JPH04182261A - Handling device for sheet-like material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate a storing operation of sheet-like members into a cassette and a taking out operation thereof from the cassette by comprising a member for storing the sheet-like material into the cassette after grouping of a predetermined number thereof and a member for taking out a stored sheet bundle in the cassette. CONSTITUTION:When a small bundle (t) is stored in a cassette 1, an upper face of a partition plate 2 of the cassette 1 is suitably positioned to an upper face of a small bundle introducing plate 12 to store the small bundle t smoothly. After that, an elevation stand 5 returns to the accumulating position, at the same time a comb blade 7 is retracted to replace a printing book S accumulated on the comb blade 7 onto the elevation stand 5, whereon the printing book S is accumulated until the accumulation equals to a predetermined number. A series of this operation is repeated to store the small bundle (t) into the cassette 1. And then, a pair of small bundle pinching plates 14 are inserted to a recess 3 in fitting way, the small bundle (t) is pinched by a cylinder for pressing. After finishing of the pinching operation, a small bundle pinching portion 13 is pulled up by a cylinder for elevation 16, and a taking out operation of the small bundle (t) is finished. A series of this operation is repeated to take out the small bundle (t) in the cassette in order.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a sheet handling device for conveying a predetermined number of sheet materials using a cassette.

[Prior Art] For printed matter such as magazines and catalogs, after the cover, table of contents, frontispiece, main text, etc. are printed in the printing process to form a printed book,
They are produced by transporting them to a bookbinding process and combining them into a single printed book using a bookbinding machine such as a saddle stitcher or perfect stitcher. Here, the printed books must be transported from the printing process to the bookbinding process, but conventionally, a predetermined number of printed books are stacked on a stacker, and paper or plates are applied to both ends, and a band is placed around the edges. The books are stacked manually on wooden pallets and transported to the binding machine using a forklift or self-propelled transport machine.

Additionally, when conveying multiple sheets of paper, plastic sheets, carton blanks, glass plates, etc., they are generally placed on a table by hand or placed in a cardboard box, etc. By putting it in the container, it is transported as a lump.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional method of conveying printed books, since the conveyance work is carried out with the eastern circumference of the printed books tied with a band, it is difficult to handle the printed books located near both ends of the eastern side. There were problems with the inside being damaged and the east being twisted. Further, when a patch plate is applied to both ends and tied with a band, there is a problem in that although both ends are not damaged, twisting occurs during handling.

In addition, it is very troublesome for the worker to manually place ordinary sheet-like objects little by little on a table or place them in a cardboard box, etc., and there is also the problem that the sheet-like object may be damaged during work. was there.

Therefore, it is conceivable to transport a predetermined number of sheet-like materials in a case such as a cassette, but since sheet-like materials are difficult to handle, no concrete means have yet been considered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and circumstances, and its purpose is to improve the work of storing sheet-like objects in a cassette and the work of storing sheet-like objects stored in the cassette. The present invention aims to provide a sheet-like object handling device for automatically performing a take-out operation.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the sheet-like object handling device according to the present invention includes a means for storing a predetermined number of sheet-like objects together in a cassette, and a means for storing a predetermined number of sheet-like objects together in a cassette. It is characterized by comprising means for taking out a bundle of stored sheet-like materials.

[Operation] In the sheet-like object handling device configured as described above, a predetermined number of sheet-like objects are automatically inserted into a cassette, and are automatically taken out from the cassette after being conveyed.

[Example] The present invention will be described below based on each example shown in the drawings, taking as an example a printed book discharged from a printing process.

First, a first embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Here, in this embodiment, a cassette 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used. As shown in the figure, this cassette 1 is of a type having a plurality of partition plates 2 for storing printed books in small bundles, and cutouts 3 in these partition plates 2 and upper and lower side plates.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a process in which a predetermined number of copies of printed books that come out of the printing process are accumulated to form a small bundle, and the small bundles are sequentially stored in the above-mentioned cassette 1.

In the figure, the symbol S indicates a printed book that comes out of a rotary press in a folded state, or that comes out of a folding machine after being printed on a sheet-fed printing press, and this printed book S The pieces are continuously discharged from the belt conveyor 4 of the rotary press or folding machine in the form of sashimi or separated one by one, and are accumulated on the lifting table 5 at the accumulation position. Here, since the printed book S is a quire and has a backless part on one side, if too many copies are accumulated, the backless parts will overlap and will easily collapse, so it is important to keep in mind that when an appropriate number of copies have been accumulated, Let it be a small bundle t.

The height of the small bundle t is set so that it just fits into each space divided by the partition plate 2 of the cassette 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a cutting board, which descends when a predetermined number of copies S passes through, and stops the flow of copies S for a short period of time. Then, a small bundle t consisting of a predetermined number of printed copies S
The lifting platform 5 carrying the will descend within this short period of time,
When the cutter blade 7 extends in place of this, the end cutting plate 6 rises and the printed books S start flowing out again and begin to accumulate on the cutter blade 7. On the other hand, when the lifting platform 5 descends to the pushing position, the small bundle t on the lifting platform 5 is pushed to the right in the figure by the small bundle storage plate 9 operated by the pushing cylinder 8, and is gradually moved by the cassette moving chain 10. The cassette 1 is stored in the cassette 1 on the cassette moving table 11 that descends. Here, the bundle t
When storing the small bundle t in the cassette 1, the upper surface of the partition plate 2 of the cassette 1 is positioned so as to match the two sides of the small bundle introduction plate 12, so that the small bundle t can be stored smoothly. After that, the lifting table 5 returns to the stacking position, and at the same time, the cutter blade 7 retracts and the sheets S accumulated on the cutter blade 7 are transferred to the lifting table 5.
, and the printed copies S are accumulated from above until a predetermined number of copies is reached. By repeating this series of operations, small bundles t are successively formed and stored in the cassette 1 at a height that does not collapse during movement and can be stored smoothly in the cassette 1.

A cassette 1 in which a small bundle t of printed books S is stored in this way.
is sent to the next bookbinding process, etc. At this time, the cassette 1 may be transported in an upright position, but the vibrations during transport may cause the printed books S to collapse, so it is normally transported horizontally as shown in Figure 3. be done.

4 and 5 show the process of taking out a small bundle t of printed books from the cassette 1 in a bookbinding process or the like. Reference numeral 13 denotes a small bundle holding section, which includes a pair of small bundle holding plates 14 that can be inserted into the notch 3 of the cassette 1.

The pair of small bundle holding plates 14 are inserted so as to fit into the notches 3 as shown in FIG. 4, and are driven by the press cylinder 15 to sandwich the small bundle t. When the clamping operation is completed in this manner, the small bundle clamping section 13 is lifted up by the lifting cylinder 16 as shown in FIG. 5, and the operation for taking out the small bundle t is completed.

This series of operations is sequentially repeated, and the small bundles t in the cassette 1 are sequentially taken out.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a method for sequentially feeding the small bundles t of printed books S taken out from the cassette 1 by the above method to a bookbinding machine. In the figure, the small bundle t taken out by the small bundle holding section 13 is sequentially moved to the left by the holding section moving chain 17 and is supplied onto the booklet supply conveyor 18 . The supplied small bundles t are sequentially stuffed to the left, transported one by one by the vacuum 19 and transport conveyor 20, 21, 22 while forming a sashimi state, and are supplied to the feeder part 24 of the bookbinding machine 23. .

Next, a second embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 to 14.

In this embodiment, a cassette 31 shown in FIG. 7 is used. Unlike the cassette 1 used in the previous embodiment, this cassette 31 is of a type that does not have a partition plate.
1 has a notch 32 and a groove 33 in the lower side plate. Further, a groove 34 is also provided on the extension line of the notch 32.

FIG. 8 shows that a predetermined number of copies of printed books coming out of the printing process are accumulated to form a small bundle t, and this small bundle t is sequentially transferred to the cassette 3 mentioned above.
1 shows an example of the process of storing the container in the container. The basic operation of this process is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, but since there is no partition cape in the cassette 31, small bundles
cannot be stored.

Therefore, in this embodiment, after the first small bundle t is stored in the cassette 31 on the cassette moving table 11 that is lowered in stages by the cassette moving chain 10, the subsequent small bundles When storing the t, the 9th
As shown in the figure, move the small bundle introducing claw 36 to the moving cylinder 3.
7, and the next small bundle t is introduced while the upper surface of the already stored booklet S is pressed by the small bundle introducing claw 36. After storing the small bundle t, the small bundle introducing claw 36
In order to prevent the printed book S from collapsing when pulled out, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 101, the printed book holding claw 38 is extended upward through the notch 32 of the cassette 31 by a lifting cylinder 39, and the printed book is removed. The small bundle introducing mold 36 is pulled out while holding the side of S.

In addition, in FIGS. 9 and 10, the small bundle introducing plate 35 is shown so that the operating state of the small bundle introducing claw 36 and the book holding claw 38 can be clearly seen.
Although not shown, the small bundle introduction plate 35 has a small bundle introduction claw 3.
Needless to say, there is a groove in which the number 6 can fit.

The cassette 3 in which the small bundle t of printed books S is stored in this way
1 is sent to the next bookbinding process, etc., but normally it is transported in a horizontal position as shown in FIG. 11, as in the previous embodiment.

FIGS. 12(a) to 12(C) show the process of taking out the printed book S from the cassette 31 in the bookbinding process or the like. In this case, since the cassette 31 does not have a partition plate, the cassette 31
It is possible to take out the printed books S in the Daito state at once, and in this embodiment, the Daito clamping section 40 has a pair of Daito clamping plates 41 that clamp the Daito T, and a press cylinder 42 that drives them. used.

Here, the cassette 31 is provided with a groove 33 in its side plate as shown in FIG. 7, and a groove 34 is also provided on an extension of the notch 32, as shown in FIG. 13(a).

As shown in (b), the Daito clamping plate 41 has grooves 33.
It has a shape that fits well into the 34. Therefore, the Daito clamping plate 41 can be inserted into the cassette 31 without damaging the printed books S in the cassette 31.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12(a), the cassette 31 set on the cassette lifting table 43 is raised by the lifting cylinder 44, and as shown in FIG.
After the Daito clamping plate 41 is inserted into the press cylinder 42 and the Daito T in the cassette 31 is clamped, the cassette lifting table 43 is lowered as shown in FIG. Daito T is taken out from the cassette 31.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a method for sequentially supplying the Daito T of the printed books S taken out from the cassette 31 by the above method to the bookbinding machine. In the figure, the Daito T taken out by the Daito clamping section 40 is moved to the left by a clamping section moving chain 45 and is supplied onto a printing book supply conveyor 46. The supplied Daito T is sequentially stuffed to the left, and is conveyed one by one by the vacuum 19 and the conveyor 20, 21, 22 while forming a sashimi state, and is fed to the feeder part 24 of the bookbinding machine 23. is the same as in the previous embodiment.

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17. In each of the previous embodiments, the printed books S are stored in a small bundle in the cassette, but in this embodiment, the printed sheets S are conveyed by a conveyor in a sashimi-like manner or in a separated state. is stored directly in the cassette.

First, in this embodiment, a cassette 51 with a detachable partition plate 52 as shown in FIG. 15 is used. This cassette 5
1 has a plurality of partition plates 52 which are made removable from the internal partition plate 2 of the cassette 1 with partition plates shown in FIG. It can only be fitted and removed according to the rail 53. Further, a notch 54 is formed in each partition plate 52 and the lower side plate of the cassette 51.

FIG. 16 shows the operation of storing the printed books S discharged from the printing process into the cassette 51 mentioned above. As shown in the figure, the printed books S that have been conveyed in the form of sashimi or in parts on the belt conveyor 55 are directly placed in the second cassette 51 of the cassette moving table 57, which is lowered step by step by the cassette moving chain 56. Accumulated. Then, when a predetermined number of copies of the printed books S have been formed into a small bundle, the cutting board 58 is lowered to stop the flow of printed books S on the belt conveyor 55 for a short time, and the accumulated printed books S are removed. During this short period of time, the partition plate 52 is fitted and inserted into the slide rail 53 adjacent to the east upper surface. In addition, the partition plate 52
are successively clamped by a removable mold 60 driven by a removable cylinder 59 to slide the slide rail 53 of the cassette 51.
It is designed to be inserted into. After the insertion of the partition plate 52 is completed, the end partition plate 58 is raised and the printed books S are dropped into the cassette 51 again and accumulated on the partition plate 52 that has just been inserted. Then, when the number of printed books S on the partition plate 52 reaches a predetermined number and forms a small bundle, the cassette 51 is lowered by the cassette moving table 57 and positioned so that the next partition plate 52 can be inserted, and the above operation is repeated. It will be done. In this case, as shown in FIG. 17, the book guide 61 extending from below is positioned within the notch 54 according to the size of the book S to maintain the alignment of the book directly stacked in the cassette 51. The above operation is performed while Note that the printed books S have a backing on one side, and if stacked as they are, the east upper surface of the printed sheets S will be tilted and become very unstable, so you may consider measures such as always holding the top surface. In this embodiment, a small bundle state that can maintain a relatively stable state is formed.

-1Q- After the printed books S are stored in the cassette 51 in a small bundle in this manner, handling is the same as in the first embodiment.

A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 20. In this embodiment, a cassette 71 shown in FIG. 18 is used. This cassette 71 is of a type equipped with partition plates 72, and each partition plate 72 and the lower side plate have notches 73.
is provided, and a notch 74 continuous to this notch 73 is provided in the bottom plate. The process of storing the printed books S in a small bundle in the cassette 71 is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the method for taking out the stored printed books S is different.

FIGS. 19 and 20 show this extraction method. As shown in the figure, the small bundle extrusion arm 75 is moved leftward by the extrusion cylinder 76, passes through the notch 74 inside the cassette 31, and passes through the notch 74 inside the cassette 71.
By being inserted into the cassette 71, the small bundle t in the cassette 71 is pushed onto the book transport conveyor 77. Then, the cassette 14 is sequentially raised by the height of the partition plate 72 by the cassette moving table 79 which is raised by the cassette moving chain 78, and the pushing out operation of the small bundle t is repeated.

In the above embodiments, the case where the sheet-like material is a printed book has been explained, but the present invention is not limited to the field of bookbinding in which printed material is conveyed, and is applicable to general sheet-like materials (sheets, plastic sheets, cartons, etc.). It can also be applied when handling blanks, glass plates, etc.).

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention allows sheet-like materials to be automatically stored in a cassette and automatically taken out from the cassette, so that the sheet-like material can be stored in a band or distributed in small quantities at a time. Since there is no need to carry the sheet by hand, the efficiency of the conveyance work is improved and damage to the sheet-like object during conveyance can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cassette used in the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the process of storing printed books in the cassette of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the first view with the printed books stored in the cassette. FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing the state in which a book is taken out from the cassette in FIG. 3, and FIG.
A schematic view showing the process of feeding printed books taken out from the cassette shown in the figure to a bookbinding machine, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cassette used in the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 and 10 are perspective views showing enlarged main parts of the state in which printed books are stored in the cassette of FIG. 7, and FIG. 12 (a) to (C) are perspective views showing the cassette shown in the figure sideways.
13(a) is a plan view showing the relationship between the cassette in FIG. 7 and the Daito clamping plate; FIG. 13(b) is the same as in FIG. 13(a). B-B
14 is a cross-sectional view taken from the cassette shown in FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the cassette used in the third embodiment.
The figure is a schematic view showing the process of storing printed books in the cassette shown in Fig. 15, Fig. 17 is a perspective view showing a state in which printed books are stored in the cassette shown in Fig. 15, with main parts enlarged, and Fig. 18 is a FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the cassette used in the fourth embodiment; FIG.
FIG. 0 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a printed book is taken out from the cassette of FIG. 18. 1... Cassette, 2... Partition plate, 3... Notch, 4
... Belt conveyor, 5... Lifting platform, 6... Cutting board, 7... Small blade, 8... Cylinder for extrusion,
9...Small bundle storage plate, 10...Cassette moving chain, 11...Cassette moving table, 12...Small bundle introducing plate, 13...Small bundle holding part, 14...Small bundle Holding plate, 15
...Cylinder for press, 16... Cylinder for lifting, 17... Chain for moving the holding part, 18... Book supply conveyor, 19... Vacuum, 20.21.2
2...Transportation conveyor, 23...Binding machine, 24...
Feeder part, 31... cassette, 32... notch,
33.34...Groove, 35...Small bundle introduction plate, 36...
Small bundle introduction claw, 37...Moving cylinder, 38...
Book holding claw, 39... Cylinder for elevation, 40...
Daito clamping part, 41... Daito clamping plate, 42... Press cylinder, 43... Cassette moving table, 44...
Lifting cylinder, 45... Chain for moving the clamping part,
46... Book supply conveyor, 51... Cassette, 5
2... Partition plate, 53... Slide rail, 54...
- Notch, 55... Belt conveyor, 56... Cassette moving chain, 57... Cassette moving platform, 58...
... Cutting board, 59... Cylinder for attachment and detachment, 60...
・Removable type, 61... Print guide, 7]... Cassette, 72... Partition plate, 73.74... Notch, 75...
・Small bundle pushing arm, 76... Cylinder for pushing out, 77... Conveyor for conveyance, 78... Chain for moving cassettes, 79... Cassette moving platform, S... Book printing, T... Small bundles. , T...Daito Agent Patent Attorney Ikube Doi

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A sheet-like object handling device comprising means for storing a predetermined number of sheet-like objects together in a cassette, and means for taking out the bundle of sheet-like objects stored in the cassette.