JPH05237980A - Film laminating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a film laminating apparatus capable of certainly taking out base paper and a color separation plate one at a time when the base paper and the color separation plate are sucked from a tray to be taken out to laminate the color separation plate to the base paper. CONSTITUTION:The bottom surface 62 of the rear part of a tray is made higher than other part and base paper or a color separation plate is sucked at first on the rear part side of the tray and an elastic member 64 is provided to the rear part of the tray so as to be operated in order to peel off the base papers or color separation plates on the second and subsequent base papers or color separation plate when two or more base papers or color separation plates are simultaneously sucked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film sticking device used for photoengraving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in photolithography, a color separation plate (whether positive film or negative film) output from a color scanner for each original is mounted according to a layout specification (made of a transparent film, also called a base film). ) It is affixed on top, and the original film for printing on the printing plate is being created. When registering, the registration between each color plate is done by looking at the original film (usually magenta plate) that was made first, and then mounting the other color mount on top of it, and the operator visually separating the color separation plate. I registered it and stuck it on the mount. In this way, in the past, the operator had to perform registration and paste while checking each plate with the naked eye, so the operator's fatigue took a lot of time, the work efficiency was poor, and the registration There was individual difference in accuracy, and it was difficult to make a high quality original film. Especially in recent years
Even in newspapers, color photographs may be posted, and since the pasting is usually performed in 2-page spreads, in the case of newspapers, the size of the backing sheet and color separation plate is large, and the pasting is performed accurately in a short time. It was very difficult.

Therefore, it is desired to automate the sticking, and some sticking devices have been considered. When a color photograph is placed on a newspaper, the scanner assigns the photograph and outputs a color separated version. The size of the color separation plate is different depending on the size of the photograph, and the mount is pre-shielded except for the photograph. For example, if the photo has only one page, the size of the color separation plate is one page, the part corresponding to the page remains transparent (window), and the part corresponding to the remaining pages is already shaded. There is. Thus, by pasting the color separation plate on the window portion of the mount, a photographic original film can be prepared. In the pasting device currently considered, when the color separation plate and the mount are set in the tray in a predetermined order and at a predetermined position and the device is operated, the mount and the color separation plate are automatically taken out from the tray and the mount is mounted. Align the color separation plate on the top, attach the color separation plate with tape, etc., and discharge.

Here, it is considered that the mount and the color separation plate are taken out from the tray by air adsorption. However, a plurality of the mount and the color separation plate may be taken out due to static electricity or the like. .. For this reason, the sticking may not be performed in the set order.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to take out a mount and a color separation plate one by one from a tray by air adsorption, and to mount the color separation plate on the mount. When pasting, be sure to mount the backing paper and color separation plate 1
It is an object of the present invention to provide a film sticking device that can pick up sheets one by one and can stick them in the order in which they are set on a tray.

[0006]

In the film sticking apparatus according to the present invention, the mount and the color separation plates set in the tray are adsorbed from above by picking up one by one, and the color separation plates are mounted on the mount. In the film sticking device that puts each color in register and puts the color separation plate on the mount, while the bottom surface of the rear part of the tray is higher than other parts,
The mount or the color separation plate is first adsorbed on the rear side of the tray, and when the mount or the color separation plate is adsorbed on two or more sheets at the same time, an elastic member for removing the second and subsequent sheets is provided on the rear part of the tray. It is characterized by

[0007]

According to the film sticking apparatus of the present invention, even if two or more mounts and color separation plates are adsorbed when the mounts and color separation plates are automatically taken out from the tray, the second and subsequent sheets are elastic. Since it is peeled off by the member, only one sheet can be reliably taken out from the tray, and the film is automatically attached just by setting the backing sheet and color separation plate on the tray, so the operator's fatigue level It is possible to make a high quality original film efficiently with less.

[0008]

Embodiments of the film sticking apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal structure thereof.

A key switch section 12 is provided on the apparatus body 10.
And a CRT monitor 14 are provided. A mount for sticking on the front surface of the apparatus body 10 (also referred to as a base film)
A color separation plate (a positive film or a negative film may be used, but here, it is a negative film. In the following, also referred to simply as a film), and a tray portion 16 for accommodating a mount having a film attached thereto is provided. The key switch unit 12 is for giving various commands to the device,
The CRT monitor 14 is for notifying the operator of the operating state of the apparatus and various warnings. CRT monitor 1
The display contents of 4 may be output by a printer (not shown). The color-separated plate affixed to the mount for each color is negative / positive-inverted by the printer to be an original film for each color.

Here, in the case of a newspaper, the backing sheet has a size of two pages spread, and the size of the color separation plate output from the scanner is 12 or 15 pages of one page, or two pages spread.
There are pages (15 columns) in size. In some cases, the photograph is not printed over the entire width of the newspaper, but the color separation version is always output in the size of the full width of the paper (for one or both pages). Therefore, in the color separation plate, the photographs are allocated and arranged at desired positions, and the other portions are used as light shielding portions. The mount is also shielded from light in advance except for the portion where the color separation plate is attached. In the case of this embodiment, nine kinds of mounts are prepared as shown in FIG. 3 according to the sticking pattern, and a mount suitable for the size of the color separation plate and the sticking position (location) is selected and set. It The shaded area in FIG. 3 is a light-shielding part, and the color separation plate is attached to the white part (window part). For newspaper printing, the photo part is Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan), K
It is done in the 4th edition of (ink), and the character part is done in a dedicated monochrome edition. Therefore, a total of 5 color separation plates are required for one printed matter.

Inside the apparatus, as shown in FIG.
The tray portion 16 is held by a pair of left and right holding frames 18a and 18b and is slidable in the front-rear direction. As a result, the tray section 16 can be inserted into the main body, and the mount and the color separation plate in the tray can be automatically taken out or pulled out from the main body, and the mount and the color separation plate can be set in the tray. An upper table (hereinafter, referred to as a Z table because it can move in the vertical (Z) direction) 20 and a lower table 22 are provided in parallel in the main body of the rear portions of the holding frames 18a and 18b, and the tray portion 16 is vertically moved. Entered between the tables. The movement of these tables is performed by a rodless air cylinder.

The tray portion 16 has two mount sheets, a mount tray for accommodating a color mount and a mount tray before sticking, and a film tray.
It is composed of a set and one plate discharge tray for accommodating the mount after the film is attached, for a total of five trays. Here, the first and second film trays 24 and 26, the first and the second film trays in this order from the top.
The mount trays 28 and 30 and the plate discharge tray 32 are arranged. In this way, since two sets of trays for storing the mount and the color separation plate are provided, while one set of trays is operating (during the period of taking out the mount and the color separation plate from the tray), the trays of other sets can be moved. The mount and color separation plate can be set, improving work efficiency.

When one of the trays is inserted into the main body of the apparatus and enters just below the Z table 20, the Z table 20 descends, and a vacuum device (not shown) works to adsorb the mount and the color separation plate from the tray. Thus, when the tray returns to the original position (the position shown in FIG. 2) after that, the tray further descends and the suction is stopped, and the mount and the color separation plate are placed on the lower table 22. The lower table is also provided with a vacuum device to fix the mounted mount and color separation plate by suction. The lower table 22 is left / right (X) and front / back (Y) in a horizontal plane for aligning the mount and the color separation plate when the mount or the color separation plate is placed, that is, for registering the color separation plate. In addition to being movable in the direction, it is also rotatable in the θ direction. for that reason,
Hereinafter, the lower table 22 will be referred to as a θ table. The details of the θ table 22 are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-76395 by the same applicant.
No. 3, No. 3-120437, No. 3-120438, and description thereof is omitted.

Although not shown, the mount is color-coded, as shown in FIG.
The .theta. Table 22 is provided with an optical sensor that detects when the mount is adsorbed on the Z table 20. Further, the color separation plate is also provided with an identification mark showing the odd / even page for each color, and the optical sensor of the θ table 22 also detects this identification mark. The size, position and the like of the color separation plate are identified by the optical sensor detecting the size and position itself. Based on the identification result, it is checked whether or not the paste pattern of the mount shown in FIG. 3 and the color separation plate are matched in terms of size, set position, orientation, etc.
If there is a mismatch, this is warned. As a result, it is possible to detect a mistake in setting the backing sheet and the color separation plate on the tray section 16 and prevent erroneous sticking.

In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, the tray is supposed to be supported by two support frames 18a and 18b.
Actually, as shown in FIG. 4, a support frame is provided for each tray. Moreover, the support frame of each tray has a double structure. Explaining the case of the tray 30, the tray body 30a is attached to the first support frame 30b so as to be slidable back and forth, and the first support frame 30b is attached to the second support frame 30c so as to be slidable back and forth. .. The second support frame 30b is provided inside the apparatus main body (between the Z table 20 and the θ table 22). And, as shown in FIG.
Support frame 30b protrudes from the second support frame 30c toward the front side of the apparatus, and the tray body 30a includes the first support frame 30b.
Located on top. This state corresponds to the state shown in FIG.
The tray body 30a and the first support frame 30b are driven back and forth by a rodless air cylinder (not shown). When the air cylinder is off, the tray body 30a
Can be manually driven back and forth. Therefore, when the mount, the set of color separation plates, and the mount with the film attached from the plate discharge tray 32 are collected, the air cylinder is turned off, and the tray main body 32a is moved from the first support frame to the position shown by the dashed line in the figure. If you pull it all the way up, you can easily collect the mount. afterwards,
Original position of the tray body 32a (position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4)
When the tray main body 30a is fixed to the first support frame 30b, the first main frame
The support frame 30b is driven rearward (to the right in FIG. 4) along with the tray body 30a along the second support frame 30c, and is inserted into the apparatus body. And Z table 2 which descended
When 0, the mount and the color separation plate are taken out from the tray body 30a. The mount after the film is stuck on the θ table 22 is also adsorbed by the Z table 20.
After being raised, it is accommodated in the plate discharge tray body inserted under the Z table 20. The air cylinder is turned off and the apparatus is started by operating the switch of the key switch unit 12 shown in FIG.

As described above, when the apparatus is in operation, the tray portion 16 is automatically inserted into the main body and then moves back and forth to return to the original position. Therefore, if the tray handle is carelessly gripped. If you pull your hand into the device as it is, or carelessly insert your hand into the device when the tray is inside the device,
It is desirable that an operator keeps his / her hand away from the device, because his / her hands may be caught when the tray returns. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a beam sensor that horizontally irradiates a beam is provided on the front surface of the apparatus corresponding to each tray. The hatched circular area in FIG. 4 indicates the detection range of the beam sensor. Therefore, when a part of the operator's body, for example, a hand approaches the front of the handle of the tray on the front surface of the main body, the beam is blocked and this is detected. The detection result is warned by a buzzer or the like. This prevents an operator from accidentally approaching the tray and accidentally encountering an accident. However,
As described above, two sets of mount trays and film trays are provided, and while one set is operating, the mounts and color separation plates can be set on the trays of the other set so that the next work can be prepared. Therefore, if the beam sensor is always working, a warning is issued when preparing for the next work, which is annoying, so only the beam sensor in front of the tray that is actually operating is selectively activated. As a result, it is possible to selectively detect only the approach to the tray that is in operation and issue an effective warning.

Although not shown, the side and back surfaces of the apparatus main body are provided with openable and closable doors for inspecting the inside of the apparatus in case of malfunction such as color separation plate or backing sheet clogging. This door is provided with a door switch that can be opened and closed, and similarly, safety measures are taken such as detecting a door opening during operation of the device and issuing a warning or stopping the operation of the device.

Next, the internal structure of the tray will be described. Although not shown, the mount has a pin hole for positioning, and pins corresponding to this are provided in the mount trays 28 and 30, and when the mount is set in the tray, the pin is attached to the pin. Positioned relative to. When the mount is removed from the tray, this pin descends and is buried in the tray to facilitate the removal. Each of the mount tray and the film tray can accommodate five (Y, M, C, K, monochrome) color separation plates. The plate discharge tray 32 can accommodate up to 10 sheets. In addition, if a backing sheet having a film attached to one side (one page) of the two-page spread is reset on the backing tray, a color separation plate can be attached to the other half (other page), so-called additional pasting is also possible.

A plan view of the film trays 24 and 26 is shown in FIG.
Shown in. As described above, the backing paper has a size of two pages in a newspaper spread, and the color separation plate has two sizes of 12 and 15 steps for each page unit. If the left and right pages have the same number of steps, a spread color separation plate is made. If the number of steps is different, it is necessary to make a color separation plate for each of the left and right pages and set them on the left and right sides in the tray. Here, the size of the color separation plate is slightly larger than that of the mount, so if it is arranged side by side, the central parts will overlap, making it difficult to take out from the tray and difficult to set on the tray. Therefore, in order to be able to correctly set the color separation plate for each page in the corresponding area on the film tray,
A plurality of separators 40 (here, two) are provided in the center. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 6, the separator 40 has a protrusion having a substantially S-shaped cross section so that the color separation plates on the left and right pages can be vertically separated and stacked. The separator 40 is rotatable about an axis 42, and when setting a spread color separation plate, the separator 40 is inverted as shown by a broken line so that the projection is buried in the tray and the bottom surface of the tray is flattened. It does not get in the way of the two-page color separation set.

Further, a film retainer 44 is provided at a position corresponding to the front end portion of the 12-stage and 15-stage color separation plates so that the color separation plates having different numbers of stages can be set at the correct positions. The film retainer 44 is axially supported along the horizontal direction, and is raised before being set, and the color separation plate is placed with its rear end positioned at the rear end of the tray and then lowered.
Fix the color separation plate.

The bottom surface of the rear end portion 46 of the film tray is an inclined portion that is slightly elevated. Further, an elastic member 48 is provided on the wall surface at the rear end for peeling off the second and subsequent color separation plates when a plurality of color separation plates are adsorbed by the Z table 20. The inclined portion and the elastic member are not limited to the film tray and are common to the mount tray. These are provided so that the color separation plates and the mounts can be taken out one by one. The details of the rear end portion of the tray will be described below.

FIG. 7 shows details of the rear end portion of the mount tray and the film tray. A spacer 60 is provided on the bottom surface of the rear end portion, and a slope plate 62 is provided on the spacer 60, whereby an inclined portion that rises is formed. Also,
An elastic member 64 made of sponge rubber or the like is provided on the upper end of the rear wall.
Is projected horizontally. The elastic member 64 is the Z table 2
When it is about 0, a plurality of mount sheets and color separation plates are likely to be adsorbed, so that the second and subsequent sheets are peeled off. Therefore, the elastic force of the elastic member 64 is the Z table 20 described later.
It is set to peel off the backing paper and color separation plate with a force weaker than the adsorption force by. A roller 66 is attached to the outside of the rear wall of the tray. This is to ensure that when the mount or the color separation plate is adsorbed on the Z table 20, it is surely adsorbed on the Z table 20 together with the return of the tray. The operation of taking out the mount or the color separation plate from the tray and adsorbing it onto the Z table 20 will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the tray is completely inserted into the main body of the apparatus (just below the Z table 20), the Z table 20 descends. On the Z table 20,
As shown in FIG. 9, a large number of suction pads 84 are provided in the peripheral portion of the table, and finer suction holes 86 are formed on the entire surface of the table. That is, the mount and the color separation plate are adsorbed by the adsorption pad 84 in the peripheral portion, and the adsorption holes 86 are formed on the entire surface.
And the Z table 20. When the Z table 20 descends, a vacuum device (not shown) operates. Here, since the rear end of the tray is raised, the mount and the color separation plate are first adsorbed from the rear end. Here, even if a plurality of mounts or color separation plates are likely to be attracted together due to static electricity or the like, the elastic member 64 causes the second and subsequent sheets to be stripped off as described above, and the top mount, Only the color separation plate is adsorbed on the Z table 20. Further, in order to surely perform the peeling, the Z table 20 may be finely moved up and down at this time. As a result, the second and subsequent mounts and color separation plates are shaken off.

After that, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the tray is ejected from the apparatus main body, the mount having only the rear end portion adsorbed to the Z table 20 and the other portion of the color separation plate are attached to the tray. The roller 66 presses against the Z table 20 in accordance with the return of, and is completely adsorbed to the Z table 20.

When the color separation plates of the left and right pages are set side by side using the separator shown in FIG. 6 and set in the tray, the color separation plates on one side are taken out. In this case, only the suction pad 84 on the take-out side is sucked, and the other suction pad 84 on the color separation plate side that is not taken out is operated to blow out air, and the color separation plate that is not taken out is pressed by the air to the tray. ..

Since a tape sticking unit (described later) is also provided on the Z table 20, an opening 82 for sticking the tape is provided on the Z table 20 as shown in FIG. Tape sticking head (described later)
Moves up and down, and the film is taped to the mount on the θ table 22.

The shape of the suction pad 84 is shown in FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section orthogonal to 90.degree. With FIG. 10A, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing along the c'line. The suction pad itself is formed of an elastic member such as rubber, and a screw member 88 having a flat cross section is inserted therein as a plug to secure an air flow path. By turning the screw member 88, the insertion depth of the plug changes, the cross-sectional area of the air flow path indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7B changes, and the adsorption strength can be easily adjusted.

Generally, if the suction force is increased so that the color separation plate can be reliably taken out from the tray, the color separation plate may be deformed upward in the holes of the pad, and the flatness of the film may be impaired. .. If the flatness is impaired, the registration mark (usually a cross shape) will be distorted due to the registration of the separations between the colors marked on the color separations, and the registration between the colors will be accurate. I can not do it. According to this embodiment, since the suction force can be easily and finely adjusted, when the mount and the color separation plate are taken out from the tray, they can be taken out reliably and without impairing the flatness.

Next, details of the tape applying unit provided on the Z table 20 will be described. As shown in the opening 82 in FIG. 9, three tape applying units are provided in the lateral direction of the Z table 20, and each unit can apply tape at four locations. Actually, three locations are selected from the four locations according to the size of the color separation plate. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 1, each unit holds the continuous tape 110, the tape cassette 104 detachably provided on the Z table 20, and the head 102 for tape attachment provided correspondingly on the opening 82, It has two claws 120 and 122 that can be opened and closed freely at predetermined intervals.
A tape piece is cut out from the continuous tape 110 while sandwiching the tip of the tape, and the traveling body 106 that carries the tape piece to the head 102 and the rail 1 for traveling the traveling body 106
It consists of 08. The traveling body 106 reciprocates between the tape cassette 104 and the tape applying head 102 along a rail 108 by an air cylinder (not shown). A cutter for cutting out the tape piece is provided in the tape cassette 104.

The operation of the tape applying unit will be described with reference to FIG. The tape cassette 104 has a continuous tape 110 in which a sticking tape is wound around a ring-shaped core in multiple directions. It is preferable that the tape is colored in a reddish color so that a shadow cannot be formed during exposure. The tape pulled out from the continuous tape 110 is a roller pair 1 via a roller 112.
Held by 14. Here, the adhesive surface of the tape faces downward. Although not shown, a sensor for detecting the remaining amount of the continuous tape 110 is provided on the Z table 20,
The tape cassette 104 is provided with a dog for a sensor. Therefore, it is easy to remove the tape cassette 104 from the Z table 20 for tape replacement and cutter replacement. Therefore, these can be easily replaced. When setting the continuous tape 110, it is necessary to make the tip of the tape slightly protrude from the roller pair 114. The claws 120 and 122 can sandwich the tape when closed and can straddle the roller pair 114 when opened. Roller pair 11
A cutter 116 for cutting the tape is provided on the other side of 4. The distance between the claws 120 and 122 is the tape-attaching head 1.
It is set to be slightly longer than the length of 02. Roller pair 1
It is preferable that the claws 14 and the claws 120 and 122 are made of a fluorine resin or the like so that the adhesive of the tape does not adhere thereto.

FIG. 13 shows details of the traveling body 106. By rotating the ring 132, the nail piece holders 128, 1
30 moves up and down, and the claw opens and closes. Claws are holders 128, 1
It is composed of upper and lower claw pieces 124 and 126 connected to 30.
The structure of the claw pieces 124 and 126 is shown in FIG. On the surfaces of the upper and lower claw pieces 124 and 126, a non-slip material 134 having sufficient friction for pulling out the tape piece from the continuous tape is provided so that the surface becomes uneven. Further, a non-adhesive material 136 such as a fluororesin whose adhesive surface does not adhere to the surface of the claw piece 126 that contacts the adhesive surface of the lower tape.
Is applied so as to fill the irregularities on the surface of the non-slip material. This ensures that the tape piece is sandwiched,
The tape piece can be smoothly transferred from the nail to the application head.

In the initial state, as shown in FIG. 12A, the running body 106 is at the initial position on the tape cassette 104 side, the claw 120 is closed, and the tip of the tape protruding from the roller pair 114 is fixed. Sandwiched. At this time, the nail 12
No. 2 is open and no tape is sandwiched.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the traveling body 106 is moved toward the head 102 and the claw 122 straddles the roller pair 114, the traveling body 106 stops moving,
The claw 122 is closed and the tape 110 is sandwiched. Traveling body 10
This position of 6 is the cutting position. After this, the cutter 11
6 descends and cuts the tape between the claw 122 and the roller pair 114. As a result, a tape piece corresponding to the length between the claws 120 and 122 is cut out from the tape cassette 104.

With the tape piece sandwiched by the claws 120 and 122, the traveling member 106 is further moved toward the head 102, as shown in FIG. 12 (c). The head 102 is
At this time, the claws 120 and 122 are located above so as not to hinder the passage of the claws 120 and 122. Running body 10 just below the head 102
When 6 is moved, the traveling body 106 is stopped from moving and the head 102 is lowered. A large number of suction holes for sucking the tape are provided on the lower surface of the head 102.
When 2 is lowered, the claws 120 and 122 are opened and the tape piece is adsorbed to the lower surface of the head 102. At this time, in order to reliably transfer the tape piece from the claw to the head, the head descends below the position of the tape piece and presses the tape before the claw opens. After this, the head 102 rises and the traveling body 106
Returns to the position of FIG. 12A, and the tape piece is supplied to the next head. The lower surface of the head 102 is preferably made of an elastic member such as rubber so that the tape can be reliably attached to the mount.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the overall structure. A power source is connected to the control unit 228 and the vacuum unit 230. A control signal from a control unit 228 that controls opening and closing of the valve unit 232 is a tray unit 200, a Z table unit 222, a tape applying unit 224, a θ table 226, and a vacuum unit 23.
0, supplied to the valve unit 232. The vacuum unit 230 has a vacuum pump for adsorbing a mount, a color separation plate, a tape piece, and the like, and a control circuit therefor. The valve unit 232 has an electromagnetic valve that controls an air cylinder, an electromagnetic valve that controls vacuum adsorption, and the like. Air from the vacuum unit 230 via the valve unit 232 is supplied to the vacuum unit 230 and the tray unit 20.
0, Z table unit 222, tape application unit 2
24, θ table 226. Operation panel 23
4, the beam sensor 236 is connected to the operation panel 234.
Are connected to the control unit 228 and the vacuum unit 230.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. First, the tray unit 1
In 6, the color separation plates for one item are set in the film trays 24 and 26 in a predetermined order, and the mounts corresponding to the mount trays 30 and 32 are set. As described above, the film tray has a size capable of accommodating the largest size (two-page spread in the case of newsprint) color separation plate,
In the case of only one page, the color separation plate is set on one side of the corresponding page side in the tray by using the separator 40, and when the number of stages is 15 or less, the film retainer 44 is set in the corresponding region. .. The mount is provided with pin holes, the corresponding pins are provided in the mount tray, and the mount is positioned with respect to the pins and set in the tray.

When the operation start is instructed by operating the key switch unit 12, the contents of the tray are checked in step # 10. Here, the size and location of the color separation plate are determined. The determination result is used to determine the tape attachment position in the tape preparation described later. Also, the presence or absence of a pasted backing sheet in the plate ejection tray 32 is detected, and when the pasted backing sheet remains in the plate ejection tray 32 when the backing sheet or the color separation plate is set in the tray, a warning is issued. It

In step # 12, the Z table 20 descends to the mount receiving position. The mount receiving position is the position of the Z table when the mount is transferred from the trays 28 and 30 to the Z table 20. At this time, the pin for positioning the mount rises from the θ table 22.

Incidentally, in parallel with the operation after step # 12, tape preparation as shown in FIG. 12 is performed at step # 14. The tape applying unit in each row has four tape applying positions and an applying head 102 at each position, but three heads 102 are selected according to the size of the color separation plate. The tape applying unit cuts out a tape piece from the continuous tape 110 of the tape cassette 104,
Tape strips are fed to these selected heads.
The head adsorbs the tape piece and waits until the tape is applied.

At step # 16, the mount tray 30 or 32 is inserted into the main body of the apparatus and enters between the Z table 20 and the θ table. When the entry of the mount tray is completed, the vacuum device of the Z table 20 is activated in step # 18, and the rear end of the mount is first adsorbed to the Z table 20 as shown in FIG. Here, even if a plurality of mount sheets are adsorbed, the second and subsequent sheets are peeled off by the action of the elastic member 64 at the rear end of the tray. At this time, the pins in the mount tray descend and are buried in the tray to facilitate the removal of the mount.

In step # 20, the Z table 20 is slightly moved up and down while only the rear end of the mount is attracted to the Z table 20. As a result, when a plurality of mounts are attracted to the Z table 20, even if the elastic member 64 cannot remove the mounts, the second and subsequent mounts are surely shaken off. Adsorbed on the table 20.

At step # 22, the mount tray is ejected from the main body of the apparatus. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8B, the mount is completely adsorbed to the Z table 20 by the pressing action of the roller 66.

After this, the positioning pins in the mount tray rise again, and the Z table 20 is moved in step # 24.
Moves (falls) to the sensor position.

In step # 26, the θ table 22 reads the identification mark of the mount attached to the Z table 20,
Check whether the front and back of the mount and the mount pattern are correct. If the check result is correct, step # 28
At the same time, the vacuum device of the θ table 22 is operated, the Z table 20 is lowered to the lowest point, the vacuum device of the Z table 20 is turned off, and the mount is placed on the θ table 2
Hold on to 2. As a result, the mount is taken out from the mount tray and placed at a predetermined position on the θ table 22. The mounted mount is adsorbed by the vacuum device of the θ table 22 and fixed on the table.

If the check result is not correct, step # 52 is executed and the mount is discharged. Here, the tape application unit prepares the tape application in parallel with the operation so far, that is, cuts out the tape pieces and supplies the tape pieces to the head, so the prepared tape pieces can be directly attached to the mount. Is output. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the check result is not normal by directly looking at the mount on which the tape piece is attached.

In step # 30, the Z table 20 is moved (raised) to the film receiving position. The film receiving position means the film from the trays 24 and 26 to the Z table 20.
This is the position of the Z table when handing over to the.

In step # 32, the film tray 24 or 26 is inserted into the main body of the apparatus, and the Z table 20, θ
It is entered between the tables 22. Similar to the case of the mount, the color separation plate is taken out from the tray in steps # 34 to # 38, and is pressed by the roller 66 when the tray is withdrawn from the apparatus main body so that the color separation plate is attracted to the Z table 20.

In step # 40, the Z table 20 descends to the sensor position. In step # 42, the optical sensor provided in the θ table 22 detects the registration mark of the color separation plate, checks the registration error of the film, and obtains the registration amounts θ, x, y of the color separation plate. , Step # 4
At 4, the registration between each color plate is performed. The details of this registration are described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 3-120438, so a detailed description will be omitted. Whether or not the color, front and back, pages, etc. of the separation plate are correct is also checked by the identification mark. If the check result is not correct, the color separation plate is returned into the film tray, and then the mount is discharged. The positioning (registration) is performed by rotating and moving the θ table 22.

In step # 46, the Z table 20 is lowered to the lowest point, and the vacuum device of the θ table 22 is operating. Therefore, by turning off the vacuum device of the Z table 20, the color separation plate becomes the Z table 20. From the θ table 2 onto the mount on the θ table 22
It can be held down by the upper mount.

By this time, the claws 120 of the running body 106 as shown in FIG.
A tape piece is supplied to each head 102 by opening / closing 122, traveling the traveling body 106, vacuuming the head 102, and the like. That is, the traveling body 106 is moved to the initial position, the claw 122 is closed, and the tape tip end is sandwiched,
The traveling body 106 is moved to the cutting position (FIG. 12B),
The claw 122 is closed to sandwich the tape, the tape is cut by the cutter 116 to form a tape piece, and the traveling body 106 is moved to the head position (FIG. 12C). And the head 10
2 is lowered, the vacuum device of the head is operated, the claws 120 and 122 are opened, and the tape piece is attracted to the lower surface of the head 102. After that, the traveling body 106 is returned to the initial position, and the same operation is repeated for the number of heads required for sticking.

After the Z table 20 is lowered to the lowest point in step # 48, the tape applying head 102 is lowered to press the tape piece onto the mount and the color separation plate. Head 102
After the vacuum is stopped, the color separation plate is attached to the mount by raising the head 102.

At step # 50, the mount positioning pin of the θ table 22 is lowered to be embedded in the table, and
The operation of the vacuum device of the θ table 22 is stopped. At this time, the Z table 20 is located at the lowest point, so Z
By operating the vacuum device of the table 20, the mount after the film is attached can be transferred from the θ table 22 to the Z table 20 by suction.

At step # 52, the Z table 20 is raised to the plate discharge position, and at step # 54, the plate discharge tray 32 is inserted into the main body of the apparatus and is inserted between the Z table and the θ table.

By stopping the operation of the vacuum device of the Z table 20 in step # 56, it is possible to collect the mount after being stuck in the plate discharge tray 32. In step # 58, the plate discharge tray 32 is withdrawn from between the Z table and the θ table, and the film sticking to one mount is completed. Here, in order to indicate the state where the plate can be discharged, when even one sheet is discharged into the plate discharge tray 32, a message is displayed on the display unit 14.

Here, two sets of trays are prepared, and when one set is activated, the above operation is automatically repeated until the mount and the film in the set tray run out, and the processing proceeds continuously. During that time, it is not possible to operate (draw out) not only the trays of the set but also the plate discharge tray. However, if you want to take out even one of the pasted sheets without waiting until the processing of all the sheets is finished, or if you want to process a color separation version with a higher degree of urgency, an interrupt button is provided on the key switch unit 12. You can stop the operation on the way by pressing this. However, when the interrupt button is pressed, one sheet of work in progress is accommodated in the plate discharge tray, and the process is interrupted when the plate discharge tray returns. In this state, another set of trays can be operated, or the film in the set of trays can be removed and replaced with another, and the set can be operated again. In addition, if two keys are pressed in the order of start and interrupt, for example, five sheets of mount,
Even when the film is set, the operation is interrupted when one mount is completed, and the pasted mounts can be taken out one by one. It is also possible to provide a plate discharge key in the key switch section 12 and press the key to forcibly discharge the film or the mount being processed at that time. At this time, the tape that is being prepared is attached to the mount and collected.

As described above, according to this embodiment, simply by setting the mount and the color separation plate in the tray, the mount and the film are automatically taken out from the tray, and are registered and mounted on the θ table. The color separation plate can be stuck on the mount by the tape sticking unit which is placed in the Z table, and the film sticking can be easily performed with high accuracy without burdening the operator.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented with various modifications. For example, the mount may be directly placed on the θ table without being set in the tray. Further, although the disassembled plate is a negative film, it may be a positive film and the object is a color photograph such as a newspaper.

[0058]

According to the film sticking apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to automatically remove the mount and the color separation plate from the tray.
Even if more than one mount or color separation plate is adsorbed, the second and subsequent sheets will be peeled off by the elastic member, so only one sheet can be reliably taken out from the tray, and the mount and color separation plate can be set on the tray. Since the film is automatically attached by simply setting it in advance, the degree of fatigue of the operator is small, and an original film of high quality can be efficiently produced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a film sticking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the apparatus main body.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing various mount patterns.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a double-structured support mechanism of a tray that is manually pulled out to the outside of the main body and is automatically inserted into the inside of the main body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an arrangement of a holding plate for each size provided on the bottom surface of the color separation plate tray.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a separator provided on the bottom surface of the color separation plate tray for separating the color separation plates on the left and right pages.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an inclined portion, an elastic member, and a roller provided at the rear end of the tray.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of taking out a mount and a color separation plate from a tray and adsorbing them onto a Z table.

FIG. 9 is a view showing the arrangement of suction pads and whole surface suction holes of a Z table.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a function of adjusting the suction force of a suction pad.

FIG. 11 is a view showing the arrangement of tape application units on a Z table.

FIG. 12 is a view showing the operation of the tape applying unit.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an opening / closing operation of a claw of a traveling body of the tape applying unit.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a claw.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... Key switch part, 16 ... Tray part, 20 ... Z table, 22 ... θ table, 40 ... Separator, 44 ... Film retainer, 62 ... Slope plate, 64 ... Elastic member, 66 ... Roller, 84 ... Adsorption pad, 88 ... screw member, 102 ... pasting head, 104 ... tape cassette, 106 ... running body, 110 ... continuous tape, 116 ... cutter, 120,
122 ... nail, 134 ... non-slip material, 136 ... non-adhesive member.

Front page continued (72) Hidenori Kaneda Hidenori Kaneda 1-5-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Within Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mount and a color separation plate set in a tray are picked up one by one by adsorbing them from above, and the color separation plate is placed on the mount by registering each color between the colors, and color separation is performed. In the film sticking device that sticks the plate onto the mount, the bottom surface of the rear part of the tray is higher than other parts, and the mount or the color separation plate is first adsorbed on the rear side of the tray, A film sticking device, wherein an elastic member for peeling off the second and subsequent sheets is provided at the rear part of the tray when two or more sheets are adsorbed at the same time.