 1A). Further, for example, the heading A is printed on plain paper according to the heading style information (FIG. 1B), a notch surrounding the heading A is opened by a tab creation device (not shown), and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded. It may be provided at the end of the seat.

(Post-processing device of the second form)
The post-processing apparatus of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the aftertreatment device. The post-processing device 1 of this embodiment includes an index sheet creating device 510. The index sheet creating device 510 includes a printing unit 501 for printing a heading on the sheet, and a tab creating unit 511 for creating a tab on the sheet on which the heading is printed. The printing unit 501 prints the heading A on the sheet according to the heading style information attached to the document based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software, and the tab creation unit 511 tabs on the sheet on which the heading A is printed. To create. The tab creation unit 511 is configured like a folded tab creation device described later.

The printing unit 501 prints a guideline B that surrounds the heading A and serves as a notch mark for forming a folded tab, and the tab creating unit 511 opens a notch that forms an outer edge of the folded tab along the guideline B and makes a notch. The folded tab formed by the above is folded back and provided at the end of the sheet.

In this embodiment, the user sets the sheet ID, but by printing the guideline B on the sheet ID, accurate positioning is performed according to the guideline B, and a notch is formed to form the outer edge of the folded tab along the guideline B. The folded tab formed by opening and notching can be folded and provided at the end of the sheet.

In this way, by printing the heading A and the guideline B that surrounds the heading A and serves as a notch mark for forming the folded tab on the sheet ID, for example, by using the desktop index marker of the stationery, along the guideline B. The index sheet ID can be easily formed by opening a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab.

In the post-processing device 1 of the first mode and the second mode, the document creation software displayed on the display device of the personal computer 12 has a heading style setting function, and the control means 60 sets the heading style of the document creation software. Based on the function or the setting of the heading style by the setting operation unit 80, the printing unit 501 is controlled to print the heading.

(Configuration of post-processing equipment)
The post-processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the post-processing device, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a bookbinding configuration, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a table of contents and text printing along the table of contents, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing index sheet heading printing, and FIG. Is a diagram showing a commercially available index sheet.

The post-processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is connected to, for example, an image forming apparatus 10, and includes a sheet transport unit 20, an index sheet supply unit 30, a heading printing unit 40, and a bookbinding unit 50, and is a control means 60. By control, an index sheet is inserted between a plurality of sheets to bind the book, and a booklet 70 of the sheets is obtained.

The image forming apparatus 10 includes, for example, a printer 11, connects the printer 11 and the personal computer 12, prints from the document creation software displayed on the display device of the personal computer 12, and prints the sheet P1 on which the image is printed. Send to.

The sheet transport unit 20 has a transport roller, a transport guide, and the like, and transports the sheet P1 on which the image is printed by the document creation software in the printer 11 and sends it to the bookbinding unit 50. A sheet detecting means S1 is arranged in the sheet conveying unit 20, and the sheet detecting information is sent to the control means 60. The control means 60 controls the sheet transport unit 20, the index sheet supply unit 30, the heading printing unit 40, and the bookbinding unit 50 based on the sheet detection information.

The index sheet supply unit 30 supplies the index sheet P2 having tabs to the heading printing unit 40. The heading printing unit 40 prints a heading on a tab of the index sheet P2 and supplies it to the bookbinding unit 50.

In the bookbinding unit 50, as shown in FIG. 4, the index sheet P2 is inserted between the plurality of sheets P1 to bind the book, and a booklet 70 of the sheets is obtained. This bookbinding includes tape binding, staple binding binding, ring binding, wrapped binding, glue binding, and drilling only binding.

The document creation software displayed on the display device of the personal computer 12 has a heading style setting function. The control means 60 controls the heading printing unit 40 based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software or the heading style setting by the setting operation unit 80, and prints the heading on the tab of the index sheet P2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the heading style setting function of the document creation software attaches, for example, a heading style to the text printed from the document creation software, describes the automatic serial numbers of (1) to (4), and automatically serializes the text. Set the printing of the table of contents on the sheet to be bound by the number, and set the printing of the heading style on the tab of each index sheet. In this embodiment, the table of contents of the sheet and the heading style are the same, but may be set differently.

The printer 11 prints a table of contents on the sheet P1 to be bound based on the heading style setting function (FIG. 5 (a)), gives a title along the table of contents, and prints a sentence (FIG. 5 (b)). As shown in FIG. 6, the heading printing unit 40 prints a heading on a tab of the index sheet P2 according to the heading style information attached to the document.

In this way, based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software, by printing the heading on the tab of the index sheet P2 according to the heading style information attached to the document, the user manually sets the insertion page. , Index position setting and heading character input are not required, and it is possible to automatically print and bind the heading corresponding to the tab of the index sheet P2.

The setting operation unit 80 has a keyboard and a mouse, and can set a heading style in preference to the heading style setting function by selection. Heading style settings include insertion page settings, index position settings, and heading character input. The user manually sets the heading style from the setting operation unit 80, and prints the heading on the tab of the index sheet P2 by the heading printing unit 40 based on this setting.

(Form of index sheet supply unit)
As shown in FIG. 7, the index sheet supply unit 30 may be configured to store a commercially available index sheet P2 having tabs formed at different positions in advance and supply the commercially available index sheet P2. Based on the heading style setting function of the document creation software, the index sheet P2 is selected and supplied according to the heading style information attached to the document, and the heading is printed on the tab.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, the index sheet supply unit 30 may include a folded tab creating unit 90 and may supply the index sheet P2 created by the folded tab creating unit 90. The folded tab creating unit 90 opens a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab at the end of the sheet, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back and provided at the end of the sheet to form an index sheet having a tab.

[First Embodiment]
The folded tab creation unit of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the folded tab creation section, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the folded tab creating section, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing Example 1 of a crease as a linear folding reference, and FIG. 11 is a dot-shaped diagram. It is a figure which shows Example 2 of the crease which becomes the folding reference.

8 (a) is a perspective view seen from the right side with the cover removed, FIG. 8 (b) is a perspective view seen from the right side with the cover removed, and FIG. 8 (c) is a perspective view seen from the left side with the cover removed. It is a perspective view as seen. The folded tab creating unit 90 of this embodiment forms a positioning bar 920 for determining the setting position of the sheet forming the folded tab, an insertion port 930 for inserting the sheet end, and an outer edge of the folded tab on the apparatus main body 910. A folded tab creating means 940 is provided, in which a cut is opened at the end of the sheet, and the folded tab formed by the cut is folded and fixed to the end of the sheet.

The apparatus main body 910 has a base plate 911 and a main body cover 912, and the folded tab creating means 940 is installed on the base plate 911 and is covered with the main body cover 912. A positioning bar 920 is provided on the main body cover 912 so as to be movable according to the size of the sheet and the position where the folded tab is formed. It is set by abutting the end of the sheet on the sheet.

9 (a) is a right side view of the internal structure, FIG. 9 (b) is a left side view of the internal structure, and FIG. 9 (c) is a schematic cross-sectional view of the internal structure. 10 (a) is a perspective view of the mechanism showing the first embodiment, FIG. 10 (b) is an enlarged view of the mechanism, FIG. 10 (c) is a view showing a folded tab, and FIG. 11 (a) shows the second embodiment. A perspective view of the mechanism, FIG. 11B is an enlarged view of the mechanism, and FIG. 11C is a view showing a folded tab.

The folding tab creating means 940 includes a crease forming means 946 for forming a folding reference crease X for forming a folding tab at the sheet end Pa, and a punch blade 941 for opening a notch forming an outer edge of the folding tab at the sheet end Pa. And the folding means 942 for folding the folding tab formed by the notch. The folding means 942 folds the folding tab formed by the crease forming means 946 with the crease X as a reference.

The crease forming means 946 includes an arm 946a having a mold 946a1 forming the crease X, a receiving mold 946e, a driving means 946b for driving the arm 946a, a control means 946c for controlling the driving means 946b, and a seat at a predetermined position. It has a detection means 946d for detecting that it has been set. The seat end Pa is positioned on the receiving mold 946e, and the crease X is formed on the seat end Pa by pressing the mold 946a1 of the arm 946a.

When the detection means 946d detects that the seat is set in a predetermined position, the detection means sends the detection information to the control means 946c, and the control means 946c controls the drive means 946b based on the detection information and the arm via the drive means 946b. The 946a is driven, and the crease X that serves as a folding reference for the mold 946a1 of the arm 946a to form the folding tab is formed on the seat end Pa.

As shown in FIG. 10, the crease embodiment 1 is a crease X in which the mold 946a1 forming the crease is linearly formed and serves as a linear folding reference. Further, in the second embodiment of the crease, as shown in FIG. 11, the mold 946a1 forming the crease is formed in a dot shape, and the crease X serves as a reference for the fold back in the dot shape.

The punch blade 941 is supported by the drive shaft 241a and is arranged corresponding to the base portion 244, and an insertion port 930 is formed between the base portion 244 and the punch blade 941. Both ends of the drive shaft 241a are movably provided through the guide holes 241b1 of the seat holder 241b, and both end portions of the drive shaft 241a are connected to drive links 241c arranged on both sides. A cam groove 241c1 is formed in the drive link 241c, a cam pin 241d is engaged with the cam groove 241c1, and the cam pin 241d is fixed to the drive gear 241e. The drive gear 241e is connected to a drive source including the manual lever 947 via the drive gear 241f. When the manual lever 947 is driven, the driving force is transmitted to the drive gear 241e via the drive gear 241f, and the drive gear 241e rotates. The cam pin 241d moves in the cam groove 241c1 due to the rotation of the drive gear 241e, and the drive link 241c swings around the support shaft 241h as a fulcrum. By the operation of the drive link 241c, the drive shaft 241a is guided by the guide hole 241b1 and moves, and the punch blade 941 is operated to make a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab at the end of the sheet.

The folding means 942 has a bending lever 242a and an operating lever 242b. The bending lever 242a is rotatably provided on the support shaft 242a1 provided on the punch blade 941, and the operating lever 242b is rotatably provided on the drive shaft 241a. The folding means 942 moves in conjunction with the punch blade 941, and when the punch blade 941 opens a notch at the end of the sheet, the operating lever 242b abuts on the receiving die 946e and rotates, and the bending lever 242a is formed by the notch. It is a configuration to wrap the folded tab.

In this embodiment, a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab is opened in the sheet end Pa, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back and provided in the sheet end Pa, thereby facilitating the work. It can be achieved without using special paper. In particular, by forming a fold X as a fold reference for forming the fold tab on the sheet edge Pa and folding the fold tab with the crease X as a reference, there is no problem that the fold tab is misaligned or lifted. Folded tabs can be formed accurately.

Further, in this embodiment, the folded tab creating means 940 is configured to be driven by a drive source including a manual lever 947, but may be configured to be driven by a drive source including a motor.

[Second Embodiment]
The folded tab creation unit of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram of a folded tab creation unit, and FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the creation of a folded tab. The second embodiment is configured in the same manner as the first embodiment, and includes a crease forming means 946 for forming a crease X as a fold reference for forming a fold tab on the sheet end Pa.

Then, in this embodiment, the folding tab creating means 940 has a locking opening forming means 948a, a punch blade 941, and a folding means 948b. The locking opening forming means 948a has a blade 948aA, and a locking opening Y for inserting and locking a part of the folded tab by the blade 948aA is opened in the sheet end Pa. The punch blade 941 has a blade 941A and a blade 941B, and the blade 941A and the blade 941B open a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab and the outer edge of the partially folded portion at the sheet end Pa. The folding means 948b has an arm 948bA and an arm 948bB, a folding tab formed by a notch by the arm 948bA is folded back, and a partial folding back is locked to the locking opening Y by the arm 948bB.

In this embodiment, a crease X as a folding reference for forming a folding tab is formed on the sheet end Pa by the mold 946a1 of the arm 946a (FIG. 13A), and a partial folding of the folding tab is inserted by the blade 948aA. A locking opening Y for locking is opened in the sheet end Pa, and a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab and a partially folded outer edge Z1 and Z2 are opened in the sheet end Pa by the blade 941A and the blade 941B. (FIG. 13 (b)). Next, the folded tab formed by the notch by the arm 948bA is folded back (FIG. 13 (c)), and then the partially folded back Z3 is locked to the locking opening Y by the arm 948bB (FIG. 13 (d)).

(Structure of post-processing system of the first form)
FIG. 14 shows an in-line post-processing system, in which the post-processing system 100 creates an index sheet with data different from the document, and creates a sheet bundle including a sheet on which the document is printed and an index sheet forming tabs. In this embodiment, an index sheet is inserted to bind a booklet of the sheet.

The personal computer 110 has a document file 111, a print document file 112 for an index sheet, heading information data 113, and index sheet insertion position data 114, and the document file 111 is printed on a sheet constituting a booklet created and recorded by a computer. It is a document file to be used. The index sheet print document file 112 is a document file to be printed on an index sheet created and recorded by a computer. The heading information data 113 is data for setting a heading to be printed on the index sheet and a printing position. The index sheet insertion position data 114 is data for setting an index sheet to be inserted into a sheet booklet and an index sheet insertion position.

The printer 120 executes heading printing 121 and document printing 122. The heading printing 121 prints the set heading on the index sheet based on the index sheet print document file 112 at the set position. The document print 122 prints a document on a plurality of sheets based on the document file 111. The heading printing 121 is executed before the document printing 122, the printed index sheet is sent to the index sheet creating device 130, and the printed sheet is sent to the post-processing device 140.

The index sheet creating device 130 forms a tab on the index sheet sent from the printer 120. The index forming 131 is printed, for example, at a position where a heading set on the index sheet is set, a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab is opened at this position, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back. Provided at the end of the seat.

The post-processing device 140 includes a tray 141, an insert processing unit 142, and a bookbinding unit 143. The tray 141 integrates the index sheets on which the headings sent from the index sheet creating device 130 are formed, and the insert processing unit 142 inserts the index sheets at the set positions of the sheets on which the documents sent from the printer 120 are printed. do. The bookbinding unit 143 receives and binds a plurality of sheets into which the index sheets processed by the insert processing unit 142 are inserted. For example, as bookbinding, bookbinding such as one in which a bundle of sheets is punched and bound, one in which a binding needle is used for binding, one in which the spine of a paper bundle is coated with an adhesive, and one in which a binding tape is used is used.

(Structure of the post-processing system of the second form)
FIG. 15 shows an offline post-processing system, in which the post-processing system 100 creates an index sheet by the index sheet creating device 130 offline, and creates a sheet bundle including a sheet on which a document is printed and an index sheet forming a tab. It is a configuration to be created. In this embodiment, an index sheet is inserted and bound.

When offline, the index sheet creation device 130 has a built-in small printer, prints a heading on the index sheet based on the heading information data 113, and makes, for example, a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab at the printed position. The folded tab formed by the notch is folded back and provided at the end of the sheet.

The post-processing device 140 integrates an index sheet on which a heading sent from the index sheet creating device 130 is formed on the tray 141, and the insert processing unit 142 sets a position of the sheet on which the document sent from the printer 120 is printed. The index sheet is inserted into the sheet, and a plurality of sheets into which the index sheet processed by the insert processing unit 142 is inserted are received and bound.

(Structure of post-processing system of the third form)
FIG. 16 shows an offline post-processing system, in which the post-processing system 100 prints a heading on an index sheet with another printer 150, sends the printed index sheet to the index sheet creating device 130, and indexes the index sheet. The creation device 130 creates an index sheet, and the post-processing device 140 creates a sheet bundle including the sheet on which the document is printed and the index sheet forming the tab. In this embodiment, the index sheet is inserted. Book binding.

(Bookbinding department)
The processing apparatus and post-processing system of this embodiment include binding units 50, 143 for binding a bundle of sheets including an index sheet. As shown in FIG. 17A, the bookbinding units 50 and 143 create tabs on one side of the sheet to form an index sheet, insert the index sheet P2 between the plurality of sheets P1, and bind the sheets. It is a structure to obtain the booklet 70 of. In this bookbinding, a tab is created on one side of the sheet, and the bookbinding is performed as it is. There are tape bookbinding, staple binding bookbinding, ring bookbinding, wrapped bookbinding, glue bookbinding, and drilling only bookbinding.

As shown in FIG. 17B, the bookbinding units 50 and 143 create tabs on both sides of an A3 size sheet to form an index sheet P2, and the index sheet is formed between a plurality of A3 size sheets P1. The configuration is such that P2 is inserted, saddle-stitched and bound, and then saddle-stitched and then bent to obtain a booklet 70 of A4 size sheet P1. This saddle stitch is bound by, for example, staple stitch binding.

This saddle stitch binding will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 22. 18 is a diagram for explaining page binding of bookbinding, FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the creation of an index sheet, FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a device for creating an index sheet, and FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining tab position correction of an index sheet. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a bound booklet.

In this embodiment, when binding a booklet of 1 to 16 pages on an A3 size sheet P1 using the document file 111, page allocation is performed and printed on each page. The first sheet P1 is folded inward on pages 1 and 16, the second sheet P1 is folded outward on pages 115 and 2, and the third sheet P1 is folded inward on pages 3 and 14. ... The 8th sheet P1 is folded outward on pages 9 and 8 and bound in the order of the pages.

The heading information data 113 sets the heading to be printed on the sheet and the printing position, and prints the heading on the sheet by the print document file 112 for the index sheet, for example, on the A3 size sheet to create the index sheet P2, and the heading information. The index sheet P2 is inserted into the set position of the sheet P1 on which the document is printed according to the data 113, saddle-stitched and bound, and then folded to obtain a booklet 70 of the A4 size sheet P1.

The index sheet P2 is created as shown in FIG. In the form of FIG. 19A, for example, a heading is printed on the right side of an A3 size sheet, a notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab is opened at this position, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded to the lower side of the sheet. , Tabs are provided at the edges of the seat. The index sheet P2 is inserted into the set position of the sheet P1, saddle-stitched and bound, and then bent to obtain a booklet 70 of the A4 size sheet P1. The heading is printed on the front side of the sheet so that it can be seen in the booklet 70.

In the form of FIG. 19 (b), the tab is provided at the end of the sheet as in the form of FIG. 19 (a), but in this embodiment, the tab is provided on the left side of the sheet. When this index sheet P2 is inserted at the set position of the sheet P1, saddle stitched and then folded to obtain the booklet 70 of the A4 size sheet P1, the heading is printed on the back side of the sheet to make the booklet 70. Make it look like.

In the form of FIG. 19 (c), tabs are provided at the edge of the sheet as in the forms of FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b), but in this embodiment, tabs are provided on the right side and the left side of the sheet. .. In order to insert the index sheet P2 into the set position of the sheet P1, saddle-stitch and bind it, and then bend it to obtain the booklet 70 of the A4 size sheet P1, the heading is printed on the front side and the back side of the sheet on the booklet 70. Make it visible when you do.

To create an index sheet, for example, the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back to the lower side of the sheet, the tab is provided at the end of the sheet, and the punching bending direction (lower side of the sheet) is unified. As shown in the form, it is not unified after saddle stitching and bending. In the embodiment of FIG. 20A, a sheet reversing mechanism 800 is mounted on the processing device, a tab is formed on one side of the sheet by the tab creating mechanism 801 and the sheet is inverted to form a tab on the other side. It can be unified after saddle stitching and bending.

In the embodiment of FIG. 20B, a plurality of tab creation mechanisms 810 and tab creation mechanisms 811 having opposite vertical directions are mounted on the processing device, and tabs are provided at the end of the sheet to unify after saddle stitching and bending. can do.

As described above, the bookbinding unit for binding the sheet bundle including the index sheet is provided, and the bookbinding unit has a configuration in which one side of the sheet bundle is bound for binding or saddle stitching for the sheet bundle, and is equipped with a tab creation mechanism. For example, when using a separately created index sheet, if the system stops due to a jam etc. while the index sheet is in the system, the same tab position and the same color as the unusable index sheet can be used for recovery. You have to prepare the one again, but by installing the tab creation mechanism, you can create a new index sheet of each tab position and color from the sheet of plain paper, and such trouble and paper There is no waste.

The tab position correction of the index sheet will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. The index sheet creating device 130 forms a tab on the sheet sent from the printer 120, inserts the index sheet P2 at a set position of the sheet P1 on which the document is printed by the heading information data 113, and saddle stitches the book. After binding and binding, it is folded to obtain a booklet 70 of A4 size sheet P1. When the booklet 70 is saddle-stitched and then bent, the inner sheet is displaced from the outer sheet by the bending thickness and protrudes.

For example, when saddle stitching of A4 size is performed by folding from A3 size, as shown in FIG. 22A, the index sheet P2 located on the outside and the index sheet P2 located on the inside of the booklet 70 are tab positions. However, the tabs of the index sheet P2 located inside are projected and become uneven.

In this embodiment, the position of heading printing by the printer 120 is corrected based on the index sheet print document file 112 according to the index sheet insertion position data 114, and the index sheet creation device 130 further adjusts the position of the wrapping tab. Correct and create index sheets P21 and P22.

By binding using the index sheets P21 and P22, as shown in FIG. 22B, the tab positions of the index sheet P2 located on the outside and the index sheet P2 located on the inside of the booklet 70 match. , The problem that the tab of the index sheet P2 located inside protrudes and becomes uneven is solved.

In this embodiment, the position of the heading printing by the printer 120 is corrected based on the index sheet print document file 112 according to the index sheet insertion position data 114 so that the tab positions match. After binding and binding and folding to obtain a booklet 70 of A4 size sheet P1, if the tabs are protruding and uneven, the tabs may be cut and aligned so that the positions of the tabs match.

The present invention is applicable to a post-processing device and a post-processing system that creates a sheet bundle including a sheet on which a document is printed and an index sheet in which tabs are formed, and can create an index sheet based on a heading style setting function. It is also possible to create a sheet bundle containing a sheet on which a document is printed and an index sheet forming tabs.

1 Bookbinding device 10 Image forming device 11 Printer 12 Personal computer 20 Sheet transport section 30 Index sheet supply section 40 Printing section 50 Bookbinding section 60 Control means 70 Sheet booklet 80 Setting operation section 90 Folding tab creation section S1 Sheet detection means P1 Sheet P2 Index Sheet 100 Bookbinding system 110 Personal computer 111 Document file 112 Printed document file for index sheet 113 Heading information data 114 Index sheet insertion position data 120 Printer 121 Heading printing 122 Document printing 130 Index sheet creation device 140 Sheet post-processing device 141 Tray 142 Insert processing Part 500 Index sheet creation device 501 Printing section 510 Tab creation section

Claims (5)

A printing section that prints headings on sheets, and
A tab creation unit that creates tabs on a sheet with headings printed,
A control means for controlling the printing unit and the tab creating unit is provided.
The printing unit is
Print the heading on the sheet according to the heading style information attached to the document,
The tab creation unit
A notch forming the outer edge of the folded tab is opened at the end of the sheet, and the folded tab formed by the notch is folded back and provided at the end of the sheet.
The wrapping tab creation means is
A punch blade that punches a notch that forms the outer edge of the folded tab at the end of the sheet,
It has a folding means for folding a folding tab formed by a notch, and has.
The punch blade is arranged so as to correspond to the base portion.
An insertion port for inserting the sheet end is formed between the base and the punch blade.
The folding means
It has a bending lever and an operating lever,
The bending lever is rotatably provided on a support shaft provided on the punch blade.
The actuating lever is rotatably provided on a drive shaft provided on the punch blade .
The base of the operating lever and the base of the bending lever are in contact with each other, and the rotation of the operating lever causes the base of the operating lever to push the base of the bending lever, so that the bending lever rotates in the same direction. It is a composition,
In the initial state where the punch blade is located above the insertion slot,
The tip of the bending lever is housed inside the punch blade.
The tip of the operating lever protrudes to the upper position of the receiving mold of the base.
When the punch blade moves downward when the notch is opened at the end of the sheet , the tip of the operating lever abuts on the receiving mold of the base and rotates.
By the rotation of the operating lever, the base of the operating lever pushes the base of the bending lever, so that the bending lever rotates in the same direction.
The tip of the bending lever moves upward so as to protrude from the inside of the punch blade, and the folded tab formed by the notch of the punch blade is folded back.
A post-processing device characterized by creating tabs with printed headings. Equipped with a setting operation unit to set the heading style
The setting operation unit is
By selection, the heading style is set in preference to the heading style setting.
The printing unit is
Based on the heading style setting of the setting operation unit,
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a heading is printed on a tab of a sheet. The setting operation unit is
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printing of the table of contents is set on the sheet to be bound, and the printing of the table of contents is set on the tab for each sheet. Equipped with a bookbinding section that binds sheet bundles including index sheets
The bookbinding department
The post-processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one side of the sheet bundle is bound and bound, or the sheet bundle is saddle-stitched and bound. In the saddle stitch binding of the sheet bundle,
The post-processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of index sheets included in the sheet bundle have a configuration in which the tip positions of tabs on which headings are printed are aligned and aligned.

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