JP7204230B2 - Collating/Inserting device - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a collation/insertion device that collates folded leaflets and inserts the collated bundle into paper sheets such as newspapers.

Conventionally, a collating machine for collating folded leaflets sandwiched between newspapers is known. The collating machine has, for example, multiple paper feed trays for inserting multiple types of folded leaflets, a transport path that stacks and transports folded leaflets fed from each paper feed tray, and a transport path downstream of the transport path. A mechanism that feeds origami (a kind of folded leaflet) in a crossing posture, a mechanism that folds the origami in half at the center, and sandwiches a plurality of folded leaflets transported through the transport path between the folded origami papers. It has a mechanism and an accumulating unit for accumulating a collated bundle in which a plurality of folded flyers are sandwiched between origami papers.

A plurality of sets of collated bundles accumulated in the accumulating section are manually moved to a workbench by a worker and manually inserted into newspapers. Alternatively, a plurality of sets of collated bundles moved to the workbench are put into an inserter in an overlapping state, and are folded into newspapers by using the inserter. The inserter includes, for example, a mechanism for opening and conveying newspapers, a mechanism for feeding a plurality of sets of collated bundles one by one between newspapers, and a mechanism for inserting collated bundles of newspapers (hereinafter referred to as "combined paper"). It has an accumulating portion for accumulating.

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In the case of inserting the collated bundle into the newspaper by hand, it is possible to arrange the finish of the grouped paper relatively neatly, but on the other hand, the work burden on the worker is large and it takes time and effort. In addition, in this case, the insertion work takes a long time, resulting in poor work efficiency and individual differences in the finished state of the assembled paper. As a matter of course, in this case, since the collated bundles are manually inserted into the newspapers one by one, labor costs are incurred.

On the other hand, when a collated bundle is inserted into newspapers using an inserting machine, the working efficiency is improved and the processing is stabilized, but on the other hand, it is difficult to neatly finish the assembled paper after inserting the collated bundle. In other words, in this case, since the collated bundle is temporarily moved to the work table and then put into the inserter, the posture of the collated bundle tends to change during that time, and a sufficiently satisfactory finished state of the paper assembly cannot be obtained. Absent.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a collating/inserting apparatus capable of collating leaflets and inserting the collated bundle into paper sheets. do.

One aspect of the collating/inserting device of the present invention is an opening mechanism that opens paper sheets and sends them to an inserting position, a paper feed tray capable of inserting a plurality of sheets of paper, and paper sheets loaded via the paper feed tray. a collating mechanism comprising a collating section for stacking media and a discharge port facing the insertion position, and discharging a collated bundle of media stacked in the collation section toward the insertion position through the discharge port ; A collation mode in which a collated bundle is created by stacking media fed through a paper feed tray, an inserting mode in which a collated bundle prepared in advance is inserted into paper sheets sent to an inserting position, or A collation/collation unit that stacks media fed through a paper feed tray to create a collated bundle, ejects the collated bundle through an exit port, and inserts the media into the paper sheets sent to the insertion position. and a control unit that operates the opening mechanism and the collating mechanism in an inserting mode. The control unit operates the collating mechanism in the collating mode, and operates the opening mechanism and the collating mechanism in the inserting mode and the collating/intermediate inserting mode.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a collating/inserting device capable of collating leaflets and inserting the collated bundle into paper sheets.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a collating/inserting device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a collating mechanism of the collating/inserting device of FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an example of a collated bundle discharged from the collating mechanism of FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the attitude of newspapers to be fed into the newspaper supply mechanism of the collating/inserting apparatus of FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the upstream side of the newspaper opening mechanism of the collating/inserting apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a side view of the structure on the upstream side of the newspaper opening mechanism in FIG. 5, viewed in the direction of arrow VI. 7 is a perspective view showing the downstream structure of the newspaper opening mechanism of the collation/insertion apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the conveying mechanism of the collating/inserting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 arranged in the specifications of the collating/inserting mode. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the conveying mechanism of the collating/inserting apparatus of FIG. 1 arranged in collating mode specifications. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a transport belt unit of the transport mechanism of FIG. 8. FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a collated bundle aligning mechanism of the collating/inserting device of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the elevating mechanism and the set-up aligning mechanism of the collating/inserting device shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of the structure of FIG. 12 as seen obliquely from the rear right.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 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 a collating/inserting device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the discharge direction of the later-described gathered bundle T in the collating/inserting device 100 is defined as the front, and this direction is indicated as the Y direction in each drawing. Also, in each figure, the left and right direction when viewed from the front of the collating/inserting device 100 is defined as the X direction, and the vertical direction is defined as the Z direction.

The collating/inserting device 100 includes a collating mechanism 10, a newspaper feeding mechanism 20, a newspaper opening mechanism 30 (FIGS. 5-7), a conveying mechanism 40 (FIGS. 8-10), and a collated bundle aligning mechanism 50 (FIG. 11). , an elevating mechanism 60, and a stack alignment mechanism 70 (FIGS. 12 and 13). Operation timings of the mechanisms 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 of the collation/insertion device 100 are controlled by a control unit (not shown).

The collating/inserting device 100 operates in a collating mode for creating a collated bundle T (FIG. 3) in which several types of folded leaflets t are superimposed and sandwiched between origami papers s, and a plurality of previously prepared collated bundles. Insertion mode in which sets of T are taken out one by one and inserted into the newspaper P (Fig. 4c), or a collated bundle T is prepared by overlapping several types of leaflets t and this collated bundle T is inserted into the newspaper P at the same time. It is operated in the collation/intermediate insertion mode.

In the collation mode, the control unit operates the collation mechanism 10 , the collated bundle alignment mechanism 50 , the transport mechanism 40 and the lifting mechanism 60 . In the inserting mode and the collating/inserting mode, the control unit operates the collating mechanism 10, the newspaper supply mechanism 20, the newspaper opening mechanism 30, the conveying mechanism 40, the lifting mechanism 60, and the stack alignment mechanism .

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the collating mechanism 10. As shown in FIG.
The collating mechanism 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 1 elongated in the Z direction. A plurality 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 to be inclined downward toward the inside of the housing 1 . A plurality of sheets of folded leaflets t of several types are stacked on each paper feed tray 2 . The same kind of folded leaflet t can be fed through a plurality of paper feed trays 2. - 特許庁The paper feed tray 2a at the bottom on the front side of the housing 1 is assigned as a paper feed tray for inserting the origami s (FIG. 3). The origami s may be a kind of folded leaflet t.

A conveying path 3 extending in the Z direction through the center of the housing 1 is provided inside the housing 1 . The conveying path 3 is provided along the XZ plane between the multiple stages of the sheet feed trays 2 on the front side and the multiple stages of the sheet feed trays 2 on the back side. That is, the folded leaflets t taken out from each paper feed tray 2 at a predetermined timing are sent to the conveying path 3 and overlapped with each other. Then, a plurality of folded leaflets t in an overlapping state are conveyed downward through the conveying path 3 . The conveying path 3 is provided with a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers 4 for sandwiching and conveying a plurality of folded leaflets t in a state of being superimposed.

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

A folding roller pair 9 is arranged at the lower end of the conveying path 3 . The folding roller pair 9 is provided in such a posture that its nip is positioned on the extension line of the conveying path 3 . In other words, a plurality of folded leaflets t conveyed downward through the conveying path 3 are fed into the nip of the folding roller pair 9 .

On the downstream side (on the right side in the drawing) of the paper feed tray 2a for feeding the origami s, there is a feeder for feeding the origami s input via the paper feed tray 2a above the folding roller pair 9. A roller pair 8a is provided. A locking portion 11 for locking the leading end of the origami s at a predetermined position is provided at the leading end of the origami s in the feeding direction. The locking portion 11 stops the origami s at a position where the center position of the origami s in the 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 obliquely above the folding roller pair 9 .

In other words, the folded flyers t fed through the paper feed trays 2 are superimposed on the conveying path 3 and sent to the nip of the folding roller pair 9 . At this time, the folding knife 12 is used to fold the center of the origami paper s fed in advance. A plurality of folding leaflets t conveyed through the conveying path 3 in an overlapping state are pushed into the center of the origami s and sandwiched between the origami s by the rotation of the folding roller pair 9 . A bundle of folded leaflets passed through the folding roller pair 9 and folded in two, that is, a collated bundle T in which a plurality of folded leaflets t are sandwiched between origami papers s is transferred to the conveying belt 13 and delivered to the discharge roller pair. 14 and is discharged from an outlet 15 provided on the front side of the housing 1 .

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an example of the collected bundle T discharged from the discharge port 15 of the collation mechanism 10. As shown in FIG. The collated 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 of the origami s along the discharge direction (the right end when viewed from the discharge direction) is aligned with the ends t-1 of the folded leaflets t. The feeding position of the origami s along the X direction can be adjusted so that T is discharged.

As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper supply mechanism 20 has an input unit 21 for inputting a plurality of newspapers P in a stacked state. The loading section 21 is provided with a plurality of support columns 22 for supporting the side surfaces of a plurality of newspapers P stacked in the Z direction. The newspapers P are stacked in the loading section 21 while aligned in the same direction. In other words, the newspapers P are thrown inside the plurality of supporting columns 22 of the throwing section 21 in the posture shown in FIG. 4(c).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4(a), multiple sheets of A1 size newspaper are stacked and folded in half along the dashed line in the center as indicated by the arrows, and further shown in FIG. 4(b). A plurality of folded A2 size newspapers are folded in half as indicated by the arrow in the center (folded in four) (newspaper folded to approximately A3 size) (Fig. 4c). It is thrown into the throwing part 21 in a state of being piled up.

The newspaper supply mechanism 20 grabs the Y-direction rear end (the end on the fold line P-1 side) of the bottommost newspaper P among the plurality of newspapers P stacked in the loading section 21 with a clamp claw (not shown). Each part is pulled out and taken out in the direction indicated by the arrow Y' in FIG. 4(c). The newspaper P taken out from the inserting section 21 is bent vertically downward with the fold line P-1 at the front, is turned over 180 degrees, and is sent to the newspaper opening mechanism 30 arranged below the inserting section 21. be As a result, the newspaper P sent into the newspaper opening mechanism 30 assumes a posture opposite to that shown in FIG.

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. As shown in FIGS. Three pads 25 are attached to the surface of the guide plate 24 against which the fold line P-1 of the newspaper P is abutted. The pad 25 abuts against the fold line P-1 of the newspaper P, absorbs the impact, and plays a role of protecting the guide plate 24 from abrasion. For this reason, it is desirable that the pad 25 be made of a material that can reduce the sound of the newspapers P colliding.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the newspaper opening mechanism 30 has a conveying surface 31 on which the newspaper P fed from the newspaper feeding mechanism 20 via the guide plate 24 is placed and conveyed in the X direction. The conveying surface 31 is provided along the XY plane and has a slit 31a extending in the X direction in a substantially central portion along the Y direction. A moving mechanism (not shown) for moving the feed pawl 34 in the X direction along the slit 31a is provided below the conveying surface 31. As shown in FIG. The feed pawl 34 protrudes above the conveying surface 31 through the slit 31a.

The mechanism for moving the feed pawl 34 causes the endless belt (not shown) to which the feed pawl 34 is attached to travel in the X direction at a constant speed. A plurality of feeding claws 34 are fixed at predetermined intervals along the running direction of the endless belt, and insert the newspaper P by pushing the rear end in the X direction of the newspaper P fed onto the conveying surface 31 in the X direction. Transport to position N. Therefore, the conveying pitch of the newspaper P in the X direction corresponds to the interval between the plurality of feeding claws 34 provided on the endless belt.

Each of the plurality of feeding claws 34 projects from the conveying surface 31 and is slightly inclined in the direction of pushing the trailing edge of the newspaper P. Therefore, when each feeding pawl 34 pushes the trailing edge of the newspaper P on the conveying surface 31, it pushes the pressed portion of the newspaper P slightly downward (that is, in the direction toward the inside of the slit 31a). As a result, a force acts to bend the newspaper P slightly downward at this pressed portion.

In addition, 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, there is a position shown in the drawing in which one end side of the newspaper P fed onto the transport surface 31 along the X direction is lifted. A bending block 36 is provided for bending the . The bending block 36 may be of any type as long as it extends in the X direction and can bend at least the rear end side of the newspaper P fed onto the conveying surface 31 in the feed direction (X direction). In other words, the curved block 36 has a length shorter than the total length of the newspaper P fed onto the conveying surface 31 in the X direction, and is provided at a position shifted to the rear end side in the X direction.

Thus, the newspaper P fed onto the conveying surface 31 is bent downward by its own weight while one end in the Y direction is placed on the bending block 36 . In this state, the feed pawl 34 protruding from the slit 31a moves along the conveying surface 31 in the X direction and presses the rear end of the newspaper P in the X direction. At this time, since the feed pawl 34 is tilted in the X direction, a slight force acts to bend the newspaper P. The pressing force of the feed claw 34 serves to maintain the curved state of the newspaper P. As shown in FIG. When the newspaper P is curved along the Y direction, the rigidity of the newspaper P in the X direction is increased, and deformation when the trailing edge is pressed by the feeding pawl 34 can be suppressed, and the newspaper P can be stably moved in the X direction. can be sent downstream.

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

The rotary 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 tubes 37b and 38b are attached in a positional relationship shifted along the rotation direction of the rotating shaft 32. As shown in FIG. That is, the fixed block 37c and the fixed block 38c are fixed to the rotation shaft 32 at angles different from each other, with the suction pad 37 always rotating slightly ahead of the suction pad .

The two suction pads 37 and 38 are arranged at a position offset to the rear side (opposite side of the fold line P-1) along the Y direction of the newspaper P fed along the transport surface 31 in the X direction. More specifically, one suction pad 38 is arranged at a position capable of sucking near the edge of the newspaper P on the side opposite to the fold line P-1, and the other suction pad 37 is arranged along the Y direction. are arranged in close proximity to each other in front of the suction pad 38 . As the rotating shaft 32 rotates, the suction pad 37 on the front side first picks up the newspaper P, and immediately after that, the suction pad 38 on the back side picks up the edge of the newspaper P.

On the downstream side of the suction pads 37 and 38 in the X direction is a separation panel 39 on which the upper part 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. (separation member) is arranged. The newspaper P has a fold line P-1 arranged forward in the Y direction, a fold line P-2 arranged downstream in the X direction, and a lower portion P2 (the portion visible on the upper side in FIG. 31 is moved in the X direction. Therefore, when the upper portion P1 of the newspaper P is sucked by the suction pads 37 and 38, the upper portion P1 is separated from the lower portion P2 and lifted, creating a gap between the lower portion P2 and the upper portion P1. .

The separation panel 39 is inclined to match the inclination of the upper part P1 raised with respect to the lower part P2 of the newspaper P along the conveying plane 31, and has two separation claws at the upstream end in the X direction. 39a, 39b. The two separation claws 39 a , 39 b are slightly downwardly inclined 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 gathering mechanism 10 described above, and is inclined downward toward the front in the Y direction.

The conveying mechanism 40 includes a feed belt unit 41 which is swingable between a conveying position shown in FIG. 8 and a retracted position shown in FIG. A conveyor belt unit 42 is provided adjacently in the X direction so as to be able to move up and down. In the state shown in FIG. 8, the feed belt unit 41 is arranged at the conveying position and the conveying belt unit 42 is arranged at the raised position. (not shown) can be transported in the X direction. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 9, the feed belt unit 41 is arranged at the retracted position, and the conveying belt unit 42 is arranged at the lowered position, and the collated bundle T discharged from the collating mechanism 10 is aligned in the X direction. It is ready for transport. That is, the conveying mechanism 40 is arranged in the state shown in FIG. 8 during the inserting mode and the collating/intercalating mode, and is arranged in the state shown in FIG. 9 during the collating mode.

The feed belt unit 41 has four endless feed belts 43a, 43b, 43c, and 43d (hereinafter collectively referred to as feed belts 43 in some cases) spaced 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 in 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. Also, 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 running speed of the feed belt 43 is made slightly faster than the moving speed of the feed pawl 34 .

As shown in FIG. 10, the transport belt unit 42 includes a driving roller 44a extending in the Y direction, a driven roller 44b extending in the Y direction and spaced apart from the driving roller 44a in the X direction, and a driving roller 44b. 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 around and stretched around the driving roller 44a and the driven roller 44b.

Further, the transport belt unit 42 has a driving mechanism 45 such as a motor (not shown) or a timing belt for running the flat belt 44d fixed to the frame 44c. That is, the drive mechanism 45 moves up and down together with the conveyor belt unit 42 . At both ends of the frame 44c in the X direction, when the conveyor belt unit 42 is placed in the lowered position shown in FIG. A hook 47 is provided respectively.

Further, the conveying mechanism 40 has a locking bar 49 (stopping means) that can be protruded and retracted from the conveying surface by an actuator 48 . This locking bar 49 operates in a state in which the conveyor belt unit 42 is placed at the raised position (intermediate insertion mode or collation/intermediation 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 placed on the flat belt 44d in the X direction to hold the newspaper P. It functions to temporarily stop at the middle insertion position N. That is, the collated bundle T ejected from the ejection port 15 of the collating mechanism 10 is fed between the newspapers P which are temporarily stopped at the inserting position N. As shown in FIG.

The collated bundle alignment mechanism 50 has an X-direction striking plate 51 and a Y-direction striking plate 52, as shown in FIG. These two hitting plates 51 and 52 are operable only in the collating mode in which the conveying belt unit 42 is placed at the illustrated lowered position. That is, in a state in which the transport belt unit 42 is placed at the lowered position, the X-direction tapping plate 51 faces the upstream side in the X direction of the collated bundle T discharged onto the transport belt unit 42. The Y-direction hitting plate 52 is in a state of facing the upstream side in the Y-direction of the collated bundle T discharged onto the conveyor belt unit 42 . These two striking plates 51 and 52 are connected to a motor 53 via a link mechanism (not shown), the X direction striking plate 51 vibrating in the X direction and the Y direction striking plate 52 vibrating in the Y direction.

The X-direction striking plate 51 has notches 51a, 51d and slits 51b, 51c that can accommodate the feed belts 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d of the transport mechanism 40 in a nested state. Specifically, in a state in which the four feed belts 43 are placed at the transport position (state shown in FIG. 8), the feed belts 43a are placed in the notches 51a of the X-direction striking plate 51, and the feed belts 43b are placed in the slits 51b. , the feed belt 43c is arranged in the slit 51c, and the feed belt 43d is arranged in the notch 51d.

The collated bundle alignment mechanism 50 also has an X-direction facing plate 54 shown in FIG. The X-direction facing plate 54 is provided so as to be able to swing between an operating position projected above the flat belt 44d of the conveyor belt unit 42 from the front in the Y direction and a retracted position retracted from above the flat belt 44d. The side wall 55 provided with the X-direction facing plate 54 functions as a Y-direction facing plate facing the Y-direction striking plate 52 . The X-direction facing plate 54 is arranged on the flat belt 44d after the conveying belt unit 42 is lowered to the lowered position, and cooperates with the X-direction striking plate 51 to align a plurality of sets of collated bundles T. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the lifting mechanism 60 includes a receiving tray 61 extending horizontally along the XY plane, rails 62 supporting the receiving tray 61 so as to be vertically movable along the Z direction, and a receiving tray. It has a motor 63 for moving the tray 61 up and down along the rails 62 . The receiving tray 61 is attached to a 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 stretched between it and a pulley 65 provided at the upper end of the rail 62 . A slider 64 is fixed in the middle of the timing belt 66 .

Thus, when the motor 63 is rotated, the timing belt 66 runs and the slider 64 moves up and down along the rails 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 collated bundles T conveyed via the conveying belt unit 42 in the collating mode, and at a conveying belt unit position in the inserting mode and the collating/intercalating mode. It is arranged at a height position for receiving the set of sheets K conveyed via 42 one by one.

The receiving tray 61 is provided with a plurality of spherical bodies 61a partially exposed on the surface on which the collated bundle T and the paper sheets K are placed. These spherical bodies 61a rotate so as to guide the lower end surfaces of the collected bundle T and the grouped sheets K sent to the receiving tray 61 in the X direction, and move the collected bundle T and the grouped sheets K on the receiving tray 61 to the Y direction. Rotate in the Y direction when ejecting in the direction. After stacking a predetermined number of collated bundles T and grouped sheets K, the receiving tray 61 moves up to the ejection position and transports the collected bundles T and grouped sheets K to a transfer section (not shown) standing by in front of the Y direction. pass the

The paper stack aligning mechanism 70 has an X-direction striking plate 71 and Y-direction striking plates 72 and 73, as shown in FIG. Each tapping plate 71, 72, 73 is operated by an actuator 74, 75, 76 (Fig. 13), respectively. The hitting plates 71, 72, and 73 are arranged at the height position where the receiving tray 61 of the elevating mechanism 60 described above receives the set of sheets K, and one end of the set of sheets K on the receiving tray 61 in the X direction It is placed at a height position where one end of the direction can be hit. That is, the set-sheet alignment mechanism 70 operates in the inserting mode and the collating/intermediate-inserting mode, and does not operate in the collating mode.

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

Then, the operator inserts the folded flyer t into each of the paper feed trays 2 and 2a of the collation mechanism 10, and issues a processing command in the collation mode via the operation input panel 1a (FIG. 1) provided in the housing 1. When the input is made, folded leaflets t are fed one by one from a predetermined paper feed tray 2 to the transport path 3 and stacked, and a plurality of folded leaflets t are transported downward through the transport path 3, and a plurality of folded leaflets t are transported downward. A collated bundle T in which folded leaflets t are sandwiched between origami papers is discharged from a discharge port 15.例文帳に追加

At this time, the gathered bundle aligning mechanism 50 is operated to align the edges of the gathered bundle T stacked on the flat belt 44d. That is, one end in the X direction of the gathered bundle T stacked on the flat belt 44 d is struck by the X-direction striking plate 51 to align the gathered bundle T with the X-direction opposing plate 54 . Also, one end of the gathered bundle T in the Y direction is struck by the Y-direction striking plate 52 to align the gathered bundle T with the side wall 55 .

After a predetermined number of collected bundles T are discharged from the discharge port 15 and the edges of the collected bundles T are aligned while being stacked on the flat belt 44d, the operation of the collating mechanism 10 is stopped and the conveying belt unit 42 is started. is operated, and the flat belt 44d runs in the X direction. As a result, a plurality of sets of collated bundles T with aligned edges are transferred onto the receiving tray 61 of the lifting mechanism 60 . At this time, since a plurality of sets of the collected bundles T are horizontally moved in the X direction different from the stacking direction, the posture of the collected bundles T does not easily collapse.

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

Next, the operation of the above-described collating/inserting apparatus 100 in the collating/inserting mode will be described. Note that the operation in the insert mode is the same as in the collation/intermediate insert mode except that there is no collating operation for leaflets, so description thereof will be omitted here.

Prior to the operation in the collating/inserting mode, the operator places the feed belt unit 41 of the transport mechanism 40 at the transport position shown in FIG. 8 and places the transport belt unit 42 at the raised position shown in FIG. When the feed belt unit 41 is placed at the transport position, the feed belt 43 is nested with the X direction tapping plate 51 of the collated bundle alignment 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, an operator puts folded leaflets t into the paper feed trays 2 and 2a of the collating mechanism 10, puts a plurality of newspapers P into the inserting section 21 of the newspaper feeding mechanism 20, and is provided in the housing 1. When a processing command for the collation/intermediate insertion mode is input via the operation input panel 1a (FIG. 1), the newspapers P are taken out one by one, and the collated bundle T is discharged in the same manner as in the collation mode described above. It is discharged from the outlet 15 . At this time, the processing speed and take-out timing of the newspapers P are adjusted so that the timing of sending the newspapers P to the insertion position N and the timing of discharging the collated bundle T toward the insertion position N are matched.

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

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

When the gathered bundle T is inserted into the newspapers P, the locking bar 49 is retracted under the conveying surface, the flat belt 44d of the conveying belt unit 42 is run, and the combined paper K is conveyed to the lifting mechanism 60. be. At this time, the receiving tray 61 is on standby at a position substantially at the same height as the upper surface of the flat belt 44d, and is lowered each time the set of sheets K is sent. Also, at this time, the set-sheet aligning mechanism 70 is operated to align the edges of the set-sheet K fed onto the receiving tray 61 which is lowered.

When a predetermined number of sets of sheets K are sent to the elevating mechanism 60 and the edges of a plurality of sets of sheets K are aligned on the receiving tray 61, the operation of each mechanism on the upstream side is stopped, and the receiving tray 61 is lifted. A transfer mechanism (not shown) transfers a plurality of sets of sheets K on the receiving tray 61 to a transfer section (not shown) forward in the Y direction. A plurality of sets of paper sets K transferred to the transfer section are moved to a predetermined workbench by an operator.

As described above, according to the collating/inserting device 100 of the present embodiment, the operations in the collating/inserting mode are possible in addition to the collating mode and the interposing mode. In the collating/inserting mode, the newspapers P are opened and conveyed to the inserting position N, and at the same time, the collated bundle T is created and discharged toward the inserting position N, so that the folded leaflets are collated simultaneously. It becomes possible to insert the inside of the newspaper P, and the grouped papers K can be neatly arranged. For this reason, for example, it is also possible to insert a collated bundle T in which a plurality of folded leaflets t are piled up in a newspaper P without using the origami s.

According to this embodiment, the work load on the operator can be reduced, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce labor costs for operator work.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be arbitrarily changed without exceeding the scope of the invention. In the above-described embodiment, the case of inserting the collated bundle T between newspapers P has been described. may apply. In the specification and claims of the present application, newspapers, magazines, books, and booklets such as passbooks may be collectively referred to as paper sheets. In addition, in the specification and claims of the present application, leaflets, cards, pieces of paper, etc. may be collectively referred to as media.
The invention described in the scope of claims at the time of filing of the present application will be additionally described below.
[1]
A newspaper supply mechanism that supplies multiple copies of newspapers one by one;
a newspaper opening mechanism that opens the newspapers supplied by the newspaper supply mechanism and feeds them to an insertion position; a collating mechanism for inserting the collated bundle into the newspaper opened by
A collating/inserting device having a
[2]
further comprising stopping means for temporarily stopping the newspaper opened by the newspaper opening mechanism at the inserting position;
[1] Collating and inserting device.
[3]
The newspaper opening mechanism has a separating member for separating a lower part and an upper part of the newspaper to be sent to the inserting position and placing the upper part thereon,
The separating member is mounted above the collated bundle discharge port of the collating mechanism,
[1] Collating and inserting device.
[4]
a conveying mechanism for conveying the assembled paper in which the collated bundle is inserted into the newspaper;
a set paper aligning mechanism for aligning and stacking the set papers transported by the transport mechanism;
[1] Collating and inserting device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Case, 2, 2a...Paper tray, 3...Conveyance path, 9...Folding roller pair, 10...Collating mechanism, 15...Discharge port, 20...Newspaper supply mechanism, 21...Insert part, 30...Newspaper opener Mechanism 31 Conveying surface 31a Slit 34 Feeding claw 36 Curved block 37, 38 Suction pad 39 Separation panel 40 Conveying mechanism 41 Feeding belt unit 42 Conveying belt unit 44d...Flat belt 50...Collated bundle aligning mechanism 60...Elevating mechanism 61...Receiving tray 70...Grouped sheet aligning mechanism 100...Collating/inserting device K...Grouped sheets N...Inserting position P...Newspaper, P-1, P-2...Folded line, s...Origami, t...Folder, T...Collated bundle.

Claims (1)

an opening mechanism for opening paper sheets and sending them to the insertion position;
a paper feed tray into which a plurality of media can be loaded ; a collating section for stacking the media loaded via the paper feed tray; a collating mechanism that discharges the collated bundle in which the
A collation mode for creating the collated bundle by stacking the media fed through the paper feed tray, and an inserting mode for inserting the collated bundle prepared in advance into the paper sheets sent to the inserting position. mode, or stacking the media fed through the paper feed tray to create the collated bundle, ejecting the collated bundle through the discharge port, and sending the paper to the insertion position a control unit that operates the opening mechanism and the collating mechanism in a collating/inserting mode for inserting into leaves ,
The control unit operates the collation mechanism in the collation mode, and operates the opening mechanism and the collation mechanism in the middle insertion mode and the collation/intermediation mode.
Collating and inserting device.

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