JPH1143239A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly process documents having a size suited to mail of high processing frequency without any jam by setting an edge position in the central side of a carrier path for a plurality of guides, which are arranged apart in the carrier path width direction, in such a state as not stacked with the edge of the document having a size suited to the mail. SOLUTION: A guide means 13 which prevents the leap of a document 11 discharged from a carrier roller 12 at high speed and guides it to obliquely downward is provided with a base part 13a extended in the width direction and a plurality of guides 13b arranged apart in the width direction. A plurality of guides 13b are so set that edges 13c in the center o-o side of a carrier path are not stacked with the edges 11Aa, Ba, Ca, Da of the documents 11A, B, C, D suited to 4 types of mails carried on the carrier path. When the business forms 11Aa-Da suited to the mails which are the documents having high processing frequency are carried, the business form edges 11Aa-Da are prevented from being stacked with the edges 13c of the guides 13b and caught by the guide 13b so as to prevent the jam.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form processing apparatus for processing a form printed by a printer while feeding the form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, while feeding a continuous form printed by a printer, the continuous form is folded,
2. Description of the Related Art A form processing apparatus is used in which sheets are pasted together, cut into individual forms, discharged at a high speed, and accumulated. In this type of form processing apparatus, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the forms 1 after being individually cut are discharged from the transfer rollers 2 almost horizontally one after another in the form transport path, and the forms 1 are discharged. , Is directed obliquely downward by the guide means 3, and is received on a belt conveyor 4 arranged substantially horizontally therebelow.
A device is provided to start up and accumulate along the support guide 5 arranged at the end of the belt conveyor 4 while conveying the belt conveyor 4 at a speed lower than the discharge speed by the conveying roller 2. The guide means 3 used here is
It is usually made of sheet metal, and has a base portion 3a extending in the lateral direction with respect to the form transporting direction by the transport roller 2, and a base portion 3a extending from the base portion 3a and spaced apart in the lateral direction with respect to the form transporting direction. And a plurality of guides 3b arranged in parallel with each other. The plurality of guides 3b extend obliquely downward to prevent the form 1 fed at a high speed by the transport roller 2 from jumping up, and obliquely downward. I was guiding. As the belt conveyor 4, a plurality of conveyor belts 4a arranged at intervals in a lateral direction of a form and a supporting plate 6 supporting the conveyor belts 4a are used.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional apparatus, depending on the size of the form 1 to be conveyed in the horizontal direction, the form may catch on the guide 3b to cause a jam or may fall under the conveyor belt 4a. Sometimes it caused trouble.

The present inventors have studied the causes of the above-mentioned problems and found that these problems have occurred for the following reasons. That is, in the conventional guide means 3, since the edge of each guide 3b is formed parallel to the transport direction of the form, the edge 1 of the form depends on the size of the form 1.
a and the edge 3c of the guide 3b may overlap with each other. In this case, the form slips on or gets caught in the guide, and the jam occurs. Also, in the belt conveyor 4, since the edge 4b of each conveyor belt 4a is formed in parallel with the form conveyance direction,
Depending on the size of the form 1, the edge 1a of the form 1 and the edge 4b of the conveyor belt 4a may substantially overlap with each other. In this case, the edge of the form enters under the conveyor belt, and the form is bent during conveyance. Or cause a jam, and could not stand up at the time of accumulation, causing trouble.

[0005] By the way, forms handled by the form processing apparatus (forms cut into individual forms) are of various sizes, but most of them are in mail (postcards, sealed letters, documents enclosed in sealed letters, etc.). They are processed and, therefore, are often of a size suitable for mail. However, the mounting position of the guide 3b and the conveyor belt 4a in the width direction in the conventional device is not considered at all according to the size of the form to be processed, and therefore, the size of the size suitable for mail frequently processed is not considered. During the processing of the form, the problem such as the above-mentioned jam occurs.

The present invention has been made on the basis of such knowledge, and when a form having a size suitable for frequently processed mail is transported, the form is transferred to a guide or a conveyor belt provided in a transport path. An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing apparatus capable of preventing a jam or a trouble by being caught and causing a satisfactory processing.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a transport path for a plurality of guides or a plurality of conveyor belts provided at intervals in a width direction on a transport path of a form processing apparatus. The position of the edge on the center side is set so as not to overlap the edge of a form having a size suitable for a mail conveyed on the conveyance path. With this configuration, when transporting forms that are frequently processed and suitable for mail, the edges of the forms do not overlap the edges of guides and conveyor belts, and jams occur and forms that are being transported Trouble such as bending can be prevented. Here, the “form suitable for mail” means a form having a size related to a representative mail, and specifically, a postcard size (long side: 140 to 150 mm, short side: 9).
(0 to 107 mm), the size equal to or larger than the maximum size of a standard mail (size when enclosed, long side: 235 to 220 mm, short side: 12)
0 to 110 mm).

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is directed to a form processing apparatus provided with a plurality of guides arranged at intervals in a width direction on a form transport path.
A form processing apparatus characterized in that the position of the edge on the center side of the transport path is set so as not to overlap with the edge of a form suitable for the mail to be transported on the transport path. When a form suitable for a postal matter that is a high form is conveyed, the edge of the form does not overlap the edge of the guide, and it is possible to prevent the jam from being caught on the guide.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form processing apparatus including a plurality of conveyor belts arranged at intervals in a width direction on a form transport path. The position of the edge on the side is set so as not to overlap the edge of a form suitable for the mail to be conveyed on the conveyance path, and the mail processing apparatus having a high processing frequency When the form is transported, the edge of the form does not overlap the edge of the conveyor belt, and the edge of the form enters under the conveyor belt, causing the form being transported to bend or jam. That can be prevented.

The present invention relates to a form of any form, for example, a form formed of a single form, a form in which sheets are folded, a form in which sheets are folded and pasted together, and a postcard or sealed form, a plurality of forms. The present invention can be applied to a form processing device that handles a form or the like created by collating the data. Specific examples of the form processing device include a device for cutting a continuous form printed by a printer into individual forms (burster device), a device for folding the continuous form, cutting the form into individual forms and discharging the form, and a continuous form. Examples of the apparatus include a device for folding, cutting into individual forms, further bonding and discharging, and a device for stacking and binding and discharging a plurality of single forms.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a part of a form processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a form. In the following description and drawings, reference numeral 11 is used to indicate a general form regardless of the size, and reference numeral 11A is used to indicate a form whose size in the width direction is specified.
11B, 11C, and 11D are used (the size of each form will be described later). Reference numeral 12 denotes a transport roller that transports the form 11, and includes a plurality of roller portions 12a arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction with respect to the transport direction. 13 is
A guide means for preventing the form 11 discharged from the transport roller 2 from jumping up and guiding the form 11 obliquely downward. The base 13a extends in the width direction, and a plurality of guides 13b arranged at intervals in the width direction. It has. The interval will be described later. Reference numeral 14 denotes a belt conveyor that conveys and collects the forms 11 discharged from the conveyance rollers 12 downstream, and includes a plurality of conveyor belts 14a arranged at intervals in the width direction and a support plate 16 for supporting the conveyor belts 14a. I have. This interval will also be described later. Except for the positional relationship between the guide 13b and the conveyor belt 14a, the structure of the transport roller 12, the guide means 13, the belt conveyor 14 and the like is the same as the transport roller 2, the guide means 3, and the conveyor in the conventional apparatus shown in FIGS. It is the same as the belt 4 and the like. Further, a processing unit for performing a predetermined process on the form, for example, while feeding a continuous form printed by a printer, folding or bonding the continuous form, A processing unit is provided for cutting and sending out individual forms.

Next, the position of the plurality of guides 13b in the width direction and the position of the plurality of conveyor belts 14a in the width direction will be described. In FIG. 2, a plurality of guides 13 b are provided such that the edges 13 c on the center O-O side of the transport path are forms 11 A, 11 B, 11 suitable for four types of mails transported on the transport path.
C, 11D edges 11Aa, 11Ba, 11Ca, 1
It is set so as not to overlap with 1 Da.

The form 11A is a form in which a form having a postcard size (long side: 140 to 150 mm, short side: 90 to 107 mm) is conveyed vertically, and the dimension W in the width direction is 90. This form 11A
Is transported, the edge 11Aa passes through the area 11Ab indicated by hatching in FIG. Report 11B
Is the postcard size (long side: 140-150 mm, short side: 9
(0-107 mm) is a form in which the form is conveyed horizontally, the width dimension is 140-150 mm, and when the form 11B is conveyed, the edge 11Ba is
It passes through the area 11Bb shown by hatching in FIG. The form 11C is the maximum size of a standard mail (long side:
235 mm, short side: 120 mm or its maximum size suitable for enclosing in a regular mail (ie, size at enclosing, long side: 235 to 220 mm, short side: 120 to 10)
5 mm) is a form in which a form is conveyed in a vertical direction. The dimension W in the width direction is 120 to 105 mm. When the form 11C is conveyed, the edge 11Ca is in an area 11Cb shown by hatching in FIG. You will pass.
The form 11D is the maximum size of a standard mail (long side: 235
mm, short side: 120 mm) or its largest size suitable for enclosing in a regular mail (ie, size at enclosing,
Long side: 235-220mm, short side: 120-105m
m) shows a form in which the form is conveyed horizontally, and the width W in the width direction is 235 to 220 mm. When the form 11D is conveyed, the edge 11Da passes through the area 11Db shown by hatching in FIG. Will be done.

Therefore, the plurality of guides 13b are arranged such that the edges 13c on the center side of the transport path are each edge 11A of the form 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D suitable for mail.
area 11 where a, 11Ba, 11Ca, and 11Da travel
Ab, 11Bb, 11Cb, and 11Db are set so as not to overlap. As a result, the forms 11A, 11B, which are frequently processed by the form processing apparatus and suitable for mail,
When processing 11C and 11D, the edges of the forms 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D conveyed by the conveyance roller 12 do not overlap the edge 13c of the guide 13b on the center side of the conveyance path, and therefore, the form is caught by the guide. Jamming is prevented. The edges 13c of the plurality of guides 13b are connected to the regions 11Ab, 11A
When setting so as not to overlap with Bb, 11Cb, and 11Db, the edge 13
It is preferable that the distance between c and the regions 11Ab, 11Bb, 11Cb, 11Db is 1 mm or more, and more preferably 2 mm.
It is more preferable to make the above.

[0015] The plurality of conveyor belts 14a also have edges 11b on the center O-O side of the transport path that are suitable for forms 11A, 11B, and 11 suitable for four types of mail conveyed along the transport path.
C, 11D edges 11Aa, 11Ba, 11Ca, 1
1Da, that is, each edge 11A
area 11 where a, 11Ba, 11Ca, and 11Da travel
Ab, 11Bb, 11Cb, and 11Db are set so as not to overlap. As a result, the forms 11A, 11B, which are frequently processed by the form processing apparatus and suitable for mail,
When processing 11C and 11D, the edges of the forms 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D conveyed by the belt conveyor 14 are the edges 1 on the center of the conveying path of the conveyor belt 14a.
4b, so that the form enters under the conveyor belt 14a and bends during transportation,
It is possible to avoid troubles such as causing a jam and further causing an accumulation failure. In this case as well, the edges 14b of the plurality of conveyor belts 14a are connected to the area 11A.
b, 11Bb, 11Cb, and 11Db, the edge 14b and the regions 11Ab, 11Bb, 11Cb, and 1Db are set in consideration of the error during the conveyance of the form.
The interval of 1Db is preferably 1 mm or more, and more preferably 2 mm or more.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the guide means 13 provided at the portion where the form 11 is discharged to the collecting belt conveyor 14 and the collecting belt conveyor 14. The present invention is not limited to this,
Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a guide means or a belt conveyor provided in another part of the form transport path of the form processing apparatus.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the position of the edge of the center of the transport path of a plurality of guides arranged at intervals in the width direction on the transport path of a form is determined by the transport of the transport path. By setting it so that it does not overlap the edge of the form suitable for the mail to be sent, the edge of the form may overlap the edge of the guide when the form suitable for the mail that is frequently processed is conveyed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent jamming caused by being caught on the guide.

Further, the present invention is suitable for determining the position of the edge of the plurality of conveyor belts arranged at intervals in the width direction on the transport path of a form on the central side of the transport path for mail items transported on the transport path. By setting it so that it does not overlap the edge of the form, the edge of the form does not overlap the edge of the conveyor belt when a form suitable for mail that is a frequently processed form is conveyed. This has the effect that it is possible to prevent the user from bending down and jamming.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing a part of a form processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a part of a conventional form processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of a conventional form processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Form 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D Form of predetermined size 11Aa, 11Ba, 11Ca, 11Da Edge 11Ab, 11Bb, 11Cb, 11Db Area where form edge runs 12 Conveyance roller 13 Guide means 13b Guide 13c Edge 14 Belt conveyor 14a Conveyor Belt 14b edge

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A form processing apparatus provided with a plurality of guides arranged at intervals in a width direction on a form conveyance path, wherein a position of an edge of the plurality of guides on a center side of the conveyance path is determined by the conveyance path. A document processing apparatus which is set so as not to overlap an edge of a form suitable for a postal matter to be conveyed. 2. A form processing apparatus provided with a plurality of conveyor belts arranged at intervals in a width direction on a form conveyance path, wherein a position of an edge of the plurality of conveyor belts on the side of a conveyance path center is determined. A form processing apparatus characterized in that the form is set so as not to overlap with the edge of a form suitable for a postal matter to be conveyed along a conveyance path.