JPH04311405A - Cutting/accumulating/boxing method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make forms by cutting a continuous form paper into a specified size, bundle each specified number of forms, and pack them in a box. CONSTITUTION:A form paper 11 which is continuously fed is cut into forms 1 by a cutting device 12, and discharged on a conveyor 13 in tiers and when forms have reached a specified number, the following forms 1 are temporarily received by a dividing device 14. Then, gaps are formed between form groups on the conveyor 13 by discharging the forms on the conveyor 13 after receiving them temporarily, and form groups with the specified number are accumulated by an accumulating device 20, and a band is placed by a band placing device 34 to make a bundle of forms 3. The direction of the bundle of forms 3 is determined by placing the form bundle 3 on a turn table 41 and rotating it, and the bundle of forms 3 is packed in a box by pushing it in a corrugated fiberboard box 4 by a pusher 54.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention involves cutting continuous form paper into a predetermined size to form a form, grouping it into a predetermined number of forms to form a form bundle, and placing the form bundle in an appropriate number of boxes such as cardboard boxes. The present invention relates to a method and device for cutting, accumulating, and boxing forms for packaging.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a form 1 made up of a plurality of slips as shown in FIG. 10 has been used as a delivery slip and the like. To manufacture this form 1, long sheets of paper that have been printed in a predetermined manner are stacked in a predetermined order and glued together at the necessary points, and then the continuous long form paper is cut into a predetermined size. It is used as a ledger. In the production line for this form, long sheets of paper are continuously conveyed, overlapped and glued, and then cut into a predetermined size using a cutting device. The documents sent by the conveyor were then collected manually, put together in a predetermined number, and a band 2 was hung around the center to form a bundle 3 of documents. As shown in FIG. 11, the bundle of forms 3 is stacked in one row and stored in a cardboard box 4, or as shown in FIG. 12, stacked in two rows and stored in a cardboard box 5. Ta. Here, form 1 has a glued part at one end, so the thickness of the left and right sides is different.
As shown in FIG. 10, the left and right thicknesses of the stacked form bundle 3 are different from each other, as shown in FIG. In order to package such a bundle of forms 3 in a good manner, the orientation of the bundle of forms 3 is changed appropriately and the bundle of forms 3 is packed in a box in a lightly compressed state, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. Packing of this bundle of forms 3 into boxes was also done manually by the workers.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a conventional method, the work of collecting the forms conveyed in strips on the conveyor and organizing them into a predetermined number of sheets, and the work of packing the bundles of forms into boxes are performed manually. This poses a problem in that it imposes a large work burden on the operator.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and is a method of cutting a form that can automatically cut continuous form paper into forms, accumulate forms, and pack them into boxes. The object of the present invention is to provide an integrated packaging method and device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention, which was made to solve the above problems, cuts continuous form paper into forms, and places them on a conveyor in a partially overlapping state and every predetermined number of sheets. a step of sorting and loading the partially overlapping forms conveyed by the conveyor, a step of stacking and discharging a predetermined number of sorted forms, a step of applying a band to the accumulated forms; A step of transferring the multiplied stack of forms onto a turntable and orienting the stack of forms in a desired direction by the turntable, and waiting adjacent to the turntable to place the stack of forms whose direction has been determined on the turntable. The gist of the present invention is a method for cutting, accumulating, and packing forms, which includes the steps of pushing the forms into boxes and packing them into boxes.

[0006] The present invention also provides a cutting device for cutting continuous form paper into forms and ejecting the forms, and a cutting device disposed at a position for receiving forms ejected from the cutting device to partially cut forms ejected from the cutting device. It is placed between the cutting device and the conveyor, which conveys the documents in an overlapping state, and temporarily receives the documents discharged from the cutting device, and then discharges them onto the conveyor. a partitioning device for separating forms; and a partitioning device disposed at an end of the conveyor;
A stacking device that stacks a predetermined number of partially overlapping documents conveyed by the conveyor, a banding device that straps a band to the stacked documents discharged from the stacking device, and the banding device. a turntable disposed at a position to receive a banded bundle of forms discharged from the turntable; a lifting platform that holds a box opened toward the turntable and can be raised and lowered; The gist of the present invention also relates to a form cutting, accumulating, and boxing device having a pusher for pushing into a box on a table.

[0007]

[Operation] In the method and apparatus configured as described above, continuous form paper is cut into forms, and when the forms are placed on the conveyor, they are divided into partially overlapping strips and into predetermined number of sheets. Therefore, appropriate gaps are formed between the divided groups of forms on the conveyor. Therefore, it is possible to send the forms to a collection position by a conveyor and to collect them according to the divided number of copies. Furthermore, since the documents are sorted when they are discharged from the cutting device onto the conveyor, they can be reliably sorted into a predetermined number of copies. Next, the predetermined number of accumulated forms is tied with a band to form a form bundle, and then fed onto a turntable.By rotating the turntable, the left and right side of the stack of different thicknesses can be moved in the desired direction. Then, by pushing the stack of forms on the turntable with a pusher, the stack of forms can be inserted into the box held on the elevator. Furthermore, after inserting one form bundle into the box, the box is lowered by one form bundle using the lifting platform, and the next form bundle is fed onto the previously inserted form bundle, which is repeated. , it is possible to insert bundles of forms into the box while changing their directions one after another. In this way, it becomes possible to automate tasks from cutting forms to packing them into boxes.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a form cutting, accumulating, and packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 is a sheet of long form paper that forms a multi-sheet form, which is glued together, and is cut into a predetermined size to form form 1.
It can be done. Reference numeral 12 denotes a rotary cutter type cutting device that cuts continuously fed form paper 11 into a predetermined size and discharges the cut sheet, and is provided with a counter (not shown) for counting the number of cuttings. Reference numeral 13 denotes a conveyor belt disposed at a position to receive the form 1 discharged from the cutting device 12. The traveling speed of the belt conveyor 13 is set to be slower than the speed at which the cutting device 12 discharges documents so that the documents 1 that are successively discharged from the cutting device 12 form a strip on the belt conveyor 13. Reference numeral 14 denotes a partitioning device that temporarily receives the documents discharged from the cutting device and then discharges them onto the conveyor to separate the documents on the conveyor.
2, a front cover plate 15 is placed in front of the front cover plate 15 with an interval larger than the length of the form 1, and a partition skewer 1 is placed above the belt conveyor 13 and is movable to the front and back of the front cover plate 15.
Air cylinder 1 that reciprocates 6 and its partition skewer 16
It has a rank of 7. The front cover plate 15 is provided so that its lower end is at the same level as or below the partition skewer 16, and is provided with a groove 15a through which the partition skewer 16 passes. An air nozzle 18 is disposed between the cutting device 12 and the front plate 15 and blows air downward onto the form 1 discharged from the cutting device 12.

Next, the operation of the partition device 14 having the above structure will be explained. At all times, the form paper 11 is continuously fed in the direction of arrow A, and the cutting device 12 continuously cuts the form paper 11 into forms 1 and discharges them.
3 is running continuously in the direction of arrow B. First, Figure 2 (
As shown in a), when the partition skewer 16 is retracted behind the front plate 15 and the air nozzle 18 is inactive, the form 1 discharged from the cutting device 12 is transferred to the belt conveyor 13.
It falls to the top, forms a sliver, and heads to the next station on the belt conveyor 13. A counter attached to the cutting device 12 counts the number of cuts, that is, the number of sheets 1 that have been discharged.

When the cutting device 12 discharges a predetermined number of sheets 1, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the air nozzle is Air is blown out from 18, and the form 1a is quickly dropped onto the belt conveyor 13, thereby forming a gap between it and the following form 1b. The air cylinder 17 is then actuated to advance the partition skewer 16 towards the cutting device 12 and insert it into the gap. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2(c), the form 1 discharged from the cutting device 12 is temporarily received on the partition skewer 16. During this period, a predetermined number of forms 1A are discharged onto the belt conveyor 13.
is sent downstream. In addition, at this time, belt conveyor 13
The transport speed may be increased.

As shown in FIG. 2(d), when the rear end of the form group 1A passes through the front backing plate 15 and an appropriate distance is created between it and the front backing plate 15, the partition skewer 16 is moved to the front. Retreat behind the backing plate 15 and transfer the temporarily received form to belt conveyor 1.
After that, the form from the cutting device 12 is directly discharged onto the belt conveyor 13. In addition, partition skewer 1
If the conveyance speed of the belt conveyor 13 is increased when inserting the partition skewer 6, the speed of the belt conveyor 13 is returned to the original speed when the partition skewer 16 is retreated. As described above, a predetermined number of forms 1 are first discharged onto the belt conveyor 13.
An appropriate gap is formed between A and the form group 1B discharged behind it.

[0012] By repeating the same operation,
A predetermined number of forms are discharged onto the belt conveyor 13 with appropriate gaps between them, and are sent to a downstream collection station. Note that if the cutting device 12 discharges the form at a slow speed, the air nozzle 18 may be omitted.

In FIG. 1, an accumulation device 20 is arranged downstream of the belt conveyor 13. As shown in FIG. 3, this stacking device 20 includes a conveyor 21 held by an elevating device (not shown), and a guide 22 for regulating the end position of the forms 1 stacked on the conveyor 21. , 23, and alignment plates 24, 25 for pressing and aligning the form 1 against the guides 22, 23. With this configuration, the forms 1 sent from the belt conveyor 13 are accumulated on the conveyor 21, and as they are accumulated, the forms 1 sent from the belt conveyor 13 are accumulated on the conveyor 21.
1 is lowered and is also aligned by alignment plates 24, 25, etc. When a predetermined number of forms on the belt conveyor 13 are accumulated on the conveyor 21, the conveyor 21 starts moving before the subsequent forms 1 reach the accumulation device 20, and the accumulated forms are stacked on the conveyor 21 as shown in FIG. Discharge in the direction of arrow C. At this time, the guide 22 is retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the passage of the form 1. In this way, a predetermined number of forms 1 can be stacked and discharged downstream.

A transport conveyor 30 is further provided downstream of the conveyor 21, and on the way, the accumulated forms are inspected (for example, by inspecting the serial numbers recorded on the forms, a predetermined number of forms are detected. an inspection device 32 (inspecting whether there is a document), and a banding device 3 that hangs a band 2 on the forms discharged from the stacking device to form a form bundle 3.
4 is placed.

Further, downstream of the conveyor 30, a boxing device 40 is provided for packing the banded form bundle 3 into a cardboard box 4. Figure 4 shows this packaging device 4.
0 is a schematic side view, and FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view thereof. Figure 1,
In FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 41 is a turntable arranged at a position to receive the bundle of forms 3 sent from the transport conveyor 30, and a conveyor 41a for transporting the bundle of forms 3 sent to the center and a center It is provided with a conveyor 41b for discharging the bundle of forms 3 located outside the turntable, and a groove 41c formed in a direction intersecting the conveyor 41a. The turntable 41 includes the turntable 4.
A rotational drive mechanism (not shown) that rotates 1 by 180 degrees is connected thereto. A stopper (not shown) is provided on the turntable 41 so as to stop the incoming form bundle 3 at a predetermined position. This stopper is rotatable or movable to enable movement of the bundle of forms. Reference numeral 43 denotes a defective product receiver for receiving a bundle of defective product forms discharged from the top of the turntable 41. Note that instead of providing the conveyors 41a and 41b on the turntable 41 to convey the bundle of forms, a means for pushing or hooking the bundle of forms to move it on the turntable may be provided.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a lifting platform arranged to hold the box 4 in a slightly inclined state with its opening facing the turntable 41, and an endless belt 46a.
and a lifting drive mechanism 46 consisting of a drive device (not shown).
It is configured to be raised and lowered by This lifting platform 4
5 has a length that can support a plurality of cardboard boxes 4 side by side, as clearly seen in FIG. 47 is lifting platform 4
This is a cardboard box moving device that laterally moves a plurality of cardboard boxes 4 placed on a turntable 41, and moves a desired cardboard box to a form bundle receiving position P facing a turntable 41.
This is for positioning. It should be noted that the lifting platform 45 does not have to be made long enough to accommodate a plurality of cardboard boxes 4 as in the illustrated embodiment, but may be made long enough to support only a single cardboard box. In that case, a cardboard box support stand of a certain height is provided on both sides of the elevator platform, and a plurality of cardboard boxes are held on the platform.
5 to the same level as the cardboard box support base, the empty cardboard box can be sent to the form bundle receiving position P by moving the cardboard box using the cardboard box moving device 47. Further, the cardboard box moving device 47 may be omitted, and the cardboard boxes may be supplied to the form bundle receiving position P manually.

49 is a turntable 41 and a lifting platform 45
between the turntable 41 and the lifting platform 45.
50 is a side guide that guides both sides of the form bundle 3 moving on the fixed guide 49; 51 is the tip of the fixed guide 49; A moving guide 5 disposed below the board and capable of entering into the cardboard box 4 held on the lifting platform 45;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a drive mechanism such as an air cylinder that reciprocates the moving guide 51. It is preferable that the upper surface of the fixed guide 49 and the upper and lower surfaces of the movable guide 51 be subjected to appropriate mold release treatment so that the bundle of forms can easily slide thereon. Reference numeral 54 denotes a pusher that pushes the bundle of forms 3 on the turntable 41 into the cardboard box 4 held on the lifting table 45, and the claw 54a
and a drive mechanism 54b such as an air cylinder that reciprocates it.
have. The claw 54a is arranged at a position passing through a groove 41c formed in the turntable 41. Note that the fixed guide 49 also has a groove 49 through which the claw 54a passes.
a is formed.

Next, a boxing operation by the boxing device 40 having the above configuration will be explained. First, the elevator platform 45 is placed in an empty cardboard box 4.
is positioned so that its lower end is slightly lower than the moving guide 51. Next, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the moving guide 51 moves forward and is inserted into the cardboard box 4. Prior to or in parallel with this operation, the conveyor 30
supplies the form bundle 3 to the turntable 41, and the form bundle 3 is fed into the center of the turntable 41 and stopped. Note that when a defective product is sent from the transport conveyor 30, a signal from the inspection device 32 causes the stack of forms to not stop at the center of the turntable 41, but to move to the defective product receiver 43 (
(see Figure 1).

When the stack of forms 3 stops at the center of the turntable 41, the pusher 54 operates to push the stack of forms 3 on the turntable 41, as shown in FIG. 6(b). As a result, the bundle of forms 3 is slid over the fixed guide 49 and the movable guide 51 and is inserted into the cardboard box 4. After that, as shown in FIG. 6(c), the claw 54a of the pusher 54
The moving guide 51 retreats while holding down the stack of forms 3 in the cardboard box 4, and then the claw 54a of the pusher 54
also retreats to its original position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7(a), the elevator platform 4
5 descends by a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the form bundle 3,
Next, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the moving guide 51 moves forward again. As a result, the moving guide 51 is inserted onto the stack of forms 3 that was previously inserted into the cardboard box 4. In parallel with this operation, the next stack of forms 3 is fed into the center of the turntable 41, and when it stops, the next stack of forms 3 is fed into the center of the turntable 41.
1 is rotated by 180 degrees, and the orientation of the form bundle 3 is made opposite to that of the previous form bundle 3. After that, the pusher 54 pushes this bundle of forms 3 into the cardboard box 4, and then the moving guide 5
1 moves back, and then the pusher 54 also moves back. In this way, the next form bundle 3 is inserted into the cardboard box 4 on top of the previously inserted form bundle 3 with its direction rotated by 180 degrees, and stacked. Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the stacks of forms 3 having different thicknesses on the left and right sides are inserted into the cardboard box 4 while alternating their orientation, and stacked.

When inserting the last stack of forms 3 into the cardboard box 4, after inserting the moving guide 51 onto the stack of forms inserted into the cardboard box 4 first, as shown in FIG. 7(c), Then, the lifting platform 45 is raised by an appropriate amount. As a result, the previously accommodated form bundle 3 is pressed and compressed by the lower surface of the moving guide 51, and above the moving guide 51,
A space 56 sufficient for inserting a new stack of forms 3 is formed. In this state, by pushing the form bundle 3 into the cardboard box 4 with the pusher 54, the form bundle 3 is inserted into a predetermined position without its upper surface being rubbed by the upper wall of the cardboard box 4. After that, the moving guide 51 is moved back, and the pusher 54 is moved back. As described above, a large number of form bundles 3 are arranged alternately and packed into the cardboard box 4 in a lightly compressed state.

[0022]Although the above embodiment is for the case where the bundle of forms 3 is inserted in one row into the cardboard box 4, the present invention is not limited to this case. It is also possible to configure For example, FIGS. 8(a) and (b)
As shown in , a means (not shown) for reciprocating the cardboard box 5 held on the lifting platform in the horizontal direction by the length of the form bundle.
After inserting one form bundle 3 into the cardboard box 5 in the state shown in FIG. 8(a), the cardboard box 5 is placed in the state shown in FIG. 8(b).
), insert the next stack of forms 3 in that state, and then return the cardboard box 5 to the position shown in FIG. 8(a),
By repeating the operation of changing the height of the cardboard box 5 and inserting the next stack of forms 3, the stacks of forms 3 can be inserted in two rows. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, it is also possible to insert two form bundles 2 into the cardboard box 5 at the same time, thereby inserting the form bundles 3 in two rows. In this embodiment, a fixed guide 49A, a side guide 5
The movement guide 0A (not shown), the claw 54Aa of the pusher 54A, etc. are sized to allow two stacks of forms 3 arranged in series to be inserted into the cardboard box 5 at the same time. In this embodiment, two stacks of forms 3 are placed on the turntable 41.
By arranging the paper bundles 3 and pushing the two paper bundles 3 into the cardboard box 5 at the same time using the pusher 54A, the paper bundles can be inserted in two rows.

Next, the overall operation of the form cutting, accumulating, and packaging apparatus having the above structure will be explained. In FIG. 1, a continuous form sheet 11 is continuously sent to a cutting device 12, which cuts it into a predetermined size and discharges it as a form 1. The forms 1 are placed on the belt conveyor 13 in the form of a sliver, and when a predetermined number of sheets are reached, they are temporarily received by the partitioning device 14 and then discharged onto the belt conveyor 13. As a result, a group of forms sorted into predetermined numbers is placed on the belt conveyor 13 and sent to the downstream stacking device 20. The stacking device 20 stacks the documents sent by the belt conveyor 13 into groups of a predetermined number of documents and discharges them onto the conveyor 30. The predetermined number of accumulated forms is
The document bundle 3 is inspected by the inspection device 32 and banded by the banding device 34, and sent onto the turntable 41. After the direction of the bundle of forms 3 is appropriately changed by the turntable 41, the pusher 5
4 into the cardboard box 4. In this way, all the steps from cutting the continuous form paper 11 to packing the form bundle 3 into boxes are performed automatically.

[0024]

As described above, according to the method and apparatus of the present invention, continuous form paper is cut into forms, the forms are divided into predetermined number of sheets, and are conveyed as partially overlapping slits. The forms can be sent to the stacking position by a conveyor and accumulated by the divided number of copies.Furthermore, the accumulated forms of a predetermined number of copies can be tied with a band to form a form bundle, which is then placed on the turntable. supply to,
By rotating the turntable, the stack of forms with different thicknesses on the left and right sides is directed in a desired direction, and then by pushing the stack of forms on the turntable with a pusher, the stack of forms is moved into the box held on the lifting platform. can be inserted into the
By repeating this operation, the bundle of forms can be inserted into the box while changing the direction one after another, and the process from cutting the forms to packing them into boxes can be carried out automatically.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a form cutting, accumulating, and packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2: (a), (b), (c), and (d) are schematic side views illustrating the operation of the partition device used in the apparatus of FIG. 1;

[Fig. 3] Schematic cross-sectional view of the integration device used in the device shown in Fig. 1.

[Fig. 4] A schematic side view of the packaging device used in the device shown in Fig. 1.

[Figure 5]
Its schematic plan

[Fig. 6] (a), (b), and (c) are schematic side views illustrating the operation of the above-mentioned packaging device.

[Fig. 7] (a), (b), and (c) are schematic side views illustrating the operation of the above-mentioned packaging device.

FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b) are schematic plan views illustrating the operation of another embodiment of the packaging device.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of still another embodiment of the packaging device.

[Figure 1
0] Schematic perspective view showing conventionally used forms and form bundles

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which stacks of forms are stacked in a row and stored in a cardboard box.

[Fig. 12] A schematic perspective view showing a state in which stacks of forms are stacked in two rows and stored in a cardboard box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Report 3. Bunch of forms 4, 5 Cardboard box 11. Form paper 12 Cutting device 13 Belt conveyor 14 Partition device 20 Accumulating device 30 Conveyor 32 Inspection equipment 34 Band hanging device 40 Packing equipment 41 Turntable 45 Lifting platform 49 Fixed guide 50 Side guide 51 Movement guide 54 Pusher

Claims (2)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A step of cutting continuous form sheets into forms and placing them on a conveyor in a partially overlapping state and sorting them into predetermined number of sheets; A process of collecting and discharging a predetermined number of classified forms, a process of applying bands to the accumulated forms, and a process of transporting the banded form bundle onto a turntable, and transferring the form to a turntable by the turntable. Cutting and stacking of forms, comprising the steps of arranging the bundle in a desired orientation, and pushing the oriented bundle of forms on the turntable into a box waiting adjacent to the turntable to pack it into the box. Packing method. [Claim 2] A cutting device that cuts continuous form paper into forms and outputs them, and a cutting device that is arranged at a position to receive the forms that are ejected from the cutting device, and that partially overlaps the forms that are ejected from the cutting device. The device is disposed between a conveyor that conveys the state, the cutting device, and the conveyor, and after temporarily receiving the documents discharged from the cutting device, discharges them onto the conveyor to separate the documents on the conveyor. a partitioning device, a stacking device disposed at an end of the conveyor and stacking a predetermined number of partially overlapping documents conveyed by the conveyor, and the stacked documents discharged from the stacking device. a banding device for hanging a band on a band, a turntable disposed at a position to receive a bundle of banded forms discharged from the banding device, and an elevating device that holds a box opened toward the turntable and can be raised and lowered. A form cutting, accumulating, and boxing device comprising a stand and a pusher for pushing the form bundle on the turntable into a box on the elevating table.