JPH0395067A - Sorting method for paper copying sheet for computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make effective sorting into specified bins without interrupting the copying operation of a copying machine by continuing the sorting of applicable copying sheets until the selected bin accommodates the max. admissible number of sheets, selecting bin one after another in the sequence of the bins, and repeating the same sorting. CONSTITUTION:When setting of CF sheets to an automatic original feeding device is sensed and the copying conditions of CF sheets are confirmed, the sort mode is selected, and division set is made to n blocks in which copying sheets corresponding to bins 44a-44t are accommodated. These n blocks are selected one after another, and the bins 44a-44t are selected according to the bin sequence set previously at each block, and corresponding copying sheets are sorted continued until the selected bin accommodates the max. admissible number of sheets. Thereafter bins are selected one after another according to the bin sequence, and the same sorting is repeated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for sorting copy paper formed from computer paper (hereinafter referred to as CF paper).

[Conventional technology]

CF paper is a continuous sheet of paper with creases, and these creases allow the paper to be folded in a zigzag or door shape. In CF paper, a predetermined number (so-called repeat number), for example, three recording areas, are provided between adjacent folds.

In addition, with CF paper, similar data is often recorded in the recording area of the corresponding repeat number, and such CF paper
When organizing the copies of the F paper, it is relatively common to staple the copies of the same recording area together.

Therefore, in a copying machine, each recording area of the CF paper is copied onto a separate copy paper, and the copies can be sorted using a sorter.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] The CF paper to be copied is usually a record of the results of calculations performed by a computer based on given data over a long period of time, and is quite large, with the space between adjacent folds being large. It is common practice to copy approximately 800 pages at a time, counting them as one page, and use a sorter to classify and sort them.

For example, a conventional copying machine equipped with a sorter has a recording area of 3
When copying 400 pages of CF paper and sorting it sequentially and repeatedly for each recording area, if the number of sorter bins is 20 and the maximum capacity of each bin is 70, the first to third bins of the sorter will be , the copy paper in the first to third recording areas is
When the number of sheets stored in each bin reaches 70 after being sorted sequentially,
The copier stops copying.

Therefore, it was necessary to take out the stored copy paper from the bin, restart the copying machine, and repeat the copying and sorting operations, which required six restarts to process 400 pages, resulting in poor work efficiency.

The purpose of the present invention is to: When processing a large amount of CF paper,
A computer paper copy paper that can efficiently sort copy paper for each recording area of CF paper into predetermined bins of a sorter while making continuous copying operations without having to restart the copying machine midway. The purpose is to provide a sorting method.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to record CF paper with n recording areas between adjacent folds! In a CF paper copy paper sorting method in which copy paper is sorted and stored for each area in bins of a sorter, when the setting of CF paper in the automatic document feeder is detected and the copying conditions for the CF paper are confirmed, the sorting is performed. mode is selected, the bins are divided and set into n blocks each containing the corresponding copy paper, and the n blocks are sequentially selected, and the bins are selected in each block according to the preset bin order, and the corresponding This is accomplished by successively sorting the copy sheets until the selected bin accommodates the maximum number of sheets, and then repeating the same sorting process by sequentially selecting bins according to the bin order.

Further, the above object is to provide a method for sorting one sheet of CF paper, in which copy paper for each recording area of CF paper, which has n recording areas between adjacent folds, is sorted and stored in bins of a sorter. When a set of CF paper is detected and the copying conditions for the CF paper are confirmed, the sort mode is selected and the bins are arranged into a plurality of blocks consisting of n bins each containing the corresponding copy paper. sort the plurality of blocks in a preset order, successively sort the corresponding copy sheets in the bin of the selected block until the maximum number of sheets can be accommodated, and then It is achieved by selecting blocks one after another according to a set order and repeating the same sort.

In the present invention, when the setting of CF paper in the automatic document feeder is detected and the copying conditions for the CF paper are confirmed by a signal from the operation section of the copying machine, the sort mode is selected and the bins of the sorter are The CF paper is divided into blocks and set into the number n of recording areas between the folds.

The n blocks of bins divided in this manner accommodate copy sheets of the corresponding recording areas.

That is, n blocks are sequentially selected, bins are selected in each block according to a preset bin order, and the corresponding copy sheets are successively sorted until the selected bin accommodates the maximum number of sheets; The same sorting is repeated by sequentially selecting bins according to the above bin order.

Further, in the present invention, when the setting of CF paper in the automatic document feeder is detected and the copying conditions for the CF paper are confirmed by a signal from the operation section of the copying machine, the sort mode is selected and the sorter is activated. The bins are divided and set into a plurality of blocks in which the number of bins is equal to the number n of recording areas between the folds of the CF paper.

The bins of each block divided in this way accommodate copy sheets of the corresponding recording area.

That is, select a plurality of blocks in a preset order,
The corresponding copy sheets are successively sorted into the bin of the selected block until the maximum number of sheets can be accommodated, and then the same sorting is repeated by sequentially selecting blocks according to the preset order. .

In this manner, according to the present invention, there is no need to restart the copying machine midway through, and a large amount of CF paper sheets for each recording area that have been continuously copied can be sorted into predetermined bins of the sorter. Sorting work is performed efficiently.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall structure of a copying machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is the main body of the copying machine, 2 is a paper feed unit, 3 is a sorter section, and 4 is an automatic document feeder (hereinafter referred to as ADF). It is.

As shown in FIG. 1, an ADF 4 is provided at the top of the copying machine main body 1, and a paper feed unit 2 and a sorter section 3 are arranged on both sides of the copying machine main body 1, respectively. Also, ADF4
An optical system section 5 is provided in the copying machine main body 1 directly below the main body 1, an image forming section 6 is provided below the optical system section 5, and a transfer paper storage section 7 is provided at the bottom of the copying machine main body 1.

FIG. 2 shows an ADF of a copying machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
This is an explanatory diagram, in which 29 is a document setting table;
3l is a calling roller, 23 is a CF paper feed port, 2122
1 is a CF hole detection sensor, and 10 is a document conveyance belt.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ADF 4 includes a paper feed section 4a, a transport section 4
A document setting table 29 is provided in the paper feeding section 4a, and an entrance guide mylar 8 is disposed continuously on this document setting table 29. , a calling roller 3 that conveys the original
1. Separation roller 25, drive roller 28, driven roller 27
and a separation blade 26 are provided, and a document set sensor 2 is provided.
0 is placed.

A CF paper feed port 23 is provided at the end of the entrance guide mylar 8 on the side of the conveyance section 4b, and near this CF paper feed port 23,
CF hole detection sensors 21 and 22 are provided.

A document conveying belt 10 is disposed on the platen 32 continuously from the paper feeding section 4a, and a breath roller 15 is disposed on the conveying section 4b.
A turn roller 11 is disposed near the end of the conveying section 4b on the side of the reversing sheet discharge section 4C.

The turn roller 11, the intermediate conveyance roller 13, the reversing drive roller 14, the switching claw 12, the paper ejection roller 16, and the static elimination brush 19 form a reversal ejecting section 4C.
C is further provided with a reversal registration sensor 9, a reversal entrance sensor l8, and a discharge sensor l7.

A normal document is set on the document setting table 29 in such a way that the leading edge of the original turns on the document setting sensor 20, and is moved to the conveying section 4b side by the rotation of the calling roller 31, and is moved to the separation roller 25 and separation blade 26. Accordingly, the lowest one original is transferred onto the original transport bell 10 by the driven roller 27 and the driving roller 28.

When copying the CF paper 35, insert the leading edge of the CF paper 35 through the CF paper feed slot 23, position the first page of CF paper on the platen 32, and align the fold of the CF paper with the second
The CF sheets 35 are set so as to match the original standard S shown in the figure, and the second and subsequent pages of CF paper 35 are placed on the original setting table 29.

The CF paper 35 is detected by the CF paper detection sensor 22, the subrocket holes are detected by the CF hole detection sensor 2l, and the CF paper 35 is sent onto the document conveyance belt 10.

Both normal originals and CF paper 35 are placed on the platen 3.
2, the document reference S is arranged at a predetermined position on
Exposure is performed by the optical system section 5 shown in the figure, a latent image is formed on the photoreceptor of the image forming section 6, the latent image is visualized by a developing device, and this developed image is transferred to the supplied transfer paper. A predetermined number of copies are made and sent to the sorter section 3 where they are sorted.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a sorter section of a copying machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, in which 40.41 is an entrance guide plate; 42.43 is an inlet guide plate;
is the conveyor belt, 443 to 44t are the bins, and 45 is the discharge roller.
46 is a conveyance roller, 47 is a deflection claw, and 48 is a driven roller.

As shown in FIG.
．． A conveyor belt 4243 is stretched continuously from the conveyor belt 41, and switching guide plates 49 and 50 are arranged along these conveyor belts.

Copies sent from the entrance guide plate 40.41 are conveyed by a conveyor belt 42.43, and transferred to the switching guide plate 49.
．． 50 is switched to the sorter side, the conveyance continues and the bins 44a arranged on one end side of the sorter section 3
It is designed to be accommodated in any of the following.

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3, showing the bins 44a and 44b.A conveyance roller 46 and a driven roller 48 for conveying copies are provided near the end of each bin, and A deflection pawl 47 and an ejector 45 are provided for controlling the introduction of copies into the bin. Copy to bin 4 in Figure 4
4a, the deflecting claw 47 rotates to the position shown by the solid line, the copy is deflected by the deflecting claw 47, and is introduced into the bin 44a by the conveyance roller 45 and the discharge port roller 45.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control section of a copying machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. By operating an input board 105 on which various keys are provided, various input signals are transmitted to the operation section. Various indicator lights on the operation section display board 106 are turned on in response to display signals inputted to the control board 104 and sent from the operation section control board 104.

An operation unit control board 104 and a main body main control board 100 equipped with a CPU are connected to each other so that signals can be exchanged, and human power from various sensors and switches of the main body human power unit 101 is applied to the main body main control board 100. It looks like this.

Furthermore, various loads such as a motor and a solenoid of the main body drive section 102 are driven by the output from the main body control board 100.

Main body control slope 100 and sorter system '4Bvi10 7
The sorter control board 107 receives an input from the sorter input section 108, and the output from the sorter control board 107 drives various loads of the sorter drive section 109. It has become so.

In the first embodiment, when the setting of CF paper in the ADF is detected by the detection signal from the CF paper detection sensor 22 (FIG. 2) of the main body manual section 101, a sort signal is sent from the main body main control board 100. The sorting mode is selected manually using the sorter control board 107.

Then, from the operation unit input board 105 to the operation unit control board 10
4, when the CF paper copying condition signal is input, the main control board 100 of the main body controls all bins of the sorter (20 in the embodiment) to 3 depending on the number of recording areas of the CF paper (so-called repeat number 3 in the embodiment). It is divided into blocks, and each block is set to be controllable by the sorter control board 107.

In the first embodiment, for the copy paper being conveyed,
The first block to the third block are sequentially selected, and C
The copies for each recording area of the F paper are stored in the first bins of the corresponding first to third blocks.

Since the maximum number of copies that each bin can accommodate is 70, the first bin of each block accommodates the maximum number of copies for 70 pages of CF paper. From the CF paper, the second
controlled to be contained in the bin. In this way,
Bins are sequentially selected in each block and sorting is performed. For example, if there are 200 pages of CF paper, all sorting will be completed with the third bin of each block selected.

In the second embodiment, the selection of the sort mode is performed in the same way as in the first embodiment, and when the CF paper copying condition signal is input, all bins of the sorter are set to the three recording areas of the CF paper. The bins are divided into a plurality of blocks (six blocks in the second embodiment) consisting of bins, and are set controllably by a sorter control board 107 according to the copying conditions of the CF paper.

In the second embodiment, for the copy paper being conveyed,
First, the first block is selected, and the copy sheets of each recording area of the CF paper are stored in the corresponding first to third bins of the l-th block, respectively.

As in the first embodiment, since the first to third bins of the first block accommodate the maximum number of copies of 70 pages of CF paper, the control signal from the sorter control board 107 allows
The 7l page CF paper is controlled to be stored in the first to third bins of the second block.

In this way, the bins are sequentially selected and sorted in each block, and in the case of 200-page CF paper, all sorting is completed with the bin in the third block selected.

6 and 7 (A) to (E) are flowcharts for explaining the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the first and second embodiments can be explained with reference to these flowcharts. Explain in detail.

First, a first example will be described.

When the copying machine main body starts copying, a motor start command is sent from the main main control board 100 in FIG. 5 to the sorter drive section 109 via the sorter control board 107, and
In step S1 in the figure, it is determined whether a motor start command has been issued, and if this determination is Y.
If it is ES, a drive signal is issued from the sorter drive section 109 in step S2, and the sorter motor is turned on.

In step S3, when the sorter detects copy paper by the entrance sensor, in step S4, the main unit system? I
Based on the block designation command from the I board 100, a sorter bin block is selected in step S4.

As already mentioned, in the first embodiment, the mark t! between the folds of the CF paper! Corresponding to the number of regions (so-called repeat number),
The bins are divided into three blocks, A-C.

In step S5, it is determined whether the block designation command designates block A. If the determination is YES, the process advances to step s6, where bin selection for sorter block A is performed.

When a bin is selected in step S6, it is determined in step S7 that copy paper has been fed into the bin and the bin sensor has been turned on. If this determination is YES, the process advances to step S8 and the bin sensor is turned on. It is determined whether the flag is set, and if the determination is No, the bin sensor ON flag is set in step S9.

If the determination in step S7 is NO, it is determined in step SIO whether or not the bin sensor ON flag is 1. If this determination is YES, the trailing edge of the copy paper is detected in step Sll and the pin sensor is activated. OFFL, the pin sensor ON flag is reset, the count number of the bin counter is incremented by 1 in step S12, and the output from the sorter control board 107 to the main body main control board 10 is changed in step S12.
A discharge completion command is sent to 0.

If the determination in step S5 is NO, the process proceeds to step S13, where it is determined whether or not the block designation command specifies block B. If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S14, where the sorter block B bin selection is performed.

The operations from step SL4 to step S21 are the same as the operations from step S6 to step 312 described in the bin selection of sorter block A.

If the determination in step SI3 is No, step S22
Proceeding to , bin selection for sorter block C is performed.

The operations from step S22 to step S29 are the same as the operations from step S6 to step S12 described in the bin selection of sorter block A.

FIG. 7(B) is a flowchart showing the setting operation corresponding to the copying conditions of the first embodiment. When the copying conditions are input from the operation unit input board lO5, the CF paper is set in the ADF in step S31. T, C. It is determined whether F paper sorting is to be performed, and if this determination is YES, it is determined in step 332 whether the set number of sheets (the number of recording areas between folds) is 1, and the determination in step S32 is If YES, the process advances to step S33 and the first bin address l of the A block is set.

If the determination in step S32 is No, step S34
The process proceeds to step S334, where it is determined whether the set number is 2, and if the judgment at step S334 is YES, the process proceeds to step S35, where the first bin address of 1.7 for A block and B block is set. .

If the determination in step S34 is NO, step S36
The process proceeds to step S36, where it is determined whether the set number is 3. If the judgment at step S36 is YES, the process proceeds to step 337, where the first bin addresses 17 and 13 of A block, B block, and C block are set. be done.

If the determination in step S36 is NO, step 338
In step S33B, it is determined whether the number of sheets set is 4. If the determination in step S33B is YES, the process advances to step S39, where the first bin address 1, 7, 13.19 is set.

FIG. 7(A) is a flowchart centered on the block designation operation of the first embodiment, in which each input from the operation unit input board 105 and main body input unit 101 is checked in step S41, and the numeric keypad is pressed in step S42. A determination is made as to whether it is ON, and if the determination is YES, the process advances to step S43 and key data is set. At this time, the OF where CF paper is set in the automatic document feeder
A determination is made as to whether or not it is F sort, and following this determination, the bin addresses of each block are set as already explained in FIG. 7(B).

Proceeding from step S43 to step S44, it is determined whether the start key is ON, and step 3
If the determination in step 44 is YES, the process advances to step 345, where a series of copy control operations are performed. Then step S46
In step S47, it is determined whether the copied copy paper is in the discharge state and the paper discharge sensor is ON. If this determination is YES, in step S47, it is determined whether the CF paper is in the sorting state. If the determination in step 347 is YES, the process advances to step 348.

In step 348, it is determined whether the copy paper is a copy of the first sheet (first recording area) of the recording area of the CF paper, and if the determination in step 348 is YES, the process advances to step 349 and blocks A block. is specified.

If the determination in step 348 is No, step S50
Then, it is determined whether the copy paper is a copy of the second sheet of the recording area of the CF paper (second recording area 61),
If the determination in step S50 is YES, step S5
Proceeding to step 1, block B is designated.

If the determination in step S50 is NO, step S52
Then, the C block is specified.

Proceeding from steps S49, S51, and S52 to step S53, the specified bin address is sent to the sorter, and
Proceeding to step S54, it is determined whether the copying has been completed, and if this determination is No, step 345
The program returns to and enters copy control operation.

If the determination in step S47 is No, step S55
At , the copy paper is ejected from the main body.

FIG. 7(C) is a flowchart of block designation in the first embodiment. Since the same operation is performed in all blocks, the case of A block designation will be explained.

A bin address is set in step S61, and the process proceeds to step 362, where a counter that counts the number of copy sheets fed into the bin is counted. Step S62
Then, the process advances to step S63, where it is determined whether the count value of the counter that counts the feeding of copy paper has reached 70. If the determination at step S63 is YES, the process advances to step S63, where the bin address is advanced. Then, feeding of copy paper to the next bin starts.

Next, a second example will be described.

In the second embodiment, as already mentioned, the bins of the sorter are divided into multiple blocks of 3 bins each (block A, block B, block C, etc.), and the multiple blocks are The copy sheets are sequentially selected and sorted.

The sorter control operation in this case is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. 6, as in the first embodiment already described.

FIG. 7(E) is a flowchart of bin address advancement in the second embodiment, in which in step S71 the operating unit input board 105
and each human power from the main body human power section 101 are checked, and the process advances to step S72 to determine whether the start key is ON. If the determination in step S72 is YES, the process advances to step S73 to copy a series of copies. A control action is performed.

Proceeding from step S73 to step 374, it is determined whether or not the copied copy paper is in the discharge state and the discharge sensor is ON. If this determination is YES,
Proceeding to step S75, it is determined whether the CF sheets are in a sorted state.

If the determination in step S75 is YES, step S7
The process proceeds to step S7, where the bin address is set, and the process further proceeds to step S77, where the bin address is incremented. Proceeding from step 377 to step 378, a counter that counts the number of copies fed into the bin is counted.

Next, the process proceeds to step S79, where it is determined whether the count value of the counter that counts the feeding of copy paper has reached 70. If the determination in step S79 is YES, the process returns to step S76 and the next The bin is set.

If the determination in step S79 is No, step S80
The bin address is sent to the sorter in step S.
At step S81, it is determined whether or not copying has been completed, and if the determination at step S81 is NO, the process returns to step S73 and a copy control operation begins.

If the determination in step S75 is No, step S82
Then the copy paper is ejected from the main unit.

FIG. 7(D) is a flowchart of bin selection control in the first and second embodiments, and in both embodiments, step S6
At step 5, the bin address data is set in the ADSCU, and the process proceeds to step 365, where the number of ADSCUs is determined.

Then, depending on the number of ADSCUs from 1 to 19, the process proceeds to steps S66a to S66s, where the 1st bin solenoid to 19th bin solenoid are turned on, and the copy paper is fed into the corresponding bin.

As described above, according to the first and second embodiments, while the copying machine performs a continuous copying operation, the copy sheets for each recording area of the CF paper are efficiently sorted by sequentially selecting the empty bins of the sorter. You can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a large amount of copy paper for each recording area of CF paper is sequentially selected from the empty bins of the sorter without interrupting the copying operation of the copying machine.
It can be efficiently sorted into predetermined bins.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall structure of a copying machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an ADF, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a sorter, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the control section, FIG. 6 is a flowchart of sorter control in each embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. 1...Copy machine main body, 2...Paper feed unit, 3...Sorter section, 4...ADF,
5... Optical system part, 6... Image form part,
10... Original conveyance belt, 16... Paper ejection roller, 17... Paper ejection sensor, 20...
...Original set sensor, 21.22...CF hole detection sensor, 29...Original set table, 3
5...CF paper, 40.41...Population guide plate, 42.43...Transportation bell}, 44a
~44t...bin, 45...discharge port-
46... Conveyance roller, 47... Deflection claw, 48... Followed roller, 49.50-...
... Switching guide plate, 100 ... Main body control board, 101 ... Main body input section, 102 ...
... Main body drive section, 104... Operation section control board, 1
05... Operating unit input board, 106... Operating unit display board, 107... Sorter control board, 108
... Sorter input section, 109 ... Sorter drive section. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 7 (No. 8

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a method for sorting computer paper copy paper, in which the copy paper created by a copying machine from computer paper having n recording areas between adjacent folds is sorted and stored in bins of a sorter, an automatic document When the setting of computer paper in the feeding device is detected and the copying conditions of the computer paper are confirmed by a signal from the operation unit of the copying machine, the sort mode is selected and the corresponding copy paper is placed in the bin. The n blocks to be accommodated are divided and set, the n blocks are selected one after another, the bins are selected according to the preset bin order in each block, and the corresponding copy paper is stored in the selected bin in the maximum number of sheets. 1. A method for sorting computer paper copy paper, characterized in that the same sorting is repeated by sequentially selecting bins according to the above bin order. (2) In a method for sorting computer paper copy paper, in which the copy paper created by a copying machine from computer paper having n recording areas between adjacent folds is sorted and stored in bins of a sorter, an automatic document When the setting of computer paper in the feeding device is detected and the copying conditions of the computer paper are confirmed by a signal from the operation unit of the copying machine, the sort mode is selected and the corresponding copy paper is placed in the bin. Sorting and setting the plurality of blocks consisting of n bins to be accommodated, selecting the plurality of blocks in a preset order, and placing the corresponding copy paper in the bin of the selected block up to the maximum number of sheets that can be accommodated. A method for sorting computer paper copy paper, comprising: sequentially sorting until the blocks are accommodated, and then sequentially selecting blocks according to the preset order and repeating the same sorting.